TAMRMS#: B06
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Alpine Park Pickleball Courts Sound Study
Notice given by: Councillor Hughes
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BUDGET POSTPONED MOTION:
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That the Alpine Park Pickleball Courts Sound Study for $10,000 be approved, to be funded from Capital Reserve.
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Administration’s Understanding of the Intent of the Motion:
That $10,000 will be added to the Recreation & Parks operating budget for 2021 to complete a sound study at the Alpine Park Pickleball Courts. .
Operational or Organizational Impacts if Motion is Approved:
That Administration will complete this work in 2021.
Financial Implications of Motion:
That $10,000 will be allocated from the capital reserve to complete a sound study at the Alpine Park Pickleball Courts in 2021
Stakeholder Consultations:
Communication with residents impacted by activity at the Alpine Park Pickleball Courts, as well as the Pickleball Association, took place throughout 2019 and 2020. Administration will continue to collect feedback and comments from residents in future, in alignment with current practices.
In 2019, internal stakeholder reviews were carried out with Municipal Enforcement Services, RCMP, Public Works, Planning and Development and Engineering regarding the issues and proposed solutions to the identified issues.
Background:
In 2018, the tennis and tarmac area at Alpine Park was redeveloped into twelve pickleball courts that are currently operating in the Park. The City has received complaints of noise emanating from the courts since 2019 from residents that live adjacent to Alpine Park.
On April 20, 2020 Administration provided information to Council on acoustic panels proposed to mitigate the noise emanating from the courts as a possible solution to the noise concerns at Alpine Park. A sound study conducted on the site by an independent third-party acoustic specialist will quantify the pickleball sounds and will assess and confirm the ability of the proposed acoustic panels to mitigate this noise.
This sound study will quantify the sound created by the play of pickleball at the Alpine Pickleball Courts. The proposed project will have an acoustic consultant conduct noise monitoring at various site locations at Alpine Park. The acoustic consultant will collect the data and provide a report and summary of the noise created and the ability for the acoustic panels to mitigate this noise on the site.
This project will provide Council more information on the severity of the noise at the site to inform their decision on the necessity to proceed with acoustic panels at the pickleball courts in future.
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Report Date: December 1, 2020
Author(s): Daniele Podlubny
Committee/Department: Recreation & Parks
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer: Kerry Hilts
Chief Administrative Officer: Kevin Scoble
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