Pickleball courts at Gellert Park

Speaking for the pickleball community, he said 25–35 players crowd Gellert's two courts nightly while 6–8 tennis players occupy the rest, and argued dedicated pickleball days would leave courts empty at off-peak times; he pointed to dedicated court hubs in San Francisco and Palo Alto as models.

Asked the commission to find a way to add pickleball courts at Gellert Park without taking away existing tennis courts, noting the tension when players set up their own nets.

Described 50-60 minute waits with only two courts, cracked surfaces, asked about plans to add courts or designate shared tennis/pickleball courts with added lines; said Westlake's poor floor conditions make it a poor alternative.