RESOLUTION NO. 23-133
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, REOPENING FOUR TRANSITIONAL PICKLEBALL COURTS AT SAN GOROGNIO PARK, AND ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS OF PLAY ON A LIMITED BASIS, AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT UNDER CLASS 1 (14 CCR SECTION 15301) WHEREAS, the pickleball courts at San Gorgonio Park were closed on November 7, 2023, in conjunction with the opening of the pickleball courts at Richard T. Steed Memorial Park; and WHEREAS, the site-specific park master plan for San Gorgonio Park, as amended by Council adopted Resolution No. 23-132 continues to allow for the use of four courts for the play of pickleball at San Gorgonio Park on Court #2; and WHEREAS, at its November 7, 2023, meeting, the City Council directed staff to further consider options for limiting the use of play at the courts by providing reduced hours and parameters of play.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente does hereby find, determine and resolve as follows:
Section 1. The City Council finds that the above recitations are true and correct.
Section 2. The four pickleball courts located on Court #2 of the courts established on the northwest side of San Gorgonio Park as shown on the attached Exhibit A are to be opened for play on a transitional and limited basis.
Section 3. Use of the pickleball courts and adjoining tennis court will be available on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., for beginning and intermediate play only. The courts shall be utilized in a rotation system with no challenge court. The rotation system will not apply to City recreation class instruction.
Section 4. The Beaches, Parks & Recreation Commission will further consider the best options to expedite the development of future pickleball court facilities, while also evaluating options to establish revenue within the existing pickleball court system.
Section 5. Based on the entire record, the City Council finds that the actions are categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under 14 CCR Section 1 (Class 1: Existing Facilities) of the State CEQA guidelines because they consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use or are otherwise not a “project” under CEQA. The actions will not have any substantial direct or foreseeable indirect effect on the environment.
Section 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _____ day of ____________________, _______.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of San
San Clemente, California Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. _________ was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of _______________________, _________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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City Attorney
Resolution No. 23-133 Page 2
EXHIBIT A