Saint Joe Pickleball Group told the commission membership grew dramatically and asked city staff to help scope sites for a permanent 12‑court facility; staff discussed potential low-cost options and asked property and parks subgroups to assist with site identification.

City approved an initiating resolution asking the county Board of Public Works to issue a roughly $9.5 million, 20‑year tax‑exempt bond to replace radio-read water meters; county staff estimated an interest rate near 4% and a late‑November bond sale to fund installation before year end.