Roller hockey rink / pickleball conversion

A roller derby league leader and environmental scientist urged keeping the rink, citing the league's decade of rent payments and community charity work.

Derby board member said the league pays roughly $8,500 a year, gathered 800 petition signatures, and proposed temporary nets for shared use.

Resident argued the rink serves multiple communities daily and questioned whether surveyed pickleball supporters would actually pay to play.

A Dana Point young player said the rink gave him an affordable place to learn hockey after a personal loss.

Aliso Viejo resident with rink-building experience opposed dedicated pickleball and praised volunteers' repairs.

San Clemente resident noted the region's many dedicated pickleball courts and urged a joint-use design like Chino Hills' Grand Avenue Park.

New player described volunteering to restore the rink and endorsed a multi-use solution.

27-year resident and derby player supported multi-use, acknowledging seniors' pickleball needs while urging preservation of roller sports.

San Clemente hockey player said he spends money locally and would stop coming without the rink.

Urged the council to preserve the regionally unique multi-use rink and questioned the cost efficiency of permanent pickleball conversion.

Hockey player challenged the accuracy of the usage numbers and noted no pickleball supporters spoke.

Eleven-year rink user and Ducks hockey-operations employee said hockey is surging and kids need a place to play.

Brought his childhood jersey from playing at the rink as a kid and backed multi-use, noting the new Pure Hockey store in town.

Derby referee urged spending the $242,000 on inclusive repairs rather than single-sport conversion.

Described extensive volunteer repairs — nets, fence, floor patches — and asked the city to let the group continue as stewards and possibly refund their costs.