Committee presses staff to revise 40-year YMCA operating agreement amendment for Snoqualmie community center expansion

The Finance & Administration Committee reviewed an agenda bill (AB 25-067) proposing amendments to the operating agreement between the City of Snoqualmie and the YMCA that would govern operation of the expanded Snoqualmie Community Center.

The proposed agreement would require the YMCA to equip, operate, maintain and repair the community center; provide recreational and social services; and make meeting rooms and other facilities available to the city. Under the draft language presented to the committee, Snoqualmie residents would receive a 10% reduction on youth program fees and a 75% reduction in membership joining fees. The YMCA would be required to provide an annual benefits report to the city. The term in the draft runs through 2065.

City staff said the agreement ties the YMCA to major capital responsibilities, including roofing and pool systems, and would commit the YMCA to support the proposed expansion with a $2,500,000 contribution toward net expenses plus additional…