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Council renews maintenance agreement with Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance for pump track
Summary
The council approved a five-year maintenance agreement with Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance for the city’s pump track. The agreement sets quarterly coordination meetings, inspection and reporting requirements, insurance standards and collaboration on grant applications.
The Poulsbo City Council on Oct. 1 approved a five-year maintenance agreement with the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance for the pump track located in a city park.
Parks Director Jeff Osment said the agreement replaces an expired arrangement and clarifies roles, quarterly coordination meetings, reporting and insurance requirements. Evergreen will continue to perform volunteer maintenance and routine upkeep, inspect the facility to industry standards and notify the city of scheduled work parties so staff can coordinate outreach and support. The agreement also makes the city a partner for grant applications, including Recreation Trails Program grants that Evergreen commonly pursues.
Osment told council that quarterly coordination (agenda text originally said “biannual” but staff corrected it to quarterly during discussion) will improve communication and allow the city and Evergreen to coordinate programming, youth events and grant work. The agreement has a five-year term and allows renewal.
Council approved a motion to authorize the mayor to sign the maintenance agreement.
Why this matters: the pump track is a well-used recreation amenity; the agreement formalizes volunteer responsibilities, sets insurance and inspection standards, and creates a predictable review cadence for the city and Evergreen.
Next steps: the city and Evergreen will hold quarterly coordination meetings, and Evergreen may pursue grant funding for maintenance with city support as the land manager.
