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Council hears YMCA proposal for University Place youth recreation; city to consider scholarships, scheduling and insurance
Summary
City staff presented a study‑session proposal for a University Place‑branded partnership with the YMCA to run youth leagues and clinics (ages 5–12). Council pressed for scholarship access, deconfliction with club sports, co‑branding and verification of insurance; staff will return to council in April for adoption.
City staff presented a proposed agreement with the YMCA on March 16 to provide University Place‑branded youth recreation programming, a partnership the council framed as the return of organized recreation after more than a decade without an in‑city program.
Public Works Director Jack Eklund said the YMCA would administer the program and that University Place residents would receive registration priority. The initial offering would target youth ages 5–12 with seasonized leagues (fall basketball, winter volleyball and potential flag football, spring t‑ball and soccer) and shorter skill clinics in summer. "This program would be a UP‑branded program," Eklund said, and the YMCA would be responsible for operation and administration.
Eklund outlined proposed pricing: approximately…
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