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Council authorizes YMCA lease amendment and services agreement for Gig Harbor Sports Complex
Summary
The Gig Harbor City Council voted 6–0 to authorize a lease amendment allowing the YMCA to use field‑rental income for operating costs and to approve a services agreement defining operations, maintenance and city‑YMCA coordination for phase 1 of the Gig Harbor Sports Complex.
The Gig Harbor City Council on March 23 authorized two agreements with the YMCA that shape how the new Gig Harbor Sports Complex will be operated and how field‑rental revenue may be used.
Parks Manager Jennifer Harrow told the council the YMCA requested a change to the lease that would allow the organization to use income from field rentals to cover operating costs rather than placing all rental fees into the lease’s capital reserve fund. "The YMCA has requested a change to the lease regarding the capital reserve fund," Harrow said, adding staff and the YMCA acknowledge the need to use some rental income for personnel, management software and utilities.
Under the existing lease, section H.I required all rental fees be placed in a capital reserve fund intended for maintenance, repair and eventual turf replacement. The proposed amendment defines "operating costs" to include personnel, management software and utility bills for the field rental program, and would permit some rental income to be applied to those expenses.
Council member Coronado moved to authorize Mayor Mary Barber to execute the first amendment to the YMCA lease; Council member Stone seconded. The motion passed 6–0.
Harrow also presented a draft services agreement for phase 1 (1A and 1B) of the Gig Harbor Sports Complex and Doris Heritage Park, which lays out roles for the city and the YMCA on utilities, janitorial services, concessions, field programming, city use of fields and financial obligations. Harrow said the city and YMCA will meet quarterly for the first two years to review the agreement and may adjust it by mutual consent. Staff recommended authorizing the mayor to execute the services agreement, and Council member Martin moved to approve; Council member Rodenberg seconded. That motion likewise passed 6–0.
Harrow told the council the fields are nearing completion with an expected opening next month, and staff recommended the agreements to support the city’s ongoing partnership with the YMCA. The council recorded no public comments on the items before voting.
The outcome: the council authorized both the lease amendment and the services agreement, clearing the way for the YMCA to operate the fields with defined responsibilities and limited flexibility to use rental funds for operating needs. The city did not announce any additional city funding for the agreements.
