La Verne approves facility‑use agreements for YMCA soccer and Crimson Tide football; outlines access and fees

Council considered two facility‑use agreements on the consent agenda that regularize youth sports on city fields.

David (staff member) explained that the YMCA facility‑use agreement — previously approved without signatures — was updated after YMCA legal review. Staff said the YMCA will handle registrations off‑site (no money will change hands on city property), will have keys to open and lock fields and restrooms, and will not run concession stands on city property. Staff said the program would start in August and run through October, serving players up to about 12 years old depending on available fields; older age groups would return to the YMCA’s existing site when they age out.

Staff also described an annual facility‑use agreement with the Rutherford County Crimson Tide youth football and cheerleading league. That contract is a flat fee, $2,000, paid in two installments, to cover field maintenance; staff noted the league “pack that place out” and that the arrangement has run year over year.

Ending: Staff said both agreements are routine annual arrangements; the YMCA item required final signatures and board approval to take effect.