Council Looks at Stadium Lease Agreement Tonight

Following last week's by the city of Enumclaw and the Enumclaw School District that a tentative lease agreement was reached regarding the use and maintenance of Enumclaw Stadium, the City Council gets to weigh in on the agreement via resolution at tonight's meeting.

In his staff report, City Administrator Mike Thomas said this resolution bypasses the city's current legislative review process by skipping over Council Committee review and going straight to full Council. The move was spurred in part by the notoriety surrounding the need for an agreement as well as needing to quickly clarify roles associated with field use and maintenance. Council, however, can send the resolution back to committee if deemed necessary.

As part of the agreement, the city is identified as the sole property owner of the stadium while the School District takes on all other responsibilities. Some highlights of the agreement, according to the staff report, are:

• a 25-year term
• Allows access to the Field House locker rooms and bathrooms during football season but no access to newly remodeled bathrooms
• Allows School District exclusive use of the North Expo parking lot and Field House facilities on Friday nights during football season
• School District picks up utility costs (water, garbage, sewer and electricity)
• School District will replace turf field at the end of its useful life, unless this agreement is terminated within five years 
• City has access to the field for nine consecutive days each summer to accommodate Creationfest. The city can reserve additional days depending on availability.

Also on the Agenda

Council gets its second reading of concerning the city's parking lots as well as a city gambling tax.

Enumclaw City Council meetings take place at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. They are also broadcast and streamed live via ECTV on Channel 21. Click here to view tonight's agenda.