Whether it’s soccer practice at a local school field, a class skating trip to the Canada Games Centre, or a weekly Scouts or Guides meeting inside a school gym, it all happens through a joint use agreement between the territory and the city.

At Monday’s city council meeting, members were presented with a proposed new three-year agreement.

Under the pact, the territory would continue to provide $30,000 to the city for the administration of the agreement.

As Teresa Acheson, the city’s customer service supervisor at the Canada Games Centre, told council: “The purpose of the Joint Use Agreement is to provide a framework by which selected school building and grounds controlled or operated by the Department of Education and various public facilities controlled by the city can be used by the community to the maximum extent practicable using a benefits-based approach for space allocations.”

The agreement covers the use of schools outside of school and Department of Education activities that happen there as well as city facilities outside of regularly scheduled recreation activities there.

“Available public facility space is highly utilized for valued community needs, and is allocated fairly, equitably and on the basis of demonstrable needs and benefits to the community, with youth-oriented activities as the highest priority.”

Coun. Rob Fendrick asked Acheson about how bookings happen under the agreement.

She told council the city’s facility booking officer deals with all the scheduling, with the territory putting forward the $30,000 toward the administration.

Coun. Jocelyn Curteanu was quick to note that facilities appear to be busier in recent years. She wondered how long the $30,000 Yukon government has been in place.

Acheson noted that while the cost is part of the current agreement in place, she’s not sure if that was the case previously. She noted she would look into and get back to council on that this week.

Council will vote next week on whether to move forward with the bylaw governing the agreement.