would have been partially funded by Visy Recyling.

The $400,000 grant from Visy was rejected in August with the council saying it would have meant the loss of 57 carparking spaces and total costs $1.8 million.

In the agenda of an Outcomes Committee Report, which will be considered on Tuesday evening, the council has outlined plans for a new youth services centre that would not be sponsored by Visy.

Liberal Councillor Zaya Toma said the council was under pressure to produce a youth centre but didn't want to appear to have backflipped on their controversial decision to reject the grant from Visy.

``They have succumbed to the pressure to build a youth centre but are being stubborn and don't want

to look like they have made a mistake by rejecting the money,'' Cr Toma said.

``If they couldn't afford a youth centre when three parties were funding it, I want to know how they

can afford it now,'' he said.

Labor Councillor Frank Carboni said the council was always committed to building a youth centre and that it would cost less money to build if they did not to have to comply with contractual agreements with Visy.

``The Visy Care Youth Centre would have cost the council nearly $2 million and the loss of 57 carparking spaces,'' Cr Carboni said.

Cr Carboni said the council will have complete control over the youth centre and will be able to determine ``how, when, where and why'' it was used without Visy.

``The Visy agreement would not have allowed us to adapt the centre to what the youth of Fairfield

wanted,'' he said.

The council has not yet decided if the new youth centre will be built in Fairfield CBD or added to the Fairfield leisure centre.