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THE CITY OF ASPEN
ASPEN RECREATION CENTER
ARC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
February 7, 2012
2:30-4:30 PM
In Attendance:
Board Members: Karen Pillsbury, Brooks Bryant, Gordon Gerson, Sue Smedstad
and Scott Writer
Staff Member(s): Jon Larson and JoJo Smith
Guests: No guests
Call to Order—Scott Writer called the meeting to order.
Committee member comments and announcements: Scott Writer comments -
SPARC has ended its fundraising. Scott is resigning from both the SPARC board
as well as the ARC Advisory board. Jonathan Lewis is stepping down from the
SPARC board. His brother Adam Lewis will be joining the SPARC board. Scott
stated he will be staying on for three to six months to make sure both boards are
set and moving forward. After that, he will be available for consultation. Sue
stated that Scott's leadership has been instrumental on both boards.
Scott has submitted a draft proposal of the Lewis Ice Arena remodel to the city of
Aspen. SPARC is moving forward in getting the remodel done. Aspen Art
Museum is giving advice on interior decorating.
The Limelight Lodge is hosting a history of Ice Skating and the Aspen Ice Garden
at 5:30 PM tonight.
Public Comments: No public.
Staff Comments: No comments.
Approval of Past Minutes: The January 3, 2012.
IL Discussion Items:
2012 Council Work Session: The committee went over the list of projects and
the priority of each project with priority#1 is a-needs" basis, #2 is a "wants"
basis and #3 is a"dreams" basis. Brooks stated the majority of the list looked
more like a maintenance and safety list than actual improvements. After a period
of discussion the group felt the priority list was a fair rating.
Jon stated the current flooring is not adequate for the multiple and variable use we
have needs for. The carpet being laid on top of the flooring created condensation.
The carpet is thrown away after the event. The flooring that is being looked at
would run about $90K and the same as what the Dobson Ice Arena in Vail uses.
Jon felt the old flooring could be sold. Jon stated he spoke to a gentleman that is
interested in doing a western theme art fair. Jon also stated there is a lot of
"political pushback" from the entire valley on dates and types of fairs that can
come to the Aspen Ice Garden (AIG). The new date proposal for one of the
existing art fairs had to be changed back to the original date since it conflicted
with the Carbondale Mountain Fair. Scott would like to see a Performa for the
AIG, ten years out with the additional event bookings.
III. Updates & Progress Reports:
Compressor/Refrigerant Replacement (AIG): The contractor is finishing up a
punch list of items and the project should be completed shortly.
2. Waste Heat Recovery Project (LIA): The project is mostly complete. There will
be training for the staff next week and some "tweaking"of some of the
components.
IV. Action Items: General Discussion:
Brooks wanted to have follow-up on commission pass sales for employees. Also,
he wanted to know what the next steps were with the pass discussion group.
The committee would like to invite either a member of city council or the city
manager to a meeting to discuss the subsidy and if the city really wanted to
reduce it. Also. Scott would like to sec the subsidy, expenses and revenues as
applied to the different areas such as Recreation, the ARC and the AIG.
Currently all of the different recreational areas share one bottom line.
V. Other Business:
Meeting adjourned at 4:15 PM
Next Regular meeting date and time: March 6, 2012
Aspen Recreation Center*0861 Maroon Creek Road*Aspen,Colorado 81611
Phone:(970)544-4100*Fax:(970)544-4137