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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcoa.cclc.min.032013 COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING COMMISSION MINUTES OF MARCH 20, 2013 Chairperson, Don Sheeley called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Commissioners in attendance: Bill Dinsmoor, Riley Tippet, Kiki Raj,Terry Butler, Hana Pevny and Siam Castillo. Andrew Kole was absent. MOTION: Siam moved to approve the minutes of February 20th second by Kiki. All in favor, motion carried. Bill said he conversed with the lady who runs the winter market at Dailey Plaza Chicago. They are going to discuss the Winter Market with their board and get back with him. Bill said he talked to Steve Barwick, City Manager about funding a survey which was brought up at the last meeting by the Ski Company. Steve discussed this with council and they suggested CCLC come to a council meeting and request funding with background information. Hana said council doesn't want to deal with the request. I don't feel you need a survey. Who would be surveyed? Bill said the questions would be posed by the survey company. Bill said the Chicago Winter Festival gets paid by sponsorships. Siam said she talked with a lady from Denver who is interested in doing a winter market in Aspen. Riley suggested those interested Chicago, Denver etc. present a proposal to us. Layout the economic impacts and who benefits etc. Terry said both Denver and Chicago are interested. Have them come in and do the presentation and possibly have them get their sponsors to put the event on here. Riley said we need to have a conversation with the people that are interested and get their proposals and review them. Aspen has a lot to offer. Bill said he will contact them. After we get the proposal we should meet with the ACRA, and Nancy Lesley to see if we can get their support and ideas. Market Update Kathy said the fire department would prefer that we don't have three booths on the corner of Hyman and Hunter. Our options are keep the non-profit booth area or eliminate it and put music in that spot. 1 COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING COMMISSION MINUTES OF MARCH 20, 2013 CCLC recommended that the market keep the non-profit booth. Kathy pointed out that she is sending notices out to all the mall lease and outside dining esdtablishments. Mall leases are not allowed to have food carts within their leased premises. This is a landuse code. Carts are only allowed on private spaces. Motion: Riley moved to adjourn; second by Siam. All in favor, motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m. Kathleen J. Strickland, Chief Deputy Clerk 2