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HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.012-23RESOLUTION #012 (Series of 2023) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, APPROVING A REQUEST BY THE ASPEN SKIING COMPANY FOR FUNDING AND OTHER CONSIDERATION IN SUPPORT OF THE 2023 AMERICA' S DOWNHILL AUDI FIS SKI WORLD CUP. WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the City Council a request for funds in the amount of $100,000 and other considerations in the approximate amount of $93,744 to be used expressly for the 2023 America's Downhill Audi FIS Ski World Cup, The request is attached hereto as Exhibit "A". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, That the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby approves the request for the funding and other consideration as set forth in the memo from the Aspen Skiing Company, a copy of which is annexed hereto and incorporated herein, and does hereby authorize the City Manager to obtain an appropriation for such funds from the general fund and to complete the request as she deems appropriate pursuant to this resolution. INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Aspen on the day 10th of January 2023. Torre, Mayor I, Nicole Henning, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held January 10, 2023 L�"1.66 % Nicole Henni g, City Clerk MEMO TO: City of Aspen Mayor and City Council FROM: John Rigney, Aspen Slding Company, SVP DATE: December 20, 2022 Re: 2023 Aspen World Cup Support Aspen Skiing Company and the Organizing Committee for America's Downhill Audi FIS Ski World Cup would like to thank City of Aspen staff for the productive planning sessions and collaboration to host this event. After a six -year hiatus from hosting the last alpine World Cup races in Aspen, the vision for the event is once again to bring the community together to honor our Aspen's rich racing tradition by hosting an amazing event on and off hill in March. City Department Support The involvement of City of Aspen Parks, Parking, Transportation, Events, Environmental Health, Police and other departments are critical to the success of the event and productive planning in the permit process. The Organizing Committee for the event is working closely with each department to ensure that resources are efficiently used and impacts are minimized. The largest core aspects of the event (races and concerts) are being consolidated from other times throughout the winter to create a classic celebration around the skiing and ski racing in Aspen. Wagner Park The vision for use of Wagner Park as the central hub during the event is a result of a desire to bring the celebration of World Cup ski racing into the core of Aspen in an open and inclusive way. The free and open to all family oriented programming with apres-ski activities, athlete autograph signings, awards ceremony, art exhibits, partner activations, ski industry demo booths and music is being created in Wagner to optimize the experience for locals and destination guests during event week. This is being created at a significant cost (time, resources and funds), but we feel strongly this is the best approach to showcasing Aspen at its best to the world and creating a true community event. Financial Support In addition to Wagner Park use and the critical in kind and operational support from aforementioned City of Aspen departments, the 2023 World Cup Organizing Committee is requesting a $100,000 cash contribution from the City of Aspen to support this event. This requested support is a slight increase to the city's support for the 2017 World Cup Finals despite significant increases in all costs. Please note, similar to 2017 the Aspen Chamber Resort Association has already committed $75,000 to support the 2023 events. This race will bring with it a host of influencers in the ski industry as well as an unprecedented amount of global television coverage and social promotion of our resort. Hosting this event is designed to drive both short and long-term benefit for the community. The City of Aspen support will directly help keep the grandstands in the finish arena free to the public along with the multifaceted programming in Wagner Park. Currently Aspen Skiing Company is relying heavily on our lodging and other partners in this community to support event needs, along with AVSC and the passionate volunteer pool that we're so lucky to have. And we'll be tapping every resource available internally at a time when all four mountains and properties will be operating at full capacity. We respectfully ask for City support on the above and look forward to the discussion.