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Aspen Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes:
February 7, 2023
Call to order: 2:30 pm Sue Smedstad
In Attendance:
Sue Smedstad, AYC Committee Vice Chair
Steven Buettow Committee Member
Harlan Pratt Committee Member
Jay Scharer, Committee Member
Ryan Doremus Committee Member
Candace Cross, Committee Member
Erin Hutchings, Recreation Operations Manager and Committee liaison
Desiree Whitehead Recreation Manger
Jay Slater Recreation Operations Manager
Austin Weiss Director of Parks and Recreation Arts and Culture.
Absent:
Karen Dillon Committee Member
Public Comments: None
Committee Comments: Ice Allocation when a facility comes offline
Staff Comments: None
Agenda Approval: Approved
Meeting Minute Approval: Candace Motioned Ryan second all were in favor.
Discussion items:
Ice Rental Approach: Stick with priority system as outlined in policy and place deadlines on policy.
Meeting Schedule and purpose: What is the future of the Advisory Committee? Consider frequency
and content of Advisory Meeting to make sure we are meeting the objectives. Policy, Business Plan
Development, and the intent of the committee what are the goals of the Committee.
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Events:
Program, Project, and Facility Updates:
Adult Hockey Leagues will finish in mid-March. Ice will be removed on April 3rd from the AIG, and
we may investigate lacrosse and soccer opportunities for the spring. Roller Skating is coming back.
We continue to work on opportunities for Aspen Ice Garden. Aquatics has some new programs
GLIDEFIT is back. AIG will need ventilation to be a sellable space in the summer. Jay is settling in
with Day Camp and Summer planning at the School District. There are some hurdles due to the
construction.
The team is working on the policy and procedure manual for the guest service team is getting
updated.
Financial:
Not to far in the year not much to report. The team did meet the budgeted revenue for 2022 and
exceeded the goal.
Action Items:
Next Regular Meeting:
rd
June 3 2:30-4:30pm