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Aspen Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes:
November 1st, 2022
Call to order: 2:35 pm Sue Smedstad
In Attendance:
Sue Smedstad, AYC Committee Vice Chair
Steven Buettow Committee Member
Karin Dillon Committee Member
Candace Cross, Committee Member
Jay Scharer, Committee Member
Erin Hutchings, Recreation Operations Manager and Committee liaison
Desiree Whitehead Recreation Manger
Absent:
Ryan Doremus Committee Member
Harlan Pratt Committee Member
Concession Vendor Applicants:
Arsen and Zema Sem
Emily Kolbe
Public Comments: None
Committee Comments:
Staff Comments: None
Agenda Approval: Approved
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Meeting Minute Approval: Karen Dillon moved. Candace 2 motion all were in favor.
Discussion items:
Vendor Applicants for the Concessions:
Applicants reviewed concepts with the committee for concessions and vending for the Aspen
Recreation Center and potential options for vending and events at the Aspen Ice Garden. The
committee reviewed the selection matrix and picked their preferred candidate.
United Health/Silver Sneakers:
United Health has left the Silver Sneakers program the Aspen Recreation Center has not left the
program. United Health’s movement away from Silver Sneakers impacts a good percentage of
our Silver Sneaker Users. The Department feels this demographic is essential. Desiree is working
with the Attorney’s office to add United’s Active and Renew program and Silver Sneakers.
Winter Pass Sale:
Aspen Recreation is changing the Black Friday Pass product to a Winter Pass Option. The
Winter Pass Option should align with the arrival of the seasonal workers. The pass is $299.00 for
five months and doesn’t undervalue any other product.
Ice Policy Update:
The industry-standard policies do not practice pushing private rentals or other user groups in the
event of mechanical failures. The field use language is not apples to apples. More discussion
with Harlan may be necessary to land in a comfortable place.
Facilities, Projects, and Program Updates:
We are wrapping the end-of-the-year projects, hoping to get Saturday open to 8 pm in December.
The Department has made progress in hiring this fall. Winter Basketball starts in December and
runs through March. Spring registration for camps and afterschool programs opens December
1st. The trunk or Treat Halloween event was successful, with twenty-one vehicles participating,
and the Elks sponsored a barbeque. The next event will be the Turkey Triathlon.
Financial:
No Update: Sitting in 43%-45% cost recovery.
Action Items:
Next Regular Meeting:
December 6, 2022