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REGULAR MEETING COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Chairperson Cunniffe called the meeting to order at 8:55 a.m.
Commissioners present: Charles Cunniffe, Terry Butler, Amanda Tanaka, Kiki Raj, and Noemi Kiss-
Baldwin, and Angi Wang. Absent were Jeb Ball, Stephanie Davis, and Bill Dinsmoor.
Staff present: Nicole Henning, City Clerk; Emmy Oliver, Downtown Services
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS:
Ms. Tanaka motioned to approve the minutes of November 6; Ms. Butler seconded. All in favor, motion
carried.
Ms. Tanaka said it’s cold! It feels very off-season. Ms. Butler said in the Farmer’s Almanac they say it will
be a very wet and cold winter. Hopefully it will bring people to town. All mountain towns are feeling
behind, but there will be a last-minute pick up.
Mr. Cunniffe said we should move into the Saturday Market discussion and address items to be voted
on.
Ms. Henning mentioned raising the application fee by $100. Ms. Butler motioned to raise the entry fee
by $100.00 to 750.00; Ms. Kiss-Baldwin seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
Ms. Raj entered the meeting at 8:46 a.m.
Ms. Henning mentioned extending the due date of applications to January 10th. Ms. Raj motioned to
extend the due date to Friday January 10; Ms. Tanaka seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
Ms. Wang asked about Louis Swiss and how Mr. Ball’s conversation went with them. Ms. Henning said
she didn’t think he was able to connect with them yet. The board discussed the cue line and issues they
had this summer and possibly reducing them to 10 ft. or relocating them to a corner potentially without
electricity. Everyone agreed to follow up after Mr. Ball is able to chat with them and when Ms. Strickland
is available to talk about relocation.
Mr. Cunniffe and Ms. Tanaka spoke about having Colorado made certificates in each booth this next
summer on display and what that might look like.
Ms. Tanaka said at the end of February business licenses are due. She said Ms. Strickland should put a
note in their acceptance letter stating they have 10 days to obtain their business license.
Ms. Henning asked them to vote on the extra offerings suggested by the raclette lady and the pasta
booth.
Ms. Tanaka motioned to approve the extra items for the raclette booth and pasta booth given they are
using Colorado sourced meat and or charcuterie, Ms. Wang seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
Ms. Raj asked about the political booths, and everyone agreed to further discuss political party booths at
application time.
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REGULAR MEETING COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The board agreed that the free aggie booth is contingent on them coming to Aspen to be a part of the
CCLC meeting this year instead of doing the Redstone meeting. We will still give them the free booth
since they are aggie chairs, but they need to collaborate more with this group.
The board spoke about getting more vendors like Jumping Goat from Buena Vista. They suggested Ms.
Strickland reach out to Jumping Goat and see if anyone else is in that region.
Ms. Tanaka asked about judging the applications this year and suggested the same product type will be
judged against the same product type. Ms. Henning said she would relay information to Ms. Strickland
so that she can sort the applications in that manner.
Mr. Cunniffe suggested not having a meeting on December 4th. Ms. Henning said she will work on the
applications with Ms. Strickland and send them to the board that week to look over as she plans to have
them posted around December 6th.
Ms. Henning said they will plan to meet back and start reviewing applications on January 15th. The due
date will be tight, but if Ms. Strickland is able to make that work, they will plan on the 15th.
Ms. Oliver mentioned the pilot lighting project on the malls of Cooper and Hyman. Parks heard feedback
to change up the lighting in town, so they partnered with someone to see what they could do. She said
by Thanksgiving it will all be turned on. They want to get the communities’ response.
Mr. Cunniffe said they can also discuss observations on Winterskol.
Ms. Butler said we should also observe the new management at Ski Co. since it’s a whole new group
over there. Let’s all keep a watch on that.
Ms. Butler motioned to adjourn; Ms. Kiss-Baldwin seconded at 9:39 a.m. All in favor, motion carried.
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City Clerk, Nicole Henning