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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcoa.cclc.min.09202006 COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING COMMISSION MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 20. 2006 Chairperson, Bill Dinsmoor called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Commissioners in attendance: Shae Singer and Mark Goodman, Excused were John Starr, Don Sheeley, Terry Butler and Stan Hajenga. Bill stated that he is working on a town bike program. Steve Skadron from P&Z said the landuse code requires bikes for lodges. Ernie Fyrwald is also working on the project and is in favor of the European Style station. You swipe with a card, get the bike and then return the bike. It is a docking station. There is also a program that you sign up for that allows you access to the bikes at any point. People ride bikes at the spur ofthe moment. People getting off at Ruby Park and people coming up on the bus can then ride the bike to businesses throughout town. Shae said ABIL (Aspen Business Improvement League) should get involved with the lodges and hotels to use bikes. Get involved with advertising and work with the businesses involved. At Sachet we had baskets on the back of bikes and we used them to deliver flowers around town. As a suggestion the building would pay into a fund and provide bikes. Bill asked the board if the bikes should be free. Bill said he felt they should be free because the businesses are paying for the advertising. She said she feels they should be rented. Mark said the bikes should be three speeders. Mark said he would feel comfortable if you got the bike free and then returned it and incorporate the 5% loss. Shae said having 25 bikes at Ruby might work if you used the bikes with a card similar to a library card. Bill said the hotels don't like the bike requirement because they are not in the bike business. Market If you have an existing business in town you can be in the market. Mark said it is an entrepreneur opportunity. COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING COMMISSION MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 20. 2006 Bill said in the past the market fee was to handle how much we needed to use to run the market. The fee represents the operating experience. Bill said he would love to see the city invest in shade block over the market but the fire marshal has issues with that due to the size of the fire trucks they have. If funding were available the fire department could purchase a smaller truck. The board agreed that if you are admonished twice from either the market manager or farmer designee you will be asked to leave the market. ACRA booth - Local businesses are affected by the market. In order to support the ACRA membership, ACRA members are allowed to sign up to be in the ACRA booth. Criteria must have a City of Aspen business license and sell merchandise that is displayed in your store only. The ACRA will register members. Reserve list - Applicants must apply and be approved by the board. The reserve list is used for those vendors who cannot make ONE or TWO market dates due to conflicting shows or illness. Vendors call from the reserve list and contact the manager to let them know who will be taking their place. Vendors on the reserve list must purchase a one or two day business license through the manager: $15 or $25. Booth space is $30 for each day. Checks to be made out to Aspen Saturday Market. The board discussed procedures for setup and take down. Pack up and unload your car first and then move your car. Trash - Cardboard recycle is available. There is a dumpster behind Conner Park. Cardboard must be broken down. If you have trash that needs disposed of contact manager to open the compactor. Do not place trash unattended near the compactor. The last two weeks are soft shoulder weeks. Market manager will determine whether those two weeks will be operable for the market depending on the weather. Bill said the food network has taken off. COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING COMMISSION MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 20. 2006 Mark suggested that we try to get Food and Wine to do a tasting at the Saturday Market. Mark said he knows the wineries would sign up to do the tastings. Shae volunteered to work with the ACRA. Kathy suggested we tent Conner Park for the tasting and advertise the opening date with the tasting. Meeting adjourned at 11 :00 a.m. 4A/~p.--.~ ~-Ie~L- Kathleen J. Strickland, Chief Deputy Clerk