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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcclc.min.060618 1 REGULAR MEETING COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING COMMISSION JUNE 6TH, 2018 Chairman Steve Fante opened the meeting at 8:40 a.m. Commissioners in attendance: Steve Fante, Charles Cunniffe, Bill Dinsmoor, Amanda Tanaka, Angi Wang, Terry Butler and Kiki Raj. Staff present: Nicole Henning, Deputy City Clerk; Linda Manning, City Clerk. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS: None. I began the meeting with pending Saturday Market business and the first item was addressing the Crave Food System phone app. The board said they are interested in this idea, but want to have more time to research it for next year’s market since it is starting next weekend. The next item was for advertising in Edible Aspen and I notified the board that we missed the May deadline for advertising this summer and they did not seem interested in it anyway. The next item was regarding the online store, “aspensaturdaymarketonline.com” and the board was not interested in being involved with this at all. They also did not feel it was appropriate for Ms. Strickland to share any vendor information with Ms. Smith, who created it. The next item was the “Kindness Story”, which is a book a little girl wrote and she will be in the non-profit booth for just one day. The board liked this a lot and were ok with it. The last item was regarding a representative from Colorado University having a spot to answer questions and inquiries about the college and the board said no to this and that it is not the place for it. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mr. Fante pointed out on the bottom of page 2 that I had quoted Mr. Osur as saying the board would spend “four hours” outside of work on the projects and it should have been two hours. Mr. Fante motioned to approve the minutes of 4/18/18, Ms. Tanaka seconded. All in favor, motion carried. Mr. Fante asked if anyone met on their own over the past month and no one did as they were all traveling at various times. He said that we have an expectation and desire to accomplish our goals, but we don’t seem to have the wherewithal from a mechanics aspect and seem to be biting off more than we can chew with presenting to Council. Mr. Cunniffe asked Ms. Manning if she has an idea of what council expects. Ms. Manning said they need some pretty vetted ideas in order to find out how Council can help us accomplish those goals. We need to come to them and say, “here are the goals and the steps and how long it will take”, etc. We can provide a sample newsletter and remind them that the Saturday Market is rolling for this year and we have our checklist ready for the vetting process for next year, etc. Council is interested in where you want to go. Mr. Cunniffe said he feels they should reinforce what they have been doing and working on especially with the friction with ACRA. We need to outline the differences and showcase some other things we want to do. Ms. Tanaka said we can come to them with a quick history and then show our first three goals and Mr. Fante agreed and said we need to create the worksheets and meet outside and see what we can get accomplished in time to present. If it’s only the first three things, then it’s only the first three things. Ms. Manning mentioned changing the council meeting with CCLC to July 17th. Ms. Tanaka said that would be a much more manageable date for them. Ms. Manning said that Council is typically taking 2- 2 REGULAR MEETING COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING COMMISSION JUNE 6TH, 2018 2.5 hours with each board. Mr. Fante said that each group needs to have their worksheets done for the next meeting so that we can get started on PowerPoint presentations, etc. Speaking on the subject of alleyways, Mr. Cunniffe mentioned his recent visit to Detroit. He said it is amazing. The alleys are where the art is. He suggested showing to Council what other cities are doing with their alleyways to promote vitality in those areas of Aspen. He also volunteered to put together an inspo board for presentation. Ms. Wang mentioned the Shepard Fairey mural that was just approved by HPC and how it could be just the beginning of these types of projects for our alleyways. Mr. Fante suggested that everyone break up into their groups to discuss alleyways and expectations. Ms. Tanaka, Ms. Wang and Mr. Fante will work on expectations and Ms. Raj, Mr. Dinsmoor and Mr. Cunniffe are working on alleyways. Ms. Raj mentioned that the Saturday Market vetting process project has been completed and Ms. Strickland is in support of it. She feels that it is the simplest thing to present. Ms. Manning thinks they still need to come up with a ranking system because it would give it that much more weight for Council. Mr. Cunniffe agreed that we should give the appearance of transparency. Mr. Fante said one thing they should all put on their radar is the sign code. The problem is the City is going out of its way to harm local businesses. Without meaning to, Ms. Butler added. Mr. Fante said that after doing some research, it appears that other cities are letting things be and are riding it out for a while. It seems as though Mr. Supino is proud that Aspen is at the forefront, but is it benefitting the community? Ms. Tanaka agreed and said the stores in the second-tier spaces can’t afford to get hit like this and it’s a really big deal. Ms. Butler said we could get everyone to sign a petition because that is how serious it is. Mr. Dinsmoor said it could say that come September, there will be no more sandwich boards and ask if this is negatively affecting your business. Council does pay attention to petitions and would be interest only. It could include customers and business owners. Mr. Fante reminded the board that the focus for the next meeting will be on the newsletter, pop ups and events. Ms. Butler and Ms. Tanaka said they will both be gone for the next meeting. MOTION: Mr. Fante motioned to adjourn, Ms. Raj seconded. Meeting adjourned 10:03 a.m. ______________________________ Nicole Henning, Deputy City Clerk