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From: Kelli McDonald
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 9:40 AM
To: Sybill Navas; 'jennovail@aol.com'; Rayla Kundolf
Subject: Highlights from Council Contribution discussion yesterday
Good morning,
I know you all are meeting on Thursday morning and I am sorry I am unable to attend – we have a weekly Director Staff
meeting from 8:00 – 10:00 every Thursday. Since I won’t be at the meeting, I thought it would be helpful to send you all the
highlights from yesterday’s discussion on Council Contributions for 2012. Sybill can provide hard copies of the documents for
you at the meeting for your review. The next reading of the budget is October 4. Remember, none of these items are final
until the 2nd reading of the budget on October 18. Here are the keys from yesterday:
1. Bravo – funded at staff recommendation level - $167,500
2. National Repertory Orchestra – not funded
3. Vail Farmers Market – In-kind request not funded
4. Vail Jazz Festival – funded at staff recommendation level - $50,600
5. Colorado Ski Museum – funded at staff recommendation level - $42,000
6. Vail Valley Foundation – American Ski Classic and Street Beat not funded. All other events (Birds or Prey $10k in-kind,
Dance Festival - $45k, Street Beat - $27.5k, Pro Cycling Event - $175kL $100k VLMD $75k General Fund), 2015
Championships- $250k, 2015 Nations Event -$375k – all funded at amount requested
7. VCBA – not funded
8. Vail Symposium – requested $75k, staff recommended $25k – Council directed the request go to CSE.
9. Vail’s 50th Anniversary – requested $500k, staff recommended $250k – Council requested presentation with more
details on October 4.
10. Commission on Special Events - $791,800 funded at amount requested. Council directed CSE to fund events within this
budget and show events that were not funded as part of the presentation to Council. $45k additional was allocated to
Climbing Wall World Cup.
11. Taste of Vail - $2,500 in-kind funded at full request
12. Ski and Snowboard Club Vail Ski Swap – in-kind request funded 4 days of ice
13. Vail Junior Hockey Association – Nov 2012 Tournament – funded 9 days of ice and 1 day of Donovan
14. Skating Club of Vail – funded 5 days of ice – request was for 9 – July and Dec 2012 – additional 4 days will be awarded
if ice is not booked
15. Special Olympics Parking vouchers – funded at full request of 42
16. Vail Sports Commission – requested $47,500 – staff recommended not funding – Council agreed an suggested this
request go to VLMD/VVP to see if it would enhance the effort to recruit participatory sports.
Side discussion included the Council’s concern that special event funding from the general fund is not a sustainable option
long-term, particularly with these large iconic events that are happening over several years (Cycling, 2015s, etc.). Susie
relayed that a subcommittee, Arts Culture and Entertainment (ACE,) is being formed to research and recommend a permanent
funding mechanism for special events. There was also the acknowledgement that VLMD is earmarking $100k for USA Pro
Cycling Challenge and $100k to recruit and market an iconic special event – currently looking at a possible music festival in
September targeted to 25 – 50 year olds with rock/pop/country music. Some Council members felt that events needed to
wean themselves off public funding as they grow and look to more sponsorships instead.
Sorry for the long email. Don’t hesitate to call me if you’d like to discuss. Let me know how I can help in the upcoming
process!
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Many thanks,
Kelli
Kelli McDonald
Economic Development Manager
Office of Economic Development
970.479.2454 direct
970.479.2157 fax
kmcdonald@vailgov.com
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