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Home My WebLink About01. VEAC 10-13-2020 NOTESPublic Notice Vail Economic Advisory Council Monthly Meeting Tuesday, October 13, 2020 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Webinar Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82775488271 ___________________________________________________________ AGENDA Link to Packet Materials Alison Wadey, Bob Boselli, Brian Nolan, Brian Stockmar, Greg Moffet, Kristin Williams, Michael Connolly, Mike Lange, Sarah Frank, Kathleen Halloran, Mia Vlaar, Jeremy Gross, Scott Robson • Eagle County Public Health Update, Heath Harmon (15 minutes) • Grand Hyatt Virtual Tour, Tony Pierangeli and Erik Christopher (10 minutes) • Available for businesses to take over the Grand Hyatt conference areas • In-home dining and catering will be popular – Are you thinking of renting on • Finance Report, Kathleen Halloran (5 minutes) • Aug tax down 15% YOY, YTD down 22% • Year end projection: 23M down 27% YOY, assuming conservative Nov. Dec at 50% down. • Romer: Given booking trends, 30% is likely more realistic • Nov/early Dec. looks almost flat to last year as of now • CO total spending by consumers in restaurants and entertainment are still down 40-60% • Eagle County is closer to down 10% • Real Estate transfer tax through Sept 6M vs budget of 6.3M • Construction use tax down 20% YOY • All funds 43M, up from budget but down 16% YOY • Next month looking to pull lodging tax and occupancy and corollate that with sales tax • Economic Recovery Tactics Discussion, Mia Vlaar (30 minutes) • Commercial Rent Relief Program Update • 13 applicants for August with total relief of $20,555 • Many businesses were doing better in August • Some landlords • Winter Operations Tenting and Warming Update • Funding of up to $500,000 • Sitting at 15+ tents for restaurants that have agreed to operation model • Warming areas – Firepit and heater environments to provide opportunities for outdoor heating. • Is TOV requiring building permit on tents? Not if it’s attached to the building and has larger engineering framing. • Concerns with environmental impacts. • Meeting with over 30 restaurants with fire as well to ensure everyone understands the process and opportunities. • Gift Card Program Update • 4,000 gift cards • 1,000 to local community • Bulk Mask Production/Distribution Update • 11,000 will be ordered • Delivery date of mid-November • Businesses can purchase more online moving forward if interested • NOTES: do we have access to filters. Provide where you can purchase filters to businesses etc. • Are they individually wrapped. That would be preferred for safety reasons. Businesses would need them individually wrapped for resell • Welcome Center to wear gloves to distribute. • Guest Experience Update, Mia Vlaar and Liz Gladitsch (10 minutes) • Revely/Magic of Lights • VVP has secured the order of lights and contract with vendor • Add ticketed product into lodging packages etc. – VVP is working on this now • Marketing effort will be similar to VVP event marketing efforts in conjunction with Revely branding • Launch Dec. 11 through Jan. 23 • Still finalizing locals vs. visitor cost • Could we do a teaser in the villages in the future to pull into the village a bit • Could we do a pre-tour / Concierge night. Include Prima Vail as well. • Employee Training • Additional curriculum ideas: • Mental Health – Vail Health willing to help make this happen • Sustainability – Krista to work with Enviro Team • COVID specific training • Employee Engagement • Vail Après/ Bell Ringing • Winter Guest Communication Plan • Town Manager’s Report, Scott Robson (10 minutes) • Special Events, Jeremy Gross (5 minutes) • $3m dollars in requested funding for an $800 budget • Great year-round activations have been proposed. • Next Council Meeting • Walking Mountains on commuter survey at next council meeting • MOU’s for Booth Heights housing process • Citizen Input (5 minutes) • Other Business (5 minutes) • Adjournment Next Meeting Tuesday, November 10, 2020 8:00 – 10:00 AM, Zoom Meeting OR Council Chambers