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Town Manager’s Newsletter September 3rd, 2019 1. Upcoming Events - A. Oktoberfest - September 6th - 8th B. Friends of Breckenridge Trails - September 7th C. Peak Health Alliance Official Launch - September 9th D. Electric Bus Ribbon Cutting - September 10th E. Fiber Forum - September 12th F. Breckenridge Wine Classic - September 12th - 15th G. Mtn Bike then Happy Hour with the Mayor - September 19th H. Breckenridge Film Festival - September 19th - 22nd 2. August 15th, 2019 Occupancy Forecast and Report - Fill during the first 15 days of August was not pretty. Last minute bookings for early August weekends helped drive numbers up, but the last half of August didn’t do as well. September fill was up a few days and then down a few days, very inconsistent. December 14 to January 11 was alarming as we lost ground virtually every night. Yeah it is early and a lot can happen, but the results do not jive with the latest CCI report. Vail’s recent 96 hour sale results will be seen on the Aug 31 report. 3. DMMO Download from the BTO - A. August 27th Issue B. September 3rd Issue 4. Board of the County Commissioners - A. Work Session - September 3rd B. Special Meeting - September 3rd 5. The Summit Chamber - A. August Newsletter 6. Northwest Colorado Council of Governments - A. Resources Bulletin - Late Summer B. Region News & Success - September Issue C. Census 2020 - September Issue 7. Colorado Municipal League - A. August 30th Newsletter 8. Mountain Town News from CAST - A. August 28th Issue B. Study makes economic case for high-speed transit on I-70 Friends Of Breckenridge Trails Be Active, Get Outside, And Make A Difference You Can See! The Friends of Breckenridge Trails is a program designed to provide an opportunity for locals and visitors to participate in the upkeep of the fragile habitats, open spaces and trail systems unique to the Town of Breckenridge. Through volunteer efforts, Town open spaces, trails, historic sites and ecologically sensitive areas are maintained and restored, thereby creating fun opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. 2019 Volunteer Events June 1st: National Trails Day, Trail Love Carter Park, TLC CANCELLED, POOR CONDITIONS Come join us for a trail maintenance day to give a little love to some of your favorite local trails: Carter Park, Moonstone, Barney Flow, B-Line, and Jack’s Cruel Joke! Please meet at the Carter Park parking lot 9am. June 15th: Planting at the River Park Help us to get the River Park ready for it’s Grand Opening by planting perennials. Then stay to enjoy the afternoon and play at the park! Pizza will be provided for lunch. Please meet at the River Park 9am. For more information click here July 13th Redpig Trail Help to construct a safe and sustainable trail connection from the Wellington Trail and Wellington Neighborhood to the Barney Ford Trail. This new trail will be constructed through a community wide effort in conjunction with Friends of Breckenridge Trails, Higher Ground Earthworks, and Summit County Open Space. Trail highlights include roughly 3,000 feet of new trail contouring through a beautiful north facing forest, existing mining ditches, unique rock outcroppings, and will be an important trail connection to French Gulch. For more information click here July 27th: Redpig Trail Give back to the trails you love to use! We aim to make new trail construction fun and safe. Join us to help construct this important trail connection, and regardless of your trail experience and age, by the end of the day you will know the basics of new trail construction. For more information click here August 3rd: Redpig Trail Join in on this community wide project to help construct a new singletrack, multi-use trail connecting the Wellington Trail to the Barney Ford Trail. For more information click here August 24th: Redpig Trail Do you enjoy working outside, using trails, and being surround by good people? Then please join us on this community wide project constructing a new single track trail connecting the Wellington Trail and Barney Ford Trail. For more information click here September 7th: Redpig Trail Please join us for our last trail building event of the season! Be a part of completing this new trail connecting the Wellington Trail and Barney Ford trail. For more information click here The Town also offers team building opportunities centered around trail construction efforts for businesses, families or other groups. On the morning of the event, volunteers are encouraged to meet in front of the Breckenridge Recreation Center (880 Airport Rd) at 9:00am for juice, coffee and snacks. A typical work day will end around 2:00 p.m. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are welcome. Participants should bring lunch, gloves, sunscreen, sunglasses, sturdy footwear and a water bottle. All other materials will be provided by the Town. The Town requests each volunteer fill out a waiver prior to the trail work. Please print a copy of the waiver to sign and bring with you when you check in. For more information, or to Volunteer for a Friends of Breckenridge Trails project, please contact Tony Overlock, Open Space and Trails Division, at (970) 453-3189 or [email protected]. We've Reached the Summit! Please Join Us for the Official Launch of Peak Health Alliance On behalf of everyone at Peak, our carriers, and our sponsors, we are excited to invite you to the official launch and broker training session for Peak Health Alliance! September 9, 2019 Keystone Lodge & Spa (map) Training for brokers and providers is from 1-3pm, and the official launch event is from 3-5pm. We can't wait to kick off Colorado's solution for increased health care coverage! Click here to RSVP Event Sponsors FIBER & THE FUTURE OF MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES 150 SKI HILL ROAD| COUNCIL CHAMBERS SEPT 12 |b 5:30 -b 7:00 PM You may have heard about Breckenridge's Fiber9600 project and have questions. Why fiber, and why should local governments invest in it? What about wireless?bbCome hear a panel of local, state, and national experts discuss the future of fiber and technology in Breckenridge, Colorado, and across the country .b August 15, 2019 Occupancy Forecast Notes Hello Breckenridge Business Community, A scan along the pink line of the 180-day report indicates the level of Year over Year (YOY) fill during the first 15 days of August was inconsistent. Last minute bookings for August weekends was positive for the first 3 weekends, but Aug 24 and Labor Day weekends hit a snag. September to early December was a mix of up, flat & down nights. December 14 – January 4 raised a yellow flag in my office. The fall off was modest, but the importance of the dates is on all radars. We have results through February and the February data sent another yellow flag in the air. Looking at Labor Day weekend, the fill rate was below last year; yet the forecast calls for high temps in Denver which may add last minute visitors; both day and overnight. Friday night is pacing 3% behind last year’s 66%; expect 65% occupancy. Saturday Night is pacing 9% behind last year’s 84%; expect 80% occupancy. Sunday night is pacing 9% below last year’s 73%; expect 70% occupancy. Oktoberfest weekend also lost ground to last year during the August 1 – 15 booking period. Friday night is flay YOY and is expected to reach 68% occupancy. Saturday remains a point or two above last year’s pace of 79%. Expect 80% occupancy. Sunday has some sizeable group business and is pacing to reach 50% occupancy. Notice the nice bump in occupancy for most of the following midweek nights. The Breckenridge Wine Classic happens Sept 12 – 15 and occupancy is up YOY each night. Thursday night should hit 56% while Friday is up 16% YOY and should reach 67% occupancy. Saturday is up 18% to last year’s 64% occupancy and I predict 70% occupancy for the evening. Sunday and the following midweek nights are up each night and should reach the 40% + mark each night. The Breckenridge Film Festival happens Sept. 19 – 22 and YOY occupancy is up on Thursday and down Friday thru Sunday nights. Thursday is pacing to reach 51%, while Friday and Saturday look to reach 66%. Sunday and the remaining midweek nights will range from 45% on Sunday before dropping to the 40% or less on Monday & Tuesday and climbing to 45% on Wednesday and 40% range on Thursday. The final weekend of September looks good on Friday when we should hit 60% with Saturday holding flat YOY when we had 63% occupancy. The final midweek nights of September are down YOY and occupancy levels in the 39% range is realistic. October is not a pretty picture as the first two weeks of the month are down YOY. The second half looks a little better but the gains are small in a small occupancy period. IF we did a pool in the community, half of us hope it snows like crazy and the other half are hoping for some Indian summer days. The chart below is a snapshot of Nov – Feb. nights. Remember Thanksgiving is a week later this year; hence the roller coaster look on the Nov. 16 – 30 nights. December gives me an involuntary shake. I remind myself we are early in the booking process and a lot will happen in the next 90 days. January and February are not impressive while we wait for the August 31 report and some signs of how the recent sales initiatives by the ski resort properties affects the numbers.