The Chamber will be hosting an important informational meeting regarding changes in fire code and food-handling guidelines for both indoor and outdoor events.
The session will be held on Thursday, May 23, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Ross Aragon Community Center.
An event now is anticipated to be triggered when more than 50 people are expected at the event. There are also new registration processes for events with both of these agencies.
Event coordinators, nonprofit agencies, event venue businesses and food truck vendors are encouraged to attend. A notice to many of these businesses went out; however, we know some businesses were missed.
Some of the information may be relevant to you, or your event may not constitute any changes; however, it is always good to be in the know and on the safe side. It is important that someone from your organization or business attend this meeting.
Documentation outlining these new guidelines can be obtained by contacting the Chamber director at director@pagosachamber.com or by calling Mary Jo at (970) 264-2360. Please review these guidelines and come prepared with questions.
We appreciate everyone trying to make this meeting in person. We will try to record it and there is a Zoom invitation if you cannot attend in person. Please contact Mary Jo if you did not receive the Zoom link and would like to attend remotely.
Both indoor and outdoor larger events are becoming more popular. Events often affect traffic patterns, constitute a large number of attendees and require interagency cooperation. No event coordinator, business, or nonprofit agency wants to have an incident at their event.
While there is now an added layer of paperwork, most agencies are already working on hosting safe events and these additional guidelines should not be too much of an added workload. If you have specific questions on how these guidelines affect your event, it is important to have your voice heard at this meeting.
Should you have questions, you can also direct those questions to Mary Jo through the email address above. These questions will be forwarded to the relevant agency and discussed at the meeting on May 23.
Thank you for taking time to find out what these new guidelines are and how they might affect your event.
Flower baskets still available
The beautiful 12-inch flower baskets that are available every year are still available this year.
Additional baskets were ordered to accommodate the large number of requests that are received. Therefore, you still have time to order your baskets for summer.
Another exciting announcement is that we will have a new location where the baskets will be picked up on May 24. This location is Mary Fisher Park, which is located on the south side of the river on San Juan Street. When coming to the Chamber, instead of turning into the Chamber/Visitor Center parking lot, turn east on San Juan Street.
There will be signage indicating one-way access in and out. There will be parking and plenty of room to pick up your baskets. There will be no more logjams in the Chamber parking lot.
As we hear from the growers and nursery, we will alert the public as to the time when the baskets will be available to be picked up.
The 16-inch baskets are scheduled to be delivered the week after Memorial Day. We will alert those purchasers to that pick-up date as well. Get your hanging baskets for a season of color and fresh flowers.
To order your baskets, visit the Chamber website at www.pagosachamber.com. Click on the hanging basket graphic to go to the registration page. Flowers are available until sold out.
