Industry Work Groups
The Steamboat Springs Chamber staff and Board of Directors, the Routt County Commissioners, and Steamboat Springs City Council have been working together to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on our community and get businesses up and running as quickly as possible.
The Chamber initiated economic recovery industry work groups to identify specific support and change that needs to happen in order to open businesses and assist in long-term recovery. Fourteen different industry sectors have been identified. Find contact information for each group below.
Submit a Question
Businesses and the public can submit their general questions for the various industry work groups via the link below.
Activities & Outfitters
Contact: Laura Soard & Jeff Daniels
Updates:
- The State's Safer at Home and in the Vast, Great Outdoors order addressed and approved steps to address many of the concerns of this group. Current Guidelines
Banking
Contact: Kara Stoller & Adonna Allen
Meeting Dates:
- Meeting bi-weekly
Updates:
- Meetings entail discussion on new legislation, implementation of federal stimulus packages, best practices, communications to business owners, etc.
Childcare
Contact: Sharon Butler & Kelly Keith
Updates:
- Revised guidelines for child care
- Guidelines for children's day and youth sports camps
Construction
Contact: Sarah Fox & Todd Carr
Updates:
Events
Contact: Angie Robinson & Ted Carey
Updates:
- County Commissioners adjust variance request for events. The County’s variance request will ask the state to approve two more phases for increasing event sizes to 100 people indoors and 175 outdoors starting July 9, and 175 people inside and 250 people outside on July 30.
- Routt County Board of Health decides to pursue variance request for events and gatherings.
Gyms
Contact: Steph Orozco & Angelica Salinas
Updates:
- County Commissioners add an amendment to Public Health Order allowing removal of face masks while engaged in physical exercise.
- Letter to the Commissioners
- Completed application for variance & mitigation protocol
- Gyms are allowed to open under new Safer at Home restrictions. See the state's guidance for personal recreation
Lodging
Contact: Barbara Robinson & Sarah Leonard
Meeting Dates:
- Meeting bi-weekly
Updates:
- Lodging ban expired June 1 in Routt County.
Nonprofits
Contact: Helen Beall & Betse Grassby
Updates:
- Impact Survey created and distributed to understand impacts on all local non-profits
Outdoor Recreation
Contact: Lib Diamond & John Bristol
Updates:
- No needs at this time.
Personal Services
Contact: John Cardillo & Sarah Konopka
Updates:
- Revised guidelines for personal services
Real Estate
Contact: Geoff Petis & Ulrich Salzgeber
Updates:
- Current guidelines for Real Estate Brokers & Services
Restaurants
Contact: Nick Sharp & Kara Stoller
Meeting Dates:
- Every Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Updates:
- Restaurant Industry Update: September 4
- Restaurant Industry Update: August 21
- Restaurant Industry Update: July 13
- A new bill signed by Governor Polis states food is no longer required in order to sell "To Go" cocktails or alcohol. Read the rules here.
- County confirmed bars can remain open due to variance 7/1
- County meeting to check in on current protocol and mitigation efforts 7/1
- City public consumption in right of ways downtown approved 6/30
- City process for expanded outdoor seating and liquor boundary expansion approved 6/2
- City public consumption in parks approved 6/2
- Restaurant Re-Opening Q & A Webinar
- Routt County COVID‐19 Mitigation Protocol for Restaurants
- CDPHE waiver submitted on 5/19
- City Council presentation on 5/27
- CDPHE waiver approved 5/24
Retail
Contact: Kathy Elliot & Lisa Popovich
Updates:
- City Council presentation on May 27
Weddings & Groups
Contact: Jenn Shea & Sarah Leonard
Meeting Dates:
- Meeting bi-weekly
Updates:
- Gathering size variance request denied by CDHPE because disease prevalence is too high.
- County Commissioners adjust variance request for events. The County’s variance request will ask the state to approve two more phases for increasing event sizes to 100 people indoors and 175 outdoors starting July 9, and 175 people inside and 250 people outside on July 30.
- Routt County Board of Health decides to pursue variance request for events and gatherings.
- Drafted a variance request for group gathering size to submit to the County.
