Commission adds three liquor-license dates for Flying Heels Arena events and directs RFQ for long-term lease
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The BOCC approved adding three dates to the Flying Heels Arena liquor-license request and directed staff to proceed with an RFQ for a long-term lease for arena operations, subject to federal patent and recreational-use limitations.
The Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved adding three dates (August 1, August 30 and August 31) to the Rotary Club's special-permit liquor-license application for events at the Flying Heels Arena and authorized staff to proceed with long-term lease outreach.
Clerk staff explained the Rotary missed three dates in its earlier liquor-license submission; the board approved an amended letter authorizing Rotary to apply for the additional dates. The county will see the amended license application next week for final permit processing.
Separately, county staff requested direction to advertise a request for qualifications (RFQ) for a long-term lease of the Flying Heels Arena. The board agreed to direct staff to proceed with the RFQ but asked staff to consult with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) first to confirm that any future lease language would comply with the patent and the property's recreational-use requirements. The board said the county must remain the overall controller of the facility and that any lease should preserve recreational purposes enumerated in the patent.
Commissioners stated that a lease should allow scheduled events to have priority use while leaving access for recreational practice and smaller user groups when events are not scheduled. The board instructed staff to include restrictions in the RFQ and lease language to prevent nonrecreational commercial conversion of the site.