In the butterfly position, no doubt.
The Western Region of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality will hold its annual Western Regional Conference at the Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove on May 7-10. The conference theme is Sexual Ontogeny: the development of sexuality throughout the lifespan.
Old one is not too happy. Obvious.
State Parks announced the award of a 20-year contract to operate Asilomar on Jan. 27. State Parks spokesman Roy Stearns said DNC’s contract expired in 2008 and requests for bidding proposals were advertised, as required by law. ARAMARK, he said, was the only other bidder on the contract.
Under the new contract, scheduled for signing next month, the concessionaire is required to guarantee the state an annual rental rate of $1.9 million or 8.6 percent of gross receipts, Stearns said, whichever is higher, as well as capital improvements, program support and facility maintenance fees.
On Tuesday, the California State Parks began accepting proposals for a 20-year contract to manage Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds. The hospitality management company that gets chosen, once the bidding process is closed in August, will oversee the development and management of the conference center and its lodging facilities.
A major part of that development, said Mat Fuzie, Monterey district superintendent for the state Department of Parks and Recreation, will be to bring the Pacific Grove facility into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.