Maine Association of Planners

Minutes 09/19/02

Attending: Theresa Oleksiw, Sarah Flaks, Jim Fisher, Matt Nazar, Noel Musson, David Sanborn, David Galbraith

Not attending: Maureen O'Meara, David Schmidt, Doug Webster, Karen Martin, Jean Marshall, Fred Marshall

August minutes approved without revision

  1. Presidents report
    1. MMA moving ahead
    2. The MAP Affiliate session will be rescheduled to 10:30 on Wednesday with lunch following
  2. Treasurer -
    1. Fred sent an email saying that little has changed in the past month.
    2. Three new members have joined.
  3. Membership
    1. Revised the membership database, putting year of membership into a relational field.  This should permit easy tracking of multi-year members.
    2. Still planning to send an updated list to Jim for revising the web site
    3. Jim created a membership renewal form for the next newsletter.
      1. Matt questions should we be collecting information that we do not use?
      2. fields in question include college degrees, affiliations, public/private employment
      3. renewal from should have a date on it
    4. Dave Sanborn asked whether MAP has member renewal for multiple years -
      1. Fred Marshall may have had concerns about this in a past discussion, but Matt's new database may make the process easier
      2. Sarah moves that we allow people to register for more than one year (up to 3). The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
    5. Action: Jim will send draft renewal form to Matt and will inform Fred of our discussion.
  4. NNECAPA
    1. Noel Musson reported on NNECAPA
    2. Good conference, Providence was fun, some Maine people attended
  5. MMA
    1. Presentation set for Wednesday October 16th at 10:30 AM on Impact Fees with Peter Morelli, Mark Eyerman, Dan Fleishman speaking
    2. Theresa will help the presenters prepare materials
    3. Lunch at Millers follows - big buffet, bring your appetites and your ideas for the legislative year that begins in January
  6. Legislative Planning
    1. MAP still needs to form a committee
      1. MMA position is not likely to overlap with MAPs, particularly on growth management.  As such MAP needs to have an independent voice.
      2. Need a chair to call meetings, speak or find speakers,
      3. Matt will help in the back ground
      4. Other possible members include Chris Huck, Dan Fleishman, John Maloney, Jean Marshall, Doug Webster, Karen Martin
      5. Theresa cannot write an article on legislation for the newsletter.
      6. The board will bring up legislation at MMA lunch, and seek participation.
      7. Action: Jim will send email to list-serve with an announcement about Legislative Committee and growth management act for the MMA Lunch.
    2. Looking out on the legislative horizon
      1. MMA is looking to delay 2003 deadline to have ordinances in zoning, impact fees, rate of growth need to be consistent with Town Comprehensive Plan. Prior SPO review is helpful in supporting the town's ordinances in a court of law.
      2. MDOT legislation may also be of concern - revisions to access management laws may be proposed.
      3. Maureen sent an email suggesting that subdivisions definitions or regulations may be revisited
      4. Affordability in housing has been getting a lot of press and might be addressed by the legislature.
  7. Annual Meeting
    1. Location - Matt contacted Chewonki Foundation, but they are not available in June. Barring any last minute ideas, the annual meeting will be returning to Spruce Point
    2. Award Committee
      1. David Sanborn and Western Maine - would like to find a few more committee members
    3. Speaker -
      1. Sarah suggested Richard Florida, Arts driven development
      2. The Maine Community Development Association may be willing to partner on this.
      3. Theresa moves that we invite the Maine Association of Community developers to collaborate
      4. Passed
      5. Sarah will talk with Peter Lyford about collaboration.
      6. Theresa suggested contacting Florida and explaining that we don't have much money.
      7. Action: Jim will contact Richard Florida.
      8. Other speakers? No other ideas at present.
    4. Entertainment
      1. The board expressed an interest in making changes in the schedule that avoid cramping the presentation of the guest speaker.
        1. Option 1: Reschedule the boat ride.
          1. Start the ride later, allowing more of an afternoon session
          2. Kayaking and canoeing as an alternative to the ferry boat
        2. Option 2:Replace the boat ride
          1. Have a musical performance
            1. Spruce Point may be able to locate a musical group.
            2. Craig Freshly may have ideas about musicians that do downtown performance art.
            3. Might also ask Rick Seeley, JT Lockman, others to play (folk, classical, jazz)
  8. Newsletter
    1. Maureen sent a note summarizing short term plans
    2. Deadline for Nov 15 Newsletter is October 25th
    3. Has articles planned
      1. Presidents message
      2. Treasurers report
      3. Legislative - need and article / author
      4. Planner spotlight
      5. Planner to manager
  9. Web site
    1. Jim discussed several small changes in the site, mostly keeping information up to date.
    2. Action: The board suggested new links
      1. APA Teleconference calendar
      2. NNECAPA Jobs
      3. Job Mart
  10. The board meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon
    Next Meeting: October 16th, 12:00 noon at Millers Restaurant (MMA)