Maine Association of Planners Board Meeting

Friday, February 03, 2006

Minutes

 

Attending: Noel Musson, Jim Fisher, Linda Johns, Jane Lafleur, Beth DellaValle, Maureen O’Meara, Carl Eppich, Hugh Coxe, Doug Webster

Membership: Matt Nazar

 

Review of January Minutes

 

Page 3 – last line Matt, not Noel, offered to give up the membership position

Minutes approved as amended

 

President’s Report

 

NNECAPA – Grant for the newsletter

t       NNECAPA is not likely to support use of the grant for the newsletter. They wanted the funds to pay for a planning project rather than an administrative project. 

 

Beth recommends using MAP funds to pay for the membership directory.

Maureen moved, Beth seconded

Discussion

o       Linda asked who would be included: all planners in Maine

o       Beth recommends including all of the members of the MCDA, contractor will  need to find out if they can supply contact information

Motion passes unanimously.

 

Jane moves that Matt be contracted to update the membership directory by June 1.

Beth seconds the motion.

Discussion – None

Motion passes unanimously.

 

What should we do with the NNECAPA Grant

t       Jane – suggest that some of the funds be given to the Island Institute - Islands in Crises conference in April 29-30.  Looking for additional funding. 

t       Beth – suggest that this money be used to pay a consultant to work on the growth management act.  Suggest MAP board take a month to review the report.  Doug – can we split the funds to do some of each.

t       Hugh moves postponing this for a month.  Maureen second.  Motion passes with out dissent.

t       The Committee

o       Beth, Maureen, additional names will be solicited through the list serve

o       This will be set up to allow others to participate.

 

Treasurer’s Report – None, but we are not suffering a crisis of liquidity just now.

 

 

Envision Maine Day – Tuesday March 21st, 8:00 – 12:00 PM

t       MAP has sent a check, so we are registered for a table.

t       Need volunteers to be there to set up and staff the tables

o       Noel and Linda will try to be there,

o       Maureen also volunteers to prepare a handout and attend that day.

o       Beth will attend if she can, but she has a conflict

o       Beth will work on a list of past MAP Award Winners

o       Noel will send this out to the list serve. 

o       Jim and Noel will work on a poster (size E or F)

o       Falmouth has the punch bowl – which might be exhibited with MAP trinkets or candy.

t       Maureen – suggest highlighting Passage of LD 991

 

Annual Meeting

 

Brunswick – Meeting

 

Venues

t       Bowdoin – not available

t       Daniel Stone Inn

t       Parkwood Hotel

t       Old High School

 

Speakers

t       Peter Lowitt – Planner in New Hampshire, Peese Air Station Closure (now in Massachusetts)

 

Noel Suggests Jim work with MCDA, Rich Roedner, Stacy Benjamin

Noel will call Rich Roedner to find out about the Awards Committee

Beth reported that the Nominations Committee has not met. There is still time.

 

Newsletter

 

Immediate deadline February 15th distribution

t       awards article

t       annual meeting article

t       bits and pieces

t       Island Institute Meeting Announcement

t       Working waterfront pilot program

t       SPO article

t       Article on legislation

 

March 17th

t       need details for annual meeting to be published April 7th

 

Membership

t       More memberships have arrived – now up to 79 members

t       Receiving renewals for FY 2007

t       Matt is sending renewal forms to members and past members for FY 2007

t       Need to correct the membership form to say that this is a calendar year.  It is a fiscal year.

 

Legislative Committee

t       Maureen – the committee has not met.  Lack of time has been an issue.  Suggest at least one meeting take place March 3rd at 12:00 in the conference room in Augusta.  The report will be issued on March 1.

t       LD  - on local referenda is not easy for MAP to address.  The bill appears to be headed for defeat.  MAP members are divided on what is best.

t       Growth Management Policy Act – Natural Resources Committee (Scott Cowger and Ted Kauffman Co-chair) We do not know how they will manage the public involvement process.

t       Beth – suggests sending a quick email to the co-chairs to ask what the process will be.

t       Matt will send a web-link to the list serve for the report.  A Market Decisions study is on the SPO Website.  Matt will send Jim the link and Jim will broadcast the Legislative Committee meeting to the list.

 

Next meeting will be March 3rd at 10:30 AM followed by the legislative committee meeting.