MAP Executive Board Meeting

Friday, February 2, 2007

Agenda

 

Attending: Jim Fisher, Noel Musson, Linda Johns, Fred Marshall, Stacy Benjamin, Helen Edmonds, Jane Lafleur, Carl Eppich

 

              I.      Minutes approved without revision

           II.      Presidents Report – Noel [No Presidents Report]

         III.      Treasurers’ report – Fred No report, other than to note that we have new members and are over 100 at present.

        IV.      Newsletter Update – Maureen

a.       Newsletter Deadline – Feb 9th, 2007

b.      Articles

c.       Promo material, etc

d.      Viewshed preservation workshop – Anne Krieg

           V.      MAP Annual Meeting - Jane

 

a.       Date: June 1, 2007

b.      Location: Topsham Library has been reserved

c.       Awards Committee - Beth        Jamie Oman-Saltmarsh

Senior Planner/GIS Specialist SMRPC

Phone: 324-2952 ext 13 Fax: 324-2958

E-mail: jamieos@smrpc.org / www.smrpc.org

d.      Nominations Committee: Beth DellaValle

                                                               i.      Note Josh MacDonald – has not attended any meetings and has left his planning position at EMDC

e.       Logistics - Jane

                                                               i.      Review proposed agenda/topics/speakers/ times (no speaker has been contacted yet)

                                                             ii.      Food by Rich Roedner

                                                            iii.      Bus to tour site or private vehicles?

f.        AGENDA – See draft

                                                               i.      Begin 8:30

                                                             ii.      Cathance River Education Center – Highland Greens – Rich Roedner

1.      Conservation subdivisions

2.      Waterfront easements

g.       Other speakers

                                                               i.      Shoreland Zoning – Rich Baker

                                                             ii.      State Policy Rich LaMarr Cannon – NEMO Program

                                                            iii.      SPO

                                                           iv.      Jane will juggle three speakers, Jim will contact Karin

h.       Fees $15 members, $10 students, $25 non-members

                                                               i.      If a bus is needed or food costs more, we’ll raise fees fro members and non members by $5.00

i.         Notification

j.        Awards – Jim discussed the information on the website

                                                               i.      Awards nominations due by Friday April 13th

                                                             ii.      Same awards structure

 

        VI.      Membership/Web page – Jim

No major changes – added annual meeting information

 

      VII.      Other Issues – All

 

Legislation

 

Adding sewer requirements for comprehensive plans

 

Residential requirements – Growth Management Act

 

Change definition to change the definition of working waterfronts

t       Expanding definition to include boat building

 

Maine Forest Council – LURC Planning Process

t       Community Impact Bill – giving towns  more direction for large developments

 

CPAC Bills

t       Building Codes

 

Shorebird and wading waterfowl bills

Vernal Pools Working Group

 

MAP Related Workshops

 

Context Sensitive Solutions

t       March 29th at USM

t       MAP Sponsorship Set

 

Scenic Viewshed Preservation

t       State Scenic Byways Conference will be held this spring and will feature viewshed preservation – would like to invite MAP members to participate

o       Friends of Midcoast Maine – interested in participating

t       Holly Dominie has prepare some related guidelines

t       Newsletter article? 

 

International Toboggan Championship

 

   VIII.      Next meeting

a.       Confirmed: March 2, 2007 @ 10:30 AM