MAP Board Meeting

Friday, March 03, 2006

Attending

Augusta: Stacy Benjamin, Tom Marcotte, Doug Nazar, Rich Roedner, Fred Marshall, Matt Nazar, Maureen O’Meara

Ellsworth: Jim Fisher, Noel Musson, Linda Johns

Yarmouth: Beth Della Valle, Hugh Cox

February Minutes

Linda moves.

Minutes Accepted with one revision

President’s Report – no news

Babies are doing well

Treasurer’s Report

MAP is in pretty good shape

Membership - $2,200

Recent expenses – only newsletter

Revenues –last year

$2,500 for annual meeting

$3,500 - dues

$500 – sponsorships

Expenses

$100 – administration

$250 – Awards

$500 leg com

$2,500 newsletter

$350 web

…

Went above our budget for workshops

Fred will send out a draft FY 2007 budget for the board.   We will try to respond quickly so that a proposed budget can be included in the MAP Newsletter.

Motion to accept Treasurer’s Report - passed

Annual Meeting

Jim reported on planning

t Jimmy Hicks, RKG Planner – volunteered to be the speaker.  He will only charge expenses.

t Rich is heading the awards committee. 

t Using Topsham Library

t Sponsorships

t Coordination with MCDA

t Nominations – Beth in charge, due by next meeting – will send us an email.

Envision Maine Day – March 21

t Attending

o Maureen will attend 10:00 – 12:00

o Noel will also attend 8:00 - ….

o Rich Roedner – 8:00ish – 12:00

o Beth Della Valle – 8:00 – 10:00

t Stacy will bake brownies -

t Maureen has prepared a 40 page hand-out on legislation

t Matt pointed out that MAP may not be on the list of groups

t Noel – needs to contact Maggie Drummond

t Noel will send a message to the list serve encouraging MAP members to drop by and have a brownie.

t Jim and Noel still need to make a sign –

t List of awards

t Past newsletters

Newsletter

Maureen reports that the newsletter is coming along

Beth Contacted Aga Pinnette who will be writing a letter about how LURC functions.

NNECAPA Grant – Growth Management

Alternatives

Professional workshop – MAP can fund this out of our regular reserves

Sue Inches proposal – long term

Maureen – concerned about the SPO recommendations

            Limited review of future land use

            Greater reliance on Regional Councils

            SPO report will be accepted by the legislature, but no action is likely to occur this year

Recommendation

Propose that MAP support the growth management proposal by:

Use $3,000 MAP funds and $1,000 NNECAPA funds to hire a coalition builder and fund raising consultant. 

t Need six to eight partners to fund a thorough study

t Will want to complete the report by next December

Beth supports the recommendations around regionalism – but only if this effort is funded.

Questions

• What is the relationship to Brookings Study?

Don’t think that these are the same thing. 

Still need a comprehensive review of the GMA

• Tom Marcotte – we need to build a coalition around this issue. That may be more important at this stage than fund raising. 
• Fred – many of the fund raisers develop a list of contacts. It is up to the board to pursue the contacts. 
• Matt – SPO has looked at a number of strategies and concluded that this is a reasonable course. There are other groups looking at these issues too, including the Brookings Study.
• Rich – there are issues of incompatibility between State and Local rules–e.g. storm water
• Jim – what is the total MAP commitment?

              $3,000 + $1,000 for a fund raiser

 $8,000 for the study

            $12,000 total commitment

Maureen’s motion as revised by Beth DellaValle.

“MAP commits $3,000 MAP funds and $1,000 NNECAPA grant to hire a coalition building / fund raising consultant to develop support for a Growth Management Study as recommended by Stuart Meck.  The study is to be completed by December, 2006.”

Beth’s Amendment – passes with 2 Abstentions

Maureen’s Motion as amended – Passed with 1 Opposed and 1 Abstention

SPO Fellowship

t This includes a larger regional review of the effectiveness of Growth Management techniques in coastal Areas

Hugh – suggests taking a couple minutes to list potential consultants and coalitions

Consultants – see attached

Coalitions – see attached

NNECAPA Grant Application

Noel has agreed to reformat Maureen’s and send it on to NNECAPA

Membership

Matt reports that he continues to work on the directory at home

He is adding names, etc.

Matt will compare his list against the website.

A draft will go to the committee in March

Matt handed Fred a packet of FY 2006 membership renewals

Some FY 2007 memberships are coming in

Website

Need to add annual meeting

Add Envision Maine Day

Next Meeting: April 7^th

Adjourned

Maine Association of Planners

Growth Management Program Evaluation Study

Potential Coalition Contacts

Related Professionals and Associations

Economic Development Association (not right name)

Public Works Association (not right name)

Environment Maine

Environment Finance Center

GrowSmart Maine

Maine Bar Association

Maine Community Development Association

Public Sector

Maine Municipal Association

State Planning Office

Development Interests

Maine Chamber of Commerce

Maine Real Estate Developers Association

Maine Real Estate Association

Individual developers?

Conservation and Environmental Interests

Audubon Society

Maine Coast Heritage Trust

Maine Preservation

Natural Resources Defense Council

The Nature Conservancy

Public and Private Donors

E. Noyce Foundation

LL Beans

Stephen King

Roxanne Quimby

TD Banknorth

Maine Association of Planners

Growth Management Program Evaluation Study

Potential Consultants

Gary Friedman Associates – fundraiser

Gary Fogg

Planning Decisions (Mark Eyerman)

Market Decisions (Kurt Mildner)

Community Insights

Regional councils

MAP listserve – for seeking additional names