Maine Association of Planners

Board Meeting

Draft Minutes

08/06/04

Attending: Noel Musson, Jim Fisher, Hughe Coxe, Maureen O’Meara

[Not a quorum.]

June Annual Minutes - There are no minutes.  Jim will email Doug for notes and write up the minutes for the newsletter.

Presidents Report: None

Treasurers Report: None, but we are in good financial condition.  Need to have an account of the Annual meeting, membership and where we stand.

Newsletter: Deadline August 20^th

Jim - Fred needs to send update to Jim and Matt Updates for the address labels and website

The final decision needs to be made in time for the newsletter deadline

Student Editor: Rebeccah Schaffner - rebeccah.shaffner@maine.edu

Articles

·        President Letter

·        New Board Contact Information

·        Annual Business Meeting - Jim

·        Award Winners – Jim (?)

·        Anne Muicke Presentation - Maureen

·        Paleski Analysis - USM Analysis – Maureen

·        Timber Harvesting in Shoreland Zones - ?

·        Planner profile: Steve Walker, Brunswick wildlife

·        Grapevine: Rodney

Noel - CES

Ethan Croce- Assistant

Rod Melanson- Natural Resource Planner Topsham

Jay Chace – Harpswell

Sponsors - Need Sponsor Business Cards (for website too!)

·                    Have: Wright Pierce, Spatial Alternatives, Woodard and Curran

·                    Do not have the rest

·                    Noel will contact Fred to find out about sponsors

NNECAPA Awards Nominations (Ann Krieg)

Tad Redway and Donna Larson are contacts

- Mary Ann Hayes wants to forward Prof Planner of the Year.

- Jim will forward Ron Beard’s nomination

- Rich Roedner - Topsham Crossing

- Theo - Brunswick Wildlife Corridor

Review of the annual meeting

·                    Overall the annual meeting went very well.

·                    Location was nice, weather was great, parking was not a problem

·                    Business meeting: Discussion of priorities for Map and legislation matters and other ideas - good discussion, need Doug Webster’s notes!  Amicus brief, Perkins, etc.

·                    Keynote was excellent

·                    Awards before lunch rushed things

·                    Eating in separate areas was a bit awkward

Legislation

Hugh - suggest that MAP try to focus on a limited number of issues and try to have an impact. 

These priorities might guide MAP through to the next annual meeting

Autumn Meeting – MMA vs. Grow Smart Maine?

 Hugh suggested that we might use the Grow Smart Conference rather than MMA.  The four board members present decided to find out if this option is viable. 

Hugh will contact the Grow Smart Maine to see whether MAP might have a session on Healthy Communities (this would replace our participation at MMA). Lisa Fahay is the coordinator for Grow Smart Maine

Jim - contact MMA (cc Noel) about the MAP session after we hears from Hugh and make a decision as a board.

Jim will contact speakers about participating in whichever conference the board chooses.

The board also discussed ways that MAP can participate in the regionalism discussion.  Would MAP consider paying Anne Muicke to give her presentation?  Only if she had a large block of time.  It would be too costly for her to attend to be part of a panel.

Theme: Planning for Healthy Communities - might have an article in each newsletter that follows the theme.  Might have speakers for the fall session submit short articles.

Jim - GET SPEAKERS

Member directory - time for a reprinting. How to indicate who is current on dues?

Next meeting

September 3rd – Because this is Labor day weekend, we need to see whether board members can attend.  Jim will contact Kathy Fuller about use of the video conference system for future MAP meetings

NNECAPA - need to reserve a room (Maureen O’Meara will email for this.)

Respectfully submitted, Jim Fisher, Acting Secretary  8/20/2004