MAP Executive Board Meeting

Friday, November 4, 2005

Minutes

 

Attending: Hugh Coxe, Beth DellaValle, Jim Fisher, Rich Roedner, Maureen O’Meara, Linda Johns, Fred Marshall

 

              I.      Discussion with Maggie Drummond, GrowSmart Maine

a.       tabled

 

           II.      Review Minutes from NNECAPA Meeting (minutes can be found on the web page)

a.       Maureen Moves, Beth Seconds – Approved without dissent

b.      Appreciated health sessions, performance zoning, Mark Lapping on Katrina

c.       Next NNECAPA

                                                               i.      Jim – Transportation and Land Use

                                                             ii.      Beth –

1.      Great American Neighborhoods

2.      Indicators of health of the gulf of Maine

d.      Money –

                                                               i.      With sponsorships – MAP and NNECAPA raised and will split $4,820

                                                             ii.      Need to work through a few bills first

 

         III.      Accept With Regrets Resignation of Jean Marshall and Matt Nazar from the Board

a.       Jean Marshall –

b.      Matt Nazar – will remain active, supporting membership and attending some meetings

c.       Noel will write a letter of thanks

d.      Motion passed

 

        IV.      Appoint Stacy Benjamin to MAP Board

a.       Maureen moved, Jim seconded

b.      Other appointments to the board?

c.       Beth will look around for a 15th member and report back

 

           V.      President’s Report

a.       Noel is a new dad -

b.      Legislation on Neighborhood Schools resulted in creation of a committee to study the issue.  MAP has been approached to sit on the committee.  The Board of Education has created a committee to produce a study.  Rich Roedner will meet with the committee.

c.       GrowSmart Meeting – Discussion between different planning organizations – MMA, GrowSmart, MAP, Main Street, Historic Preservation, Farmland Trust

                                                               i.      Growth Management

                                                             ii.      Making Fire Codes consistent with state building codes – to encourage downtown building renovation

 

        VI.      Treasurers’ report

a.       Balance

                                                               i.      Total Cash - $21,809 – need to pay some of this to NNECAPA

                                                             ii.      Workshop – Cost about $2,100

b.      Membership – is about 50% of where is should be.  Need to push membership now.

 

      VII.      Newsletter Update

a.       Deadline was October 14th – missed it. 

b.      Now running about a month behind.  There was no time sensitive material. 

c.       Need content by November 15th

                                                               i.      NNECAPA – Conference – Jim Fisher

                                                             ii.      Green Housing – Jef Fitzgerald??

                                                            iii.      Budget – Fred

                                                           iv.      Rodney – Bits and Bytes

                                                             v.      Meck Presentation – Maureen

                                                           vi.      LURC – Beth will find a writer

                                                          vii.      Planner Interview – may drop this again

                                                        viii.      Cloture – Look at the bills on the way - Maureen

                                                           ix.      Long Range Thoughts – Economists speak out – Jim Fisher

                                                             x.      How to join the list serve – Jim

 

   VIII.      Growth Management Discussion Continued

a.       Maureen – held one meeting in September

b.      Have not written up the proposal yet

 

        IX.      Legislative Activity

a.       Gearing up for a meeting to look at the cloture

b.       

 

           X.      Membership/Web page

a.       Need some coordination between Jim, Fred and Matt

                                                               i.      Jim will contact Matt about the membership list  to update the website

                                                             ii.       

b.      Web site

                                                               i.      freshen up the image

                                                             ii.      don’t need to go too far with the technology

                                                            iii.      nobody is interested in taking on the website at this time

 

        XI.      Other Issues

 

a.       Mailbox discussion

                                                               i.      Should there be a permanent mailing address?

                                                             ii.      There is a private service option – might be costly

                                                            iii.      Table this until the next meeting

b.       

 

      XII.      Next meeting - Friday December 2nd at 10:30 AM

a.       Rich will send an announcement to the board

b.      Jim will include a reminder with the Minutes