Present:
Kerrie Diers, Ben Frost, Christa Koehler, Nancy Larson
Roll Call:
Chair Diers called the meeting to order.
Minutes of Meetings of 4/28/05 & 5/19/05:
The minutes of April 28, 2005 & May 19, 2005 were reviewed and approved with no changes. Frost made a motion to approve the minutes with a second by Koehler, and all were in favor.
Treasurer's Report:
Diers said that it looks like we have plenty of money - $12,000. We have not received expenses for the Spring conference from the Local Government Center (LGC). Koehler made a motion to accept the Treasurer's Report with a second by Frost.
NNECAPA Report:
Frost reported that the Board is conducting conference calls instead of face to face meetings due to long commutes. The last meeting took place two weeks ago.
FAICP Nominations – The Board is looking for nominations for F.A.I.C.P. It was suggested that one F.A.I.C.P. come from each of the member states to help with the nominations. Randy Raymond was suggested to represent NH. Randy has to participate of course. We as a state organization have to figure out who's going to prepare the application. NNECAPA will sponsor one nomination ($75) from each of the states. There was a discussion on who could fill out the application-someone from Concord possibly since Randy is from Concord. Should this be a joint effort? Ben said that he will get the application, forward it around and split up the responsibilities.
Award Nominations – Frost then discussed NNECAPA award nominations. He said that NNECAPA is looking for them for the Bar Harbor meeting (NNECAPA Fall conference). Diers asked how about posting them on plan-link? Frost will post on plan-link and the website. Koehler asked if there is a standard application. Diers said that Chris (Northrop) & Tim (Thompson) had a standard application they used for NNECAPA. Frost will use and change logo. He will ask Northrop if he still has form. Regarding the deadline for awards, Frost thinks awards committee (the 3 state directors) will pool efforts in mid August, so we should send name by late August. Frost will confirm.
NNECAPA Strategic Plan – NNECAPA will hold an Executive Board meeting before the Bar Harbor conference. The strategic plan will not be part of focus. Membership voted down years ago ('97/98') idea of NH creating own chapter.
Newsletter:
Koehler had nothing to report on the newsletter.
Website:
Koehler said that Campbell wants any news to be sent to Audrey Bentley at LGC for posting on the website. Frost will send legislature information. Frost also noted we have a lot of inactive pages and suggests picking away at it to add comments. Diers to send e-mail to Executive Committee – everyone pick a page to work on.
Legislative Issues:
Spring Conference:
All present agreed it was a great time. This topic was postponed until the next meeting to allow Vincent to report;
Other Business:
We need to start thinking about a nominating committee. Koehler will work with Whitman. There was a discussion about Low Impact Development (LID) – how to integrate for subdivisions. Koehler suggested that for the next agenda, bring ideas for the next professional development workshop.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting will take place on July 28, 2005.
Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Nancy Larson
Vice President