New Hampshire Planners Association
Executive Committee
July 14, 2004 , Approved August 11, 2004
Present:
Ben Frost, Nancy Larson, June Hammond Rowan, Jamie Steffen
Roll Call:
Vice Chair Larson called the meeting to order at 2:45 p.m.
Minutes of Meetings on 6/9/04:
The minutes of June 9, 2004 were reviewed. Frost made a motion to accept the minutes and Steffen seconded the motion. All were in favor.
Treasurer's Report and Discussion of NHPA Funds:
Steffen distributed the Treasurer's Report. Since preparing the report, he has paid the Local Government Center $3,173 so the balance on hand is approximately $14,000.
NHPA has approximately 125 to 130 members.
The Committee discussed the amount of funds on hand. It was suggested that the 2003 Strategic Plan should be reviewed to give guidance on spending NHPA funds. It was also suggested that NHPA members be polled for ideas on spending the money.
The annual meeting was discussed. The consensus of those present was that a new format of a lunch followed by a speaker in the afternoon would be productive. NHPA could use some of the available funds to get a good speaker and keep the cost of lunch and meeting at a maximum of $10. Ideas for speakers were mentioned and Frost suggested a talk on conflict resolution. He offered to look into a possible speaker.
Location for the annual meeting was discussed. Suggestions were Plymouth at the Common Man Inn, Concord and Portsmouth.
It was decided that Rowan and Frost would draft a survey for NHPA members on the annual meeting. The survey will be posted on the NHPA Yahoo group list.
Newsletter:
Steffen reported that he had talked with Campbell who is working on the newsletter. It will be ready soon.
Legislative Issues:
Frost announced that the legislative session is over. HB 1148, which requires municipalities to use the state definition of wetlands, was passed and signed by the Governor. It is effective July 1, 2005
Frost noted that for the next session, NHPA may want to take a more active role and testify on bills. Also, it is time to consider new legislation to introduce.
NHMA/LGC Contract:
Discussion on this item was postponed until the next meeting.
Website:
Discussion on this item was postponed until the next meeting.
Logo:
Discussion on this item was postponed until the next meeting.
August 11 NHPA meeting with CIRPS:
Rowan will follow up with Koehler on the August 11 meeting at 1:30 p.m. with CIRPS.
Annual Meeting:
Discussion on this topic occurred earlier in the meeting. Rowan will email links to articles by James Kunstler.
Other Business:
Larson noted there are a lot of goals in the Strategic Plan. There was discussion on the need to assess what we have done and what we need to do.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting will be August 11, 2004 at 1:30 p.m. at NHMA. Coffee will be served!
Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
June Hammond Rowan
Secretary