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About NMAPA

The American Planning Association (APA) and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), are organized to advance the art and science of planning and to foster the activity of planning — physical, economic, and social — at the local, regional, state, and national levels. The objective of the Association is to encourage planning that will contribute to public well-being by developing communities and environments that meet the needs of people and of society more effectively.

The New Mexico Chapter is the state affiliate of the American Planning Association.

Board Meeting · April 7, 2008

Executive Committee Meeting
New Mexico Chapter of the American Planning Association
Monday, April 7, 2008
8:30-11:45 AM
Branigan Cultural Center, 500 North Water Street, Las Cruces

Click to see Board Agenda for April 7, 2008

1. Approval of 2/1/08 Meeting Minutes
2. Chapter Development Program, Budget and Board member duties – All
3. Discussion of AICP CM issue - Chris
a. Chapter fees
b. NMAPA sponsorship of events/training
4. Updates and Reports
a. Newsletter – Chris
b. Website – Jessica, Chris
c. Budget - Greg
d. LPAC and legislative process – Chris
e. CPC Grants – Chris
f. State conference - Jessica
5. New Business
a. Quarterly meetings around state – next location/date
6. Public input
7. Next meeting
8. Adjournment

Board Meeting · January 4, 2008

    Agenda

  1. Approval of Meeting Minutes of December 7th, 2007
  2. Introductions – all
  3. Budget – all
  4. Board Members Duties – all
  5. LPAC – Lora Lucero
  6. Planner’s Day at Roundhouse – all
  7. List Serve Discussion – Christopher Hyer and Dan Pava
  8. Website – all
  9. Newsletter – Christopher Hyer
  10. AICP Exam Scholarship – Yasmeen Najmi
  11. CM Credits – General – Yasmeen Najmi:
    Purchase of Materials – all, and
    Locations for Chapter Meetings – all
  12. New Business
  13. Adjournment

Board Meeting · December 7, 2007

    Agenda

  1. Approval of Meeting of Minutes of October 19, 2007 – all
  2. Introductions – all
  3. Financial report – Christopher Hyer
  4. Conference report – Christopher Hyer and Joel Wooldridge
  5. Member-at-large proposal – Christopher Hyer
  6. Chapter Development Plan – Joel Wooldridge
  7. Board member tasks and responsibilities – Eric Johnson
  8. LPAC – Lora Lucero
  9. New business - all
  10. Set date for next meeting of new board – all
  11. Adjournment

Conference and Election News

Last Friday, November 16th, more than 100 NMAPA members met at the UNM School of Architecture and Planning for our annual chapter conference. By all accounts, it was a success in more ways than one:

  • Nearly one-third of our members attended and enjoyed the surroundings of the newly dedicated George Pearl Hall. There was lots of networking over breakfast, coffee, lunch and between sessions.
  • We had 10 thought-provoking break-out sessions and a dynamite keynote speaker. Thanks to Professor Mark Childs for his lunchtime presentation about the connections between public spaces and sustainability. AICP members who attended will be getting CM credits to remain in good standing as certified planners.
  • Election results were announced — and all of the candidates were thanked for their willingness to step up to bat. The new board will begin their two year terms on January 1st. Congratulations to:

    Chris Hyer - President
    Jessica Frost, AICP - Vice-President
    Eric Johnson, AICP - Secretary
    Paul Huckabee, AICP - Treasurer
  • Twenty-one people signed up to participate in LPAC (Legislative Policy Action Committee). If you are interested in working with LPAC but did not attend the conference, please contact me off the list. We will plan our first conference call in early-mid December.
  • Lou Baker presented a proclamation signed by Mary Herrera, Secretary of State, proclaiming November 16th as Ken Hughes Day!! Ken Hughes recently left the Local Government Division and took a new position as the Clean Energy Specialist at the EMNRD.
  • Thanks to our sponsors who helped make our chapter conference a financial success. Denish + Kline Associates; PB; Wilson & Company; SMPC Architects, MRW Architects; Sun Cal Companies, Molzen-Corbin & Associates; Myers Oliver & Price; Consensus Planning; URS; Sites Southwest; EDAW; AECOM; Romero Rose LLC; Dekker/Perich/Sabatini; Morrow Reardon Wilkinson Miller, LTD; and Fbt Architects.

2007 NMAPA Annual Conference - Nov. 16

NMAPA Annual Conference is Friday November 16th at UNM in Albuquerque – See You There!

The NMAPA Annual Conference will be held Friday, November 16 at University of New Mexico. Click here to view the conference program. The conference is called: New Mexico Communities - Green or Red. This time the question isn’t about your chile preference. Three concurrent tracks will be offered:

Sustainability
Nuts & Bolts
Public Health, Safety & General Welfare

Registration is just $80; and only $40 for students. On-line registration is available using the links in the conference program.

The one-day format allows NMAPA to provide members the opportunity to gather for ten panels, a lunch and business meeting, and a reception at the UNM Faculty House. AICP members will get certification maintenance for some of the sessions.

NMAPA thanks Denish & Kline Associates Inc., Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, Consensus Planning, Romero Rose LLC, Myers Oliver & Price, URS, and Wilson Easterling for their sponsorship of the conference.

2007 NMAPA Annual Conference - 11/16

NMAPA Annual Conference is Friday November 16th at UNM in Albuquerque – See You There!

The NMAPA Annual Conference will be held Friday, November 16 at University of New Mexico. Click here to view the conference program. The conference is called: New Mexico Communities - Green or Red. This time the question isn’t about your chile preference. Three concurrent tracks will be offered:

Sustainability
Nuts & Bolts
Public Health, Safety & General Welfare

Registration is just $80; and only $40 for students. On-line registration is available using the links in the conference program.

The one-day format allows NMAPA to provide members the opportunity to gather for ten panels, a lunch and business meeting, and a reception at the UNM Faculty House. AICP members will get certification maintenance for some of the sessions.

NMAPA thanks Denish & Kline Associates Inc., Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, Consensus Planning, Romero Rose LLC, Myers Oliver & Price, URS, and Wilson Easterling for their sponsorship of the conference.

NMAPA Elections Underway

Ballots have been mailed first class to all NMAPA members in good standing. Ballots must be mailed no later than October 31. Self-addressed and stamped envelopes are included for this purpose. Results will be announced at the annual business meeting to be held during the lunch at the fall conference on November 16th. Many thanks are due to Brad Stebleton and Chris Hyer for assisting in getting out the ballots late into the night!

All candidates have provided candidate statements candidate statements (Click to read PDF).

Election results will be announced at the annual business meeting on November 16th during the 2007 fall conference, announced on this list serve, and also posted at nmapa.org after the conference.The new board will be seated on January 1, 2008. If you have not gotten your ballot please contact Dan Pava at 667-7360 or dpava@lanl.gov.

Canyon Road Designated One of 10 Great Streets in America

The American Planning Association (APA) announced October 2, that Canyon Road in Santa Fe has been designated as one of 10 Great Streets for 2007 through APA’s Great Places in America program. APA Great Places exemplify exceptional character and highlight the role planners and planning play in creating communities of lasting value.

“We are honored that Canyon Road has received this recognition,” Santa Fe Mayor David Coss said. “In the last century, Canyon Road has transitioned from a traditional Santa Fe neighborhood to a world-renowned center for artists and art lovers,” he added.

Mayor Coss continued, “The real beauty of Canyon Road is that while the commercial aspect has evolved, the neighborhood has maintained much of its original character and human scale under the protection of the city’s historic preservation law. Adding to the visual ambience of the low-scale abode buildings, the adjoining streets bear the names of the Hispanic families who lived on Canyon Road before the homes were converted to galleries. Canyon Road is a look back in time and truly a great American street.”

APA selected Canyon Road as a Great Street because of its creative planning, zoning and preservation programs that have preserved, and at the same time nurtured, Santa Fe’s culturally rich artistic community.
“We’re excited to designate Canyon Road as one of our 2007 Great Streets,” said APA Executive Director Paul Farmer, FAICP. “It’s impressive that this road goes back more than 400 years. Santa Fe is to be commended for all it has done to ensure that Canyon Road continues to anchor the city’s internationally famous art row,” he said.

Shoulder to shoulder with restaurants and bars where one can find world-class Spanish classical guitar, flamenco, and jazz, the combination keeps Canyon Road lively and unique. While persons living along Canyon Road, like many parts of Santa Fe, face challenges connected with housing affordability, the Road’s galleries and other businesses are a vital component of Santa Fe’s art-based economy that provides some 2,500 jobs and $54 million in annual tax revenues.

The nine other APA Great Streets for 2007 include: Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia; Delmar Loop, University City, Missouri; Main Street, Northampton, Massachusetts; Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia; North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois; Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Florida; 125th Street, Harlem, New York City; South Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah; and St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana; For more information about these streets, and the list of APA’s 10 Great Neighborhoods for 2007, visit www.planning.org/greatplaces.

Ken Hughes We Will Miss You!

After 13 years of promoting, financing, and administering planning at the Local Government Division, Ken Hughes is moving on to become a Clean Energy Specialist at the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, starting October 23rd. Ken convened and chaired over 100 Northern New Mexico Planners Group meetings. Covering CDBG planning throughout the state allowed Ken the opportunity to work with local officials in most communities and every county. He notes that, “From a handful of local governments with comprehensive plans when I started, now every county and nearly every municipality has a plan. And starting with Virden, Santa Rosa, and Dexter, CDBG funded comprehensive plans will be adopted by ordinance, and incorporate greenhouse gas analyses and reductions.” Good luck to Ken on your new posting. We are sure you will contribute there the way you did in the Local Government Division.