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SOUNDS LIKE a PLAN the Official Newsletter of APA New Mexico Winter 2019-2020 JANUARY 2020 SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN The Official Newsletter of APA New Mexico Our Year In Review IN THIS ISSUE On behalf of the Board of the American Planning WHO WE ARE - Association—New Mexico Chapter, it is our pleasure CHAPTER OVERVIEW to present this Annual Report and Winter Newsletter PAGE 2 to our Membership. The Chapter capped off a busy year by co-hosting the annual confer- FINANCIAL REPORT & ence together with our partner Western Planner (please see article on page 6 for more details on the conference). STRATEGIC PLAN PAGE 4 At the end of the year, the Chapter supported the nomination of three distinguished members to the College of Fellows of the AICP: Dale Dekker, AICP; Phyllis Taylor, AICP; and Kizito Wijenje, AICP. WESTERN PLANNER RECAP Behind the scenes, our Treasurer has been working hard on taxes and PAGE 6 working on our non-profit incorporation, which will facilitate easier chapter management in the future. Also, look for us to roll out a new Chapter website by mid-February, 2020, once we deal with some ran- 2019 CHAPTER som-ware issues. AWARDS In between, we also participated in UNM-APA’s annual Meet the PAGE 8 Planners Event, which allows future planners to network with practic- ing planning professionals. In addition, last spring, we partnered with our allied professionals in architecture, engineering, and landscape PLANNER SPOTLIGHT: architecture for a multi-disciplinary professional mixer. LUCY FOMA! We have divided the rest of this Annual Report/Newsletter into two PAGE 10 sections: the first three pages provide an overview of the Chapter’s demographics, financials, and 2019-2020 Strategic Plan. The second part of this newsletter has information on recent Chapter activities, PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: showcasing some of the exemplary planning going on in New Mexico. RIO GRANDE TRAIL We always welcome involvement from our members and feedback. PAGE 12 NEWS & EVENTS PAGE 14-15 APA-NM, WINTER 2019-2020 | 1 APA-NM Newsletter JANUARY 2020 APA-New Mexico: Who We Are–Chapter Overview • Our Chapter is comprised of 334 diverse members working in a variety of settings, including all levels of government, private consultation, and non-profits; • Our members are located throughout New Mexico in urban and rural settings; • We take pride in serving future planners, with several members from UNM, NMSU, and other institutes of higher education among our ranks. With your service, we strive to ensure that this chapter continuously serves their professional needs and development; • We boast 91 members of the American Institute of Certified Planners or AICP candidates; • AICP has accepted six of our members into the distinguished College of Fellows of AICP. • As shown in the lovely charts on the next page, our membership rep- resents all corners of our state. Our goal as a board is to represent and serve planners working in every community and in every setting. 2 | APA-NM, WINTER 2019-2020 APA-NM Newsletter JANUARY 2020 APA-NM MEMBER WORKPLACE SETTING* APA-NM Members Work Place Setting (for those who Non- School Profitidentified)District Higher Ed 5 6 Consultation Tribal 15 34 MPO/COG 4 12 State 10 APA National 4 County 23 Municipality 89 *Only includes members who self-identified. School District Consultation APA National Municipality County State MPO/COG Tribal Higher Ed Non Profit APAAPA-NM-NM Members MEMBER LOCATION Location (FALL - Fall 2019) 2019 170 180 160 140 120 100 80 37 60 36 38 14 40 19 16 4 20 0 ABQ Santa Fe NW NM Las SE NM Out of Northern SW NM Metro Cruces State NM (Non (ABQ, RR, Santa Fe) Valencia Cty) APA-NM, WINTER 2019-2020 | 3 APA-NM Newsletter JANUARY 2020 Chapter Financial Overview CHAPTER ASSETS AS OF DECEMBER 2019 ACCOUNT BALANCE Checking Balance $12,700.90 Market Rate Savings $28,390.00 TOTAL ASSETS $41,550.83* *Real Data. The APA-NM Board has put $15,000 of this amount into reserve in order to fund expenses related to the 2020 State Conference CHAPTER REVENUES 2018-2019 REVENUE BY SOURCE AMOUNT Chapter Dues (distributed by National ) $6,606.15 Conference $719.00 Annual Meeting 2018 (revenue split with ASLA) $709.77 Reimbursable Expenses $493.00 TOTAL REVENUE $8,528.87 CHAPTER EXPENDITURES 2018-19 EXPENDITURES AMOUNT Conference Attendance $4,592.51 State Conference and Operations* $3,543.16 Administration/Other $3,076.49 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $11,212.16 Expenditures Includes CM credit maintenance, Western Planner Donation, Support for UNM-APA conference attendance, AICP exam scholarship, inter-disciplinary happy hour, APA conference support for Board Officers. 4 | APA-NM, WINTER 2019-2020 APA-NM Newsletter JANUARY 2020 Summary of APA-NM Strategic Work Plan 2019-2020 Our Board has approved the Chapter Strategic Plan for 2019-2020. Below is a summary. Please go to our website to view full plan including specific objectives and actions for each of our five strategies. OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS: • Engage professional planners and communities to improve and promote the quality and standards of planning in New Mexico. OUR VISION IS: • We better all communities of New Mexico by: • Increasing awareness of all aspects of the profession of planning; • Training leaders to use proven and effective planning processes; • Engaging communities to promoting equitable and inclusive outcomes for all; and • Offer professional development opportunities for all members that promote the use of credible planning principles. OUR GOALS ARE: • Increase the impact and visibility of planning. • Increase the planning expertise of professional planners. • Increase expertise of elected officials, citizen planners, and students. • Integrate relationships with affiliated groups and organizations to strengthen our capacity as a professional planning organization. • Build fairness and inclusivity in our planning process by inviting all members of society to partici- pate. OUR STRATEGIES ARE: Strategy 1: Increase APA-NM Participation and Membership Engagement. Strategy 2: Become a Catalyst for Effective and Sound Planning In NM and Across All Areas in All Communities. Strategy 3: Inspire Next Generation Planners. Strategy 4: Re-invest in the Membership Through Professional Development. Strategy 5: Responsible Chapter Management. APA-NM, WINTER 2019-2020 | 5 APA-NM Newsletter JANUARY 2020 Western Planner Conference Recap You should have come out, man! For Special events included: the 3rd time this century, Santa Fe played host to the joint APA-NM/ • The requisite Wyoming vs the • An opening reception held atop Western Planner Conference, held in World Softball Game (played at the Drury Plaza Hotel at Bar Alto. the City Different from September Fort Marcy stadium); and won by 8-11, 2019. There were 41 concurrent Wyoming (of course). • A Downtown Santa Fe pub crawl panel sessions, including four legal that was super amazing. and four ethics sessions. Four lunch- • The annual awards ceremony com- time plenaries and an opening plenary bined for APA New Mexico and for • A meeting of the Indigenous Plan- provided further learning opportuni- the Western Planner, along with a ning Interest Group. ties. In total, it was possible to log 20 BBQ dinner. CM credits. There were nine mobile workshops in-town and into Northern New Mexico. WESTERN PLANNER 2019 CONFERENCE BY THE NUMBERS • 41 Concurrent Panel Sessions • 20 CM Credits Avail- able • 9 Mobile Workshops • 240 Attendees • 20 Member Host Committee • 12 Sponsors • 5,000 Drink Tickets 6 | APA-NM, WINTER 2019-2020 APA-NM Newsletter JANUARY 2020 The Tesuque Warriors perform a traditional dance of Tesuque Pueblo at the Opening Plenary event. Suffice to say that both APA New Mex- Santa Fe River bike tour, co-housing, attendees were able to network in a ico and the Western Planner support- Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, and Santa Fe relaxing setting overlooking a magnif- ed their respective goals of offering art collaborative Meow Wolf. Sessions icent Santa Fe sunset. an accessible, dynamic, entertaining of particular interest to Western Plan- annual conference. Conference atten- ners focused on building fire-adapted APA-NM would like to thank everyone dance was approximately 240 which communities, long-term water sus- who made this conference possible, was comprised equally of New Mexico tainability, and the “You Know You’re a from the local host committee to our planners and registrants from other Western Planner When…” session. sponsors and all the speakers who states. have generously donated their time to The opening Plenary was truly dynam- present and host mobile workshops. The local host committee met monthly ic as the Tesuque Warriors performed a We plan on hosting another Western for eight months before the confer- traditional dance of Tesuque Pueblo to Planner Conference in the future. ence. This core group of about 20 start the program followed by several people is largely responsible for the speakers and culminated with Steven logistical and programming success of Michael Quezada’s opening keynote. the conference. Santa Fe County, the In his keynote, he discussed growing City of Santa Fe, APS, and the NMDOT up in Albuquerque’s South Valley and were very supportive of these efforts, the importance of getting involved in allowing staff to participate. the planning process. The conference’s theme “Planning Our Places for a Changing Future” was The majority of the conference took more than appropriate as sessions place at the Drury Plaza Hotel, an addressed several issues in a chang- adaptive reuse of the old St. Vincent ing west. Resiliency, tribal planning, Hospital in historic downtown, giving growth management, and multi-modal attendees the opportunity to walk transportation were hot topics for the around the state capital. Bar Alto’s panel sessions. Mobile workshops cen- rooftop patio provided the perfect Please note, photos courtesy of Western tered on historic Santa Fe landscapes, setting for the opening reception as Planner! APA-NM, WINTER 2019-2020 | 7 APA-NM Newsletter JANUARY 2020 2019 APA-NM Award Winners! APA-NM held its 2019 awards ceremony at the Western Planner Conference in Santa Fe on a beautiful September evening.
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