APA New York Metro Chapter Long Island Section

APA LI Section is happy to sponsor the following event:

Hofstra University and the Nassau County Planning Commission present the

2015 Land Use Training Program for Municipal Planning and Zoning Officials

Monday, September 21, 2015

5:15 – 9:30pm

Multipurpose Room, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus

See ANNOUNCEMENT for the full program and registration details

[AICP CM Credits Requested]

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Through funding from State Farm, Sustainable Long Island has launched a Disaster Preparedness Program. The focal point of this program is a Storm Readiness Assessment, which aims to collect data to determine if Long Islanders are better prepared for natural disasters since Superstorm Sandy. If you have not done so already, residents of Nassau and Suffolk Counties can be entered into a drawing to win an Apple iPad Mini (16GB Wi-Fi + Sprint) by taking the online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/liprepared.

 For more information, click HERE.

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Annual East End Planning Conference

Thursday, September 24, 2015; 3:00pm – 7:30pm (mobile workshop to begin at 2pm)

Stony Brook University
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), Marine Sciences Center
Little Neck Road, Southampton, NY 11968

More Details to Follow…..

Download flier by clicking HERE

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Keep and eye out for the following Touro Land Use & Sustainable Development Law Institute professional development and subject-based workshops this fall:

• In collaboration with the Long Island Housing Partnership, Touro Law’s Aging & Longevity Institute, and the American Planning Association, the Institute is hosting a program on Land Use & Zoning for Fair and Accessible Housing on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, from 9 am – 2:30 pm. For more information and registration, please visit www.tourolaw.edu/landuseinstitute.

• Our Bagels with the Boards programs will feature speakers on the future of sign regulations after Reed v. Town of Gilbert, planning for disaster resilience, the power of eminent domain, religious land uses, and more. The dates for our fall Bagels programs are Friday Sept. 25, Oct. 30, and Nov. 20. As always, the programs begin with continental breakfast at 8:30 am and the substantive presentation runs from 9-10 am.

• Please also save the date for our Second Annual Long Island Coastal Resilience Summit on Friday, March 11, 2016. The theme of this year’s summit is Resilience Oriented Development. The program will feature speakers on the integration of transit-oriented and resilience-oriented development, planning and zoning for renewable energy, overcoming wastewater management constraints, an update on the latest climate projections for the region, and more.

More information about training opportunities is available at www.tourolaw.edu/landuseinstitute.

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The APA LI Section invites you to the

Downtown Riverhead Walking Tour

Thursday, July 9th, 2015 from 4:00pm – 6:00pm

{1 CM Credit Pending}

Thank you to Supervisory Walter and his staff for a terrific and informative tour of Downtown Riverhead!  From environmental and accessibility improvements to Grangabel Park to new shared workspace at Thirty West Main and the renovated Suffolk Theater, Downtown Riverhead is in the midst of a true renaissance.  Below are some photos from along the tour route.  Be sure to check back a www.apalongisland.org for future tours!

Grangabel Park

Community Garden, E. Main St.

Come out and join your fellow planners, engineers and community development colleagues for an afternoon touring the recent development and economic development activity taking place in Riverhead.  Tour hosts include Supervisor Sean Walter; Jill Lewis, Deputy Supervisor; Chris Kempner, Community Development Director; and Jefferson V. Murphree, AICP, Building and Planning Administrator.

An informal networking event will immediately follow the tour.

RSVP“s and Questions should be sent to murphree@townofriverheadny.gov or (631)-727-3200

Click HERE for a Tour Agenda/Flier

Tour Itinerary

 Tour Highlights (Time Permitting) Summerwinds/Joe’s Garage Peconic River/Grangebel Park/Water Fire Peconic Crossing Crooked Ladder Brewery 30 West Main Street Suffolk Theater Former Woolworth building East End Arts

Other Downtown Highlights

Microbreweries Long Ireland Brewery Mustache Brewing Company Arts/Entertainment Long Island Aquarium Hyatt Place Hotel – Conference Center Education Suffolk County Community College Culinary Arts Center Government Supreme Court Town Hall Community Community Garden Farmer’s Market

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Waterfire on the Peconic River – Informational Meeting

Saturday, June 20, 2015

6pm – 8pm

Duke Chancellor’s Hall, Stony Brook University Southampton , 39 Tuckahoe Road, Southampton

Imagine seeing a hundred bonfires floating above the Peconic River…stroll a boardwalk surrounded by mood setting music that enters your being and puts you at ease… the fires crackle as young and old enjoy music, dance, food and community through a series of free events.

Come meet the artist and founder of WaterFire and his team who have come here to help our communities make this a reality!

Light refreshments will be provided.

For more information, click HERE, or email:  jfitzgerald@southamptontownny.gov  631-283-6055

facebook.com/WaterFireOnThePeconic

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2015 APA Northeast Planning Conference:  Getting Ahead of the Future!

American Planning Association’s Northeast Regional Conference is in beautiful Saratoga Springs from June 26-28, 2015. We expect that over 700 architects, engineers, attorneys, government officials and other industry professionals from the nine states in Region 1 will attend.

‘Getting Ahead of the Future’ is this year’s conference theme and it will include a keynote address from Chris Leinberger, President of Locus; Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors. Also included are special sessions on demographics and emerging trends, nearly 40 educational programs, ten mobile workshops, and terrific networking events.

For more information and registration, please click:  http://aparegion1.org/2015-conference-program/

We hope to see you there!!

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Third Annual APA/ASLA/AIA Joint Conference – June 12th, 2015
“Community Engagement in the Design Process”

The June Conference is an annual one-day interdisciplinary event jointly organized by the New York Metro Chapters of the American Planning Association (APA), American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), and the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Now in its third year, the 2015 Conference will explore the role played by community groups in collaborative planning and design processes. This event will investigate how design professionals, public sector agencies, non-profits and related organizations can effectively engage the public to inform context-specific decision-making for the betterment of projects. Participants will hear from experienced practitioners and stakeholders in a morning panel discussion. The afternoon session will examine case studies and end with an insightful guided tour of a project site.  The event will be highlighted by keynote speeches from (1) Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, and (2) Nilda Mesa, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability.

Registration

Space is limited, and early bird registration fees are in effect until June 1st, so register now! (6 CM credits anticipated)
For more information and registration, visit http://aslany.org/2015-june-conference/

Sponsorships

Sponsorships are available at Platinum ($3,000), Gold ($1,000) and Silver ($500) levels. Contact Maxwell Sokol, AICP (Maxwell.Sokol@gmail.com) for more information.

All Sponsorships include:
• E-Newsletter Announcements of the Event: Logo/link with special acknowledgment in all chapter e-mailings
• Event Webpage: Logo/link acknowledgment on event webpage
• At the Event: Logo on opening slide presentation and/or in program

Platinum and Gold Sponsorships also include: At the Event: Table for product display or printed materials.  Platinum Sponsorships also include: At the Event: Acknowledgment in introductory remarks.

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Annual Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarship Breakfast

Photo Credit: Dodson & Flinker

Friday, May 15, 2015, 8AM – 10:30 AM

Online Registration now open (scroll down for instructions)!!

Click HERE to download the event flier

On May 15th, the APA Long Island Section will hold its annual Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarship Breakfast between 8:00 AM  and 10:30 AM at Molloy College’s Suffolk Center at Republic Airport (see directions).  Each year, the best and brightest of Long Island’s future and young planners strive for the Arthur Kunz Scholarship, which allows for the recipient to attend the annual American Planning Association Conference.

This Year’s Presentation [1.25 CM Credits Approved!]

Water Quality Management:  A Coastal New England Case Study

Moderated by:

Sarah Lansdale, Director of Planning, Suffolk County Dep’t of Economic Development & Planning

Kristy Senatori, Deputy Director Cape Cod Commission

Erin Perry, Special Projects Coordinator Cape Cod Commission

       Featured Speakers

Kristy Senatori,Deputy Director, and Erin Perry, Special Projects Coordinator for the Cape Cod Commission will speak to the Cape’s plans for water quality management. Like Suffolk County and parts of Nassau County, nitrogen from septic systems has impaired Cape Cod’s coastal waters, which are critical to the area’s economy. The Cape Cod Commission is completing a Regional Wastewater Management Plan and an update to the Section 208 Area-wide Water Quality Management Plan. The plans introduce residents and policy makers to the science, the challenges, and the potential solutions for managing wastewater in an efficient and cost-effective way.

Honoring Scholarship Recipients:

We are pleased to report that this year LI Section was able to provide scholarships to three young planners from Long Island to attend the APA National Conference in Seattle:  Gabrielle Alper, Emily Humes and Megan Porter! The awardees will share their experiences with us at the breakfast.

Planning is crucial to helping Long Island become resilient to the challenges that lay ahead, and the Arthur Kunz Scholarship helps ensure the best and brightest are given the tools to succeed.

A healthy breakfast buffet will be provided.

Sponsorship Opportunities

It is because of our sponsors that we are able to continue to support planner education and scholarships.  We are grateful to all of our sponsors who have so generously supported our work in the past and hope you will continue to support us again this year.

Three corporate and one individual sponsorship levels are available. All sponsorships levels include thanks in our upcoming announcements and conference brochure and on our website at http://www.apalongisland.org. Additional benefits included:

• Gold: $500 includes 6 Tickets, company profile on our website, extra‐large logo and company name displayed on poster during event, option to display marketing materials during the event, recognition during the presentation, and opportunity to present for a few minutes during the event.
• Silver: $250 includes 4 tickets, company profile on our website, large logo and company name displayed on poster during event, with option to display marketing materials at table before the event.
• Bronze: $150 includes 2 tickets, logo displayed on our website, logo and company name displayed on poster during event.
• Individual: $75 includes 1 ticket and name displayed on poster board during the event.

Note: Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsorships make complimentary tickets possible for municipal planners.

To sponsor this event, please email information (company logo and a company profile) to keiseman@nelsonpopevoorhis.com and mail a check payable to “LI Section” to:   APA – LI Section, c/o Kathryn Eiseman, Treasurer, Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, LLC, 572 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747. Or, submit payment online using one of the PayPal links below:

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

Bronze Sponsor

Individual Sponsor

Register Now!!

Registration Costs: $15 students; $20 municipal, APA members & non-profits; $25 Non-APA Member and $40 at the door (day-of).  Register and pay now by credit card or PayPal, by clicking to appropriate link below:

$20.00 APA Members, Municipal and Non-profit employees

$25.00 Non-Member

$15.00 Student Rate

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Thank you to all of our sponsors:

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