The New York State Climate Action Council (Council) is a 22-member committee that will prepare a Scoping Plan to achieve the State’s bold clean energy and climate agenda. The Council will also oversee the establishment of sector-specific advisory panels and working groups and will work in consultation with the Climate Justice Working Group and the Environmental Justice Advisory Group. 

The Climate Action Council will hold a meeting February 26, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

In keeping with measures designed to limit the spread of COVID-19, the meeting will be held via teleconference. To observe the meeting, please use the WebEx information below. A recording of the meeting will be posted on the Climate Act website within three days of the meeting, or as soon as practicable.

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The Preservation League of New York State is pleased to present a six-part virtual webinar series in partnership with the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation & the American Planning Association, New York Upstate Chapter.

Virtual Series Schedule

Technical Talks: Researching Your Historic House
January 25, 1:00 p.m.

Commercial Historic Tax Credit Webinar
Capital District/Adirondack region focus, all welcome
February 10, 2021 | 6:00 p.m.

Technical Talks: National Register Districts
February 22, 2021 | 12:00 p.m.

Homeowner Historic Tax Credit Webinar
Southern Tier focus, all welcome
March 10, 2021 | 6:00 p.m.

Technical Talks: Historic Windows
March 22, 2021 | 12:00 p.m.

For more detailed program descriptions and registration links, please visit the Sparking Recovery Through Preservation Virtual Series webpage.

AICP members can earn Certification Maintenance (CM) credits for all programs in this series. Each of the (5) webinars is worth 1 CM credit. AICP CM credits can be logged at www.planning.org/cm. AICP members must be in attendance for the duration of the event to receive CM credits.

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For planning and zoning board members, two courses from this webinar series will fulfill the four hour annual training requirement from New York State.

For more information, please visit: http://www.dos.ny.gov/lg/lut/index.html

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The Long Island Regional Planning Council explores what local retail—and redevelopment—could look like in five years.

Is Long Island’s challenged brick-and-mortar retail sector a dinosaur headed to extinction—or does it present a transformational opportunity to reimagine development in Nassau and Suffolk counties? 

The Long Island Regional Planning Council (LIRPC) will discuss the challenges and opportunities during its panel discussion “Dinosaur or Dynamo? The Future of Long Island Retail” at 10 AM on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. This program may be eligible for self-reported CM credits.

The panelists are: 

• Dave Ackerman – Director of Marketing, Samanea New York 
• Jonathan E. Cohen – Vice President, Blumenfeld Development Group 
• Pat Halpin – Managing Director, Mercury 
• Sarah Lansdale – Director of Planning, Suffolk County 
• Larry Rose – Principal, The Rose Group 
• Sean Sallie – Deputy Commissioner for Planning, Nassau County 

Gary Lewi, Managing Director of Rubenstein PR, will moderate the panel. 

WHEN: 

Wednesday, November 18, 10:00 AM to 12 PM. 

WHERE: 

Virtual Meeting via Zoom 

Please click the link to join the webinar: https://vhb.zoom.us/j/98324233821?pwd=M2lxeldjS3RGaWUzWDVXdWJtTVl3QT09 

If prompted, enter password: 784251

Or Telephone: (646) 558-8656 

If prompted: Webinar ID: 983 2423 3821; Passcode: 784251

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Hello Planners! Just a quick reminder that the 2020 Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarship Breakfast, originally scheduled for May 15, 2020, has been CANCELED. Stay safe and hope to see you all soon!

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The Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies and

Hofstra University’s Frank G. Zarb School of Business present

Real Estate Technology,

Investments and Regulations

Wednesday, April 29 | 9-11:30 a.m. | Held Via Zoom

RSVP

Registrants will be emailed a link to the Zoom session

the night before the event.

For questions or more information about the conference,

email melissa.j.kessler@hofstra.edu.

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