<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><base href="x-msg://49/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Multicultural Resource Center <<a href="mailto:mresource.center@cornell.edu">mresource.center@cornell.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Members Sought for Tompkins County Planning Advisory Board</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">June 2, 2015 1:40:16 PM EDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">TC-HSC-L <<a href="mailto:TC-HSC-L@list.cornell.edu">TC-HSC-L@list.cornell.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Multicultural Resource Center <<a href="mailto:mresource.center@cornell.edu">mresource.center@cornell.edu</a>><br></span></div><br><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Leelawadee, sans-serif; "><br>>>>>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong>Members Sought for Tompkins County Planning Advisory Board <<<<<</strong><span style="font-family: Leelawadee, sans-serif; "></span><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><strong> </strong></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="">Tompkins County is seeking applicants for several vacancies on the Tompkins County Planning Advisory Board. </span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><strong>Three of the seats currently open are for individuals with expertise in Historic and Cultural Resources, Housing, and Higher Education.</strong><span style=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>There is also a vacancy in an At-Large seat.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong> At-Large seats are intended to be filled by individuals who can offer expertise or diversity not provided by current board members.</span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="">The purpose of the Planning Advisory Board is to provide the Tompkins County Legislature and the</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="">Commissioner of Planning with advice and counsel on comprehensive land-use planning and matters</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="">related to regional, County, and municipal planning. Specific powers and duties include:</span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style=""> </span></p><ul type="square" style="margin-top: 0in; "><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Providing advice to the Commissioner in the development and updating of the County Comprehensive Plan and related policies and programs;<span style="font-family: Leelawadee, sans-serif; "></span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Acting as a resource to the Legislature and the Commissioner of Planning on planning and development matters;<span style="font-family: Leelawadee, sans-serif; "></span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Facilitating planning activities on a cooperative countywide and regional basis;<span style="font-family: Leelawadee, sans-serif; "></span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Advising the Legislature and Commissioner of Planning on when and how to assess the potential impacts of major County programs on the County’s infrastructure, financial and human resources, and County Comprehensive Plan;<span style="font-family: Leelawadee, sans-serif; "></span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Assisting and advising the Commissioner of Planning on the development of the Department’s Work Program; and<span style="font-family: Leelawadee, sans-serif; "></span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Assisting the County, its Departments, and other agencies with specific planning-related tasks as directed by the Tompkins County Legislature.<span style="font-family: Leelawadee, sans-serif; "></span></li></ul><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="">The Planning Advisory Board typically meets eight to ten times per year at 9 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month.</span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="">Individuals interested in applying for a seat on the Planning Advisory Board must fill out an application and submit it to the Clerk of the Tompkins County Legislature. Applications will be reviewed by the Planning Advisory Board with appointment by the County Legislature. </span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="">Applications can be found at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/legislature/advisory-board" target="_blank">http://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/legislature/advisory-board</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and should be submitted by June 19, 2015.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><strong> </strong></div><p class="x_MsoHeader" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Leelawadee, sans-serif; "> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><em>Media contact: Ed Marx, Commissioner of Planning, 607-274-5560.</em></div><p class="x_MsoHeader" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Leelawadee, sans-serif; "> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><strong>- END -</strong></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><br></div></div><div id="cke_pastebin">________________________________________________________________________________</div><div id="cke_pastebin">To subscribe/unsubscribe from the HSC Listserv or review our guidelines, visit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.hsctc.org/listserve">www.hsctc.org/listserve</a></div><div> </div><div><strong>The Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County</strong><br><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 205); "><em>Celebrating 40 Years of Creating Solutions Together!</em></span></strong></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>