Join us and Councilman Anthony Brancatelli

02/19/2013

 
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This Thursday February 21st, we are excited to announce that Cleveland City Councilman Anthony "Tony" Brancatelli will be joining us. Councilman Brancatelli is considered an expert on the devastating foreclosure crisis, at both the local and national levels. He wears many hats - Ward 12 Representative (Slavic Village & part of Old Brooklyn), Chairman of the Council's Community and Economic Development Committee, Chair of the County Land Bank, lifelong Slavic Village resident, and recipient of many awards that recognize his dedication and commitment to our community. We are honored to have the Councilman as our guest this week. It will be a great opportunity for APA members to meet this astounding leader and find out what is happening in Slavic Village today and in the future. Read his full biography here: http://www.clevelandcitycouncil.org/ward-12/#

All CSU APA meetings this semester are held from 5pm to 6pm in UR 241, Sweet Seminar Room.

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MUST HEAR SPEAKER SERIES NIGHT!!! CSU/APA Meeting Tonight!! Guest speakers: Tony Coyne and Steve Litt

03/06/2012

 
For the fourth CSU/APA meeting of the Spring Semester, we will host Steve Litt, Art and Architecture Critic from the Plain Dealer and Tony Coyne, Chair of the Planning Commission for Cleveland. The topic: the New Group Plan Commission and its impact on the future of Cleveland. 

If there is one CSU/APA meeting NOT to miss, it would be this one.

To familiarize yourself with the New Group Plan, click on the link below:
http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/grouplan/index.php 


To learn more about tonight's speakers: please visit the Speaker Series tab on the left side of this page.

See you all later today!
 

Teaching Cleveland Panel and Breakout Sessions- Hosted by CSU/APA

02/29/2012

 
Introduction
On Thursday, March 1, 2012, CSU/APA will host the Teaching Cleveland Foundation in the Bonda Room from 2 pm to 5 pm. The Teaching Cleveland Foundation is a pending 501 (3) (c) organization with a stated mission to develop Cleveland-centered curricula in area schools that deepen an understanding of Greater Cleveland’s rich history, foster an appreciation of its varied resources, and equip participants with the skills and capacities to connect, collaborate, and commit. 

The Project

The Nine Twelve Student Planning Project, which the Teaching Cleveland Foundation is promoting a plan that introduces new initiatives and builds around existing assets to create a mixed-use neighborhood that will serve the needs of the district and complement the rest of the investments underway in downtown Cleveland. This project involves approximately 30 students from four area high schools: Western Reserve Academy, Beachwood, Hawken, and Gilmour Academy.

The Program
The following program is divided into two sections:

2 pm - 3:30 pm - Panelists from four sectors: Urban Design & Development, Sustainability, Market Forces (Real Estate and its Processes), and Community Engagement, which include:

Allen Wiant- PlayhouseSquare Real Estate Services
David Browning- Managing Director of CB Richard Ellis
Michael Deemer- Vice President of Business Development of Downtown Cleveland Alliance
Kevin Schmotzer- City of Cleveland
Brent Donnell- Charter One Bank

3:30 pm - 5 pm - Breakout Groups representing the four sectors. CSU/APA members are especially encouraged to show up and offer their own advice, comments, opinions on the topic of the sector.

Additional Information

http://theciviccommons.com/issues/teaching-cleveland

http://theciviccommons.com/conversations/student-resources--2
 

3rd CSU/APA meeting of the Semester!!

02/21/2012

 
Come one, come all! The CSU/APA chapter will be having their bi-weekly meeting today in the Bonda Room. Although there is no speaker for this meeting, there is still a good amount of information to take in. The focus of this meeting is twofold: one is on Teaching Cleveland, a a pending 501 (3) (c) organization with a stated mission to develop Cleveland-centered curricula in area schools that deepen an understanding of Greater Cleveland’s rich history, foster an appreciation of its varied resources, and equip participants with the skills and capacities to connect, collaborate, and commit. The another is on planning for the APA National Conference, which is fast approaching. Hope to see you all there!!
 

Constitution Process Update

03/10/2010

 
Please see here for more information. In short, we need to revise our constitution (yes, again) and will need to vote on it again. We will be meeting tonight, 03.10, at 5pm, and tomorrow, 03.11, at 5:30pm, where the ratification vote will occur.
 

Constitution Ratification Meeting

03/01/2010

 
Special meeting this Wednesday, 03.03.10, for the final reading of the constitution and vote for ratification. We will need 2/3rds of the members present to vote in favor of the amendments for it to pass. 5pm in the Bonda room.
 

Next Meeting 2/24

02/21/2010

 
5pm in the Bonda room as usual. Pizza and soda! This is a regular meeting, and we will be hearing the new amendments for the constitution (version 3.0) then. We will have a special meeting the week after (3/3) to hear the second reading of the amendments and then vote to ratify at that point. 
 

First Meeting of the Spring Semester

01/14/2010

 
Our first meeting will be 01.27.10, location tbd (but probably the Bonda room). If you joined last semester, you are still a member. If you would like to join this spring, please bring $10 and we'll get a membership form. Hope to see you there!
 

Next meeting is 11/18!

10/29/2009

 
Our next meeting will be held on the 18th, as we have the 11th off. 5pm in the Bonda room with pizza & soda, as always. We will be hearing from Dru Siley, a planner with the City of Lakewood. Please join us!
 

Next meeting 10/14, 5pm, Bonda Room

10/05/2009

 
Please join us for our next meeting on October 14th, at 5pm in the Bonda Room. We will be continuing with our speaker series by hearing from Mayor Mike Lyons on regionalism. As always, we will have pizza and soda.
 
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