Joint Statement by New York State APA Chapters
/On December 14, 2023, the New York Upstate and New York Metro Chapters of the American Planning Association issued a joint comment regarding the proposed bylaw changes presented by a committee at APA. The letter noted our concerns with the process and proposal and requested more time to review and comment.
A copy of the joint comment letter can be found below. To learn more about the proposed bylaw changes, please visit https://www.planning.org/leadership/bylaws/revisions/.
This RFP is unique in that the selected consultant(s) will be responsible for the concurrent creation of two (2) BOA Plans under the New York State Department of State (DOS) Brownfield Opportunity Area Program. As the City was awarded two separate DOS grants, the selected consultant(s) will be responsible for completing the two plans concurrently, but under two separate DOS contracts. Therefore, the consultants will be subject to DOS MWBE reporting standards for each BOA Plan project.