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DRAFT Mayor Gillmor felt the process has come a long way and that staff has done a good job getting us to this point. He agreed that now was the time to iron out the details, as they all want to preserve the quality of life we enjoy in the County. He acknowledged that each city has its own visions, but felt that should not preclude them from working together and coming to an agreement. He agreed with Commissioner Wheeler that the vote should be unanimous. He thought there should be enough latitude in the document so they could each incorporate their vision of what they want their respective towns to be, especially because the reserve area has been reduced to a point where they are not taking over the whole County. He too has some concerns about New Town developments, but believed change is inevitable, and the difference twenty years from now, would be whether they managed it well or not. Councilmember Hill wanted to see them work things out, and it seemed to him, they were close to their goal. Councilmember Fromang felt the hardest issue they needed to look at was Exhibit "F", so they should address that first. Mayor Dunlop asked if they could take Citrus Highway out of the contract, and got no objection to his request. On the issue of five -miles versus one -mile or a mile -and -a -half for a New Town, he questioned why they could not come up with a resolution that is satisfactory for the County and each municipality, and make it three miles to satisfy everyone. Director Keating, in response to Commissioner Davis's inquiry of what was the compelling reason for the separation provision, said generally New Towns are a good way to develop if development is going to occur outside the USA; and it has the ability to protect a lot of agriculture and open spaces and concentrate the actual 12 December 15, 2008 / Joint Workshop ISBA, Sebastian