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stressed that the Board cannot retroactively apply any requirements. The Board could direct staff to bring back an LDR amendment so that all improvements must be completed before the certificate of occupancy (CO) can be issued. County Administrator Baird cautioned that the Board needed to be very careful about what they want the County to control because they would soon be controlling everything on private property. He reiterated that we would have to double our staff in order to monitor the different issues. Tony Angelastro, 392 W. Tangerine Square, described their need for security gates and landscaping as promised by the developer. He also mentioned that their retention pond needs fixing and does not meet the requirements. They believed the developer should be held accountable. Director Keating stated that staff would check the pond. Vice Chairman Wheeler commented that misleading advertising is not unique to Indian River County. County Administrator Baird suggested the Commissioners lobby the State Legislature to change the homeowners’ laws. He offered to meet again with Mr. Aprile and to invite the developer to the meeting to try to help this situation. Joe Paladin , Chairman of the private-sector Growth Awareness Committee and a developer, suggested the Commissioners consider rewarding success and penalizing failure. He urged the Commissioners not to over-react, micromanage this, and cause more work for the staff. Vice Chairman Wheeler suggested having a scorecard rating the developers (doing business in the county) on past performance. Discussion ensued during which County Attorney Collins repeated there was nothing the Board could do in this instance except approve the recommendation on all three items. It was pointed out that developers are certified and licensed by the State and the worse thing that can happen to a developer is to have people call the State about their license. February 21, 2006 11