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<br />The Chairman CALLED THE QUESTION and the motion <br />carried unanimously. (Tabled to April 6, 2004 meeting.) <br /> <br />Chairman Ginn assured everyone this was not an effort to get away from work but <br />to make an effort to gather more information at the charette and to speak with Dr. Sullivan as soon <br />as possible. It was pointed out that there has already been a lot of public input. <br />George Christopher <br />, 945 Painted Bunting Lane, spoke at length against the <br />formation of a task force and in support of a letter written by Dr. Richard Baker opposing the task <br />force. If the Board proceeds with a task force, he thought it needed to have a clear charter, <br />representation from the community and not special interest groups, and the expertise of staff to tell <br />them what is “doable” and what is not. He urged them to move forward by giving direction to staff <br />to draw up the suggested changes and hold public hearings. <br />Chairman Ginn commented that she was not thrilled with the task force, but that was <br />the direction the Board had chosen. <br />Commissioner Lowther suggested having staff come back with changes in <br />accordance with comments that came up during the workshops and after attending the charette in <br />St. Lucie. <br />Chairman Ginn thought that was a good suggestion. <br />Commissioner Adams noted that staff had asked the Commission what changes <br />needed to be made. She recalled they have talked about (strengthening) the tree ordinance. <br />Commissioner Macht specified that staff cannot give direction to the Board, all they <br />can do is refer to the law as it stands in the Comprehensive Plan. The task force will give the Board <br />their recommendations after they have reach a consensus, and then it is up to the Board to direct <br />staff. All we can expect staff to do is tell the task force what the law says and how it can be changed. <br />th <br />Robert Swift <br />, 6450 Glendale Road (aka 8 Street), agreed with several points made <br />by Mr. Christopher. He thought the task force could serve a good function by digging into the <br />problems and the perceptions of the problems and how the problems can be addressed. He did not <br />March 16, 2004 22 <br /> <br />