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before the Comprehensive Plan changes are approved by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA). Commissioner Flescher stated that although three of the five Commissioners had sanctioned his attendance, he had opted to not attend the ISBA meetings, and explained why. He declared that he had no problem with staff's fourth objection to the draft ISBA, which related to the termination of the ISBA Agreement if any efforts are undertaken to establish a County Charter, and believed that staff could iron out the other three objections. Vice Chairman Davis offered comments regarding agricultural zoning in the Cities of Sebastian and Fellsmere; felt that there was too much of a land grab by all of the municipalities; and supported Commissioner O'Bryan's idea for the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council to provide their input. Commissioner Wheeler observed that although County staff had done a skilled job in the negotiations, they did not have much leverage with which to obtain cooperation from the municipalities. He supported staff's recommendation and agreed that more work, such as tightening up regulations on heights and densities, and reviewing the large amounts of reserve areas, needed to be done on the ISBA. Chairman Bowden wanted to inform the public that the potential annexations may not occur, and that the County is just beginning to work on this issue. She also wanted the elected officials to have an opportunity to weigh in on the ISBA. The Chairman opened the floor to public comment. John T. Williams, 1535 Smugglers Cove, presented and read a written statement (copy on file) to the Commissioners, in which he advocated support for the Interlocal 22 April 15, 2008