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Chip Landers, 1295 45th Court SW, President of the County Realtors Association, said he was concerned with the time frame of a moratorium and urged the Board to consider the repercussions of what they are doing for the long term and not just for six months. David Unversaw, General Manager of Treasure Coast Refuse, was concerned with a moratorium's impact on the County and his business. He thinks we need a vision of the quality and type of developments we want to see, but did not think we want to stop development. A moratorium now would hurt us economically and he hoped that the County will continue to grow in the right direction. Developer Jerry Swanson, 6426 33rd Lane in Oak Chase, spoke in opposition to the moratorium. He asked the Board to think of the economic impact and stated it is not easy for a developer to start and stop production. Brett Bragg, 1915 441'' Ave, expressed his feeling that every Tuesday is a workshop. He believed we should have one more workshop without imposing a moratorium. Dean Luethje, Carter Associates, said the word moratorium has a stigma about it and he strongly suggested just having a workshop, with no moratorium. Jim Kern, South Florida developer, encouraged the Board to avoid the word moratorium and felt workshops are a good thing. Co -Chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission Dr. David Cox, residing in Summerplace, urged the Board to look at the PD process and increase communication with the public. He said if there are problems they can be detected early in the process and the economic impact on all those involved would be minimal. Chairman Macht agreed there needs to be a stronger liaison with Planning and Zoning. Chairman Macht asked if anyone else wished to be heard regarding this matter. There being none, the Chairman closed the public hearing. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Adams, SECONDED by Commissioner Neuberger, to hold workshops to look at the planned development process with no moratorium. May 6, 2003 18