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Commissioner O’Bryan thought that the maps for the Towns of Orchid and Indian River Shores made sense and provided uniformity. He also noted that three of the municipalities had used the term “protect our borders” when discussing their reserve areas. Attorney Vitunac emphasized that the annexation reserve areas give the municipalities the right to exclude other cities from coming into their reserved areas, but not the right to force annexation. He then displayed slides of the existing and reserve areas for the City of Sebastian, and invited Rich Stringer to explain how Sebastian had determined its reserve area. Sebastian City Attorney Rich Stringer explained that the industrial areas which had been originally platted in Sebastian had gone into conservation. The western portion of the reserve areas was selected with the intention of creating an industrial/employment base for Sebastian. He wanted to ensure that Sebastian would be a community where people could both live and work. Director Keating said that the County had some concerns over the size of Sebastian’s reserve area. However, the County’s main concern is with the Agreement, as it is structured, which exempts Sebastian’s reserve area from complying with the rule that any annexed area has to get unanimous consent by all parties in the Agreement. Attorney Vitunac next presented slides of Fellsmere’s current boundaries and the reserve areas, and he invited Jason Nunemaker to speak on behalf of Fellsmere. Fellsmere City Manager Jason Nunemaker declared that Fellsmere was not entirely responsible for the recent concerns on growth issues which have surfaced in the County and the Municipalities. He reminded everyone that since 2005, when their annexation program involved just a few hundred acres, Fellsmere had been requesting a joint planning agreement which would have set forth reserve areas. Mr. Nunemaker thereafter provided the rationale 9 June 19, 2008 Special Call Jt. Mtng/Interlocal Agrmnt