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Chairman Ginn said the County was blessed to find an experienced facilitator, Dr. David Sullivan. She specified that Dr. Sullivan advised the ground rules at the first meeting; one was that there would be no absences during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the 3 Saturdays. The members were to be willing to sign a letter of understanding that they would be there on time and stay to the end, and that they were willing to accept any assignment, be willing to work, research, collect data, and leave some of their own ideas behind to come to consensus. The Dodgertown Conference Center proved to be a great place to hold those meetings. Dr. David Sullivan , Provost of Indian River Community College, introduced the members of the Growth Task Force by asking those present to stand. A group photo, taken at 8:10 th a.m. on June 5, was displayed on the screen. He noted that all of the members were smiling but they looked much different at the end of that day’s session. He thanked all of them for their time and effort and extended a special thanks to the Commissioners, the County’s staff and Reta Smith. He agreed that the Dodgertown Conference Center was a perfect venue. He then reviewed each section of the Growth Task Force 2004 Final Report (a copy of the report is on file with the backup in the office of the Clerk to the Board). His review included each section of the report: the overview, recommendations, comments, and minutes of their meeting of June 5, 2004. He noted there are 81 recommendations and that every person’s vote was counted on every issue. He pointed out that the Board now has 30 people, plus him, who have become “semi-experts” on the LDR’s and suggested they be kept involved in the future. He had two final notes to share: 1) there is a need to bring all the visioning groups together so there are commonalities in the future, and 2) all the recommendations have merit which could result in a huge amount of work on the staff, which was not the intent of the GTF. He suggested that some of the recommendations are really important to start moving forward on and others may need an unbiased eye, perhaps a consultant or expert, to look at costs and which recommendations are in the best interest of the community. There were no questions and he expressed thanks on behalf of the whole group for the opportunity and honor to serve the community. Chairman Ginn responded that it was now the Board’s opportunity to thank and honor him and the task force members. She read aloud the wording on the plaque and presented it July 6, 2004 4