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Attorney Vitunac asked if there is an opportunity for our staff to meet with the DCA staff in Tallahassee in an informal meeting to resolve problems, if there are any. Mr. Banning advised that when you send in plans, there is a 45 day review period. If the DCA has problems or questions, they definitely will be in touch with the County staff. He stressed that the DCA has a very open and constant communication process; they have met with staff several times and talked with them on the telephone, and he did not feel there should be any communica- tion problem. Commissioner'Bird asked if, in the review of each county's plan, the DCA staff looks at each plan from the objective of each county and its particular needs and topography, etc., or are they bound by a "cookie cutter" approach? He did feel that we have a somewhat unique county here geographically - we have a coastal ridge, a 10 mile ridge along 1-95, and residential in between with Agriculture and marsh lands to the west, and he asked if the DCA will look at this county differently than the counties to the north and south of us. Mr. Banning confirmed that the DCA does have that ability, but their process is a combination of the "cookie cutter" approach combined with knowledge of the particular community involved. Their process is made up of the blending of a rigid checklist with a good dose of reality. Mr. Banning stressed that just because they approve something in one community doesn't mean they will approve the same thing in another. Chairman Eggert asked if the DCA places heavy weight on our conformance with the TCRPC Plan for our district, and Mr. Banning confirmed that they do. POLICY RE 25% UPLAND RETENTION OF NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITY Chairman Eggert asked that the Board first take up the 25% upland retention problem. G 29 u0� 79 - FEB 9FEB 11 1990