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_ M <br />Chairman Eggert did not feel the wording of the recommendation <br />includes that point. <br />The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone <br />wished to be heard in this matter. <br />Bob Burnett, representing Lost Tree Village Corporation, came <br />before the Board and stated he attended most of the meetings of the <br />Land Acquisition Advisory Committee. One of the points addressed <br />at the last meeting was the expansion of the role of this committee <br />to include representation of development interests. He was in <br />favor of a 15th member to give a developer's viewpoint at the <br />meetings. <br />Commissioner Wheeler believed we are looking to benefit the <br />entire community so the entire community should be involved and <br />make recommendations. <br />Herndon Williams, 3554 Ocean Drive, member of LAAC, came <br />before the Board. Mr. Williams thought that with the economic <br />climate and taxation problems, the regulatory requirement that this <br />county provide a certain amount of acreage of different types <br />called for the concentrated effort of the committee to be placed on <br />meeting those regulatory requirements as its first priority. There <br />are other committees looking into other aspects of land, such as <br />the recreation committee. He did not want to see LAAC's <br />concentration diluted by trying to look so far into the future that <br />we consider uses that are beyond the regulatory requirement. <br />Chairman Eggert assured Mr. Williams that she felt LAAC should <br />first concern itself with the regulatory minimums. LAAC's second <br />concern should be environmentally sensitive or important land, but <br />the Comp Plan has other items in it that should be included as part <br />of land acquisition. She felt we are always going to have a form <br />of land acquisition committee no matter what we do under DCA or <br />growth management rules. <br />Mr. Williams was in favor of adding a 15th member representing <br />the developer interest. <br />Commissioner. Bowman suggested LAAO needs technical scientific <br />people, such as a technical advisor or biologist with an <br />understanding of ecosystems. <br />Commissioner Bird noted we have Roland DeBlois as advisor, but <br />Commissioner Bowman stressed she meant someone with expertise in <br />ecosystem, not environment. <br />Commissioner Scurlock felt the committee could take one more <br />member, but if it grows much larger it might become impossible to <br />manage. <br />21 <br />MAR A 1992 <br />RUOK63 MUE f�4o <br />