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exemptions of Section 12 of the Agreement, which allow up to 65 -foot heights on annexed lands. He recalled how by a 5-0 Motion, they voted to mandate unanimous approval for annexed lands, whether inside or outside the Urban Service Area, which would go above the current height restrictions. He supported having the 65 -foot height being a part of the whole process of the Agreement. Commissioner O'Bryan was aware that Sebastian has lost a lot of its industrial acreage to conservation, and wanted to know if Sebastian citizens complained or were they in favor of that. He thought that Sebastian exempting itself from Section 12, "the unanimous approval", goes against what they were trying to do, as far as getting everyone on the same page. The provisions of the Agreement stipulate that if the County wants to move the Urban Service bine it has to go through Sectionl2, and he could not understand why Sebastian and Fellsmere should be exempt from said Section, if they were going to move the Urban Service Boundary by annexation. Councilmember Simchick added that it is all about negotiations: Sebastian has 1,300 acres and they cut back; Fellsmere had 20,000 acres and they cut back to about 11,000. She felt that the County's desire for 65 feet may not be acceptable to Sebastian's Plans. She also felt the 65 feet was too high, and thought it to be contradictory that there was talk about "New Towns" with schools and other land use mix, yet they are not supposed to move the USB. Commissioner Bowden explained that it could not be done, pursuant to the County's Comprehensive Plan. She felt Councilmember Simchick was inventing problems that could not be solved. She referenced the 83,000 acres in conservation in the County and thought it would be helpful if the conservation and water were mapped out. She recalled the airport tower that was voted on in Vero Beach, and cautioned Sebastian to try and not lock itself in, because things might be possible in the future that they could 17 July 23, 2008 / Joint Workshop ISBA, Sebastian