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or l- t, pA - j'-1- coach. Regarding Item 7, he inquired whether the "buffer" would be 20, 40 or 60 feet and what kinds of trees would be provided. Regarding Item 8, he wondered whether the reduced building setbacks would encourage residences closer to the street with larger backyards and commercial activity would require parking in back of the businesses. Regarding Item 17, he wondered whether "transit stop and a civic building" would be considered commercial or residential and how a civic building would be defined. He commented that when he arrived in this area and drove along SR -60 there were trees and groves but now there is commercial activity all the way from I-95. He wondered what it will look like in 2010 and hoped it would look different from Melbourne or Ft Pierce. Debb Robinson, Vice President ofLaurel Corporation, expressed her concernthatthe Board not tie its hands so that it will be unable to control what is done in the future. She believed that 80% of development would be in the southwest quadrant of the County. She did not believe that single-family people could be forced to move to a designated area. She felt the vision is a good one but did not believe that staff has the ability to foresee all the details. She felt the concept is wonderful but will be driven by the market and that forcing cluster development in agricultural areas would be unfortunate. She believed that this area will be greatly impacted by baby boomer retirees, as well as people moving from the southern part of the state. Robert Adair, Director of Kerr Center, expounded on the topics contained in the following presentation: Maintaining Viable Agriculture at the Urban Edge Presented to the Board of Commissioners Indian River County by Robert C. Adair, Jr Executive Director Vero Beach Research Station Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc. FEBRUARY 24, 1998 -56- 0 0