MEMBERS PRESENT:

Harvey Budd, Edward Crapo, Rodney Estes, Mitchell Glaeser, Pegeen Hanrahan, Regina Hawkins, William "Clay" Martin, Thomas McKnew, Fredrick Peterkin, Beverly Thomas, Janet Wootten, and Susan Wright.

COUNTY STAFF:

DJ Williams (ATCM)

OTHERS PRESENT:

George Nickerson (CRC Legal Counsel), Jim Pendland, Doris Bardon, Olen Barber, Jim Konish, Chris Bird, Dwight Adams, Connie Barkdoll, and Mark Kane Goldstein.

Summary:

After confirming a quorum, Chair Wootten called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. A motion was made by Member Wright/Thomas to approve the agenda. The motion passed unanimously.

There was a motion by Member Crapo/Estes to approve the minutes. After amending the June 1, 2000 minutes to clarify the first suggestion made by Jim Konish, the motion passed unanimously.

Doris Bardon, representing Women for Wise Growth, was recognized. She stated that Women for Wise Growth encouraged the adoption of the amendments related to joint planning and county environmental ordinances prevailing over municipal ordinances.

Dwight Adams, representing Sierra Club, was recognized. He supports County environmental ordinances prevailing over municipal ordinances.

Jim Konish was recognized. He supports the alternative language regarding the County environmental ordinances prevailing over municipal ordinances. The alternative focuses on the enforcibility of ordinances. He stated that all environmental ordinances are inherently complementary to each other.

Olen Barber, Mayor of High Springs, was recognized. He distributed a resolution opposing the amendment to section 1.04. The resolution suggested that the CRC not pass any ordinances that did not allow cities to "opt out".

Chris Bird was recognized. He stated that Florida was pursuing a state program that could only be applied if a county can apply it to all municipalities. He is concerned about any provisions in the Charter that would undermine the basic programs and services the state makes available. He believes that minimum standards implemented by the County is the most effective approach.

Extensive discussion followed regarding the County environmental ordinances prevailing over municipal ordinances.

George Nickerson was recognized to introduce the alternative language for section 1.04. There was a motion by Member Wright/Budd to approve the alternative proposal. The motion was passed with a vote of 10 to 2 with Members Estes and Martin dissenting.

There was a brief discussion concerning section 2.3 (Independent performance Auditor). There was a motion by Member Estes/Budd to delete the Independent Auditor amendment from further consideration. The motion was passed 10 to 2 with Members Hanrahan and Hawkins dissenting.

Members Martin and Hawkins left at this point (8:00pm)

There was brief discussion concerning section 1.5 (Joint planning). There was a motion made by Member McKnew/Crapo to place this amendment on the ballot after the following amendments were made:

"Each municipality shall be responsible for land use planning within its perspective boundaries and the county shall be responsible for land use planning in the unincorporated area. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the county and any municipality may enter into an interlocal agreement to provide for joint planning in portions of the unincorporated area adjacent to such municipality not located within the urban reserve area of another municipality or in portions of the area within such municipality."

There was a motion made by Member Estes/Thomas to accept section 2.2 (Commission residency requirements). The motion was passed unanimously.

There was a motion by Member Wright/Hanrahan to use simple a majority voting system to vote on the ballot language. The motion passed unanimously.

There was a brief discussion concerning scheduling a fourth public hearing. There was a motion by Member Thomas/Wright not to have an additional public hearing. The motion passed 8 to 2. Additionally the CRC draft report was discussed and there was agreement that it would be deferred until the next meeting.

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:30 p.m.

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