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98 <br /> hearings that the only way that this is reasonable <br /> for them to try is if it is voluntary. If this comes <br /> across as a mandatory decision by County Government <br /> on the people of the county there will be a <br /> tremendous reaction. Bob Strayhorn, from the <br /> audience agreed noting that open space, if mandated, <br /> would be completely changing the way of life that <br /> rural people would want their families to live. <br /> There are no objections to it being an option, but <br /> it is not a way that rural people wish to live. <br /> Katz agreed with Mr. Strayhorn that making open <br /> space mandatory at this time would be a very <br /> negative thing to do, but, he felt the suggestion <br /> made by Brown regarding an education process should <br /> be used. He felt that the County must provide a very <br /> substantial technical assistance program for <br /> landowners and developers or open space development <br /> will not occur. <br /> Jobsis agreed that education and technical <br /> assistance could be provided to try and persuade <br /> landowners and developers to try this type of <br /> development, but the idea of mandatory would not <br /> work. <br /> Vic Knight, developer, spoke from the audience that <br /> the landowners are the ones who control the sale of <br /> land, not the developers. He continued that the way <br /> to meet the goals and objectives is to create the <br /> right set of incentives. Even though education is <br /> provided, if there are not sufficient incentives to <br /> get people, landowners and developers, to go in that <br /> direction, it simply will not happen. He emphasized <br /> that he felt this is the key to achieving the goal <br /> desired by the Board. <br /> MOTION: Reid moved that open space be voluntary rather than <br /> mandatory. Seconded by Barrows. <br /> Reid, referred to Issue #8 regarding goals, noted <br /> that he felt through annual review of the items <br /> being voted on tonight, the goals and objectives <br /> would be met. <br /> VOTE: 10 in favor. <br /> 1 opposed (Brown - without having in place, along <br /> with this, some sort of educational process that <br /> developers understand that this is not a punitive <br /> or density reduction ordinance, that it is a <br /> design difference; she did not feel that goals <br /> and objectives would be achieved. ) <br /> 4. Incentives vs. disincentives. The specific issue <br />