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20 <br />Approved 11/01/2017 <br />talked about the area itself since they did not have specific plans together at the time. There were questions from <br />adjacent property owners that live outside of and south of this property. These neighbors have not come back to <br />subsequent meetings. There have been concerns over types of uses, traffic, but generally, no concerns from <br />individual property owners with specific things they wanted from the developers. The attendees have been well - <br />informed and he said that he and his partners have listened to them. <br />Tony Blake asked if in the project would expand in the future if additional adjacent properties became available. <br />Jim Parker said that they have reached out to most every property owner in the area and offered to buy their property <br />to make it part of the development. The properties in the development are a result of property owners selling their lots <br />to Mr. Parker's group. <br />Tony Blake responded that he sees the challenge facing the County that there are no big areas for development, just <br />segmented properties. <br />Jim Parker said that other EDDs look similar; it's just the way it is. There are a lot of little properties that need to be <br />amassed to do a development. <br />Michael Harvey made a point of clarification. He said that if the development secured additional property, the Settler's <br />Point Master Plan would have to be amended to add the additional properties into the proposal, which would initiate <br />another public hearing process. If Settler's Point is approved without District 3 and District 3 becomes possible to <br />develop later on, the developer will have to go through an entire new process to do so as well. <br />Lydia Wegman asked for clarification. If the Board tabled District 3 this evening, there would not be a need for an <br />entirely new process, unless District 3 is withdrawn. <br />Michael Harvey said that this is correct and added that if District 3 were to come back to the Board but there is no <br />movement forward on the components still needed for it to be viable, the Board may recommend that it is denied, and <br />it would have to go through the process again as well. <br />Jim Parker said that they are supportive of Staffs recommendation. <br />Kim Piracci said that she did not do her homework to study the materials for this development. She cannot make an <br />informed decision on any of the items tonight. She said that she suspected that other members may be in a similar <br />position. If she recommended that this item be tabled, the world would not come to an end. What is the worst that <br />would happen? <br />Michael Harvey responded that if the decision is to table the entire project, it will be tabled and brought back up at the <br />Board's November regular meeting. With the delay, the project would not be going forward to public hearing in <br />November because there will likely not be enough time to get it to the BOCC. He recommended that she ask Mr. <br />Parker any questions. He also said that he would need direction on what Staff should provide in terms of more <br />information or direction. <br />Kim Piracci said that she needs more time to study this project. She feels like this is too much to go forward with, for <br />her personally. <br />Lydia Wegman said that she appreciated Ms. Piracci's comments and gave Mr. Parker a chance to respond. She <br />said that she would also like to know how other members feel, and wanted to give the public a chance to comment. <br />The public has been extremely patient. <br />Jim Parker said that he understands Ms. Piracci's position. He said that on his end, they are on a timeline and have a <br />contractual obligation. Mr. Parker said that he does feel like the world would come to an end for he and his group. He <br />wishes the project had been ready to move forward this past spring but here they are so much later. He said that he <br />10 <br />