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Elio: Things should be simple and straight - forward. Need to make it clear that all we want to do is add options people may want to choose. They don't have to. And if those options have potential for preserving rural character and provide other economic ways to preclude developing land, then we've done a service. Nobody may use it, but we've not lost anything. Lee: Not sure I've heard anythin to help figure out ho to proceed with this (lease option). Dan: Question was posed earlier, do we believe that there is a reason to have another option besides perpetuity. If we agree, lets tell subcommittee there ought to be another option. Elio: Does anyone feel that this option %vould be in any way detrimental to our goals of preserving land value and rural character. ivte- Mav be that selling in perpetuity with right to buy back if you change your mind at market rate will serve this purpose. Bob: Don't think anyone will be able to afford to buy them back once they are sold. Lee: Thinks this only applies in areas (like Orange County) experiencing growth. Land values can go down. Elio: Thinks options we are discussing has more to offer to large landowners than anything we've seen before. Agree with Lee that land values can change due to market saturation and changes in economy. Summary of issues by Elio for subcommittee to address: We have agreed basically that we are happy with items one through five, and on five going to consider adding a third option that addresses 70% open space. On number 6 there is a question on whether or not to restrict 50% of active recreation space as counting toward open space in the yellow (the subcommittee needs instructions on what to address). Verla: Look at and see if there is some recreational space that would be rural in character to add to the yellow zone. Dan: Right now we're saying 50% in other areas and none in the yellow; maybe there is an intermediate point which says 50 1/'o in these and some other percentage in the yellow. Elio: Number 7? Dan: We have agreement that expedited process is good, but we don't have bullet items that say when it should be used. Elio: Then we have question of mixed -use subject to purchase of conservation easements. Verla: Other thing on expedited review is which guidelines to use. Elio: Back to mixed -use. Dan: Sounds like good incentive, but since there is no understanding of what uses might be, need some more understanding of that. Lee recommends an explicit list. Elio: So we come back with some more detail on what mixed uses are. On number 8 we provide in addition to perpetuity, some form of lease. Bob: Concern about mixed -use. Mixed -use ought to be "wherever." 13