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z Alternative. There will be no soil testing in this Phase, however, the students will contact the Environmental Health Division to gather soil characteristic data. Phase II will involve the task of deciding what to do about each of the plans and which ones the Work Group would like to recommend for implementation. In response to a question, Bell mentioned that the flexible development options which are being developed by the Planning Board will probably be completed for review prior to the completion of this project. Commissioner Willhoit mentioned that this group will have a facilitator rather than a Chair. He also indicated that having the stakeholders reach consensus is the objective of this process. Verla Insko, Director of the Center for Peace Education, introduced herself and explained her role as facilitator. She mentioned that the goal for this meeting was to establish the group. Members will be asked to introduce themselves and then list their concerns and hopes for this group as well as deciding upon the groundrules. She shared the story of the lute maker and the mammoth hunters. The moral of which was that through exchanging our gifts and allowing individuals to contribute what they do best, communities are greatly strengthened and their members are happier and more fulfilled. She pointed out that people grow up in different settings and they bring different points of view and values to their communities. out of those differences often grow misunderstandings. People use words differently and they make assumptions based on the words that are used; we gather information and then make conclusions based on that data. At that point, instead of communicating with each other, we are more like two ships passing in the night. The role of the facilitator for this group is to listen carefully to what is being said without making assumptions that are not tested. She will observe and not participate. Everyone else will participate as well as observe. Each member will introduce themselves, identify the neighborhood or organization they represent, choose a groundrule they like, state what outcome they hope will occur, and what concerns they have about this process. A list of the concerns, groundrules, and desired outcomes mentioned by group members are included as attachments to these minutes. INTRODUCTION OF WORK GROUP MEMBERS David Yelton, a representative of Strayhorn Hills, mentioned that the groundrule that he liked was "focus on interests and not positions ", and his concern was that this group stay in touch with the reality going on outside of these meetings. Dan Teichman, a representative of Strayhorn Hills, mentioned that the groundrule he would like to see used was "agree on the