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5 PRELIMINARY DESIGN SUBCOMMITEE: This committee consists of Renee Price, Bill Bracey, Steve Price, Clint Burklin and Michael Warner. Elio Soldi requested that a "straw plan" be created by this subcommittee which would give the larger committee a focus for next months discussion. He felt that an example would be concrete enough to facilitate a discussion. Clint Burklin felt this was not realistic. He suggested creating a general statement which could be used to create more detail after input from the group. Lee Rafalow requested that a draft design be created. He felt that group members need help in crystallizing their thoughts regarding how particular areas of the region might look. Clint Burklin felt that the initial plan could be a fuzzy mosaic dealing with the larger issues. The plan could be brought into sharper focus through discussion. Irene VanDyke felt that there is a sense of what the group wants. The Preliminary Design Sub - committee could use their judgment. Dan Teichman asked if the county had taken a synthesis of all of the material gathered, presented a set of guidelines, and captured the essence of how development should take place and where? Lee Rafalow commented that he understood how Clint felt about not having enough information. However, he felt that they probably could come up with a "straw plan" if they trusted the process. Bob Strayhorn felt that the discussion was focusing on doing a "straw plan" of land desires of the community. Is this plan going to limit options? Lee Rafalow mentioned that this group has articulated a desire to create a plan that has multiple options. There are general impressions of what we want. He felt that a general plan could be created which incorporated those general ideas. Options could be crafted around that plan. For example, if the Preliminary Design Sub - committee suggested a particular piece of land be developed as conventional 1 acre lots, and that suggestion was endorsed by the entire group, those recommendations would determine what type of development would fit consistently with the recommendation. Elio Soldi felt that constructive options for the landowner need to be available. Once a plan has been created, the neighbors need to be asked to review and comment on it. Renee Price suggested coming up with a skeletal plan. Overlays could be done if time was available. Gene Bell pointed out that there are only four weeks until the next meeting. He felt that the best this group could be expected to do would be a conceptual plan, such as,Map 14 (Neotraditional Design Concept) in the UNC Students' report.