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23 <br /> Commissioner Fowler agreed with putting the onus of the meeting on the developer. She <br /> said it may be nice to have staff there because the community does have a lot of questions. She <br /> said if they didn't do that, she would like for the definition of recording to be defined more clearly. <br /> John Roberts, County Attorney, said he does not think of a recording as a transcript. He <br /> said he thinks it would be audio or video. He said it could be specified as audio or video. <br /> Chair Bedford said with the definition of recording as audio or visual, she is comfortable <br /> with staff not being present to take questions. She said staff should not be in the role of <br /> maintaining security. She said with an audio or video recording, there should not be a need for <br /> staff to observe. <br /> Commissioner Greene thanked the County Manager for the explanation of the past <br /> history. She said she feels strongly that the director's recommendation is the way to go. <br /> Chair Bedford asked if she was ok with the change to audio and visual. <br /> Commissioner Greene said yes, but she was more concerned with making this a meeting <br /> between the developer and the neighbors. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee said at NIMs, sometimes there are ideas or opinions on what the UDO <br /> says. He said without staff there he does not see how something could be conveyed by the <br /> developer that is not consistent with the UDO. He said the public may not understand. He said <br /> that he feels the proper route is to approve the Planning Board's recommendation. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton thanked the County Manager for her comments. She said she <br /> thinks that staff not presenting would make it clear they are not proponents. She said that it should <br /> be there as observing only. She said she was involved in the Bucee's experience. She said it was <br /> very confusing about what the project was and what they were doing. She said there are so many <br /> issues around development the people don't have a sense of. She said that she also worries <br /> about not having oversight. She said if it's not working, it could be reviewed again. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said it could potentially keep the developer a little more honest. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if developers could have a second meeting with the <br /> community if they are not familiar with the UDO. She said she did not want to operate from a <br /> position of distrust with developers. <br /> Chair Bedford said in her experience developers know the UDO and have a strong legal <br /> team. <br /> A motion was made by Vice-Chair McKee to approve the Statement of Approval and <br /> Consistency (Attachment 1) and Planning Board-recommended UDO Amendments (Attachment <br /> 2). Commissioner Hamilton seconded the motion. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 3 (Vice-Chair McKee, Commissioner Fowler, and Commissioner Hamilton); <br /> Nays, 4 (Chair Bedford, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Richards, and <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott) <br /> MOTION FAILS <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Greene the Statement of Approval and Consistency <br /> (Attachment 1) and Planning Director-recommended UDO Amendments (Attachment 3) with the <br /> additional language suggested by the County Attorney to specify immediately after the word <br /> "recording," either parenthetically or separated by a comma, either "audio or "audio/video." <br /> Commissioner Richards seconded the motion. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 5 (Chair Bedford, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Fowler, <br /> Commissioner Richards, and Commissioner Portie-Ascott); Nays, 2 (Vice-Chair McKee <br /> and Commissioner Hamilton); <br />