The meeting was called to order by Chair, Leah Schad, at 6:30 p.m.

Schad asked that all committee members and audience attending introduce themselves. Committee members were asked to tell why they were interested in serving on this committee.

Committee members in attendance included:
Leah Schad, Chair
Cathy Probst, Support Staff
Keith Shivers
Debbie Baj
Karen Keogh
Winston Crosbie
Jane Vickers
Ralph Bair
Robert Trepp
Jesus Armas
Dave Self
Josh Gentry
Lucius Wilcox

Also in attendance were Nat Roberts, James Dubois, Kerry Kilday and Jan Polson.

Nat Roberts reviewed what has happened since the charrette. He indicated that as a result of the charrette the work place has been reduced to two million square feet from three million. Detailed discussion of this will take place at an upcoming meeting. Development of Regional Impact (DRI) was briefly described by Roberts as a document that is submitted to the state and county which measures the impact to an area when planning for a property the size of Callery Judge is undertaken.

Schad asked members to review a proposed charter included with their packet. After discussion as to whether the chair would be a voting member Schad clarified that this item, charter approval, would be the only item put to an actual vote by the board, all other decisions would be by consensus and she was not voting on this item. A motion and second to approve the charter was made and passed unanimously.

Schad reviewed the topics to be considered for discussion at upcoming meetings. She asked all members to provide input and additions to this list for future topics. If interested, members could consider reading books that pertain to development such as Changing Course by S. Schmidheiny or Best Development Practices by Reid Ewing. Other books were available to review regarding land use. One member asked to add density for future discussion.

Nat Roberts asked all members to consider what they like or what they need to ensure their understanding of what is presented at future meetings. All inquiries in this regard should be directed to Cathy Probst, Support Staff.

Schad then asked for comments and questions by the committee and the public which included:

Mr. Wilcox asked the representatives from the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners Association their position on the Callery Judge development. They responded that they do not have a specific, public position at this time.

Nat Roberts indicated that DRI’s are not commonly done. When asked why, he said that property owners prefer to seek local or county approval because the process is less involved than DRI.

Karen Keogh asked about Callery Judge’s continued involvement in this project. Roberts answered that they plan to stay involved in the planning of the property over the years to completion. He indicated that they wanted to do this right and incorporate the best practices in existing planned communities.

Zoning approval by the county commission will be part of the DRI process.

A member of the public asked how the committee members were chosen. Schad responded that the committee was chosen from those that attended the charrette and indicated a continued interest in the process.

The meeting schedule was reviewed. Schad indicated that all meetings are the last Thursday of each month except for November. That meeting will take place the 3rd Thursday.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.