SUPERVISORS AWAIT LAND-USE POSTS; PANEL TO DRAW UP PLANS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF MEASURES.

Byline: David Greenberg Daily News Staff Writer

County Supervisors Frank Schillo and John Flynn are expected to be appointed Tuesday to a committee that will work out the details of how two land-use measures that voters approved Nov. 3 will be enforced.

The Measure A and B Committee will use advice and suggestions from county planners, activists and city officials to design guidelines for both the recommendation of the Agriculture Policy Working Group and the Save Open Space and Agricultural Resources mandates by next June.

``I think our work should be done in six months,'' Schillo said. ``The overwhelming majority of the public is supporting this. I don't want to be wasting time. I'm anxious to get it going.''

Schillo said the committee's task will be to determine which aspects of the measures are most beneficial to the county when there is overlap between the two.

For instance, SOAR does not have the time limit on moving exterior boundaries contained in the working group's recommendation.

Also, the committee will decide whether passage of SOAR precludes the need for the greenbelt areas.

``If you can't change the zoning without the vote of the people, is it still necessary to have an ordinance that protects it?'' Schillo said.

It is unclear whether Supervisor Susan Lacey, who also supported the measures, will join the committee or one of its subcommittees. Supervisors Judy Mikels and Kathy Long voted against placing them on the ballot.

Measure A, which garnered more than 68 percent of the vote, allows the committee to adopt recommendations of the working group, which called for:

Creating an ordinance for the six existing and five proposed greenbelt areas designed to stop urban growth that could otherwise connect cities.

Establishing an Open Space Conservation District to buy and preserve farmland and open space with public and private funds.

A two-year moratorium on moving city boundaries until urban growth boundaries are established.

Measure B, the county SOAR initiative approved by nearly 63 percent of voters, prohibits rezoning of farmland and open space without voter approval.

How the measures are implemented must be approved by the county's 10 cities, the county and the Local Agency Formation Commission.

Rex Laird, executive director of the Ventura County Farm Bureau, said his office will push for implementation of most of Measure A.

The bureau opposes the conservation district because it would require a tax hike to generate funds. He said he does not believe voters would approve one.

``The amount of money we're talking about is significant - We're talking about millions and millions of dollars,'' Laird said.

The bureau opposed SOAR altogether because it excluded public comment before the vote, he said.