Gambier LTC Regular Meeting Agenda Addendum
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Topics: Aquaculture & shellfish · Bylaw enforcement · Climate & environment · First Nations & reconciliation · Marine & foreshore · Fresh water & aquifers — our classification, not the Trust's.
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Gambier Island Local Trust Committee Regular Meeting Addendum Date:May 26, 2026 Time:11:00 am Location:Gambier Island Community Centre Andy's Bay Road, Gambier Island, BC Pages 6.MINUTES 11:40 AM - 11:45 AM 6.4Advisory Planning Commission Minutes dated May 21, 2026 - for information 2 - 4 9.APPLICATIONS AND REFERRALS 12:00 PM - 12:10 PM 9.1PL-DVP-2026-0079 (Grove Rd) - Staff Report 5 - 28 DRAFT Gambier Island DRAFT 1 Advisory Planning Commission Minutes May 21, 2026 • Minutes of the Gambier Island Advisory Planning Commission Date of Meeting: Location: Thursday, May 21, 2026 Electronic Meeting APC Members Present: Staff Present: Others Present: Camilla Berry, Chair Florence Cosulich, Member Steve MacDonald, Member Carol Petroski, Member Jim Quail, Member Shalini Nakini, Meeting Administrator Katherine Vogt, Recorder There were no members of the public present 1. CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOME Member Cosulich called the meeting to order at 9:12 a.m. There was a technical delay to the start of the meeting. Chair Berry joined the meeting at 9:15 a.m. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3.1 Gambier Island Advisory Planning Commission Draft Minutes dated May 13, 2026 By general consent the Gambier Island Advisory Planning Commission draft minutes dated May 13, 2026 were approved as presented. 4. REVIEW OF SURVEY AND VIDEO SCRIPTS Advisory Planning Commission (APC) members continued from last meeting with their review and editing of the “Draft April 2026 Shoreline DPA Public Survey Questions” document provided by planning staff; and review of the staff-proposed “Draft Video Script #1” and “Draft Video Script #2.” APC members also acknowledged the community map 2 DRAFT Gambier Island DRAFT 2 Advisory Planning Commission Minutes May 21, 2026 provided by Member Petroski showing the geographic distribution of survey respondents by neighbourhood names and general locations across 30 distinct community neighborhoods on Gambier Island, based on information collected during a previous survey. APC members noted the following: • a question on the adequacy of current shoreline regulations needs to be added; • a question on the subjectively perceived biggest risks to the shoreline environment needs to be added; • members of the public may not be aware of what constitutes an at-risk sensitive coastal area; • there should be a question on the survey that acknowledges the philosophical difference between prescriptive versus guidance-based regulations. Property owners could be given the ability to pre-assess their properties before having to hire a Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) for thousands of dollars; properties could also be pre- assessed before purchase; and real estate agents and developers could be made aware of sensitive environments that preclude certain types of
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