Salt Spring LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED  
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee ADOPTED 1 of  14 
Meeting Minutes  
February 12, 2026 
     Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee 
 Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026 
Location: Meaden Hall 
120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island  
  
Members Present: 
 
 
Timothy Peterson, Chair 
Jamie Harris, Local Trustee (electronic) 
Laura Patrick, Local Trustee   
 
Staff Present: 
 
 
 
 
 
Others Present: 
 
Chris Hutton, Regional Planning Manager  
Rob Pingle, Planning Technician 
Britt Holowaty, Legislative Clerk 
Jason Youmans, Senior Policy Advisor (electronic) 
Anthony Fotino, Planner (electronic) 
Lisa Millard, Meeting Administrator/Recorder (electronic) 
 
There were approximately 15 members of the public present 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. and noted that this day had been 
declared a day of mourning in BC and a moment of silence was observed for the victims 
and community of Tumbler Ridge.  
Chair Peterson acknowledged that the Local Trust Committee is meeting in the territory of 
the Coast Salish First Nations. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following additions, amendments, and reordering of the agenda were presented for 
consideration: 
• Item 14.1 PLDVP20250277 was withdrawn (application withdrawn by applicant after 
notification) 
• Item 14.5 PLRZ20250306 item withdrawn for further review 
• Item 15.1 and 15.2 Official Community Plan-Land Use Bylaw Project Update will be 
heard during a special meeting on February 26, 2026 
• Item 15.3 Project Advisory Planning Commission Resolutions has been added to the 
agenda 
• Item 12.3 Quarterly Work Report has been added to the agenda 
By general consent the agenda was adopted as amended. 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 

 
 
ADOPTED  
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee ADOPTED 2 of  14 
Meeting Minutes  
February 12, 2026 
The Chair stated that the Public Hearings for the Proposed Bylaws 543, 544, & 545 have 
been held and as per Meeting Procedure Bylaw No. 197, the Local Trust Committee must 
not permit a delegation to address a meeting of the Committee regarding a bylaw in 
respect of which a public hearing has been held. 
A member of the public, speaking as a member of the Project Advisory Planning 
Commission (PAPC), spoke to three resolutions passed by the PAPC including that the 
PAPC be held to the terms of reference and not be asked to comment on the contents of 
the revised Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw, that they be permitted to hold a 
meeting in February to provide feedback on outreach plans, and that they be given outreach 
materials for review. They requested that the Local Trust Committee take action on the 
resolutions and that any direction given should be to staff and not the project consultant as 
the consultant has indicated they follow the direction of staff. They also noted concern 
about a point recorded in the minutes that they believe to be inaccurate which would be 
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