Regional Planning Committee Regular Meeting Agenda

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Regional Planning Committee
Agenda
 

Date:Friday, February 6, 2026
Time:10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location:Electronic Zoom Meeting
Pages
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.AGENDA
2.1Review of the Agenda
Late items, new items and re-ordering of the agenda
2.2Approval of Agenda
3.PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
4.DELEGATIONS
4.1Maxine Leichter, Friends of the Gulf Islands Society
4 - 5
5.CORRESPONDENCE
5.12025-10-17 Nancy Wigen
6 - 6
6.ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION
6.1Draft Minutes of Previous Meetings
For review and approval
6.1.1Regional Planning Committee Draft Minutes of July 18, 2025 Regular
Meeting
7 - 15
6.1.2Regional Planning Committee Draft Minutes of Sept. 8, 2025 Special
Meeting
16 - 20
6.1.3Regional Planning Committee Draft Minutes of Jan. 13, 2026 Special
Meeting
21 - 25
6.2Resolutions Without Meeting
For Information
6.2.1RPC RWM 2025-01 Convene RPC Special Meeting on Sept. 8, 2025
26 - 26
For information

6.2.2RPC RWM 2025-02 Cancel RPC Regular Meeting on Oct. 31, 2025
27 - 27
For information
6.2.3RPC RWM 2025-03 Adopt Fiscal Year 2026/27 Regular Meeting Dates
28 - 28
For information
6.2.4RPC RWM 2025-04 Convene RPC Special Meeting on Jan. 13, 2026
29 - 29
For information
6.3Follow up Action List
30 - 33
For review
7.BUSINESS - WORK PROGRAM ITEMS
7.1Integrating Biological Information Into Land Use Decisions
34 - 36
7.2Freshwater Strategy – Update
37 - 70
7.3Housing Action Plan – Update
71 - 72
7.4Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement Review Project
73 - 120
 1. That Regional Planning Committee endorse and refer to Trust Council:
The revisions to draft Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement Policy 5.5.1
as shown in the draft attached to the Request for Decision dated
January 29, 2026,
a.
The draft Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement Best Practices Manual,
and
b.
The Bylaw Compliance & Enforcement Policy Review and Portal
Implementation Plan. 
c.
8.BUSINESS - OTHER
9.BUSINESS - NEW
10.WORK PROGRAM
121 - 125
For review and referral to Trust Council before each quarterly TC meeting
11.NEXT MEETING
The next Regional Planning Committee regular meeting is May 1, 2026 at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
12.CLOSED MEETING
If desired:
That the meeting be closed to the public in accordance with the Community Charter, Part 4,
Division 3, s.90, (quote the pertinent section here, for example, (1)(a) personal information
about...) and that the recorder and staff [attend/not attend] the meeting.
2

13.RISE AND REPORT
If desired
14.ADJOURNMENT
*Approximate time is provided for the convenience of the public only and is subject to change
without notice.
3

October 13, 2025
To: Regional Planning Committee
From:  Friends of the Gulf Islands Society
Re: Draft Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement Policy 5.51 and the Bylaw Compliance Enforcement Best Practices 
Manual
We understand that at their September Trust Council meeting, Trust Council endorsed the draft Bylaw Compliance 
and Enforcement Policy 5.51 and the Bylaw Compliance Enforcement Best Practices Manual.
We support many positive provisions of the new policy such a

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