Regional Planning Committee Regular Meeting Agenda

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Regional Planning Committee
Agenda
 

Date:Friday, July 18, 2025
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
None. 
5.CORRESPONDENCE
None. 
6.ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION
6.1Draft Minutes of Previous Meetings
For review and approval
6.1.1Regional Planning Committee Draft Minutes of May 9, 2025
4 - 15
6.2Resolutions Without Meeting
None.
6.3Follow up Action List
16 - 18
For review
7.BUSINESS - WORK PROGRAM ITEMS

7.1Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement Policy Review - Draft Policy 5.5.1 and Manual -
Request For Decision
19 - 59
1. that Regional Planning Committee review and endorse draft Bylaw Compliance and
Enforcement Policy 5.5.1.
2. that Regional Planning Committee review and endorse draft Bylaw Compliance and
Enforcement Best Practices Manual.
3. that Regional Planning Committee forward the Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement
Policy 5.5.1 and the draft Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement Best Practices Manual
to Trust Council for review and comment.
7.2Islands Trust Freshwater Atlas Update - Briefing
60 - 61
7.3Fiscal Year 2026/27 Business Cases - Request For Decision
62 - 79
that Regional Planning Committee forward to Financial Planning Committee for
inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2026/27 budget business cases for: 
Phase 2 of Eelgrass and Kelp Forest Mapping
•
Independent Review of Freshwater Sustainability Strategy
•
7.4Housing Strategic Action Plan - Request For Decision
80 - 92
1. that Regional Planning Committee request staff to revise the Housing Strategic
Action Plan as recommended in the Request For Decision of July 18, 2025 and to
forward the revised Plan to Trust Council for endorsement.
2. that Regional Planning Committee request the following amendment to the Trust
Council Strategic Plan: 
Replace Key Initiative 2.3.2 with: Implement the Housing Strategic Action
Plan
•
7.5Crown Tenure Application Referrals - Briefing
93 - 101
8.BUSINESS - OTHER
9.BUSINESS - NEW
10.WORK PROGRAM
102 - 105
For review and referral to Trust Council before each quarterly TC meeting
11.NEXT MEETING
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

DRAFT 
Regional Planning Committee  
Minutes of a Regular Meeting  
May 9, 2025 DRAFT Page 1 of 12 
Regional Planning Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
May 9, 2025 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Mairead Boland, Saturna Island Local Trust Area, Chair 
Sam Borthwick, Denman Island Local Trust Area, Vice Chair 
Tobi Elli

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