Saturna LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Saturna Island Local Trust Committee 
Regular Business Meeting 
April 24, 2025 ADOPTED Page 1 of 8 
 
Saturna Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
April 24, 2025 
Saturna Recreation and Cultural Centre 
104 Harris Road, Saturna Island, BC 
 
Members Present: David Maude, Chair 
 Lee Middleton, Local Trustee 
 Mairead Boland, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager (electronic) 
 Brad Smith, Island Planner 
Warren Dingman, Bylaw Compliance & Enforcement Manager (electronic) 
 Lisa Millard, Meeting Administrator / Recorder (electronic) 
  
Others Present: There were approximately six (6) members of the public present. 
  
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Maude called the meeting to order at 11:30 a.m.  
2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
Chair Maude acknowledged that the meeting was held on the territory of the Coast Salish 
First Nations. 
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following addition to the agenda was presented for consideration: 
17.3  BC Parks Foundation Discussion 
By general consent the agenda was adopted as amended. 
4. TRUSTEE REPORT 
Trustee Middleton reported attendance at a recent meeting with BC Parks Foundation 
regarding requirements for the transfer of densities to the community from the Ron Hall 
properties. 
 
Trustee Boland reported participation in a tiny homes on wheels working group which 
convened a technical panel that explored options to regulate tiny homes as dwellings and 
the technical group presented a report at the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal 
Communities conference. 
  
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Saturna Island Local Trust Committee 
Regular Business Meeting 
April 24, 2025 ADOPTED Page 2 of 8 
5. CHAIR'S REPORT 
Chair Maude reported attendance at the March Trust Council meeting during which the 
annual budget was adopted ongoing attendance at Trust Programs Committee meetings to 
advance work on the draft Policy Statement. 
6. ELECTORAL AREA DIRECTOR'S REPORT - None 
7. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
A member of the public asked what items had been cut from the budget. 
• Chair Maude indicated multiple expenditures were cut over a period of months 
leading up to Trust Council 
• The local trustees both noted they voted against the budget due to the process 
• The largest expenditure is staffing 
• the amount of overall budget in which Trustees have input is limited 
• the request to the Provincial Governments to undertake a governance review 
includes looking at the funding model 
• Islands Trust was originally a provincial agency embedded within the government 
and was initially fully funded; however, approximately only 2% of funding is now 
provided by the province 
 
A member of the public asked if the Policy Statement refers to the preserve and protect 
mandate or the policies that come from the mandate. 
• A Trustee clarified the Policy Statement is similar to a regional growth strategy and 
speaks to how the Trust is managed according to the mandate 
 

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