Hornby LTC Regular Meeting Draft Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
March 21, 2025  
         Hornby Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
March 21, 2025 
Hornby Island Community Hall 
Central Road, Hornby Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Timothy Peterson, Chair 
 
Alex Allen, Local Trustee 
 
Grant Scott, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner 
 Margot Thomaidis, Planner 2 
 
Lisa Millard, Meeting Administrator/Recorder (electronic attendance) 
  
Others Present: There were approximately twelve members of the public present. 
  
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Peterson called the meeting to order 11:30 a.m. 
2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
Chair Peterson acknowledged that the meeting was held on the territory of the Coast Salish 
First Nations. 
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
12.1 Write Letter to K’omoks First Nation - Discussion 
15.2 July Local Trust Committee Meeting – Discussion 
By general consent, the agenda was adopted as amended. 
4. REPORTS 
4.1 Trustee Reports  
Trustee Scott reported attendance at March Trust Council quarterly meeting and 
noted election of Salt Spring Island Trustee Laura Patrick as Chair of Trust Council. 
Trustee Allen reported attendance at March Trust Council quarterly meeting and 
highlighted improvement of meeting decorum, sessions with BC Ferries focussed 
on their new engagement strategy, and delegation that spoke to the Local Trust 
Committee meeting accessibility challenges for working people due to scheduled 
meeting times. 

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4.2 Chair's Report 
Chair Peterson reported attendance at the March Trust Council meeting and 
highlighted the election of Salt Spring Island Trustee Patrick as Chair of Trust 
Council, passing of the 2025/26 budget, approval of core elements of the strategic 
plan, BC Ferries presentation and workshop, approval of Natural Area Protection Tax 
Exemption Program (NAPTEP) area on Salt Spring Island, delegation presentation on 
Local Trust Committee meeting times, discussion on use of social media, and the 
passing of Trust Council amended Local Trust Committee Meeting Procedures 
Bylaw No. 197. 
4.3 Electoral Area Director's Report - none 
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS 
A member of the public spoke to importance of balancing the need to maintain water 
sustainability with the use of the Suitable Land Analysis and keeping residents housed in 
illegal secondary dwellings. 
The Chair of the Hornby Island Advisory Planning Commission stated the following: 
• The Advisory Planning Commission did recommend capping Temporary Use Permits for 
short-term rentals; 
• The minutes of the November, 2024 Advisory Planning Commission meeting state 
support of vacation rental business licensing rather than Temporary Use Permits, and 
support of short-term vacation rental licensing through Comox Valley Regiona

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