South Pender LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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South Pender Local Trust Committee 
Regular Business Meeting 
May 10, 2024 ADOPTED Page 1 of 8 
 
South Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
May 10, 2024 
South Pender Fire Hall 
8961 Gowlland Point Road, South Pender Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Tobi Elliott, Chair (electronic) 
 Dag Falck, Local Trustee 
 Kristina Evans, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager (electronic) 
 Kim Stockdill, Island Planner (electronic) 
 Lisa Millard, Recorder (electronic) 
  
Others Present: There were twenty-two (22) members of the public present. 
  
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Elliott called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. She acknowledged that the meeting was 
held on the territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent, the agenda was approved as presented. 
3. TRUSTEE REPORT 
Trustee Falck noted the following 
 He would like the public comment letters included in the discussion later in the meeting and 
not just in the meeting minutes 
 The summaries of the recent workshops that the Trustees held are located on the Islands 
Trust website in the Trustees Corner and not the Projects page 
 The workshop summary spreadsheet he has created needs to be updated on the website to 
the most current version 
 
Trustee Evans reported the following: 
 There have been a number of Chief Administrative Officer hiring committee meetings 
 Trust Programs has allocated the secretariat fund to the organizations that had applied for 
said funds 
  
A D O P T E D 

 
South Pender Local Trust Committee 
Regular Business Meeting 
May 10, 2024 ADOPTED Page 2 of 8 
4. CHAIR'S REPORT 
Chair Elliott reported the following: 
 The Chief Administrative Officer hiring committee is working on finalizing a contract for an 
executive search firm 
 The Chair attended the Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities convention 
and participated in two seminars including one led by the Pacific Salmon Foundation which 
is working with the University of British Columbia Straight of Georgia Data Centre to create a 
marine reference guide that will support shoreline mapping 
 The Chair observed a meeting between the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, 
Islands Trust, and the Capital Regional District during which the parties discussed creating a 
joint task force to address issues of concern 
 The draft Islands Trust policy statement is now public and there will be a committee of the 
whole meeting at the end of May to discuss said statement 
5. ELECTORAL AREA DIRECTOR'S REPORT - none 
6. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
A member of the public stated that during a period of freezing temperatures gorse within the 
road allowances died and this creates a flammable hazard in the dry months. He asked if there is 
a plan to address this problem. 
Trustee Evans noted that the road allowances are within the jurisdiction of the Ministry 
of Transportation and Infr

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