Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
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Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
April 18, 2024 
Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre 
476 South Road, Gabriola Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Peter Luckham, Chair 
 Tobi Elliott, Trustee 
 Susan Yates, Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Renée Jamurat, Regional Planning Manager, by Zoom 
 Stephen Baugh, Island Planner 
 Ian Cox, Planner 2, by Zoom 
 Margot Thomaidis, Island Planner 
 Narissa Chadwick, Island Planner, by Zoom 
 Morgana Van Niekirk, Communication Specialist, by Zoom 
 Daniel Schneider, Bylaw Enforcement Officer, by Zoom 
 Katherine Vogt, Recorder, by Zoom 
  
Others Present: There were approximately thirty-five (35) members of the public in 
attendance and approximately five (5) members of the public attending by 
Zoom 
Regrets: Vanessa Craig, Electoral Area Director  
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:33 am. He acknowledged that the meeting was held 
on the territory of the Coast Salish First Nations.  
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 Move the in-camera business item 4.1: Mudge Island Bylaw Enforcement Policies and 
Procedures to the regular meeting agenda under Item 4.1: New Business: Mudge Island 
Bylaw Enforcement Policies and Procedures. 
 Add item 10.4: Letter dated April 2, 2024 from H. Skinner, president of Gabriola Lands and 
Trails Trust, regarding new Development Permit Area. 
 Under New Business, add Item 11.2: Vacancy Tax options. 
 
By general consent, the agenda was approved as amended. 
3. REPORTS 
3.1 Trustee Reports 
Trustee Elliott reported on the following: 

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 An Official Community Plan (OCP) visioning celebration in late March on Gabriola 
Island was well attended yet underrepresented by young families and children. Staff 
is reviewing more inclusive engagement times and practices for future 
consideration, including electronic options. 
 Attendance at the recent Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities 
(AVICC) annual convention included a discussion on the responsibility of local 
leaders to uphold productive civil dialogue. There was a workshop on wildfire 
resiliency; and a workshop on a project of the Strait of Georgia Data Centre to map 
the shoreline of East Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands to identify areas of hard 
armoring and rip rap: these maps will become available to local governments and 
planners. 
 
Trustee Elliott announced that she had received a message that the current meeting was not being 
livestreamed and requested that staff be notified. 
 
 Local restaurant Ground Up Café was recently highlighted as an ideal model for 
circular economy principles. 
 Meetings of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Hiring Committee. 
 Office hours in May will 

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