Lasqueti LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
March 4, 2023 
 
Lasqueti Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
March 4, 2024 
Judith Fisher Centre 
#1 China Cloud Bay Road 
Lasqueti Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Tobi Elliott, Chair 
 Timothy Peterson, Local Trustee 
 Mikaila Lironi, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Wil Cottingham, Administrator and Meeting Facilitator 
 Sonja Zupanec, Senior Planner (by Zoom) 
 Stephen Baugh, Island Planner 
 Katherine Vogt, Recorder (by Zoom) 
  
Others Present: There were approximately twenty (20) members of the public in 
attendance. 
Regrets: Andrew Fall, Electoral Area Director for qathet Regional District 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Elliott called the meeting to order at 11:03 a.m. She acknowledged that the meeting was 
held on the territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. She read out the names of fifteen First 
Nations that have territorial rights and interests in and around Lasqueti Island; and spoke on the 
ongoing shared governance efforts of the Islands Trust and First Nations. She introduced 
trustees, staff, and recorder; and welcomed members of the public. She expressed regret that 
long time Islands Trust Administrator Wil Cottingham would be retiring from her current 
position soon. She noted that the meeting would be livestreamed and recorded, and that the 
recording would be available at the Islands Trust website in approximately five days. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following addition to the agenda was presented for consideration: 
 add item 11.3: Consideration of Dust n’ Bones Film Screening. 
 
By general consent the agenda was adopted as amended. 
3. REPORTS 
3.1 Trustee Reports 

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Trustee Peterson reported on the following: 
 The Financial Planning Committee of the Trust Council has been meeting to prepare 
for upcoming budget deliberations at the March 2024 Trust Council meeting, 
focusing on how to reduce tax increases. 
 Meetings of the Hiring Committee for the new Chief Administrative Officer.  
 
Trustee Lironi reported on the following: 
 Reviewing the new Provincial short-term housing regulations has been interesting, 
especially that the usual legal non-conforming clauses are not contained in this 
legislation. 
3.2 Chair's Report 
Chair Elliott reported on the following: 
 The Regional Planning Committee of the Islands Trust has a modest $30,000 budget 
request to support the Housing Strategy Action. 
 Staff are reviewing recent bylaw enforcement recommendations received by the 
Regional Planning Committee from the Ombudsman. Implementation of the 
recommendations, especially regarding the bylaw complaints communications 
process, will be happening over the next 18 months. 
 The Province recently expanded their secondary suite incentive program, which 
offers up to a $40,000.00 forgivable loan to build a new s

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