Salt Spring LTC Special Meeting Minutes
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Topics: Agriculture & the ALR · Bylaw enforcement · First Nations & reconciliation — our classification, not the Trust's.
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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes ADOPTED 1 February 27, 2024 Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes of Special Meeting Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Location: Electronic Meeting (Zoom) Members Present: Timothy Peterson, Chair Laura Patrick, Local Trustee Members Regrets: Jamie Harris, Local Trustee Staff Present: Chris Hutton, Regional Planning Manager (RPM) Rob Pingle, Legislative Clerk Sarah Shugar, Recorder Others Present: Bree Eagle, Agricultural Advisory Planning Committee Chair Ken Byron, Agricultural Advisory Planning Committee Conrad Pilon, Agricultural Advisory Planning Committee Kevin Chipperfield, SSI Farmers Institute and Agricultural Alliance Sheila Dobie, SSI Farmland Trust and Agricultural Alliance Lorenz Eppinger, Island Natural Growers and Agricultural Alliance Marguerite Lee, SSI Farmers Institute and Agricultural Alliance Anne Macey, Island Natural Growers and Agricultural Alliance Deborah Miller, Transition Salt Spring and Agricultural Alliance Anna Pugh, SSI Chamber of Commerce and Agricultural Alliance One member of the public These minutes follow the order of the agenda although the sequence may have varied. The electronic meeting was live streamed and recorded. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 5:13 p.m. He welcomed everyone to a Special meeting of the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee and introduced himself, Trustee Patrick and staff. Chair Peterson humbly stated gratitude to live and work in Coast Salish First Nations territory. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The following item was presented for inclusion in the agenda: 4. Next Meeting Date By general consent, the agenda was adopted as amended. Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes ADOPTED 2 February 27, 2024 3. DISCUSSION OF AGRICULTURAL PRIORITIES This meeting is an opportunity for the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee (LTC) to have a discussion with the members of the Salt Spring Island Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission (AAPC) and representatives of the Salt Spring Island Agricultural Alliance on agriculture related issues. RPM Hutton reported the LTC is currently working on the Official Community Plan (OCP) and Land Use Bylaw (LUB) update project and highlighted improving the housing situation, improving engagement with First Nations, acknowledging climate change and the Islands Trust Policy Statement changes. The LTC received $150,000 Complete Communities Funding and staff is in the process of awarding a Complete Community Assessment Request for Proposals (RFP) to provide comprehensive data collection, analysis, and geospatial studies of the Local Trust Area. In discussion the following items were noted: The Agricultural Alliance sent a letter to the LTC dated July 7,
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