Saturna LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Saturna Island Local Trust Committee 
Regular Business Meeting 
February 15, 2024 ADOPTED Page 1 of 9 
Saturna Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
 
Location:  
February 15, 2024 
Saturna Recreation and Cultural Centre 
104 Harris Road, Saturna Island, BC 
 
Members Present: David Maude, Chair 
 Lee Middleton, Local Trustee 
 Mairead Boland, Local Trustee (electronic) 
  
Staff Present: Brad Smith, Island Planner 
 Carly Bilney, Recorder (electronic) 
  
Others Present: Paul Brent, Capital Regional District Electoral Area Director for the 
Southern Gulf Islands 
  
 There were approximately eight (8) members of the public present. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Maude called the meeting to order at 11:36 a.m. He acknowledged that the meeting was 
being 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 Boland made the following comments: 
 The budget process is unfolding in a well structured and well managed way 
 There is an initiative within the Islands Trust to achieve more coherent and regular 
corporate planning, which may lead to better discussions about the budget in the future 
 The Islands Trust Chief Administrative Officer announced his upcoming retirement at 
the end of June and a hiring committee is seeking a replacement 
 Saturna Island Local Trust Committee received a number of applications for the special 
Advisory Planning Commission to address roadway infrastructure issues 
 
Trustee Middleton’s report included an update on Judith Myers’ property and a description of 
the updated interpretation of the Trust Mandate as a good start to balancing human and 
environmental factors. 
  
 

 
Saturna Island Local Trust Committee 
Regular Business Meeting 
February 15, 2024 ADOPTED Page 2 of 9 
4. CHAIR'S REPORT 
Chair Maude commented on how issues related to the interpretation of the Trust Mandate have 
recently been at the forefront and noted a recent editorial in Driftwood Magazine. 
 
5. ELECTORAL AREA DIRECTOR'S REPORT 
Paul Brent, Capital Regional District Electoral Area Director for the Southern Gulf Islands, made 
the following comments: 
 Focus has been on housing and a Rural Housing Program has recently been endorsed by 
the Capital Regional District Board 
 The Capital Regional District has some external funding from the Southern Gulf Islands 
Tourism Partnership 
 The Capital Regional District has been very successful at getting matching funds, and is 
hoping to do so to provide housing options 
 
6. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
Town hall was held and no comments were made. 
 
7. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING – None 
8. PUBLIC HEARING – None 
9. MINUTES 
9.1 Local Trust Committee Minutes Dated October 19, 2023 (for Adoption) 
By general consent the Saturna Island Local Trust Committee meeting minutes of 
October 19, 2023 were adopted. 
9.2 Local Trust Committee Public Hearing Rec

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