Lasqueti LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
December 11, 2023 
 
Lasqueti Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
December 11, 2023 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Tobi Elliott, Chair 
 Timothy Peterson, Local Trustee 
 Mikaila Lironi, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Wil Cottingham, Administrator and Meeting Host 
 Stephen Baugh, Island Planner 
 Katherine Vogt, Recorder 
  
Others Present: Andrew Fall, Electoral Area Director, qathet Regional District 
 There were approximately twelve (12) members of the public in 
attendance. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Elliott called the meeting to order at 11:01 a.m. She acknowledged that the meeting was 
held in the territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. She introduced Trustees, Staff, and 
Recorder, and welcomed members of the public. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent the agenda was adopted as presented. 
Chair Elliott noted that Director Fall might be delayed in joining the meeting. 
3. REPORTS 
3.1 Trustee Reports 
Trustee Peterson reported on the following: 
 Condolences to Trustees who came down with COVID-19 after the last Trust Council 
meeting. 
 Upcoming meetings this week on Galiano, Hornby, and Salt Spring Islands. 
 
Trustee Lironi reported on the following: 
 Attending the last Trust Council meeting electronically. 
 Currently, road conditions on Lasqueti are more difficult for driving than usual. 

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3.2 Chair's Report 
Chair Elliott reported on the following: 
 The recent Trust Council meeting included such highlights as productive work on the 
Islands Trust vision statement; initial discussion of the draft budget; and consensus 
building. 
o Trustee Peterson added that a motion was passed regarding updating the 
procedure for the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Performance Review; and 
the Trust Programs Committee new draft of the updated Islands Trust Policy 
Statement should be available early in the new year. 
 Electronic presentation at the recent Trust Council meeting by councillors of San 
Juan County, which the Trust has a transport agreement with. Marine advocacy and 
oil spill protection and prevention was discussed; their marine resources committee 
could be a good model for managing local foreshore issues; and their approach to 
housing through urban growth areas to support conservation was interesting. 
3.3 Electoral Area Director's Report 
Director Fall reported on the following: 
 The qathet Regional District’s (qRD) is updating its Regional Community Wildfire 
Resiliency Plan which will involve future public engagement hopefully before next 
summer, and maps showing areas of risk on Lasqueti. Half of Lasqueti Island is 
considered high-risk wildland urban interface. 
 Recent significant sweeping, complicated provincial housing bills, especially bills 44 
and 45, include new requir

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