Salt Spring LTC Regular Meeting Minutes
· Salt Spring Island · Meeting Documents · 2023
Original Trust document
· 221 KB
· SHA-256 6a2d8efbfefa51e3…
33,534 characters of machine-extracted text. Extraction is automatic and can be wrong; the original governs.
Topics: Agriculture & the ALR · Bylaw enforcement · Climate & environment · First Nations & reconciliation · Forestry & trees · Governance & budget · Housing & affordability · Transportation & ferries · Fresh water & aquifers — our classification, not the Trust's.
Extracted text (beginning)
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes ADOPTED 1 October 12, 2023 Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes of Regular Meeting Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023 Location: SD64 Learning Hub 122 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island Members Present: Timothy Peterson, Chair Jamie Harris, Local Trustee Laura Patrick, Local Trustee Staff Present: Chris Hutton, Regional Planning Manager (RPM) Stefan Cermak, Director of Planning Services Anthony Fotino, Island Planner (Zoom) Chris Buchan, Planner 2 (Zoom) Charly Caproff, Planner 1 (Zoom) Rob Pingle, Legislative Clerk Sarah Shugar, Recorder Others Present: Approximately 17 members of the public (4 on Zoom) 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 9:30 a.m. He welcomed everyone to a meeting of the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee and introduced himself, the Trustees and staff. Chair Peterson humbly stated gratitude to live and work in Coast Salish First Nations territory. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The following items were presented for inclusion in the agenda: 9.5 Gulf Islands Seniors Residents Association – Dated October 11, 2023 - Regarding Kings Lane Housing Development 14.1.1 Proposed Bylaw No. 530 – Accessory Dwelling Units – Staff Report 14.2 OCP/LUB Project - Notice of Motion – Trustee Patrick 15.1 Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee liaison to the Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District By general consent, the agenda was adopted as amended. 3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS Chair Peterson opened the town hall at 9:33 a.m. Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes ADOPTED 2 October 12, 2023 A member of the public expressed support to find a creative solution for housing and spoke to a quote by American sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois regarding seeking truth. The member of the public presented examples of members of the community that are un-housed and requested the LTC to work together to find solutions to housing. A member of the public advised due to the lack of housing, there has been an increase of people living in recreation vehicles and black water waste is being dumped illegally due to the lack of septic pump-out facilities on Salt Spring Island. The member of the public suggested a septic pump out station that is easily accessible and centrally located and recommended looking at models of septic pump out facilities in other communities. Director Holman advised he is aware of the septic pump-out issue and reported CRD staff advised adding septage into the Ganges Sewer Treatment Plant would be a problem. The CRD Burgoyne Bay Wastewater transfer station is not an option due to the right of way access road over private property. Director Holman reported he would look into t
First 3,000 characters. Open the original for the whole document.