Regional Planning Committee Special Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Regional Planning Committee  
Minutes of a Special Meeting  
July 27, 2023 ADOPTED Page 1 of 4 
Regional Planning Committee 
Minutes of a Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
July 27, 2023 
Electronic  
 
Members Present: Laura Patrick, Chair 
 Sam Borthwick, Vice Chair 
 Alex Allen, Hornby Island Local Trustee 
    Aaron Campbell, North Pender Island Local Trustee 
Mikaila Lironi, Lasqueti Island Local Trustee 
Tobi Elliott, Executive Committee Representative 
David Graham, Denman Island Local Trustee 
    Peter Luckham, Thetis Island Local Trustee (Ex Officio) 
 
Member Regrets:  Mairead Boland, Saturna Island Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present:   Stefan Cermak, Director, Planning Services 
    Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager, Southern Team 
    Mark Van Bakel, Information Services Manager 
    Mary Storzer, Acting Senior Policy Advisor 
    Narissa Chadwick, Island Planner 
    Chloe Cookson, Administrative Assistant/Recorder 
 
Others Present: No members of the public were present.  
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Patrick called the meeting to order at 10:03 a.m. and acknowledged that participants of 
the meeting were attending from traditional, treaty and unceded territories of many First 
Nations.  
 
2. AGENDA 
 
 2.1 Review of the Agenda 
 
No late items nor changes were presented for consideration. 
 
 2.2 Approval of the Agenda  
 
By general consent the Regional Planning Committee approved the agenda as 
presented. 
 
3. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 
 
 No members of the public were present.   
 

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4. DELEGATIONS 
 
None.  
 
Trustee Lironi joined the meeting at 10:15 a.m. 
 
5. BUSINESS – WORK PROGRAM ITEMS 
 
5.1 Housing Options Toolkit Staff Presentation 
 
 Director Cermak presented the Toolkit.  
 
5.2 Strategy and Toolkit Discussion  
 
Committee discussion included:  
 
5.2.2.1 Tool 1 Model Work Plans 
 expansion of Tool 1.1 Work Plan to provide more project management details or not 
to call it a work plan as they are more detailed 
 the desire to consult First Nation communities early in the process of the Model 
Local Trust Committee (LTC) Major Housing Project 
 applicant and agency engagement in Housing projects and the potential for a public-
facing version of the Toolkit 
 change the term “phase zero” to something else 
 what housing-related data is being monitored and how frequently it is being 
collected 
 trend management 
 
5.2.2.2 Tool 2 Housing Discussion Paper Guidelines 
 analysis of settlement patterns and demographics since Official Community Plans 
(OCPs) were last updated 
 analysis of implementation of OCP policies  
 the need to anticipate future settlement and demographic trends  
 what factors are driving changes in the Islands Trust Area 
 
5.2.2.3 Tool 3 Zoning and Policy Options Table 
 some questions about redundant wording 
 list needs to be updated on a regular basis 
 overall – th

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