Salt Spring LTC Regular Meeting Minutes
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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes ADOPTED 1 June 22, 2023 Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes of Regular Meeting Date: Thursday, June 22, 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 Louisa Garbo, Island Planner (Zoom) Chris Buchan, Planner 2 (Zoom) Bruce Belcher, Planning Technician (Zoom) Rob Pingle, Legislative Clerk Warren Dingman, Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement Manager Sarah Shugar, Recorder Others Present: Gary Holman, Capital Regional District (CRD) Salt Spring Island Electoral Area Director Earl Rook, Capital Regional District (CRD) Salt Spring Island Local Community Commission (LCC) Chair Approximately 87 members of the public (82 in person, 5 on Zoom) These minutes follow the order of the agenda although the sequence may have varied. The electronic meeting was live streamed, recorded, and made available for electronic public attendance. 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 and acknowledged National Indigenous Peoples Day. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The following additional item was presented for inclusion in the agenda: 15.1 Clean and Safe Harbours Initiative By general consent, the agenda was adopted as amended. Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes ADOPTED 2 June 22, 2023 3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS Chair Peterson opened the town hall at 9:51 a.m. Members of the public expressed concerns regarding application SS-LCB-2023.1 (109 McPhillips Avenue). A member of the public expressed opposition to application SS-LCB-2023.1 (109 McPhillips Avenue) including the location is close in proximity to schools and concern that Salt Spring Island does not have the population to support more cannabis stores. The member of the public asked the LTC to deny the application. A member of the public expressed opposition to application SS-LCB-2023.1 (109 McPhillips Avenue) including impacts to the illegal cannabis market and impacts to the Country Grocer Harvest Moon cannabis store. A member of the public expressed opposition to application SS-LCB-2023.1 (109 McPhillips Avenue) including that the location is in close proximity to the public library. A member of the public spoke in opposition to application SS-LCB-2023 (109 McPhillips Avenue) including oversaturation of the cannabis market and impacts to the illegal cannabis market. A member of the publi
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