North Pender LTC Special Meeting Minutes
· North Pender Island · Meeting Documents · 2023
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Topics: Marine & foreshore · Fresh water & aquifers · Housing & affordability · Forestry & trees · Agriculture & the ALR · First Nations & reconciliation · Governance & budget — our classification, not the Trust's.
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North Pender Local Trust Committee Special Business Meeting February 25, 2023 ADOPTED Page 1 of 6 North Pender Island Local Trust Committee Minutes of Special Meeting Date: Location: February 25, 2023 Pender Island Community Hall 4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, North Pender Island, BC Members Present: David Maude, Chair Aaron Campbell, Trustee Deb Morrison, Trustee Staff Present: Kim Stockdill, Island Planner Others Present: Approximately 20 members of the public 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 Maude called the meeting to order at 1:10 pm. He acknowledged that the meeting was being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 3. BUSINESS ITEMS 3.1 Islands Trust budgeting for the 2023-2024 fiscal year that is underway by Trust Council Trustees encouraged members of the public to submit comments regarding the Trust Council 2023-24 draft budget. The Trust Council 2023-24 draft budget is on the Islands Trust website and will be considered for approval at the March 7-9, 2023 Trust Council quarterly meeting. A member of the public expressed support for the budget to include sufficient funds for legal opinions regarding important documents such as the Islands Trust Policy Statement, Bylaw No. 224. A member of the public expressed concerns regarding the Trust Policy Statement Review project including that there is substantive opposition to the Trust Policy Statement and Trust Council has not determined if the current structure is sound and whether or not Trust Council can delegate the implementation of Trust Area Policies to the Local Trust Committee based on the wording of the Islands Trust Act. The member of the public expressed caution against spending any more funds on the Trust Policy Statement Review project until the fundamental question is addressed. A D O P T E D North Pender Local Trust Committee Special Business Meeting February 25, 2023 ADOPTED Page 2 of 6 A member of the public acknowledged Trustees for stepping up to the challenging job of Islands Trust Trustee and expressed support for the importance of the Governance Committee to be sufficiently funded. 3.2 The Land Use Bylaw Review Project - Staff Report Planner Stockdill presented a slide show entitled North Pender Island Land Use Bylaw Review Project – Draft Bylaws No’s 223, 224 and 229. A Community Information Meeting regarding the Groundwater Sustainability Project will be held on March 11, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. Planner Stockdill encouraged members of the public to submit correspondence regarding the Land Use Bylaw Review Project to southinfo@islandstrust.bc.ca. Trustee Morrison advised this is an opportunity to identify the areas that need additional work prior to adoption of Dr
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