South Pender LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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South Pender Local Trust Committee 
Regular Business Meeting 
February 3, 2023 ADOPTED Page 1 of 8 
 
South Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
Date:  
Location:  
February 3, 2023 
South Pender Fire Hall 
8961 Gowlland Point Road, South Pender Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Tobi Elliott, Chair 
 Kristina Evans, Trustee 
 Dag Falck, Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
Kim Stockdill, Island Planner 
Sarah Shugar, Recorder (electronic) 
 
Others Present: 
 
Approximately 26 members of the public 
These minutes follow the order of the agenda, although the sequence may have varied.  The electronic 
meeting was livestreamed, recorded, and made available for electronic public attendance.  
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Elliott called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m.  She 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. TRUSTEE REPORT 
Trustee Evans reported she has been appointed to the Financial Planning Committee and the 
Trust Programs Committee. The next meeting of the Trust Programs Committee will consider 
budget recommendations to be made to the Financial Planning Committee. Trustee Evans 
noted she would put up a poster regarding upcoming Islands Trust Conservancy Webinar  
series on the Hall poster board. 
 
Trustee Falck reported he has attended several training sessions for newly elected Trustees. 
He expressed support for transparency, open communication and the importance of public 
input. 
 
4. CHAIR'S REPORT 
 
 Chair Elliott reported she has been appointed Vice Chair of Executive Committee. Chair Elliott 
was a member of the Gabriola Island Housing Advisory Planning Commission regarding 
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biodiversity, housing and water availability. Chair Elliott attended two Islands Trust Conservancy 
meetings, a Regional Planning Committee meeting and an Islands Trust Conservancy celebration 
event with the Swift Family regarding the acquisition of the Link Island Nature Reserve. Chair 
Elliott encouraged members of the public to contact her at telliott@islandstrust.bc.ca. 
 
5. ELECTORAL AREA DIRECTOR'S REPORT – None 
 
6. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
Chair Elliott reviewed the meeting decorum guidelines and opened the town hall portion of the 
meeting at 11:08 a.m.  
Rick Friesen welcomed new Trustees and spoke to the last 4-year term as being fraught with 
controversy and peril. Mr. Friesen requested Trustees to review bylaws that were adopted 
during the last Trustee term and perhaps to be considered by an Advisory Planning Commission. 
Liz Montague expressed concerns regarding application SP-TUP-2022.1 (9890 Castle Road) who 
presently serves as President of Strata Council and noted she is an adjacent property owner. Ms. 
Montague’s 

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