Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Galiano Local Trust Committee 
Regular Meeting Minutes 
February 7, 2022 ADOPTED Page 1 of 10 
 
 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
February 7, 2022 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Dan Rogers, Chair 
 Jane Wolverton, Trustee 
 Tahirih Rockafella, Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Brad Smith, Island Planner 
 Robin Ellchuk, Staff 
 Carly Bilney, Recorder 
  
Public Present: There were approximately 44 members of the public. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Rogers called the meeting to order at 12:30 pm.  He acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in the traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations.  
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 Item 16.2 – Support letter for the Galiano Health Centre and a proposal for an urgent 
primary care facility; and 
 Under item 16.1, (Shoreline Protection Model Bylaw Report – Briefing) a heritage 
commission or Advisory Planning Commission (APC) that comes out of the Shoreline 
Protection Model Bylaw. 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
 
3. TRUSTEE REPORT 
Trustee Wolverton reported on the following: 
 
 There has been a lot of correspondence, meetings and inquiries since the Local Trust 
Committee (LTC) last met; 
 The ecofootprint project led by the Galiano Conservancy Association was supposed to 
have been reported on in March, but will be delayed until May or June when a 
presentation will be made at the Yellow House; and 
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Regular Meeting Minutes 
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 The level of intolerance for opposing views including personal attacks on social media, 
stolen signs, etc. is troubling.  
 
Trustee Rockafella reported on the following: 
 
 The deadline for the budget survey has passed and results will be shared at the March 
Trust Council. 
 
4. CHAIR'S REPORT 
Chair Rogers reported on three main issues the Trust is currently dealing with including: 
 
 The budget, including fixed expenses related to staffing, administration and insurance; 
 Trust Council’s Governance Review to come out in March; and 
 The new engagement plan related to the Trust Policy Statement review that is receiving 
lots of attention and will include both digital and in-person engagement. 
 
5. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
Town hall was held and the following comments were made: 
 
 Opposition was expressed for GL-RZ-2014.1 (Crystal Mountain) and the LTC was 
requested to withdraw the proposed bylaw amendment;  
 It was noted that a variance would be needed to put water tanks within setbacks; 
 A question was raised about what innovation David Marlor, Director of Local Planning 
Services at the Islands Trust, was recently awarded for; 
 Support was expressed for proposed changes to the Trust Policy Statement; 
 The 2018 housing needs assessment is the most recent for the Trust area as a whole 
and an updated 

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