Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Regular Electronic Meeting Minutes 
March 7, 2022 ADOPTED Page 1 of 9 
 
 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
March 7, 2022 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Dan Rogers, Chair 
 Jane Wolverton, Trustee 
 Tahirih Rockafella, Trustee 
  
Staff Present:  
 Brad Smith, Island Planner 
Narissa Chadwick, Island Planner 
William Shulba, Islands Trust Senior Freshwater Specialist 
Carly Bilney, Recorder 
Public Present: There were approximately 21 members of the public present. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Rogers called the meeting to order at 12:33 pm.  He acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations.  
Chair Rogers provided a rise and report from the February 7, 2021 in-camera meeting and noted 
the minutes of the in-camera meetings of April 12, 2021 and June 14, 2021 were adopted, and 
the following five members of the Galiano Advisory Planning Commission (APC) were appointed:  
Alan de Genova, Karen Harris, Robert Matson, Patrick Ramsay and Laurene Stefanyk. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 16.4 Potential Change to May Local Trust Committee (LTC) Meeting Date; and 
 16.5 Governance Review Report 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
3. TRUSTEE REPORT 
Trustee Wolverton reported that: 
 there have been many inquiries about things like setbacks and cottage sizes; 
 and concerns expressed about misinformation on social media related to the Islands 
Trust;  
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Regular Electronic Meeting Minutes 
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 She provided an update on the Ecofootprint Project, led by the Galiano Conservancy 
Association; and 
 commented on the latest census results that show increases in the number of residents 
and occupied dwellings on Galiano. 
 
Trustee Rockafella reported that Trust Council is upcoming and will include opportunity for the 
public to provide input. 
 
4. CHAIR'S REPORT 
Chair Rogers reported on the upcoming Trust Council meeting including a presentation on the 
Trust Policy Statement engagement report and budget discussion; he also described the 
importance of the Trust’s cultural heritage preservation mapping project. 
 
5. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
Town hall was held and the following comments related to GL-RZ-2014.1 (Crystal Mountain) 
were made: 
 
 The Crystal Mountain rezoning proposal ignores large parts of the Official Community 
Plan (OCP); 
 There has not been a comprehensive analysis of the area’s capacity to handle more 
development; 
 Concern was expressed about the draft water management plan including lack of a 
rainwater catchment system for potable water;  
 The daily water use in the water management plan seems low compared to Canadian 
averages; 
 The aquifer in the north end of Galiano is oversubscribed and

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