Gabriola LTC Special Meeting Agenda

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Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee
Special Meeting Agenda
 
Date:January 27, 2022
Time:10:30 am
Location:Electronic Meeting
Pages
1.  CALL TO ORDER
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
“Please note, the order of agenda items may be modified during the meeting. Times are
provided for convenience only and are subject to change.”
2.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3.  BUSINESS ITEMS
3.1.  Proposed Meeting Procedures Bylaw No. 312 - for consideration and decision
2 - 16
4.  ADJOURNMENT
11:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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  STAFF REPORT 
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Islands Trust Staff Report 1 
DATE OF MEETING: January 27, 2022 
TO: Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
FROM: Heather Kauer, Regional Planning Manager 
Northern Team 
SUBJECT: Meeting Procedures Bylaw - update 
RECOMMENDATION 
1. That Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 312, cited as “Gabriola Island Local Trust 
Committee Meeting Procedures Bylaw, 2022” be read a first time. 
2. That Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 312, cited as “Gabriola Island Local Trust 
Committee Meeting Procedures Bylaw, 2022” be read a second time. 
3. That Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 312, cited as “Gabriola Island Local Trust 
Committee Meeting Procedures Bylaw, 2022” be read a third time. 
4.   That  Gabriola  Island  Local  Trust  Committee  Bylaw  No.  312, cited as “Gabriola  Island  Local  Trust 
Committee  Meeting  Procedures  Bylaw,  2022” be  forwarded  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Islands  Trust  for 
approval by the Executive Committee. 
5.   That the  Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee request that Trust Council consider adding a full time 
staff position to the 2022/23 Fiscal year budget for electronic meeting support.  
REPORT SUMMARY 
The purpose of this report is to replace the Gabriola Island meeting procedures bylaw to: 
 
 incorporate  provincial  regulation  changes  permitting  local  government  regular  business  electronic 
meetings; and 
 add provisions for public participation and meeting decorum 
 
BACKGROUND 
On June 17, 2020, Ministerial Order M192 was issued by the Province, which allowed all local government meetings 
and public hearings to be conducted electronically during the COVID-19 pandemic. That same day, Bill 10 Municipal 
Affairs  Statutes  Amendments  Act  was  approved  by  the  Province.  Bill  10  included  changes  that  would  allow 
permanent authority for municipal councils and “Trust Bodies” to choose, with amendments to local meeting 
procedures  bylaws,  whether  to  conduct  regular  and  committee  meetings  electronically  (in  addition  to  special 
meetings already authorized).  
These  new  rules  came  into  force  for  Islands  Trust  via  Provincial  amendments  to  the  Islands  Trust  Electronic 
Meeting Regulation on September 29, 2021 after the authority to hold electronic meetings under M192 expired 
on September 28, 2021.  
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