Lasqueti LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Lasqueti Island ADOPTED 1 
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
January  20, 2022 
 
Lasqueti Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
  
 
Members Present: Peter Luckham, Chair 
 Peter Johnston, Local Trustee 
 Timothy Peterson, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Heather Kauer, Regional Planning Manager 
 Dave Olsen, Recorder 
  
Others Present: None 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Luckham called the meeting to order at 9:16 am.  He acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in 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 Meeting Procedure Bylaw No. 100 - for consideration and decision 
Staff introduced the item and the following was noted: 
 The Province has changed the legislation to allow regular meetings to be electronic, 
as well as special meetings. 
 Our legal team has reviewed the draft language in the bylaw. 
 The legislation allows for the Trustees to attend every meeting electronically. 
 We have recommended that at least two meetings be held in person as a “best 
practice”. 
 New sections have been added to the recommendations about decorum and public 
participation. 
 Alternatives are provided as well. 
The Chair advised that any changes need to be carefully worded. 
Discussion ensued among the Trustees and the following was noted: 
 Do not want to include the four new sections. 
 Do not wish to discourage public participation. 
 Have heard a lot of public feedback that is not in support of electronic meetings and 
the public would vastly prefer us to meet in person whenever possible. 
 Important to have a bylaw in place for emergency situations. 
 Hope that in practice that we do not use the bylaw. 
 Absolutely want to meet in person as a priority and have a requirement to meet in 
person at a minimum of two times per year. 
Date: 
Location: 
January 20, 2022 
Electronic Meeting 

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 Delegations are not the same as Town Hall presentations.  Town Hall does not have 
any restrictions in terms of public participation. 
 Decorum regulations are very important for the Chair to ensure that meetings are 
not disrupted in any manner.  By putting them in print, it sets an expectation that 
the public can understand in advance. 
 Do not want the public to comment on this administrative bylaw because we are 
responsible for the safety of all that attend. 
 Want this bylaw to be adopted so that we can meet electronically. 
 Only one instance where a meeting was disrupted.  This wording gives the 
impression that this kind of behaviour is expected because it goes on at great 
length. 
 The last time that a delegation presented, the meeting time was moved up to 
accommodate the speaker.   
 It is a good idea to poll the Community.   
 This change sets a tone that we want to limit public participation. 
 Important that we me

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