Salt Spring LTC Special Meeting Minutes
· Salt Spring Island · Meeting Documents · 2021
Original Trust document
· 477 KB
· SHA-256 68e44be709ad6cbf…
10,266 characters of machine-extracted text. Extraction is automatic and can be wrong; the original governs.
Topics: Fresh water & aquifers · Forestry & trees · Bylaw enforcement · First Nations & reconciliation · Governance & budget — our classification, not the Trust's.
Extracted text (beginning)
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Special Meeting Minutes ADOPTED 1 October 22, 2021 Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes of a Special Meeting Date: Friday, October 22, 2021 Location: Electronic Meeting 200-1627 Fort Street, Victoria Members Present: Peter Luckham, Chair Laura Patrick, Local Trustee Peter Grove, Local Trustee Staff Present: Coastal Douglas-Fir (CDF) Science Working Group Members Present: Stefan Cermak, Regional Planning Manager (RPM) Jason Youmans, Island Planner William Shulba, Senior Freshwater Specialist Kathryn Martell, Ecosystem Protection Specialist, Islands Trust Conservancy Rob Pingle, Planning Team Assistant Sarah Shugar, Recorder Riley Finn Susan Hannon Sally John Tara Martin Briony Penn Mitchel Sherrin Ruth Waldick Others Present: 1 member of the public These minutes follow the order of the agenda although the sequence may have varied. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Luckham called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and welcomed everyone to an electronic meeting of the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee. Chair Luckham introduced himself, the Trustees and staff and acknowledged that the Local Trust Committee is meeting within Coast Salish Territory. The Coastal Douglas-Fir (CDF) Science Working Group Members were introduced. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA By general consent the agenda was approved. Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Special Meeting Minutes ADOPTED 2 October 22, 2021 3. BUSINESS ITEMS 3.1 Local Trust Committee Chair's Welcome and Opening Remarks Chair Luckham reported this meeting is an opportunity for the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee to meet with the CDF Science Working Group. 3.2 Presentation of conservation decision support tool for Coastal Douglas-Fir and Associated Ecosystems Planner Youmans presented an overview of the LTC Coastal Douglas-Fir and Associated Ecosystems project. T. Martin presented a PowerPoint presentation entitled: Prioritizing Coastal Douglas-Fir Bioclimatic Zone Protection and Management” by Dr. Tara Martin and Riley Finn. T. Martin presented a land-use decision support mapping tool developed by Dr. Martin, Mr. Finn and the University of British Columbia (UBC) Martin Conservation Decisions Lab. In discussion the following comments and questions were noted: The Trustees expressed appreciation for the presentation and the work of the UBC Conservation Decisions Lab. There was a question regarding whether there are any old growth trees on Salt Spring Island. T. Martin reported most of the forests on Salt Spring Island have been logged. Today there are approximately 313 trees over 70 metres, 650 trees over 60 metres, and 8,000 trees over 50 metres. There is a combination of big, old giant trees, and mature second growth forests that are now showing
First 3,000 characters. Open the original for the whole document.