Gambier LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Special Meeting Minutes 
September 29, 2021 
 Gambier Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date of Meeting:  September 29, 2021 
Location:   Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present:   Sue-Ellen Fast, Chair 
David Rogers, Local Trustee 
Kate-Louise Stamford, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present:   Jaime Dubyna, Island Planner 
    Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner 
    Diane Corbett, Recorder 
 
Also Present:   Members of the Public – 30 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Fast called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.  She acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in the traditional territory of the Squamish Nation, and noted it was the evening 
before the first Truth and Reconciliation Day across Canada. 
Chair Fast announced that this was a special electronic meeting in order to hold a Community 
Information Meeting (CIM) to present information regarding Proposed Bylaw Nos. 153 and 
154, and to provide an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions about the 
bylaws. A second CIM will be held in person on October 14, 2021 in North Vancouver. 
Trustees Stamford and Rogers gave introductory remarks.  
Chair Fast described procedures for this electronic meeting and introduced staff in 
attendance. She invited Island Planner Dubyna to present Proposed Bylaw Nos. 153 and 154. 
2. COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSION – KEATS ISLAND SHORELINE PROTECTION PROJECT – 
PROPOSED BYLAW NOS. 153 AND 154  
To amend the Keats Island Official Community Plan (OCP) and Land Use Bylaw (LUB) to establish 
a new Shoreline Development Permit Area (DP-3), amend siting regulations in relation to the 
setback from the natural boundary of the sea, and amend marine structure regulations.  
2.1.  Planner Presentation  
Island Planner Dubyna presented an overview of Proposed Bylaw Nos. 153 and 154 
that included: 
 Background information; 
 Proposed changes in the amendment bylaws; 
 Development Permit (DP) application process and examples; 

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 Legislative process for the proposed bylaws; and 
 Next steps for Local Trust Committee (LTC) consideration. 
 
Background points included: 
 Keats Island Shoreline Protection Project has been a Top Priority Project of the LTC 
since 2017. 
 Community survey and information meetings were conducted in 2018 to identify 
community shoreline values and introduce policy, regulatory and voluntary 
options. 
 Working Group of Keats Islanders was established to work with staff to provide 
recommendations to the LTC in 2019-2020.  May 2020 discussion paper presented 
four options for shoreline protection: 
o Development Permit Area (DPA);  
o Flood Protection Bylaw;  
o Creation of Marine zones; and 
o Heritage Conservation Areas.  
 June 2020 Fifth option: no change to bylaws. 
 October 2020 Working Group recommendations to the LTC and Staff 
recommendations for next 

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