Galiano LTC Regular Business Meeting Minutes

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Galiano Local Trust Committee   
Electronic Business Meeting Minutes 
April 12, 2021                                                                  ADOPTED                                                     Page 1 of 10 
 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
          Date: 
          Location: 
April 12, 2021 
Electronic Meeting (Zoom Webinar) 
 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Rogers called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. He acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
 
2. RISE AND REPORT – In-Camera Meeting March 1, 2021 
Chair Rogers read out the two motions (GL-2021-002 and GL-2021-003) arising from the In-
Camera Meeting of March 1, 2021 including: 
 Whereas the majority of the members of the Galiano Advisory Planning Commission 
(APC) have a conflict of interest, the Local Trust Committee (LTC) does not require the 
APC to meet and respond further to the referral request with respect to resolution GL-
2020-071; and 
 That the Galiano Island Advisory Planning Commission (APC) members be forwarded the 
legal opinion on a confidential basis. 
 
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following addition to the agenda was presented for consideration: 
 17.3 New Business – “Special APC Discussion”  
  
 
 
Members Present: Jane Wolverton, Local Trustee 
Tahirih Rockafella, Local Trustee 
 Dan Rogers, Chair 
  
Staff Present: Brad Smith, Island Planner 
 Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
Phil Testemale, Planner 2 
 Maple Hung, Planning Assistant (Host)  
 Carly Bilney, Recorder 
 
Public: 
 
There were approximately 46 attendees in the Zoom Webinar. 
 
Ado p t ed 
   
 
 

  
 
Galiano Local Trust Committee   
Electronic Business Meeting Minutes 
April 12, 2021                                                                  ADOPTED                                                     Page 2 of 10 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
 
4. TRUSTEE REPORT 
Trustee Rockafella reported on the following: 
 Trustees Rockafella and Wolverton attended the first meeting of the Southern Gulf 
Island Forum, which aims to address issues of common interest; participants included 
elected officials representing First Nations, the provincial government, the federal 
government, the Capital Regional District (CRD) and the Southern Gulf Islands. 
 
Trustee Wolverton reported on the following: 
 Work has been significantly busy with feedback on various issues, bylaw complaints, site 
visits and virtual meetings; 
 Galiano resident Dr. Risa Smith recently gave an online presentation titled "Using 
Nature's Way to Fight the Climate Crisis" which was co-sponsored by the Salt Spring 
Island Conservancy and Transition Salt Spring; and 
 A community-wide vaccine roll-out is scheduled for April 20
th
 and 21
st
 on Galiano. 
 
5. CHAIR'S REPORT 
Chair Rogers reported on the following: 
 The last Trust Council meeting included detailed debate and discussion

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