Salt Spring Agricultural APC Meeting Minutes

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Salt Spring Island 
Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission Minutes 
May 13, 2021       ADOPTED Page 1 
 
Salt Spring Island  
Agricultural Advisory Planning 
Commission 
 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting
 
 
 
Date of Meeting: Thursday, May 13, 2021 
 
Location:  Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present:  Bree Eagle, Chair  
  Jan Steinman, Vice Chair 
  Ken Byron, Commissioner  
  Brent Brochu-Ingram, Commissioner  
  
Regrets: Zack Hemstreet, Commissioner   
  Conrad Pilon, Commissioner  
 
Absent:    Ruth Waldick, Commissioner 
  
Staff Present:  Louisa Garbo, Island Planner 
 Geordie Gordon, Planner 2 
 Kristine Mayes, Planner 1 
 Sarah Shugar, Recorder 
 
Media and Others  Peter Grove, Local Trustee 
Present: Laura Patrick, Local Trustee 
 Doug Pepper, Ministry of Agriculture 
 One member of the Public 
 
 
These minutes follow the order of the agenda although the sequence may have varied. 
 
Planner Mayes called the meeting to order at 3:18 p.m.   
 
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
 
The following additional item was presented for inclusion in the agenda: 
3.2 Ganges Village Planning Project and Housing Action Program Project 
 
By general consent the agenda was adopted as amended. 
 
2. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 
 
2.1  Draft Minutes of the March 5, 2020 AAPC Meeting 
 
It was MOVED and SECONDED, 
 
that the minutes  of  the March  5,  2020 Salt  Spring  Island Agricultural Advisory  Planning 
Commission meeting be adopted. 
CARRIED 

 
 
Salt Spring Island 
Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission Minutes 
May 13, 2021       ADOPTED Page 2 
3. BUSINESS ITEMS 
 
3.1 Election of Chair 
 
Planner Mayes announced the election procedures.   
 
Planner Mayes called  for  nominations  for  Chair. Commissioner Eagle  was  nominated  and 
accepted the nomination.  Planner Mayes called three times for further nominations.  Hearing 
none,  she declared  the  nominations  closed. Commissioner  Eagle  was  elected  Chair  by 
acclamation. 
 
Planner Mayes called for nominations for Vice Chair. Commissioner Byron was nominated and 
declined the nomination. Commissioner Steinman was nominated and accepted the nomination. 
Planner Mayes called  three  times  for  further  nominations.   Hearing  none,  she declared  the 
nominations closed. Commissioner Steinman was elected Vice Chair by acclamation. 
 
3.2 SS-ALR-2020.4 – 2101 Fulford-Ganges Road (D. Miller) 
 
Planner Mayes presented a memorandum dated May 3, 2021 regarding an application for non-
farm use and subdivision in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).  
 
In discussion the following comments and questions were noted: 
 Concern  was  expressed  regarding  the  impacts of  the  proposed  20-metre wide  common 
property access route including the road allowance area would no longer be available for 
farming. Planner Mayes reported the proposed 20-metre wide common property access 
route would include the road, drainage ditches and utility services. Planner Mayes reported 
the  applicant  does  not  int

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