Regional Planning Committee Regular Meeting Agenda

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Regional Planning Committee
Agenda
 

Date:May 12, 2021
Time:10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location:Electronic Zoom Meeting
Pages
1.CALL TO ORDER
10:00 AM - 10:00 AM
2.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
2.1.New Items and Re-Ordering of the Agenda
2.2.Approval of the Agenda
3.BUSINESS
3.1.Freshwater Sustainability Strategy
10:05 AM - 11:30 AM3 - 4
All trustees are invited to attend a presentation by Kirk Stinchcombe of Econics.  
4.TOWN HALL
5.DELEGATIONS
None
6.ADOPTION OF MINUTES/COORDINATION
6.1.Minutes of Meetings
6.1.1.Regional Planning Committee minutes of March 17, 2021
5 - 10
6.2.Resolutions Without Meeting
None
6.3.Follow-up Action List
11 - 12
7.WORK PROGRAM ITEMS
7.1.Local Planning Service Delivery - Briefing
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM13 - 18
7.2.Trust Council Strategic Plan items - Briefing
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM19 - 21

8.BUSINESS
8.1.2020/21 Annual Report - Regional Planning Committee
section
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM22 - 22
That the Regional Planning Committee approve the attached text [as amended, if
required] for inclusion in the 2020/21 Annual Report for approval by Trust Council and
submission to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
8.2.Policy Statement Draft Amendment Recommendations -
Briefing
12:35 PM - 2:00 PM23 - 108
8.3.Application Processing Services Policy - RFD
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM109 - 131
9.NEW BUSINESS
10.WORK PROGRAM
10.1.Regional Planning Committee Work Program
132 - 134
11.NEXT MEETING
Wednesday, August 25, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
12.ADJOURNMENT
3:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Islands Trust Freshwater Sustainability Strategy 
Backgrounder 
 
Islands Trust is developing a Freshwater Sustainability Strategy to protect and manage water 
resources across the Islands Trust Area. This strategy will advance Goal #4 from the Island Trust 
Council’s Strategic Plan: to protect the quality and quantity of water resources.  
 
The strategy will include principles and actions to guide Islands Trust in their activities and 
influence partner government non-governmental agencies. Actions may include adopting new 
regulatory tools, public education and communication, enhancing science or data gathering and 
monitoring, or advocating with other levels of government.  
 
The process of developing the Freshwater Sustainability Strategy consists of: 
 
• interviews with key stakeholders to gather ideas and understand constraints, 
• a literature review to identify the policy context,  
• two workshops with Islands Trust staff to identify goals and implementation considerations, 
• a series of virtual workshops with a diverse stakeholder group between March and May, and 
• a workshop with Trustees through the Regional Planning Committee in May. 
 
The flow diagram on the next page graphically illustrates the project methodology. 
 
This project is supported by Econics and Compass Resource Management, two firms with 
specialization in water management and stakeholder engagement. 
 
In parallel, Islands Trust is leading a First Nations freshwater sustainability engageme

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