North Pender LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Electronic Special Meeting Minutes 
April 1, 2021 ADOPTED 1 of 3 
 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
April 1, 2021 
Electronic Meeting (Zoom Webinar) 
 
Members Present: Laura Patrick, Chair 
Benjamin McConchie, Local Trustee 
 
Deb Morrison, Local Trustee 
  
  
Staff Present: Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
 
Phil Testemale, Planner 2 
Kim Stockdill, Island Planner 
Shannon Brayford, Recorder  
Maple Hung, Planning Assistant (Host) 
 
 
Public: 
 
There were five (5) attendees the webinar. 
  
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Patrick called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.  She acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented.  
3.   CLOSED MEETING (Distributed Under Separate Cover) 
 3.1. NP-SUB-2008.9 (James Island) – Staff Memo  
Regional Planning Manager (RPM) Kojima provided an overview of the staff 
memo. 
Chair Patrick acknowledged the representative of the application who were in 
attendance and invited them to address the Local Trust Committee.  
Brett Rasinski expressed concerns with the staff memo and the process leading 
to the special meeting. He provided an outline of the history of the agreement 
and the applicant’s engagement with both the Local Trust Committee and local 
First Nations. Brett Rasinski encouraged the LTC to pass the alternate 
resolutions proposed in the staff memo.  
Ad o p t e d 
   
 
 

 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Electronic Special Meeting Minutes 
April 1, 2021 ADOPTED 2 of 3 
Members of the LTC each shared remarks on the process to this point and their 
personal rationales for proceeding.  
NP-2021-041 
It was Moved and Seconded, 
Whereas the Islands Trust Council has adopted a reconciliation declaration; and 
Whereas the North Pender Island Local Trust Committee has adopted a standing 
resolution with respect to First Nations reconciliation in the North Pender Island 
Local Trust Area; and 
Whereas the North Pender Island Local Trust Committee has reviewed the 
consultation record, and notes that objections to the subdivision continue to be 
expressed by the Tsawout First Nation; 
Therefore, the North Pender Island Local Trust Committee resolves to: 
1. Advise the Provincial Approving Officer that the North Pender Island Local 
Trust Committee considers approval of the subdivision of James Island as not 
being in the public interest. 
2. Advise the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council that the North Pender Island Local 
Trust Committee considers the deposit of the subdivision plan of James Island as 
being against the public interest. 
And that staff forward this resolution to the Provincial Approving Officer and the 
Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council. 
CARRIED 
 
Chair Patrick acknowledged Greg Atkins, Legal Council for the applicant, and 
invited him to addr

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