North Pender LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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North Pender Local Trust Committee   
Electronic Business Meeting Minutes 
January 28, 2021                                                                  ADOPTED                                                    Page 1 of 1 
 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
January 28, 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 
 Kim Stockdill, Island Planner 
Phil Testemale, Island Planner  
 Shannon Brayford, Recorder 
 Maple Hung, Planning Assistant (Host) 
  
  
Public: There were approximately (17) attendees in the Zoom 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 
It was recommended that “Communication Strategies for the North Pender Island Local Trust 
Committee” (LTC) be added as item 15.2 under New Business.  
By general consent, the agenda was approved as amended.  
3. TRUSTEE REPORT 
Trustee McConchie provided a report on recent work, noting a desire to improve the challenges 
in communication between the LTC and the community and also his support of ongoing COVID 
measures.  
Trustee Morrison provided a report on recent work. She encouraged the community to provide 
feedback on the Land Use Bylaw Review that includes recommendations for what they would 
like to see in the regulations. 
 
 
 
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North Pender Local Trust Committee   
Electronic Business Meeting Minutes 
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4. CHAIR'S REPORT 
Chair Patrick provided a report, including the following points:  
 A Policy Direction Report and Survey are available online. She encouraged the public to 
complete prior the survey prior to the deadline.  
 An Islands Trust Budget Survey is available online and encouraged the public to give 
feedback  
 Update on Salt Spring Island LTC work for ground water and housing initiatives.  
5. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
Amanda Griesbach recommended that title of the “Pender Islands Conservancy Association” be 
corrected in the minutes of the previous meeting.  
Pauline O’Malley noted that she is a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) holder for a Short-Term 
Vacation Rental (STVR). She commented on proposed Bylaw 222 and recommended deletion of 
6.4.4 and 6.4.15, encouraging that those measures be evaluated on a case-by-case basis through 
the TUP system.  
Michael Sketch provided recommendations for revising the Official Community Plan and 
proposed Bylaw 222. He noted the importance of replacing the word “considered” with 
“supported” in multiple incidences and provided recommendations for defining specific terms 

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