Salt Spring LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes ADOPTED 1 
January 22, 2021 
  
 
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
 
Date: Friday, January 22, 2021 
  
Location: Electronic Meeting 
200-1627 Fort Street, Victoria 
  
Members Present: Peter Luckham, Chair  
Peter Grove, Local Trustee 
Laura Patrick, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present: Stefan Cermak, Regional Planning Manager (RPM) 
Louisa Garbo, Island Planner 
Geordie Gordon, Planner 2 
Rob Pingle, Planning Team Assistant 
Sarah Shugar, Recorder 
  
Media and Others Present: Approximately 2 members of the public  
 
These minutes follow the order of the agenda although the sequence may have varied.  
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
  
 Chair Luckham called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m. and welcomed everyone to an electronic 
meeting of the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee. Chair Luckham introduced himself, the 
Trustees and staff and expressed gratitude to live and work in Coast Salish First Nations treaty 
and traditional territory.  
 
2.
 
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
 
 The following supplemental item was presented for consideration to be added to the agenda: 
 3.1 Draft Housing Challenges and Solutions Project Charter 
  
 By general consent, the agenda was adopted as amended. 
 
Chair Luckham left the meeting due to a technical difficulty at 9:41 a.m. and returned to the meeting at 
9:44 a.m. 
 
3.  BUSINESS ITEMS 
 
3.1   
Housing Challenges and Solutions 
 
 Planner Garbo presented an amended draft Housing Challenges and Solutions Project 
Charter dated  January  22,  2021 by  PowerPoint  presentation. A staff  report  dated 

 
 
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes ADOPTED 2 
January 22, 2021 
  
December  23,  2020  regarding  the Housing  Challenges  and  Solutions  Initiative Project 
was presented. 
Chair Luckham requested staff to circulate the amended draft Housing Challenges and 
Solutions Project Charter dated January 22, 2021 to Trustees by email. The meeting was 
recessed to provide time for Trustees to review the new meeting materials. 
 
The meeting recessed at 9:55 a.m. and reconvened at 10:06 a.m. 
 
In  discussion, the Salt  Spring  Island  Local  Trust  Committee (LTC) amended the  draft 
Housing Challenges and Solutions Project Charter dated January 22, 2021 as follows: 
Principles and Purpose: 
 The Local Trust Committee (LTC) takes a leadership role in identifying a variety of 
housing options that meet the needs of Salt Spring residents of all abilities, incomes, 
lifestyles, livelihoods, and household types. 
 The LTC believes the Islands Trust “preserve and protect” mandate, as set out in s.3 
of  the  Islands  Trust  Act,  is  interpreted  to  not  only  preserve  and  protect  the 
environment, but to also preserve and protect a socially diverse local population. 
 The LTC is part of a federation and this means that we can learn from, share with, 
and work collaboratively with other LTCs. 
 The LTC decisions should be b

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