Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Gabriola Island ADOPTED 1 
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
January 21, 2021 
 
Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
January 21, 2021 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Dan Rogers, Chair 
 Kees Langereis, Local Trustee 
 Scott Colbourne, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Heather Kauer, Regional Planning Manager 
 Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner 
 Marnie Eggen, Island Planner 
 Ian Cox, Island Planner 1 
 Wil Cottingham, Administrative Assistant 
 Nadine Mourao, Recorder 
 
Others Present: 
 
There were approximately eight (8) members of the public and one (1) 
member of the media in attendance. 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
“Please note, the order of agenda items may be modified during the meeting. Times are provided 
for convenience only and are subject to change.” 
Chair Rogers called the meeting to order at 10:34 am, welcomed the public and introduced 
Trustees, Staff and Recorder.  Chair Rogers, Trustee Colbourne and Trustee Langereis 
acknowledged that the meeting was being held in the territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
2.1 Resolution to Continue to Hold Electronic Meetings 
GB-2021-013 
It was MOVED and SECONDED  
that in order to meet the principles of openness, transparency, and accessibility, 
meetings of the Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee will be held electronically until 
Ministerial Orders under the Emergency Program Act and requirements or 
recommendations under the Public Health Act change regarding public attendance at 
trust body meetings; and that such meetings be live streamed, and the public invited to 
participate in meetings by connecting to the link or the phone number provided in the 
meeting notice, in order to observe proceedings and speak when invited by the Chair. 
CARRIED 
3. REPORTS 

ADOPTED 
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January 21, 2021 
3.1 Trustee Reports 
Trustee Colbourne reported the following: 
 Islands Trust Conservancy call for donations ‘The Opportunity Fund’ supporting the 
region’s most urgent projects www.islandstrustconservancy.ca/donate/please-help-
our-campaigns/; 
 www.gabriolahousingmatters.ca grown out of the Housing Options & Review 
Project, learn views, perspectives, and ideas about housing options and diversity on 
Gabriola; and 
 Islands 2050: The Future of the Trust Area survey open from January 18 – February 
5, 2021 www.islandstrust.bc.ca/trust-council/projects/islands-2050/ 
Trustee Langereis reported the following and his attendance at the following meetings 
and events: 
 Regional Planning Committee (RPC), noted funding from BC Healthy Water 
Initiative for the Freshwater Sustainability Study; 
 Islands 2050 survey; 
 The public is invited to complete a Budget 2021/22 online survey, send input via 
email, or present to Trust Council (TC) in March 2021 
www.islandstrust.bc.ca/budget; 
 Trust Programs Committee 

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