Gabriola LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Gabriola Island ADOPTED 1 
Local Trust Committee Special Meeting Minutes 
January 7, 2021 
 
Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
January 7, 2021 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Dan Rogers, Chair 
 Kees Langereis, Local Trustee 
 Scott Colbourne, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Heather Kauer, Regional Planning Manager 
 Jaime Dubyna, Planner 2 
 Nadine Mourao, Recorder 
 
Others Present: 
 
There were approximately twenty-three (23) members of the public and 
one member of the media. 
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 4:31 pm, welcomed the public and introduced 
Trustees, Staff and Recorder.  He acknowledged that the meeting was being held in the territory 
of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
Chair Rogers advised that this Special Local Trust Committee Meeting (LTC) was being held for 
application GB-RZ-2020.1 (Gabriola Housing Society). 
 
Chair Rogers spoke of the Special LTC meeting being held electronically, noting that the COVID-
19 Health and Safety Guidelines preventing in-person meetings may continue for an extended 
period of time and this approach provides an option to inform the public, consider the 
application, and allows the LTC to continue due process and careful consideration of the 
proposal. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
3. PUBLIC HEARING 
Regarding GB-RZ-2020.1 Gabriola Housing Society, proposed Bylaw Nos. 306 (Official 
Community Plan), 307 (Land Use Bylaw) and 308 (Housing Agreement). 
4. Consideration of Further Readings of Bylaw Nos. 306, 307 and 308 
Legal review for Bylaw No. 308 had not been received, Trustees decided not to proceed with 
consideration of Bylaw No. 308 until the legal review is received. 

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Planning Manager Kauer provided an overview of bylaw amendment procedures. 
Discussion ensued and the following key points were noted by Trustees: 
 Thanked everyone for their submissions, comments and considerations and Staff for their 
hard work; 
 Would not adopt bylaws without water license or Housing Agreement (HA), these are still 
outstanding conditions; 
 Supported firmer, definitive language in bylaws and change “should” to “shall” in DP-11 to 
reinforce obligation; 
 Interested in environmentally sensitive management of the development; 
 Supported efforts for construction and maintenance to source goods, supplies and 
services on-island (local) to reduce transportation greenhouse gases; 
 Concerned with Official Community Plan (OCP) amendments specific to this application, 
interested in taking out of the HA and moving to the OCP; 
 Preferred gradual development of our island; 
 Interested in co-operative housing;

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