Regional Planning Committee Special Meeting Minutes
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Topics: Fresh water & aquifers · First Nations & reconciliation · Governance & budget — our classification, not the Trust's.
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ADOPTED Regional Planning Committee Minutes of a Special Meeting December 22, 2020 ADOPTED Page 1 of 4 Regional Planning Committee Minutes of a Special Meeting Date: Location: December 22, 2020 Electronic Meeting Members Present: Laura Busheikin, Chair David Maude, Vice Chair Kees Langereis, Local Trustee Laura Patrick, Executive Committee Representative Timothy Peterson, Local Trustee Kate-Louise Stamford, Local Trustee Jane Wolverton, Local Trustee Peter Luckham, Ex Officio Member Members Absent: Jeanine Dodds, Local Trustee Staff Present: David Marlor, Director, Local Planning Services Clare Frater, Director, Trust Areas Services Narissa Chadwick, Island Planner William Shulba, Senior Freshwater Specialist Lori Foster, Executive Coordinator/Recorder 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Chair Busheikin acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Coast Salish traditional and treaty territories. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2.1 New Items and Re-ordering of the Agenda None 2.2 Approval of Agenda By general consent the Regional Planning Committee approved the agenda as presented. 3. TOWN HALL AND DELEGATIONS None 4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES/COORDINATION 4.1 Minutes of Meetings ADOPTED Regional Planning Committee Minutes of a Special Meeting December 22, 2020 ADOPTED Page 2 of 4 4.1.1 Regional Planning Committee Minutes of November 9, 2020 By general consent the Regional Planning Committee minutes of November 9, 2020, were approved as presented. 4.2 Resolutions Without Meeting 4.2.1 RPC RWM-2020-03 Received for information. 5. BUSINESS 5.1 Watersheds BC Fund for Freshwater Sustainability Strategy and Implementation Projects Director of Local Planning Services (DLPS) Marlor and Planner Chadwick introduced the Request For Decision, indicating that the Healthy Watersheds Initiative grant opportunity provides for advancing the Freshwater Sustainability Strategy (FWSS) and Reconciliation. The Healthy Watersheds Initiative is a program created by the Province of BC intended to improve the health of watersheds, create economic and skills development opportunities, generate new learning, and strengthen relationships with First Nations and Indigenous-led organizations in ways that support reconciliation. The program is managed by the Real Estate Foundation in partnership with Watersheds BC. In late 2020, Islands Trust Staff retained a consultant to undertake the first phase of the FWSS. The FWSS, along with a number of related “shovel ready” projects available to fund, places the Islands Trust in a position to be able to take advantage of this funding and meet the grantor deadlines and deliverable requirements. RPC-2020-081 It was MOVED and SECONDED, that Regional Planning Committee approve the allocation of $90,000 of funding from Healthy Watersheds Initiative to support the development of a Freshwater Sustainabili
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