Galiano LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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Galiano Local Trust Committee 
Special Meeting Minutes 
November 28, 2020                                                                   ADOPTED                                                Page 1 of 4 
 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
November 28, 2020 
Zoom Webinar (Zoom Webinar) 
 
Members Present: Dan Rogers, Chair 
Tahirih Rockafella, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Brad Smith, Island Planner 
Carly Bilney, Recorder 
Maple Hung, Planning Team Assistant (Host) 
 
 
Public:  There were approximately 53 members of the public. 
  
 
1.  CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Rogers called the meeting to order at 1:02 p.m. He acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in the traditional territories of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
 
3.  COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING RE: Proposed Rezoning for Affordable Housing in 
 Community Forest - Galiano Island Galisle Affordable Rental Housing Society (GIGARHS) 
 
3.1 Rezoning Process Overview and Presentation of Draft Bylaws 276 & 277 – Staff 
 
Islands Trust staff reviewed rezoning application GL-RZ-2019.1 from the Gulf Islands 
Galisle Affordable Rental Housing Society (GIGARHS) including background information, 
a status update and next steps in rezoning.  
 
3.2  Affordable Housing Proposal Summary and Current Status – GIGARHS 
 
Representatives of GIGARHS provided an overview of the affordable housing proposal 
highlighting details of the step layout and design, operating agreement, housing 
agreement and amenities. 
 
The following comments were made: 
Adopted 
   
 
 

  
Galiano Local Trust Committee 
Special Meeting Minutes 
November 28, 2020                                                                   ADOPTED                                                Page 2 of 4 
 There is a high need for affordable housing on Galiano; 
 In 2018 the APC noted the need for purpose-built affordable rental housing on 
Galiano; 
 BC Housing defines the income and rental criteria for the project; 
 The housing agreement would authorize the owner to manage and define a list 
of qualified renters; 
 Galiano residency will be a requirement of those living in the affordable housing 
units; 
 
Al Kohut, senior hydrogeologist at Hy-Geo, summarized his report related to 
groundwater analysis in the application and noted: 
 Based on water tests, the well is an exceptionally good potable well; and 
 The well is more than capable of meeting the long-term demand of the 
 proposed housing project. 
 
Keith Erickson, Registered Professional Biologist, provided an ecological assessment of 
the proposed affordable housing zone and noted logistical and ecological 
considerations that led the applicants to choose the site, including: 
 proximity to existing public roads; 
 proximity to existing residential areas; 
 desire to minimize forest fragmentation on the property; 
 avoiding se

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