Salt Spring LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes ADOPTED 1 
July 28, 2020 
  
 
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
 
Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 
  
Location: Electronic Meeting 
 
  
Members Present: Peter Luckham, Chair  
Peter Grove, Local Trustee 
Laura Patrick, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present: Stefan Cermak, Regional Planning Manager (RPM) 
Jason Youmans, Island Planner  
Geordie Gordon, Planner 2 
Shayla Burnham, Office Administrative Assistant 
Sarah Shugar, Recorder 
  
Media and Others Present: Gary  Holman,  Capital  Regional  District  (CRD)  Salt  Spring  Island  Electoral 
Area Director 
Gulf Islands Driftwood Reporter 
Approximately 25 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 9:30 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  acknowledged  that  the  Local  Trust  Committee  is  meeting  within  Coast 
Salish Territory. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
 
 The following additional item was presented for consideration: 
 Item 16.1.3 - Vacation Rentals 
 
 By general consent, the agenda was adopted as amended. 
 
3.  TRUSTEE REPORTS  
  
Trustee Patrick reported she would publish a Trustee report on her Trustee Facebook page and 
presented the following report: 
 She acknowledged and expressed gratitude to the Islands Trust staff; 

 
 
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 An article was published in the Driftwood Newspaper on June 2, 2020 that was critical of the 
Coastal Douglas-fir mapping; 
 She is committed to improving governance and cross organization coordination to be more 
responsive to local needs; 
 The Salt Spring Island Official Community Plan cannot be realized without coordination and 
collaboration  with  other  agencies. She promotes and is involved  with  community  groups 
including  the  Salt  Spring  Island  Watershed  Protection  Alliance, the  Salt  Spring  Island 
Community Economic Development Commission, the Salt Spring Island Area Farm Plan, the 
Salt  Spring  Island  Fire  Protection  District’s Ganges Fire Hall Disposition Committee,  the 
Housing Working Group, the Business and Farm Response and Recovery Plan Task Force, the 
Ecological Research Network, and the Saanich Inlet Protection Society Roundtable; 
 Land Use planning plays a direct role in healthy communities: healthy people, healthy society 
and healthy environment: also known as community based ecosystem management; 
 She  encouraged  members  of  the  public  to  continue  to  follow Provincial  Health  Office 
directives regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. 
 
Trustee Grove reported he has been recovering from hip surgery and he encouraged everyone to 
follow the BC Health Office guidelines regarding the COVI

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