Salt Spring LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes ADOPTED 1 
May 26, 2020 
  
 
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
 
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 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 
Kristine Mayes, Planner 1 
William Shulba, Senior Freshwater Specialist 
Daniela Murphy, Legislative Clerk 
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 30 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 the second 
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: 
 15.1.4 Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Agenda Packages 
  
 By general consent, the agenda was adopted as amended. 
 
 
 

 
 
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes ADOPTED 2 
May 26, 2020 
  
3.  TRUSTEE REPORTS  
  
 Trustee Grove presented the following report: 
 Has been attending weekly meeting with MLA Adam Olsen regarding COVID-19 response and 
recovery; 
 Attended a Salt Spring Alliance meeting on May 25, 2020 regarding the New Normal – How 
Can Salt Spring Come Back Better; 
 Acknowledged staff for support in transitioning to electronic meetings. 
 
Trustee Patrick presented the following report: 
 The Salt Spring Climate Action Plan public engagement process has launched. The link to the 
survey is https://saltspringclimate.ethelo.net/ and the survey closes on June 20, 2020. 
 The Business  and  Farm  Response  and  Recovery  Plan  Task  Force continue to  meet  every 
second week.  Please  see  the  Info  Hub  COVID-19 at https://hub.ruralislandspartnership.ca/ 
and details regarding the agriculture plan are available at plantofarm.org; 
 The Housing Working Group work continues and the group is aiming to present a proposal for 
a housing planning project in the next month or two. 
 The Centre for Rural Health Research, within the University of British Columbia’s Department 
of Family Practice in partnership with the BC Rural Health Network has created a COVID-19 
survey to learn from rural and remote BC communities about their experiences and responses 
to COVID-19. The survey can be found at http://bit.ly/RERCOVID-19 - the survey is available 
on an ongoing basis, w

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