Galiano LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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Galiano Local Trust Committee 
Special Meeting Minutes 
November 23, 2019                                                             ADOPTED                                                  Page 1 of 5 
 
           Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
               Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
November 23, 2019 
Lions Park Society 
992 Burrill Road, Galiano Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Dan Rogers, Chair, Island Trustee 
Tahirih Rockafella, Island Trustee 
Jane Wolverton, Island Trustee 
 
Staff Present: Brad Smith, Island Planner 
Robert Kojima, Island Planner 
Carly Bilney, Recorder 
 
Public: There were approximately (50) members of the public. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Rogers called the meeting to order at 12:07 p.m.  He acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations, particularly the Penelakut. 
Chair Rogers made introductions and outlined the parameters and agenda of the meeting. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
  By general consent, the agenda was approved as presented. 
3. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING 
3.1 Bylaws No. 265 & 266 re: GL-RZ-2017.1 (Stevens) 
Regional Planning Manager (RPM) Kojima provided background on Bylaws No. 265 and 
266 re GL-RZ-2017.1 and associated documents and described the proposed changes. 
He noted there will be opportunity for community members to voice their views at a 
public hearing scheduled for December 9, 2019.  
The public was then given approximately 20 minutes to view the maps provided. Chair 
Rogers invited brief questions from members of the public. 
(Note: "Q" is questions/comments and "A" means answers/comments.) 
Q: What is causing the delay in the current application? 
A: The current Local Trust Committee (LTC) has made changes to the bylaws that are 
now going through the public hearing process. 
 
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Galiano Local Trust Committee 
Special Meeting Minutes 
November 23, 2019                                                             ADOPTED                                                  Page 2 of 5 
Q: What would be the implications of what is currently registered compared to what is 
proposed?  
A: If the application went ahead the future highway would connect at the east side 
road. The connection would be on the property instead of beyond the property. 
Q: Why is the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) changing its 
approach when it originally approved the Road Network Plan (RNP) that has been 
accepted by the community? Why is this the decision of MOTI and not of the LTC, as 
part of the RNP? Will the applicant build the new road that has been proposed for 
emergency access?  
A: Two statutory right of ways are currently open. The emergency road that is there is 
currently being used and another road is not needed at this time.  
Q: Why is the east side road not the emergency access route if it is a good enough road 
to be used currently by the applicant? 
A: The road 

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