Salt Spring LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes ADOPTED 1 
October 4, 2019
 
  
  
 
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
 
 
Date: Friday, October 4, 2019 
  
Location: Piers Island Fire Hall 
116 McKenzie Crescent, Piers Island, BC 
  
Members Present: Peter Luckham, Chair  
Peter Grove, Local Trustee 
Laura Patrick, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present: 
 
Stefan Cermak, Regional Planning Manager (RPM) 
Sarah Shugar, Recorder 
  
Others Present: 14 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 12:20 p.m. He introduced himself, the Trustees 
and  staff  and  acknowledged  that  the  Local  Trust  Committee  is  meeting  within Coast Salish 
Territory. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
 By general consent the agenda was adopted. 
 
3. CORRESPONDENCE 
 
3.1 I.  Bliss  and  J.  Merritt  et  al.  to  LTC,  Dated  September  21,  2019 - Concerning 
October 4, 2019 Special Meeting on Piers Island  
 
 The correspondence was received. 
 
3.2  Piers Island Association to LTC, Dated September 30, 2019 - Concerning October 4, 
2019 Special Meeting on Piers Island  
 
 The correspondence was received. 
 
3.3  R. and S. Burnham to LTC, Dated September 30, 2019 - Concerning October 4, 2019 
Special Meeting on Piers Island  
 
 The correspondence was received. 

 
 
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes ADOPTED 2 
October 4, 2019
 
  
  
 
3.4  Piers  Island  Improvement  District  to  LTC,  Dated  October  1,  2019 - Concerning 
October 4, 2019 Special Meeting on Piers Island 
 
 The correspondence was received. 
 
4. BUSINESS ITEMS 
 
 4.1 Local Trust Committee Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks  
 
 Chair Luckham welcomed everyone to the meeting and presented opening remarks. 
Trustee Patrick and Trustee Grove presented opening remarks. 
 
 4.2 Town Hall 
 
 A  member  of  the  public  asked  what the  Islands  Trust  offers the  residents  of  Piers 
Island and what Piers Island residents could expect in the future. 
 
Chair Luckham advised Islands Trust brings the preserve and protect mandate to the 
islands and embraces Piers Island in the federation wide activities including land use 
applications and advocacy work. 
 
A  member  of  the public  asked  for  clarification  regarding what services the  Islands 
Trust and Capital   Regional   District   (CRD) provide.   The   member   of   the   public 
expressed  concern  that  Piers  Island  residents  pay  for  water  systems  on  Salt  Spring 
Island and other incidental items while Piers Island does not receive any funding. 
 
Chair  Luckham  advised the Islands  Trust  is  a  Provincial  Government  agency  with  a 
mandate  to  preserve  and  protect  the  Gulf  Islands  including  the community, culture 
and amenities on the islands. The Local Trust Committee upholds the values that are 
within  the  Piers  Island  Official  Comm

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