Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

Extracted text (beginning)

Galiano Island Local Trust Committee   
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
April 1, 2019          ADOPTED       Page 1 of 13 
 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
April 1, 2019 
Galiano South Community Hall 
141 Sturdies Bay Road, Galiano Island, BC 
  
 
Members Present:  Dan Rogers, Chair 
Members Present:  Jane Wolverton, Local Trustee 
 Tahirih Rockafella, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present:  Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
 Narissa Chadwick, Planner (in audience)                                                                   
Yasemin Schnorr Von Carolsfeld, Recorder 
 
Public: There were approximately (34) members of the public. 
  
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Rogers called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. Chair Rogers acknowledged that the 
meeting was being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations, particularly the 
Penelakut.  
Chair Rogers introduced everyone at the table. He set out guidelines for the meeting, with the 
expectation that people talk to the issues rather than the personalities present.  
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following changes and additions to the agenda were presented for consideration:  
 4.1 Trustee Report 
 4.2  Chair’s Report 
 9.2 Potential Grant Request 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended.  
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
Colleen Doty asked about the applications for input, if there could be comments before the LTC 
discusses them.  
A
A
D
D
O
O
P
P
T
T
E
E
D
D
 
 

 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee   
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
April 1, 2019          ADOPTED       Page 2 of 13 
Andrew Loveridge commented on the TUP application, he spoke in favour and would like them 
to continue with the B&B. 
Susan Lambert had a letter of support for the TUP. She spoke to the discretionary authority of 
the governing body, the job is not just to apply rules.  
1. There has to be discretion that is important to the democratic process.  
2. Recusal is not being used appropriately.  
Chair Rogers replied that Trustee Wolverton will speak to her recusal. It’s her decision. Trustees 
make those decisions all the time.  
Louise Decario spoke to the last minutes saying “a member of the public” was used instead of 
people’s names  
Regional Planning Manager (RPM) Kojima replied that there is a guideline to not include names, 
but it is practice to include them.  
Sheila Anderson would like to give some background information to remind people that the 
OCP road network plan has specific emergency routes. There is a need to plan ahead to 
minimize impact.  
Roger Pettit commented on minimal consultation with the public for the Road Network Plan. In 
future, he suggested using the input of the full community.  
Suzanne Fournier mentions every application should have a statutory right of way for 
emergency access. It is her opinion that every property must have an easy exit from their 
property.  
Chair Rogers suggested not devolving the

First 3,000 characters. Open the original for the whole document.