qathet Regional District/Lasqueti Island LTC Protocol Agreement

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Bae gathet onal
by REGIONAL DISTRICT _islandstrust

REGIONAL DISTRICT BOARD / LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE
PROTOCOL AGREEMENT

This Protocol Agreement ("Agreement") amended for reference December 17, 2018 is
AMONG:

LASQUETI ISLAND LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE
("Local Trust Committee")

AND:

gathet REGIONAL DISTRICT BOARD
("Regional District Board")

(Referred to as the Parties")

WHEREAS:

A. Under Section 22(2) of the Islands Trust Act, a local trust committee may enter into an
agreement with municipalities, regional districts and boards of school trustees
respecting the coordination of activities in a local trust area;

B. The Lasqueti Island Local Trust Committee is a local trust committee established under
s.21 of the Islands Trust Act for the purpose of preserving and protecting the Lasqueti
Island Local Trust Area and has the authority to regulate the development and use of

land in this local trust area;

C. The qathet Regional District is a regional district established by letters patent, dated the
19th day of December, 1967 and continued under s. 41 (4) (b) of the Local Government
Act, R.S.B.C. 2015, c. 1, and has the authority to provide services in this local trust area;

and

D. The Parties met to discuss respective areas of responsibility and to develop principles,
processes and conditions for the coordination of activities within the Lasqueti Island

Local Trust Area.

NOW THEREFORE, the Local Trust Committee and the Regional District Board agree as follows:

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PRINCIPLES

The Local Trust Committee and Regional District Board agree to the following principles
regarding interagency relations:

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Recognition of each others' jurisdictions and capabilities with a commitment to
promoting a spirit of partnership through joint legislative, policy, program and
communication initiatives;

Coordination of planning, servicing and growth management activities that is
responsive to the needs of the local trust area and the electoral area of which they

are a part;

Respect for the legislated ‘preserve and protect’ object of the Islands Trust, the
servicing function of the Regional District Board and the respective land use planning
authority of both Parties;

Cooperation through sharing of information and notification of significant initiatives
that may impact the other Party and through regular liaison.

COOPERATION

The Parties agree to cooperate with respect to the implementation, coordination
and administration of each Party's legislative authority that may impact the other
Party.

The Parties agree to coordinate the following activities:
(a) community planning;

(b) parkland and school site acquisition;

(c) servicing arrangements; and

(d) administrative arrangements.

It is the intent of the Parties to formalize their cooperation by way of letters of
understanding as required for specific matters.

Both Parties agree to notify and consult the other Party on legislative, municipal
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