North Pender LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
October 25, 2018 ADOPTED Page 1 of 8 
 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
October 25, 2018 
Royal Canadian Legion 
1344 MacKinnon Road 
 
Members Present:  
 
 
 
 
Staff Present: 
George Grams, Chair 
Dianne Barber, Local Trustee 
Derek Masselink, Local Trustee 
 
 
Justine Starke, Island Planner 
 Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
Shannon Brayford, Recorder 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Grams called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.  He acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
It was recommended that the following items be added under new business:  
 Adoption of Bylaws 211 and 212 
 Referral of Bylaw 515, Salt Spring Local Trust Committee  
By general consent the agenda was adopted as amended.  
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
Gary Steeves provided a rationale for the current Local Trust Committee (LTC) to have 
postponed business to the next meeting for consideration of the incoming Trustees and 
requested information on why the LTC did not elect to cancel their final meeting.  
Dale Henning addressed the Waste Transfer project, including the following points:  
 He spoke against the past hiring of the facilitator for the Waste Transfer project. 
 He requested that the LTC’s letter to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) 
address bias within the composition of the Waste Transfer Committee.  
 He spoke against the decision to consider rezoning properties without cost to 
the land owners.  
 He requested information on the status of Bylaws 214 & 215.  
 
Ad o p t e d 

 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
October 25, 2018 ADOPTED Page 2 of 8 
Regional Planning Manager (RPM) Kojima addressed the questions raised regarding the rezoning 
process and status of the Bylaws.   
Michael Sketch addressed the proposed draft letter from the LTC to the ALC. He provided a 
rationale for the LTC to decline sending the letter, noting that the appropriate process is not 
being followed. He also provided a rationale for protecting agricultural land.  
RPM Kojima reported that the ALC has been consulted on the matter of the letter and have 
advised that the proposed letter does not contravene any policies.  
Gary Steeves noted that there is a protocol agreement between the LTC and ALC that would 
require communication between the two agencies.  
Jim Petrie provided a rationale for including the warning of potential increased property taxes in 
the mail-out distributed by him and Dale Henning. 
Deb Morrison introduced herself as one of the incoming Trustees. She requested that the 
Trustees avoid making decisions at the current meeting and leave those decisions to the 
incoming LTC.  
Ann Burdett requested information about the Browning application including the rationale for 
including three buildings in

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