Galiano LTC Public Hearing Record

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Galiano Island Local Trust Committee  
Public Hearing  
July 9, 2018   Page 1 of 4 
 
 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Record of Public Hearing 
Bylaws No. 265 & 266 
 
Date: 
Location: 
July 9, 2018 
North Galiano Community Hall 
22790 Porlier Pass Road, Galiano Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Laura Busheikin, Chair 
Sandy Pottle, Local Trustee 
George Harris, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present: Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
Kim Stockdill, Island Planner 
Colleen Doty, Recorder 
 
Others Present:        Approximately 25 members of the public present. 
 
5. PUBLIC HEARING 
 
Chair Busheikin called the Public Hearing to order at 2:24 p.m. She gave notice and stated 
procedure and rules for the hearing. Each speaker was given four minutes. 
 
Trustee Harris questioned whether he had a conflict of interest because he has used Stevens’ 
services in the past.  
 
Chair Busheikin explained conflict of interest guidelines for elected officials, noting 
jurisprudence on “communities of interest”, where services are provided to many people in a 
community. The concept of “communities of interest” is distinctly different from conflict of 
interest where there is a specific, narrow interest.  
 
5.1.1 Galiano Island Local Trust Committee Bylaws No. 265 & 266 
 
Bernard Mignault spoke in favour of the Stevens’ rezoning application. In his 30 years of 
being on Galiano, he has often worked with Mr. Stevens and has found him an 
extremely honest, skilled, and hard worker. He is very much in favour of the rezoning 
that suits him and the rest of the community.  
 
Line Marie St. Jacques asked whether anyone in the room had a conflict of interest with 
the Stevens as a neighbour. 
 
Chair Busheikin clarified that, in general terms, elected decision makers are the ones 
who potentially have conflicts of interest. Neighbours with specific interests are invited 
to comment on how the application potentially affects them.  
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Galiano Island Local Trust Committee  
Public Hearing  
July 9, 2018   Page 2 of 4 
 
 
Stephen Rybak noted that, from the outset, he has supported the Stevens’ rezoning 
proposal. However, he is starting to have questions about the covenant and what it 
would potentially do to the Road Network Plan (RNP), if the Ministry of Transportation 
and Infrastructure (MOTI) accepted Segment 1 and went ahead. He requested Trustees 
take another look at the covenant to maintain integrity of the RNP; he requested staff 
respond adequately to Trustee Pottle’s questions.  
 
Doug Latta, 1029 Montague Road, spoke in favour of the rezoning and agreed with the 
need to look at emergency access. He does not think that individual land owners should 
be responsible 

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