Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Gabriola Islands ADOPTED 1 
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
January 18, 2018 
 
Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
January 18, 2018 
Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre 
476 South Road, Gabriola Island, BC 
 
Members Present:  Laura Busheikin, Chair 
Heather O’Sullivan, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present:  Ann Kjerulf, Regional Planning Manager 
Lisa Millard, Recorder 
 
Others Present: There were approximately twelve members of the public and one member 
of the media in attendance. 
 
Regrets: Melanie Mamoser, Local Trustee 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Busheikin called the meeting to order at 10:15 am.  She acknowledged that the meeting 
was being held in territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
Chair Busheikin noted that Trustee Mamoser was not in attendance due to illness. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
7.3 Commercial Vacation Rentals – Memorandum (Revised) 
11.1.1 Housing Options Review Project (Proposed Bylaw No. 293) – Memorandum 
13.2 Housing Agreement Administration – Briefing 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
Reminder:  Bylaw Nos. 292 and 293, Housing Options Review Project - NO WRITTEN OR ORAL 
REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE GABRIOLA ISLAND LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE, OR 
ITS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AS THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS CONCLUDED. 
A member of the public spoke regarding the Islands Trust’s Derelict Vessel Advocacy program 
and noted that there is a form that can be filled out on the Islands Trust website to add to the 
inventory of derelict vessels .  She expressed her appreciation that the Islands Trust is working 
with other agencies to protect the marine environment. 

 
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A member of the public asked for the definition of the term “briefing” in reference to Item 13.2.   
Regional Planning Manager Kjerulf indicated that the term is used for an information report that 
is presented to the Islands Trust Council or a Committee while the term memorandum is used 
for a short report to a Local Trust Committee (LTC) which might, or might not, request that a 
decision be made.   
A member of the public asked if he could increase the size of his accessory building from 700 
square feet to 960 square feet on his five-acre lot.  He was advised by the Chair to contact a 
planner with the local Islands Trust office to discuss issues related to his private property.   
4. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING - None 
5. PUBLIC HEARING - None 
6. MINUTES 
6.1 Local Trust Committee Minutes dated December 14, 2017 – for adoption 
  Amendments to the Minutes dated December 14, 2017 were made as follows: 
On page 1 of the minutes, in the Members Present section, beside Heather O’Sullivan, 
Local Trustee, add in brackets “attended by telephone conference call”. 
On page 3 of the minutes strike the first bu

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