Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Galiano Island  
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
May 1, 2017     ADOPTED       Page 1 of 10 
 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
May 1, 2017 
Galiano South Community Hall 
141 Sturdies Bay Road, Galiano Island, BC 
 
Members Present Laura Busheikin, Chair 
Sandy Pottle, Local Trustee 
George Harris, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present 
 
 
Others Present 
Rob Milne, Islands Planner 
Colleen Doty, Recorder 
 
Approximately 13 members of the public and no media 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Busheikin called the meeting to order at 12:37pm.  She acknowledged the meeting 
was being held in territory of the Coast Salish First Nations.  Members and staff were 
introduced.   
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
Chair Busheikin indicated that the first Town Hall would be dedicated to agenda items. 
 
Doug Latta applauded the work that has gone into the Affordable Housing Toolkit and 
noted it would have been useful when they were developing Galiano Green.  He was 
troubled by the trend toward community volunteers providing affordable housing, as it is 
expensive.  He suggested the Islands Trust may wish to provide an affordable housing 
liaison or guide.  He recognized that this would be expensive for the Islands Trust.  
 
It was noted the Toolkit has been around since 2010.  
 
Chair Busheikin noted that the Toolkit is helpful moving forward and that Trustees need 
to be hands-off.  
 
Tom Hennessy spoke in favour of the GCA’s application and referred to the need for 
fairness in the community. 
 
Gary Moore, past director of GCA, spoke in favour of the application as it is a  
down-zoning.  
 
 
 
 
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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
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4. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING 
 
None 
 
5. PUBLIC HEARING 
 
None 
 
6. MINUTES 
 
6.1 Local Trust Committee Minutes Dated April 3, 2017 (for Adoption) 
 
By general consent the Local Trust Committee meeting minutes of April 3, 2017 
were adopted. 
 
6.2 Section 26 Resolutions Without Meeting Report  
 
None 
 
6.3 Advisory Planning Commission Minutes 
 
None 
 
7. BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES 
 
7.1 Follow-up Action List Dated April 2017 
 
Planner Milne provided an overview.  With respect to the legalities and protocols 
into conducting electronic meetings, he referred to the Staff Report of  
March 5, 2014 by Carmen Thiel.  For Advisory Planning Commissions (APC), it is 
possible to conduct electronic meetings, pending amendments to the protocol 
and other documents.  Chair Busheikin suggested they digest the information 
and move forward via Resolution Without Meeting (RWM) or put it on next 
agenda.  It was confirmed that the Staff Report of 2014 represents the current 
status.   
 
The Chair noted that Lasqueti has also passed a bylaw to enable electronic 
meetings.  Trustee Harris asked that 

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