Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Galiano Island  
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
March 6, 2017     ADOPTED    Page 1 of 13 
 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
March 6, 2017 
Galiano South Community Hall 
141 Sturdies Bay Road, Galiano Island, BC 
 
Members Present Laura Busheikin, Chair (arrived at 11:30) 
Sandy Pottle, Local Trustee 
George Harris, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present Rob Milne, Island Planner (arrived at 11:30am)  
Kim Stockdill, Island Planner (arrived at 11:30am) 
Colleen Doty, Recorder 
 
Others Present: Approximately 12 members of the public and no media 
 
 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
The meeting was called to order at 11:05 am. Trustee Harris chaired the meeting in 
Chair Busheikin’s absence. There were approximately 15 people in attendance. The 
meeting was acknowledged as taking place in territory of the Coast Salish.  
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 
- GL-RZ-2014.1 Crystal Mountain Society update was added as 10.1 and all other items 
were renumbered accordingly. 
- 10.6 GL-RZ-2016.1 (Wolstenholme) accepted as Addendum and renumbered as 10.7 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
Kiyo Okuda noted limited attendance at this meeting and expressed concern about lack 
of hard copy agenda packages and time limits on speech during Town Halls.   
 
Chair Harris explained that agenda packages would arrive with the planners. Trustee 
Pottle suggested Mr. Okuda bring his concerns forward to the executive and she 
explained Chair Busheikin’s role and work schedule.  
 
 A member of the public asked about the history of the three-minute time-limit.  
 
Trustee Pottle explained that it is different everywhere but that the practice arose in 
response to the needs of the Galiano LTC meetings.  
A D O P T E D 

 
 
Galiano Island  
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
March 6, 2017     ADOPTED    Page 2 of 13 
Roger Pettit spoke in favour of having time-limits and other rules, and conducting 
oneself respectfully in meetings. He noted that the three-minute rule is an effort to 
encourage respect and order. He supported following the rule of the chair.  
 
Janice Oakley supported Mr. Pettit’s comments, noting also the factor of winter weather 
contributing to the low attendance. She noted that the tone of aggression and hostility 
may be other contributing factors discouraging people from attending LTC meetings.  
 
Libby McLelland also supported previous comments by Mr. Pettit and Ms. Oakley. She 
stated that, with past Trust Committees, there only used to be Town Halls at the very 
end. She could understand speaking only to agenda topics at the first Town Hall. She 
thought the meetings were organized very well.  
 
Geoffrey Inverarity attended an LTC meeting approximately 10 years ago and noted 
that his daughter had observed a hostile environment at a young age.  
 
Kiyo Okuda spoke about the nature of polari

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