Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Galiano Island  
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
December 5, 2016  ADOPTED Page 1 of 13 
 
 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
December 5, 2016 
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: Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
Kim Stockdill, Island Planner Colleen Doty, Recorder 
  
Others Present:  
 
Approximately 20 members of the public 
 
  
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Busheikin called the meeting to order at 11:00 am.  The Chair acknowledged that 
the meeting was being held in territory of the Coast Salish First Nations.   
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
 
The Chair referred to the online Islands Trust subscription service that will notify 
subscribers of time changes or other relevant information.  
 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
The Chair was amenable to allowing, for future meetings, agenda and non-agenda items 
to be addressed during the first Town Hall; however, for this meeting for procedural 
fairness, only agenda items would be addressed during the first Town Hall. Three-
minutes were allotted per speaker. Chair Busheikin stated she needed to chair the 
meeting with consistency.  
 
Kiyo Okuda noted concern that there was no Town Hall at the end of the November 7, 
2016 meeting and felt that the Town Hall needs to happen, especially following a 
contentious decision, so the public has a chance to respond to LTC decisions.  
 
Debbie Holmes, for the benefit of those who did not have the agenda package, asked 
what would be appropriate to speak to in this Town Hall.  
 
Chair Busheikin outlined the agenda as in the package, and explained that hard copies 
of packages would be coming when staff arrive. A Staff Report on Commercial Vacation 
Rentals (CVR’s) was on the agenda.  
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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
December 5, 2016  ADOPTED Page 2 of 13 
Debbie Holmes asked members of the LTC to listen closely and cautioned against 
encumbering the next LTC with responsibility for administering a housing agreement.  
 
Chair Busheikin noted the LTC cannot take in new information post public hearing.  
 
Debbie Holmes requested to have her written statement reviewed by staff for 
appropriateness. Documentation was submitted.  
 
Steve Nemtin was directed to speak at the end of the meeting with respect to Crystal 
Mountain Society (CMS) as it was not on the agenda. He supported Debbie Holmes’ 
comments.  
 
Trustees supported Louise Decario’s request to provide comments about CVR’s later in 
the agenda when staff were present.  
 
Louise Decario noted that the process for CMS needed to be discussed before the end 
of today’s meeting. Last month an application was on the agenda, but, this month it was 
not. She questioned what the expectation of the LTC was 

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