Thetis LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Thetis Island ADOPTED 1 
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
November 29, 2016 
 
Thetis Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
November 29, 2016 
Forbes Hall Community Centre (Hunter Room) 
292 North Cove Road, Thetis Island, BC 
 
Members Present Susan Morrison, Chair 
Peter Luckham, Local Trustee 
Ken Hunter, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present 
 
 
Others Present 
Marnie Eggen, Acting Island Planner 
Gary Richardson, Island Planner, Southern Team 
Janice Young, Recorder 
 
There were two (2) members of the public in attendance: 
Stephanie Cottell of the Meadow Valley Properties Strata, and 
Carolyn Askew representing the Thetis Island Residents and 
Ratepayers Association (TIRRA) and the Thetis Island 
Community Association (TICA). 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Morrison called the meeting to order at 09:29 am. She acknowledged that the 
meeting was being held in territory of the Coast Salish First Nations, and introduced the 
Trustees and Staff, and welcomed members of the public. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
 By general consent the agenda was adopted with the following additions: 
 
9.1 Letter dated November 2, 2016 from Olaf and Lynda Knezevic 
9.2 Email dated November 28, 2016 from Gary Richardson 
 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
Carolyn Askew, representing the Thetis Island Residents and Ratepayers Association 
(TIRRA Transportation Committee) asked for an update on the request for a Road 
Safety Report, and follow-up action. Also, representing the Thetis Island Community 
Association (TICA), she reported on the $120,000 in funds given to TICA by BC Ferries 
that is intended for the expansion of Forbes Hall and facilities, and asked for input from 
the Trustees. 
 
Trustee Luckham responded regarding the Road Safety Report query, that there is 
verbal commitment from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, however, 

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nothing in writing.  With respect to the hall expansion funds, consider investigating 
matching funds opportunities. 
 
Stephanie Cottell asked about a Riparian Areas Regulation update for the Meadow 
Valley Properties, to which Planner Eggen responded that there would be a verbal 
update. 
 
TH-2016-064 
It was MOVED and SECONDED  
that the Thetis Island Local Trust Committee ask staff to make a follow-up call to the 
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure regarding the request for a safety audit of 
the roads on Thetis Island, as there is concern for public safety. 
 
CARRIED 
 
4. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING - None 
 
5. PUBLIC HEARING - None 
 
6. MINUTES 
 
6.1 Local Trust Committee Minutes dated October 11, 2016 for adoption 
 
By general consent the minutes were adopted with the following amendments:  
 
Item 1: Add a final sentence, “Introductions occurred as members of the 
public joined the meeting.” 
Item 12.6: Delete, at the end of the third bullet, “regarding the Biosphere 
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