North Pender LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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North Pender Island Local Trust Committee  
Minutes of a Special Meeting 
August 10, 2016 ADOPTED Page 1 of 7 
 
 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of a Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
August 10, 2016 
Pender Island Royal Canadian Legion 
1344 MacKinnon Road, North Pender Island, BC 
 
Members Present: George Grams, Chair 
Dianne Barber, Local Trustee 
Derek Masselink, Local Trustee 
 
 
Staff Present: Dr. Shannon Cowan, Facilitator 
Justine Starke, Island Planner 
Shannon Brayford, Recorder  
 
Others Present:  Approximately twenty-four (24) members of the public.  
  
  
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Grams called the meeting to order at 10:03 a.m. and announced that the meeting 
was being recorded. He read a statement providing an overview of the rationale for 
recording the meeting, the uses of the recording, and the regulations regarding 
defamatory comments. 
 
Chair Grams welcomed the public, made introductions, and acknowledged that the 
meeting was being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations.   
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
By general consent, the agenda was approved as presented. 
 
3. BUSINESS ITEMS 
 
3.1 Welcome and Introductions 
 
3.1.1  Background to the Problem 
 
Planner Starke provided an overview of the project and the goals of the 
Waste Management Workshops. She introduced Dr. Shannon Cowan 
and invited her to facilitate the workshop.  
 
  
 
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North Pender Island Local Trust Committee  
Minutes of a Special Meeting 
August 10, 2016 ADOPTED Page 2 of 7 
3.1.2 Waste Management Integrated Decision-Making Process Overview  
 
Dr. Cowan offered an introduction, including the following points:  
 Her experience and expertise.  
 The workshop’s agenda.  
 Guidelines for participation.  
 Overview of the process.  
 
A discussion was held regarding whether a waste transfer facility is 
needed at all.  
 
3.2 Step 1: Defining Decision Criteria 
 
Dr. Cowan invited attendees to participate in a Values Brainstorm session. She 
introduced the list of values created by the former Waste and Resource 
Management Commission (North Pender Island Special Advisory Planning 
Commission) and asked that participants add additional values, explaining that 
any and all values should be added at this stage, and the values may be refined 
or traded off in later stages of the process. 
 
In addition to the facility-related values already on the list, the following values 
were added:  
 That one single site houses all of North and South Pender Islands’ waste 
and resource management needs.  
 “Crushing” processes should not include bulky items as those processes 
are not economically or environmentally beneficial for the Penders.   
 A facility that maximizes the reuse and recycling of materials, and 
minimizes waste. 
 On-site sale of items that can be reused. 
 Educational component.   
 Operated at the highest environmental standard.  
 
In addition to the location-related valu

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