North Pender LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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North Pender Island 
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
July 28, 2016 ADOPTED Page 1 of 8 
 AD O P T E D
 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
July 28, 2016 
Pender Island Community Hall 
4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, North Pender Island, BC 
 
Members Present George Grams, Chair 
Dianne Barber, Local Trustee 
Derek Masselink, Local Trustee 
 
 
Staff Present Justine Starke, Island Planner 
Shannon Brayford, Recorder 
 
Others Present  Approximately thirty (30) members of the public were present.  
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Grams called the meeting to order at 9:45 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 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. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
Michael Sketch noted that he had provided a written submission to the Local Trust 
Committee (LTC) and provided a summary of that document, including comments on 
Trustee Conflict of Interest, benefits of a not-for-profit facility for waste management, and 
concerns that discarded roadworks asphalt may not be dealt with appropriately. He 
asked that staff post his submission to the Waste and Resource Management website 
and further requested that Trustee Masselink apologizes for using the word 
“disingenuous” to describe him (Michael Sketch) at the May 26, 2016 meeting.  
 
Candice Zell noted that over the July 01 long weekend there was not a large volume of 
tourists on the island and remarked that there may be over-concern of too many tourists 
on Pender.   
 
 

 
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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 June 30, 2016 (for Adoption) 
 
By general consent, the Local Trust committee meeting minutes of June 30, 
2016 were adopted as presented.  
 
6.2  Section 26 Resolutions-without-meeting Report 
 
none 
 
6.3 Advisory Planning Commission Minutes 
 
none 
 
7. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 
 
7.1 Follow-up Action List Dated July 2016 
 
Received for information.  
  
8. DELEGATIONS 
 
8.1 Pender Island Trust Protection Society  
 
Bill Deverell spoke regarding the amendment to proposed Bylaw 203 that would 
allow more than one Short Term Vacation Rental (STVR) on properties more 
than 10 acres. He asked that the LTC reject the proposal based on the following 
points:  
 Lack of community consultation.  
 Lack of community support.  
 Conflict with the rural character of the island and the Official Community 
Plan (OCP) 
 Policy would discriminate against those who own smaller par

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