Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Galiano Island  
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
June 6, 2016  ADOPTED Page 1 of 13 
         Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
June 6, 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, Acting Planner 2 
Colleen Doty, Recorder 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Busheikin called the meeting to order at 12:31pm.  She acknowledged the meeting 
was held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. Approximately 25 
members of the public were present and no media.  
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
The Chair outlined parameters for the first Town Hall which is an opportunity to speak to 
something on the agenda.  
 
Mike Hoebel enquired of the status of the Telecommunications Strategy as noted in 
Follow-Up Action Item (p.18 of agenda package). 
  
Acting Planner 2 Kim Stockdill noted this is an ongoing project and due to the number 
of agenda items, the Telecommunications Strategy had to be deferred.  
 
Debbie Holmes noted two corrections to last minutes. She stated the Crystal Mountain 
Society (CMS) rezoning would be similar to that of Woodstone. There is no exit clause 
under discussion.  She stated encouragement, not support, for their application. She 
wished to address three agenda items. 1) She encouraged the Local Trust Committee 
(LTC) to get CMS to apply for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for a retreat zone and to 
have the Official Community Plan (OCP) forest review committee examine the issue. 2) 
With respect to affordable housing, she heard unusual things at the AGM. The LTC had 
already approved density on 20 units?  . She supports the society’s work, but thinks 
density is too much and doesn’t want national or international investors. 3) Concerning 
commercial Short Term Vacation Rentals (STVR’s): she’s not opposed to this but thinks 
we need more information. She asks the LTC to consider what happens after six years 
of TUPs. She would like APC members who have STVR’s to excuse themselves from 
discussions with respect to STVR’s.   
A D O P T E D 

 
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Regional Planning Manager (RPM) Robert Kojima noted that one can apply for rezoning 
or another TUP after six years. There was brief discussion about differing interpretations 
of renewals.  
 
Kio Okuda spoke to importance of accurate minutes and was concerned about being 
heard at meetings; he requested planners bring CMS into OCP conformity.   
 
Staff and LTC clarified there is nothing in the OCP that states forest lot owners must 
transfer land as a condition of rezoning.  
 
Suzanne Fournier, a North End property owner since 1990, presented concerns of 
hers

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