Gambier LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Gambier Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
May 19, 2016 
Gambier Island Community Centre 
Andy's Bay Road, Gambier Island, BC 
 
Members Present Susan Morrison, Chair 
Dan Rogers, Local Trustee 
Kate-Louise Stamford, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present Aleksandra Brzozowski, Island Planner 
Diane Corbett, Recorder  
 
Also Present Members of the Public – 7 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Morrison called the meeting to order at 10:48 a.m.  She acknowledged that the 
meeting was being held in the traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. Chair 
Morrison introduced trustees and staff in attendance. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 
7.6 Coastal Douglas Fir Conservation Partnership - Funding Application to Real 
Estate Foundation of BC 
7.6.1 Email dated May 12, 2016 from Kate Emmings, Ecosystems Protection 
Specialist, Islands Trust Fund 
7.6.2 Draft Letter of Support for Review 
13.9 Trust Fund Board Report - May 2016 
14.2 Request for Decision - 2015/16 Annual Report 
14.4 Fence at West Bay 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
Concern was raised regarding a barbecue that had been placed at the old dock at New 
Brighton. The use of the barbecue was for a planned weekly social event and the fact 
that it was unattended for a lot of the rest of the time was viewed as a potential fire 

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hazard. Trustee Stamford was asked to report this to her contact with the Gambier 
Island volunteer fire brigade. 
 
4. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING 
 
Island Planner Brzozowski gave a presentation on implementation of the Riparian Areas 
Regulation (RAR) on Gambier Island, which included a review of the following topics: 
 
 Description of “riparian area” and associated values; 
 Timeline on development of BC regulations for protection of riparian areas and 
watersheds; 
 How the RAR works; 
 Islands Trust RAR implementation; 
 Watersheds and watershed mapping on Gambier Island; 
 Initial newsletter to Gambier residents for public feedback; 
 Decision to create a blanket Development Permit Area (DPA) for Gambier Island, 
with all mapped and unmapped streams on Gambier Island designated as DPA-3 
(Riparian Areas); 
 Development Permit process, RAR assessment, activities requiring a Development 
Permit and exemptions; 
 The bylaw process and community input period. 
 
A question and answer session followed, during which the following points were raised: 
 
 Description and comparison of a simple QEP (Qualified Environmental Professional) 
assessment and a detailed QEP assessment; 
 Costs of QEP assessments and determining whether to choose a simple or detailed 
assessment (a checklist to decide simple versus detailed was requested

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