North Pender LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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North Pender Island 
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
May 6, 2016 ADOPTED Page 1 of 10 
 
 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
May 6, 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 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Grams called the meeting to order at 1:01 pm. He 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 
 
Maggie MacDonald presented highlights from a letter from Ellie Ross that had also 
been sent to the North Pender Local Trust Committee (LTC). She discussed concerns of 
the motivation behind the current short term vacation rentals (STVRs) plan and 
presented arguments against the use of Temporary Use Permits (TUPs).  
 
Jane Perch noted that she had submitted a correspondence, but that it had not been 
posted in its entirety. She asked that this be rectified and the request was 
acknowledged. She presented points against the use of TUPs for STVRs and argued in 
favour of legalizing them with regulations.  
 
Donn Korbin referenced a letter sent by Gary Steeves to the Islands Trust regarding the 
North Pender Special Advisory Planning Commission (APC) on Waste and Resource 
Management. He noted that he had been told that the letter had been kept as private 
communication because it dealt with administrative fairness. Mr. Korbin asked whether 
this letter had played a role in the dissolution of the Special APC and whether it 
threatened legal action.  
 
 
 
A D O P T E D
 

 
 
North Pender Island 
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
May 6, 2016 ADOPTED Page 2 of 10 
Chair Grams responded to Mr. Korbin’s inquiries noting that the letter had been sent to 
the Executive Committee of Trust Council, not this LTC. He further remarked that the 
LTC made its decision independent of the letter and that, subsequent to the dissolution 
of the Special APC, Mr. Steeves withdrew his complaint.  
 
Donn Korbin remarked that neither the LTC, nor staff had provided a satisfactory 
rationale for dissolving the Special APC and asked whether the composition of the 
committee was deliberately chosen so that it would fail.  
 
Chair Grams remarked that there was no substance for making an accusation that the 
LTC was providing a disingenuous rationale. He further noted that the LTC had 
acknowledged the bias issue with the Special APC and had given the Committee an 
opportunity to self-correct.  
 
Zoe Landel spoke in favour of the staff recommended option for STVRs as described in 
the March 31, 2016 minutes.  
 
4. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING 
 
none 
 
5. PUBLIC HEARING 
 
none 
 
6. MINUTES 
 
6.1 Local Trust Committee Minut

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