North Pender LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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North Pender Island  Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
January 28, 2016  ADOPTED  Page 1 of 13 
 
  
 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
January 28, 2016 
Pender Island Community Hall 
4418 Canal Road, North Pender Island, BC 
 
Members Present: George Grams, Chair 
Derek Masselink , Local Trustee 
Diane Barber, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present: Justine Starke, Island Planner 
Russ Hotsenpiller, Chief Administrative Officer 
Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manner 
Shannon Brayford, Recorder     
  
Others Present: 
  
Approximately  (40) members of the public present.  
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Grams called the meeting to order at 9:47 am. He acknowledged that the meeting 
was being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations and introduced the 
Trustees and staff present.  
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
 
3.  CLOSED MEETING  
 
At 9:46 am the Chair announced that that the LTC would be moving to a private room for 
the In-Camera portion of the meeting.  
 
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It was MOVED and SECONDED  
THAT the meting be closed to the public in accordance to the Community Charter, Part 
4, Division 3, S. 90(1) (a) & (d) for the purpose of considering 
 
 Adoption of In-Camera Meeting Minutes Dated October 29 & November 
26, 2015 
 Personal information about individuals considered for positions appointed 
by LTC 
 Legal advice 
 
  
  
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North Pender Island  Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
January 28, 2016  ADOPTED  Page 2 of 13 
 
  
And that the Recorder and Staff attend the meeting.  
CARRIED 
3.1 Recall to Order 
 
NOTE: RPM Kojima  and CAO Hotsenpiller left the meeting at 10:30 am.  
 
Chair Grams recalled the meeting to order at 10:36 am. 
 
3.2 Rise and Report 
 
Chair Grams reported that the in-camera meeting had been recessed and that 
the LTC would return in-camera following Item 16. He noted that there was not a 
Rise and Report at this time.  
 
 
4. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
Dorothy Murdoch, Maria Hanson, Lance Mueller (Director of Pender Island Chamber 
of Commerce), Phillip Cook, Ed Taylor, and Martha Berringer each spoke in favour of  
application NP-RZ-2015.1 (Colliers International). Each speaker noted the economic 
benefits of The Timbers for the tourism industry and the owners’ efforts to operate with a 
good neighbours agreement. 
 
John Allen spoke against the application NP-RZ-2015.1 (Colliers International), noting 
the rural zoning of the land and the past legal decisions against its proposed use. He 
requested that Trustee Barber recuse herself from discussion of this application as she 
has expressed bias in favour of the application in the past.   
  
Dan Charman asked that any trustees who considered the proposal outside of the 
public meeting recuse themselves. Also noted that he is an immediate neighbour and 
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