Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Galiano Island Local Trust Committee  
Regular Business Meeting Minutes 
December 7, 2015  ADOPTED Page 1 of 11 
 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
December 7, 2015 
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 Farris, Acting Planner 2 
David Millership, Recorder 
  
Public and Media 
Present: 
There were 32 members of the public present and no media 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Busheikin called the meeting to order at 12:30 pm. Introductions were made and 
she acknowledged that the meeting was being held in traditional territory of the Coast 
Salish First Nations. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
 The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 
 Added item 10.4.1 – December 6, 2015 Letter from Phyllis Stafford re Re-Zoning 
Application for Lot A of Lot 89, Galiano Island, by Crystal Mountain Society 
 Added item 10.6.2.1 – Letter from Louise Decario 
 Added item 10.6.2.2 – December 5, 2015 Email from Harry Lipetz re Galiano Lot 6 
DL 79 Rezoning  
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
Tom Hennessy asked if an applicant is able to speak to their application, when it’s an 
agenda item, and when the Local Trustee Committee (LTC) is addressing it. 
 
Chair Busheikin responded yes. 
 
Andrew Loveridge provided an update regarding Galiano Green (GG). He stated 
support for GG, advance of process and requested the LTC to set a Public Hearing (PH) 
date, pertaining to GG’s rezoning application, at today’s meeting. 
 
A D O P T E D 

 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee  
Regular Business Meeting Minutes 
December 7, 2015  ADOPTED Page 2 of 11 
Louise Decario provided an update regarding Galiano Conservancy Association (GCA) 
and Bowie and Anna Keefer F3 covenant negotiations for Lot 6 of District Lot (DL) 79 
and spoke to her letter regarding such, which is agenda item 10.6.2.1. She stated 
concern regarding process/timing pertaining to July 3, 2015 Galiano Island Advisory 
Planning Commission (APC) recommendations being on the LTC agenda.  
 
Regional Planning Manager (RPM) Kojima responded that APC minutes were on the 
September 2015 agenda and that the APC report was circulated to the LTC. 
 
There was some discussion regarding process and timing. 
 
Louise Decario stated concern regarding a meditation hut photo being used to  
represent a pagoda building in Staff Report dated November 27, 2015 re GL-RZ-2014.1 
(Crystal Mountain Society). She asked if the Retreat Cove Covenant was resolved, and if 
not, then why it isn’t on the Follow-up Action List (FUAL). 
 
Planner Farris responded that the photo would be corrected, and that Retreat Cove 
Covenant would be on the next FUAL.  
 
Doug Latta read and submitted a letter dated December

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