North Pender LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting  
September 10, 2015  ADOPTED  Page 1 of 8 
 
  
 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
 
Location: 
Thursday, September 10, 2015 (9:45 am) 
 
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: 
 
 
 
Regrets: 
 
Others Present:  
Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
Zorah Staar, Recorder 
Miles Drew, Bylaw Enforcement Manager (from 11:15 am) 
 
Justine Starke, Island Planner 
 
Six (6) members of the public present and no members of the 
media 
  
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Grams called the meeting to order at 9:45 am.  He acknowledged that the meeting 
was being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following amendments to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
- add Correspondence item, 9.3, Letter dated September 10, 2015 from Burdett; 
- add Correspondence item, 9.4, Submission from Michael Sketch; and 
- add to existing item 14.1, discussion of different times for future meetings. 
By general consent the agenda was approved, as amended. 
 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
Sara Steil commented re: item 9.2 – notice of an October 10 seminar with Dr. Jim 
Henderson concerning groundwater.  She asked that the Islands Trust put this on the 
website and also send it to the email list. (already done). 
 
Trustee Masselink suggested that Sara Steil also invite Graham Henderson of the 
Ministry of Environment to participate in the October 10 seminar. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting  
September 10, 2015  ADOPTED  Page 2 of 8 
 
  
Garnet Coburn commented as follows: 
- he had previously operated a short term vacation rental (STVR) in a small cabin on 
his property, which provided inexpensive accommodation to visitors (e.g. cyclists); 
- he lived on the property as well, and looked after the STVR to ensure low impact; 
- he now understood why STVR’s were currently illegal, but he made a plea to the 
Local Trust Committee (LTC) to allow operations such as his, with some regulation. 
 
Chair Grams said that a review of the STVR issue was in progress, and the LTC needed 
to balance contradictory needs and pressures in order to come to a resolution. 
 
Dennis Perch commented re: 13.1 (Bylaw Enforcement Strategy for Waste Management): 
- for waste and vehicles, it was proposed to expand investigation and enforcement 
without written complaint, based on observations onsite or reliable verbal complaints; 
- this violated section 8 of Canadian Charter (further details submitted in writing); 
- Bylaw Enforcement Officers had made a previous promise to comply with rules, they 
were aware that above approach was not allowed, and legal advice should

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