Lasqueti LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Lasqueti Island  ADOPTED 1 
Local Trust Committee  
July 3, 2014 
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Lasqueti Island 
Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
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Date of Meeting:   Thursday, July 3, 2014 
Location:    Arts Centre, Outside Picnic Table 
     Main Road, Lasqueti Island, BC 
 
Members Present:   David Graham, Chair 
  Peter Johnston, Local Trustee 
  Susan Morrison, Local Trustee 
Staff Present:    Linda Prowse, Planner 2/Recorder 
  Marnie Eggen, Planner 2 
 
Media and Others present: Approximately five (5) members of the public  
 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Graham called the meeting to order at 11:05 am.  He welcomed the public and 
introduced himself, Local Trustees and the staff members.  He 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: 
 
11.5 Advisory Planning Commission (APC) Update 
11.6 Maintenance of Fletcher Road 
 
The following item was distributed at the beginning of the meeting to replace items in the 
agenda package: 
 
9.2.1 Riparian Areas Regulation – Draft Land Use Bylaw Amendment – Replaced the 
black and white map with a colour map 
 
 
3. TOWN HALL SESSION 
 
 Three (3) members of the public spoke and the following summary was recorded: 
 
 John O’Halloran:  Requested that his name be recorded. He stated that at the April 26, 
2014 Community Information Meeting, he had made a comment that was not noted in 
the minutes.  He felt that this is a consistent problem.  He further spoke about his 
difficulty in getting to Advisory Planning Commission (APC) meetings when they are held 
on Tuesday nights. 
 

ADOPTED 
Lasqueti Island  ADOPTED 2 
Local Trust Committee  
July 3, 2014 
 Tom Weinerth:  Requested that his name be recorded and made the following 
comments: 
 
 Regarding the Parking Lot Home Enterprise draft Bylaw, he would like to see the 
maximum number of vehicles parked in a lot changed from 15 to 20. 
 Regarding the Medical Marihuana report, he stated that an additional option that 
should be considered is that this issue not be regulated except by senior levels of 
government and by the Islands Trust Policy Statement. 
 
Merrick Anderson, Powell River Regional District Regional Director, noted the 
following: 
 
At the June 26, 2014 Regional District Board meeting, a new Provincial Gas Tax 
Agreement was signed which runs until 2024.  He said that there were a number 
of new eligible project categories that the Regional District could use the Gas Tax 
for, and then provided a submission labelled Appendix 1 with a list. 
 
 A new parking lot has been established on the cleared 66 foot road allowance 
beside the Arts Centre.  He noted that this was paid for by Gas Tax funds.   
 
 The Sunshine Coast Reg

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