Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Addendum

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GBLTC – Late Items, Additions to Agenda – September 5, 2013 
 
 
 
 
 
GABRIOLA ISLAND  
LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE 
AGENDA
 
 
 
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING  
OF THE GABRIOLA ISLAND LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE 
held on Thursday, September 5, 2013 at the Women’s Institute, 
476 South Road, Gabriola Island, BC 
 
 
LATE ITEMS, ADDITIONS 
 
 
AMENDMENTS/ADDITIONS 
TO ITEMS: 
 
9. NEW BUSINESS 
9.3 Bike Path Referral from Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure 
Background and Further Information - attached 
9.4 Gabriola Eagle Nest Report Proposal - attachment 
  
16. LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE PROJECTS 
16.1 
Official Community Plan/Land Use Bylaw Review 
 16.1.2 Riparian Areas Regulation Implementation 
 Questions & Answers document – attached 
  
 
 
 
 
 

Item 9.3 – Bike Path information 
Background 
On August 15 we received an email from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure inviting us to 
participate in a conference call to discuss a road improvement project the Ministry intends to undertake 
on Gabriola. Improvements are proposed for the Taylor Bay Road/McConvey Road hill section with a 
view to increasing safety for bicycle and pedestrian travel. We also received a document illustrating two 
options under consideration.  
After discussing the proposal with Ministry representative Jonathan Tillie, the Trustees informally asked 
the Transportation Advisory Committee for their advice on these options.  The Chair of the 
Transportation Advisory Committee also consulted with Ministry representative Jonathan Tillie and 
conferred with other members. We received a response from the Committee which offered a rationale 
for their decision and a resolution for Gabriola Local Trust Committee consideration.  
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From: Steven Earle [Steven.Earle@viu.ca] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 6:50 PM 
To: Sheila Malcolmson; Gisele Rudischer 
Subject: Proposed work on Taylor Bay Rd. 
 
Hi Sheila and Gisele, 
 
The Gabriola TAC has had an e-mail discussion about the proposed work on Taylor Bay Rd, and we’ve 
come up with the resolution below, which we’ll be voting on.  Although this is not yet official, I think it’s 
likely to pass as three of the five members already appear to be in agreement.  It may be a couple of 
days before we can give you the final word, however, since one of the committee members is in Europe 
and is only able to access e-mail every few days. 
 
Regarding the issue of whether or not this complies with the OCP, the intention of specifying "paved 
bicycle shoulder lane both sides of the road, separated from the vehicle lanes by painted lines" was to 
ensure that any bike paths built by MOTI were on the road grade (and not meandering through the 
bush), because the authors of the bike-path OCP document were looking for commuter-style bike 
infrastructure, not recreational trails.  This particular part of the road is

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