Denman LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Denman Island 
Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of a Special Business Meeting 
To Hold a Community Information Meeting 
Regarding Consultation on Housing Needs 
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Date of Meeting: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 2:30-5:30pm 
Location: Denman Island Community Hall, Front Hall 
 1196 Northwest Road, Denman Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Peter Luckham, Chair 
 Laura Busheikin, Local Trustee 
 David Graham, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present: Rob Milne, Island Planner/Recorder 
 Seth Wright, Student Planner 
 
Media and Others Present: Approximately fifty-five (55) members of the public 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Luckham called the meeting to order at 2:30 pm.    
 
By general consent the agenda was adopted as presented.   
 
 
2. INTRODUCTION AND COMMUNITY REVIEW 
 
Chair Luckham welcomed the public and introduced himself, trustees and staff.  He 
acknowledged that the meeting was being held in traditional territory of Coast Salish First 
Nations. 
 
He read a statement which noted that this meeting was an opportunity to discuss the housing 
challenges facing the residents of Denman Island and he acknowledged the substantial work of 
the community in addressing this issue. 
 
The meeting began with several members of the community addressing the plenary session and 
sharing their personal experiences with the housing issues on Denman Island. 
 
Chair Luckham then requested suggestions for actionable items for possible further discussions 
as viable solutions to the housing challenges which were then recorded on flip charts.  After 
listing solutions, residents were requested to apply adhesive colored dots to those topics they 
thought were most suitable, during the refreshment break.  From there five topics were chosen 
and then discussed in small groups at each of the five tables.  Subsequent to the small group 
discussions, three topics were highlighted by the public as priorities for future discussion.  
These were: 
 

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• Accessory Dwellings 
• Secondary Suites 
• Sustainable Affordability Mechanisms 
 
 
5. ADJOURNMENT 
 
Chair Luckham thanked the community for their valuable contributions and adjourned the 
meeting at    5:00 pm. 
 
 
 
 
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Peter Luckham, Chair 
 
 
CERTIFIED CORRECT: 
 
 
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Rob Milne, Recorder

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