Salt Spring LTC Special Meeting Minutes

Extracted text (beginning)

Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Special Business Meeting – Adopted Minutes – December 10, 2012       Page 1 
 
 
ADOPTED 
MINUTES of the SALT SPRING ISLAND 
LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING 
Monday, December 10, 2012 – 2:00 p.m. 
Baptist Church, Lower Level, 520 Lower Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island, BC 
 
Members Present: 
George Grams, Local Trustee (Acting Chair) 
Peter Grove, Local Trustee  
 
Advisory Committee Chairs Present: 
 Neil Morie, Chair, Advisory Design Panel  
 Sally John, Chair, Advisory Environment Committee  
Andrew Haigh, Chair, Advisory Planning Commission (left the meeting at 2:50 p.m.) 
 
Staff Present: 
Leah Hartley, Regional Planning Manager (RPM)  
Justine Starke, Island Planner 
Kathryn Luttin, Recorder 
 
Others Present: 
 Approximately 4 members of the public 
 
These minutes  follow  the  order  of  the  agenda  even  though  the  sequence  may  have 
varied. 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Grams called  the  meeting  to order at 2:00 p.m. He welcomed  everyone, and 
introduced the committee chairs and staff. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
The agenda was adopted as presented by general consent. 
3. ADVISORY COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE 
 
Island  Planner  Starke  reviewed  the  staff  memorandum  dated  November  28,  2012 
regarding  staff  recommendations  on  the  Advisory  Committee  Terms  of  Reference 
review. She clarified that the desired outcome of the meeting is to get direction on what 
to  suggest  to the  Local  Trust  Committee  (LTC), with standardization  where  possible 
across   committees. She   noted   that   the   Agricultural   Advisory   Committee   is   not 
represented  but  she  would  try  to  bring  their  interests  to  the  table  based  on  previous 
consultation. 
 
3.1 General Discussion 
 
The following points and concerns were raised: 
 
 that it  will  be important to first  decide  whether there will  be Advisory  Committees 
(ACs) or Advisory Planning Commissions (APCs) (referenced as number 15 on the 
Staff Report Chart); 

Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Special Business Meeting – Adopted Minutes – December 10, 2012       Page 2 
 
 staff noted the creation  of  a temporary Industrial  Advisory Planning Commission 
(IAPC). If all 4 regular committees were collapsed into one, there would still be the 
option to strike specific committees as needed; 
 if people  with  environmental  expertise were  removed, not  many would  be left  for 
the APC; 
 formerly,  there  was  one Advisory  Planning  Commission with subcommittees that 
had a wide range of people with diverse expertise all on one committee – seemed 
well rounded. APC is an umbrella for diverse aspects of planning.  Advisory Design 
Panel (ADP) could still be independent and deal with design and character issues; 
 what are the cons of one big committee?; 
 who  would  chair?  if one  chair had  a focus towards a  certain  area,  it  could  be 
difficult. Could have a floating chair, or more 

First 3,000 characters. Open the original for the whole document.