Salt Spring LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Special Business Meeting – Adopted Minutes – November 21, 2012       Page 1 
 
 
 
ADOPTED 
MINUTES of the SALT SPRING ISLAND 
LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING 
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 – 6:00 p.m. 
Central Hall, 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, BC 
 
Members Present: 
Sheila Malcolmson, Chair 
George Grams, Local Trustee 
Peter Grove, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present: 
Leah Hartley, Regional Planning Manager (RPM) 
Stefan Cermak, Planner 2 
Kathryn Luttin, Recorder 
 
Others Present: 
Les Brost, Facilitator 
 Approximately 40 members of the public 
 
These  minutes  follow  the  order  of  the  agenda  even  though  the  sequence  may  have 
varied. 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Malcolmson called  the  meeting  to  order at 6:04 p.m. She welcomed  everyone, 
introduced herself and the Trustees and explained the meeting procedures. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
The agenda was adopted as presented by general consent. 
3. RIPARIAN AREAS REGULATION – PILOT STREAM MAPPING REVIEW 
 
3(a) Trustees Report: Why are we here? 
 
Trustee Grove explained the purpose of the meeting and introduced the facilitator.  
 
Trustee  Grams spoke  about  the  steps  taken  to  date  in  the  implementation  of  the 
Riparian Areas Regulation (RAR).  
 
Facilitator Brost expressed  his  hopes  for  the  meeting  and  explained  his  role.  He 
outlined three key questions:  
 What do  the  maps  and  reports  tell  us,  and what  are  strengths  of the pilot 
mapping process?  
 Are there concerns about the maps?  
 What  are  the  community’s thoughts on  next  steps – is  there  value  in  doing 
more mapping?  
 
He  then reviewed  the guidelines  for  the  meeting,  and  noted  that  it  was  being  audio 
recorded. 
 
 

Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Special Business Meeting – Adopted Minutes – November 21, 2012       Page 2 
 
 
 
3(b) Planner Report: What is new about these maps? How were they done? 
 
Planner  Cermak provided  a verbal  report on  the background  of  the  Riparian  Areas 
Regulation.  He  defined  key  terms  and  explained  the  implementation  process. He 
described three aspects of the pilot mapping: the approach to mapping that was taken; 
the accuracy of the maps and findings of the pilot including peer review results. 
 
3(c) Public Feedback: facilitated by Les Brost 
  
Public feedback included the following: 
 
 How  does  the  RAR  address the different  types  of  ditches; for  example, 
intentional ditches and machine dug roadside ditches? 
 What are the definitions of ‘stream’ and ‘fish-bearing stream’? 
 Could  Planner  Cermak’s verbal  report  from  Item  3(b) be  made  available  in 
writing? 
 Has  the  utility  of  mapping  the  rest  of  the  island (cost versus  threat  of  rural 
development to fish habitat) been investigated? 
 It seems like a waste of money to map the rest of the island. 
 Large buffers are useful around heavily populated lakes/cr

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