Salt Spring LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Regular Business Meeting – Adopted Minutes – April 5, 2012   Page 1 
 
ADOPTED 
 MINUTES of the SALT SPRING ISLAND 
LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING 
Thursday, April 5, 2012 – 9:30 AM  
Lions Club, Hart Bradley Hall, 103 Bonnet Avenue 
 
 
 
PRESENT 
Sheila Malcolmson, Chair 
George Grams, Local Trustee 
Peter Grove, Local Trustee 
Leah Hartley, Regional Planning Manager (RPM) 
Stefan Cermak, Planner 2 
Caitlin Brownrigg, Planner 1 
Chris Hall, Planning Consultant  
Mary Hughes, Recorder  
1 member of the public – a.m.  
Approximately 30 members of the public – p.m. 
 
1.  CALL TO ORDER 
 
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.  She acknowledged that the Local Trust 
Committee  is  meeting  in  the  traditional  territory  of  the  Coast  Salish  People.  The  Chair 
welcomed everyone, introduced herself, the Trustees and staff and explained the meeting 
procedures. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
The  agenda  was  adopted  by unanimous consent  with  the  following  additions: New  Item 
4.3 - Correspondence  from  Trustee  Grams to  the  Salt  Spring  Island  Chamber  of 
Commerce  dated  March  15,  2012; Supplemental  to  Item  14.3 – Correspondence  from 
Summerside  Strata  VIS5366  dated  April  3,  2012  and  Staff  Memorandum  dated  April  4, 
2012. 
 
3. MINUTES AND RESOLUTIONS WITHOUT MEETING 
 
3.1 Section 26 Resolution-Without-Meeting Log Report - None 
 
4. BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES 
 
4.1 Top Priorities Report  
 Two community meetings were held on March 31 and April 4, 2012 regarding legalization 
of secondary suites.  
 
4.2 Follow-Up Action List  
 The Local Trust Committee received the Follow-Up Action List.  Staff asked for input on a 
review of procurement policies. 

Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Regular Business Meeting – Adopted Minutes – April 5, 2012   Page 2 
 
4.3 Correspondence - Trustee Grams to the Salt Spring Island Chamber of Commerce 
Trustee Grams responded to a letter from the SSI Chamber of Commerce dated February 
6, 2012. 
 
5. CORRESPONDENCE 
 
5.1 Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) – Letter dated November 3, 2011 - Received 
The ALC  has  invited  the  Local  Trust  Committee  to  a  meeting  regarding  farm-worker 
housing.  The Trustees requested background information on this matter and agreed that 
attendance would be valuable.  
 
SSI-069-12 It was MOVED and SECONDED that the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee direct 
staff  to  write to Brian  Underhill,  Executive  Director  of  the  Agricultural  Land  Commission, 
thanking him for the letter and confirming the Local Trust Committee’s interest in meeting 
with them to discuss the issue of farm-worker housing as soon as such a meeting can be 
arranged.  CARRIED 
 
5.2 Farm Community Land Use Committee – Email dated March 13, 2012 – Received  
RPM  Hartley  summarized  this  letter  detailing  setbacks  in  Land  Use  Bylaw  No.  355, 
provincial setbacks and those p

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