Nanaimo Regional District/Gabriola Island LTC Protocol Agreement

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REGIONAL DISTRICT/LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE
PROTOCOL AGREEMENT

This Protocol Agreement (“Agreement”) dated for reference July 27, 2006 is

BETWEEN:

GABRIOLA ISLAND LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE
("Local Trust Committee")

ane REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO
("Regional District ”)
(referred to as the “Parties”)
WHEREAS:
A. Under Section 24(2)(c) of the Islands Trust Act, a local trust committee may

enter into an agreement with a regional district respecting the coordination of activities in a
local trust area;

B. The Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee is a local trust committee
established under s.23 of the Js/ands Trust Act for the purpose of preserving and protecting
the unique amenities and environment of the Gabriola Island Local Trust Area and has the
authority to regulate the development and use of land in this local trust area;

C. The Regional District of Nanaimo is a regional district established by letters
patent, dated the 24th day of August, 1967 and continued under s.774 of the Local
Government Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 323, and has the authority to provide services in this
local trust area which is a part of Electoral Area B; and

D. The Parties consider it in the interest of the residents of the Gabriola Island
Local Trust Area that the Parties cooperate in the coordination of their activities.

NOW THEREFORE, the Local Trust Committee and the Regional District agree as follows:

1.0 PRINCIPLES

1. The Local Trust Committee and Regional District agree to the following principles
regarding interagency relations:

a. recognition of each others’ jurisdictions and capabilities with a commitment to
promoting a spirit of partnership through joint legislative, policy, program and
communication initiatives;

b. coordination of planning, servicing and growth management activities that is
responsive to the needs of the local trust area and the electoral area of which
itis a part;

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C. commitment by the Regional District to take the object of the Islands Trust
and the land use planning authority of the Local Trust Committee into
consideration in matters involving the local trust area:

d. commitment by the local trust committee to take the servicing functions of the
Regional District into consideration in matters involving the local trust area;
and

e. cooperation through regular liaison sharing of information and notification of

significant initiatives that may impact the other Party.
COOPERATION

The Parties agree to cooperate with respect to the implementation, coordination and
administration of each Party's legislative authority that may impact the other Party.

The Parties agree to coordinate activities within the local trust area/electoral area
including such matters as:

(a) community planning;

(b) — park planning and parkland acquisition

(c) school site acquisition, should the Regional District in its discretion enter into
an agreement with the Board of School Trustees of Schoo! District
No. 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith)

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