Salt Spring Island Local Community Commission - Special meeting minutes: 28 February 2025

28 February 2025 · 576 words · 5 motions (5 carried, 0 defeated, 0 withdrawn, 0 failed, 0 with no outcome word)

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Meeting Minutes
Salt Spring Island Local Community Commission

Friday, February 28, 2025

2:00 PM

SIMS Boardroom
124 Rainbow Road
Salt Spring Island BC

Special Meeting - Joint with Island Trust
PRESENT
COMMISSIONERS: E. Rook, G. Holman (Director), G. Baker, B. Corno, B. Webster,
STAFF: S. Henderson, Senior Manager, Real Estate, SGI Administration and SSI LCC , L. Taylor
Receptionist, (Recorder)
GUESTS: L. Patrick, Islands Trust, SSI Trustee, T. Peterson, Islands Trust, SSI Trustee, C. Hutton,
Island Trust, Regional Planning Manager
The meeting was called to order at 2:02 pm.

1. Territorial Acknowledgement
Commissioner Rook provided a Territorial Acknowledgement.

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2. Approval of Agenda
MOVED by Director Holman, SECONDED by Commissioner Webster
That a late delegation, Terry Greupner, be permitted to speak.
CARRIED
MOVED by Director Holman, SECONDED by Commissioner Webster
That a late delegation, Nejjmah Guermoudi, be permitted to speak.
CARRIED
MOVED by Commissioner Rook, SECONDED by Commissioner Holman ,
That agenda for the February 28, 2025, special meeting of the Local Community
Commission be amended to include:
-Addition of agenda item 3.2.2.Delegation: Terry Greupner, Re Item 4.5. SSI
Harbour Management
-Addition of agenda item 3.2.3. Delegation: Nejjmah Guermoudi, Re Item 4.5.
SSI Harbour Management
-That agenda Item 4.5. be moved to be considered before agenda Item 4.1.
CARRIED
MOVED by Commissioner Webster, SECONDED by Commissioner Baker,
That agenda for the February 28, 2025, special meeting of the Local Community
Commission be approved as amended.
CARRIED

3. Presentations/Delegations
3.1. Presentations
There were no Presentations.

3.2. Delegations
3.2.1.

Delegation: Glenn Stevens, SSI Resident Item 4.5.SSI Harbour
Management
G. Stevens spoke to item 4.5.

3.2.2.

Delegation: Terry Greupner, Item 4.5. SSI Harbour Management
T.Greupner spoke to item 4.5.

3.2.3.

Delegation: Nejjmah Guermoudi, Item 4.5. SSI Harbour Management
N. Guermoudi spoke to item 4.5.

4. Special Meeting Matters

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4.5.

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SSI Harbour Management
Discussion ensued regarding SSI Harbour Management
- Possible Grant-in-Aid for community clean up projects
- Local Community Commission ( LCC) discussing their role in regard to
shore services
- Possible harbour management stakeholder workshop with stakeholders
is being discussed

4.1.

Protocol Agreement Update
Discussion ensued regarding Protocol Agreement Update
- Upcoming legal review of protocol agreements
- CRD staff to circulate protocol agreement

4.2.

SSI Housing Update
Discussion ensued regarding SSI Housing Update
- CRD staff to forward Housing Now report
- Official Community Plan review - RFP has been extended for one month
- LCC reviewing Integrated Housing Strategy scope of work
o Action plan
o Scope of work

4.3.

Short Term Rental Roundtable
Discussion ensued regarding Short Term Rental Roundtable
- LCC considering a Notice of Motion regarding a business license
feasibility study
- LCC considering meeting with Provincial officials regarding implications
of bill 35
- Possible joint meeting with the Province regarding owner occupation
and licensing

4.4.

Drinking Water and Watershed Protection
There was no discussion.

4.6.

BC Ferries Advocacy
There was no discussion.

5. Adjournment
MOVED by Commissioner Webster, SECONDED by Commissioner Corno,
That the Local Community Commission adjourn the meeting at 04:03pm.
CARRIED

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CHAIR

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