Savary Island Committee

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SAVARY ISLAND COMMITTEE

Draft

Minutes of Meeting

April 16, 2006

10:00 a.m.

Savary Island Firehall

By conference call.

Chair: Jane Hungerford

Secretary: Barbara Graham

Present: Carole Rogers Absent: Steve Mrak

Linda Clemence

Lowell Johnson

Ross Townsend

Rod Kirkham ACTION

A number of guests came and went throughout the meeting.

The Chair welcomed the guests and explained that the PRRD Planning Committee

had not yet reviewed the draft OCP, therefore it would not be presented at this

meeting.

1.  MINUTES – March 25, 2006

Minor amendments were made.

Motion: Moved by Carole and seconded by Linda that the minutes of

March 25, 2006 be approved. Carried.

2.  Sadly, a letter of resignation from Audrey was received by SIC and read aloud.

Due to her increased responsibilities with SPCA and other duties she can no

longer participate on SIC, but would be willing to assist on SIC in the future.

Two items were of concern, (a) that the number of verbal and email communications

received by SIC were in the majority against Electrification and (b) that MOT has

not responded to communications from SIC about regular grading.

Motion: Carole moved and Rod seconded that Audrey’s letter be accepted. Carried.

The Chair will call Audrey to thank her for her hard work and a replacement will be

Sought from Area B. Jane

OLD BUSINESS

2.1  Fire Department Fundraising:

·  A total of $189,198.00 has been raised by 114 donors to date.

2.2  Satellite Fire Stations:

·  The Mad Hatter property is now owned by the PRRD. 20 parking spaces are

expected to be ready by May long weekend.

·  Francois’s bike shop will remain on that site.

·  The Mad Hatter building will be dismantled and the materials used to build

a satellite fire station at Indian Point.

·  The palm tree will stay on the Mad Hatter site for now.

·  Property owner Robin Turner asked if there would be public washrooms on

the Mad Hatter site. SIC can’t afford to maintain those facilities and no

suitable septic system is available on the site. Notice is posted in Lund and

on the Wharf that there are no public facilities on Savary. An OCP may address

this. As Savary has no public parks or campgrounds, PRRD should be asked

for public facilities.

·  Crown Land status: No notice to date as to the availability to SIVFD of the

Crown lot on Vancouver Blvd.

·  Costing of signs from SG Images to read “New Home of” (sic) for both locations

and a “Thermometer” for the wharf will be followed up by Carole & Linda. They could be

made of plywood, painted and stencilled. Carole/Linda

2.3  Gala: it could still be a possiblity. Another band is willing to perform. SILT is also

planning a musical event. Linda will find out what their plans are. Linda

2.4  Barge Site: An Environmental study was done by PRRD and will be presented to

the PRRD Planning Committee on Tues. April 18. A favourable outcome is expected.

2.5  Street Signs: A wonderful addition to the island’s character. Donated by the McLeods

and erected by the Rogers. A great gift and our thanks go out to them. We were

fortunate to meet Marjorie McLeod who was present at our meeting.

·  Donation of 2 X 4 lumber is requested. SIN

2.6  No-Camping Bylaw:

·  There will be not be an overnight beach camping bylaw from PRRD. A letter will be

written by Rod to express SIC’s disappointment. Rod

·  There is a link between beach camping and fires. If we don’t have a ban on

overnight camping, then an Evacuation Plan must be in place. Rod and Jane

will draft a letter. Rod/Jane

2.7  Wharf Parking: there are lots of cars and trucks at the Wharf. Most are workers

coming to the island. Alternate parking has to be available before notices go out.

Designated spots for RCMP, Telus and Handicapped.

2.8  Roads: Letters were sent to the MLA, MOT, and PRRD about the condition of the roads.

There has been a significant improvement since recent grading took place. Audrey

Inter-cepted the operator and indicated which roads were to be done.

2.9  Fire Dept training with the Rangers, Coast Guard and Military took place for 3 days on

Savary with simulated evacuations and cliff rescues. SIVFD volunteer Susea Grant

reported that rapelling from high banks and propane tank initiated fire fighting took place.

·  Communication is the key, it was found that SIVFD does not have enough radios

and that trucks and hoses are to be numbered for reference on radio.

·  It was a good exercise for the 40 people who took part. A slide show will be

presented at the Frolic.

·  PRRD is impressed with the SIVFD and SIC is very proud of them.

2.10 BC Hydro Remote Community Electrification: The Chair reviewed the issue

with guests. It would be negligent of SIC not to recognize BC Hydro’s study. It was noted

that many Savary houses are not appropriately wired for BC Hydro.

2.11 SIC Election Fall 2006:

·  The committee requires three representatives from each area A, B & C,

preferably with one a permanent resident in each.

·  A nomination committee will be struck and if more than three nominations

come in from an area, election notices will be sent to property owners.

2.12.1  Draft OCP:

·  An email was received from Patrick Brabazon requesting an official SIC position

on the draft OCP for the April 18 meeting of the PRRD Planning Committee. The Chair has

drafted a letter in reply, to include: This draft will be unacceptable in this form. There was no

consultation with SIC. Regulatory sections were previously rejected by the community.

One week review not sufficient. Section 8 adds significant level of regulation. PRRD has no

capacity and no resources to implement regulations. There are inaccuracies ie. Businesses.

It is difficult to amend an OCP, policies should be made, not imposed.

·  Rod commented that there is no point re-hashing the old OCP when there are good intentions

coming forward now. Islanders are ready to accept some policy with concensus on island.

Demographics have changed on island in the 4 year hiatus since the original draft OCP.

Motion: Moved by Carole and seconded by Ross that the letter from the Chair be sent to SIC,

PRRD and Don Turner, with a copy in SIN. Carried.

3.  NEW BUSINESS

3.1  Letter from Jack McGuire, Sunset Trail:

·  Lack of PRRD governance for Savary especially for road maintenance. Carole suggested

forwarding his letter to PRRD and writing to thank him for his letter and his recogniton of

SIC as an advisory to PRRD. Ross asked for input on the reply. Carole/Ross

3.2  Communication:

·  There is no web page yet from Brent McConnell.

·  Email: Linda and Barbara like personal contact with constituants; it allows for an immediacy

of response.

·  Each area representative to gather their own neighbourhood email addresses, non property

owners should not be included.

·  A web page is logical, with approved minutes. Barbara to create a mockup at no charge. Barbara

·  Carole noted that a log must be kept of all communications to all entities. An archive can

be created with chronological filing. Carole

3.3  Backhoe on the beach at Indian Point

·  Barbara called MOT to ask if a backhoe working on a seawall at Indian Point had a permit.

A few years ago, permits were issued for shake bolt removal from beaches and a letter writing

Campaign stopped it.

·  If the work continues DFO will be called by MOT.

·  Tyler Lambert is the new MOT contact in Powell River, he has been to Savary, has reviewed the

Draft OCP, has read the Thurber Report, liked the walking path concept, is aware of the Julian Rd

Tree, there is not much written record and he wants to work with the island.

Meeting Terminated – being that there was no further business, the meeting ended. Moved by Linda.

Next Meeting May 21, 10:00 at the Firehall.