Regional Planning Committee Special Meeting Agenda
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Regional Planning Committee
Agenda
Date:Monday, September 8, 2025
Time:10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location:Electronic Zoom Meeting
Pages
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.AGENDA
2.1Review of the Agenda
Late items, new items and re-ordering of the agenda
2.2Approval of Agenda
3.PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
4.BUSINESS - WORK PROGRAM ITEMS
4.1Revised Fiscal Year 2026/27 Business Cases - Request For Decision
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1. That Regional Planning Committee proceed no further with a business case for
eelgrass and kelp forest mapping due to federal mapping efforts and request staff to
pursue data sharing agreements where feasible.
2. That Regional Planning Committee indicate support for Trust Programs Committee
Resolution TPC-2025-063 to add $150,000 to the draft 2026/27 budget to support
advancement of the 2025-2028 Strategic Plan as shown in the Request for Decision to
Trust Programs Committee received at their July 30, 2025 regular business meeting.
3. That Regional Planning Committee indicate support for Islands Trust Conservancy
Board, Executive Committee, and Financial Planning Committee resolutions (ITC-EC-
2025-001, EC-2025-094, and FPC-2025-041) prioritizing resources for a more robust
geographic information system in order to advance Trust Council's Strategic Plan.
5.NEXT MEETING
The next Regional Planning Committee meeting is October 31, 2025 at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
6.ADJOURNMENT
*Approximate time is provided for the convenience of the public only and is subject to change
without notice.
Islands Trust Request For Decision Page 1
REQUEST FOR DECISION
To: Regional Planning Committee For the Meeting of: September 8, 2025
From: Planning Services Date Prepared: August 28, 2025
SUBJECT:
Fiscal Year 2026/27 Business Cases - Revised
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. That Regional Planning Committee proceed no further with a business case for eelgrass
and kelp forest mapping due to federal mapping efforts and request staff to pursue data
sharing agreements where feasible.
2. That Regional Planning Committee indicate support for Trust Programs Committee
Resolution TPC-2025-063 to add $150,000 to the draft 2026/27 budget to support
advancement of the 2025-2028 Strategic Plan as shown in the Request for Decision to Trust
Programs Committee received at their July 30, 2025 regular business meeting.
3. That Regional Planning Committee indicate support for Islands Trust Conservancy Board,
Executive Committee, and Financial Planning Committee resolutions (ITC-EC-2025-001,
EC-2025-094, and FPC-2025-041) prioritizing resources for a more robust geographic
information system in order to advance Trust Council’s Strategic Plan.
1 PURPOSE: For the Regional Planning Committee to consider fiscal year 2026/27 business
case revisions it has requested.
2 BACKGROUND: On July 18, 2025 the Regional Planning Committee (RPC) reviewed three
requested business cases:
a. Map eelgrass and kelp forests (phase 2).
b. Develop a growth management planning frame
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