Governance Committee Regular Meeting Minutes

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Governance Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
August 13, 2025 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Judith Gedye, Bowen Island Municipality (Chair) 
Jamie Harris, Salt Spring Island Local Trust Area (Vice-Chair) 
 Joe Bernardo, Gambier Island Local Trust Area 
 Sam Borthwick, Denman Island Local Trust Area 
 Lee Middleton, Saturna Island Local Trust Area 
 Timothy Peterson, Lasqueti Island Local Trust Area 
 Lisa Gauvreau, Galiano Island Local Trust Area  
 (Islands Trust Conservancy Chair, ex-officio) 
 Laura Patrick, Salt Spring Island Local Trust Area  
 (Islands Trust Council Chair, ex-officio) 
  
Member Regrets: Kate-Louise Stamford, Gambier Island Local Trust Area 
  
Staff Present: Rueben Bronee, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) 
 David Marlor, Director, Legislative and Information Services 
 Robert Barlow, Legislative Services Clerk/Recorder 
  
Members of the Public: No member of the public was present 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Gedye called the meeting to order at 10:01 a.m. and provided a territorial 
acknowledgement. 
 
2. AGENDA 
 
2.1 New Items and Re-Ordering of the Agenda 
 
The following addition to the agenda was presented for consideration: 
• a discussion of the verbal report that Chair Gedye will be providing at the 
September Trust Council meeting. 
 
2.2 Approval of Agenda 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
 
12. RISE AND REPORT 
 
Chair Gedye reported from the closed Governance Committee meeting of April 9, 2025, 
that: 

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• the February 23, 2024 Governance Committee in-camera meeting minutes were 
adopted as presented. 
• Governance Committee received legal advice in regards to election of the Executive 
Committee. 
 
3. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 
 
No member of the public was present. 
 
4. DELEGATIONS 
 
None. 
 
5. CORRESPONDENCE 
 
None. 
 
6. ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION 
 
6.1 Draft Minutes of Previous Meeting 
 
6.1.1 Governance Committee minutes of April 9, 2025 
 
By general consent the Governance Committee minutes of April 9, 2025 
were approved as presented. 
 
6.2 Resolutions Without Meeting 
 
6.2.1 Governance Committee RWM 2025-01 – Approval of Governance 
Committee Section of Annual Report 
 
6.3 Follow up Action List 
 
Received for information. 
 
7. BUSINESS - WORK PROGRAM ITEMS 
 
7.1 2022 Governance Review Report – Next Steps  
 
Chair Gedye introduced the topic. Committee discussion included: 
• whether the Committee should ask Trust Council how Trust Council wants to 
address the issue 
• the review of the 2022 Governance report has been delegated to the 
Governance Committee 
• Trust Council has not had a fulsome discussion of the topic and has not 
provided specific priorities or direction to Governance Committee  

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