Trust Programs Committee Special Meeting Minutes
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Topics: Marine & foreshore · Fresh water & aquifers · First Nations & reconciliation · Governance & budget — our classification, not the Trust's.
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ADOPTED Trust Programs Committee Minutes of a Special Meeting ADOPTED April 29, 2025 Page 1 of 4 Trust Programs Committee Minutes of a Special Meeting Date: Location: April 29, 2025 Electronic Meeting Members Present: Kristina Evans, Chair/South Pender Trustee Tobi Elliott, Gabriola Trustee Sue Ellen Fast, Bowen Island Municipal Trustee Lisa Gauvreau, Galiano Trustee David Graham, Denman Trustee Jamie Harris, Salt Spring Trustee David Maude, Mayne Trustee Tim Peterson, Lasqueti Trustee (EC Representative) Susan Yates, Gabriola Trustee Laura Patrick, Islands Trust Council Chair and Salt Spring Trustee (Ex Officio) Members Absent: Alex Allen, Vice-Chair/Hornby Trustee Deb Morrison, North Pender Trustee Staff Present: Clare Frater, Director, Trust Area Services Stefan Cermak, Director, Planning Services Joe Elliott, Senior Indigenous Relations Advisor William Shulba, Senior Freshwater Specialist Jason Youmans, Senior Policy Advisor Robert Barlow, Legislative Services Clerk/Recorder Others Present: One member of the public was present 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Evans called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and acknowledged that attendees of the meeting were in locations across the territories of the Coast Salish people. Trustees and Staff introduced themselves. 2. AGENDA 2.1 Review of Agenda No additional items were presented for consideration. 2.2 Approval of Agenda By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. ADOPTED Trust Programs Committee Minutes of a Special Meeting ADOPTED April 29, 2025 Page 2 of 4 3. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Maxine Leichter of the Friends of the Gulf Islands spoke in regards to the correspondence received. 4. DELEGATIONS None. 5. CORRESPONDENCE 5.1 2025-04-22 Friends of the Gulf Islands re: Islands Trust Policy Statement Committee discussion included: • the need for staff analysis in regards to the proposals • the timing of considering public input in regards to the Policy Statement 6. BUSINESS - WORK PROGRAM ITEMS 6.1 Islands Trust Policy Statement Draft Bylaw No. 183 - Discussion Committee discussion included: • the need for a definition of watersheds • the possibility that all recommendations be advisory rather than directive • encouraging freshwater “harvesting” may lead to commercial or industrial activities that negatively impact the supply of freshwater Committee recessed at 10:11 a.m. and resumed at 10:16 a.m. TPC-2025-028 It was MOVED and SECONDED, that Trust Programs Committee request staff to draft a new advisory policy 3.5.6 that reads “Encourage freshwater storage in areas where the quality or quantity of groundwater is likely to be inadequate or unsustainable”. TPC-2025-029 It was MOVED and SECONDED, that Trust Programs Committee amend the above motion by replacing the word “areas” with “groundwater regions”. CARRIED The question on the motion, as amended, was then called:
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