Executive Committee Regular Meeting Agenda - Appendix 1

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1.  CALL TO ORDER / LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3.  ADOPTION OF MINUTES
3.1
Draft Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes of November 6 , 2024
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For review and adoption. 
4.  FOLLOW UP ACTION LIST AND UPDATES
4.1
Committee of the Whole Follow Up Action List
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5.  TRUST AREA SERVICES
5.1
Definition of "Prioritize" in the draft new Policy Statement - Briefing
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  DRAFT Islands Trust Council
Committee of the Whole Meeting Agenda
Thursday, December 12, 2024
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Electronic Meeting, and a physical location to view the livestream of the meeting:
Islands Trust Victoria Office
#200 - 1627 Fort Street
Victoria, BC V8R 1H8
DRAFT

5.2Policy Statement Amendment Project – Tourism, Hazard and Forest Ecosystem Policies -
Request for Decision 
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1) That Committee of the Whole recommends that Trust Council revise proposed
Directive Policy 3.4.7 to read as follows:
Economic and Tourism Activities
Support economic and tourism activities that are compatible with preservation and
protection of the Trust Area and its unique amenities,      environment, and
community character.
2) That Committee of the Whole recommends that Trust Council revise proposed
Directive Policy 3.4.6 to read as follows:
Hazardous Areas
Identify areas at risk of environmental and climate change-related hazards and
direct development away from them, including, but not limited to, areas subject to
flooding, erosion, wildfire and slope instability.
 
3) That Committee of the Whole recommends that Trust Council revise proposed
Directive Policy 3.3.3 to read as follows:
Forest Ecosystems
Identify forest ecosystems and prioritize the preservation and protection of
unfragmented forests, with a particular focus on the maintenance and restoration
of their ecological integrity.
 4) That Committee of the Whole recommends that Trust Council add a new proposed
Directive Policy 3.3.4 to read as follows and renumber accordingly:
Coastal Oak and Prairie Ecosystems
Identify and prioritize the preservation, protection of coastal oak and prairie
ecosystems, with a particular focus on their restoration and management.
 5) That Committee of the Whole recommends that Trust Council add a new proposed
Ecosystem Integrity Advisory Policy 3.3.9 as follows:
Local Trust Committees and island municipalities should . . .
Indigenous Ecosystem Management
Through engagement with Indigenous Governing Bodies, identify and pursue
opportunities for traditional forms of ecosystem management by Indigenous
Peoples.
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DRAFT

5.3Policy Statement Amendment Project – Indigenous Harvesting and Hunting Areas Policies
- Request for Decision
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1) That Committee of the Whole recommends that Trust Council revise proposed
Directive Policy 3.2.1 to read as follows:
Indigenous Cultural Heritage Sites
Minimize potential negative impacts to Indigenous cultural heritage sites including,
but not limited to, known village sites, burial sites, middens, cairns, petro

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