Governance Committee Special Meeting Minutes

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Governance Committee 
Minutes of a Special Electronic Meeting 
August 15, 2024 ADOPTED Page 1 of 4 
Governance Committee 
Minutes of a Special Electronic Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
August 15, 2024 
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 
 
Members Present: Judith Gedye, Chair, Bowen Island Municipal Trustee 
 Jamie Harris, Vice-Chair, Salt Spring Island Trustee 
 Joe Bernardo, Gambier Island Trustee 
 Laura Patrick, Salt Spring Island Trustee 
 Timothy Peterson, Lasqueti Island Trustee 
 Lee Middleton, Saturna Island Trustee  
 Lisa Gauvreau, Galiano Island Trustee, Islands Trust Conservancy (ex-officio) 
 Peter Luckham, Thetis Island Trustee &Trust Council Chair (ex-officio)  
  
Member Absent: Kate-Louise Stamford, Gambier Island Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Julia Mobbs, Interim Chief Administrative Officer (ICAO) 
David Marlor, Director, Legislative and Information Services 
Robert Barlow, Legislative Services Clerk/Recorder 
  
Members of the 
Public Present: 
 
None 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
At 9:08 a.m. Chair Gedye called the meeting to order and provided a land acknowledgement 
that the meeting was being held on Coast Salish traditional and treaty territory and that she was 
grateful for the First Nation stewardship of the Local Trust Area. 
 
2. AGENDA 
 
2.1 Approval of Agenda 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
 
3. CORRESPONDENCE 
 
3.1 V. Craig, RDN Chair, re: Legislative Reform Initiative Update, letter dated January 19, 
2024 
 
Received for information. 
 

Governance Committee 
Minutes of a Special Electronic Meeting 
August 15, 2024 ADOPTED Page 2 of 4 
4. BUSINESS - WORK PROGRAM ITEMS 
 
4.1 Governance Committee Working Group - Verbal Report 
 
The working group consisted of Trustees Bernardo, Gauvreau, Harris and Patrick. 
Committee discussion included the content and purpose of a proposed letter to the 
Minister of Municipal Affairs. 
 
Trustee Patrick joined the meeting at 9:20 a.m. 
 
4.2 Interim Chief Administrative Officer (ICAO) Comments on the Draft Request For 
Decision to Trust Council Re: Provincial Review of Islands Trust – Briefing 
 
ICAO Mobbs spoke to the briefing. 
 
Trustee Middleton joined the meeting at 9:38 a.m. 
 
The Committee recessed at 10:23 a.m. and resumed at 10:33 a.m. 
 
4.3 Draft Request For Decision to Trust Council Re: Provincial Review of Islands Trust 
 
The Governance Committee discussed the timing and the level of detail required in the 
letter to the Province and the proposed communications strategy. 
 
GC-2024-026  
It was MOVED and SECONDED, 
THAT the Governance Committee request staff make the following amendments 
to the “Provincial Review of Islands Trust” Request For Decision (RFD) and the 
resulting amended RFD be submitted to the Trust Council: 
 deleting “was not responsive to the Trust Council’s...”. 
 add “preserve and protect” and 

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