Trust Programs Committee Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Trust Programs Committee  
Minutes of a Regular Meeting ADOPTED 
August 28, 2023 Page 1 of 6 
 
Trust Programs Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
 
 
Date: 
Location: 
August 28, 2023 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present:  Kristina Evans, Chair/South Pender Island Trustee 
 Alex Allen, Vice-Chair/Hornby Island Trustee 
Sam Borthwick, Denman Island Trustee 
Sue Ellen Fast, Bowen Island Municipal Trustee 
Jamie Harris, Salt Spring Island Trustee 
Tim Peterson, Lasqueti Island Trustee (EC Representative) 
    Peter Luckham, Islands Trust Council Chair (Ex Officio)    
 
Staff Present: Clare Frater, Director, Trust Area Services 
 David Marlor, Director, Legislative Services 
Robyn Kefi, Senior Indigenous Relations Advisor 
Gillian Nicol, Program Coordinator 
Robert Barlow, Legislative Services Clerk/Recorder 
 
Others Present: No member of the public was present 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Evans called the meeting to order at 10:02 a.m. and acknowledged that participants of the 
meeting were on the territories of many Coast Salish First Nations. 
 
2. AGENDA 
 
2.1 Review of Agenda 
 
No late item nor changes to the agenda were presented for consideration. 
 
2.2 Approval of Agenda 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
 
3. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 
 
No member of the public was present. 
 
4. DELEGATIONS 
 
 None. 
 

ADOPTED 
Trust Programs Committee  
Minutes of a Regular Meeting ADOPTED 
August 28, 2023 Page 2 of 6 
 
5. CORRESPONDENCE 
 
5.1 2023-05-14 (Dunnison) – “Edits to language regarding the CDF zone” 
 
See agenda item 8.1 for staff comments and Committee discussion.  
 
6. ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION 
 
6.1 Draft Minutes of Previous Meeting 
 
6.1.1 Trust Programs Committee (TPC) Minutes of May 15, 2023 
 
 By general consent the minutes were approved. 
 
6.2 Resolutions Without Meeting 
 
None. 
 
6.3 Follow Up Action List 
 
Director Frater spoke to the FUAL items that were in progress: 
 Crown lands protocol – on hold as there currently is no staff capacity 
 amending the Policy Statement Amendment Policy – also on hold pending staff 
capacity 
 criteria for Secretariat Services applications – target date is now April 2024 
 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework – at their next scheduled meeting 
in September, the Regional Planning Committee will consider identifying two 
members of that committee to join a trustee working group to consider the topic  
 redesign of the Government and Other Services contact sheet – this task is expected 
to be completed soon 
 
7. BUSINESS - WORK PROGRAM ITEMS 
 
7.1 Policy Statement Amendment Project – Verbal Update 
 
Director Frater provided an update on the project, indicating that staff have been 
working on incorporating the 32 Trust Council resolutions that direct both changes to 
the document and some collaboration to undertake in the project’s development.  She 
stated that staff are close to completing the revised draft for consideration an

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