ITC-EC Liaison Meeting Minutes

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Islands Trust Conservancy Board – Executive Committee Liaison Page 1 
Regular Meeting Minutes ADOPTED 
July 18, 2023  
Islands Trust Conservancy Board  
Executive Committee Liaison Meeting 
Minutes of the Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
Wednesday, July 18, 2023 
1:00 p.m. 
Islands Trust Victoria Boardroom 
200-1627 Fort Street, Victoria, BC 
 
Board Members Present Risa Smith, Chair 
 Linda Adams, Board Member 
 Lisa Gauvreau, Board Member 
 Susan Yates, Trustee 
 Tobi Elliott, Vice-Chair, Executive Committee and ITC Board Member 
  
Regrets Ken Thomas, Board Member 
  
Executive Committee 
Members Present 
 
Peter Luckham, Chair, Executive Committee 
 David Maude, Vice-Chair, Executive Committee 
 Timothy Peterson, Vice-Chair, Executive Committee 
  
Staff Present Clare Frater, Director, Trust Area Services 
 Kate Emmings, ITC Manager 
 Russ Hotsenpiller, Chief Administrative Officer 
 Corlynn Strachan, Administrative Assistant/Recorder 
 Carla Funk, a/Strategic Fundraising Specialist 
  
Public Attendees Three members of the public attended. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Smith called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m. and acknowledged the meeting was held on 
the territory of the Coast Salish peoples. 
1.1 Introductions and context for annual meeting 
Chair Smith welcomed guests and initiated introductions. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following addition to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
4.3.5 Climate Change adaptation 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 

 
Islands Trust Conservancy Board – Executive Committee Liaison Page 2 
Regular Meeting Minutes ADOPTED 
July 18, 2023  
3. MINUTES/COORDINATION 
3.1 July 13, 2022 ITC-EC Liaison Meeting Minutes (Adopted, for information only) 
Received for information. 
4. BUSINESS 
4.1 Items for Information 
4.1.1 ITC 2022/23 Year in Review – Presentation 
Manager Emmings provided a PowerPoint presentation on the work of the 
Islands Trust Conservancy, including First Nations Reconciliation, the 2023-2026 
Islands Trust Conservancy Plan, the Regional Conservation Plan, property 
management, Species at Risk Program, donor engagement, communications 
and challenges/opportunities for ITC into the future. 
4.1.2 2022/23 Executive Committee Updates 
CAO Hotsenpiller, Executive Committee Chair Luckham, and Trustee Elliott 
provided an overview of Executive Committee and Trust Council work and 
concerns. 
Priorities and discussion included:   
- Training and orientation for newly elected trustees 
- Trustee interest in reviewing policies and bylaws 
- Development of a sophisticated request to the province to augment funding 
(some feel that conservation could be a centrepiece of this) 
- Reconciliation including engagement and a better referral process 
- Revised policy statement (now that there is staff capacity the project will 
proceed) 
- Housing affordability 
- Water availability 
- Climate Change Initiatives 
- Governance review (Council has not decided on the role of co

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