Trust Programs Committee Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Trust Programs Committee  
Minutes of a Regular Meeting ADOPTED 
May 15, 2023 Page 1 of 7 
 
Trust Programs Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
 
 
Date: 
Location: 
May 15, 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 
    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 10:00 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 
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5. CORRESPONDENCE 
 
Chair Evans indicated that an email from David Dunnison titled “Trust Program Committee - 
edits to language regarding the CDF zone” was sent to Trust Programs Committee members late 
on May 14, 2023. It was not added to the agenda as a late item and will be provided as a 
correspondence item at the next scheduled TPC meeting.  
 
Chair Evans requested staff to review the email and report on it at the next 
meeting. 
 
6. ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION 
 
6.1 Draft Minutes of Previous Meeting 
 
6.1.1 Trust Programs Committee (TPC) Minutes of April 3, 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, noting that the staff 
positions of two policy advisors continue to be vacant which impacts Trust Area Services 
ability to respond to a number of action items. 
 
7. BUSINESS - WORK PROGRAM ITEMS 
 
7.1 Stewardship Education Program – Request for Decision (RFD) 
 
Program Coordinator Nicol presented the RFD that sought endorsement and direction 
for the Stewardship Education Program. Committee discussion included: 
 last year’s “Living in the Trust Area” mail-out provided good information but 
perhaps too much information and included some duplication and therefore a 
review of the material with intention to “streamline” in mind might be of value 
 a contractor was required to increase the accuracy of the mailing list of new 
property owners 
 possibility of approaching communities to a

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