Governance Committee Regular Meeting Minutes

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Governance Committee Meeting Minutes  Page 1 of 6 
January 19, 2023 ADOPTED 
 
Governance Committee 
Minutes of Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
Thursday, January 19, 2023 
Electronic Zoom Meeting 
 
Members Present: Joe  Bernardo, Gambier/Keats Island Local Trust Committee (LTC) 
Judi Gedye, Bowen Island Municipality 
Jamie Harris, Salt Spring Island LTC 
Peter Luckham, Chair, Islands Trust Council, Thetis Island LTC (ex-officio) 
Lee Middleton, Saturna Island LTC 
Laura Patrick, Salt Spring Island LTC 
Tim Peterson, Lasqueti Island LTC 
Kate-Louise Stamford, Gambier Island LTC 
 
   
Staff Present: Russ Hotsenpiller, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)  
 Clare Frater, Director, Trust Area Services (DTAS)  
 Lori Foster, Recorder  
   
Members of the public 
present: 
 
There were up to 2 members of the public attending electronically 
The 
 
The meeting was conducted electronically where the public could see and hear the meeting at the 
Victoria boardroom office, #200 1627 Fort Street, Victoria, British Columbia as well as attend 
electronically. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Hotsenpiller called the meeting to order at 10:01 a.m. giving 
a territorial acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the traditional and treaty 
territories of many Coast Salish First Nations. 
 
This was the inaugural meeting of the 2022-2026 term Governance Committee whose members 
were elected by Islands Trust Council at its December 2022 meeting. 
 
2. ELECTIONS OF CHAIR / VICE-CHAIR 
 
CAO Hotsenpiller addressed the first order of business, to elect a chair and vice-chair from 
amongst the members of the Governance Committee.   
 
DTAS Frater spoke to the process, hearing no questions, conducted the election. 
 
Nominations for the position of chair were called. 
 
 
 

Governance Committee Meeting Minutes  Page 2 of 6 
January 19, 2023 ADOPTED 
GC-2023-001 
It was Moved by Trustee Bernardo and Seconded by Trustee Patrick, 
That Trustee Gedye be nominated for the position of Chair of the Governance Committee. 
 
Trustee Gedye accepted the nomination. 
 
DTAS Frater called (three) 3 times for further nominations for the position of Chair of the 
Governance Committee, there were no further nominations. 
 
By acclamation, Director of Trust Area Services Frater, congratulated Trustee Gedye as Chair of 
the Governance Committee. 
 
Nominations for the position of vice-chair were called. 
 
GC-2023-002 
It was Moved by Trustee Middleton and Seconded by Trustee Peterson, 
That Trustee Harris be nominated for the position of Vice-Chair of the Governance Committee. 
 
Trustee Harris accepted the nomination. 
 
DTAS Frater called again for further nominations for the position of Vice-Chair of the 
Governance Committee. 
 
GC-2023-003 
It was Moved by Trustee Gedye and Seconded by Trustee Peterson, 
That Trustee Bernardo be nominated for the position of Vice-Chair of the Governance 
Committee. 
 
Trustee Bernardo declined the nomination. 
 
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