Trust Programs Committee Regular Meeting Minutes

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Trust Programs Committee Minutes of February 3, 2014 Page 1 
 
 
Trust Programs Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
 
Date of Meeting: 
Location: 
 
Monday, February 3, 2014 
Ladysmith City Hall, 410 Esplanade (Hwy 1) 
 
Members Present: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paul Brent, Saturna Island Local Trustee (Chair) 
Alex Allen, Hornby Island Local Trustee  
George Grams, Salt Spring Island Local Trustee (Vice-Chair) (by phone) 
David Graham, Denman Island Local Trustee (EC Rep) 
Tony Law, Hornby Island Local Trustee  
Liz Montague, South Pender Island Local Trustee (by phone) 
Laura Busheikin, Denman Island Local Trustee  
Kate-Louise Stamford, Gambier Island Local Trustee (by phone) 
 
Regrets:  
Andrew Stone, Bowen Island Local Trustee 
Sheila Malcolmson, Gabriola Island Local Trustee (ex officio) 
Lisa Gordon, Director, Trust Area Services 
 
Staff Present: 
 
Clare Frater, Policy Analyst 
Jas Chonk, Recorder 
 
 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
The meeting was called to order at 10:30 a.m.   
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
TPC-2014-001 
 It was MOVED and SECONDED,  
That the Trust Programs Committee February 3, 2014 agenda be approved as presented. 
 
CARRIED 
 
3. MINUTES/COORDINATION 
 
3.1 Minutes of Previous Meetings 
 
3.1.1    November 4, 2013 
 
 
TPC-2014-002 
 It was MOVED and SECONDED,  
That the Trust Programs Committee Minutes of November 4, 2013 be adopted as presented. 
   
 CARRIED 
  

Trust Programs Committee Minutes of February 3, 2014 Page 2 
 
3.2 Follow-up Action List 
 
The follow-up action list was provided for information and review. There was no discussion. 
 
4. TRUST COUNCIL BUSINESS ITEMS 
 
4.1 Briefing – BC Ferries Advocacy Research Program Update  
 
Clare Frater, Policy Analyst, provided an update about the BC Ferries Advocacy Research Program work 
undertaken since Trust Program Committee’s last meeting. Members discussed the results of the Freedom 
of Information requests. 
 
Kate-Louise joined the meeting at 10:43 a.m. 
 
TPC-2014-003 
 It was MOVED and SECONDED,  
That the Trust Programs Committee remove items 123/13 and 125/13 regarding BC Ferries 
advocacy research from the Follow Up Action List. 
CARRIED 
 
 4.2 Update – Trust Council Economic Sustainability Session   
 
Staff requested feedback on the results of the survey sent to participants of Trust Council’s Economic 
Sustainability Session held in December 2013. 
 
Trustees discussed that Trust Council’s Economic Sustainability Session was generally useful as a catalyst 
for future conversations but could have been more focused with more precise questions for presenters, that 
it might be appropriate in future to encourage regional districts to host a similar session and invite the 
Islands Trust, and that there should have been more focus on the Islands Trust’s planning tools relevant to 
economic sustainability.  
 
Trustees also discussed the need for better transfer of lessons learned to newly elected trustees about 
committee activities from the previous term.  
 

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