Trust Programs Committee Regular Meeting Minutes

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Trust Programs Committee Minutes of August 12, 2013 Page 1 
 
 
 
Trust Programs Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
 
Date of Meeting: 
Location: 
 
Monday, August 12, 2013 
Victoria Office Boardroom, 200 -1627 Fort Street 
 
Members Present: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paul Brent, Saturna Island Local Trustee (Chair) 
Alex Allen, Hornby Island Local Trustee (by phone) 
George Grams, Salt Spring Island Local Trustee (Vice-Chair) 
Ken Hancock, North Pender Island Local Trustee (EC Rep) 
Tony Law, Hornby Island Local Trustee (by phone) 
Liz Montague, South Pender Island Local Trustee  
Sheila Malcolmson, Gabriola Island Local Trustee (ex officio) (by phone) 
Andrew Stone, Bowen Island Local Trustee (by phone) 
 
Regrets: 
Laura Busheikin, Denman Island Local Trustee  
Kate-Louise Stamford, Gambier Island Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present: 
 
Linda Adams, Chief Administrative Officer (by phone) 
Lisa Gordon, Director, Trust Area Services 
Clare Frater, Policy Analyst - Recorder 
Laura Stringer, Communications Specialist 
 
Media and Others Present: 
 
 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
The meeting was called to order at 10:50 a.m.   
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
  
Resolution TPC 113/13 
  
It was MOVED and SECONDED: 
That the Trust Programs Committee amend the agenda to include item 4.5 Correspondence 
relating to the BC Ferries Advocacy Program. 
CARRIED 
 
Resolution TPC 114/13 
  
It was MOVED and SECONDED: 
That the Trust Programs Committee August 13, 2013 agenda be approved as amended. 
CARRIED 
 

Trust Programs Committee Minutes of August 12, 2013 Page 2 
 
3. MINUTES/COORDINATION 
 
3.1 Minutes of Previous Meetings 
 
3.1.1    May 13, 2013 
 
Resolution TPC 115/13 
 It was MOVED and SECONDED  
That the Trust Programs Committee May 13, 2013 minutes be approved as amended. 
CARRIED 
 
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 - Recommended Policy Amendments related to Trust Council Delegation 
Bylaw 154  
 
Linda Adams, Chief Administrative Officer, provided an update about potential amendments to Trust 
Council policies as a consequence of the delegation of additional powers to the Salt Spring Island Local 
Trust Committee regarding water resource protection through Bylaw 154.  She invited feedback and 
questions. The committee discussed the changes proposed to Policy 27 in the Advocacy Policy and 
discussed whether the policy adequately describes how advocacy resources are allocated.  
 
By consent, the Trust Programs Committee recommended that in the Advocacy Policy policy 28 be moved 
above policy 27 and that the proposed amendment to policy 27 be revised to start with “Local Planning 
Services Staff are responsible for”. 
 
 4.2 RFD - Water education resources project  
 
Laura Stringer, Communications Specialist, introduced the request for decision document, summarized the 
100+ documents she gathered from 42 websites, and outlined

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