Trust Programs Committee Regular Meeting Minutes

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Trust Programs Committee Minutes of Meeting – February 6, 2012  1 
File: TAS/TPC-2 
ISLANDS TRUST COUNCIL 
TRUST PROGRAMS COMMITTEE 
 
MINUTES OF FEBRARY 6, 2012 
LADYSMITH B.C. 
 
 
Present: Committee Members   Staff                                                        
    
Alex Allen, Hornby      Lisa Gordon, TAS Director 
 Paul Brent, Saturna (Chair)     Clare Frater, Policy Analyst 
 Laura Busheikin, Denman 
 George Grams, Salt Spring (Vice Chair) 
 Ken Hancock, North Pender (EC Rep) 
 Tony Law, Hornby 
 Liz Montague, South Pender 
 Sheila Malcolmson, Gabriola (ex officio) 
 Kate Louise-Stamford, Gambier (by phone) 
 Andrew Stone, Bowen 
  
Absent: None 
 
There were no members of the public in attendance.   
  
The meeting was called to order at 11:00 a.m. 
  
1. ELECTIONS/APPOINTMENTS 
 
1.1 Election of Chair and Vice-Chair 
 
Election for Chair, Trust Programs Committee 
Nominated: Paul Brent, George Grams. Trustee Law declined a nomination.  
Elected:  Paul Brent 
 
It was Moved and Seconded that the Trust Programs Committee appoint Trustee Brent as 
Chair of the Trust Programs Committee. 
CARRIED 
Election for Vice-Chair, Trust Programs Committee  
Nominated: George Grams. Trustee Law declined a nomination.  
Elected: George Grams 
 
It was Moved and Seconded that the Trust Programs Committee appoint Trustee Grams as 
Vice-Chair of the Trust Programs Committee. 
CARRIED 
 
1.2 Appointment of representative to Financial Planning Committee 
 
Paul Brent was appointed as the Trust Program Committee representative on the Islands Trust Financial 
Planning Committee for the 2011-14 term.  
  

Trust Programs Committee Minutes of Meeting – February 6, 2012  2 
 
2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA  
 
By unanimous consent, the agenda was approved without amendment. 
 
 
3. PREVIOUS MEETING 
 
3.1 Follow Up Action List 
 
L Gordon gave a brief outline of tasks underway. Trustees asked questions about the Indicator Program 
and staff explained that the policy analyst’s role is to collate socio-economic and scientific data on a 
Trust Area-wide basis. Local trust committees could pass motions to request local statistical information 
to support their work program. If the local planner could not find the required information, the policy 
analyst may be able to assist with the research.  
 
4. ORIENTATION 
 
4.1 Review Trust Program Committee Terms of Reference 
 
L Gordon explained that Trust Council’s committee system has not been comprehensively reviewed 
since its creation in 1998. She explained that the terms of reference for all council committees do not 
reflect current issues and practices but that this is not an obstacle to the continued functioning of the 
committees. She relayed the CAO’s advice that updating the terms of reference would be a strategic plan 
item as changes to one committee’s terms of reference has impacts on the terms of reference of other 
committees. Trustees suggested that the terms of reference could be updated to reflect t

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