Trust Programs Committee Regular Meeting Minutes

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Trust Programs Committee Minutes of Meeting – August 22, 2011  1 
File: TAS/TPC-2 
ISLANDS TRUST COUNCIL 
TRUST PROGRAMS COMMITTEE 
 
MINUTES OF AUGUST 22, 2011 
BY PHONE 
 
Present: Committee Members   Staff                                                        
    
George Ehring, Salt Spring   Lisa Gordon, TAS Director 
Sue French, Thetis        
David Greer, S. Pender     
Jan Hagedorn, Gambier  
Tony Law, Hornby (Chair, TPC)   
Peter Luckham, Thetis (EC Rep)   
Sue Ann Morrison, Lasqueti  
Sheila Malcolmson, Gabriola (ex officio)  
Beverley Neff, Saturna 
 
Absent: Jeanine Dodds, Mayne and Jen Gobby, Lasqueti  
   
The meeting was called to order at 11:05 a.m. 
  
1.     APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA  
 
By unanimous consent, the agenda was approved without amendment. 
 
2. PREVIOUS MEETING 
 
2.1 Approval of Regular Minutes of May 16, 2011 
 
The minutes were amended to clarify the annual Policy Statement topic inventory and to list Bowyer and 
Passage Islands in the NAPTEP item. 
 
It was Moved and Seconded that the Regular Minutes of May 16, 2011 be adopted as 
amended.  
 
CARRIED 
2.2 Follow Up Action List 
 
Director Gordon reported on the Follow-Up Action List items and gave a brief outline of tasks underway.  
 
Re: NAPTEP Expansion – Trustee Hagedorn reported that the members of the Gambier LTC and 
Planner Sonja Zupanec met with the Regional Area Director Maria Harris  and briefed her on what is 
coming to the Regional District Board. Trustee Malcolmson also reminded committee members about the 
upcoming UBCM breakfast with regional area directors and offered to  raise the topic there. 
 
Re: First Nations Strategy – Director Gordon reported that CAO Adams has started research on how to 
develop this strategy by meeting with experts in the topic.  
 
Re: Gambier & Bowen Crown Land profiles – Trustee Hagedorn reported that Parks Canada is reporting 
on the National Park proposal to Bowen Island Municipal Council August 25 and 31. Parks Canada has 
been in touch with the Trust Fund Board about its Nature Reserves and options for transfer. 
 
Re: Marine Advocacy Strategy – Director Gordon summarized the latest efforts, including the submission 
to the National Energy Board hearing on the Trans Mountain pipeline application. Trustees Luckham and 

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Malcolmson also summarized the recent work on derelict vessels, including the invitation to Minister 
Thompson to discuss the subject at UBCM.  
  
Committee members requested staff to provide information on how land clearing is measured including 
the method used, how often this is carried out and who is responsible. 
  
3. COUNCIL REFERRALS 
 
3.1 Review TPC Terms of Reference 
 
Lisa Gordon explained that Trust Council’s committee system has not been comprehensively reviewed 
since its creation in 1998. The terms of reference for all council committees do not reflect current issues 
and practices and one solution may be a comprehe

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