Executive Committee Regular Meeting Minutes

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Executive Committee Minutes of Meeting – May 10, 2011  Page 1 
 
 
Executive Committee  
 Minutes of Meeting
 
 
Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011   Location: Islands Trust Victoria Office 
 
Present: Sheila Malcolmson, Chair  Linda Adams, Chief Administrative Officer 
  Louise Bell, Vice Chair     Marie Smith, Executive Coordinator 
  Peter Luckham, Vice Chair  David Marlor, Local Planning Services Director 
  Gary Steeves, Vice Chair  Craig Elder, Administrative Services Director 
       Lisa Gordon, Trust Area Services Director 
 
Call to Order/Approval of Agenda 
 
Chair Sheila Malcolmson was absent for the Call to Order.  Acting Chair Peter Luckham called the meeting to order 
at 11:45 a.m. and acknowledged that the meeting was being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First 
Nations. 
 
Additions for Consideration: 
2.2.g  Gambier LTC Request to Write Letter to Minister re Artificial Reefs 
2.2.h  G. Ehring request re Salt Spring Climate Action Plan to June Council 
5.2.c  June Council Schedule and Decision Items Agenda 
5.2.d  Salt Spring LTC Request re Delegation Authority 
 
By General Consent, the agenda was adopted as amended. 
 
1. Previous Meeting/Coordination Topics 
 
1. Minutes of Previous Meetings 
 
  a. April 19, 2011 
 
By General Consent, the Minutes of the April 19, 2011 Executive Committee Meeting were approved as amended. 
 
 2.   Follow-up Action List  (review during Director Updates) 
 
Provided for information. 
 
2. Trust Area Services (L. Gordon) 
 
1.    Updates 
 
a. Director/Follow up Action List Review 
 
Chair Sheila Malcolmson arrived at the meeting and took over as Chair for the meeting. 
 
2.    Other 
 a. Congratulation Letters to Trust Area MPs  
 
Staff was directed to prepare general congratulatory letters to the recently elected Trust Area Members of 
Parliament, and provide a more detailed information package outlining key issues of the Trust to Saanich-Gulf 
Islands MP Elizabeth May. 
 
 b. Briefing re Carbon Offset Session at June Trust Council 
 
Executive Committee reviewed and commented on the proposed session outline and background material for the 
Carbon Offsets/Carbon Neutrality session scheduled for the June Trust Council meeting.  By General Consent, the 
Executive Committee agreed with the expense budget recommendations for the proposed speakers.  

Executive Committee Minutes of Meeting – May 10, 2011  Page 2 
 c. Request for Endorsement re:  New Energy Vision for Canada  
 
Executive Committee members reviewed an email from Tides Canada requesting endorsement for its “A New 
Energy Vision for Canada” project, a concept to build support for a low carbon energy future by creating a 
national energy strategy.  Staff was requested to prepare a Request for Decision for review at the next 
Executive Committee meeting for Trust Council to consider at its June meeting. 
 
 d.  RFD re: Goldstream River oil spill – letter to First Nations (Salt Spring LTC request) 
 
It was Moved and Seconded

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