Gary Steeves

Former Local Trustee, North Pender Island (2011–2014)

North Pender Island · 6 years in office · 64 named motions in the minutes · present at 66 minuted meetings

Seats and terms

SeatAreaTermHowFromTo
Local TrusteeNorth Pender Island2008–2011general election2008-12-012011-12-07
Local TrusteeNorth Pender Island2011–2014general election2011-12-072014-12-03

Roles

RoleBodyFromTo
Vice-Chair, Islands Trust Council (Executive Committee)Islands Trust—2011-12-07

Motions and votes from the minutes

Every motion the Islands Trust's published minutes record Gary Steeves moving, seconding, voting against or abstaining on. The wording is the minutes' own; each row links to the minutes document in the archive.

DateBodyNo.MotionTheir partOutcomeMinutes
2014-06-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-063that Trust Council Bylaw No. 150, cited as "Gabriola Island Local Trust Area Development Approval Information Bylaw No. 150, 2013" be read a first time.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-06-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-064that Trust Council Bylaw No. 150, cited as "Gabriola Island Local Trust Area Development Approval Information Bylaw No. 150, 2013" be read a second time.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-06-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-065that Trust Council Bylaw No. 150, cited as "Gabriola Island Local Trust Area Development Approval Information Bylaw No. 150, 2013" be read a third time.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-06-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-070that the Islands Trust Council approve the Financial Planning Committee Work Program Report.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-06-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-071that the Islands Trust Council approve the audited financial statements of the Islands Trust including the Statement of Financial Position, the Statement of Operations, the Statement of Changes in Net Financial Assets and the Statement of Cash Flows, for the year ended March 31, 2014.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-06-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-074that the Islands Trust Council replace Policy 7.2.iii Trustee Travel Guidelines dated February 9, 1996 with Policy 7.2.iii Trustee Travel Policy and Procedures, as amended June 19, 2014.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-06-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-075that the Islands Trust Council rescind Islands Trust Council Bylaw No. 29, cited as "Islands Trust Council Trustee Expenses and Benefits Bylaw, 1995", as amended.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-06-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-076that the Islands Trust Council adopt amendments to Policy 6.3.i. Budget Process Policy, dated June 18, 2014.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-007that the Islands Trust Council request staff to finalize the formatting and circulate the Gulf Islands Groundwater Protection – A Regulatory Toolkit, to all Local Trust Committees and planning staff and Bowen Island Municipality so that they are aware of some of the options available for the protection of groundwater and that this toolkit be included in the orientation program for the next Trust Council. On the AmendmentMovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-018that the Islands Trust Council approve the Financial Planning Committee Work Program Report.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-019that the Islands Trust Council approve the December 31, 2013 quarterly financial report as presented.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-020that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 156, cited as the “Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw 2014/15” be Read a First Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-021that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 156, cited as the “Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw 2014/15” be Read a Second Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-022that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 156, cited as the “Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw 2014/15” be Read a Third Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-023that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 156, cited as the ‘Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw 2014/15”, be forwarded to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development for approval consideration.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-024that the Islands Trust Council approve the revisions to Purchasing Procedure Policy 6.5.iii and remove Local Trust Committee Local Expense Account Policy 4.1.viii from the Islands Trust Council’s Policy Manual.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-035that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 155, cited as the “Financial Plan Bylaw, 2014/2015” be Read a First Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-036that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 155, cited as the “Financial Plan Bylaw, 2014/2015” be Read a Second Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-037that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 155, cited as the “Financial Plan Bylaw, 2014/2015” be Read a Third Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-038that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 155, cited as the “Financial Plan Bylaw, 2014/15” be forwarded to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development for approval consideration.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2013-204that the Islands Trust Council request the Financial Planning Committee to consider eliminating project request items 4.4.5 (Add Co-op Student Term to Mapping Base Budget) and 4.4.6 (Adding Development Permit Areas to MapIT) from the draft 2014/15 Budget. In Favour – 6 (Hancock-North Pender; Steeves-North Pender; Stone-Bowen; Brent-Saturna; Janszen-Saturna; Pottle-Galiano) Opposed – 20 FAILS December 2013 Islands Trust Council Meeting Minutes Page 5 TC-2013-205 It wasMoved—minutes · source
2013-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2013-219Add as new business item ‘facilitation of advocacy for coastal protection’.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2013-220that the Islands Trust Council approve the Financial Planning Committee Work Program Report.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2013-221that the Islands Trust Council approve the September 30, 2013 quarterly financial report as presented.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2013-222that the Islands Trust Council amend Policy 7.2.vi Municipal Tax Requisition Calculation, Section D.2.2.3.a.i by changing the allocation rate to the Municipal Pool for mapping services from 30% to 20%.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-08-21Islands Trust Councilthat the Financial Planning Committee request staff to draft a Request for Decision to Trust Council recommending the revisions be done as amended.Voted againstCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-06-11Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council approve the Financial Planning Committee Work Program Report.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-06-11Islands Trust Councilthat Islands Trust Council approve the audited financial statements of the Islands Trust including the Statement of Financial Position, the Statement of Operations, the Statement of Changes in Net Financial Assets and the Statement of Cash Flows, for the year ended March 31, 2013.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-06-11Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council approve the proposed Carbon Neutral Operations Policy. Resolution TC 151-2013 It wasMoved—minutes · source
2013-06-11Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council direct the Chair to write a follow-up letter to the Energy Minister asking again in light of the government’s pre-election announcement that BC Hydro customers be given a choice as to whether to have smart meters installed in their homes.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-06-11Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council direct the Chair to write to the appropriate government ministries Ministry of Transportation, Marine Branch outlining the importance of supporting families with children in the Islands Trust Area and encouraging funding for the supervision of young children using BC Ferries Route 13 and the Langdale Ferry Terminal to get to and from school.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust CouncilTo table the motion. In Favour - 17 Opposed – 7 (Stone-Bowen; Law-Hornby; Crumblehulme-Mayne; Grams-Salt Spring; Brent-Saturna; Janszen-Saturna; Luckham-Thetis)MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat Islands Trust Council Bylaw 151, cited as the “Financial Plan Bylaw, 2013/14” be read a First Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat Islands Trust Council Bylaw 151, cited as the “Financial Plan Bylaw, 2013/14” be read a Second Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat Islands Trust Council Bylaw 151, cited as the “Financial Plan Bylaw, 2013/14” be read a Third Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat Islands Trust Council Bylaw 151, cited as the “Financial Plan Bylaw, 2013/14” be forwarded to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development for approval consideration.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council direct Local Planning Committee to propose amendments to Council Policy 2.1viii on Development Approval Information Bylaws, specifically to attach a new model bylaw reflecting current best practices based on the Galiano and North Pender Development Approval Information Bylaws. On the AmendmentMovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat the draft bylaw specify that the anticipated expenditures of the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee related to powers delegated by section 2 of this bylaw, a special tax requisition under section 47 (2)(a)(ii) of the Islands Trust Act will be made in respect of the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Area. In Favour – 13 Opposed – 12 (Stone-Bowen; Busheikin-Denman; Decario-Galiano; Stamford-Gambier; Law-Hornby; Dodds-Mayne; Crumblehulme-Mayne; Grams-Salt Spring; Janszen-Saturna; Brent-Saturna; Montague-South Pender; French-Thetis)MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust CouncilTo approve the December 31, 2012 Quarterly Financial Report as presented.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat Islands Trust Council Bylaw 153, cited as the “Islands Trust Council Trustee Remuneration Bylaw, 2013-14” be Read a First Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat Islands Trust Council Bylaw 153, cited as the “Islands Trust Council Trustee Remuneration Bylaw, 2013-14” be Read a Second Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat Islands Trust Council Bylaw 153, cited as the “Islands Trust Council Trustee Remuneration Bylaw, 2013-14” be Read a Third Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat Islands Trust Council Bylaw 152, cited as the “Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw 2013/14” be Read a First Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat Islands Trust Council Bylaw 152, cited as the “Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw 2013/14” be Read a Second Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat Islands Trust Council Bylaw 152, cited as the “Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw 2013/14” be Read a Third Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat Islands Trust Council Bylaw 152, cited as the “Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw 2013/14” be forwarded to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development for approval consideration.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-02-28North Pender Islandthat the North Pender Island Local Trust Committee Development Variance Permit NP-DVP-2012.5 as included in the Memorandum dated January 25, 2013, as amended, be issued.Voted againstCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-12-04Islands Trust CouncilTo approve the September 30, 2012 Quarterly Financial Report as presented.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-12-04Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council approve the revisions to Policy 7.2.v Restructure Study Cost Allocations, dated December 6, 2012 and rename the policy ‘Incorporation Study Cost Allocations’.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-12-04Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council approve draft Policy 7.2.vi Municipal Tax Requisition Calculation dated December 6, 2012 as a replacement for existing Policy 7.2.vi Municipal Requisition Cost Allocations. The proposed policy amendments would update Trust Council’s existing guidelines for calculating the amount of the annual tax requisition due from an island municipality. Resolution TC 213/12 It wasMoved—minutes · source
2012-03-22North Pender Islandthat the North Pender Island Local Trust Committee direct Staff to proceed with application NP-RZ-2011.2 (Lockhart) and to prepare a draft bylaw.Voted againstCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-03-06Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council accept the terms and conditions of the Strategic Community Investment Funds Agreement forwarded by the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development to Islands Trust on February 27, 2012 and that the Secretary be instructed to sign the Strategic Community Investment Funds Agreement on behalf of the Islands Trust Council.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-03-06Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council Bylaw No. 146, cited as “Islands Trust Financial Plan Bylaw, 2012/2013” be Read a First Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-03-06Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council Bylaw No. 146, cited as “Islands Trust Financial Plan Bylaw, 2012/2013” be Read a Second Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-03-06Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council Bylaw No. 146, cited as “Islands Trust Financial Plan Bylaw, 2012/2013” be Read a Third Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-03-06Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council Bylaw No. 146, cited as “Islands Trust Financial Plan Bylaw, 2012/2013” be forwarded to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development for approval consideration.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-03-06Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council approve the December 31, 2011 Quarterly Financial Report as presented.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-03-06Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council Bylaw No. 147, cited as “Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw, 2012/2013” be Read a First Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-03-06Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council Bylaw No. 147, cited as “Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw, 2012/2013” be Read a Second Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-03-06Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council Bylaw No. 147, cited as “Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw, 2012/2013” be Read a Third Time.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-03-06Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council Bylaw No. 147, cited as “Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw, 2012/2013” be forwarded to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development for approval consideration.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-03-06Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council delegate the Executive Committee to address the issue of the proposed northern boundary for the BC/Canada Southern Strait of Georgia National Marine Conservation Area and to respond to the Mid Island Sustainability and Stewardship Initiative accordingly.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2011-12-07Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council recommend to Parks Canada, Trustee Pam Janszen as Trust Council’s representative and Trustee Brian Crumblehulme as an alternate representative for appointment to the Park Advisory Board for the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. Representation on the Parks Advisory Board provides the Islands Trust Council with an opportunity for close liaison with Parks Canada. Ideally, Council’s representatives are from Islands most affected by National Park policies.MovedCARRIED UNANIMOUSLYminutes · source
2011-06-14Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council endorse Tides Canada’s April 2011 New Energy Vision for Canada, a vision of a Canada which by 2050 has largely moved from carbon-based to renewable energy sources, and a set of recommendations for a strategy that would deliver such a future. The goals within Tides Canada’s document are consistent with the mandate of the Islands Trust, the Policy Statement and previous Council resolutions on greenhouse gas reduction, ecosystem health, economic diversification and community stability. The intent of the New Energy Vision is to develop a low‐carbon energy strategy thMoved—minutes · source

Attendance per the minutes

YearPresentAbsent or regrets
200910
2011212
2012141
2013182
2014123
Every minuted meeting (74)

Transcripts are machine-made from the Islands Trust's own recordings; each speaker attribution carries a confidence mark (certain = identified by ear or hand, probable = matched to a saved voice), and every line links to the second of the recording so it can be checked. Motions, votes and attendance are taken from the Trust's published minutes and quote them verbatim.