Melanie Mamoser

Former Local Trustee, Gabriola Island (2014–2018)

Gabriola Island · 3.9 years in office · 19 named motions in the minutes · present at 62 minuted meetings

Seats and terms

SeatAreaTermHowFromTo
Local TrusteeGabriola Island2014–2018general election2014-12-032018-11-06

Roles

RoleBodyFromTo
Chair, Local Trust CommitteeGabriola Island2016-02-242016-02-24

Motions and votes from the minutes

Every motion the Islands Trust's published minutes record Melanie Mamoser 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
2018-09-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2018-083amend the draft policy 7.4.2 Chair & Executive Committee Correspondence, section 1.8 to include reference to section 1.7. Trustee Morse, friendly amendment to the motion as follows: in Section 1.8, delete reference to 1.6 and replace with 1.7MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2018-09-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2018-086that Trust Council receive the Local Planning Committee Work Program Report as presented.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2018-09-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2018-100that the Islands Trust Council makes the following public statement: “Islands Trust Council calls upon the federal government to take all measures possible to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, the use of the 33 commercial freighter anchorage sites throughout the Southern Gulf Islands collectively referred to by Transport Canada as the South Coast of British Columbia. These anchorage sites were designated without consultation with local First Nations and coastal communities. First Nations Rights and Title have not been adequately addressed when it comes to anchorages and large vessel traffic wiSecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2018-06-19Islands Trust CouncilTC-2018-041that Trust Council maintain the status quo and direct that specific improvements: trustee remunerations, maintaining working groups and electronic communications, be considered within the current structure to improve various service elements.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2018-06-19Islands Trust CouncilTC-2018-073As part of the service integration review, Trust Programs Committee consider service integration around Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) road standards.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-12-05Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-065that Trust Council reduce the Local Planning Committee toolkit budget from $40,000 to $25,000.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-12-05Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-077that Trust Council allow five minutes for Town Hall participants.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-12-05Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-079that Trust Council ask the Executive Committee to consider a joint letter with San Juan County asking Transport Canada to provide a stand-by rescue tug in Sidney that could be available at Turn Point.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-09-12Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-053that the motion that Trust Council establish a special committee to identify potential governance or operational changes that could be adopted in order to improve service delivery, with a report brought back to Trust Council as soon as feasible be rescinded.Voted againstCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-09-12Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-056that the Islands Trust Council approve the top priorities of the Local Planning Committee Work Program Report.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-09-12Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-063that Trust Council request the Local Planning Committee to consider adding to its work program the following item: "Creation of a model Affordable Housing First policy " which could be used by Local Trust Committees in accordance with the recommendations referred to in the 2010 Islands Trust Community Housing Toolkit.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-06-20Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-033that the Islands Trust Council approve the top priorities of the Local Planning Committee Work Program Report.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-06-20Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-034that Islands Trust Council request staff to amend draft Policy 4.1.ix Inter- Local Trust Committee Community Planning Bylaw Referral Policy, to change Section C 1.1 from “must” to “should”, section 1.3b to prior to public hearing for comment and the second section 1.1 to 1.4. There was discussion over the accuracy of proposed revised wording. The question on the motion was then called,MovedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2017-06-20Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-035that Islands Trust Council request staff to amend draft Policy 4.1.ix Inter- Local Trust Committee Community Planning Bylaw Referral Policy, in section 1.3b to read “prior to public hearing for comment”.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2016-06-14Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-047that the Islands Trust Council request the Chair to write to the Minister of Transport to express the Islands Trust Council’s opposition to the proposal to establish five new freighter anchorages off the northeast coast of Gabriola Island and ask for a moratorium on any new freighter anchorages within the waters surrounding the Sothern Gulf Islands and Howe Sound until Transport Canada has: a) assessed the cumulative risk and impacts associated with projected vessel traffic increases in the Salish Sea, b) developed a 20-year mitigation plan that includes measures to minimize anchorage use, andSeconded—minutes · source
2016-06-14Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-051that the Islands Trust Council request the Chair to write the Minister of Transport encouraging Transport Canada to engage in full community consultation and a detailed public analysis of the potential implications of extending the jurisdiction of the Nanaimo Port Authority, with a particular focus on compatibility with the Object of the Islands Trust to preserve and protect the waters of the Salish Sea.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2016-03-22Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-004that Islands Trust Council approve the addition of a proposed temporary Senior Intergovernmental Policy Advisor provided that this position does not result in an increase in full time equivalents above current levels beyond the two year temporary term envisaged in the proposal. During debate it was noted that:  the work of the proposed position responds to public needs;  the proposed position has been supported by Trust Council committees;  Islands Trust needs the capacity to do the work directed by the Islands Trust Act;  when we take on new things we should give up something else; and  SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-06-23Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-061that objective 4. be changed to read: “Protect quality and quantity of water resources.”MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-06-23Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-065that the motion be amended to remove “to work with the San Juan County”.MovedDEFEATEDminutes · source

Attendance per the minutes

YearPresentAbsent or regrets
201410
2015121
2016171
2017180
2018143
Every minuted meeting (67)

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.