Tony Law

Former Local Trustee, Hornby Island (2018–2022)

Hornby Island · 10.1 years in office · 83 named motions in the minutes · present at 120 minuted meetings

Seats and terms

SeatAreaTermHowFromTo
Local TrusteeHornby Island2008–2011general election2008-12-012011-12-07
Local TrusteeHornby Island2011–2014general election2011-12-072014-12-03
Local TrusteeHornby Island2014–2018general election2014-12-032018-11-06
Local TrusteeHornby Island2018–2022general election2018-11-062018-12-31

Roles

RoleBodyFromTo
Chair, Local Trust CommitteeHornby Island2011-03-292011-03-29

Motions and votes from the minutes

Every motion the Islands Trust's published minutes record Tony Law 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
2018-06-19Islands Trust CouncilTC-2018-063that the Islands Trust Council extend the timeline for issuing the Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Certificate for NAPTEP application GB-NAP-2016.1 (Link Island) for one year, until June 2019.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2018-03-13Islands Trust CouncilTC-2018-009that the Executive Committee provide recommendations to Trust Council on means to address compensation for First Nations site visits to the June Trust Council meeting.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2018-03-13Islands Trust CouncilTC-2018-012that the motion be amended to read that Trust Council request the Chair to write to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to request a meeting to discuss the application of the proposed BC Speculation Tax in the Trust Area and to emphasize the need for housing solutions tailored to the needs of island communities and to copy the Minister of Finance. There was discussion over the need for a meeting with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the policy direction Trust Council could take. The vote was called on the amended motion,MovedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2018-03-13Islands Trust CouncilTC-2018-034that Islands Trust Council endorse the Islands Trust Fund’s Regional Conservation Plan (2018-2027).MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-12-05Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-080that Trust Council amend the policy as recommended below to affirm the right of Trustees to comment publicly about local political matters that substantively affect the Trust Area as a whole or other Local Trust Areas: 2.7 As an elected official, respect local autonomy and avoid becoming publicly involved in the local politics or controversial issues that are local in nature in an area outside a local trust area or island municipality that he or she represents unless the local political issue could affect other Local Trust Areas or the Trust as a whole. Trustees in favour of the motion:  The Voted againstCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-09-12Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-051that Trust Council amend Trust Council Resolution TC-2017-050 to read “request the Executive Committee to initiate a review of current Council Committees in terms of mandate, organization, resourcing and function and consider the advisability of other or additional committees to best carry forward the work of the Islands Trust.”SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-09-12Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-052that Trust Council direct the Executive and staff 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. The motion was amended as follows: 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. Trustees speaking against the motion noted:  A lead agency needs to be identified, and that agency is lVoted againstCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-09-12Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-055that Trust Council direct the Executive Committee to work with Trust Programs Committee to create a working group drawn from the full membership of Trust Council to identify potential governance or operational changes that could be adopted in order to improve the delivery and integration of all the types of services that are delivered to the Islands Trust Area. There was discussion over ensuring that potential members are properly canvassed and that all trustees be given an opportunity to contribute input. The question on the motion was then called, Voted againstCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-03-14Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-011that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 167, cited as the “Islands Trust Financial Plan Bylaw, 2017/18” be forwarded to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development for approval consideration.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2016-12-06Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-097that the letter providing Trust Council’s recommendations on developing Letters Patent for possible incorporation of Salt Spring Island be amended to include a recommendation that consideration be given to requiring a municipality to include reference to its inclusion in the Islands Trust in its electronic and written communication.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2016-12-06Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-103that the Chair be requested to write to the Premier and the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development to present them with copies of the “Islands in Trust” DVD.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2016-12-06Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-112that the Executive Committee be requested to review the briefing on marine protection tools and to make recommendations to Council with respect to possible amendments to the Strategic Plan and other follow up actions.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2016-09-13Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-084that the Islands Trust Council explore the potential for expanding its advocacy role to other levels of government for increased funding for affordable housing in the Islands Trust Area.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2016-09-13Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-086that the Islands Trust Council request the Local Planning Committee to conduct an analysis of alternative ways to measure density and to address related impacts in the context of enabling housing opportunities appropriate to community needs.MovedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2016-09-13Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-089that the motion be amended to add the words “after providing a report to Council on what has been accomplished to date”.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2016-06-14Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-041that the Islands Trust Council request the Secretary issue a Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Certificate for a portion of the land described as “Section 25, Nanaimo District (Part of DeCourcy Group of Islands),” Parcel Identifier 009-772-138 subject to registration of a conservation covenant and completion of a baseline inventory report consistent with the standards developed for NAPTEP.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2016-06-14Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-048To amend the motion by replacing “Minister of Transport” with “Prime Minister of Canada”.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2016-06-14Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-052that the Islands Trust Council request the Chair to write to the Prime Minister of Canada (with copies to Trust Area Members of Parliament) requesting that Canada not proceed with participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement without certainty that the agreement will have no impact upon local government authority with respect to regulation, procurement, service provision and environmental protection. Trustee Law noted the importance of specificity in respect of the impacts of this legislation on local governments. TC-2016-053Moved—minutes · source
2016-03-22Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-007that Trust Council request Executive Committee to review legislative tools, programs and processes that could advance Islands Trust Policy Statement policies 3.4.2 and 3.4.6 to protect marine areas and protect and enhance populations of native marine species (including in the context of the federal government's goal of increasing the proportion of Canada's marine /coastal areas that are protected) to 5% by 2017 and 10% by 2020 and to report back to Trust Council by December 2016. During discussion staff advised that the first job of the proposed Intergovernmental Policy Advisor position will bMoved—minutes · source
2016-03-22Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-009that Trust Council amend section 2.5 of its strategic plan to complete the tasks related to shellfish aquaculture in the 2016-17 fiscal year using the new capacity created by the Intergovernmental Policy Advisor position.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2016-03-22Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-025that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 164, cited as “Financial Plan Bylaw, 2016/17” be forwarded to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development for approval consideration.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-12-08Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-136that the Executive Committee be requested to prepare recommendations for Trust Council on a possible process to address the excess of tax revenues over local planning expenditures on Salt Spring Island in the event that Salt Spring Island does not become incorporated.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-08-24Islands Trust CouncilTPC-2015-031that the Trust Programs Committee recommend to Trust Council that it amend strategy 3.2 (support efficient and sustainable transportation systems) in the draft 2014-2018 Strategic Plan to remove the words ‘transportation systems’ and replace them with the words ‘systems and activities’.Voted againstCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-06-23Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-038that the motion be tabled until the business meeting (portion of the agenda).MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-06-23Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-050that the Islands Trust Council add to its draft Strategic Plan the review of its existing agreement with the Ministry of Community Sport and Cultural Development re municipal incorporation, and request the Executive Committee to provide recommendations regarding potential amendments. There was discussion on the motion. TC-2015-051 It wasMoved—minutes · source
2015-06-23Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-052that the Islands Trust Council add, to its draft Strategic Plan, the review of its existing agreement with the Ministry of Community Sport and Cultural Development re municipal incorporations, and request the Executive Committee to provide recommendations regarding potential amendments to the existing agreement with the Ministry of Community Sport and Cultural Development regarding municipal incorporations. The question on the main motion as amended was put,MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-06-23Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-054that Trust Council discuss the Strategic Plan for the balance of today’s agenda.SecondedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2015-06-01Islands Trust CouncilTPC-2014-012that the motion be split so that each Strategic Plan recommendation is voted on separately.Voted againstCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-03-10Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-020that the Islands Trust Council: a) declares that all residents in the Trust Area have a right to live in a healthy environment, and b) supports this declaration through the Islands Trust Policy Statement which guides decisions of the Islands Trust and which includes principles and policies with respect to:  upholding the principle of sustainability;  planning proactively to protect ecosystems;  protecting natural processes, habitats and species;  preventing the pollution of air, land and water;  establishing a network of protected areas;  encouraging sustainable farming;  protecting proMovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-03-10Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-021that the Islands Trust Council request the Executive Committee to vote at the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities and Union of British Columbia conventions in support of resolutions that advance the Right to a Healthy Environment, including through actions by the Government of British Columbia.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-03-10Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-022that the Islands Trust Council request Executive Committee to include in its briefing to council committees, local trust committees and Trust Fund Board a request to consider the advancement of Policy Statement policies that support a healthy environment when developing recommendations for objectives, goals and activities in the 2015-2018 Strategic Plan. There was discussion about whether this would result in the creation of a new work program for staff to review within staff reports. It was suggested that if it is not included in the strategic plan, then it would go in a different direction aMovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-03-10Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-023that the Islands Trust Council request the Local Planning Committee and the Trust Programs Committee to review suggested actions proposed in the presentation on the Right to a Healthy Environment provided by delegates at the March 2015 Trust Council meeting and to provide any resulting recommendations to the Islands Trust Council. During debate the following points were raised:  Would prefer to establish our work program and slow down a little with respect to these types of things;  There is no timeline on this;  Committees could choose when they look at it. The question on the motion was tMovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-03-10Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-024that the Islands Trust Council request the Trust Programs Committee to include the topic of “The Public Trust Doctrine” (as described in a presentation provided by the Gulf Island Alliance at the March 2015 Trust Council Meeting) in the Policy Statement Topic Review Inventory.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-107To nominate Trustee Peter Luckham for the Position of Chair of the Executive Committee.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-09-09Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-093that the Islands Trust Council adopt Policy 5.9.ii – Planning, Regulation and Advocacy Initiatives: Outer Boundary of the Islands Trust Area, as amended, by including the following change to section 6.1 Advocacy Initiatives: Should an Islands Trust body propose an advocacy or other initiative that is relevant to an area outside that described in E.1.1, it is encouraged to base its initiative primarily on the Islands Trust object or and the Islands Trust Policy Statement, or advocacy policies as appropriate rather than on the potential exercise of land use planning or regulatory authority. On tMovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-09-09Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-103In light of the Union of BC Municipalities’ report, ‘A Socioeconomic Impact Analysis of BC Ferries’, Islands Trust Council calls upon the province to recognize coastal ferry service as a crucial part of provincial transportation infrastructure by providing the funding to address identified socioeconomic impacts of fare increases and service cuts.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-06-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-052that the Islands Trust Council request the Secretary issue a Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Certificate for a portion of the land described as “Lot 23, Section 6, Pender Island, Cowichan District, Plan 1084, Except Part in Plan 19554” PID 008-045- 453, subject to registration of a conservation covenant and completion of a baseline inventory report consistent with the standards developed for NAPTEP.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-06-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-057that the Islands Trust Council prioritize BC Ferries advocacy with a focus on: 1) BC Ferries’ long-range plan (30 years); 2) Need for the Province to fund BC Ferries costs, including capital costs; at a level that will keep future fare increases in line with or lower than CPI; and 3) BC Ferries Commissioner’s pre-performance term four process. Some trustees expressed opposition to the amendment, noting there was no need to articulate what is already Trust Council’s policy, and the need to look at outcomes rather than the intricacies of capital funding. On the amendment In Favour - 17 Opposed -MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-06-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-061that the Islands Trust Council request that the Executive Committee consider sponsoring an Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities/Union of BC Municipalities resolution that calls on the Province to provide funding for the CDFCP and for land protection initiatives in the CDF zone.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-06-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-062that the Islands Trust Council request that staff work with the CDFCP to develop recommendations for Trust Council’s consideration regarding local planning tools that local trust committees could use to protect Coastal Douglas-fir ecosystems.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-001To add ‘BC Ferries Performance Review’ as a New Business item.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-009To Table the Motion. In Favour – 22 Opposed – 3 (Malcolmson-Gabriola; Steeves-North Pender; Brent-Saturna)SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-010that the Islands Trust Council request staff circulate to trustees any reports and policies to Trust Council regarding electronic meetings. In Favour – 24 Opposed – 1 (Steeves-North Pender)SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-027that the Islands Trust Council direct the Executive Committee to review financial, staff and trustee resources available for all advocacy activities recognizing Council’s focus on marine issues, and provide the results of the review with recommendations to Trust Council. On the AmendmentMovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-029that the Islands Trust Council request the Chair to write to the BC Ferry Commissioner asking that he conduct a performance review of BC Ferries with respect to cost effective management including cost allocations to the non-major routes.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-03-04Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-040that the Islands Trust Council request the Executive Committee to prepare draft amendments to Policy 2.4.i and if required Trust Council Bylaw No. 3, to require Trust Council consultation in advance of CAO recruitment and selection process and develop Terms of Reference to specify the format for the consultation; and that the Select Committee on Trust Council Input into Future CAO Appointments be disbanded. Some committee members expressed opposition to the motion, wanting the CAO Selection Committee to provide a recommendation to Council in June. In Favour - 14 Opposed – 11 (Stone-Bowen; BushMovedCARRIEDminutes · 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 wasSeconded—minutes · source
2013-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2013-223that the Islands Trust Council extend the timeline for issuing the Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Certificate for NAPTEP application HO-NAP-2011.3 (Hornby Island) until December 2014.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2013-224that the Islands Trust Council approve the Trust Area Services Work Program Report.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2013-228that the Islands Trust Council request the Chair to provide a submission to the BC Coastal Ferries Community Engagement expressing Council’s deep concern about the process by which ferry service reductions are being implemented, including: • Service cuts being imposed on top of fare increases above the rate of inflation that are expected to generate an additional $190 million this performance term; • Elimination of sailings that are crucial to ferry users’ employment, education and other core activities; • Absence of any analysis of socio-economic impacts of service reductions; • Lack of effecMoved—minutes · source
2013-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2013-229To table the motion.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2013-232that the Islands Trust Council request the Chair to provide a submission to the BC Coastal Ferries Community Engagement expressing Council’s deep concern about the process by which ferry service reductions are being implemented, including: • Service cuts being imposed on top of fare increases above the rate of inflation that are expected to generate an additional $190 million this performance term; • Elimination of sailings that are crucial to ferry users’ employment, education and other core activities; • Absence of any analysis of socio-economic impacts of service reductions; • Lack of effecMovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-09-10Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council remove from its Follow-Up Action List the task “Draft Proposed Updates to Policy 3.3.ii.”MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-09-10Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Executive Committee vote against Resolution B94 – which supports asking the provincial government to increase the interval between civic elections from three years to four years. 18 In Favour 1 OpposedSecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-09-10Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council establish a select committee, to be comprised of the Executive Committee and other trustees to be named by the Chair and request it to make recommendations in December 2013 regarding potential amendments to Islands Trust Council Administration Bylaw, 1990 (Bylaw 3) and Trust Council Policy 2.4.1 – Executive Committee Terms of Reference that would provide for input from Trust Council into future appointments to the position of Islands Trust Chief Administrative Officer. Executive Committee members advised they have zero capacity for additional responsibilities at MovedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2013-09-10Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council establish a select committee, to be comprised of Trustees Hagedorn, Law, Morrison, Crumblehulme, Grove, French, Montague, Brent and request it to make recommendations in December 2013 regarding potential amendments to Islands Trust Council Administration Bylaw, 1990 (Bylaw 3) and Trust Council Policy 2.4.1 – Executive Committee Terms of Reference that would provide for input from Trust Council into future appointments to the position of Islands Trust Chief Administrative Officer. On the AmendmentSecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-06-11Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council request the Secretary issue a Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Certificate for a portion of the land described as “Lot A, Section 15, Range 5 East, North Salt Spring Island, Cowichan District, Plan 50764, Except that part in Plan VIP57454” PID 016-226-500, subject to registration of a conservation covenant and completion of a baseline inventory report consistent with the standards developed for the NAPTEP program.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council request the Executive Committee to develop a draft Trust Council bylaw that would delegate specific Trust Council powers to the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee (SSILTC) to assist it in collaborative watershed management activities. Initial discussion raised both support for the initiative and concern about what this would mean policy wise, what level of community support there was on Salt Spring Island and whether all other options have been explored for collaboration with the regional district and water district. Some trustees expressed concern with whaSeconded—minutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat the proposed covenant amendment may reduce its conservation value, the Trust Fund Board will consult it will do so only after consulting Trust Council. If Trust Council determines that the proposed amendment would not result in a change to the natural area exemption certificate, Trust Council will advise the Trust Fund Board that it may approve the amendment.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat the contravention be rectified.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council amend Policy 2.1.x, Administration of Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Program, of the Islands Trust Policy Manual, as amended March 7, 2013.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council remove from its Follow-Up Action List the task “Draft letter to Minister of Transportation.” The December 2012 submission to the BC Coastal Ferries Consultation and Engagement process has effectively conveyed many of points that might have been made in the letter currently assigned in Trust Council’s follow up action list.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council endorse the Coastal Douglas-fir and Associated Ecosystem Conservation Partnership (CDFCP) Terms of Reference and Statement of Cooperation and direct the Chair to sign the Statement of Cooperation on behalf of the Islands Trust.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2013-03-05Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council request the Executive Committee to explore the implications for staff resources of adding advocacy regarding provincial regulations for housing in the Agricultural Land Reserve to Trust Council’s 2011-14 Strategic Plan, and make recommendations to Trust Council in June 2013. Some concerns were raised that this issue is not on the Strategic Plan and not all local trust committees have this as a priority in their community. Others supported the motion as a scoping exercise to see if the Agricultural Land Commission would be willing to amend its regulations on smallMoved—minutes · source
2012-12-04Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council refer the issue of unlawful dwellings to the Local Planning Committee and request that the Committee advise Council on how it might include in its work program a process to identify and provide for local trust committee consideration: a) bylaw enforcement strategies; and b) information to support solutions through implementing strategy 4.3 of the Strategic Plan - Use land use planning tools and decisions to improve the availability of affordable/accessible/ appropriate housing. Some trustees felt this issue was better dealt with at the local trust committee levelMoved—minutes · source
2012-12-04Islands Trust Councilthat Trust Programs Committee and Financial Planning Committee be requested to work with staff to reframe and recost the proposed BC Ferries project as a review and summary of available information and a gap analysis with respect to the role of ferry service in sustaining island character and healthy communities. December 2012 Islands Trust Council Meeting Minutes Page 14 Recommendation TC 217/12 It wasMoved—minutes · source
2012-12-04Islands Trust Councilthat Trust Programs Committee and Financial Planning Committee be requested to work with staff to reframe and recost the proposed BC Ferries project as a review and summary of available information and a gap analysis with respect to the role of ferry service in sustaining island character and healthy communities. On the Amendment IN FAVOUR - 21 OPPOSED – 1 (Steeves-North Pender)MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-03-06Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council request the Secretary to issue a Natural Area Exemption Certificate over a portion of the land described as “Lot 38, Section 7, Pender Island, Cowichan District, Plan 32261, Except Part in Plan 35333” PID 001-081-110, subject to registration of a conservation covenant and completion of a baseline inventory report consistent with the standards developed for the Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Program (NAPTEP). This is the 8 th NAPTEP application from the North Pender Island Local Trust Area and the 25 th overall since the program’s inception.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-03-06Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council not proceed with a comprehensive review of the Policy Statement in the 2011-14 term, not accept the offer of funding from Canada’s Gas Tax Fund and request the Executive Committee and Trust Programs Committee to prepare options for consideration at Trust Council’s June 2012 meeting for implementing existing Council policies 1.2.i, 1.3.i and 1.3.ii relating to the Policy Statement within the Strategic Plan for the current term. IN FAVOUR - 24 OPPOSED – 1 (Duntz-Bowen)MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-03-06Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council send the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure a letter of support for implementing the BC Ferry Commissioner's January 2012 recommendations which are consistent with past positions of Trust Council. Approval of the letter would be delegated to Islands Trust Council’s Executive Committee and will be copied to the Premier and Trust Area MLAs.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2012-03-06Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council request that the Trust Programs Committee consider recommending inclusion of ferry advocacy in the 2011-2014 Trust Council Strategic Plan.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2011-09-13Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council: 1. request the Executive Committee to actively support UBCM Resolution B174 (proposed by the City of Colwood to address BC Hydro Wireless Smart Meters) at the 2011 Convention of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities; and 2. request the Chair to write to the appropriate provincial minister(s) asking that a moratorium be placed on the mandatory installation of wireless smart meters until any problems identified regarding wireless smart meters are independently assessed and acceptable alternatives can be made available at no added cost to the consumer.MovedCARRIED UNANIMOUSLYminutes · source
2011-06-14Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council receive the “Review and Amendment of the Islands Trust Policy Statement: A Preliminary Assessment Final Report of the Islands Trust Policy Statement Assessment Task Force, dated May 9, 2011, for information and that staff be directed to report on Policy Statement review options and implications in time for Trust Council’s next strategic planning session and to distribute this report to the new Trust Council in December 2011.MovedCARRIED UNANIMOUSLYminutes · source
2011-06-14Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council request the Chair to send a letter to Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lekstrom advocating for provincial support to stabilize BC Ferries fares on minor routes, incorporating the principles outlined below. The Islands Trust Executive Committee and individual trustees sitting on Ferry Advisory Committees have been very active in advocating on behalf of island communities in regards to the impacts of increased ferry June 2011 Islands Trust Council Minutes of Meeting Page 8 fares in recent years. This appears to be an ideal opportunity to advance the interMovedCARRIED UNANIMOUSLYminutes · source
2011-06-14Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council endorse Tides Canada’s April 2011 New Energy Vision for Canada, as a first step for developing 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. On the Amendment IN FAVOUR - 5 Law-Hornby; Hagedorn-Gambier; Poole-Bowen; Malcolmson-Gabriola- Ehring-Salt Spring OPPOSED - 16 AMENDMENT FAILS On the Original Motion IN FAVOUR -16 OPPOSED – 5 Morse-Bowen; Clegg-Gambier; Decario-Galiano; Morrison-Lasqueti; Ehring-Salt SpringMovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2011-06-14Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council request the Chair to write to BC Hydro to convey concerns received from Trust Area residents regarding the Smart Metering Program; and encourage BC Hydro to engage in consultations with Trust Area residents regarding smart metering.MovedCARRIED UNANIMOUSLYminutes · source
2011-06-14Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council request the Executive Committee to enable a limit of ten minutes for each presentation unless the number of delegations would have an impact on carrying out the agenda of the Council meeting.MovedCARRIED UNANIMOUSLYminutes · source
2011-03-23Hornby Islandthat the minutes of the February 18, 2011 meeting of the Hornby Island Trust Committee be amended as follows: 1. by deleting the words “Voted againstDEFEATEDminutes · source
2011-03-08Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council approve the 2009-2010 Annual Report for submission to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, subject to changes recommended at Trust Council.MovedCARRIED UNANIMOUSLYminutes · source
2011-03-08Islands Trust Councilthat the lack of an honouraria would not affect the number of trustees participating on Council committees and that the ability to now participate in meetings electronically was a March 2011 Islands Trust Council – Minutes of Meeting Page 8 viable alternative to attending meetings in person. Those supporting the provision felt that the time involved preparing and attending meetings warranted an honouraria. On the Motion IN FAVOUR – 15 Poole-Bowen; Bell-Denman; Graham-Denman; Ferens-Gabriola; Hunt-Hornby; Law-Hornby; Gobby-Lasqueti; Dodds-Mayne; Shew-Mayne; Ehring-Salt Spring; Johnstone-SaturnaMovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2011-03-08Islands Trust Councilthat the Islands Trust Council approve the extension of the Community Housing Task Force to the end of the current trustees’ term of office; and instruct staff to distribute the “Use of Temporary Use Permits for Regulating Affordable Housing” staff report and “Housing Agreements” briefing to local trust committees and Bowen Island Municipality. Continuation of the Community Housing Task Force will provide a focused venue for trustees and staff to monitor and share information on affordable housing in support of the Strategic Plan.MovedCARRIED UNANIMOUSLYminutes · source
2011-02-18Hornby Islandthat the Hornby Island Local Trust Committee request that staff prepare draft bylaws and/or policy that a) interprets that residential land use includes a level of Short Term Vacation Rental use that is limited by word of mouth and use of social networking sites such as Facebook, is primarily limited to friends and relatives and generally occurs during the summer months, and bylaw enforcement policy is used to enforce the parameters and b) that allows vacation home rentals through a Temporary Use Permit or a rezoning process for those who wish to have Short Term Vacation Rentals that exceed thVoted againstCARRIEDminutes · source
2011-02-18Hornby Islandthat given finite resources available for enforcement activities and in order to ensure the most effective results for enforcement activities Short Term Vacation Rentals that have one or more of the following characteristics will be subject to enforcement: 1. They are advertised on the internet (except social networking sites such as Facebook), newspapers or other media; 2. They are not managed by the property owner or long term renter; 3. More than one dwelling on a lot is simultaneously made available for Short Term Vacation Rental by the same owner or resident; 4. While the property is rentVoted againstCARRIEDminutes · source

Attendance per the minutes

YearPresentAbsent or regrets
2011160
2012150
2013141
2014160
2015151
2016160
2017131
2018142
202010
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