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SALMON ENHANCEMENT AND HABITAT ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES

February 1 - 3, 2008
Holiday Inn,
700 Old Lillooet Road, North Vancouver

SATURDAY February 2, 2008 9:00 AM

  1. ATTENDING

    1. Members attending – Lynne Broekhuizen, Jack Minard, Don Lowen, Dave Smith, George Farrell, Jan Lemon, Eric Carlisle, Tracy Bond, Ev Person, Dianne Ramage (via speaker phone), ZoAnn Morten
    2. Members not attending – Shaun Hollingsworth
    3. Regrets – Jeff Jung
    4. Guests – Jennifer Atchison, Vladimir Soukhatchev 

  2. WORKSHOP

    Members participated in concurrent sessions on stock assessment, communications (morning), enforcement and RAR (afternoon) This allowed each member to particpate in two sessions. Session leaders to collate the information from the flip charts and circulate.

SUNDAY February 3, 2008 9:00 AM

  1. REPORTS, PRESENTATIONS and ROUNDTABLES

    1. Reports

      1. Chair’s Report - Lynne Broekhuizen
      2. Correspondence in -
      3. Correspondence out –
      4. Treasurer’s Report - Dave Smith

      5. Regional Roundtable Reports

        QCI/Haida Gwaii Roundtable Report
        Upper Skeena
        Northen Interior
        North Side of Fraser
        Central Vancouver Island
        North Vancouver Island and Mainland
        South Vancouver Island
        Steelhead Society
        Coho Roundtable Report
    2. Review Action Items of Last Meeting
      Stock Assessment letter
      One day workshop agenda
  2. COMMITTEE REPORTS
    1. Standing Committees
      1. Communication – ZoAnn Morten
      2. Finance – Dave Smith – see attached
      3. Membership – George Farrell
        Motion: To accept the recommended changes to NavAids
        Seconded: Jack
        Carried
    2. Ad hoc Committees
      1. Steelhead – Eric Carlisle
      2. WSP Committee
      3. EPMP (ZoAnn & Jack) – Meeting with Bonnie and Bruce on February 4th.
    3. Other Reports
      1. Community Involvement Program review – Don
      2. Sport Fish Advisory Board public meeting re Cowichan Chinook (28 Nov/07) – Don Lowen
      3. Pink Salmon Net Pen Fishery (Vancouver Island) – Jack Minard
    4. NEW BUSINESS
      1. Business Items
        ITEM SPONSOR DECISION
        1. Provide cost options that consider cost of one annual “out of town” meeting and full representation, for 2008 fiscal year Finance committee/ Executive Will be sent electronically by February 20th
        2. Recognition of retiring board members ZoAnn Suggested:
        One term – card
        Two terms – framed plaque
        Long-term - special recognition
        Moved Don, Seconded Jennifer to establish a recognition protocol for existing and past members. Carried
        3. Invite past board members to community outreach meetings Chair Agreed
        4. Liability issues for volunteers as to training requirements, bear aware, swift water rescue etc Jan Training programs are underway in several areas. Request legal opinion via OHEB director.
        5. Draft letter re area management-driven agendas for CA’s Don Suggested amendments will be incorporated into letter to Rebecca Reid
        6. 1Annual information update package for all members. Don Accepted according to discussed edits.
        7. Changes to NAVAIDS concerning membership performance and recruitment. Don Done. Edited NAVAIDS to be posted ASAP.
        8. Provincial representation on SEHAB Lynne Deferred
        9. Review Listserve Don Moved by Don to remove Shaun Hollingsworth, Doug McFee, Mike ONeil, Bill Otway, Ken Fraser. Seconded by George.
        Carried
        10. Making a Difference Advisory Don Lowen Send to Minister, Deputy Minister, Paul Sprout, working group
        11. Approval of Jack’s alternate, Faye Smith Jack Moved by Dianne
        Seconded by ZoAnn
        Carried
        12. 1Budget items needed for this fiscal ZoAnn List developed by commitees for consideration
      2. Identify agenda items for next meeting
        ITEM SPONSOR
        1. Develop Friday Night Forum based on enforcement issues Lynne
        2. Pink salmon net pens Jack
      3. Identify Action Items for Next Meeting

  3. PLANNING

    1. Minutes from this meeting to be ratified by March 2, 2008
    2. Date of next meeting – Tentative June 6-8, 2008
    3. Invitation to build agenda on May 9th, 2008
    4. Draft agenda due on May 23rd, 2008

  4. Adjourned at 1:30 p.m.

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