This one is from Aug. 2016. This was before I found out that David Godfrey was actually a Representative of Kensington Island Properties – Godfrey has never disclosed this and actually denied it on the Union Bay Bulletin Board. The reason I’m reposting this one is because I saw Godfrey again on the Union Bay Bulletin Board encouraging people to vote because others died so that we have this right – that’s pretty rich coming from a guy who unlawfully locked out the electorate while a Trustee on the Union Bay Improvement District Board (and negotiated a Water Agreement without the knowledge of 2 of the trustees), because landowners wanted questions answered, which apparently isn’t allowed in Union Bay. That’s your champion of democracy – don’t be sucked in by those who have contributed to the mess we are in. IMO the only good board was the one Chaired by Carol Molstad, all others were shit, I have had my differences with their board but I never doubted their commitment to making things better for the landowners – not a fucking developer.

kip invite for march 14 page one

  • Is David Godfrey aware a Mediator was not assigned by the Provincial Government?
  • Is David Godfrey aware KIP cannot be the purveyor of water using an aquifer as confirmed by Mr. Cherry of VIHA at the meeting?
  • Does Mr. Godfrey believe KIP told the truth about the KIP/UBID “Meetings” since reading the Administrator’s minutes of the December 2015 negotiation meeting in Victoria?  kip invite for march 14 page two
  • What proof does David Godfrey have when he claims “Since that time, this board has been anything but accountable to anyone; certainly not to the majority of landowners they represent.”?  Give some examples.  The Board was elected in 2011 when you were turfed out.  So how many times did you have problems?
  • Why does David Godfrey question accountability when he and his KIP supporting Trustees locked out the electorate from January 2011 through April 2011?  David Godfrey likes to take credit for that expired agreement that was negotiated without the knowledge of all the Trustees, and all this done while we were locked out.  I don’t recall any other Board locking out the electorate without the authority to do so.Union Bay Improvement District Water Infrastructure Agreement Behind the Scene
  • See below the Ombudspersons Office comments regarding this unlawful closure.
  • Why did David Godfrey negotiate a deal with Kensington Island Properties that stipulates the developer would receive CEC credits for a temporary system on the Developers land which Union Bay would not own until a permanent facility was up and running?Union Bay Improvement District Water Infrastructure Agreement Behind the Scene
  • Why did David Godfrey negotiate a deal with Kensington Island Properties that specifically excludes any infrastructure costs related to Langley Lake and the dam?
  • Why did David Godfrey negotiate 500 connections when it was to be 100?
  • Why did David Godfrey negotiate $1.3 million (in CEC’s) which covers roughly 150 connections instead of 500 x $8,900. = roughly $4.5 million?
  • Why did David Godfrey negotiate 500 connections when our water license is good for only a total of 1045?  Godfrey’s negotiation bumps it to over 1100.
  • Why did David Godfrey negotiate with Kensington Island Properties and not advise two of the Trustees until presenting them with a draft of the agreement?
  • Why does David Godfrey think he’s in a position to preach to Union Bay about accountability?
  • Why does David Godfrey fail to acknowledge the last Board brought this community’s finances back from the brink of financial ruin left by the Board he was a member of?
  • Why does David Godfrey think it’s fine for an elected official to negotiate a contract with a developer?  Please give me some examples of this being an acceptable practice?  It appears Kensington Island Properties has coached individuals into KIP’s questionable ethics.

Regarding the locking out of the electorate – no action was taken because those who locked us out were voted out or resigned.

During the Ombudspersons investigation they tried to change the bylaws to give the chair unprecedented powers to close the doors to the public by decree!

Full Report in July 15, 2015 Board Meeting Minutes

http://www.union-bay.ca/pdf/15Jul15%20Signed%20Board%20Meeting%20Minutes%20Package.pdf

Excerpts from Ombudsperson report:

When we reviewed the meeting minutes we could not find a formal motion to close the meeting to the public, so we asked the district to provide us with its relevant decision-making records.

Initially the district said that a popular reference guide, Roberts Rules of Order, mentioned in the district's Meeting Procedures Bylaw, gave the chair authority to take meetings behind closed doors. In addition, it responded that in its view, “resolutions” to close meetings could proceed entirely via email exchanges which were themselves not accessible to the public.

During the course of our investigation, the board passed an amendment to its Meeting Procedures Bylaw. This amendment granted new and unprecedented powers to the board chair, allowing him to close doors to the public by decree. Not only did this amendment fail to address our fairness concerns, it raised new ones.

At this point in our investigation, an election took place. The district, now with a new chair and board makeup, agreed to ensure all regular board meetings were open to the public and to make public the minutes of the previously closed meetings.