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Feb 10^th	2^nd look at Council meeting
	Alternative school rezoning

You never know what one might find digging deeper into the paperwork

I think I found some more (city owned) parking spots

For my previous discussions see Feb 9^th and Cow Bay location and then reach for Plan B	Legal drawing of proposed alternative school (from Public Hearing pkg)
	Originally there was talk of 6 parking spaces – but presumably mall pointed out that configuration would put parking on Mall property so parking turned parallel to building as at ‘Typical’ on image left below. – But while there look at the blue arrows I have imposed on their images

	Looks to me like there is a City owned lane entering the property that the Mall is using for their own parking ---- but could be an artefact of drawing not properly reflecting land sales when Mall started

Thorkelson had a good suggestion that about half hour of lawyer’s time be allowed for Ashley to have a generic discussion on possible conflict—as Thorkelson had been able to get when she was a new Councillor	Conflict of Interest ‘lift it from floor’
	Note left that Councillor Ashley has vacated her chair (& the room) over fear of conflict since her employer (School Board) was mentioned. While the discussion was long came down to a vote to table again until the relevant policy on lawyers and conflict from Nelson BC was made available to Council --- Bedard, Gordon Payne and Mussallem voted against tabling but lost

Both Gordon Payne and Thorkelson spoke at length about their employers’ concerns (Hospital + commercial fishing & EI benefits)	Was Bedard in Conflict last meeting??
	See my previous argument that Bedard wrote a letter in Jan 12^th agenda package requesting City to utilize charitable flow through tax donations (below left—note never came to Council as Tabled)) ----then this was generalized partnering policy for ‘Tax flow throughs’ that was accepted unanimously a the 26^th meeting – to which Bedard spoke and voted in favour of

I have contended the policy itself is illegal --- Mussallem told me at time that when motion passed it was to include a report on legality – this report has not been completed as of this date (and I doubt if it ever will) From CRA – see my previous) Under the Income Tax Act, donors can only obtain tax relief when they make a donation to qualified donees, which includes, among others, registered charities. Therefore, a donor is not entitled to tax relief when the transfer is made through a registered charity to a non qualified donee

Remedy??

I am told there is only one remedy (emails from City and Province) and that is for 10 electors to go to Supreme Court and seek to have Bedard disqualified Note if electors win – the City must pay the electors’ costs immediately Here are the relevant sections of the Community Charter Disclosure of conflict Restrictions on participation if in conflict Application to court for declaration of disqualification Costs of an application

Created by LG on 10/2/2009

Last updated on Thursday, February 12, 2009