"What I recall saying is . . . if the roof doesn't go ahead, that's fine, but we can't build what we said we'd build in the bid because we're counting on synergies between BC Place as renovated and the new development," he added, recalling the conversation with (Kevin) Krueger, the (BC Liberal Party) minister responsible for BC Place.
"If you cannot proceed with the roof, no problem, but we'll have to downsize what we said we would do in the bid package," Turner added, recalling what he told Krueger during the phone conversation.
(please note: all stuff in brackets mine, added for clarification, as noted my original post from April of 2010)
"How did the city of Vancouver come to pass a zoning change adding a “major casino” use to the BC Place lands, months before BC Place issued an RFP (request for proposals) for development proposals on the site?
There’s no hint as to who made the request in the official city report. It just appears like the angel Gabriel anouncing the gestation of the casino deal in a short two line ODP (official development plan) amendment.
So I’ve been FOIing the documents behind the ODP process… And I found issue notes prepared by...... Mr. Ken Dobell."
At this point, it is probably worth noting that Mr. Dobell once wore, as he himself described it, "multiple hats" that he would take on an off depending on whether he was acting on behalf of clients such as, for example, the provincial government of Gordon Campbell or the municipal government of Sam Sullivan at the same time.
"....As I’ve noted, the issue notes link PavCo directly to the Casino proposal, making it clear that the City Engineering department had concerns about PavCo’s plan for a large floor plate in order to hold a greatly expanded casino.
The problem is that this took place about nine months before Pavco issued its request for proposals and a year before it “selected” Paragon and its “proposal” to put a greatly expanded Casino on the site.....
{snippety doo-dah}
....So I continued to poke around and asked PavCo for a list of meetings Mr. Dobell had with PavCo officials during the ODP process in the spring, summer and fall of 2008.
I got back a list of meetings related to Mr. Dobell’s role with VANOC and the Convention Centre project but nothing after 2007 and nothing having to do with the redevelopment of the BC Place lands or the stadium..."
Alrighty then.
Based on what the provincial government agency (i.e. 'PavCo') relinquished to Mr. Reid, it would appear that Mr. Dobell had nothing to do with the actual nuts and bolts of things in the run-up to the zoning change by the City in 2008 just before Sam Sullivan vacated the Mayor's office.
Right?
Well, maybe not quite.
Again, back to Ian's story.....
"...Except, I didn’t just ask PavCo for a list of those meetings. At the same time I asked the city for Mr. Dobell’s invoices during 2008, including his invoices for various meetings he attended.
What did the City tell me? Mr. Dobell billed the City of Vancouver for 515 minutes of meetings with PavCo officials between April and October 2008..."
Now that is very, very strange indeed.
PavCo says it did not meet with Mr. Dobell in 2008....
And yet, the City of Vancouver says that Mr. Dobell billed them (i.e. the City) to meet with PavCo (recall if you will, all those 'hats' that Mr. Dobell was, apparently, wearing).
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Wasn't it Ken "many hats" Dobell that had to write an essay as punishment for not registering as a lobbyist and having desks in both City Hall and the Premier's office?
If I'm not mistaken, what kind of grade did the dubious Dobell manage to get on his paper, or did the dog eat his homework?
koot-
If I remember correctly he received a very, very, very gentlemanly 'C', a pat on the head, and was sent on his way because the teacher...errrr...judge decided the entire matter was 'trivial'.
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Here's the link...
(is an early sign of dementia an inability to write simple html script?....sheesh)
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