John Walton is the Water Amenities Chair. John Walton, "The old dock has been sold. The bill of sale was generated and a copy was given to the new owner. The dock is no longer a responsibility of the WPA. The funds received were deposited to the WPA. The new owner is prepared to remove it to it's new home. Many thanks to the (He names a resident. I have withheld the name to protect their privacy. The resident is a member of the Water Amenities Committee.) for its keep until it could be transported." John Walton now moves his report to a boat landing update. This portion is not transcribed but I will relate the information to the best of my ability. You should listen to the tape. He discusses a card reader that will use the cards we already have. A motion is made and passed to spend no more than $100.00 including shipping to purchase the card reader. He thanks Dave Hastings for his research into the product. During this portion questions and exchange of information flows freely as President Walton, Garrison, and DeMarchi have questions or provide comment. Keep this in mind as we move forward. Next, John Walton moves to a discussion of the landing road. Here there is exchange of information and ideas from McMillin and DeMarchi. Again, respect and information flows freely. Again, keep this in mind. We go back to transcription as McBride has a question.
McBride, "I have a question for John. How much did we get for the dock?". John Walton, "That's in the correspondence file." McBride, "How much.....?" John Walton, "It is in the correspondence file." McBride, "Well I just think we all ought to know....." John Walton, "Its in the correspondence file." Around this point and time McBride gets up to go to the correspondence file. He stops. I believe I heard someone question what the problem would be. I also watched it for myself at the meeting. Back to transcription. McBride, "Al, did you get any money for the dock?" DeMarchi, "I have not seen the money. I understand it has been received and deposited, but I have been busy with relatives and grandchildren." Does DeMarchi know? You be the judge. DeMarchi sat in a room with me, President Walton, and Garrison almost a week prior to this meeting and they told me the dock was sold. I did not ask how much, but I think they all knew. If they didn't know how much it sold for how could anyone have given John Walton approval to sell it for any amount, on behalf of the WPA? Who signed the bill of sale? Who is authorized to sign it? Think about it. Walton has the board approve up to $100.00 of expense. How would the members do anything but expect than that he secure permission and inform the entire board of the amount received for the sale of WPA property? Additionally, at this very meeting and many in the past, when DeMarchi doesn't have a figure he asks the staff person, Kathy to get it for him. Why not now? Back to transcription. McBride, "I think somebody here ought to know and be able to report to the board how much we got for that dock." Someone on the board asks, "Is it a problem?" Someone on the board says, "It's not a problem. It was $1,200." Barrier, "That's awesome. Great job!" There is a lot of laughter. McBride, "What are we going to do with it?" Cline laughs. McBride, "Now, I have another question. It is important. You, no longer own that dock. Its owned by someone else. Who is that? Is it someone near here?" President Walton, "The dock will be moved off of the WPA property and out of the canal as early as convenient. It will not be on or near the WPA." McBride, "The question that this person asked me, and I assured them at the time that I was right, was, what if this dock were to break loose for some reason and come across and crush their boat, would the WPA be responsible for that? I said yes we owned that property and we would be responsible for it, but now..." President Walton, "But not....belongs to someone else." McBride, "Its in our canal so what happens?" Barrier, "Not our canal. Its a canal." Cline laughs. More laughter. Cline, "Well let's not talk about that now." McBride, What happens if it breaks loose?" Cline, "Let's wait an see" She laughs again. Garrison, "That's between him and the new owner." Cline, "Hopefully, the new owner has insurance on his new property." Garrison, "I want to see it out of here as soon as possible,. When do we expect that?" President Walton, "The time frame is set for that is going to be as soon as possible, as soon as they get a chance to get it moved, they are." McBride, "Any expectation?" John Walton, "OK, before I end my report, JOHN MCBRIDE IS NO LONGER A COMMITTEE MEBER OF THE WATER AMENITIES COMMITTEE. End of report." President Walton, "Thank you John (Walton)."
This appears to be nothing but a cat and mouse game produced by your board's old boys network! Who could be in this network? You be the judge. Review the transcript. Could it be President Walton, Garrison, John Walton, Cline, DeMarchi, McMillin, Anderson, and Barrier? It could look that way. First, I know that President Walton, Garrison, and DeMarchi knew about the sale because they told me. Additionally, McMillin, Anderson, and John Walton are all members of the Water Amenities Committee. Cline as secretary should be aware of what is in the correspondence file. Barrier, has no questions. Besides, he gets a pass every month when the correspondence file remains unanswered and he declares, "no report." Again, you decide. When did this kind of deliberate disregard for provision of board information to a board member become OK? Wait until we get to other reports from this meeting. This behavior is right on par for several other reports. Not only did your board disrespect McBride, but they disrespected you as a resident. You and I have a right to know why your board allowed the Water Amenities Committee to go rebel, defy the motion approved at the board table, wash it under the table, drag this dock into the canals to a private residence owned by a Water Amenities Committee member, put our association at risk of incurring damage to resident property, in canals that Barrier and Cline don't want to talk about right now, and allow the Committee Chair and the rest of the board to ignore a board member during board session and before, and you and me? It could appear that they all want votes for their special projects and will keep their mouths shut to get what they want. This demonstration alone indicates that this board lacks integrity, respect for ANYBODY' S STANDARD OF A CODE OF ETHICS, and any individual leadership or governance skills.
MESSAGE TO THE WATER AMENITIES COMMITTEE: You have, probably illegally thrown off the most knowledgeable person, McBride, on your whole committee. You have shown your true colors. You have water in your canals because of the efforts of people like John McBride, who introduced sound engineering consultants to the dredge, worked day and night with a sub committee to bring the canal loan about, and literally helped you carry docks out of the water so effective dredge could be done. You appear to have tossed out knowledge, a good friend, decency, and any apparent respect for governance, to get a landing dock. You may even have mislead the residents as to whether it had to be replaced. You ignored the words of your chair at the board table to move that dock out and take it away. You appear to have no respect for each other as committee members, or human beings. You know that your chair made physical vilolence threats against McBride and you have ignored it, because after all, you got your dock! Some of you have participated in trying to drive him and others from the social community here. You have followed board members who don't serve on the committee, who you say really want those canals maintenance dredged. Take a look at the clause in the Reserve Study. Cline and Barrier may have been laughing at you and your trusted board cohorts. You may just have sealed your future negatively, with your behind the scenes bargains with some on this board. That dock and blind following of poor judgment and poor administration must be worth a lot to you.
I wonder whether the committee member who allowed this dock to be dragged to his property, secured by a WPA committee, sold, with no knowledge as to whether it is insured or not, laughed at by the board who claims they aren't responsible, has caused potential liability for his household if this thing causes any damage?
