All amenities gained by the City should be given as a cash contribution to one Central Fund with pre-approved "big ticket" items being the receipt such as a new Harry Jerome Rec Center.
Lets say we have a shady developer who proposes a building or series of buildings that seriously violate the Official Community Plan, being to dense, too high and far too much of everything. How will they ever make their skyhigh profits and leave while North Van citizens live with the various negative effects of their project. Crowding, traffic and the destruction of sight lines are just a few.
First, these developer will donate money to a majority of members of Council. Not enough to raise suspicions of bribery but enough to make them grateful and establish the kind of relationship that shady developers understand.
Second, they will find a "cause" and a local group to campaign it. Saving dolphins from being trapped in aquariums for example, anything to deflect the attention away from the project itself. This group of activists will make presentation videos of trapped and dying dolphins that will bring a tear to the eye and those who oppose the 100 floor building will look evil monsters.
Third, they will come to the public hearing and counter every reasoned argument against the project with "But what about the dolphins? Don't you care about the dolphins?" Animal rights activists will make from West Van or New West will speak at the public hearing and make it appear like actual North Van citizens are in support of the building and then they will go to Vancouver and protest the high buildings there.
Last, Council will approve of the project as it has taken a while so must be okay.
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