April 17, 2019
SPADINA CONDOMINIUM CORPORATION
C/O John Beckman
702-730 Spadina Crescent East
SASKATOON, SK
S7K 4H7
Dear Sir:
The Board’s attempt to dictate a special resolution to unit owners and simply ask them to sign on is totally inappropriate. This proposed expenditure uses reserve funds and comes with concerns of unit owners as to our financial position. Unit owners have received no information on the status of our reserve fund since the year end financial report of June 30th, 2018 and are therefore unable to responsibly approve any such expenditure.
The proper thing to do is hold a General meeting so that unit owners can be informed of the corporations current financial position and have an open discussion including questions regarding both finances and the proposed expenditure. A motion is required and unit owners must be provided an opportunity to speak to the motion at a properly convened general meeting subject to the required written notice. Further, requests for a polled vote and a private ballot particularly for a Special Resolution must be accepted by the Board. I personally am requesting that a polled vote be conducted with a private ballot for any such expenditure.
In your reasons provided as to why roof anchors are required for Spadina Towers, you state that “So if we are going to swing someone over the edge of the building from the roof, anchors are required”. We have always used anchors and no one swings anyone over the edge of a building. An experienced, qualified and fully certified contractor has always since 1977 provided our building with window cleaning and exterior maintenance using a fully compliant temporary anchor system as is required by Occupational Health & Safety. Why spend $100,000 plus on permanent anchors when fully compliant temporary anchor systems are included in the contractors service anyway? Most importantly, this building has no business spending $100,000 on something totally unnecessary given the state of our most troubling financial position.
Please conduct a General Meeting to be held as soon as possible should you wish to properly present your motion.
Yours truly,
Dennis M. Tofin