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UBI Works — Councillor LVT Briefing & Project Updates - 2026-05-01

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Summary

Floyd, Ken Yang, and Liam Wilkinson (UBI) met to coordinate an upcoming meeting with a city councillor to introduce them to Land Value Tax (LVT). Floyd is preparing a two-pager as the resource. Ken provided updates on website modifications and the creation of a BC-specific version of the LVT document for the Common Wealth site. Liam shared progress on submitting a BIN proposal and ongoing work on the NationBuilder → Action Network migration, and noted he is building a DSGE model that could analyze various LVT variants within approximately two weeks. The team also discussed potential collaboration with Akil and Phil Anderson’s advisory firm (land rent analysis / economic cycle predictions) — assessed as small-scale with limited influence. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]

Decisions

  • Floyd will prepare a two-pager on LVT as the briefing resource for the councillor meeting. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]
  • Common Wealth will publish a BC-specific rendition of the LVT two-pager. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]
  • UBI Works continues the migration from NationBuilder to Action Network as the primary advocacy platform. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]
  • Phil Anderson / Akil advisory firm collaboration noted as possible but low-priority given limited scale/influence. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]

Action Items

  • Floyd:
    • Review both versions of the design (experimental and non-experimental) and decide which to use. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]
    • Troubleshoot and notify UBI (Liam) when the PSE Wiki access/authentication issues are resolved. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]
  • Ken Yang:
    • After this meeting, coordinate outreach to additional city councillors — including Susan Kim and Dave Thomas/Thompson — and strategize hosting a get-together or expert panel with councillors. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]
    • Publish the BC rendition of the two-pager on the Common Wealth site. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]
    • Send the BC activist campaign and the AI campaign emails to Liam for review. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]
  • Liam Wilkinson (UBI):
    • Test all apps connected to the new Action Network account as part of the NationBuilder migration. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]
    • Meet with Tianbo at 2pm to validate the new set of model outputs and share findings with the team. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]
    • Revise the donor agreement to reflect real payment amounts for Q1 and Q2. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]

Context / Notes

  • A DSGE model capable of analyzing LVT variants is in flight; Liam estimates ~two weeks to a version usable for scenario comparison. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01] Builds on the v4 milestone captured in ubi-tax-policy-macro-model.
  • Phil Anderson + Akil advisory firm: focuses on land rent analysis and economic cycle predictions; team’s assessment — operates at small scale with limited influence, so collaboration is optional. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]
  • Councillor outreach list now includes Susan Kim and Dave Thomas/Thompson (Dave Thompson already identified as full LVT supporter — see dave-thompson). [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]
  • PSE Wiki auth issue is currently blocking Liam’s workflow; Floyd owns the fix. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]
  • Donor agreement revision reflects real Q1/Q2 payment amounts (operational cleanup). [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-01]

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