WWW - 2 points.
If the deal is put to the members and they say no - I think you might find that there is still a possibility of a ballot. Let's hope not.
Secondly with regards to your 'what happened to the BARP improvement' - well if you had your ear a little more firmly attached to the ground you would be aware that there has been an improvement to BARP - just no details released till Monday (after the city have been told).
Now maybe you can keep a lid on your rhetoric until you have all the facts.