Davis Kyle

Housing & growth

Targets rental vacancy above 5%, quicker permits, co-operative housing and community land trusts. Proposes lower development charges supported by infrastructure financing, family-oriented midrise housing and neighbourhood shops. [51]

In his September 14 questionnaire, supports lower development charges and looser short-term rental restrictions. Tenant protections are conditional on full funding through development-charge credits, without another charge on new housing. His affordability selections include approvals, serviced-area housing, infrastructure-funded fee reductions, non-market partnerships, rental protection and public land. [50]

His housing page supports family-sized mid-rise homes and co-operatives or land trusts. It also proposes stronger protection against demolition by neglect for heritage buildings and incentives to connect creekside public spaces. These measures address different housing and planning goals; they do not establish support for every individual housing proposal. [51]

Safety & homelessness

Proposes a single designated outdoor shelter site, treatment pathways, opposition to public illicit-drug consumption and round-the-clock foot patrols in major commercial areas. [49]

Would advocate recovery housing and treatment, including mandatory care in appropriate circumstances, while continuing the Kelowna Integrated Court. He seeks bail and sentencing changes for repeat violent and property offending and more prosecution capacity; these depend on senior governments. [124]

Proposes coordinated foot patrols involving bylaw officers and business associations in downtown, Rutland and Capri. His platform would restrict overnight sheltering outside designated locations and use parking-benefit districts to help fund security. Costs and implementation would still require decisions by council and partners. [124]

Transportation

Proposes fixing 20 high-collision locations, adaptive signals and completing walking and cycling links. Would develop rapid transit to UBCO and the airport and north–south service, with signal priority and transit-yard goals for 2032. [52]

Taxes & spending

Would require justification for budget growth above inflation, publish major contracts and apply lifecycle costing. Proposes an economics, audit and data office and water-billing reform. [53]

His questionnaire opposes limiting property-tax increases to inflation. He would defer council pay increases above inflation until after an election, while allowing inflation adjustments. [50]

Would compare spending through inflation-adjusted budget levels and require justification for increases. He proposes stronger internal audit and data capacity, transparent contracts and lifecycle costing, so capital decisions include future operating and replacement obligations. [53]

Business & jobs

Would permit more corner shops, cafés and home businesses and make neighbourhood services easier to reach. [51]

Proposes a small-business roundtable, simpler permitting and event processes, an industrial-land strategy targeting five per cent vacancy by 2030, and a permanent indoor market. His hospital-area planning proposals include accommodation for visiting patients and healthcare workers. [123]

Would pre-zone core areas for childcare and seek provincial authority for a revenue-neutral shift toward land-value taxation. This proposed tax change needs provincial action; it is not an existing municipal power or an enacted tax. [123]

Accountability

Would publish individual council votes in a searchable, filterable format and make meeting and budget data more accessible. Supports seeking provincial permission for ranked ballots, reducing closed-door working groups, public contract information and internal auditing. [54][53]

Conditionally supports wards: favours three-member wards using proportional representation by single transferable vote, and opposes single-member first-past-the-post wards. [50]

Calls for searchable individual councillor voting records, more accessible raw municipal data and representative public surveys. He would also lobby for ranked-ballot authority. These current transparency proposals do not establish how he would have voted on the separate, bundled October 2025 electoral-reform study motion. [54]

Climate, land & water

Supports agricultural-land protection and a 30% residential tree-canopy target. [51]

Community & services

Proposes safer school routes by 2034 and more bus shelters, alongside family-friendly housing and connected neighbourhoods. [52][51]

His everyday-affordability choices are transit, childcare, recreation fees, walkable neighbourhoods and local jobs. He also proposes 3-30-300 tree planning and parking-benefit districts to fund urban cleanup teams. [50]

His accessibility proposals include easier approvals for accessible renovations, ground-entry housing options, expanded HandyDART, level boarding at permanent transit stops and improved sidewalk standards. He would strengthen the Accessibility Advisory Committee and opportunities for public comment. [125]

Public business & professional interests

Publicly describes procurement work and civic volunteer roles. A personal business ownership or asset inventory was not verified. [49]

Personal net worth

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Campaign finances

Campaign receipts and expenses are separate from personal wealth. Historical Kelowna campaign filings can be searched at Elections BC. The City lists January 15, 2027 as the 2026 campaign disclosure deadline. [8][2]

Political alignment & party history

Political alignment unknown

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Broader public & foreign policy

Dated personal statements, historical campaigns and organizational positions are distinguished below.

Supports voluntary and involuntary treatment pathways in his safety plan. That proposal is reported as a position; the site does not establish City authority to order treatment. [49]

Would seek provincial changes to infrastructure financing and tax arrangements and explore unified water-district governance. [53]

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His accessibility page supports advocacy through the Union of BC Municipalities for heating and cooling access in rental and strata homes. It also states that he attends Pride and intends to continue. This records public positions without inferring personal identity or party affiliation. [125]