Meeting minutes for October 2012 Board Meeting
Monday, October 08, 2012
Dale Hitsman – President
Brien Sherman – Vice President(absent)
Jay Heath – Treasurer
Shaun Ross – Secretary
Karen Henley – Member-At-Large
Jack Taylor – Association Manager
Homeowners Forum
A homeowner was present to complain about noise from the unit above. Both unit owners will work with one another to resolve and/or minimize noises between the units.
Meeting was called to order at 6:57pm. The September 2012 minutes were approved as written.
Treasurer’s Report
For period ending September 30, 2012
Bank, Savings and Investment Accounts
Checking: $40,130.56
Washington Federal Replacement/Special Assessment Reserve CD: $257,919.33
Sound Credit Union Savings: $5,853.29
Sound Credit Union Replacement & Insurance Reserve CD: $154,708.85
Petty Cash: $100.00
Total Assets: $458,712.03
Committee Reports
No committee reports.
Old Business
Drywall repairs to the units that had some minor damage due to the re-shingling of the east buildings roof have been completed.
Fire Safety Systems, Inc. replaced the standpipe that is attached to the west building exterior stairway. There are a few details to be completed, including pressure testing, before we can receive our certificate of compliance. The final details will be completed shortly.
Window and dryer vent cleaning was completed at the end of September.
Interior repairs to the x04 stack have been completed.
The Reserve Study has been completed and is available on our website..
The lobby re-painting/touch-up is complete.
New Business
Management has renewed our Nonprofit Corporation status with the Secretary State.
The Board is exploring the option to replace all garage lighting with LEDs, as Seattle City Light is offering a rebate as an incentive. We’re crunching the numbers to see if it’s worth taking advantage of the offer.
We’ve renewed our landscaping contract with Oriental Landscape Maintenance.
The Board is looking into removing the plant material from the planter on the front of the east building between units E105 and E106.
We have noticed a marked increase in the amount of garbage being mixed in with recycling. We have lost our recycling privileges in the past because of contamination. Should this happen again we will need to raise our monthly homeowner fees an additional 5-6% to pay for the increased hauling fees. Remember that garbage is an expense, but recycling is “free”. Owners please ask your residents to be careful of what they dispose of in the recycling. No food waste or containers contaminated with food. No Styrofoam. No yard waste. Refer to City of Seattle recycling flyers for specifics.If you chose not to recycle, please place your garbage into the green bins in garbage room not the blue recycling bins.
Meeting adjourned: 7:35pm.
Next board meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 12, 2012 at 6:30pm in Unit E108.
Ambassador II Condominium Homeowners Association: 506 E Howell St., Seattle, WA 98122