Meeting minutes for June 2013 Board Meeting
Monday, June 10, 2013
Dale Hitsman President (absent)
Brien Sherman – Vice President
Jay Heath – Treasurer
Shaun Ross – Secretary
Karen Henley – MemberAtLarge (absent)
Jack Taylor – Association Manager
Homeowners Forum
● No homeowners were present at the meeting this month.
Meeting was called to order at 6:32pm. The May 2013 minutes were approved as written.
Treasurer’s Report
For period ending May 31, 2013. Bank, Savings and Investment Accounts
Checking: $39,546.91
Washington Federal Replacement/Special Assessment Reserve CD: $250,105.07
Sound Credit Union Savings: $211,074.89
Petty Cash: $100.00
Total Assets: $500,826.87
Committee Reports
● No committee reports.
Old Business
● The 20132014 Operating Budget has been reviewed, discussed, and approved by the Board. The budget has increased by 3.5%. This increase will take effect with the HOA dues due on July 1, 2013, which is the beginning of our fiscal year. All homeowners have been notified of the new dues amount per unit. Coupon books have been mailed as well.
● The summer project of replacing a portion of the alley fencing and the gate has pretty much been completed. The caulking project is still in the works. We’re waiting for a long stretch of warm dry days in order for the caulking to dry.
● A continued reminder, PLEASE wait for the garage gate to close completely before proceeding to your parking space or away from the building. If you walk out the garage door and not the pedestrian door, please wait for the garage gate to close completely before walking away from the building.
● Another reminder, please be aware that our walls, floors, and ceilings in the building are thin. Please be considerate of your neighbors.
● The latest recycling brochure from the City reminds us that coffee cups and all cans, bottles, and recyclable food trays must be rinsed before recycling, We are also reminded that recycling should not be bagged, but emptied loose into the dumpsters, except that plastic bags and shredded paper
should be put into clear plastic before recycling.
● The elevator door is still awaiting replacement of a motion sensor, but temporary repairs are holding. If you experience the door not closing properly, please report it to the Board.
● Summer is upon us. With windows being open, please be considerate of your neighbors and keep noises (TVs, stereos, radios, alarm clocks, etc) down especially in the evening.
New Business
● We’ll have another pressure washing session coming soon to clean the bridges, walkways and courtyard. This will probably take place in late June or early July.
● Our annual Association meeting of homeowners is fast approaching. Please mark your calendars for 7pm Wednesday, August 14TH. As always, we’ll meet in the exercise / bike storage room. This is a BYOC (bring your own chair) event.
● We’ve discovered a potential problem with a deck coating on one of the large decks on top of the east building. Our contractor will inspect the situation and make repairs as needed.
● The Board has approved a proposal from Washington Alarm to install, monitor, and maintain our fire alarm notification system. Even though this is an unexpected expense, we anticipate this project to save the Association money in the long run.
● We’re still working on obtaining our standpipe certification in the coming months with a proposal to extend the standpipe through the courtyard concrete floor into the garage below. We are currently wait for bids on concrete drilling.
Meeting adjourned: 7:05pm.
Next board meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 8, 2013 at 6:30pm in Unit E108
Ambassador II Condominium Homeowners Association: 506 E Howell St., Seattle, WA 98122 ( https://ambassador2.com)