Meeting minutes for August 2013 Board Meeting
Monday, August 12, 2013
Dale Hitsman President
Brien Sherman – Vice President
Jay Heath – Treasurer
Shaun Ross – Secretary
Karen Henley – MemberAtLarge (absent)
Jack Taylor – Association Manager
Homeowners Forum
● Two homeowners were present at the meeting this month.
Meeting was called to order at 6:45pm. The July 2013 minutes were approved as written.
Treasurer’s Report
For period ending July 31, 2013. Bank, Savings and Investment Accounts
Checking: $60,546.32
Washington Federal Replacement/Special Assessment Reserve CD: $260,768.23
Sound Credit Union Savings: $211,101.20
Petty Cash: $100.00
Total Assets: $532,515.75
Committee Reports
● No committee reports.
Old Business
● Notice: Please complete and return (via mail or email) the emergency contact form included in the previous month’s minutes to Property Concepts. This form is necessary especially for the nonowner occupied units. Please respond even if there has been no change with your current information. Thank you.
● The annual Association meeting of homeowners was held this past Wednesday, August 14th.
● 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 gate and not the pedestrian door, please wait for the garage gate to close completely before walking away from the building or proceeding to the elevator.
● The damage from the water leak in the east building common area has been repaired. Please, please double check all your faucets (dishwasher, clothes washer, sinks, and toilets) to see if they are metal. If they are not, please have them replaced as soon as possible. The gray plastic faucets are original and may fail when
you least expect.
● Our contractor is repairing one of the last 5th floor decks. It appears that this deck in particular was incorrectly built.
● We are still waiting to have our new fire alarm transmitter installed. There is no further update at this time.
● Recycling continues to be a problem, but residents are taking better care to recycle properly. Reminder: Very little packing that comes inside shipping boxes is recyclable. Styrofoam of any kind, packing peanuts of any kind, and air bags should be thrown in the trash. Paper and cardboard is recyclable. Cardboard boxes should be flattened before recycling.
● Thank you fellow residents for contacting the police regarding noise levels of the Redwood and for reporting loiterers on our property. The Board continues to search for alternatives to prevent unwanted persons from loitering on and around the property.
New Business
● Carpet cleaning has been scheduled for Thursday, August 22nd in the east building.
● There seems to be an uptick of drug trafficking and drug use on and around the buildings. Please contact 911 right away if you observe suspicious behavior. The main problem areas are the Howell Street steps, the City Light vent at the SE corner of the east building, and the area near the garbage room.
● No smoking signs have been installed in the garages in response to people smoking in both garages.
● The standpipe was installed late last month. This past week, we have received our standpipe certification.
● There have been a few dogs barking constantly in the building. Please control your barking dogs with, as their barking is disturbing to your neighbors. Residents have found that a Citronella collar has been an effective control measure.
● Washington Alarm has finally completed their connection to our building to supply alarm monitoring service that CenturyLink has suddenly discontinued.
Meeting adjourned: 7:20pm.
Next board meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 9, 2013 at 6:30pm in Unit E108
Ambassador II Condominium Homeowners Association: 506 E Howell St., Seattle, WA 98122
( https://ambassador2.com)
Property Concepts/Jack Taylor: 206-935-7951