Meeting minutes for January 2014 Board Meeting
Monday, January 13, 2014
Brian Sherman President
Karen Henley – Vice President
Jay Heath – Treasurer Shaun Ross – Secretary
Venus Chan – MemberAtLarge
(absent) Jack Taylor – Association Manager
Homeowners Forum
● One homeowner was present at the meeting this month. Meeting was called to order at 6:32pm. The November 2013 minutes were approved as written.
Treasurer’s Report
For period ending December 31, 2013. Bank, Savings and Investment Accounts
Checking: $70,842.66
Washington Federal Replacement/Special Assessment Reserve CD: $287,786.66
Sound Credit Union Savings: $211,127.80
Petty Cash: $100.00
Total Assets: $569,857.12
Committee Reports
● No committee reports.
Old Business
● 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. All homeowners with tenants, please pass along this message to your tenants. It takes a village to keep our property and personal safety secure.
● Our common area fire extinguishers were replaced with recertified extinguishers in November 2013. We are now good for another six years. Of course, they’ll be checked annually.
● The antiloitering strips were installed on the alley concrete walls in November 2013. These strips should
prevent people from sitting in these locations.
● Update on small leak from x12 stack: the damaged seal was in the common area. The Association paid for the repair.
New Business
● Storage unit breakins continue to be a problem. Please see the first item in the Old Business to help prevent these.
● We renewed our earthquake and umbrella insurance policies. Remember that these policies do not cover residents belongings, fixtures, or furnishings. Individual policies should be purchased.
● A clogged drain and the repairing plumber caused a small leak in the lower part of the x08 stack. The clog ended up being within the common area again. The Association will be responsible for the bill.
● The elevator has been repaired.
● We urge all residents to use their range hoods to try to contain cooking odors, especially during the colder months when windows are closed. We realize that these fans do not vent outside, but they do help some especially in those units with their kitchens close to the front door.
● We are changing locksmith companies, as the current one has not been very responsive and seems to not know what they’re doing. This should provide us with better service. We will not need to rekey the building at this time. We will check every common door and make any repairs or adjustments as needed.
● The attending homeowner suggested that we replace the lobby carpet on each floor with more resilient floor material. On a couple of floors, the carpeting has worn through to the backing. We’ll look into replacing the carpet on these floors with carpeting that we have in storage for just these occasions.
Meeting adjourned: 7:30pm.
Next Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 10, 2014 at 6:30pm in Unit E108.
Ambassador II Condominium Homeowners Association: 506 E Howell St., Seattle, WA 98122