Meeting minutes for October 2014 Board Meeting
Monday, October 13, 2014
President: Brien Sherman
Vice President: Venus Chan (absent)
Treasurer: Jay Heath Secretary: Shaun Ross
Member At Large: Anand Singla (absent)
Association Manager: Jack Taylor
Homeowners Forum
● Two homeowners were present at the meeting this month.
Meeting was called to order at 7:10pm. The September 2014 minutes were approved as written.
Treasurer’s Report
For period ending September 30, 2014.
Bank, Savings and Investment Accounts
Checking: $47,455.48
Washington Federal Replacement / Special Assessment Reserve CD: $336,706.28
Sound Credit Union Savings: $211,206.79
Petty Cash: $100.00
Total Assets: $595,468.55
Committee Reports
● The security committee met with Bulger Lock to show them the property. They’ll work up a quote and send to the Board for review. We’re looking into rekeying, cameras, and other electronic security.
Security
● Reminder: Please consider having your packages delivered to your workplace or in the case of Amazon consider utilizing their lockers at select 7Eleven stores.
● Northwest Security Services submitted an incident report regarding a transient at the entry gate and asked him to move along. In addition, the security service caught a couple suspects in the garage breaking into vehicles.
● Please don’t store any item in the lockers that you are unwilling to lose, as the storage lockers continue to be a favored target for thieves.
● CONTINUED REMINDER TO ALL RESIDENTS: Please wait for the garage door/gate to close completely before proceeding to your parking space or away from the building. It takes less than a minute for the door/gate to close. Homeowners with renters, please discuss this with your tenants. It’s their security too.
Rules
● Please be aware of your television and audio equipment volume and keep the sounds to a minimum. Please be considerate of your neighbors, as the walls, floors, and ceilings are thin.
● While on the property, dogs should be leashed at all times outside your unit. Please also pickup after your
dog and consider using Citronella collars to curb barking.
● Please avoid playing video games that require jumping around, as the pounding on the floor resonates down to the ceiling of all surrounding units. Please also avoid doing calisthenics or other jumping exercises in your unit. Your neighbors below will be greatly appreciative.
● Please continue to refer to Cleanscapes or the City of Seattle website for what is recyclable: http://www.cleanscapes.com/seattle/recycling_guidelines/residential/. Thank you! The Recycling companies prefers that recycling be placed loose in the dumpsters. Please consider emptying recycling bags directly into the dumpsters. Exceptions include shredded paper and bundles of plastic bags. Loose recycling also compacts tighter.
Old Business
● Our autumn window and vent cleaning is complete.
● The 20142015 Reserve Study is available on the website. We remain in a very good financial position.
● Work on a 5th floor deck will take place later this month, weather permitting.
● The Board is still looking at replacing the fixtures at the top of each courtyard light poles. We’d like to eliminate the light pollution that the current fixtures project and direct the light down towards the pavement. Three bulbs are out and are not likely to be replaced, as they add too much illumination to the courtyard.
● Davey Tree Experts has completed removing a tree stem that was compromising the alley fence. The fence has been stabilized.
● The dispute regarding ownership of “parking space #2” in the alley garage remains unresolved. Owners who own storage lockers numbered 46 through 65 are the only affected units. The Board has presented documentation favorable to the homeowners to the attorney for Cosmos, the developer of the building. The attorney has not responded yet.
New Business
● The Board continues to investigate the presence of bedbugs in the east building. A letter to all homeowners and residents describing next steps will be sent in a separate mailing.
● We are working with Ambassador I to explore options for additional sources for gigabit cable access in our buildings. CondoInternet and CenturyLink have examined our infrastructure for feasibility and will provide the Board with results in the next few weeks. It is possible that our existing wiring may not be capable of faster speeds.
Meeting adjourned: 7:37pm.
Next Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 10, 2014 at 6:30pm in Unit E108.
Ambassador II Condominium Homeowners Association:
506 E Howell St, Seattle, WA 98122