Meeting minutes for November 2014 Board Meeting
Monday, November 10, 2014
President: Brien Sherman (absent)
Vice President: Venus Chan (absent)
Treasurer: Jay Heath
Secretary: Shaun Ross
Member At Large: Anand Singla (absent)
Association Manager: Jack Taylor
NO QUORUM MET FOR AN OFFICIAL MEETING TO COMMENCE
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● One homeowner was present at the meeting this month.
There was not a quorum this month. Meeting was unofficially called to order at 6:35pm. The October 2014 minutes were not approved.
Treasurer’s Report
For period ending October 31, 2014.
Bank, Savings and Investment Accounts
Checking: $50,934.25
Washington Federal Replacement / Special Assessment Reserve CD: $342,208.61
Sound Credit Union Savings: $211,233.41
Petty Cash: $100.00
Total Assets: $604,476.27
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. We are still awaiting proposals.
Security
● Reminder: Please consider having your packages delivered to your workplace. We continue to have packages stolen from the lobby and hallways — at least two in the past month.The holidays are coming up and the thieves know this.
● 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 to keep the sounds to a minimum. Please be considerate of your neighbors, as the walls, floors, and ceilings are thin. We live in a dense community.
● 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! It’s time for that regular reminder that food does not go in the recycling, it goes in the trash. This includes pizza boxes, they are almost always contaminated.
Old Business.
● Work on a 5th floor deck is nearly complete
● 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. It is our understanding that the developer and their subsidiaries are still sorting out their paperwork issues.
New Business
● The Board is working with onsite residents to coordinate bed bug inspections. The first date has been filled and two more inspection dates will be scheduled soon. Please refer to the previous mailer for contact information.
● We are working with Ambassador I to explore options for sources for gigabit cable access in our buildings. CondoInternet has not responded after their site visit. CenturyLink has said that they are not interested in upgrading existing residential buildings at this time. Comcast is planning a significant speed boost to roll out sometime in 2015.
● We’re looking into having the alley garage door replaced. The door is becoming a drag on our maintenance budget. We will get quotes soon and hope to replace the door in the early spring of 2015.
Meeting unofficially adjourned: 6:55pm.
Next Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 8, 2014 at 6:30pm in Unit E108. There will be no January 2015 meeting. First Board meeting in 2015 will be Monday, February 9, 2015.
Ambassador II Condominium Homeowners Association
506 E Howell St, Seattle, WA 98122