Ambassador II Condominiums

Monday, August 8, 2016
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
No homeowners were present at the meeting this month.
Meeting was called to order at 6:37pm. The July 2016 minutes were approved as written.

Treasurer’s Reports
For period ending July 31, 2016.
Bank, Savings and Investment Accounts
Checking: $42,475.79
Washington Federal Replacement / Special Assessment Reserve: $224,259.82
Sound Credit Union Savings: $211,418.38
Umpqua Bank 17month
CD: $235,876.90
Petty Cash: $100.00
Total Assets: $714,130.89

Committee Reports
No reports.

Security
CONTINUED REMINDER TO ALL RESIDENTS: Before proceeding away from the building or to your parking space (Rule 3.17), please wait for the Summit Ave garage gate to close completely. Residential garage burglaries are still up citywide. The most common method of entry for a trespasser is through an unattended open garage gate/door after a vehicle or pedestrian has passed through.

There was one observation of an attempted locker break-in in the alley garage. One other prowler in the Summit garage was thwarted by a fellow homeowner. One was a daylight attempt. A photo of one of the suspects was submitted to the Board. Because of the continued rise in residential garage burglaries, we strongly advise residents to never leave anything you don’t wish to lose in lockers or vehicles. Leaving valuables or even non-valuables in plain sight is an invitation for thieves. Nonresident owners, please discuss this continued security issue with your tenants.

No package thefts were reported in July. We continue to advise residents to consider having packages delivered to your workplace or other secure address. Delivery people are under no obligation to call your personal number. You should also pick up packages promptly. Packages left for extended periods could be considered abandoned.

Rules
No shortterm tenants are allowed. Rental leases may not be less than 6months. Please reference the Declaration (10.4 and 10.5) for the full description. Our attorney informs us that our Declaration rules specifically prohibits AirBnB type rentals. The Board will formulate rules that allow for significant fines for violations.

Recycling reminders: There are a few residents who continually abuse recycling. The Board will send a warning before assessing fines for the continual misuse of the recycling beginning with the frequent abusers. Fines are $100 per incident (Rule 3.10.2). Our recycling rules are identical to the City of Seattle recycling requirements.

Please continue to pickup after your dog (Rule 10.5), consider using a Citronella collar to curb barking (Rule 10.3), keep dogs off balconies and decks when youfre not home (Rule 10.6), and please control their behavior when you are home. While in the common areas, dogs must be leashed at all times. Your neighbors will be appreciative. Fines will be and have been imposed for repeated violations.

Old Business

The door at the bottom of the east building’s north stairwell will be replaced someday. The Board continues to search for a vendor to bid on this small project.

Owners not residing in their units are encouraged to inspect their units on a regular basis. We have seen multiple instances in the last few years where tenants have not discovered issues that have caused unnecessary and very expensive damage to units and common areas.

We continue to search for a vendor to complete roof repairs. Construction in the city is at a fever pace and small projects like ours are least desirable for vendors. But no worries, the temporary repairs are still holding. We hope to have the repairs completed before the rain returns on a regular basis.

The Summit Ave garage gate opener was repaired.

Missing emergency contact information. Please contact Jack Taylor at Property Concepts to make sure he has current phone number(s), mailing address, and email address for you and/or your tenant. His contact information is at the bottom of these minutes. There are still several units that have not contacted Property Concepts with current emergency contact information.

New Business
The Board has voted to increase the Association’s insurance deductible for water damage from $10K to $20K per incident. The deductible for all non-water damage claims remains at $10K per incident. Per the 3rd Amendment to the Declaration, the at fault owner is responsible for the amount of the Association’s insurance deductible. Homeowners without insurance may be responsible for the entire damage bill. The Board will give adequate notice to all homeowners so everyone can verify or adjust their coverage. Exact details will be released in a few weeks. The change is expected to take place in early 2017.

Shortly, there will be a necessary repair to the exterior of the west building on the east side of the x01 stack (near the Dentist office). Scaffolding will be installed to access the location.

The project to replace the trash room gate will be done about Wednesday, August 24th. This is a reserves replacement project.

Water damage repairs are nearly complete.

The Association’s $10K insurance deductible has been assigned to the units that caused the damage. We will work to insure these amounts are returned to the Association in a timely manner.

Meeting adjourned at 7:48pm.
Next Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 12, 2016 at 6:30pm in Unit E108.
Ambassador II Condominium Homeowners Association:
506 E Howell St, Seattle, WA 98122 (not mailing address)