Ambassador II Condominiums

Monday, August 14, 2017
President: Brien Sherman (absent)
Vice President: Kenny Long (absent)
Treasurer: Jay Heath
Secretary: Shaun Ross
Member At Large: Jeanne Perrin
Association Manager: Jack Taylor

Homeowners Forum
● No home-owners were present at the meeting this month.
Meeting was called to order at 6:33pm. The July 2017 minutes were approved as written.

Things to Always Remember
● CONTINUED REMINDER TO ALL RESIDENTS: Before proceeding to your parking space or away from the building, please wait for the Summit Ave garage gate to close completely (Rule 3.17).
● WATER SHUT-OFF VALVE: There is a water shut-off valve located above the water heater in every unit. This valve will shut water off to your whole unit and not the building.
● PARKING IN GARAGE: The dentist office spaces are not to be used after hours for guest parking. There is no guest parking in either garage. All parking spaces are assigned. Unauthorized vehicles may be towed without warning at owner’s risk and expense. Non-resident owners, please advise your tenants.
● REGULAR UNIT INSPECTIONS: Owners not residing in their unit are encouraged to inspect their unit on a regular basis. Non-resident owners who live out of the area are required by statute to have a local representative to protect their interests.
● GARAGE REMOTE CONTROLS: Please do not leave your garage remote within your vehicle. When the vehicle is broken into, the thieves usually take the remote, as it’ll be much easier to enter the garage for additional burglarizing.

Treasurer’s Reports
● For period ending July 31, 2017. Bank, Savings and Investment Accounts
Checking: $35,984.05
Washington Federal Replacement / Special Assessment Reserve: $307,763.01
Sound Credit Union Savings: $127,497.18
Umpqua Bank 17-month CD: $238,571.41
Petty Cash: $100.00
Total Assets: $709,915.65

Committee Reports
● The Redwood Bar is still scheduled to close in November. Unfortunately, there’s still no new information regarding the development of the site with a 7-story residential/commercial structure (#3024635).

Security
● Residential garage burglaries continue to occur. This month, a car was stolen out of the Summit Ave garage along with a cooler. We strongly advise residents to never leave anything in lockers or vehicles that one does not wish to lose. Leaving valuables or even non-valuables in plain sight is an invitation for thieves. Non-resident owners, please discuss this continued security issue with your tenants.
● Please wait for the garage gate to close completely prior to driving away from the building or proceeding to your parking space. Leaving an open gate unattended is the number one way thieves gain access to the property.

Rules
● Recycling reminders : Our rules are identical to the City of Seattle’s recycling rules. Insulation or ice packs that come with prepared meal kits are not recyclable. Please place these in the garbage bins. Just because it’s plastic does not mean that it is recyclable. The City mails flyers several times per year with the current recycling list of items (new flyer received 08/16/2017). Fines can be imposed for violations of the City’s rules.

Old Business
● The annual HOA meeting was Wednesday, July 12th.
● We’re still reviewing the stucco report and working on a plan of repair implementation. As mentioned before, project will be funded through our reserves.
● The building phone systems are compliant with the new 10-digit dialing requirement now in effect.

New Business
● Earlier in the month, the elevator stopped working. It was reset by a Board member. The elevator repair people were here the following day for periodic inspection. They believe a sensor on the fourth floor had caused the elevator to stop operating. The sensor was replaced.
● Please secure your Wi-Fi networks. There are a few non-residents who loiter outside the building and use the open Wi-Fi to access the Internet.
● Two owners have volunteered to be on the Board, Jeanne and Kenny. Jeanne will close out Venus’ term with 2-years left and Kenny will begin a 3-year term.
● A bid for water damage discovered in the x09 stack has been received. Repairs should begin soon.
● Mandatory fire alarm testing to be scheduled. The fire inspector will require access to all units to confirm the alarm horn is working properly in each unit. This means that we’re going to have to coordinate all 66 units, including the commercial space, to have someone available to allow access to all units on one day. At this time, we don’t have a date scheduled. We hope to be able to give everyone sufficient advance notice. Most likely we’ll need to schedule the inspection sometime Monday thru Friday. If we don’t comply, we could be hit with fines or even have our occupancy permit revoked.

Meeting adjourned at 7:11pm.
Next Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 11, 2017 at 6:30pm in Unit E108.
Ambassador II Condominium Homeowners Association:
506 E Howell St, Seattle, WA 98122 (not our mailing address)