Ambassador II Condominiums

Ambassador II Condominium Board Minutes
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Meeting was called to order at 6:32pm. The September 2020 minutes were approved as written.

Monday, October 12, 2020
President: Jay Larson	Vice President: Kenny Long (absent)	Secretary: Shaun Ross
Treasurer: Brian Heuston	Member at Large: Jeanne Perrin	Association Manager: Fletcher Morgan

Homeowners Forum

• No homeowners attended the meeting this month.

Treasurer’s Reports

For period ending September 30, 2020:

US Bank Checking: $11,214.40
WaFd Bank Replacement / Special Assessment Reserve: $459,127.67
Sound Credit Union Savings: $227,812.76
Umpqua Bank 12-month CD: $241,915.71
Petty Cash: $100.00
Total Assets: $940,170.54

Old Buisness

• The Reserve Study has been posted on the website.
• The past months (June – August) have also been posted to the website.
• Unless there’s an emergency, tenants may not directly contact Board members or Property Concepts. They need to contact the unit’s owner or owner’s representative with any property concerns.
• Resurfacing of the west building walkways and bridges has been delayed, as we look for another bid.
• The alley garage door rails were replaced.

New Business

• We’re sad to announce the passing of our former treasurer, Jay Heath.
• Email communication with Property Concepts, please note AMB2 on the subject line before stating your subject.For example: AMB2 Landscaping Inquiry.
• Elevator repair is complete.
• We’re looking into the cost of vacuuming each garage floor.
• Repairs to our irrigation system may occur soon.
• Rekeying of the building is complete.
• We’re working on obtaining a repair quote to fix the sagging ceiling on the west building’s exterior stairs.
• The stringers, upper platform, and lower platform to the exterior stairs of the north side of the east building will be repaired soon. Access to the east building door and garage doors won’t be accessible during construction.
• Additional security patrols and/or change our security vendor is in the works.
• The handle on the alley garage side of the lobby door will be replaced soon.
• Autumn window and dryer vent cleaning completed in mid-October.
• Sound Credit Union: removal of Jay Heath and add Brian Heuston, Jay Larson and Shaun Ross to account.
• WaFd account: removal of Jay Heath and Dale Hitsman; addition of Brian Heuston and/or Jay Larson and/orJeanne Perrin and/or Kenny Long.
• USBank account: removal of Jay Heath; addition of Brian Heuston and/or Jay Larson and/or Shaun Ross and/orJeanne Perrin and/or Kenny Long.
• Umpqua account: removal of Jay Heath; addition of Brian Heuston and/or Jay Larson and/or Shaun Ross and/orJeanne Perrin and/or Kenny Long.
• Dales Hitsman has left the Association and the Board.

Committee Reports

• The Clay (600 E Howell St) construction continues. Please see ‘Seattle in Progress’ for design details and scopeof the project: ​https://www.seattleinprogress.com/project/3024635/page1/​.
• Fitness Room room equipment procurement remains on hold.

Security

• No vehicle break-ins were reported in September.
• No locker break-ins reported in September. Please don’t store valuables in lockers, as they are easily accessible to thieves entering the garage through unattended open doors/gates.
• No package thefts reported from the lobby in September. Please pick-up your packages as soon as they arrive or,better yet, schedule them to be delivered to a different more secure location like your work address or an Amazon locker. U-haul and The UPS Store offer mail receiving services.

Rules

• Rule 3.12​ – All non-Realtor key boxes will be removed as soon as they’re discovered. As per the Rules &Regulations, all Realtor key boxes must be removed within 7-days of the sale or lease of the unit. Otherwise,there should be no other key boxes attached to the fencing anywhere on the property. All non-Realtor key boxes will be immediately removed and disposed of without notice.
• Recycling reminders​: Our recycling rules are identical to the City of Seattle’s. Please break down boxes, toss most packing materials into the trash, as most are not recyclable. ​IF IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT. ​All plastic packaging is not recyclable. Paper towels are not recyclable. Caps on bottles are also not recyclable.ALL RECYCLABLE ITEMS MUST BE CLEANED PRIOR TO PLACEMENT IN THE BINS
• Rule 4.10​ – ​DO NOT​ leave garage remotes in your vehicle. Non-resident owners, please discuss this continued security issue with tenants.
• Rule 8.3​ – No door mats may be placed outside doors on the East Building’s carpeted hallways, as one may trip over these mats during evacuation. Doormats are allowed on the West Building walkways.

Things To Always Remember

• REGULAR UNIT INSPECTIONS:​ Owners not residing in their unit are strongly encouraged to inspect their unit on a regular basis, as tenants tend to not report damage. Non-resident owners living out of the area are required by statute RCW 59.18.060(15) to have a local representative to protect their interests.
• MODIFICATION OF UNITS:​ Please review the Rules & Regulations prior to any modification of the unit (Rule 8.1through 8.10). If one is planning to remodel their unit or make substantial construction noise, it is courteous to contact all surrounding units and restrict work hours to when the units are mostly unoccupied. All work should be done within the unit boundaries. An owner or contractor wishing to use common area space for storage or workspace shall submit a request to the Board, which will render a decision.
• GARAGE SECURITY:​ It is ​our individual responsibility to secure the building​. Before proceeding away from the building or to your parking space, please wait for the Summit Ave garage gate to close completely (Rule 3.17).We strongly advise residents to never leave anything in vehicles or lockers that one does not wish to lose.
• PARKING IN GARAGE:​ The four (4) dentist office parking spaces are not to be used for guest parking. There is no guest parking in the garage, as all spaces are assigned. Unauthorized vehicles may be towed without warning at the vehicle owner’s risk and expense (Rule 4.1). Non-resident owners, please advise tenants of this continued parking issue. The dentist office has provided the Board a list of vehicles to tow on sight. NO WARNING!
• WATER SHUT-OFF VALVE:​ There is a water shut-off valve located in every unit above the water heater. This valve will shut water off to your entire unit without affecting the whole building.

Meeting adjourned at 7:32pm.
Next Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 9th, 2020 at 6:30pm in the Fitness Center.

Ambassador II Condominium
Homeowners Association: 506 E Howell St, Seattle, WA 98122 (​not our mailing address​)
Property Concepts / Fletcher Morgan: 206-935-7951 fletcher@propertyconceptsinc.net​.

To contact the Board of Directors, please email us at ​board@ambassador2.com​. Due to past spam issues and if your email address has not been placed on the allow list, your email may be kicked back. If you don’t receive a response from the Board within 48 hours, please contact Fletcher.