Ambassador II Condominiums

Ambassador II Condominium Board Minutes

https://ambassador2.com

Meeting was called to order at 6:34pm. The October 2022 minutes were approved as written.

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 (One-off date change)

President: Jay Larson	Vice President: Jonathan Budiardjo (absent)	Secretary: Amy Zhu
Treasurer: Brian Heuston	Member at Large: Bryan Chow	Association Manager: Ashley Goodman (absent)

Homeowners Forum

• No homeowners attended the meeting this month.

Treasurer’s Reports

• For period ending October 31, 2022

US Bank Checking:        $99,015.44
WaFd Bank Replacement / Special Assessment Reserve:      $284,080.70
Sound Credit Union Savings:      $228,079.10
Umpqua Bank 12-month CD:      $243,599.03
Petty Cash:             $100.00

Total Assets:      $854,874.27

Old Business

• 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 representatives with any property concerns.
• Replacing the timer for the garage exhaust fan will be included in next year’s budget.
• Here’s notice that the Board will be enforcing the Rules & Regulations. Warning notices will be sent to unit owners with fines following if the violation has not been resolved.

New Business

• A vacancy will be opening up for the Member-at-large position. Please contact the Board if you have questions about the role or are interested.
• Package thefts have been on the rise and are happening quickly, sometimes within hours of package delivery. Please pick up your packages as soon as possible, as the window is very short.
• Regarding the renovation of the north stairway, our contractor says that the work will be done by the end of the week.
• The Board understands that Fire Safety Pros came out and fixed the wiring issue for the fire alarms in the x04 stack, and will follow up to confirm.
• We have received the quote for a complete elevator modernization, which is estimated to cost about 200k. This work encompasses replacing the elevator car, equipment to move the car, and bringing the elevator room up to code, and the modernization should last 15+ years. We are hopeful that this update will mean it is much easier to repair the elevator if and when it breaks down in the future, with parts being easier and faster to source (even things like replacing buttons or adding tamper-proof buttons). 
• City of Seattle will be helping replace the keys in the fire box.

Committee Reports

• A homeowner has set up a forum for homeowners: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ambassador2seattle/. 
• Google Fiber has offered free service to our property. After inspection, it was determined that our building was ineligible without performing some upgrades. We will investigate this in the future.
• Fitness Room room equipment procurement remains on hold.

Security

• No vehicles reported stolen in September. A firm reminder to never store your remote keys in your car.
• No locker break-in attempts reported in September. Please don’t store valuables in lockers. Please also secure your locker with a high-quality lock to avoid and deter future break-ins.
• No package thefts were reported in September. Please pick up your packages as soon as they arrive or, better yet, schedule them to be delivered to a more secure location like your work address or an Amazon locker. 

Rules

• Rule 3.12 – Rules & Regulations state that 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 3.17 – 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. We strongly advise residents to never leave anything in vehicles or lockers that one does not wish to lose.
• Rule 3.5 – Smoke from several units has been leaking into the hallway. This has been creating a persistent odor in the hallway and affecting other residents on the floor. As a reminder of the rule – “No owner or occupant shall make or permit any loud, excessive, or disturbing noises or odors by himself or herself, his or her family, employees, agents, or visitors, nor do or permit anything that will interfere with the rights, comforts, or convenience of any condominium owner or occupant. NO SMOKING IS PERMITTED IN THE COMMON AREAS OR GARAGE.” Violators will be fined and potentially charged to remove the odor in the hallway.

Things to Always Remember

• MODIFICATION OF UNITS: Please review the Rules & Regulations prior to any modification of the unit (Rule 8.1 through 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 work space shall submit a request to the Board, which will render a decision.
• PARKING IN GARAGE: The two (2) 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 7:24pm.

Next Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 12th, 2022 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 / Ashley Goodman: 206-935-7951 ashley@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 Ashley.

Ambassador II Condominium Board Minutes

https://ambassador2.com

Meeting was called to order at 6:29pm. The September 2022 minutes were approved as written.

Monday, October 10, 2022

President: Jay Larson	Vice President: Jonathan Budiardjo	Secretary: Amy Zhu
Treasurer: Brian Heuston	Member at Large: Bryan Chow (absent)	Association Manager: Ashley Goodman

Homeowners Forum

• One homeowner attended the meeting this month.

Treasurer’s Reports

• For period ending September 30, 2022   

US Bank Checking:        $104,074.75
WaFd Bank Replacement / Special Assessment Reserve:      $272,072.84
Sound Credit Union Savings:      $228,069.41
Umpqua Bank 12-month CD:      $243,588.68
Petty Cash:             $100.00

Total Assets:      $847,905.68

Old Business

• 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 representatives with any property concerns.
• Replacing the timer for the garage exhaust fan will be included in next year’s budget.
• Here’s notice that the Board will be enforcing the Rules & Regulations. Warning notices will be sent to unit owners with fines following if the violation has not been resolved.

New Business

• The painting of the south stairwell has been completed thanks to the help of intrepid homeowners, with the exception of a small portion at the top where an extension ladder is needed. Big shoutout to Diane and Lauri for helping make the painting party a success, and to Kate for the treats.
• Window cleaning and dryer vent cleaning was completed on September 29th and 30th. Extra windows were cleaned this time, including the outside of the exercise room windows.
• TK Elevators will be performing elevator modernization in the next year and will be coming out to inspect the elevator.
• We’ve received a change order from Steadfast, adding extra work to our bid for repairing the stairs. Unfortunately, it seems one of the posts holding up the landing has rotted. Steadfast will be replacing these and adding flashing to divert the rain away. The Board approved this change order.
• The 2022 Reserve Study has been received and will be posted to the website.
• The Board votes in favor of proceeding with a lawsuit to collect unpaid dues on the McShane unit.
• Regarding the garage fees not collected from Ambassador I for the past two years, Property Concepts accounting has confirmed the figures and will shortly notify Ambassador I, so we can work together on this going forward. 
• We have accepted a bid from Fire Safety Pros to repair the fire alarm wiring in the x04 stack and should have the work scheduled soon.
• The Board has agreed to update our fine structure in order to increase future fine effectiveness. The new fine structure will be updated in the Rules & Regs. Briefly, the first offense will still be a warning, with the second offense at $50, the third at $200, and the fourth and beyond at $500.
• Amazon Key for Business has a new box in the garage to solve connection issues with the callbox. Hopefully this resolves any issues with the service. Please remember not to buzz in people you are not expecting.
• The website migration has been completed. Thank you Brian for heading this! 

Committee Reports

• A homeowner has set up a forum for homeowners: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ambassador2seattle/. 
• Google Fiber has offered free service to our property. After inspection, it was determined that our building was ineligible without performing some upgrades. We will investigate this in the future.
• Fitness Room room equipment procurement remains on hold.

Security

• No vehicles reported stolen in September. A firm reminder to never store your remote keys in your car.
• No locker break-in attempts reported in September. Please don’t store valuables in lockers. Please also secure your locker with a high-quality lock to avoid and deter future break-ins.
• No package thefts were reported in September. Please pick up your packages as soon as they arrive or, better yet, schedule them to be delivered to a more secure location like your work address or an Amazon locker. 

Rules

• Rule 3.12 – Rules & Regulations state that 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 3.17 – 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. We strongly advise residents to never leave anything in vehicles or lockers that one does not wish to lose.
• Rule 3.5 – Smoke from several units has been leaking into the hallway. This has been creating a persistent odor in the hallway and affecting other residents on the floor. As a reminder of the rule – “No owner or occupant shall make or permit any loud, excessive, or disturbing noises or odors by himself or herself, his or her family, employees, agents, or visitors, nor do or permit anything that will interfere with the rights, comforts, or convenience of any condominium owner or occupant. NO SMOKING IS PERMITTED IN THE COMMON AREAS OR GARAGE.” Violators will be fined and potentially charged to remove the odor in the hallway.

Things to Always Remember

• MODIFICATION OF UNITS: Please review the Rules & Regulations prior to any modification of the unit (Rule 8.1 through 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 work space shall submit a request to the Board, which will render a decision.
• PARKING IN GARAGE: The two (2) 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 7:35pm.

Next Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 14th, 2022 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 / Ashley Goodman: 206-935-7951 ashley@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 Ashley.

Ambassador II Condominium Board Minutes

https://ambassador2.com

Meeting was called to order at 6:34pm. The August 2022 minutes were approved as written.

Monday, September 12, 2022

President: Jay Larson	Vice President: Jonathan Budiardjo	Secretary: Amy Zhu
Treasurer: Brian Heuston	Member at Large: Bryan Chow	Association Manager: Ashley Goodman (absent)

Homeowners Forum

• One homeowner attended the meeting this month.

Treasurer’s Reports

• For period ending August 31, 2022   

US Bank Checking:        $96,474.30
WaFd Bank Replacement / Special Assessment Reserve:      $260,068.84
Sound Credit Union Savings:      $228,060.04
Umpqua Bank 12-month CD:      $243,578.67
Petty Cash:             $100.00

Total Assets:      $828,281.85

Old Business

• 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 representatives with any property concerns.
• Replacing the timer for the garage exhaust fan will be included in next year’s budget.
• Here’s notice that the Board will be enforcing the Rules & Regulations. Warning notices will be sent to unit owners with fines following if the violation has not been resolved.

New Business

• The Board discussed the feasibility of asking Ambassador I to share other common costs regarding the trash room, such as large item junk removal.
• A homeowner has offered to help redo some of the window screens in the common areas. She and Brian have formed a task force to get the materials and complete this task.
• We have received an estimate to repair the north stairwell from Steadfast. The Board agreed to proceed with the proposal, which should keep the stairwell in good shape for the next thirty years.
• The Board is still waiting on the results of the Reserve Study as well as the estimate for elevator modernization, to be performed sometime next year.
• The Board has accepted the estimate for window washing this October and we will have a date for this scheduled soon. Notices to homeowners will go out once this is finalized. The cleaning should include sweeping of dryer vents.
• We have scheduled a painting party on Saturday, September 24th, to try and finish painting the east stairwell, which has been prepped for some time. Contractors are not available for such small jobs and we figure we can get it completed and over with soon with some people power. Pizza will be provided. 
• Unknown actors have pulled out some of the irrigation hose. We have decided to revisit this problem in the early spring, as the season for irrigating is almost over.
• Ambassador II website migration will be occurring the coming Wednesday. Thank you Brian for performing the migration. 
• The Amazon Key for Business has been reported not to be working. We believe this is a software issue, and not related to the hardware installed in the callbox malfunctioning. Brian will work to find the appropriate technical contacts on Amazon’s side if this is not resolved. Please remember not to buzz in purported delivery people unless you are expecting such a package.

Committee Reports

• A homeowner has set up a forum for homeowners: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ambassador2seattle/. 
• Google Fiber has offered free service to our property. After inspection, it was determined that our building was ineligible without performing some upgrades. We will investigate this in the future.
• Fitness Room room equipment procurement remains on hold.

Security

• No vehicles reported stolen in August, but at least one was reported vandalized. A firm reminder to never store your remote keys in your car.
• No locker break-in attempts reported in August. Please don’t store valuables in lockers. Please also secure your locker with a high-quality lock to avoid and deter future break-ins.
• No package thefts were reported in August. Please pick up your packages as soon as they arrive or, better yet, schedule them to be delivered to a more secure location like your work address or an Amazon locker. 

Rules

• Rule 3.12 – Rules & Regulations state that 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 3.17 – 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. We strongly advise residents to never leave anything in vehicles or lockers that one does not wish to lose.
• Rule 3.5 – Smoke from several units has been leaking into the hallway. This has been creating a persistent odor in the hallway and affecting other residents on the floor. As a reminder of the rule – “No owner or occupant shall make or permit any loud, excessive, or disturbing noises or odors by himself or herself, his or her family, employees, agents, or visitors, nor do or permit anything that will interfere with the rights, comforts, or convenience of any condominium owner or occupant. NO SMOKING IS PERMITTED IN THE COMMON AREAS OR GARAGE.” Violators will be fined and potentially charged to remove the odor in the hallway.

Things to Always Remember

• MODIFICATION OF UNITS: Please review the Rules & Regulations prior to any modification of the unit (Rule 8.1 through 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 work space shall submit a request to the Board, which will render a decision.
• PARKING IN GARAGE: The two (2) 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 7:35pm.

Next Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 10th, 2022 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 / Ashley Goodman: 206-935-7951 ashley@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 Ashley.