Ambassador II Condominiums

Ambassador II Condominium Board Minutes

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Meeting was called to order at 6:32pm. The February 2023 minutes were approved as written.

Monday, March 13, 2023

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

Homeowners Forum

• No homeowners attended the meeting this month.

Treasurer’s Reports

• For period ending February 28, 2023

US Bank Checking:      $102,726.22
WaFd Bank Replacement / Special Assessment Reserve:      $308,100.26
Sound Credit Union Savings:      $228,098.16
Umpqua Bank 12-month CD:      $243,619.38
Petty Cash:             $100.00

Total Assets:      $882,644.02

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

• Fire Safety Pros came out for their annual fire alarm safety testing. Several units were not reachable; we will be reaching out to schedule and charge for a new service visit for the testing to be done.
  • Fire Safety Pros also noted that the x04 stack alarms were not working, despite how, on October 26, they had fixed the wiring issues and confirmed that it was working again. We will be following up to ask them to fix and test it properly.
• We received an estimate from Fire Safety Pro for 2 pinhole leaks in the garage. These are apparently not an emergency, but should be fixed sooner than later. We will wait for a resolution on the x04 stack wiring before proceeding with any work.
• We also noticed a separate leak above parking lot 74. Ashley will reach out to a plumber.
• Restorations around the property are proceeding. Work in 506 and 103 is underway, 
• In accordance with the Third Amendment to the Ambassador ll Declaration, the Board agrees to assign the cost of the insurance deductible for mitigation and repair of all units affected by the hot water heater leak to unit 203.
• We have reached out to a couple companies to get a quote on deck inspections, following several reports of similar soft spots in decks. 
• We will be soliciting an estimate and schedule for window washing in April.
• Kate noticed that the building lights on the Howell St side are never turned on and that this might be an easy fix around the property. As they are very high up, we will be reaching out to someone to inspect them and see why.
• Following a couple months of investigation after a homeowner’s inquiry, we have discovered that the city has labelled (and been charging taxes as though) our exercise room as a commercial space, which is incorrect. We will be reaching out to the City to inquire about changing the classification. We will be hopefully moving this along as quickly as possible to resolve this before the April 30 tax payment deadline.
• Property Concepts is preparing invoices for all Ambassador I homeowners with garage spots for three years of garage taxes.

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 last month. A firm reminder to never store your remote keys in your car.
• No locker break-in attempts reported in the last month. 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 the last month. 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 8:03pm.

Next Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 10th, 2023 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.