Meeting Minutes: July 28, 2008

Meeting Minutes

Association of Unit Owners of the Lloyd Park Condominium

Regular meeting of the board held at 8 p.m. on July 28, 2008 at Augustana Lutheran Church, 2710 NE 14th Ave., Portland, Ore.  Officers presiding: Terry Spencer, chair; Taraneh Foster, treasurer; and Carolyn Bryant, secretary.

Motion made by Bryant to approve June 19, 2008 meeting minutes as read.  Motion adopted.

Motion made by Spencer to submit the June 25 Comcast group rate proposal brought to the board by unit owner Margo Klabough, which, if accepted, would likely increase unit dues, to the membership for consideration.  Motion temporarily disposed of.

Motion made by Bryant to spend $95 of the HOA maintenance funds GL on HALT Pest Control treatments in the common area, if needed.  Motion adopted.

Motion made by Spencer to delegate callbox maintenance duties to board member Taraneh Foster.  Motion adopted.

Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

Meeting Minutes: October 23, 2008

Meeting Minutes

Association of Unit Owners of the Lloyd Park Condominium

Regular meeting of the board held at 7:03 p.m. October 23, 2008 at the Lloyd Center.  Officers presiding: Terry Spencer, chair; Taraneh Foster, treasurer; and Carolyn Bryant, secretary.

Motion made by Bryant to approve July 28, 2008 and August 21, 2008 meeting minutes as read.  Motion temporarily disposed of.

Motion made by Foster to table the agenda, listed to the presentation by Northwest Community Management and then resume the agenda.  Motion adopted.

Motion made by Foster to delegate day-to-day unit owner and/or tenant issues to NWCM.  Motion amended to include: where NWCM is unable to rectify an issue, NWCM elevates said issue to the Chair for direction, in accordance with HOA bylaws.  Motion adopted.

Motion made by Foster to table the remaining items on the agenda and resume at a special meeting of the board 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at TBD location.  Motion adopted.

Meeting adjourned at 9 p.m.

Meeting Minutes: August 21, 2008

Meeting Minutes

Association of Unit Owners of the Lloyd Park Condominium

Regular meeting of the board held at 7 p.m. on August 21, 2008 outside the Nordstrom's second floor entrance inside the Lloyd Center Mall.  Officers presiding: Terry Spencer, chair; Taraneh Foster, treasurer; and Carolyn Bryant, secretary

Motion made by Bryant to approve July 28, 2008 meeting minutes as corrected.  Motion temporarily disposed of.

Motion made by Foster to investigate excessive cleaning fee expense posted in July.  Motion adopted.

Motion made by Foster to investigate alternative investment accounts for HOA reserve funds.  Motion adopted.

Motion made by Foster to change the callbox door code and eliminate member access on September 1, which allows entry into the building without a key, for building security and that owners be notified of the decision as part of their regular monthly dues invoice.  Motion adopted.

Motion made by Foster to allow Northwest Community Management to distribute the new callbox door code to bonded commercial vendors, utility providers and/or shipping/delivery companies.  Motion discussed.  Foster amended motion to include a provision allowing NWCM to allow alternate vendors access on a board-approved, case-by-case basis.  Motion adopted.

Motion made by Foster to have NWCM hold keys to all common area locks, including the building's front door, roof door, emergency doors, utility room exterior door; to investigate any common area locks with no known key.  Motion adopted.

Board Chair Spencer appoints any interested unit owners who notify the chair of his or her interest to form a landscaping committee for the purpose of evaluating the HOA's green spaces, managing the landscaping vendor and recommending any required/desired changes to the board.  The landscaping committee will not be required to do actual maintenance.

Meeting adjoured at 9:15 p.m.

Member Tip: Call Box

When someone calls you using the call box, press "#9" to buzz them into the building.

To add or change your call box settings, please email lloydparkcallbox@gmail.com with the following:

• Name(s) you would like to appear in the call box in this format: "Last Name, First Initial"
• Your unit number
• The phone number you would like the box to call
• Whether you are an owner or a tenant

If you are a tenant, you need to have your landlord email lloydparkcallbox@gmail.com a copy of your lease agreement.

Member Tip: Recycling

The sanitation service who comes to haul away our recyclables will only take what's in the bins, so if you've set your printer box next to the bin, it's not moving.  Some other helpful recycling tips:

• If you collect your recyclables in a plastic bag, please do NOT put the bag in the recycling bin.  The sanitation service considers the entire bin contaminated, and all the recyclables are then thrown into the landfill.
• Recyclables only need to be sorted in two camps: glass and everything else.  Please rinse glass and cans before tossing them into the bin.

Member Tip: Laundry

Laundromats

At the southeast corner of Northeast Stanton Street and Northeast MLK, there's a laundromat with a cafe and free Wi-Fi.  There's also a machine that will convert one's and five's into quarters.  Turn onto NE Stanton for off-street parking.

In-Condo Laundry

When you moved in, you may have noticed that the closet has hookups for a washer and dryer.  What you may not know (but should have been told) is that you can't use a regular dryer because there's no venting system.  So...welcome to the wonderful world of condensation (ventless) dryers!

Though they're popular in Europe, condensation dryers are hard to find in the U.S.  In Portland, you can buy one at Standard TV & Appliance or at the George Smith Appliance Warehouse.  Every once in awhile, you can score a used one on Craig's List.

Nextag search results for "ventless dryers" include ventless washer/dryer combos.

Member Tip: Paint

Need to touch-up your baseboards?  The following are the original paint colors used by the developers when converting units from apartments to condos.

Doors and Trim

Glidden Ultra Hide Oil/Alkyd Semi-Gloss Interior/Exterior gl 3517-0100 white

*It's a standard color you can buy off the shelf.

Walls (including kitchen and bath)

Glidden Evermore Flat Interior Navajo White 40yy 69/112

*Bring this to the paint counter, and they will mix it for you.  If you want a semi-gloss or a satin, be sure to ask for it.  The current paint is a flat finish.

You should be able to buy these paints at any Home Depot, but before you make the trip, check out Glidden's store locator to find the store closest to you.

Board Meeting Announcement

The board will be meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 19, 2008, in unit 103.

Agenda

1. Review Reserve Study

2. Review/Approve 2009 Proposed Budget