Willamette Towers

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Willamette Towers Board Meeting

Meeting: June 27th, 2023, 5:00 PM

Board Members: Hal Dillon (Secretary), Clyde Horn (Chair), Alex Howe(Treasurer), David Igl

BMC Personnel: Diane Sollinger, Dave Saraceno

Owners: Bill Bomball, Richard Bomball, Giny Landgreen

Call to order: 5:03 PM

Agenda Approval:

Motion: Clyde; 2nd: Hal; Approval: unanimous

Previous Minutes Approval:

Motion: Hal; 2nd: Clyde; Approval: unanimous

Treasurer’s Report:

Alex Howe is our new Willamette Towers Board member and our new Treasurer!
WELCOME Alex and thank you for your service.

Move to Approve May Treasurer’s Report:

Hal; 2nd: Clyde; unanimous approval.

Treasurer’s Report Month ending May 31, 2023

Operating Account Summary (aka Trust or Checking account)

Beginning Cash Balance [05/01/2023]: $51,677 prev: $42,735

Ending Cash Balance [05/31/2023]: $62,320 prev: $51,677

Budget–Comparative

  1. Month-to-Date Details

BUDGETED Total Operating Income: $21,565 prev: $21,565

ACTUAL Total Operating Income: $21,555 prev: $21,047

ACTUAL Total Operating Expense: ($17,973) prev: ($21,134)

BUDGETED Total Operating Expense: ($18,901) prev: ($18,902)

  1. Year-to-Date Details

BUDGETED Total Operating Income: $107,823 prev: $86,258

ACTUAL Total Operating Income: $104,733 prev: $83,178

ACTUAL Total Operating Expense: ($118,068) prev: ($100,095)

BUDGETED Total Operating Expense: ($114,507) prev: ($95,606)

  1. Notable Expenditures:

Payment to Anderson Plumbing & BMC related to riser planning: $800

Gate Maintenance to repair fenestrated slats on overhead door of garage entrance: $3,373

(note: YTD Actual is $7,034 vs. budgeted $2,500)

Reserve Account Summary

Opening Balance [05/01/2023]: $524,874 prev: $520,916

Credits this Period: $19,681 prev: $19,681

Debits this Period: ($13,614) prev: $(16,681)

Change in Value this Period: 664 prev: $445

Closing Balance [05/31/2023]: $531,606 prev: $524,874

Notes about Reserves:

Primary Reserve balance: $80,899 prev: $185,567

Plumbing Reserve balance: $249,540 prev: $238,805

Goal of $300,000 in rotating CD funds:

CD #1 purchased, matures 7/3/2023.

CD #2 purchased, matures 8/10/2023.

CD #3 “held”, should mature 9/12/2023—verifying with Morgan Stanley

End of Treasurer’s Report

Owner’s Forum:

Discussion: Loss of hot water (03, 04 units) has happened several times recently. It is the BOD’S understanding that this has to do with rust accumulation in the pipes. This rust accumulation is disturbed when a plumbing shut-off occurs in a particular stack. This is the fundamental problem that the Big Plumbing Project will fix.

Committee Reports:

MMRC (Major Maintenance and Repair Committee):

Jesse: absent. MMRC report.

Hallway walls (01 units) are being opened for work on Big Plumbing Project.

Safety:

We will get updated bids to install black chain-link fence at east and west ends of our “alley”.

Green Committee:

There are still spaces available for rent in the new interior bicycle storage room.

Grass planted next to the sidewalk on the west side of the building is surviving!

EV charging stations: Discussed infrastructure for EV Charging Station(s). Will get cost estimates.

Toilet Leak Test: About 1/2 of toilets were tested with blue tablets: No leaks reported.

Next meeting is July 11.

BMC:

$40 late-fee waiver request: Waiver granted.

Will get from BMC cost to clean up once or twice per year in the alley at the base of the East wall.

New Business:

Replacement of the roof on the automobile entry structure. Estimated cost is $15,000.

Unfinished Business

Who pays for the repair of the leaks in the plumbing pipes on the Second-Floor patios? The HOA will pay the plumber that did the work. We will then discuss if the unit owners will reimburse the HOA.

Next Meeting:

5:00 PM
07-18-2023

Adjourned at 6:11 PM