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PRESIDENT’S UPDATE

By Gary Dahl, Board President
Are you ready for the Big Game ing into the building’s concrete and metal structure. Our
Football Party (On Page 14)? policies strictly prohibit covering the balcony floor.
Take some time to attend this or
any of the events hosted here at Rules and Policies:
WAL this month. Below are Several owners have contacted me about our community’s
key items for our community. rules. Rules and Regulations (R&R) are derived from the

Read a copy of the Rules and Regulations
Annual Meeting and Election of Board Officers
By now you should have received the Annual Meeting online. Find the Resource Documents tab
and Election of Board Officers information through the and click the Governing Documents sec-
mail. Five of your co-owners volunteered to represent
you as they serve on the Board of Directors for a 3-year tion at www.watergateatlandmark.com.
th
term. On Tuesday, February 12 , we will have a Meet the
Candidate Event. During this event, you can ask the
Board candidates questions, hear their platforms, and em- by-laws, policy resolutions (PR) and administration reso-
phasis for your community if elected. Only three candi- lutions (AR). Another document is created after the Board
dates will be elected. So, be sure to come on out to the approves changes or additions to policies that needs to be
event, listen to what they have to say, and then vote for edited, reviewed and determined if they are legally suffi-
the candidates of your choice. Opportunities exist to vote cient and represent the resolution(s). After this process is
throughout February (Look in the Elections article on complete, WAL posts such online. Therefore, the R&R
Page 4 for details). You can vote by mail or drop the bal- document always lags Board actions. The R&R document
is published infrequently with yearly amendments posted.
Your last opportunity to vote is during the The current R&R document dated in 2017 received policy
amendments in 2018. This is posted online now for your
Annual Meeting on Monday, March 4th. perusal. On this online document, the changes are high-
lighted with the appropriate PR/AR in the annex at the
lot into the slot by the Resident Services at any time this back of the R&R. Soon, we will add the changes that oc-
month. However, your last opportunity to vote is during curred since the posting of the 2018 amendments. It is
th
the Annual Meeting on Monday, March 4 . anticipated that the final R&R rewrite will occur around
June 2019 to be republished. This will be provided to the
Balcony Policies Board for approval.
Please ensure your balcony has no coverings on the sur-
face. Within the last couple of months, management and Please follow the PR and AR for our community, as these
our contractor surveying the balconies for surface replace- provide owners current information on specific topics that
ment have noted an increase in coverings (rugs, wood, impact the WAL community. You can track policy chang-
es via the Board agenda, minutes and online posts. All
new or changed policies resolutions are sent to all owners.

A Board resolution is a motion that follows a set format
and is formally adopted by the Board.
1. Policy Resolutions (PR) affect owners’ rights and
obligations such as rules for the use of common areas
and recreational facilities, architectural guidelines and
enforcement procedures. We have a formal process
of approving Policy Resolutions here at WAL that
st
include a 1 Reading at a Board Meeting, a subse-
quent Town Hall and a vote of approval/disapproval
at a second Board Meeting.
Refrain from using balcony covers as they cause surface ero- 2. Administrative Resolutions (AR) address the inter-
sion and structural issues due to water retention. Your balcony
can still feel like home with other kinds of condo-friendly décor. nal operations of the community association. Exam-
ples include operating procedures, collection proce-
plastic etc.) on the balcony surfaces by unit owners and dures and where Board Meetings will be held.
renters. It may look nice. However, they create a condi-
tion which degrades the surface and leads to water intrud-

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