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Clark H.Close
Senior Planner
Department of Community &Economic
Development —
Planning Division
1055 5.Grady Way
Renton,WA.98057
June29,2017ClarkH.CloseSeniorPlannerDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment—PlanningDivision1055S.GradyWayRenton,WA,98057Subject:WinsperCommunityHomeowner’sAssociationValleyVueShortPlat,LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MODDearMr.CloseTheBoardoftheWinsperCommunityHomeownersAssociationwouldliketoacknowledgereceiptofyourletterdatedJune2,2017regardingtheValleyVueShortPlat,LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MODandthecivilconstructionpermit(C17001891)relatedtothisPlat.Aspertheheatingexaminer’sfinaldecisionrenderedonJuly11,2016,“Inshort,thesubdivisionwillneverbefinallyapprovedbythisdecisionunlessanduntiltheapplicantacquiresemergencyaccessrightsacrossTractH”.Afterthisdecision,theBoard,withthecommunities’managementcompanyactingasitsagent,madeseveralrequestsofMr.Deestosupply,forreview,theconditionsorlegaldocumentbywhichheproposedtransferofeasementrightsthroughTractHwouldbeaccomplished.Mr.Deesnevercompliedwiththeserequests.Instead,thepresidentoftheBoardbeganreceivingdailyphonecallsontheirprivatenumber,whenMr.Deeswasspecificallyrequestedtocommunicatethroughthemanagementcompany.Ultimately,Mr.Deesmadeveiledthreatsregardinglegalaction,whichpromptedtheBoardtohirelegalcounselonbehalfoftheWinsperCommunity.SinceMr.DeesdidnotseemtohavefounditnecessarytosubmitaproposalforaccomplishingthetransferoftheeasementrightsthroughTractH,theBoard,throughitslegalcounsel,presentedaproposaltoMr.Dees.Mr.Deeshasneverrespondedtothis.Infact,untilreceivingacopyofthisproposalfromtheCity,wehadnotevenhadconfirmationfromhimthathehadreceivedit,althoughtherewaslittledoubtthathehad.Forclarity,letmesummarizethepositionoftheWinsperCommunityHomeowner’sAssociationregardingtheemergencyaccesseasementassetforthinourattorney’sMarch14,2017lettertoMr.Dees:•WedonotbelievetheHOAislegallyrequiredtoconveytheeasement.•Nonetheless,theHOAiswillingtoconveytheeasement,subjecttotheconditionssetforthintheletter.•TheHOAiswillingtodiscussreasonablemodificationstotheconditionsdescribedintheletterifabsolutelynecessarytoallowtheemergencyaccesseasementtosatisfyCityrequirements,buttheHOAisnotwilling,underanycircumstances,topermitanyuseordisturbance,evenonatemporarybasis,ofanypropertyoutsideofTractH.
Asstatedintheheatingexaminer’sdecision,theBoardunderstandsthatnoconstructionpermitwillbegrantedbytheCityfortheValleyVueShortPlatuntilsuchtimethatanagreementisreachedbetweentheWinsperHomeowner’sAssociationandMr.DeesregardingthematteroftheeasementrightsacrossTractH.Regards,7/—1stelli-LeeWinsperHOAPresidentcc:CharlesVincentJenniferHenning