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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-08-22 WC Recorded Document #3259141 - Amendment to Declaration of Cross EasementsWASHINGTON COUNTY, MENNESO;AN - 22. e MOLLY E O'ROURKE, AUDffOR- . ._ .... 1 Return to: Robert G. Briggs ECKBERG, LAMMERS, BRIGGS, WOLFF & VIERLING, P.L.L.P. 1835 Northwestern Avenue Stillwater, MN 55082 DEPUTY 1 1 11 1 Office of the County Recorder Washington County, MN Certified flied and /or recorded on: 2002/08/22 3 :36 :00 PM AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF CROSS EASEMENTS 3259141 3259141 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 Cindy Kooemenn County Recorder 1 AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF CROSS CASEMENTS This Amendment is made this day of July, 2002, by W.A.T.E. Enterprises, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, (hereinafter "W.A.T.E. "), Human Services, Inc., a non- profit corporation under the laws of the State of Minnesota, (hereinafter "Human Services "), and jointly herein referred to as "Declarant" RECITALS 1. W.A.T.E. is the owner of Lots 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6, Block 1, WATE Addition, and Lot 4, Block 2, Kern Center 2' Addition. 2. Human Services is the owner of Lot 4, Block 1, WATE Addition. 3. Heritage National Bank has Mortgages and Assignments of Rents against the property described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1, WATE Addition — Document Nos. 3118486 and 3118487; Lot 2, Block 1, WATE Addition — Document Nos. 313 8032, 3138033, 3118486 and 3118487; and Lot 5, block 1, WATE Addition -- Document No. 3185077. 4. Stillwater West, LLC has an unrecorded Mortgage against Lot 2, Block 1, WATE Addition. 5. W.A.T.E. Enterprises, Inc. on June 30, 2000, recorded a Declaration of Cross Basements affecting Lots 1 through 6, inclusive, Block 1, WATE Addition, as Document No. 3110545, in the office of the Washington County Recorder (hereinafter referred to as the "Declaration "), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 6. Paragraph 10 of said Declaration provided that W.A.T.E. as Declarant could within one year of recording add as additional property subject to said easement, Lot 4, Block 1, Kern Center 2 Addition. The Declaration contained a typographical error in that said paragraph 10 should have provided that the declarant had the right to add additional real estate to the easements described as Lot 4, Block 2, Kern Center 2 Addition. 7. W.A.T.E. desires to add as additional real estate subject to the provisions of the Declaration recorded as Document No. 3110544, Lot 4, Block 2, Kern Center 2 Addition. 8. W.A.T.B. and Human Services desire to amend the Decimation to add additional maintenance responsibilities for the Property Owners Association. 9. The Property Owners Association referenced in paragraph 2 of the Declaration was incorporated as Winn Business Center Owner's Association and the said Articles of Incorporation have been recorded in the office of the Washington County Recorder on June 30, 2000, as Document. No. 3110543 and the Bylaws for said Association have been recorded on the same date as Document No. 311 0544. Copies of these documents are attached hereto as Exhibits B and C. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, it is hereby agreed: 1. Paragraph 5, Repair and Maintenance Defined in the Declaration of Cross Easements recorded as Document No. 3110545 shall be amended by adding the following as the first sentence in said Paragraph 5, to -wit: "With respect to sump manholes, repair and maintenance shall include the monitoring of the manholes and the sediment removal and disposal as necessary or as required by the City of Oak Park Heights, the valley Branch Watershed District or any other governing body." 2. Paragraph 10, Right to Add Additional Real Estate is hereby amended by deletin g the reference to Lot 4, Block 1, Kern Center 2nd Addition and substituting therefore the correct legal description as Lot 4, Block 2, Kern Center 2nd Addition, and further by providing that the right of Declarant to add the additional real estate to the Declaration of Cross Easements shall terminate three (3) years after the date of recording the Declaration of Cross Easements. 1 The undersigned, W.A.T.E. Enterprises, Inc. and Human Services, Inc. as Declarant, hereby declare that the real estate described as Lot 4, Block 2, Kern Center 2 Addition shall be added to and subject to the Declaration of Cross Easements recorded June 30, 2000, as Document No. 311 0544 and the owner of said lot shall become a member of the Winn Business Center Owner's Association as provided in said easement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this instrument as of the date written below. Dated: - , 2002 W.A.T.E. ENTERPRISES, INC. STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF WASI�INGTON tary Public William Zintl, esi. -n )ss. On this a.� lay f� � on this .) ofi , 2002, before me, a Notary Public within and for said County and State, Personall geared William Zintl, to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that he is the President of W.A.T.E. ENTERPRISES, INC., the corporation named in the foregoing instrument, and that said instrument was signed on behalf of said corporation by authority of its Board of Directors and William Zintl acknowledges said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation. JEROME E. SCHMITT NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JANUARY 31 2005 Dated: , 2002 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF WASHINGTON )ss By: Its: HUMAN SERVICES, INC. On this,A of �� / , 2002, before me, a Notary Public within and for said County and State, Personally ppeared � ,IOG�f ��f�� , to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that e_ is the E of HUMAN SERVICES, INC., the corporation named in the foregoing instrument, and that said instrument was signed on behalf of said corporation by authority of its Board of Directors and �� ���� � acknowledges said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation. SUSAN J. OSWALD NOTARY PUBIC MX Gomm, Expires Jan. 31, 2005 Heritage National Bank, as Mortgagee of the property described herein, does hereby consent in all respects to the Declaration or Cross Easements recorded as Document No. 3110545 and to this Amendment to said Declaration of Cross Easements. Dated: 7 4 5"" , 2002 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF WASHINGTON YN A PHILLIPPI Notary Public Minnesota My Commission Expires Jan. 31, 2005 i' CONSENT Heritage National Bank )ss. HERITAGE NATIONAL BANK By: Its: On this day of , 2002, before me, a Nota Public within and for said County and State, Personally appeared �,, a , to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that SM is the •p. of HERITAGE NATIONAL BANK, the corporation named in the foregoing instrument, and that said instrument was si ed on behalf of said corporation by authority of its Board of Directors and f\ acknowledges said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation. 1 -1/.4 p"..4.4.4 Stillwater West, LLC, as Mortgagee of Lot 2, Block 1, WATE Addition, does hereby consent in all respects to the Declaration of Cross Easements recorded as Document No. 3110545 and to this Amendment to said Declaration of Cross Easements. Date: , 2002 STATE OF MINNESOTA Drafted by: Robert C. Briggs Eckberg, Lammers, Briggs, Wolff and Vierling P.L.L.P. 1835 Northwestern Avenue Stillwater, MN 55082 CONSENT Stillwater West, LLC By: Notary P STILLWATER WEST, LLC Ra ! and Kenn Its: Chief Manager )ss. COUNTY OF WASHINGTON ) sr On this 2.. I' day of At (-7 , 2002, before me, a Notary Public within and for said County and State, Personally appeared Raymond Kennedy, to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that he is the Chief Manager of STILLWATER WEST, LLC, the corporation named in the foregoing instrument, and that said instrument was signed on behalf of said corporation and acknowledges said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation. RO ERT 0, BRIGGS NO * PUBLIC- MINNESOTA O ' Expires Jan. 31, 2005 EXHIBIT A DECLARATION OF CROSS EASEMENTS RECITALS 1. W.A.T.E. Enterprises, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (hereinafter "Declarant "), is the owner of property in Washington County, Minnesota, legally described as Lots 1 through 6, inclusive, Block 1, WATE Addition. 2. Declarant intends to add an additional two lots located southerly of Lots 5 and 6 within the next two years and pursuant to PUD approval from the City of Oak Park Heights. 3. Declarant desires to create cross easements whereby the owners of all lots can have the common use of the bituminous pavement, parking and landscape areas. 3. Declarant also desires to make provisions for the creation of a property owners association to be responsible for the repair and maintenance of the common use areas. NOW THEREFORE,' Declarant hereby declares that all of the six lots in Block 1, WATE Addition and any additional property added as provided in paragraph 9 herein, shall be held, sold and conveyed subject to the following covenants and easements which are for the purpose of protecting the value and desirability of and which shall run with the real property and be binding on all parties having any right, title or interest in the described properties or any part thereof, their- heirs, successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of each owner thereof: 1. Creation of Cross Easement. Declarant hereby conveys and dedicates the following easements: a. A permanent access easement for the purpose of ingress and egress over that portion of Lots 1 through 6, inclusive, Block 1, WATE Addition depicted as the joint bituminous pavement area on Exhibit A. b. A p ermanent parking easement over that portion of Lots 1 through 6 inclusive, P Block 1, WATE Addition depicted as the joint bituminous pavement parking areas on Exhibit A. c. A permanent easement over that potion of Lots 1 through 6 inclusive, Block 1, WATE Addition depicted as the joint landscape areas on Exhibit A. 2. Every owner of the lots which are subject to these covenants shall be a member of a property owners association set up as a nonprofit corporation in the State of Minnesota. Membership shall be appurtenant to and may not be separate from ownership of any parcel which is subject to this easement. 3, initial Construction. The Declarant or lot owner shall be solely responsible for the cost of the initial construction of the joint bituminous access, parking or landscape areas. The design and construction of such easement areas shall in all respects conform to good engineering en ineering practice and all applicable laws and ordinances. Upon completion of construction the Property Owners' Association shall be responsible for repairs and maintenance as hereafter provided. 4. Repair and Maintenance. The Declarant for each lot in WATE Addition hereby covenants and each owner of any lot by acceptance of a deed therefore, whether or not it shall be so expressed in such deed, is deemed to covenant and agrees to pay to the association assessments to be established and collected for the repair and maintenance of the joint bituminous access, parking and landscape areas. The assessments shall be the personal obligation of the person who is the owner of such property at the time when the assessment fell due. The personal obligation for delinquent assessments shall t not pass to a successor in title unless expressly assumed by them. All sums assessed to any parcel shall be secured by a lien on such lot in favor of the association. Such lien shall bear interest and shall be superior to all other liens and encumbrances on such lot except only for the liens of taxes and assessments and the lien of a first mortgage duly recorded in Washington County, Minnesota real estate records prior to the making of such assessment. 5. Repair and Maintenance Defined. With respect to the bituminous pavement access and parking areas it is agreed that repairs and maintenance shall include the resurfacing of the easement areas, the marking of the parking spaces, sweeping, the plowing of snow and the application of salt or sand as needed. Any further repairs or maintenance pertaining to the access and parking easement areas shall not be undertaken except with the express consent of the owners of the property which is subject to this Declaration. 6. Djputes Comcerni of airs or Maintenance to be .Arbitrated. All claims, demands, disputes, controversies and differences that may arise between the owners of the six Tots concerning maintenance, repair, ingress, egress or payment shall be settled by binding arbitration. Such dispute or controversy shall be judged pursuant to the Rules and Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. 7. Easement Not To B e Obstructed. The easements herein created are for the mutual use and benefit of the owners of the property subject to this Declaration and shall not be obstructed except by the vehicles using the area for access and parking. The owners of the property shall use the rights granted by this instrument with due regard to the rights of others and their use of such easements shall not in any way impair the rights of the other owners or guests from using the same. 8. Amendment. The es arti a ee that the provisions of this Declaration may be modified p � or amended in whole or in part only with the consent of two - thirds of the owners of the property. If there is more than one owner of a lot, only one of the owners may cast a vote. An Affidavit executed by the Secretary of the property's owners association setting forth the passage of the amendment by the requisite voters shall be recorded in the office of the Washington County Recorder. Any amendment of this Declaration without the written consent of any mortgagee shall not be binding upon that mortgagee provided that the mortgagee's consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. 9. Easement To Run With the Land. The grant of the easements herein shall run with the land and be binding upon and inure for the benefit of the owners of Lots 1 through 6, inclusive, Block 1, WATE Addition, and additional property added pursuant to paragraph 10 herein, their heirs, successors and assigns. 10. Right to Add Additional Real Estate. Declarant hereby expressly reserves the right to add additional real estate to this Declaration of Cross Easements. The additional real estate to be added would be created from Lot 4, Block 1, Kern Center 2nd Addition and the maximum number of lots that may be created out of such additional real estate is two ( The right of Declarant to add the additional real estate to this Declaration of Cross Easements shall terminate one (1) year after the date of recording of this Declaration of Cross Easements. In the event additional real estate is added to this Declaration of Cross Easements it shall be the responsibility of the Declarant or the owners of the additional lots to pay the cost of the construction of any bituminous pavement areas or landscaping areas to be added to the common use easement areas. The property owners association after the construction and dedication of such additional easement areas shall be responsible for the repair and maintenance of the easement areas which costs shall be assessed to the members of the association as hereinabove provided. All covenants and restrictions contained in this Declaration of Cross Easements affecting the use, occupancy and maintenance of the easement areas shall apply to all lots created on the additional real estate. EN WITNESS WHEREOF the Declarant has executed this instrument as of the date written below. Date: T3;1, 2000 B v ■ ■ T .A.T.E. ENTERPRISES, INC. William Zintl President STATE, OF MINNESOTA ) )ss. COUNTY OF WASHINGTON ) 200 before me, a Notary this day of , , � ary Public within and for said Coun ty and State , personally appeared William Zintl, the President of W.A.T.E. Enterprises, In c. a Minnesota corporation, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that he signed said instrument � as his own free act and deed on behalf of the corporation. (Notarial Seal) This instrument was drafted by: William Zintl 11255 50 Street North Lake Elmo, MN 55042 ROBERT G. BRIGGS � NOTE PUBLUC -MINA My Commission Wires Jan. 31, 2005 beibicheihm.., eiputpoimpoot,..i., 1. 4.10.,rwqmpuiov 0•••••040,00sceagoss•••• ip •••••RodpsomintafitimiketrettA, witafr otiit.);mtivimmiwortemokusirw r ---- v t . -. IN .....#4.7..1.4.04.,.„.4.A. SI 110.0ozolteteausisialliiiitaltheidi STA" - .1101 0. MOO IN 141 Wig OS e \ i: Hi % 2 4 of %,............. Mg SPC re e \ , gra - EXHIBIT B ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF WINN BUSINESS CENTER OWNERS ASSOCIATION' The undersigned, being of full age, for the purpose of organizing a nonprofit corporation under the Minnesota Norlprofit Corporation Act, and acts amendatory thereto, does hereby adopt, sign and acknowledge the following Articles of Incorporation. ARTICT .F L NAME The name of the corporation is Winn Business Center Owners Association hereafter called the "Association." ARTICLE II. REGISTERED ONCE The registered office of the Association is located at 11255 50 Street North, Lake Elmo, Minnesota 55042. The specific purpose for which this Association is formed is to provide for the repair and maintenance of the common landscape area and bituminous area used in common for the purposes of ingress, egress and parking on the property described below, and for this purpose to: ARTIoLE 111. PURPOSE AND POWER a. Exercise all of the powers and privileges and to perform all of the duties and obligations of the Association as set forth in that certain Declaration of Cross Easements made by W.A.T.E. Enterprises, Inc. dated June 28, 2000, creating easements for landscape access and parking purposes over a portion of Lots 1 through 6, inclusive, Block 1, WATE Addition, and over a portion of Lot 4, Flock 1, Kern Center 2nd Addition (or any re -plat of such lot) if added as "additional real estate." b. Fix, levy, collect and enforce payment by any lawful means, all charges or assessments pursuant to the terms of the Declaration; to pay all expenses in connection therewith and all office and other expenses incident to the conduct of the business of the Association, including all licenses, taxes or govenirnental charges levied or imposed against the property of the Association; c. Have and exercise any and all powers, rights and privileges which a corporation organized under the Nonprofit Corporation Law of the State of Minnesota by law may now or hereafter have or exercise; 053 ARTICLE TV M EMBERSHIP Every Owner of a Parcel subject to assessment, except as herein provided to the contrary, E rY shall be entitled required and uired to be a member of the Association. If title to a Parcel is held by more persons one person, each of such ersons shall be a member. An Owner of more than one Parcel shall be entitled to one membership for each such Parcel. Each such membership shall be appurtenant to � P the Parcel upon which it is based and shall transfer automatically by voluntary or involuntary title of that Parcel. No person or entity other than an Owner or Declarant may be conveyance of the p a member of i the Association, and a membership in the Association may not be transferred except in connection with the transfer of title to that Parcel. ARTICLE V. NO PECUNIARY GAIN; PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES The Association does not and shall not afford pecuniary gain, incidentally or otherwise, to its members, directors, or officers, nor shalt any part of the net earnings of the Association in any way inure private the rivate benef t of any such member, director or officer of the Association, or to any private shareholder exc • er or individual except as permitted by Section 5 28 (c)(I)(D) of the Internal � � Revenue Code, and except that the Association shall be authorized to make reasonable allowance and payment for actual expenditures incurred or services rendered for or on behalf of the Association. ARTICLE VL VOTING RIGHTS Members shall be all Owners of Parcels and shall be entitled to one vote for each Parcel on e person holds title to any Parcel, all such persons shall be members. owned. When more than p The vote for such i uch Parcel shall be exercised as they among themselves determine, but in no event be cast with respect to any one Parcel. There can be no split vote. Prior to shah more than one vote P . • meeting at which a vote is to be taken, each co- owner or other person entitled or at the tune of any nmee � to a vote at such meeting metin shall file with the Secretary of the Association the name of the voting co- � owner or other person entitled to vote at such meeting, unless such co -owner or other person figs filed a g eneral votin authority voting authorz with the Secretary applicable to all votes until rescinded. ARTICLE VII. BOARD OF DIRECTORS a. The number of Directors constituting the first Board of Directors is two, their names and addresses being as follows: Name Address i Zintl 11155 50th Street North I��1aTn Lake Elmo, MN 55042 The duration of the corporate existence shall be perpetual. STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ss. COUNTY OF WASHINGTON) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged _2:4fr__, 2000, by William Zintl Drafted by William Zintl 11255 50 Street North Lake Elmo, MN 55042 ARTICLE-X.11 DURATION ARTICLE XIII. AMENDMENTS Amendment of these Articles shall require the assent of 75% of members. WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this day of 2000. before me this If- day of • ROBERT G. BRIGGS NOTARY PUBLIC-MINNESOTA My Connission Eret31, 2005 STAr OF MI!' ii3OTA FILED JUN 28 2000 942/ /3/44 Secretary of State. The purpose of the corporation shall be to provide for the repair, and to provide means and procedures to assessing said members for expenses and costs necessarily incurred in accomplishing such purposes. � � All provisions in the Articles of Incorporation., the Bylaws and rules, regulations and exercises of powers and directors shall be construed and interpreted in the Tight of such purposes and intentions of the corporation. Membership A. Membership shall be limited to persons owning Lots 1 through 6, inclusive, Block 1, WATE Addition, Washington County, Minnesota, and Lot 4, Block 1, Kern Center 2 Addition (or a re- plat of such lot) if added as "additional property" pursuant to the terms of the Declaration of Cross Easements made by W.A.T.E. Enterprises, Inc. dated June 28, 2000 and recorded in the Office of the Washington County Recorder. B. A member shall cease to be a member if and at the time he ceases to be a property owner in the area hereinabove described. Ca Members, as defined in the Articles of Incorporation, shall be entitled to one vote for each lot owned. Where more than one member holds title to any lot, they jointly shall constitute one member. The vote of the members shall be cast by the person named in a Certifcate filed with the Secretary of the corporation. If such Certificate is not on file, the vote of such members shall not be considered. D._ Votes may be cast in person or by proxy. Proxies shall be voted only for the particular meeting designated therein and must be filed with the Secretary before the appointed time of the meeting. 55042. EXHI BIT C BYLAWS OF WIN BUSINESS CENTER OWNERS ASSOCIATION ARTICLE r. General Purposes ARTICLE 11. ARTICLE III. Offices The registered office of the corporation shall be at 1 1255 50 Street North, Lake Elmo, vIN ARTICLE W. Meeting of Members Section 1. Place. All meetings of the members shall be held at the registered office of the corporation, or at such other place as may be designated by the Board of Directors, and notice thereof given in the official notice of said meeting. Section 2. Time. An annual meeting of the members shall be held at a time and lace designated b the Board of Directors when they shall P gn led y y I elect by majority vote a Board of Directors. Section 3. Notice of Annual Meeting. Written notice of the annual meeting shall be mailed at least fourteen days prior to the meeting to each member entitled to vote thereat to the last known address of such member as same appears upon the books of the corporation. Section 4. Notice of Special Meetings. Written notice of a special meeting of members, stating the tune, place and object thereof, shall be mailed to the last known address of such members at least fourteen days before such meeting to each member entitled to vote thereat. Section 5. Quorum.. The presence at any meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of memberships entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Each member shall be entitled to but one vote. If, however, such majority shall not be present in erson or b- P y proxy to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, . until the requisite number of voting members shall be represented. At such adjourned meetin g at which the required number of voting members shall be represented, any business may be transacted which might v been transacts have b d at the meeting as originally notifed. Section 6. Call of Special Meetings. Special meetings of the members, for any purposes, unless otherwise required by statute, may be called by the President or shall be called by the President and Secretary at the request, in writing, of a majority of the Board of Directors, or at the request, in writing, q g? members possessing not less than one-third of the voting power of the membership of the corporation. Such call shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. ARTICLE V. Board of Directors Section 1. Number and Terms of Office. The property and business of this corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors which shall consist y l onszst of three members who shall be members of the corporation, and whose terms of office of the first Board of Directors shall be for terms of one, two and three years. Section 2. Election of Directors. One director shall be elected at each annual meeting of members to fill the office of the director whose term is then expiring. Election shall be by majority vote. Directors shall serve the tern to which elected or until their successors have been elected and have qualified. Section 3. Filling of Vacancy in the office of director, from whatever cause, occurring between annual meetings of members, shall be filled by the remaining directors; P rovided however, such director so named to fill a vacancy shall serve only until the next annual meeting of members, at which time a director shall be elected by majority present and voting to fill such unexpired term.. Section 4. Annual Meetings. The regular annual meetings of the Board shall be held without notice at the time and immediately following the adjournment of the annual members' meeting, for the purpose af•election of officers for the ensuing year and to transact such other business as may properly come before it. Section 5. Other Meetings. The Board of Directors may meet from time to time and at such places as may be determined by the Board, at the call of any member thereof, provided reasonable notice be given other members of the time and place of said meeting, such notice to be given personally ti h � P Y or by mail. Any action which might be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors may be done without a meeting if done in writing, signed by all of the directors. Section 6. Quorum. At all meetings of the Board, a majority of the directors shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum, shall be the act of the Board of Mors. ARTICLE W. Powers of Directors Ml of the powers and duties of the Association shall be exercised by the Board of Directors, including those existing under the common law and statutes and the Articles of Incorporation of the Association. Such powers and duties shall include but not be limited to the following: A. To make and collect assessments against members to defray the costs of carrying out the purposes of the Association, including but not limited to, the costs of the repair and maintenance of the bituminous pavement area used for common. ingress, egress and parking by the members and the cost of administering and enforcing its Restrictive Covenants governing the members' property. Such assessments shall be equally divided among each lot within the property described above and administered as provided by the Declaration of Cross Easements from W.A.T.E. Enterprises, Inc. dated June 23, 2000, recorded or to be recorded in the Office of the Washington County Recorder. B. To enforce by legal means the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Association and the Declaration of Cross Easements from W.A.T.E. Enterprises, Inc. dated J•unne 28, 2000, recorded or to be recorded in the Office of the Washington County Recorder. ARTICLE VII. Officers Section 1. Board of Directors. The Board of Directors at its first meeting and its first meeting after each annual meeting of shareholders shall elect a President from its own number and the Board shall also annually elect a Vice President and a Secretary/Treasurer, none of whom need be a member of the Board. The President shall hold office until his successor is elected notwithstanding an earlier termination of his office as director. A Vice President who is not a director may not succeed to the office of President. Section 2. Other Officers. The Board may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary, from time to time, who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board. Section 3. Terms of Office. The officers of the corporation shall hold office for one year or until their successors are chosen and qualify in their stead, notwithstanding an earlier tee ui,nation of their office, as any officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole Board of Directors with or without cause. Section 4. President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation; he shall preside at all meetings of the members and directors; he shall have general active management of the business of the corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect. He shall be ex-officio, a member of all standing committees, and shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of the corporation. Section 5. Vice President. The Vice President shall, in the absence of disability of the President, perform the duties, exercise the powers of the President, and shall perform such other duties, as the Board of Directors shall prescribe. Section 6. Secretary/Treasurer. The Secretary/Treasurer shall attend all sessions of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the members and record all votes and the minutes of all proceedings in a book kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the standing committees when required. The Secretaryf I"rea rarer shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the members and of the Board of Direc :ors, and shall perform such .other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or President. The Secretary/Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporation funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in boos belonging to the corporation and shall deposit all monies and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Secretary/Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the Board, taking the proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all transactions and of the financial condition of the corporation. Section 7. Vacancies. If the office of any officer or agent becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office, or otherwise, the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, by a majority vote may choose a successor or successors, who shall hold office for the unexpired term in respect of which such vacancy occurred. ARTICLE VIII. Miscellaneous Section 1. Inspection of Books. Members shall be permitted to inspect the books of the corporation at all reasonable times. Section 2. Checks. All checks and notes of the corporation shall be signed by the Secretary/Treasurer and countersigned by either the President or Vice President or by such other officers or agents as may from time to time be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors. Section 3. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year shall begin on the first day of January o reach year; Section 4. Directors' Annual Statement. The Board of Directors shall, at each meeting and when called for by a vote of members, present a full and clear g e � p ear statement of the business and condition of the corporation. These Bylaws may be amended only by a three - fourths vote of members present and voting at any regular or special meeting of the members, provided that notice of said proposed amendment or amendments shall have been incorporated in the office of such meeting given pursuant to the provisions of Article N of these Bylaws. The foregoing were adopted as the Bylaws of the Owners Association, a non -profit corporation, under the laws of the State of Minnesota at the jfiei.i-d-7-* un first meeting of the Board of Directors on � , 2000. Approved: ARTICLE IX. Corporate Seal The corporation shall have no corporate seal. ARTICLE X. Amendments of Bylaws STATE OF MINNESOTA SS. COUNTY OF WASHLNGTON ) On this 2,1-- day of - �' 2000, before nee, a Notary Public within and for said County and State, personally appeared °4evi 2/ r h44 2 -titiT6 me personally known., who, being each by me duly sworn, did say that they are the Secretary and President of�� ) ar3' fc Owners Association, the corporation named in the foregoing instrument, and that said instrument was signed of behalf of said corporation by authority of its Board of Directors and .4•- ��t ° - � ; acknowledge said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation. (Notarial Seal) ROBERT G. BRIGGS NOTARY PUBLIC- MINNESOTA My Commission Expires Jan. 31, 2IX35 Tills iNsTRurviarr WAS DRAFTED BY: William Zintl 1 1255 50 Street North Lake Elmo, MN 55042