Tile Floors in the Towers
The tile in the walk ways in each tower can be slippery when wet. I have instructed our Janitorial Company to only use water on the floor as some homeowners feel the slipperiness is caused by the cleaning product. The Janitorial company has spoken to the manufacturer and have had a representative out to the property and they were unable to find any film left by the cleaning product. I have also spoken to Wayne Wiles who installed the tile. This tile was specifically picked by the original developer because it was graded for outside use and non-slip. There was another type of tile used that had a higher grade of non-slip which was used on the outside of the 2nd floor of the clubhouse by the pool. Cliff with Wayne Wiles was not able to recommend anything for the issue we are having when we spoke but he will look into this and get back to me. In the meantime, the janitorial company will be dry mopping the floors when they are wet and using fans to help dry the floors. Please be extremely careful walking on the floors if they are damp.
Card Room Chairs
The janitorial company has been looking for replacement wheels for the card room chairs. They have not been able to find the wheels locally and are in the process of finding them on the internet to order them. As soon as they get ordered, shipped and arrive at the property, they will be installed.
Garages
I have received some complaints about the garage floors being sandy, mostly the first floor garages because of the pavers and the sand that is used to lock the pavers in. In the past we have used a blower to help clean the garage and also swept the garage. This obviously has not helped and the janitorial company and I are looking into vacuuming the garages. Since they do not have a shop vac big enough for the job, they are looking into renting one. Once I get a price from the Janitorial company, the information will be presented to the Board.
Pest Control
The Association does have a contract with a pest control company. They service the perimeter of the property 4 times a year and will do inside the unit and balcony if needed. However, they will not be able to spray your balcony for flying insects. If you are experiencing problems with pests in your unit, please contact me.
Aerobics Room and Fitness Room
Last year, a homeowner asked about having a TV with DVD players in the Aerobics Room. Unfortunately it was not in the budget last year but I promised to revisit the idea in 2011. I have received pricing for the TV, DVD and install from one vendor and researching some other options. Once I have all the information gathered, it will be sent to the Board. Right now, we have two machines down in the fitness room, the bike and one of the elliptical. Commercial Fitness will be out sometime this week to repair both items. I have heard back from 12 residents from the blog posting on February 2nd about possibly purchasing more gym equipment. I will be forwarding the information I received from the 12 homeowners over to the Board this week.
I will be out of the office Friday February 11th and Monday February 14th. If you have any problems or questions on these days, please contact Michelle at 239-656-1430 or the Sterling Office at 239-947-4552.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Questions, Comments, Concerns and/or Suggestions
If you have any questions regarding the condo association or the rules of the association, please contact me by either email or a phone call. I try to make myself approachable and available to all residents. Also, please remember that Larry Zeigler is your resident Board Member and any issues can been brought up to him as well.
Pool
Solar Blanket/Alternative Heating Options – it was brought to my attention by a resident attending the homeowner happy hour on Tuesday night that some of the homeowners were talking about ways to cut costs for the association. Any suggestions are welcomed, and please share with me. One of the items discussed which was been brought up before is a solar blanket for the pool and spa. I did the research on this last October before the budget was approved. There are a few problems with the solar blanket after talking to the pool company. Here are some of the issues:
• The blanket is only allowed to be on the pool while the pool is closed (dusk to dawn).
• While the blanket is on, no one is even allowed to be by the pool area.
• North Star does not employ someone around dusk to put the cover on.
Something they recommended is a TURBO FISH. This is a liquid that is applied to the pool, a little at a time, which creates a molecular bond on the water's surface to help keep the heat/cool in and prevents evaporation. There are some mixed reviews with the product, I have requested documentation on the savings from other communities using this before sending it before the Board again.
I have also looked into geothermal pool heaters instead of the gas heaters we are currently using. I got a proposal from a company in October and met with the sales rep a few different times. The cost for this is about $93,000. This is something the board is not considering at the current time but I wanted to make sure we have a proposal on file for the future to give us a ball park figure.
Diapers in the Pool – Children that still use diapers are allowed to be in the pool, however, they must wear swim diapers such as little swimmers by Huggies.
Garage Lights
This was another one of the items brought up at the homeowners' happy hour that one of the residents informed me about. Some of the residents have asked about having the lights in the garage turned off during the day to save energy cost. After rereading the life safety code, it looks like we might be able to put SOME of the lights on a photocell but some lights will have to remain on at all times to comply with the Life Safety Code. This is something I will look into, get pricing and present to the Board of Directors.
If you have any questions regarding the condo association or the rules of the association, please contact me by either email or a phone call. I try to make myself approachable and available to all residents. Also, please remember that Larry Zeigler is your resident Board Member and any issues can been brought up to him as well.
Pool
Solar Blanket/Alternative Heating Options – it was brought to my attention by a resident attending the homeowner happy hour on Tuesday night that some of the homeowners were talking about ways to cut costs for the association. Any suggestions are welcomed, and please share with me. One of the items discussed which was been brought up before is a solar blanket for the pool and spa. I did the research on this last October before the budget was approved. There are a few problems with the solar blanket after talking to the pool company. Here are some of the issues:
• The blanket is only allowed to be on the pool while the pool is closed (dusk to dawn).
• While the blanket is on, no one is even allowed to be by the pool area.
• North Star does not employ someone around dusk to put the cover on.
Something they recommended is a TURBO FISH. This is a liquid that is applied to the pool, a little at a time, which creates a molecular bond on the water's surface to help keep the heat/cool in and prevents evaporation. There are some mixed reviews with the product, I have requested documentation on the savings from other communities using this before sending it before the Board again.
I have also looked into geothermal pool heaters instead of the gas heaters we are currently using. I got a proposal from a company in October and met with the sales rep a few different times. The cost for this is about $93,000. This is something the board is not considering at the current time but I wanted to make sure we have a proposal on file for the future to give us a ball park figure.
Diapers in the Pool – Children that still use diapers are allowed to be in the pool, however, they must wear swim diapers such as little swimmers by Huggies.
Garage Lights
This was another one of the items brought up at the homeowners' happy hour that one of the residents informed me about. Some of the residents have asked about having the lights in the garage turned off during the day to save energy cost. After rereading the life safety code, it looks like we might be able to put SOME of the lights on a photocell but some lights will have to remain on at all times to comply with the Life Safety Code. This is something I will look into, get pricing and present to the Board of Directors.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Update - 2nd February 2011
Back Gate Codes
The back gate codes will be changing Monday February 7th, 2011. You will be getting an email with the code. Just a reminder, I change the gate codes the first Monday of the month, not the 1st of the month.
Front Walking Gate
All residents will be receiving the front walking gate code via email. This gate does not have the same code as the back gates and does not change every month.
Gym
We are thinking about buying more equipment for the fitness room and would like to poll the residents to see what equipment you would like to see up there that we currently do not have. If you have any request for the fitness room, please send me an email with what you would like see to added to the equipment that we currently have.
The back gate codes will be changing Monday February 7th, 2011. You will be getting an email with the code. Just a reminder, I change the gate codes the first Monday of the month, not the 1st of the month.
Front Walking Gate
All residents will be receiving the front walking gate code via email. This gate does not have the same code as the back gates and does not change every month.
Gym
We are thinking about buying more equipment for the fitness room and would like to poll the residents to see what equipment you would like to see up there that we currently do not have. If you have any request for the fitness room, please send me an email with what you would like see to added to the equipment that we currently have.
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