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Starfish III, IV & V Condo Association
Completed Projects & Associated Owner Savings
Total Starfish Association savings since the program started in 2003 is $98,672
Total savings on a per condo basis is $2,740
Year Work Completed Workers Hours Total Hours Owner Savings Owner Savings Owner Savings Owner Savings
2010 Pilot project dryer vent fan adjusted, re-tested and validated    
Spring Stairway lights installed    
  Painting and caulking around new stairway lights    
  Parking block numbers repainted    
  Steps caulked    
  Landscaping ties sealed/stained    
  New flowers planted    
  Flower beds mulched    
  Touched up paint in stairways    
  Repairs to rain spouts    
  Back fence repaired and painted    
  Spouting repaired    
  Roof hatches painted    
  Dumpster surround repaired (corner post replaced )    
  New access panel build, placed and painted    
  Dryer Vent fan installed    
  Parking lot stones smoothed out    
  Replace bathroom vent louvers in garage area    
  Secured bicycle racks in garage area    
  Caulked cracks in porch decks    
  Repaired broken clamps on stairway panels    
  Cut up and disposed of old mattresses and wooden skids    
  Miscellaneous touch up painting    
  Total 41 8 328 $ 18,368     $ 18,368
2009 Building 5 stairway wall painting    
  Building 5 steps painted 92    
  Garden ties sealed 132    
  Shed shelving built and installed    
  Building 5 dumpster surround removed    
  Building 4 & 5 steps sealed    
  Building 4 steps paint touched up    
  Building 3 steps paint touched up    
  Shower platforms and sidewalks de-weeded    
  Building 5 storgage locker hinges replaced    
  Buildings 3 & 4 & 5 facia's painted    
  Paint touched up in all three garages    
  Miscelaneous wood replacement in garages    
  Broken parking blocks removed    
  Parking stripes painted - all buildings    
  Caulking of exposed metal in garage ceilings    
  Trash removed from Roof / Air conditioning unit replacements    
  Buildings 3 & 4 & 5 electrical conduit at roof level painted    
  Clean up, weed removal and mulching of flower beds - all buildings    
  All bushes trimmed    
  Building 5 overhead parking light bulb replaced    
  Total   224 $ 12,544   $ 12,544
2008 Fence repair              
Fall Ceiling repair building 3, unit 204    
  Concrete ceiling and rust repairs - garage area building 5    
  Stairway paint touch up    
  Stairway panel and clip repair    
  Deck touch ups 8 5 40 ########  
Spring Power washed building 3 stairs as prep for painting    
Removed the dead tree from the front of building 4    
  Clean up around the buildings and dumpster areas    
  Installation of additional landscape 6x6 timbers for buildings 3 & 5    
  Power washed all three garage areas    
  Touched up the white garage ceilings and walls    
  Painted the wood plumbing pipe boxes in all three garage areas    
  Mulched flower beds in all three buildings    
  Reparied the trash enclosures for buildings 4 & 5    
  Planted flowers in front of building 4    
  Touched up the brown paint on the steps and railings in buildings 4 & 5    
  Evaluated a plumbing drain leak in the east garage bay of building 5 32 6 192    
Total     232 $ 12,992     $ 12,992
2007 Yellow parking blocks repainted              
Fall Garage parking spaces relined    
  Buildings 3 & 5 roof hatches repaired, remounted and reinforced    
  Buildings 3, 4 & 5 roof hatches primed and painted    
  Buildings 3, 4 & 5 roofs inspected and debris removal    
  Roof seams re-tarred and rotten beam replaced    
  Building 4 leaking spigot repaired    
  Missing and burned out light bulbs replaced    
  Rain spouts cleaned out and re-secured    
  General clean up of flower beds    
  Miscellaneous painting 11 8 88    
Spring New shed assembled and installed on new foundation    
  Flower beds weeded and mulched    
  New flowers planted and trees/shrubs trimmed    
  Parking block numbers repainted    
  Parking number signs switched for space rotation    
  Replacement of metal clips on electrical conduit    
  Stairs touched up in all three buildings    
  General clean up    
  Painting of back fence, posts and rails    
  Removal of parking block that was too close to building 5    
  Repair and insulation of open holes in garage ceilings    
  Repair and straightening of conduit on building 5 28 8 224    
  Totals     312 $ 17,472     $ 17,472
2006 Touch-up painting of back fence    
  Touch-up painting of steps on each building    
  Touch-up painting where old signs removed    
  Painting of electrical boxes Buildings 3, 4 & 5    
  Conduit clip replacement Buildings 3 & 5    
  Conduit painted Building 5    
  Electric box hinges sealed with clear sealer    
  Place hinges and clasp on Building 3 water shut off door    
  Concrete steps sealed    
  Parking light on Building 5 replaced    
  Parking light on Building 3 serviced     Saved
  Replaced Thermostat and box for heat tape on Building 5     2010 $ 18,368
  Installed Shipley Management signs on Buildings 3 & 5 16 8 128 $ 7,168   2009 $ 12,544
  Repaired holes in building 5 stairwell walls 3 4 12 $ 672   2008 $ 12,992
  Changed parking sign blocks and renumbered spaces 1 2 2 $ 112   2007 $ 17,472
  General weeding, mulching and clean up 4 7 28 $ 1,568   2006 $ 11,704
  Parking lot stones and grading 5 3 15 $ 840   2005 $ 11,144
  Touched up paint in stairs for building 3 & 4 4 6 24 $ 1,344   2004 $ 12,208
  Totals   209 $ 11,704   $ 11,704 2003 $ 2,240
2005 Installed new light fixtures in garage areas  2 4 8 $ 448   Total $ 98,672
  Repaired wind damaged roof hatch in building 5 3 1 3 $ 168  
  Painted roof hatch areas  3 4 12 $ 672  
  Board walks for shower areas  2 4 8 $ 448   Assumptions
  Railing boards 3 8 24 $ 1,344   $ 40.00 Hourly Base Rate
  Painting 2 buildings touch up 2 8 16 $ 896   40% Mgmt Fee
  Paint Building 5 Steps 4 16 64 $ 3,584   $ 56.00 Total Hourly Rate
  Landscaping and mulch  2 8 16 $ 896  
  Electric box shingles 2 6 12 $ 672  
  Painting parking blocks   2 3 6 $ 336  
  Changing numbers and signs   2 1 2 $ 112   16 people in sept and nov
  Power washing   2 8 16 $ 896  
  Treating landscaping ties   2 4 8 $ 448  
  Treating concrete steps   2 2 4 $ 224  
  Totals     199 $ 11,144 $ 11,144
2004 Painted new lines for parking spaces in garage areas   1 4 4 $ 224  
  Producing new number signs 2 8 16 $ 896  
  Changing numbers and signs 2 1 2 $ 112  
  Tree removal Building 3    4 4 16 $ 896  
  Garage area box construction 4 12 48 $ 2,688  
  Garage powerwashing & painting 8 16 128 $ 7,168  
  Hindge replacement   2 2 4 $ 224  
  Totals     218 $ 12,208 $ 12,208
2003 Parking lot stones and grading 2 4 8 $ 448  
  Tree removal - Buildings 4 and 5   8 4 32 $ 1,792  
  Totals     40 $ 2,240     $ 2,240