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Foxy Management Ltd.
500 Trinity Avenue, Suite 1B
Bronx, New York 10455
(T) 718 993 6737 (F) 718 993 6798
MEMO

To:              Jan Hanvik, Executive Director
                   Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center

From:           David Baez

Re:              Recent Management Activities at
                   Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center (“CSV”)

The capital program for Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center (“CSV”) is still several months away however management is working to address those issues that are within our abilities to tackle.  Our recent activities have addressed various electrical repairs, gutter maintenance, window repairs, and plumbing problems:

ELECTRICAL REPAIRS

Management brought electricians to the building to address various electrical problems.  While the entire buildings electrical problems were not addressed we did repair various shorts in air conditioner units, light outages, power shortages in some areas, upgrades to lighting fixtures, and general troubleshooting of various electrical problems.

GUTTER MAINTENANCE 

The roof area of the building has many gutters that are clogged with various foreign objects: shingle pieces, leaves, debris, and dead pigeons.  Management engaged a roofing contractor to address this problem.  A total of twelve gutters were cleaned out.  Two gutters actually had to be snaked out because of the excessive amount of blockage that existed.  All gutters now have wire gutter cups to prevent new garbage from getting into the gutters.  By preventing a repeat of the garbage accumulation we should minimize the occurrence of leaks into the building studios.  Any rain water that falls on the roof should drain through the gutters and not back up into the building. 

J. Hanvik, CSV
8/19/08
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WINDOW REPAIRS

Due to the age of the CSV windows many of the studios have windows that are not operating properly.  Management hired a window contractor to examine the window problems and fixed the windows.  Various windows had balances replaced and new balance boots installed.  The subject studios are reporting no problems with the repaired windows.

Management also observed various cracked windows that need to be repaired.  We have not gained access to the subject studios to measure and repair the damaged sashes.  Staff is working with us to gain access so we can measure and repair these windows. 

PLUMBING REPAIRS

The CSV plumbing like much of the building systems is old and problematic.  We have on several occasions had plumbers come to the building to clear toilet/sink leaks and back-ups.  As an ongoing service management established a bi-annual main sewer line clean out contract.  This maintenance of the sewer line should minimize back-ups into the building.  Additionally, by having this same plumber under contract permits us to access his expertise when the situation requires his service.

BOILER MAINTENANCE

While the heating season is not upon us the boiler’s operation is on our agenda.  The cost of operating the heating system and its operation will be a major challenge during the coming heating season.  We will attempt to prepare the heating plant for the winter within the constraints of heating plant’s reliability and our resources.