… anytime someone wants something fixed I ask them to take on their requested project on the grounds that I’m doing everything else. In other words – yes it can be fixed but only if you (the requestor) make that happen.
When you think about it, this is just an extension of our responsibilities as members of the Owners Corporation (rather than the strata committee).
You want the lobby of the building to be retiled? Get three quotes and present them to the committee for initial assessment before it goes to the OC for approval. If you are passionate about wanting something fixed or changed, it should be important enough for you to do the legwork. Otherwise, why should anyone else, committee member or not, do the work when they are not being paid?