YMCA-CS 980521 Coppell. Texas 750 i9
/2/~ The City With A Beautiful Future 97a-462-0022
May 21, 1998
Bill Anderson, P.E.
Dowdey, Anderson and Associates, Inc.
5225 Village Creek Drive, Suite 200
Plano, TX 75093
Re: YMCA water line
Dear Mr. Anderson:
This letter is written as a follow-up to our conversation regarding whether or not the
water line serving the YMCA could be public, as opposed to private. The benefit to
the YMCA would be the elimination of the double check vaults and the benefit to the
City would be the looping of the water line to the north, plus a stub out to the City
property at the northeast corner. With this letter, I am providing a copy of the plan as
submitted. However, the following enumerates various minor comments.
1. Relocate the gate valve at the T-connection along Town Center Blvd. to the
southern portion of the property and then install two joints pass the gate valve to
the Town Center site to the south.
2. All fire hydrant locations and number of f'u'e hydrants need Fire Marshall approval.
Also, if the line is public, all fire hydrants should also be inside an easement.
3. The 2' and 3" water service need double detector checks.
4. The sanitary sewer service and the sand trap on the south side of the proposed
YMCA should not be located within the proposed 20 foot water easement.
Therefore, the water easement should be shifted slightly to the south to insure that
we have a clear 20 feet from the sand trap to any future building that might be
located to the south.
5. The line running east/west on the north side of the property should be located
closer to the common property line between the city property and the YMCA
property. This will allow greater access to the line as a public line in the future by
City maimenance personnel. Once that line is relocated, the valve on the stubout to
the City property will also need to be relocated north and one joint of pipe stubbed
out north of the gate valve.
6. If possible, the 3" water service and 8" fire line on the east side of the proposed
YMCA should be relocated out from under the proposed hammerhead for the fn'e
lane.
The above comments, in essence, are very minor but they do need to be addressed.
The biggest issue I see is the fact that we need 20 feet clear from the sand trap that
serves the proposed YMCA today and any future buildings that might be constructed.
It is my understanding that if the water line becomes public and the need for the double
checks go away then there will be no question about the YMCA extending the drainage
system at their cost. Obviously, the City does anticipate participating in the portion of
the common driveway that is on City property.
I hope this has_addressed the concerns about the public water line. If you should have
any additional questions concerning this please contact me at (972)304-3679.
Sincerely,
Kenneth M. Griff'm, P.E.
Director of Engineering and Public Works
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