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Asbury Manor-CS021015T H E C 1 T Y O F COPPELL ~~ ~~g~~'~ o ~ F x A F i ~ a 9 October 15, 2002 Fred Phillips Ryland Homes 3 Metro Square 12000 Ford Road, Suite 320 Dallas, Texas 75234 RE: Asbury Manor Dear Mr. Phillips: Recently I met representatives of the Asbury Manor Subdivision Home Owners' Association (HOAI concerning the continued problems with the drainage channel constructed with the development. The HOA was appreciative of the fact that the silt within the culvert beneath the road had been removed. However, they indicated that there were still several issues left unresolved. Two of those issues are long standing issues and one is a new issue created by the removal of the silt. Each of the three issues is discussed below. The first issue involves the removal of approximately 100 rocks stacked along the north side of the existing culvert. Representatives of the HOA indicated that those rocks had been placed in the bottom of the channel some time ago at your direction when previous concerns were raised concerning standing water in the culvert area. While the silt was removed, the stacking of the rocks on the north side of the culvert along the headwall is not an acceptable solution. These rocks will eventually be washed into the channel creating even further opportunity for standing water. Therefore they should be removed from the channel (see enclosed photo). The second issue is the grading of the existing channel to drain. As can be seen on the enclosed photo an attempt has been made to cut a very small area down the centerline of the existing channel to the north. However, this channel is still not graded adequately to provide for drainage from the culvert to the north. There is more than enough fall from the outfall of this culvert to the north property line to provide for adequate drainage of the channel. Also, because the channel is only graded in the centerline, there is still blockage along both edges of the headwall further creating opportunity for standing water. The last issue concerns damage to the grouted rock section on the south side of the culvert. During the removal of the silt, equipment utilized created damage (see enclosed photo) to the grouted rock bottom. 255 PARKWAY # P. O.BOX 478 # COPPELL T% 73019 * TEL 972/462 0022 # FA% 972/304 3673 To bring these issues to a resolution the following items should be accomplished: 1) All rock originally placed within the channel during the development of the subdivision and that remains today stacked along the north side of the culvert should be removed from the site. 2) The channel from the outfall of the culvert to the north property line should be adequately graded to provide for positive drainage in this area. 3) The damaged grouted rock azea on the south side of the channel should be repaired. Please contact me at your eazliest convenience to provide a timetable of when this work will be completed. If you should need any additional information please feel free to contact me at your convenience. Sincerely, ~~~ Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E. Director of Engineering & Public Works Office 972/304-3686 Fax 972-304-7041 cc: Clay Phillips, Deputy City Manager Asbury Manor HOA 515 Westminster Way Coppell, TX 75019 ~. ~~, ~~~. ~ ,~ ~} ,: .: <.. ~;,. ~~; . e. .. ._ a .. ~a ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ z :~ s ,' x, n a„k~ .; { t ~ ~ ~~ ~ w .. ~ a~ ~ ~ ,a~~, ,: ' ~ ~ mom, ~ :c.'~ ~ , ~ ~ r '~` , ~ 4 ~ ~ n~' ~w,~a t': .w "' ~ a ' „~ g ~; ' K '~ ~rh c +Y ~. • ~ s~ ~: ~ Y~Q~ ~ s ,.~ •2 « j~ ~Pn ~ v ~' ~ tl6 0. p ~.~- ~~t. ~. x ~~ _.f P.A tel. ~ ~y "ai,, a k~' ~ ~. 5 ~.I?.. i • ~ S+ , ', ~Y ~f i y3 rv _ X ~ ~~ `ad 1 ~ ~!~ l x $. i . fi M1 ~ IT ' '~ 1 ~ n ~ ~ ,$s'S fit ab°,d~. a t W'- r• w . , ~._. t. ~ ~.,