Coppell Health-CS 890207COPPELL PUBLIC WORKS
February 7, 1989
TO:
FROM:
RE:
Alan Ratliff, City Manager
Steve Goram, Director of Public Works
Lake Dedication Coppell ltealth Care Center
The dedication of a 1.3 surface acre lake and approximately 1 acre
around the shoreline will impact department resources.
A reduction in manpower to maintain existing parks will result at
time of dedication obligating unbudgeted resources to fund the
maintenance as well.
A breakdown of services and the cost of those to be provided is listed
below. An inflation factor of 4% will show yearly increases due to
rising costs of retaining employees and operation of equipment.
The 1.3 acre lake will use these resources yearly:
Electrical service for irrigation, aeration; 12 months at $10.00/month
Repairs to aerator $60.00/hour @ 5 hours yearly
$120.00
$300.00
Algae Treatment ~ 3 times yearly w/chemicals
Aquatic Weed Control 3 times yearly w/chemicals
$250.00
SI,500.00
Subtotal
The maintenance associated with the shoreline
is listed below:
Mowing
$2,170.00
and grassed slopes yearly
32" walk behind mower 2.5 hfs per cutting
t~mes 44 cuttings per year @ $9.00/hour
Nylon string trimming 1,000 linear ft @ 1 hr/visit
times 44 visits per year @ $8.50/hour
$990.00
$374.00
Litter Control
2 visits per week @ 1 hr each
times $8.00/hour 104x8.00
Pruning of Trees 30 hours yearly @ $9.00 each
Treated water for irrigation - 3 times per week
at peak growing season
Irrigation system checks and Park Inspection 52 per year @ 1 hour each @ $10.00/hr
3 Fertilizer Applications - 2.25 hfs each x
times 3 yearly
Fertilizer - 15-5-10 @ 6 lbs/1000 ft~
Edging 1,500 linear ft @ 1.5 hrs/visit x 44 visits
@ $8.00/hour
$832.00
$270.00
$2,500.00
$520.00
$8.00/hr
$54.OO
$400.00
$520.00
Subtotal $6,468.00
Total $8,638.00
An annual budget of the above total is necessary for 1 year of
maintenance. A 4%.inflation figure on the costs per year would raise
that figure $350.00 each year.
The Park Board reviewed this on February 6 after a presentation by
Grant Hensley representing the architect. During the presentation
a request to incorporate a concrete sidewalk to tie the area to Coppell
Plaza Drive utilizing the drainage easement and throughout the grass
slope area to connect to a proposed linear park on the east side of
Heartz Road. The Board had no objections to the dedication of the
lake and surrounding slope areas.
Staff feels the dedication will enhance the aesthetics of the Town
Center area, serve as a focal point drawing persons to the lake and
function as a passive outdoor area for library patrons when this is
built along the lake. The area's use as a retention area and passive,
pastoral greenspace make this a visible addition to not only the Town
Center area but the community open space system.
Again, staff feels that the lake dedication can be a nice feature
to the Town Center development, but sufficient resources need to be
budgeted if this is to be achieved.
SGG/sm
cc: Kevin Pieffer, Interim Planning & Zoning Coordinator
Richard Diano, Park Foreman