ST9301-CS 921009 (2)MEMO
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Alan D. Ratliff, City Manager
Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E., City Engineer ~
Sandy Lake Road from MacArthur Blvd. to the Coppell City Limits
October 9, 1992
On September 8, 1992, I attended a meeting with representatives from Dallas County, the City
of Dallas, Shimek, Jacobs & Finklea Corporation, Sverdrup Corporation and Arredondo, Inc. Bill
Jessup, of Dallas County, gave an overview of the scope of the project. Joe Carter, of SJ&F, and
the City of Dallas representatives provided information concerning the existing water lines and
the proposed City of Dallas water line. Arredondo, Inc will be providing the fight-of-way survey
and maps. The design timetable is 30 weeks, excluding review time. That should put the
completion of the plans some time in late summer or early fall 1993. The county has not yet
sold funds for the construction of the project, so there is no timetable on the construction.
The City of Coppell will be required to perform several aspects of the project, such as: designing
the water and sanitary sewer adjustments for the existing utility lines, designing the landscaping
irrigation and entering into an interlocal agreement. T. R. Kennedy, of Dallas County, stated that
the interlocal agreement would not be needed until Dallas County requests funds for our
participation. Our participation cost will include things such as: the design and cost for the
relocation of the utilities, the cost of the brick pavers at the MacArthur/Sandy Lake intersection,
the cost of the,sidewalks, the cost of the right-of-way, and the cost for any other amenities
requested by the City of Coppell. Dallas County will be providing funds for the actual
construction of two 24 foot lanes and the necessary drainage improvements.
I recently sent the typical interlocal agreement from Dallas County to Lan5, Jackson and he
generated several areas of concern. I will continue working with Larry Jackson to formulate an
agreement that the City of Coppell is comfortable with. It will then be forward to Council for
approval. After the project is bid, there will be a supplemental interlocal agreement executed to
cover the City's cost. I requested that the city be keep informed of the projected construction
timetable so that we could begin exploring ways to fund our share of the cost.
If you should have any questions concerning the current status of this project, I would be happy
to discuss it with you. If not, I will keep you informed as information develops on this project.
cc: Steve Goram, Director of Public Works
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