DR8601-CS 860303March 3, 1986
Mr. Ed Powell, P.E.
Coppell City Engineer
City of Coppell
P. O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75011
RE: Drainage ditch failure adjacent to the Parkwood II subdivision, Coppell, Texas
Dear Mr. Powell:
This letter is in response to your letter dated February 10, 1986, in which you stated
the City of Coppell's position regarding the pilot channel failure in the Parkwood
Section Two subdivision. These improvements were accepted by the City of Coppell
on September 12, 1984, and you provided no justification for your position that the
failure was due to faulty workmanship. Your conclusion that the City of Coppell does
not have a responsibility for repair of the channel is unacceptable to General and offers
no basis for us, as you suggested, to assume this responsibility.
General has already repaired City improvements and provided additional improvements
during the development of our subdivisions when they were not specified in the
construction plans. Now, we must insist that the City accept responsibility for the
repair of this channel as they would with other City improvements.
At this time, General and the Coppell Municipal Utility District No. 1, ("CMUD"), are
ready to proceed with underground utility construction for Parkwood Section Three.
Installation of the storm sewer improvements are dependent upon a repaired drainage
channel. Therefore, General would like to initiate, monitor and complete the necessary
construction procedures for the City as part of the Parkwood Section Three improvements,
and have the City reimburse the costs of repair through a letter agreement. We will
prepare this agreement as soon as your office notifies me of your concurrence. If you
feel that this matter requires the attention of the City Council as we discussed, please
notify me by March 10.
SH/jf
Jeff Hawkins, Pierce Lundsford & Associates
Tom Wise, Univest
George Dudley, Threadgill-Dowdey & Associates
Frank Proctor, Coppell City Manager
Samuel L. Wyse, General Homes Corporation
15301 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1020 ! Dallas, Texas 75248 / (214) 392-9200