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"Matt Alexander" <malexander@daa-civil.com>
<wskipwith@halff.com>
<kgriffin@ci.coppell.tx.us>
11/1/2006 11 :57 AM
Tract along Grapevine Creek at the Northwest Corner of Bethel Road and Denton Tap in
Mr. Skipwith,
Per our conversation this morning, yesterday I had a meeting with Ken
Griffin of the City of Coppell. The purpose of the meeting was to find
the HEC-2 models (including floodway) for Grapevine Creek that runs from
downstream of Denton Tap (including the Denton Tap Bridge Crossing) to
Bethel Road. The City of Coppell only has HEC-2 models that start at
Bethel Road and run upstream on Grapevine Creek.
Mr. Griffin has directed me to contact you and request this information
based on the storm water drainage study your firm prepared for the City
of Coppell. We understand that the use of any models we receive from you
is at our own risk. However, this should give us the initial information
we need until the FEMA models are received. Thank you in advance for
your help in this matter, we really appreciate it, and we look forward
to receiving it from Mr. Erskin. When it is ready please let me know and
we will make arrangements to pick it up.
Matt Alexander, P.E.
Dowdey, Anderson & Assoc., Inc.
972.931.0694
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Alan D. Ratliff, City Manager
Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E., City Engineer ~
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Grapevine Sanitary Sewer Project
DATE:
October 23, 1992
On October 20, 1992, I met with Ms. Ruth Alexander and her daughter, Carol Vessey, concerning
the acquisition of an easement across her property at the northwest comer of Bethel Road and
Denton Tap. The City needs an easement across the east side of her property, parallel to Denton
Tap, from Grapevine Creek to Bethel Road to construct a portion of the sanitary sewer line.
There is currently a sanitary sewer line on the west side of Ms. Alexander's property, where
Grapevine Creek goes under Bethel Road, that goes northward along the north side of her
property and the south side of Grapevine Creek. In essence, it is on the west and north side of
her property. Ms. Alexander stated that she would like to eliminate the portion of the sewer line
on the north side of her property. This is a feasible alternative, however, there would be some
cost to the City. The cost would involve relaying the portion of the sewer line on the west side
of her property, which flows south to north right now. It would be relayed to flow in a north to
south direction to the proposed sewer line in Bethel Road. The lenght is approximately 370 feet.
By doing that, we could eliminate the portion of the sewer line on the north side of her property.
However, if the sewer line on the west side is relayed, the proposed sewer line in Bethel Road
would have to be upsized from a 24 to a 30 inch sanitary sewer line. Without the redesign of
the sewer, Ms. Alexander has strongly indicated that she will not grant an easement for the
proposed sewer line on the east side of her property and that she would fight us in court when
we try to obtain it.
The following is a summary of what Ms. Alexander would like:
1) Relay approximately 370 feet of the sanitary sewer on the west side of her
property to flow in a north to south direction .
2) Abandon the sanitary sewer on the north side of her property.
3) Install a new chain linklbarbed wire fence with a chain link gate on the east side
of her property, parallel to Denton Tap Road.
4) Reseed any construction area with bermuda grass.
5) This is an offshoot of relaying the sewer on the west side. The sanitary sewer in
Bethel Road would have to be upsized from a 24 to a 30 inch sanitary sewer.
In return, the City would obtain the following from Ms. Alexander:
1) The 20 foot permanent utility easement on the east side of her property.
2) A 40 foot temporary construction easement on the east side of her property.
3) A 40 foot temporary construction easement on the west side of her property.
Memo to Alan D. Ratliff, City Manager
October 23, 1992
Page 2
The cost to relay the sanitary sewer line and to upsize the proposed sewer line in Bethel Road
would cost the City somewhere in the range of $30,000 to $40,000. As I stated in a previous
memo, I will be briefing the Council on November 10, 1992 concerning the bid opening and
various options associated with this project. At that time, unless you offer any objections, I will
present this request from Ms. Alexander as an additional option for the Council to consider and
provide direction on.
If you should have any questions concerning this, I would be happy to discuss them with you.
KMGlbd
cc: Steve Goram, Director of Public Works
Wayne Ginn, Ginn Corporation
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