Memo from Bill Nichols
RECEIVED
SEP 2 7 2004
Interoffice
MEMORANDUM
City Of Meridian
City Clerk Office
To:
Mayor De Weerd, City Council Members
Cc:
Brad Watson, Will Berg, Jr.
From:
Wm. F. Nichols
Subject:
Ashford Greens Drainage Area Maintenance
Date:
September 27,2004
I have reviewed the following documents: Stormwater Drainage Easement for
Ashford Greens Subdivision No.3, Stormwater Drainage Easement for Ashford Greens No.5, and
Stormwater Drainage Easement for Ashford Greens No.6.
Each of the easements has attached to it, a manual for light maintenance and heavy
maintenance of stormwater infiltration ponds.
Each of the easements has a common provision which reads in part as follows:
".. .theHomeowner's Association will have some maintenance responsibilities to be performed at its
sole cost and expense.. .. the respective responsibilities shall be carried out in accordance with the
terms and conditions of 'the manual for light maintenance and heavy maintenance of stormwater
infiltration ponds...'" In the referenced manual, light maintenance to be performed by the
Homeowner's Association includes weed control, trash clean up, slope stabilization, maintenance of
the pond surfaces, and mowing of the grass "on a regular basis to maintain a neat appearance."
It is my opinion that the Ashford Greens Homeowner's Association is responsible for
maintenance of these drainage areas regardless of whether they are in a common lot owned by the
Association, or are on the golf course property itself.
Lastly, Brad Watson furnished some photographs taken of the pertinent drainage
areas. In some of those areas, it appears that there is standing water on a regular basis. As I read the
manual for maintenance of these areas, it appears that ACHD has responsibility to reconstruct the
drainage areas so that water does not stand in them. I recommend that Staff work with ACHD to
obtain a definitive schedule for this maintenance work so that by next spring, stormwater drainage
will no longer create bogs or mosquito breeding areas.