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DD 56 Public Hearing On Completion Of Contract - Wednesday, October 05, 2022 at 9:30 A.M. at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) - 1031 Edgington Ave., Eldora,
IA 50627
DD 56 Landowner Meeting Agenda 12-08-21
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This Landowner Meeting is to discuss a price increase to the project.
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This meeting will be open to the public for in-person attendance at the EOC building, attendance is also available electronically either by conference call or online.
To access the meeting call: 1-(312)-626-6799, when prompted enter meeting
ID code: 820 7567 2007
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DD 56 Landowner Meeting was held Wednesday, December 08, 2021 at 10:00 AM at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). This meeting was held to discuss a potential price increase to the project due to
inflation. The landowners were provided with a letter from Forterra and a Cost Comparison sheet.
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DD 56 Bid Letting was held Wednesday, March 10, 2021. No action was taken on bids received at this meeting and a Landowner Meeting was scheduled to discuss bids/options. See Bid Tab in Documents below.
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DD 56 Landowner Meeting was held Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 10:00 AM at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). This meeting was held to discuss improvement options and
reclassification as presented at the Public Hearings on Reclassification Report for Main Tile of Drainage District 56 (EAST and WEST) and on Engineer's Report (Including Revision & Supplement) on Improvements to the
Main Tile of Drainage District 56. A Public Hearing on these reports was held on April 1, 2020, and the reports were discussed, please see April 1, 2020 Hearing minutes below. At the July 8, 2020 Meeting there was
extensive discussion of the Reports and Reclassification, which can be found in the July 8, 2020 Meeting minutes below.
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It was approved at the July 8, 2020 DD 56 Landowner Meeting to split District 56 into two portions, DD 56 East and DD 56 West. It was also approved to adopt the red line plan (as noted in Supplement to the Engineer's
Report map on TAB A) to a 1" coefficient with the potential of dropping down depth at the expense of the new DD 56 West district as an alternate bid to be determined at the bid awarding.
- Decision on the Reclassification Report was delayed until the following week's Regular Drainage Meeting scheduled on July 15, 2020 to allow additional time for comments or concerns to be addressed.
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On July 15, 2020 the Reclassification Report for DD 56 East and DD 56 West was approved as presented, see minutes below.
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When a drainage district makes improvements, landowners MUST follow all wetland compliance requirements to protect their eligibility for USDA benefits. Due to the USDA’s privacy policy, the Trustees are not allowed to
obtain wetland determinations of land within the drainage district. Therefore, you are requested to contact your local FSA office ASAP to discuss any current wetland determinations that may be on file. You may also
request and submit an AD-1026 form for a determination, which can also be found online at http://forms.sc.egove.usda.gov/efcommon/eFileServices/eForms/AD1026.
PDF.
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The improvement project is approved and is moving forward. If you do not request a Certified Wetland Determination, there is a possibility that payments from programs administered by the FSA and NRCS will cease for
all your land not just land within this district.
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Once your certified wetland determination is received, you are asked to please submit it to the Hardin County Drainage Clerk. If you don’t have any wetlands, please let the Drainage Clerk know that also.
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If you would like copies of any of the Engineer's Reports mailed to you, please make request to the Drainage Clerk at:
Documents, Minutes & Reports
District Documents
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DD 121 Work Order 295 Investigation Summary - Investigation was done on reported blowout/sinkhole, and the investigation found a wet area upstream of the blowout, water flowing overland, exposed & broken tile, and shallow tile.
In September of 2020, the Trustees approved to have a contractor in the lottery system go out to pothole and televise tile, provide the video to CGA to review and have CGA report back to the Trustees.
DD 121's Second Investigation Summary conducted exploratory investigations in the upstream and downstream directions to determine the general condition of the Main tile in this area. Initial investigation found a 15" single wall
HDPE tile (downstream side) connected to a 14" clay tile that was backing up water into the upstream 15" rusty CMP tile. In this excavation, there was little to no cover over the Main tile. Excavating at a blowout/sinkhole
further upstream found the 14" VCP to be fully plugged with tree roots, and further upstream found a 15" single wall HDPE tile. Upstream of that, the 14" VCP tile was found to be in round with greater soil cover. An additional 2
excavations downstream found the 15" VCP tile to be round with greater soil cover.
With poor physical condition of the tile, lack of soil cover, and multiple previous repairs that have taken place in the past, CGA recommends the Main tile be replaced between the excavations that showed the Main to be in
adequate condition. Such a repair would correct the multiple issues found, repair the existing blowouts and prevent the occurrence of more (given the tile has already been repaired multiple times already).
It is CGA's opinion that this repair would consist of replacing 800' of tile with RCP tile and would have a construction cost of approximately $40,000 to $60,000.
An informational Landowners Meeting has been scheduled, landowner input and feedback is requested to discuss options and/or see if there is interest in a this district project/repair to address this issue.
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Update: In the September 1, 2021 Landowner's Meeting,
Landowners Meeting
- Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 10:00 AM
- Hardin County Courthouse, Large Conference Room, Lower Level
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This meeting will be open to the public for in-person attendance and also via conference call/online. You may call at 11:00 am to access the meeting by phone, call:
1-(312)-626-6799, when prompted enter meeting ID code: 820 7567 2007
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ou can also access the meeting online at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82075672007
District Documents
Drainage District 3 Trustees met on Monday, September 13, 2021, to review of the DD 3 Engineers Report on Repairs and Improvements to the Main Tile.
The Board of Trustees for Drainage District 3 have set a Continuation for this Public Hearing on Monday, 1st day of November 2021, at 10:00 A.M
. in the Lower-Level Conference Room of the Hardin County Courthouse, 1215 Edgington Ave., Eldora, Iowa as the date, time, and place for hearing on said report.
This meeting is open to the public for in-person and electronic attendance. To access the meeting call: 1-(312)-626-6799, when prompted enter meeting ID code: 820 7567 2007. You can also access the meeting online at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82075672007.
The Trustee’s had approved directing Clapsaddle-Garber Associates to create a Supplement to the Engineer’s Report on Repairs and Improvements to the Main Tile of Drainage District # 3. This supplement included investigation of
the tile condition on the east side of the railroad tracks and CGA reported this information back to the Trustees at the Continuation of the Public Hearing on Monday, September 13, 2021.
Discussion in September 13th’s meeting found that there was landowner interest in the open ditch option on the East side of the railroad tracks as detailed by the Supplement to the Engineer’s Report. Questions were asked about
the feasibility of continuing the open ditch on the east side of the tracks through to the current closed tile outlet at JJ Ave. Landowners expressed concerns about wet areas on the east side of the tracks in recent years, and
concern about the closed tile on the east side of the railroad tracks being able to accept the capacity of the open ditch’s flow from the upstream side on the west should the open ditch improvement option move forward. Concerns
were raised about the high cost of the road crossing which was estimated to be $863,750.63. Road crossing costs were high due to the crossing both JJ Avenue and 150th Street. CGA was to research if the road crossing could be
moved slightly to the South to cross JJ Avenue only once. CGA was to reach out to the NRCS for information on if this route could be changed to lessen the costs with a single crossing. No other action was taken at the September
13th meeting. A continuation of this discussion will be held in the November 1st public hearing.
The DD 3 Engineer's Report details findings of 5 sinkholes found on the Main Tile along with the Main Tile being in various states of collapse over the course of 4,745'. The Report notes it is restricting drainage capacity in
the area. The Engineer's Report details a repair method and an improvement method. The repair method details Partial Tile Replacement, which includes removal and replacement of the entire Main Tile for the investigation limits
with new Main Tile of equal or comparable size. The Improvement Method details the removal of 4,745' of tile and replacing it with a Main Open Ditch, to locate and outlet private tile and district lateral tile. Typically, the
Main Open Ditch would be in the same location as the existing Main tile, which would outlet all private and lateral tile encountered to discharge into the Main Open Ditch.
The Engineer's Report details repair and improvement options on the West side of the railroad tracks in the Opinion of Probable Costs and a summary of said costs follows:
The Supplement to the Engineers Report details repair and improvement options on the East side of the railroad tracks. In the opinion of probable cost and summary of said cost follows:
(NOTE: the estimate above does NOT include an estimate for the east side of the tracks moving to an open ditch)
It should be noted said costs include materials, labor, & equipment supplied by the contractor to complete the necessary improvements and include applicable engineering, construction observation and project administration
fees by CGA. However said costs do not include any interest, legal fees, county administrative fees, crop damages, other damages, previous repairs, engineering fees to date, wetland mitigation fees or reclassification fees (if
applicable) and said costs are not a guarantee of actual costs.
In the event said report is adopted that a reclassification of the benefits of the lands within said districts may also be considered. All claims for damages, except claims for land required for right-of-way, and all
objections for any reason to said engineer's report must be filed in writing and filed in the office of the Hardin County Auditor, Eldora, Iowa before or at the time set for said hearing. The failure to file written objections
prior to the time set for the hearing will result in a waiver of any objections, except claims for damages.
Because the Engineer's Report includes an improvement option, landowners have the right to file a remonstrance (a written document objecting to the improvement and signed by a majority of landowners in the district owning
70% or more of land within the district). A remonstrance must be filed in the office of the Hardin County Auditor, Eldora, Iowa prior to the time set for said hearing. If a valid and timely remonstrance is filed, the improvement
cannot be approved by the Board of Trustees, but the repair can still be considered and approved, and the right of remonstrance does not apply to a proposed repair project.
Although your property may not be in the direct area of the upcoming work, ALL property owners (including yourself) within the district's boundaries are financially responsible for work done in the
district. Any decisions made by the Trustees will determine the amount that will be assessed to you once the project is complete.
A Public Hearing has been set for Monday, November 01, 2021 at 10:00 AM in the Large Conference Room, Lower Level of the Hardin County Courthouse. This meeting will be held electronically and in-person due
to Covid-19 concerns. To access the meeting call: 1-(312)-626-6799, when prompted enter meeting ID code: 820 7567 2007. You can also access the meeting online at:https:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82075672007.
Continuation of Public Hearing
- Monday, November 1, 2021 10:00 AM
- Hardin County Courthouse, Lower Level, Large Conference Room
District Documents
DD 3 Public Hearing Notice
DD 3 Public Hearing Agenda November 01, 2021
DD3 Engineer's Report on Repairs and Improvements to the Main Tile
DD3 Supplement to Engineer's Report on Repairs and Improvements to the Main Tile