Title
Colette Highlands Subdivision Homeowner Association Maintenance Agreement
History
Even though the medians of Somerglen Lane and Park Station Boulevard in the Colette Highlands Subdivision were designated the Village’s responsibility, the Colette Highlands Subdivision Homeowner’s Association (HOA) installed sprinklers in the median during the development of the subdivision in the early 2000’s, and continue to mow and landscape around the trees in the median to ensure the look of the neighborhood would be maintained.
In 2006, at a Public Works/Engineering Committee meeting, the Colette Highlands Subdivision HOA requested that the Village pay for a percentage of the water bill for the sprinkler system. An agreement was not executed at that time, and no further action was ever taken. See attached Legistar File 2006-0477.
Between 2023 and 2024, during construction of the Centennial Park West venue, utilities serving the facility were installed along Park Station Boulevard. Because irrigation lines are not typically marked through the J.U.L.I.E. utility locate process, and due to excavation activities being performed in the same area by both the contractor and Public Works staff, portions of the irrigation system installed by the Colette Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA) were damaged.
Following discussions with the Colette Highlands HOA President, it was determined that a formal agreement should be established whereby the HOA would abandon the irrigation system located within the parkway areas and medians, relying instead on natural rainfall for watering. Under the proposed arrangement, the Village would assume responsibility for mowing and landscape maintenance within the medians.
The HOA would continue to maintain the landscaping and irrigation systems associated with the monument signs along 108th Avenue, as well as the landscaped entrance median located on Somerglen Lane.
The attached agreement will be signed by both parties.
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