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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1-21-25 City of Meeting Location: Municipal Center 7100 147th Street West Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124 Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Cemetery Advisory Committee will be held on January 21, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the Apple Valley Municipal Center LEBANON CEMETERY OF APPLE VALLEY Apple Valley Municipal Center 7100 – 147th Street Apple Valley, MN 55124 (952) 953-2400 AGENDA January 21, 2025 - 2:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Audience – 10 Minutes Total Time Limit for Items Not on This Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes – October 15, 2024 5. New/Continued Business A. 2025 Goals • Maintenance Shed • Columbaria Area Water Feature • New Columbarium B. Maintenance and Ground Update C. 4th Quarter 2024 - Activity Report D. 2024 Cemetery Report E. Cemetery Advisory Committee Term Expirations – March 1, 2025 • Tanya Grawe • David Kurtz 6. Communications/Updates 7. Other Business 8. Adjourn Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting Date: April 15, 2025 CITY OF APPLE VALLEY LEBANON CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE October 15, 2024 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Lebanon Cemetery Advisory Committee of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, held October 15, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Apple Valley Municipal Center. PRESENT: Nancy Anderson, Tim Anderson, Dave Brueshoff, Tanya Grawe, Alan Kohls, Jan Monro ABSENT: Dave Kurtz City staff members present were: Public Works Director Matt Saam, Streets Superintendent Jeff Lathrop, and Cemetery/Public Works Coordinator Wendy Davis 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 2:01 p.m. by Chair Kohls. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: of N. Anderson, seconded by T. Grawe approving the agenda for today’s meeting as written. Ayes - 6, Nays - 0 3. AUDIENCE – 10 MINUTES TOTAL TIME LIMIT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THIS AGENDA There was no one present to speak. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – July 16, 2024 MOTION: of D. Brueshoff, seconded by T. Anderson approving the minutes of the July 16, 2024, meeting. Ayes - 6, Nays - 0 5. NEW/CONTINUED BUSINESS A. Cemetery Improvements Additional Columbarium Mr. Lathrop informed the committee that the second of four columbaria for the south shelter area will be ordered soon. Mr. Lathrop is currently working with Coldspring Granite on adding more single niches to this columbarium. The estimated time for delivery is 30 weeks from the order date, installation should be in the Spring/Summer of 2025. Cemetery Garage Mr. Lathrop stated that staff is working with Oertel Architects as well as City Engineering staff on installation of a garage building for the cemetery. The garage building will store items needed for cemetery operations. The garage building is expected to be installed in Spring / Summer of 2025. Review Policy – Dogs Allowed at Cemetery As a review, Mr. Lathrop discussed the current policy of dogs being allowed at the cemetery with signage stating that dogs must be cleaned up after and referencing the City’s leash ordinance. Over the last quarter, staff have monitored dogs at the cemetery. Staff have not reported any issues. Will continue to monitor the situation and add back to the agenda if needed. B. 3rd Quarter Activity Report 2024 MOTION: of J. Monro seconded by T. Grawe, accepting the Activity Report for Third Quarter. Ayes - 6, Nays - 0 C. Maintenance and Grounds Update Mr. Lathrop reported that burial restorations have occurred, along with seeding of burial areas. STS is completing fall cutbacks and removing weeds as well as dead flowers. The corner monuments at the cemetery were cleaned, pressure washed, and mildew was removed. The letters on the cemetery monument were also repainted. Tree work will take place in early November. There is one dead tree at the cemetery that needs removal as well as additional tree limb cleanup. Fall cleanup of leaves will also be completed in the coming weeks. D. 2025 Cemetery Committee Meeting Schedule MOTION: of T. Grawe seconded by D. Brueshoff, approving the 2025 Meeting Schedule. E. REVIEW PROPOSED REVISIONS TO PRICING FOR 2025 Ms. Davis reviewed the updates to the General Price List for 2025. A pricing survey was completed in 2023 that considered rates at area cemeteries. This year’s proposed rate increase was a 3.2% inflationary increase. MOTION: of D. Brueshoff seconded by J. Monro, approving the General Price List for 2025. Ayes- 6, Nays-0 6. COMMUNICATIONS / UPDATES 7. OTHER BUSINESS 8. ADJOURN MOTION: of D. Brueshoff, seconded by J. Monro to adjourn the meeting. Ayes - 6, Nays - 0 Meeting adjourned at 2:23 p.m. Respectfully submitted, __________________________________________ Wendy Davis, Cemetery/ Public Works Coordinator Approved by the Cemetery Advisory Committee on 1-21-25 Lebanon Cemetery of Apple Valley 2024 Activity Report (Fourth Quarter) SALES Resident Non-Resident Preneed At Need Available Traditional Lot 13 3 9 7 527 Cremation Lot 2 4 4 2 748 Columbarium Niche 15 3 14 4 38 Cremation Boulder 2 1 1 26 spaces SUBTOTAL 32 10 28 14 TOTAL SALES 42 BURIALS Traditional Cremain Traditional Lot 15 3 Cremation Lot 2 Columbarium Niche 9 Cremation Boulder 0 SUBTOTAL 15 14 TOTAL BURIALS 29 TITLE CHANGES 0 TRANSFERS 4 RETURNS 1 LOT SPLITS Year to Date - January 1 through December 31, 2024 SALES Resident Non-Resident Preneed At Need Traditional Lot 38 11 30 19 Cremation Lot 8 4 6 6 Columbarium Niche 43 8 39 12 Cremation Boulder 3 0 2 1 SUBTOTAL 92 23 77 38 TOTAL SALES 115 BURIALS Traditional Cremain Traditional Lot 33 12 Cremation Lot 0 11 Columbarium Niche 0 28 Cremation Boulder 0 3 SUBTOTAL 33 54 TOTAL BURIALS 87 TITLE CHANGES 0 TRANSFERS 12 RETURNS 5 LOT SPLITS 0 October 1 to December 31, 2024