HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-19-21 MinutesCITY OF APPLE VALLEY
LEBANON CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
October 19, 2021
Minutes of the regular meeting of the Lebanon Cemetery Advisory Committee of Apple Valley,
Dakota County, Minnesota, held October 19, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at Apple Valley Municipal Center.
PRESENT: Nancy Anderson, Dave Brueshoff, Jay Hoekstra, Tanya Grawe, Dave Kemp, Alan Kohls.
ABSENT: Tim Anderson
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 1:57 p.m. by Chair Kohls.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: of N. Anderson, seconded by D. Brueshoff, approving the agenda for today’s meeting
as written.
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 20, 2021
MOTION: of J. Hoekstra, seconded by D. Kemp approving the minutes of the July 20, 2021,
meeting.
5. NEW/CONTINUED BUSINESS
A. Memorial Shelter Update – Mr. Saam discussed the progress made since the cemetery
committee last met. The building of the shelter is almost complete with granite installation
on columns and benches as all that remains for shelter completion. Plantings will likely be
delayed until the spring due to the weather. Ribbon cutting will be scheduled with council,
the private donor and the cemetery committee this year in the fall or in the spring of 2022.
B. 3rd Quarter Activity Report
MOTION: of T. Grawe seconded by N. Anderson, accepting the Activity Report for Third
Quarter.
C. Maintenance and Grounds Update – Mr. Lathrop updated the group on new plantings,
shrubbery maintenance and site restoration that has taken place this fall. A fall cleanup will
take place in the next few weeks with debris removal and collection of non-regulation items.
A new boulder section was opened in early October with space for 12 boulders, new plantings
were also planted in this area.
D. 2022 Meeting Schedule
MOTION: of D. Kemp seconded by N. Anderson, approving the 2022 Meeting Schedule.
E. Review Proposed Revisions to General Price List for 2022
Ms. Davis reviewed the updates to the General Price List for 2022. A pricing survey was
completed in 2020 that took into account rates at area cemeteries. This year’s proposed rate
increase was a 4% inflationary increase with an additional $100 for burials over the 4%
increase to capture costs associated with the cemetery burial shelter.
6. OTHER BUSINESS
7. ADJOURN
MOTION: of N. Anderson, seconded by J. Hoekstra, to adjourn the meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 2:21 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Wendy Davis, Cemetery/ Public Works Coordinator
Approved by the Cemetery Advisory Committee on 1-18-22