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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1-18-22 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 18, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at the Apple Valley Municipal Center and via Go-To-Webinar. LEBANON CEMETERY OF APPLE VALLEY Apple Valley Municipal Center and via Go-To-Webinar 7100 – 147th Street Apple Valley, MN 55124 (952) 953-2400 AGENDA January 18, 2022 - 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 19, 2021 5. New/Continued Business • Update on Memorial Shelter – See attached photos A. 2022 Goals • New Columbarium • New Spruce Trees along southeastern corner B. Maintenance and Grounds Update C. 4th Quarter 2021 - Activity Report D. 2021 Cemetery Report E. Cemetery Advisory Committee Term Expirations – March 1, 2022 • Tanya Grawe • Jay Hoekstra 6. Communications/Updates • Spring 2022 Newsletter Article on Memorial Shelter 7. Other Business 8. Adjourn Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting Date: April 19, 2022 CITY 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, __________________________________________ Wendy Davis, Cemetery/ Public Works Coordinator Approved by the Cemetery Advisory Committee on Lebanon Cemetery of Apple Valley 2021 Activity Report (Fourth Quarter) SALES Resident Non-Resident Preneed At Need Available Traditional Lot 14 6 15 5 650 Cremation Lot 4 4 6 2 808 Columbarium Niche 7 0 5 2 42 Cremation Boulder 4 0 4 0 NA SUBTOTAL 29 10 30 9 TOTAL SALES 39 BURIALS Traditional Cremain Traditional Lot 5 3 Cremation Lot 0 3 Columbarium Niche 0 7 Cremation Boulder 0 2 SUBTOTAL 5 15 TOTAL BURIALS 20 TITLE CHANGES 0 TRANSFERS 1 RETURNS 1 LOT SPLITS 5 Year to Date - January 1 through December 31, 2021 SALES Resident Non-Resident Preneed At Need Traditional Lot 37 11 34 14 Cremation Lot 24 11 23 12 Columbarium Niche 42 10 37 15 Cremation Boulder 27 6 28 5 SUBTOTAL 130 38 122 46 TOTAL SALES 168 BURIALS Traditional Cremain Traditional Lot 18 6 Cremation Lot 0 18 Columbarium Niche 0 21 Cremation Boulder 0 8 SUBTOTAL 18 53 TOTAL BURIALS 71 TITLE CHANGES 1 TRANSFERS 1 RETURNS 6 LOT SPLITS 11 October 1 through December 31, 2021