HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/16/2013 MINUTES OF LEBANON CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Apri116, 2013 - 2:00 p.m.
Apple Valley Municipal Center
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Tim Anderson, David Brueshoff, Tanya Grawe, Jay
Hoekstra, Dave Kemp, Alan Kohls
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Nancy Ariderson
OTHERS PRESENT: Ron Kohls, Resident
Public Works Director Todd Blomstrom
Cemetery Supervisor Mike Glewwe
Cemetery/Public Works Coordinator Jean Bryant
The meeting was called to order at 1:57 p.m.
City Clerk Pamela Gackstetter administered the oaths of office to Tanya Grawe and Jay Hoekstra.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: of T. Anderson, seconded by Kemp, approving the agenda for
today's meeting as written. Motion passed unanimously.
AUDIENCE —10 MINUTES TOTAL TIME LIMIT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THIS AGENDA
Attendees introduced themselves. Committee Members Grawe and Hoekstra were
welcomed to the Cemetery Advisory Committee.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES — January 15, 2013
MOTION: of Kemp, seconded by Brueshoff, approving the minutes of
the January 15, 2013, meeting as written. Motion passed unanimously.
NEW/CONTINUED BUSINESS
Appointment of Committee Members
The updated Council, Commission, and Committee Members list was distributed.
Election of Officers
MOTION: of Hoekstra, seconded by Brueshoff, opening the nomination
for officers. Motion passed unanimously.
Chair Kohls asked for nominations for Chair and Secretary. Committee Member
Kemp nominated Alan Kohls for Chair. There were no other nominations.
Committee Member Kemp nominated David Brueshoff for Secretary. There were no
other nominations.
MOTION: of Kemp, seconded by T. Anderson, closing the
' nominations for the election of officers. Motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: of Kemp, seconded by T. Anderson, appointing Alan
Kohls Chair and David Brueshoff Secretary of the Lebanon Cemetery
Advisory Committee for 2013. Motion passed unanimously.
Activity Report
Ms. Bryant reviewed the Lebanon Cemetery Activity Report for first quarter. There were 10
sales, 11 burials, no title changes, 3 transfers, and no returns to the cemetery.
Maintenance and Grounds
Mr. Glewwe reported that first quarter maintenance consisted of plowing snow, filling in
settling gravesites, picking up some unapproved items, and changing the flags.
Purchase of Additional Land
Mr. Blomstrom updated the committee on the purchase of additional land. A purchase
agreement has been signed for approximately three acres to the east of the current
cemetery. A Phase I environmental study was completed, and nothing of concern was
found. Payrnent for the land will come from the Cemetery Fund.
"City Hold" Lots
Ms. Bryant presented the committee with staff's suggestions for removing certain burial
lots from the inventory due to underground electrical lines and irrigation piping, trees, or
proximity to the road where space is needed for snow storage. The committee also
reviewed certain lots to be returned to the inventory as they no longer need to be held for
future work.
MOTION: of Brueshoff, seconded by Kemp, to delete lots and
place hold lots for sale as illustrated in figures provided by Jean Bryant.
Motion passed unanimously.
OTHER BUSINESS
Spring 2013 City News Article
"Lebanon Cemetery of Apple Valley" was published in the Spring City News.
ADJOURN
MOTION: of Kemp, seconded by Brueshoff, to adjourn the meeting.
Motion passed unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 2:53 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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