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Home My WebLink About04/15/2014 ... .... ..... .... ••• Meeting Location: Municipal Center City of App Valle 7100 147th Street West Y Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124 Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Cemetery Advisory Committee will be held on April 15, 2014, 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 April 15, 2014 - 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 — January 21, 2014 5. New/Continued Business A. Appointment of Cemetery Advisory Committee B. Informed Consent and Release C. Election of Officers D. Activity Report � E. Maintenance and Grounds Update F. Cemetery Tours G. 2015 Budget Process 6. Communications/Updates A. Spring 2014 City News Article 7. Other Business 8. Adjourn Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting Date: July 15, 2014 CITY OF APPLE VALLEY LEBANON CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE January 21, 2014 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Lebanon Cemetery Advisory Committee of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, held January 21, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at Apple Valley Municipal Center. PRESENT: Nancy Anderson, David Brueshoff, Tanya Grawe, Jay Hoekstra, Dave Kemp, Alan Kohls ABSENT: Tim Anderson City staff inembers present were: Public Works Director Todd Blomstrom, Cemetery Supervisor Mike Glewwe, and Cemetery/Public Works Coordinator Jean Bryant 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 2:04 p.m. by Chair Kohls. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: of Kemp, seconded by N. Anderson, approving the agenda for today's meeting as written. Motion passed unanimously. 3. AUDIENCE — 10 MINUTES TOTAL TIME LIMIT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THIS AGENDA There was no one present to speak. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — October 15, 2013 MOTION: of Kemp, seconded by Hoekstra, approving the minutes of the October 15, 2013, meeting as written. Motion passed unanimously. 5. NEW/CONTINUED BUSINESS A. Cemetery Advisory Committee Term Expirations Terms of Nancy Anderson, David Brueshoff, and Alan Kohls expire March 1, 2014. All expressed interested in serving another term. B. Activity Report MOTION: of Hoekstra seconded by Brueshoff, accepting the Activity Report for Fourth Quarter and 2013 with correction of the ending date for the year-to-date figures, and Lot Sales and Burials Since 2000 and the Quarter Activity Comparison as submitted. Motion passed unanimously. C. Maintenance and Grounds Maintenance mainly consisted of snow and ice removal from roads, the columbaria feature, and the Firefighters memorial; and replacing the flags. With the cold temperatures, frost burners have been needed to thaw the ground before digging graves. Staff is investigating radiant heaters as a more effective thawing method. D. 2013 Cemetery Report MOTION: by N. Anderson, seconded by Grawe, to accept the 2013 Cemetery Report and request staff to submit it to City CounciL Motion passed unanimously. E. 2014 Goals MOTION: by Hoekstra, seconded by Kemp, to approve the 2014 Goals. Motion passed unanimously. 6. COMMUNICATIONS / UPDATES Members reviewed article on the historical marker from the Winter 2014 City News. 7. OTHER BUSINESS Chair Kohls offered to conduct a tour of the cemetery for the Committee. Members would like to know some of the history of the cemetery and the people buried there. They also discussed the possibility of offering tours for the public. 8. ADJOURN MOTION: of Brueshoff, seconded by Kemp, to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 2:46 p.m. �', I �I Respectfully submitted, c Jeu C. Bryant, Cem�ery/Public Works Coordinator Approved by the Cemetery Advisory Committee on Lebanon Cemetery ot Apple Valley 2014 Activity Report (First Quarte�) January 1 through March 31, 2014 SALES Resident Non-Resident Preneed At Need Sold Full Body Lot 2 2 0 4 1,404 of 2,441 Cremation Lot 0 2 2 0 118 of 565 Columbarium Niche 0 3 1 2 89 of 152 Cremation Boulder 0 0 0 0 25 of 25 SUBTOTAL 2 7 3 6 TOTAL SALES 9 BURIALS Traditional Cremain Full $ody Lot 3 1 Cremation Lot 0 1 Columbarium Niche 2 Cremation Boulder 0 SUBTOTAL 3 4 TOTAL BURIALS 7 TITLE CHANGES 0 TRANSFERS 1 RETURNS 3 I, I .. � I ' . � .. . . . . , . � . . . . � i ,.. . . I f r r � � � - SPRING 2014 ,� .�, �zw . APPLE VALLEY, MN �, . ,. - l � , � � ,� � � : �;...». ' - i � f . ` ,�,;. �� ,a±�::. �.. �-- .. i . -. .. ��'�� 9r �� , . � �i.v. V � � � -.. � n �.`" :.-� �_ � •`�..� `,. �b,'s�''_'mr��_`�M �. 3�� R S j� �� y6 �"� � . ...- . �� iAM � � i �.P:� .. . . M �4.•we^�arr- ,'�f `� - A visible part of Apple Valley's history is Lebanon Cemetery. It was established in 1863 at the time of the Civil War when the �rea was known as Lebanon Township. The original two-acre site on the southeast corner of County Road 42 and Pilot Knob Road was purchased to serve the burial needs of the community. The earliest recorded burial was May 25, 1861. For 135 years, Lebanon Cemetery was owned by those who owned � grave site. It was managed and operated by a small volunteer Board of Trustees who, with limited resources from the sale of grave lots, maintained the cemetery �s a public service. After the area became Apple Valley, many of the area citizens were choosing Lebanon as their fin�l resting place. This historic cemetery needed additional space and a major upgrade if it was to continue to serve the community. The Board of Trustees realized the cemetery could not meet the community's needs without additional resources and voted to offer the cemetery to the City of Apple Valiey in retum for City perpetual c�re and expansion. In May of 1997, Apple Va�ley voters approved acquisition of the cemetery and a bond referendum to obtain an additional eight acres of land. A master design ��nd development plan was drafted. Transfer of the original two acres of the cemetery was made to the City in December 1998. and the additional land was purchased. In 2013 the City added approximately three acres of land on the east side of the cemetery. This establishes the final boundary of Lebanon Cemetery. Many citizens who helped develop Apple Valley are buried in Lebanon Cemetery. If you visit the cemetery, you can see some familiar names on the monuments and markers. The cemetery is open every day from sunrise to sunset. If you would like information about Lebanon Cemetery, please visit www.cityofapplevalley.org, ernail pubworks�a�ci.apple-valley.mn.us, or call 952-953-2500. Staff would be pleased to assist you. '°' �r _ . `;�