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Home My WebLink About07/15/2014 iis• iii� ••• Meeting Location: Municipal Center city ot' 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 July 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 July 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 — April 15, 2014 5. New/Continued Business A. Activity Report B. Maintenance and Grounds C. Potential Changes to Cemetery Regulations 6. Communications/Updates A. City News Article 7. Other Business 8. Adjourn Proceed to cemetery for tour by Chair. Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting Date: October 21, 2014 CITY OF APPLE VALLEY LEBANON CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE April 15, 2014 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Lebanon Cemetery Advisory Committee of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, held April 15, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at Apple Valley Municipal Center. PRESENT: Nancy Anderson, Tim Anderson, David Brueshoff, Tanya Grawe, Jay Hoekstra, Dave Kemp, Alan Kohls ABSENT: None City staff inembers present were: Public Works Director Todd Blomstrom, Cemetery Supervisor Mike Glewwe, and Cemetery/Public Works Coordinator Jean Bryant. City Clerk Pamela Gackstetter administered the oaths of office to Nancy Anderson, David Brueshoff, and Alan Kohls. 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 2:03 p.m. by Chair Kohls. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: of Hoekstra, seconded by Kemp, 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 — January 21, 2014 MOTION: of Kemp, seconded by N. Anderson, approving the minutes of the January 21, 2014, meeting as written. Motion passed unanimously. 5. NEW/CONTINUED BUSINESS A. Appointment of Cemetery Advisory Committee Nancy Anderson, David Brueshoff, and Alan Kohls were reappointed by City Council on February 27, 2014, to terms expiring March l, 2017. B. Informed Consent and Release Members reviewed their contact information that is available to the public. Informed Consent and Release forms were completed as needed. C. Election of Officers MOTION: of N. Anderson, seconded by Hoekstra, opening the nomination for officers. Motion passed unanimously. Chair Kohls asked for nominations for Chair. Committee Member Grawe nominated Alan Kohls for Chair. There were no other nominations. MOTION: of T. Anderson, seconded by Brueshoff, closing the nomination for Chair and appointing Alan Kohls as Chair of the Lebanon Cemetery Advisory Committee for 2014. Motion passed unanimously. Committee Member Kemp nominated David Brueshoff for Secretary. There were no other nominations. MOTION: of T. Anderson, seconded by N. Anderson, closing the nomination for Secretary and appointing David Brueshoff as Secretary of the Lebanon Cemetery Advisory Committee for 2014. Motion passed unanimously. D. Activity Report MOTION: of T. Anderson, seconded by N. Anderson, accepting the Activity Report for First Quarter. Motion passed unanimously. E. Maintenance and Grounds Mr. Glewwe reported that maintenance has consisted mainly of plowing snow and removing snow from the columbaria feature. The initial cleanup from winter has been done. Upcoming work includes filling settling graves, sealing concrete, ordering and planting flowers, and a thorough cleanup for Memorial Day. The new radiant heater to thaw the ground worked well, making digging graves easier. This helps prevent the digging equipment from slipping and damaging sod and memorials. F. Cemetery Tours The regularly scheduled meeting on July 15 will be followed by a tour of the cemetery led by Chair Kohls if the weather permits. G. 2015 Budget Process Mr. Blomstrom presented the regular budget and Capital Improvement Projects for the Cemetery. Currently-proposed land development would extend housing to the south cemetery border and complete Embry Path to Co. Rd. 42. The proposed CIP for the cemetery includes a special assessment for Embry Path expansion, and grading of the cemetery site. Fencing of the cemetery would be completed in 2016. 6. COMMUNICATIONS / UPDATES Members reviewed an article on the historical marker from the Spring 2014 Citv News. 7. OTHER BUSINESS The Dakota County Labor Assembly and St. Paul Regional Labor Federation typically host a ceremony at the cemetery on April 28 for Workers Memorial Day. Information will be forwarded to members when it is received by staff. The current mowing contract expires at the end of 2014. Staff will contact companies with cemetery mowing experience and include the estimated cost in the 2015 budget process. Members expressed their gratitude for Ms. Bryant's work for the cemetery and wished her well in retirement. 8. ADJOURN MOTION: of Kemp, seconded by Brueshoff, to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 2:44 p.m. Respectfully submitted, C. Je C. Bryant, Cemete Public Warks Coordinatar Approved by the Cemetery Advisory Committee on Lebanon Cemetery oi Apple Valley 2014 Activity Report (Second Quarter) April 1 through June 30, 2014 SALES Resident Non-Resident Preneed At Need Sold Full Body Lot 4 0 2 2 1,408 of 2,441 Cremation Lot 2 4 3 3 124 of 565 Columbarium Niche 2 1 0 3 92 of 152 Cremation Boulder 0 0 0 0 25 of 25 SUBTOTAL 8 5 5 8 TOTAL SALES 13 BURIALS Traditional Cremain Full Body Lot 4 2 Cremation Lot 0 2 Columbarium Niche 2 Cremation Boulder 1 SUBTOTAL 4 7 TOTAL BURIALS 11 TITLE CHANGES 0 TRANSFERS 0 RETURNS 1 � � , : , 4�:�� '�„� ■ � � �ILLiNG Pt�►R�T�BLE C�S . � ' r �jl�� :� CC)ir�TAl1VERS �� 4.� - � ..,�=- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration t.Ft;�tvo� c��E7�RY , (NHTSA) urges motorists to avoid risk of fire by placing �� Appie Vailcy �� portable gasoline containers on the ground while filling _ �{ s' them because filiing them while they are located in beds of � '` '} .� � pickup trucks or in trunks or passenger car compartments µ�' �,.,,,` �.�r�' +rife -� � ,� °�:w� . � �»� can be hazardous. , _. - - . � +��._ wT � 75 Take the portable gas container out of your vehicle ,, and set it on the ground while filling it with gas. Static _ ,_, , _ -: : • - w. �. � f : . - • . rt� � . �-----4' . electricity could cause fire to erupt while fueling when it is - in your car or pickup bed, NHTSA Administrator Ricardo ' ' • • • • - • • - - . • . . Martinez, M.D., said. Adding to the danger is the location •• -• -•• •- • where these fires could occur -- at a gasoline station. Dr. • • " • " • • • - • • • Martinez told owners who have bedliners in their pickups .- . . .• • to be especially careful. A bedliner is a plastic, protective •. •., . . lining that fits inside pickup beds to protect the vehicle's -. ..- -.. .. surface from wear and teac He explained that the bedliner .. -.-. acts as an insulator, allowing static electricity to build up • . -• • - • • - • • -• . • on the gasoline container while it is being filled. The flow . •. .. •. . -., . . _. . of gasoline through the pump nozzle can produce static . � . • - . . .. - • • electricity. During fueling, this can create a spark between . . , .. . . • •. . . . . . , the container and the fuel nozzle, igniting gasoline vapors ' • • .. '•.. • . - . .. .. . and causing a fire or explosion. This danger also applies •.-.. •-. .. to nonmetallic containers capable of building up a static •- -.. •. . charge. - � • . . . . . ... - . According to NHTSA, there have been 24 fires and 5 • •••• injuries associated with static electricity discharge from _ � � portable fuel containers, some of which included serious � � injuries and extensive property damage. Most of the fires - . •• . . •..• .• • . � involved pickup trucks that had plastic bedliners. Reports • • . . - . . .• . - - . . - . . also describe fires that resulted while portable gasoline I containers were being filled in trunks and passenger �� ' � '� " ; .- • . - .- . . . • • - f compartments of vehicles, when carpeting acted as an insulator. NHTSA recommends the following safe � � � � � � � � � � � ' .-. . . .- ... - -. . . .- .• • t procedures for filling portable gasoline containers: ' • • • - . • • • Dispense gasoline only into approved containers. � � . � _� � � _ � . � , � � • Do not fill a container while it is inside a vehicle, a . . . �, , � _� _ . � . _ �. vehicles trunk, pickup bed or on any surface other than . . . _ _ � . � � .. _ � . . � the ground. � , � � • Bring the fill nozzle in contact with the inside of the fill opening before operating the nozzle. Contact should be ' maintained until the filling operation is complete. • Don't smoke while pumping gasoline. , � $ � s �'r s r ; �°u��. '� "x . . . - , , . � .. . . . . � ... . . . . , .