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Home My WebLink About1-16-24 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 16, 2024, 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 January 16, 2024 - 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 17, 2023 5. New/Continued Business A. 2024 Goals • Maintenance Shed • Chip Sealing • Columbaria Area Water Feature • Boulder Area Expansion B. Maintenance and Ground Update C. 4th Quarter 2023 - Activity Report D. 2023 Cemetery Report E. Cemetery Advisory Committee Term Expirations – March 1, 2024 • Timothy Anderson • Jan Monro 6. Communications/Updates 7. Other Business 8. Adjourn Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting Date: April 16, 2024 CITY OF APPLE VALLEY LEBANON CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE October 17, 2023 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Lebanon Cemetery Advisory Committee of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, held October 17, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Apple Valley Municipal Center. PRESENT: Nancy Anderson, Tim Anderson, Dave Brueshoff, Tanya Grawe, Dave Kurtz, Alan Kohls, ABSENT: Jan Monro 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 2:00 p.m. by Chair Kohls. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: of D. Brueshoff, seconded by T. Anderson approving the agenda for today’s meeting as written. Ayes - 6, Nays - 0 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 18, 2023 MOTION: of T. Grawe, seconded by D. Kurtz approving the minutes of the July 18, 2023, meeting. Ayes - 6, Nays - 0 5. NEW/CONTINUED BUSINESS A. Cemetery Improvements – New Columbaria Area Mr. Lathrop informed the committee that the concrete pad and footings have been installed for the new columbaria area. The crew is currently working on grading and restoration of the area, but experienced a rain delay last week. This restoration work should be completed soon. The first of four columbaria is scheduled to be installed next week. Once installed, the waiting list of purchasers will be contacted for an opportunity to purchase. B. 3rd Quarter Activity Report 2023 MOTION: of T. Grawe seconded by N. Anderson, accepting the Activity Report for Third Quarter. Ayes - 6, Nays - 0 C. Maintenance and Grounds Update Mr. Lathrop reported that grave restorations have occurred, along with seeding of the areas. Shrub and tree cutting for the winter season will occur at the end of this month. New garbage and recycling containers were installed. The irrigation system has been blown out for the season. Crack sealing of the roads and parking lot took place in the spring, with chip sealing and fog sealing occurring in the future. The mini excavator is now being utilized for traditional burial digs and this is going well. D. REVIEW PROPOSED REVISIONS TO PRICING FOR 2024 Ms. Davis reviewed the updates to the General Price List for 2024. A pricing survey was completed in 2023 that considered rates at area cemeteries. This pricing survey is completed every three years. Lebanon Cemetery was found to be lower than average. Due to the survey, most cemetery rates received a 12%-20% increase with some of the rates only increasing 4% as an inflationary increase. Discussion was had by committee members on the increase as some of the committee members felt the proposed pricing was too high. Committee members also asked if pricing could be reviewed at the July meeting rather than the October meeting so that more time was allowed to review pricing. MOTION: of D. Brueshoff seconded by D. Kurtz, approving the General Price List for 2024. Ayes - 4, Nays - 2 6. COMMUNICATIONS / UPDATES 7. OTHER BUSINESS 8. ADJOURN MOTION: of N. Anderson, seconded by T. Anderson to adjourn the meeting. Ayes - 6, Nays - 0 Meeting adjourned at 2:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, __________________________________________ Wendy Davis, Cemetery/ Public Works Coordinator Approved by the Cemetery Advisory Committee on Wendy Davis 1-16-24 Lebanon Cemetery of Apple Valley 2023 Activity Report (Fourth Quarter) SALES Resident Non-Resident Preneed At Need Available Traditional Lot 12 7 15 4 570 Cremation Lot 9 1 4 6 756 Columbarium Niche 26 2 21 7 86 Cremation Boulder 2 0 1 1 SUBTOTAL 49 10 41 18 TOTAL SALES 59 BURIALS Traditional Cremain Traditional Lot 6 3 Cremation Lot 3 Columbarium Niche 8 Cremation Boulder 3 SUBTOTAL 6 17 TOTAL BURIALS 23 TITLE CHANGES 0 TRANSFERS 0 RETURNS 5 LOT SPLITS 4 Year to Date - January 1 through December 31, 2023 SALES Resident Non-Resident Preneed At Need Traditional Lot 25 12 27 10 Cremation Lot 19 8 15 12 Columbarium Niche 42 6 33 15 Cremation Boulder 7 0 4 3 SUBTOTAL 93 26 79 40 TOTAL SALES 119 BURIALS Traditional Cremain Traditional Lot 18 10 Cremation Lot 0 11 Columbarium Niche 0 17 Cremation Boulder 0 3 SUBTOTAL 18 41 TOTAL BURIALS 59 TITLE CHANGES 0 TRANSFERS 0 RETURNS 5 LOT SPLITS 4 October 1 to December 31, 2023 Lebanon Cemetery of Apple Valley Sales and Burial Comparison by Year Since 1999 Year Total Resident %Non- Resident %Preneed %At Need % 1999 27 21 78%6 22%17 63%10 37% 2000 40 23 58%17 42%25 62%15 38% 2001 54 33 61%21 39%36 67%18 33% 2002 52 35 67%17 33%36 69%16 31% 2003 41 23 56%18 44%22 54%19 46% 2004 59 34 58%25 42%42 71%17 29% 2005 58 35 60%23 40%39 67%19 33% 2006 52 39 75%13 25%32 62%20 38% 2007 43 30 70%13 30%19 44%24 56% 2008 59 36 61%23 39%33 56%26 44% 2009 50 37 74%13 26%26 52%24 48% 2010 44 36 82%8 18%28 64%16 36% 2011 56 36 64%20 36%31 55%25 45% 2012 70 47 67%23 33%44 63%26 37% 2013 59 41 69%18 31%34 58%25 42% 2014 57 37 65%20 35%35 61%22 39% 2015 69 53 77%16 23%46 67%23 33% 2016 75 42 56%33 44%49 65%26 35% 2017 108 83 77%25 23%79 73%29 27% 2018 62 43 69%19 31%41 66%21 34% 2019 85 59 69%26 31%53 62%32 38% 2020 156 111 71%45 29%99 63%57 37% 2021 168 130 77%38 23%122 73%46 27% 2022 143 104 73%39 27%89 62%54 38% 2023 119 93 78%26 22%79 66%40 34% Subtotal 1806 1261 70%545 30%1156 64%650 36% Less Returns -47 TOTAL SALES 1759 Year Total Traditional %Cremain % 1999 15 13 87%2 13% 2000 22 15 68%7 32% 2001 23 15 65%8 35% 2002 28 18 64%10 36% 2003 23 15 65%8 35% 2004 29 19 66%10 34% 2005 29 21 72%8 28% 2006 31 14 45%17 55% 2007 37 25 68%12 32% 2008 40 22 55%18 45% 2009 32 21 66%11 34% 2010 36 23 64%13 36% 2011 38 15 39%23 61% 2012 43 17 40%26 60% 2013 45 19 42%26 58% 2014 34 12 35%22 65% 2015 50 20 40%30 60% 2016 46 20 43%26 57% 2017 58 31 53%27 47% 2018 35 15 43%20 57% 2019 67 24 36%43 64% 2020 67 35 52%32 48% 2021 71 18 25%53 75% 2022 76 29 38%47 62% 2023 59 18 31%41 69% SUBTOTAL 1034 494 48%540 52% Disinterments 7 1 6 TOTAL BURIALS 1027 493 534 S:\...MULTI YEAR\YEAR END TOTALS SALES COMPARISON BY YEAR BURIAL COMPARISON BY YEAR Burials Since 2000 YEAR BURIALS TRANSFERS RETURNS Total Traditional Cremain 2000 22 15 7 0 10 2001 23 15 8 3 1 2002 28 18 10 10 3 2003 23 15 8 0 0 2004 29 19 10 5 1 2005 29 21 8 1 0 2006 31 14 17 22 0 2007 37 25 12 8 0 2008 40 22 18 4 4 2009 32 21 11 11 0 2010 36 23 13 3 1 2011 38 15 23 30 1 2012 43 17 26 15 6 2013 45 19 26 13 2 2014 34 12 22 5 1 2015 50 20 30 14 7 2016 46 20 26 2 2 2017 58 31 27 2 3 2018 35 15 20 4 1 2019 67 24 43 0 2 2020 67 35 32 2 3 2021 71 18 53 1 6 2022 76 29 47 0 3 2023 59 18 41 0 5 Lot Sales Since 2000 YEAR Total Residents Non-Residents Pre-Need At-Need Lot Split 2000 40 23 17 25 15 2001 54 33 21 36 18 2002 52 35 17 36 16 2003 41 23 18 22 19 2004 59 34 25 42 17 2005 58 35 23 39 19 2006 52 39 13 32 20 2007 43 30 13 19 24 2008 59 36 23 33 26 2009 50 37 13 26 24 2010 44 36 8 28 16 2011 56 36 20 31 25 2012 70 47 23 44 26 2013 59 41 18 34 25 2014 57 37 20 35 22 2015 69 53 16 45 23 2016 75 42 33 49 26 2017 108 83 25 79 29 10 2018 62 43 19 41 21 2 2019 85 59 26 53 32 4 2020 156 111 45 99 57 10 2021 168 130 38 122 46 11 2022 143 104 39 89 54 7 2023 119 93 26 79 40 4