HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/21/2002 - Regular Minutes - Cemetery Advisory Committee
City of College Station
Cemetery Committee
Thursday, March 21, 2002
Central Park Conference Room
10:00 a.m.
Staff Present:
Ross Albrecht, Forestry Superintendent; Delmer Charanza, Cemetery
Sexton; Ann Marie Hazlett, Committee Secretary.
Members Present:
Katherine Edwards, Chairman; David Chester; Ed Burns; Sarah
Adams; Mary Lind Bryan; Mary Bingaman, Alternate.
Members Absent:
Neal Nutall; Joe Wallace
1.Call to order:
The meeting was called to order at 10:09 a.m.
2.Hear Visitors:
There were no visitors present at the meeting.
3.Discussion, consideration, and possible approval of absentee requests:
David
Chester made a motion to approve the absence of Neal Nutall & Joe Wallace.
Sarah Adams seconded the motion. All were in favor, and the motion passed
unanimously.
4.Discussion, consideration, and possible approval of February minutes:
Sarah
made a motion to approve the minutes from the February 14, 2002 meeting.
David seconded the motion. All were in favor, and the motion passed
unanimously.
5. Discussion, consideration and possible action regarding the status of the
landscape plan for the cremate area and the plan for memorializing the
Madeleys:
In reference to the wording of the memorial plaque, Ed Burns moved
to have the wording as follows: “This area created in memory of Edward and
Billie Madeley, who left the community a legacy of service and benefaction.”
David Chester seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The committee
then discussed where to break the wording for the plaque. The changes that were
suggested are as follows: 1. Break the wording between “legacy” and “of”; 2.
Delete the comma after “Madeley”; 3. Make “Edward and Billie Madeley” in an
enlarged font. Therefore the wording on the plaque should look similar to the
example below.
This area created in memory of
Edward and Billie Madeley
who left the community a legacy
of service and benefaction.
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Ed Burns moved to accept the changes stated above. David seconded and the
motion passed unanimously.
In addition, it was agreed upon by the committee that the plaque size needs to be
proportionate to the size of the boulder.
6.Discussion, consideration and possible action regarding the Master
Landscape Plan of the cemetery:
The master landscape plan is outdated and
needs to be updated. The Madeley area is not present on the current plan, and
according the plan, there are not a lot of trees present in the cemetery. The
committee wanted to see a plan with the above mentioned additions on the plan.
Most of the discussion revolved around the landscape of the back entrance to the
cemetery. Once the construction on Texas Avenue begins, those traveling north
on Texas will not have access to the front of the cemetery due to the fact that
there will be a median present. Therefore, the use of the back entrance of the
cemetery will be used much more frequently than before. The committee had
previously introduced a landscape to City Council regarding the back entrance
which included widening the entrance, putting planters on either side, and making
it similar to the front entrance. Ross suggested that the old drawings for the back
entrance be brought out and looked at. In addition, Katherine encouraged the
committee to drive through the back entrance and come to the next meeting with
some suggestions on how to better the entrance. Ross informed the committee
that there was plenty time to come up with a plan for the back entrance, and
recommended that the committee ask for the funds to improve that entrance in the
2004 budget year process.
7. Discussion of next meeting date and agenda:
Two meetings have been
tentatively set. The first one is scheduled for April 25, 2002. If that meeting does
not take place, then the committee will meet on Thursday, May 9,2002, in the
Central Park Conference Room at 10:00 a.m.
8. Adjourn:
The meeting adjourned at 10:54 a.m.
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