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City of College Station
Cemetery Committee
Thursday, December 11, 2003
Central Park Office
10:00 a.m.
Staff Present:
Ross Albrecht, Forestry Superintendent; Delmer Charanza, Cemetery
Sexton; Pete Vanecek, Sr. Parks Planner; Ann Marie Hazlett, Parks
Secretary.
Members Present:
Katherine Edwards, Chairman; Mary Lind Bryan; David Chester;
Joe Wallace; Don Hensel; Virginia Reese.
Members Absent:
Ed Burns; Sarah Adams.
1.Call to order:
The meeting was called to order at 10:05 a.m.
2.Hear Visitors:
Hearing none, this item was closed.
3.Discussion, consideration and possible approval of absentee requests:
Joe W.
moved to approve the absentee requests of Ed Burns and Sarah Adams. Don H.
seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously.
4.Discussion, consideration and possible approval of minutes from the regular
meeting on November 13, 2003:
Joe W. made a motion to approve the minutes from
November 13, 2003. David C. seconded the motion. All were in favor, and the
motion passed unanimously.
5.Discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding the Cemetery
Committee’s goals and objectives:
The board discussed changes to the current
Cemetery mission statement as well as the committee’s goals and objectives.
Katherine made the suggested changes (see attachment #1). There was no action on
this item.
6.Discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding the back entrance
improvements to the existing cemetery:
Pete V. reported on some of the changes
proposed to the back entrance improvements to the existing cemetery. Some of the
changes include:
?Widen entrance to 22 feet.
?Make drainage improvements.
?Building limestone walls on either side of the entrance with a solid iron gate,
which rolls shut. The design of the gate would be an arched gate with pointed
finials.
?Raise planters approximately two feet tall.
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?Locate sign planter along Anderson St. This planter should be limestone with
black lettering to match the front entrance of the cemetery.
Ross informed the committee that the funding of this project could come from his
operating budget, and suggested that the $50,000 that was generated from the sale of
land to the Texas Department of Transportation be placed into the endowment fund.
7.Update and discussion regarding the new cemetery site selection process:
Ross
reported that this item would be sent to executive session on December 18, 2003. Joe
W. added that the Aggie Field of Honor Committee has a meeting with the City
Manager on the morning of December 18 to discuss the Aggie Field of Honor.
8.Discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding the history of the Salem
Section of the existing cemetery:
Ross informed the committee that he spoke with
Rev. Lee Gross with the Washington Chapel Baptist Church, and his recollection was
that the Salem section was the segregated portion of the Shiloh community. Rev.
Gross also indicated that the Washington Chapel Baptist Church was originally
located at the cemetery site. This was an informational item only, and no motion was
made.
9.Discussion of next meeting date and agenda:
The committee will meet on
Thursday, January 15, 2004, at the Central Park Conference Room at 10:00 a.m.
10.Adjourn:
The meeting adjourned at 11:20 a.m.
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