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COLLEGE STATION CEMETERY COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, April 19, 2007, 11:30 a.m.
College Station Conference Center, Room 101
1300 George Bush Dr.
Members Present:
Sarah Adams, Chair; Randy Matson; David Chester; Joe Wallace;
James Batenhorst; Weldon Kruger; R.C. Slocum; Donald Braune;
Virginia Reese; Kevin Myers
Members Absent:
None
Staff Present:
Ross Albrecht, Forestry Superintendent; Amanda Putz, Secretary;
Robert Hole, Cemetery Sexton
Visitors Present:
Michael Martin; Project Manager, Edwards & Kelcey
Cindy DeMott; 3006 Normand, College Station, TX
1.Call to order:Sarah Adams, Chair.
The meeting was called to order at 11: 38 a.m., by
2. Requests for absences of members:
Hearing none, this item was closed.
3. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the approval of April 10, 2007
Cemetery Advisory Committee minutesDonald Braune
: made a motion to approve
Randy Matson
the minutes and seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion
passed unanimously.
4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a variance request:
-Two single monuments in Section K (Pickens, David James and Elizabeth Anne)
A variance request was submitted by Cynthia DeMotte for two markers in Section K.
David James Pickens’ monument would be 48 inches in height, exceeding the cemetery’s
regulations by 18 inches; and, Elizabeth Anne Pickens’ monument would be 58 inches in
height, exceeding the cemetery’s regulations by 28 inches.
David Chester Kevin Myers
made a motion to accept the variance request submitted and
seconded the motion. The vote was called, all were in favor and the motion passed
unanimously.
5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on proposed naming of the new
municipal cemetery: Weldon Kruger
made a motion to recommend the name of the
new municipal cemetery to be the Memorial Cemetery of College Station and the Aggie
R.C. Slocum
Field of Honor. seconded the motion. The vote was called, all were in
favor and the motion passed unanimously.
6. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the option sale process for the new
municipal cemetery:
Brief discussion was held over the option sale process. An item
to further discuss this would be placed on the next meeting agenda.
7. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on proposed rules and regulations for
the new municipal cemetery:
Brief discussion was held regarding the rules and
regulations. This was an informational item and no action was required.
8. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding recommendations for
amenities to be included in Phase I of the new municipal cemetery:
Brief discussion
was held about recommendations for amenities to go into Phase I of the new municipal
cemetery. This was an informational item and no action was required.
9. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on future agenda items: A Committee
Member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been given. A
statement of specific factual information or the recitation of existing policy may be
given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an
agenda for a subsequent meeting:
The committee decided that the next meeting
would be scheduled forTuesday, May 15, 2007 at 11:30 a.m.
10. Hear visitors:
Hearing none. This item was closed.
11. AdjournDavid ChesterKevin Myers
: made a motion to adjourn the meeting and
seconded the motion. The vote was called, all were in favor and the motion passed
unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 12:52 p.m.