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City of College Station
Cemetery Committee
Thursday, December 13, 2001
College Station Conference Center
Room 102
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; Mary Lind Bryan;
Joe Wallace; Ed Burns; Neal Nutall; Mary Bingaman, Alternate.
Members Absent:
Sarah Adams
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:
No
absentee requests were made.
4.Discussion, consideration, and possible approval of November minutes:
Ed
Burns made a motion to approve the minutes from the November 8, 2001
meeting. David Chester seconded the motion. All were in favor, and the motion
passed unanimously.
5. Discussion, consideration and possible action regarding updating the
cemetery brochure and the brochure insert (See attached):
Katherine handed
out some corrections she made to the brochure. The committee looked over her
ideas, and also added further corrections as follows:
First, regarding the “Rules and Regulations” section, Ross made a suggestion that
the prices be taken out of the brochure. This would extend the life of the brochure
as the prices will change in the future. He also suggested that the space size
remain in the brochure. David Chester added that this could help advertise the
availability of cremate space. In addition, the last statement “for a copy of
Ordinance #2178,” needs to be deleted as it does not apply.
Katherine stated that a paragraph needs to be inserted about the Madeley
Memorial under the “Memorial Areas” heading. She wrote a sample paragraph
for the committee to use (See Attached). Ed Burns suggested taking out the
phrase “a local businessman”.
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There was conversation about who the Madeley’s left the money to; the
Committee, the City, or the Endowment Fund. Ross stated he would double
check who the Madeley’s left the money to.
Ed Burns also suggested that there be changes to the section “Cemetery
Committee”. He would like to change the tense of the paragraph to make it
present instead of future.
Ross will make the suggested changes to the brochure, and will pass it out at the
next meeting for approval.
6. Discussion, consideration and possible action regarding the master
landscaping plan of the cemetery:
Ross updated the committee on the Madeley
area. He reported that after the first of the year, the planter wall should be
installed and filled with top soil, and planted.
He circulated a brochure to the committee from the company Cylex, which makes
a recycled plastic that can be formed into any shape, (ie: a sign or rock, etc). He
suggested that the committee look at the new Central Park Office sign in order for
the committee to see this product.
The committee agreed that they have the following options on memorializing the
Madeley’s: a fabricated or granite boulder with a flat face and a bronze plaque on
it, a fabricated or granite boulder with a flat face and wording inscribed in it, or a
marble slab in the ground with a plaque mounted on it.
Ross suggested that the landscape bed be built first, and then the committee can
decide what type of monument they would like to install. The Committee agreed
that would be best, in order to be able to see the scale of it - what type would be
best, how big, etc.
7. Discussion of next meeting date and agenda:
The next meeting will be held on
Thursday, February 14, 2002, in the Central Park Conference Room at 10:00 a.m.
8. Adjourn:
The meeting adjourned at 10:58 a.m.
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