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COLLEGE STATION CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 10:00AM
The Green Room at Wolf Pen Creek
1015 Colgate ~ College Station, TX 77840
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MEMBERS PRESENT
: Sarah Adams, Chair; Weldon Kruger, Bahman Yazdani, James
Batenhorst, Sara Mirza, Randy Matson
STAFF PRESENT:
Ross Albrecht, Forestry/Urban Landscape Manager; Robert Hole,
Cemetery Sexton; Helen Banks, Secretary
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Virginia Reese, Roger Reese, Kevin Myers
VISITOR PRESENT:
Robert Foley, 3016 Hickory Ridge Circle, Bryan, TX
Call to order
1. : Sarah Adams, Chair, called the meeting to order with a quorum present at
10: 10 a.m.
Requests for absences of members
2. : Roger Reese and Virginia Reese sent in a request for
absence. James Batenhorst made a motion to approve the absence request submitted, and
Weldon Kruger seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the
motion passed unanimously.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the approval of Cemetery Advisory
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Committee minutes
: Weldon Kruger made a motion to approve the June 9, 2009 minutes,
and Randy Matson seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the
motion passed unanimously.
Administering the Oath of Office and Swearing in of reappointed committee
4.
members
: (Sarah Adams, Virginia Reese) Hearing none, this item was closed.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on extended payment plans for families
5.
making substantial purchases of cemetery spaces
: Ross Albrecht, Forestry/Urban
Landscape Manager, informed the Committee that there would not be an extended payment
plan for families making substantial purchases of cemetery spaces. Discussion followed.
This was an informational item only, and no action was required.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding space pricing in the College
6.
Station Cemetery System
: Ross Albrecht updated the Committee regarding space pricing
in the College Station Cemetery System. Discussion followed. This was an informational
item only, and no action was required.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the Memorial Cemetery
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marketing efforts and dedication event planning
: Ross Albrecht reminded the
Committee about the dedication event. The event will be Friday, July 17, 2009 at 9 AM at
the Memorial Cemetery of College Station. Discussion followed. This was an
informational item, and no action was required.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding gift giving opportunities to the
8.
College Station municipal cemetery system
: Hearing none, this item was closed.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on construction update of the Memorial
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Cemetery of College Station
: Ross Albrecht updated the committee on the construction
of the Memorial Cemetery of College Station. Discussion followed. This was an
informational item only, and no action was required.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a variance request to place a
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headstone in the Memorial Cemetery of College Station, Aggie Field of Honor (Foley,
Family #40 – Lot 53, Spaces 10 &20; Lot 54, Spaces 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, & 14).
Robert Hole, Cemetery Sexton, presented the variance request to the Committee. Robert
Foley, a family representative requesting the variance, addressed the Committee regarding
this item. Discussion followed. This was an informational item only, and no action was
required.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a variance request to place a
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bench in the College Station Cemetery (Gardner, Family #587 – Section G, Lot 68,
Spaces 5, 6, 7 & 8).
Robert Hole presented the variance request to the Committee.
Discussion followed. James Batenhorst made a motion to approve the variance request
submitted, and Bahman Yazdani seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in
favor, and the motion passed unanimously.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on future agenda items: A Committee
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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
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Administering the Oath of Office and Swearing in of reappointed committee
members
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Space pricing in the College Station Cemetery System
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Variance request for Foley Family #40 to place headstone in AFOH
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Gift giving opportunities to the College Station municipal cemetery system
Tentative Meeting Dates:
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August 4, 2009 at 10 a.m. at the Green Room
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August 11, 2009 at 10 a.m. at the Green Room
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Hear visitors
13. : Hearing none, this item was closed.
Adjourn
14. : Randy Matson made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Sara Mirza seconded
the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
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