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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/09/2009 - Regular Minutes - Cemetery Advisory Committee COLLEGE STATION CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 10:00AM The Green Room at Wolf Pen Creek 1015 Colgate ~ College Station, TX 77840 ______________________________________________________________________________ MEMBERS PRESENT : Sarah Adams, Chair; Weldon Kruger, Virginia Reese, Roger Reese, Bahman Yazdani, James Batenhorst, Sarah Mirza STAFF PRESENT: Ross Albrecht, Forestry/Urban Landscape Manager; Helen Banks, Secretary MEMBERS ABSENT: Joe Wallace, Kevin Myers, Randy Matson VISITORS PRESENT: Jeff Kersten, Chief Financial Officer 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. : Randy Matson sent in a request for absence. James Batenhorst made a motion to approve the absence request submitted, and Virginia Reese 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 3. Committee minutes : Roger Reese made a motion to approve the May 5, 2009 minutes, and James Batenhorst 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 new and reappointed committee 4. members : (Wallace) hearing none, this item was closed. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on extended payment plans for families 5. making substantial purchases of cemetery spaces : Jeff Kersten, Chief Financial Officer, presented this item to the committee. Discussion followed. This was an informational item only, and no action was required. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the Memorial Cemetery 6. marketing efforts and dedication event planning : Ross Albrecht, Forestry/Urban Landscape Manager updated the committee on the marketing efforts and dedication event planning. Discussion followed. This was an informational item only, and no action was required. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding space pricing in the College 7. Station Cemetery System : Ross Albrecht, and Jeff Kersten presented information to the committee regarding the increase of 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 gift giving opportunities to the 8. College Station municipal cemetery system : This item is ongoing, no report was available at this time. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the re-location of existing interments 9. from TAMU property to the Memorial Cemetery of College Station : Hearing none, this item was closed. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on construction update of the Memorial 10. 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 on future agenda items: A Committee 11. 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 : ? Extended payment plan for families making substantial cemetery purchases ? Marketing efforts and dedication event planning ? Space pricing in the College Station Cemetery System ? Gift giving opportunities to the College Station municipal cemetery system Future Meeting: ? July 14, 2009 at 10 a.m. at the Green Room Hear visitors 12. : Hearing none, this item was closed. Adjourn 13. : Weldon Kruger 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 11:35 a.m. 2 June 9, 2009 Cemetery Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes