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COLLEGE STATION CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, March 4, 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, Virginia Reese, Randy
Matson, James Batenhorst, Roger Reese
STAFF PRESENT:
David Schmitz, Assistant Director; Ross Albrecht, Forestry/Urban
Landscape Manager; Robert Hole, Cemetery Sexton; Helen Banks,
Secretary
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Joe Wallace, Kevin Myers, Sara Mirza, Bahman Yazdani
VISITORS PRESENT:
Jeff Kersten, Chief Financial Officer
Call to order
1. : Sarah Adams, Chair, called the meeting to order with a quorum present at
10:05 a.m.
Requests for absences of members
2. : Bahman Yazdani sent in a request for absence.
Virginia Reese made a motion to approve the absence request submitted, and James
Batenhorst 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 noted that he was absent at the January meeting, and
asked that the change to be made to the January 13, 2009 minutes. The vote was called to
approve the January 13, 2009 minutes with the correction that Roger Reese was absent
from that meeting. 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 the Memorial Cemetery of College
5.
Station Pro Forma
: Jeff Kersten, Chief Financial Officer, handed out information to the
committee on the Memorial Cemetery of College Station Pro Forma. 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. Ross handed out packets and presented a promotional DVD of the Memorial
Cemetery of College Station for the committee to view. Discussion followed. This was an
informational item and no action was required.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the re-location of existing interments
7.
from TAMU property to the Memorial Cemetery of College Station
: Hearing none,
this item was closed.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on construction update/tour of the
8.
Memorial Cemetery of College Station
: Ross Albrecht, gave updates to the committee
on the construction of the Memorial Cemetery of College Station. The committee discussed
touring the Memorial Cemetery during the next meeting. This was an informational item
only and no action was required.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a variance request to place a
9.
footstone in the College Station Cemetery, Section H, Lot 17, Spaces 5 & 6 (Conner,
Family #362)
: Hearing none, this item was closed.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on future agenda items: A Committee
10.
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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Swearing in reappointed committee member
?
Update on Marketing and Dedication Efforts
?
Construction Update/Tour of the Memorial Cemetery
?
Re-location of existing interments from TAMU property to the Memorial Cemetery
of College Station
?
Cemetery Advisory Committee Membership
Future Meeting:
?
April 1, 2009 at 10:00 a.m., The Green Room at Wolf Pen Creek
Hear visitors
11. : Hearing none, this item was closed.
Adjourn
12. : Randy Matson made a motion to adjourn the meeting and James Batenhorst
seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the meeting adjourned
at 11:12 a.m.
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