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COLLEGE STATION CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Friday, November 20, 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, Randy Matson, Roger
Reese, Virginia Reese
STAFF PRESENT:
Ross Albrecht, Forestry/Urban Landscape Manager; Helen Banks,
Secretary
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Kathleen Ireland, James Batenhorst, Bahman Yazdani, Sara Mirza
Call to order
1. : Sarah Adams, Chair, called the meeting to order with a quorum present at
10:08 a.m.
Requests for absences of members
2. : Kathleen Ireland, Bahman Yazdani, Sara Mirza and
James Batenhorst sent in requests for absence. Roger Reese made a motion to approve the
absence requests 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
: Weldon Kruger made a motion to approve the November 10, 2009
minutes submitted, and Randy Matson seconded the motion. The vote was called. All
were in favor, and the motion passed unanimously.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the relocation of existing graves
4.
located on TAMU property to the Memorial Cemetery of College Station
: Hearing
none, this item was closed.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on potential monument restriction
5.
wording change, and potentially omitting variance requests in the College Station
Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1, Section 29
: Ross Albrecht, Forestry/Urban Landscape
Manager, presented the word changes for the College Station Code of Ordinances, Chapter
1, Section 29, to the Committee. Discussion followed. Roger Reese made a motion to
accept the changes suggested by the subcommittee and to submit changes to Council, and
Randy Matson seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the
motion passed unanimously.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the Cemetery Operations Policy on
6.
the purchase of unwanted spaces by the city
: Hearing none, this item was closed.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding gift giving opportunities to the
7.
College Station municipal cemetery system
: Hearing none, this item was closed.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on future agenda items: A Committee
8.
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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Relocation of existing graves located on TAMU property to the Memorial
Cemetery of College Station
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Potential monument restriction wording change, & potentially omitting variance
requests in the College Station Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1, Section 29
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Cemetery Operations Policy on the purchase of unwanted spaces by the city
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Gift giving opportunities to the College Station municipal cemetery system
?
Correction to the October 12, 2009 Regular Meeting Minutes, item #7
Tentative Meeting Dates:
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at the Green Room
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at the Green Room
Hear visitors
9. : Hearing none, this item was closed.
Adjourn
10. : Virginia Reese made a motion to adjourn the meeting, and Sarah Adams
seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the meeting adjourned at
10:43 a.m.
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