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COLLEGE STATION CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Monday, October 12, 2009, 10:00AM
The Green Room at Wolf Pen Creek
1015 Colgate ~ College Station, TX 77840
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MEMBERS PRESENT
: Weldon Kruger, Randy Matson, James Batenhorst, Roger Reese
Bahman Yazdani, Sara Mirza, Kathleen Ireland
STAFF PRESENT:
Ross Albrecht, Forestry/Urban Landscape Manager; Robert Hole,
Cemetery Sexton; Helen Banks, Secretary
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Sarah Adams, Virginia Reese
VISITORS PRESENT:
Margaret Beth Farmer, 1167 Fox Hill Pl. Rochester, MN
Ken & Kim Reynolds, 5310 Quaker Ridge Ct., CS
Call to order
1. : The meeting was called to order with a quorum present at 10:12 a.m.
Requests for absences of members
2. : Virginia Reese sent in a request for absence. Randy
Matson made a motion to approve the absence request submitted and Kathleen Ireland
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 the new committee member
3. :
The new member, Kathleen Ireland, was duly sworn in. Hearing no further discussion, this
item was closed.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the approval of Cemetery Advisory
4.
Committee minutes
: James Batenhorst made a motion to approve the September 15, 2009
minutes, and Randy Matson seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor
and the motion passed unanimously.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a variance request to place flat
5.
stones over a grave space in the College Station Cemetery
. (Ginga, Family # 109 –
Section A, Lot 153, Spaces 1 & 2) Robert Hole, Cemetery Sexton, presented this item to
the Committee. Discussion followed. Bahman Yazdani made a motion to approve the
variance 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 regarding a variance request for height
6.
requirement of a headstone in the College Station Cemetery
: (Farmer, Family #2485 –
Section G, Lot 35, Spaces 6, 7 & 8) Robert Hole presented this item to the Committee.
Discussion followed. Kathleen Ireland made a motion to approve the variance request
submitted and James Batenhorst seconded the motion. The vote was called. There were 4
votes against and 2 votes in favor. The variance request was denied.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding variance requests for the
7.
placement of a memorial bench and for monument dimension regulations at the
College Station Cemetery
: (Reynolds, Family #2547 – Section N, Lot 5, Spaces 7, 8, & 9)
Robert Hole presented this item to the Committee. Discussion followed. No motion was
made for this item.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a headstone in the Memorial
8.
Cemetery of College Station, Aggie Field of Honor
: (Holder, Family #93 – Lot 28,
Space 20; Lot 29, Spaces 11 & 12) Hearing none, this item was closed.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on potential wording change to College
9.
Station Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1, Section 29
: Hearing none, this item was closed.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on construction update of the Memorial
10.
Cemetery of College Station
: Ross Albrecht, Forestry/Urban Landscape Manager,
informed the Committee that construction of Phase I of the Memorial Cemetery of College
Station was complete. Discussion followed. This was an informational item only, and no
action was required.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding gift giving opportunities to the
11.
College Station municipal cemetery system
: Hearing none, this item was closed.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on future agenda items: A Committee
12.
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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Wording change and potentially omitting variance requests in the College Station
Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1, Section 29
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Gift giving opportunities to the College Station municipal cemetery system
Hear visitors
13. : Hearing none, this item was closed.
Adjourn
14. : Weldon Kruger made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Bahman Yazdani
seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the meeting adjourned at
11:13 a.m.
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October 12, 2009
Cemetery Advisory
Committee Meeting Minutes