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COLLEGE STATION CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 10:00AM
The Green Room at Wolf Pen Creek
1015 Colgate ~ College Station, TX 77840
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MEMBERS PRESENT
: Sarah Adams, Weldon Kruger, Randy Matson, James Batenhorst,
Roger Reese
STAFF PRESENT:
Ross Albrecht, Forestry/Urban Landscape Manager; Robert Hole,
Cemetery Sexton; Helen Banks, Secretary
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Virginia Reese,Bahman Yazdani, Sara Mirza, Matthew Crawley,
Kathleen Ireland
Call to order
1. : Sarah Adams, Chair, called the meeting to order with a quorum present at
10:06 a.m.
Requests for absences of members
2. : Virginia Reese, Kathleen Ireland and Matthew
Crawley sent in requests for absence. Roger Reese made a motion to approve the absence
requests submitted, 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 committee members
3. :
(Kathleen Ireland & Matthew Crawley) Hearing none, this item was closed.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the approval of Cemetery Advisory
4.
Committee minutes
: Weldon Kruger made a motion to approve the August 19, 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 headstone in the Memorial
5.
Cemetery of College Station, Aggie Field of Honor
: (Holder, Family #93 – Lot 28,
Space 20; Lot 29, Spaces 11 & 12). Ross Albrecht, Forestry/Urban Landscape Manager
presented this item to the Committee. Discussion followed. Sarah Adams asked for
volunteers from the Committee to make up a sub-committee regarding this item. The sub-
committee members are Sarah Adams, Weldon Kruger and Roger Reese. This was an
informational item only, and no action was required.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on potential wording change to College
6.
Station Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1, Section 29
: Ross Albrecht 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 a variance request to place
7.
crushed stone 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. Roger Reese made a motion to deny 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 space pricing in the College
8.
Station Cemetery System
: Ross Albrecht informed the Committee that City Council
decided to increase the prices for the College Station Cemetery System. Discussion
followed. This was an informational item only, and no action was required.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on construction update of the Memorial
9.
Cemetery of College Station
: Ross Albrecht updated the Committee on the construction
at the Memorial Cemetery of College Station. Discussion followed. This was an
informational item only, no action was required.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding gift giving opportunities to the
10.
College Station municipal cemetery system
: Hearing none, this item was closed.
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
:
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Administering the Oath of Office and Swearing in of new committee members
?
Headstone in the Memorial Cemetery of College Station, Aggie Field of Honor
(Holder, Family #93 – Lot 28, Space 20; Lot 29, Spaces 11 & 12)
?
Wording change to College Station Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1, Section 29
?
Construction update of the Memorial Cemetery of College Station
?
Gift giving opportunities to the College Station municipal cemetery system
Future Meeting:
?
October 12, 2009, 10:00 a.m., The Green Room at Wolf Pen Creek
Hear visitors
12. : Hearing none, this item was closed.
Adjourn
13. : Sarah Adams made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Weldon Kruger
seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the meeting adjourned at
11:02 a.m.
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