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IiENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7:00 P.M.
AGENDA
Committee must elect a Chair Pro Tempore to call the meetinp to order and lead the
meetinc7 until after the election of Chair and Vice Chair.
ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL
ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY -- None
ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE BEARD
ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS
ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS
a. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR (Chair takes over the meeting
from here)
b. Dsseussion -Conceptualization of Cemetery Expansion (review of
submittals from committee members)
ITEM 7: REPORT
a. Committee Chair
b. Director
c. City Council Liaison
ITEM 8:
ITEM 9: PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
ITEM 10: INFORMATION %TEMS
a. Kenai City Council Meeting Action Agendas for October 15 and
November 5, 2008.
%TEM 11: ADJOURNMENT
ADVISORY CEMETERY COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 2®, 2005
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7:00 P.M.
CHAIR PRO TEMPORE DENNIS GREGORY, PRESIDING
MEETING SUMMARY
ITEM I: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chair Pro Tempore Gregory called the meeting to order at approximately 7:07 p.m.
Roll was confirmed as follows:
Committee Members present:
Committee Members absent:
Others present:
B. Elder, J. Buffington, D. Gregory, R. Harrison
K. Mohn
Parks & Recreation Director B. Frates, Deputy City
Clerk C. Hall, Public Works Director W. Ogle, Parks
8s Recreation Commission Liaison D. Sandahl,
Council Member B. Eldridge
A quorum was present.
ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL
MOTION:
Member Elder MOVED to approve the agenda as presented and requested
UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Member Gregory SECONDED the motion. There were no
objections. SO ORDERED.
ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY -- None
ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None
ITEM 5: OLD BUSYNESS -- None
YTEM 6: NEW BUSINESS
6-a. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
MOTION:
Parks & Recreation Director Frates MOVED to elect B.J. Elder as Chair and Council
Member Eldridge SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED.
MOTION:
Member Gregory MOVED to elect Judy Buffington as Vice Chair and Frates
SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED.
Fs-b. Discussion -Conceptualization of Cemetery Expansion (review of
submittals from committee members)
The following suggestions were made by members:
• A cement stand with six to eight benches for services.
• Keep roads to a minimum.
• Cremations make up 65 - 75% of the current requests.
• Suggested a sculpture similar to the Seafarer's Memorial in Homer where
family members could purchase a brick for the column.
• Soldotna Task Force calculated 750 plots per acre with three feet
between plots. Think the number is high.
• Suggested the Anchorage Cemetery Curator visit at a future meeting.
• Suggested areas for flat and upright headstones to make maintenance
easier.
• Suggested signage for the entrance with a map of the cemetery.
• Suggested lighting for flags at the memorials.
• Suggested checking with FAA on height restrictions for flagpoles.
• Suggested electricity for services on Veteran's Day.
Frates reported he would consolidate all materials for the next meeting's packet.
ITEM 7: REPORT
7-a. Committee Chair -Elder thanked everyone for coming.
7-b. Director -Frates expressed his appreciation of everyone's involvement.
7-c. City Council Liaison -None
ITEM 8: COMMISSIONER COMMENTS l~ND OIJESTIONS -- None
ITEM 9: PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE I~IEARD -- None
YTEM 10: INFORMATION ITEMS
10-a. Kenai City Council Meeting Action Agendas for October 15 and
November 5, 2008.
ITEM 11:
MOTION:
Member Gregory MOVED to adjourn and Director Frates SECONDED the motion.
There were no objections. SO ORDERED.
ADVISORY CEMETERY COMMITTEE MEETING
NOVEMBER 20, 2008
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There being no further business before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at
approximately 8:32 p.m.
Me ting summary prepared and submitted by:
Corene Hall, Deputy City Clerk
ADVISORY CEMETERY COMMITTEE MEETING
NOVEMBER 20, 2008
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