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Home My WebLink About1996 Cemetery Advisory Committee Agendas CITY OF SANFORD • CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Wednesday, January 17, 1996 3:30 P.M. City Hall Recreation & Parks Department Conference Room - #255 Sanford, Florida AGENDA Call to Order - Chairperson Bette Gramkow Invocation Roll Call Reading & Approval of minutes of Oct. 25, 1996. OLD BUSINESS: A) Update on Renovation of Babyland. B) Discussion of Cemetery Maintenance. C) Status report on Contractual Opening /Closing of graves. D) Discussion of membership attendance. • NEW BUSINESS: A) Discussion of new fence around perimeter of Lakeview Section. B) Discussion on installing signs to identify the sections of the cemetery. C) Discussion on Veteran spaces. Attachment: Minutes - Meeting of Oct. 25, 1995 ADVICE TO PUBLIC: IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION MADE WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THE ABOVE MEETING OR HEARING, HE MAY NEED A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE, WHICH RECORD IS NOT PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF SANFORD. (FS 286.0105) PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE PERSONNEL OFFICE ADA COORDINATOR AT 330 -5626 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. • CITY OF SANFORD . CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 17, 1996 9:30 A.M. City Hall Recreation & Parks Department Conference Room - #255 Sanford, Florida AGENDA Call to Order Invocation Roll Call Reading & Approval of Minutes of Jan. 17, 1996 OLD BUSINESS: Discussion on need for cemetery signage. Discussion of request to put Funeral Home name on burial tents. • NEW BUSINESS: Updated information on maintenance of Pace Jackson cemetery. Attachment: Minutes of Jan. 17, 1996 ADVICE TO PUBLIC: IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION MADE WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THE ABOVE MEETING OR HEARING, HE MAY NEED A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE, WHICH RECORD IS NOT PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF SANFORD. (FS 286.0105) PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE PERSONNEL OFFICE ADA COORDINATOR AT 330 -5626 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. • CITY OF SANFORD • RECREATION & PARKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: City Manager er g FROM: Grounds Maintenance Coordinator 14AJ VIA: Recreation & Parks Director DATE: November 1, 1996 SUBJECT: Cemetery Committee members Due to other commitments Mrs. Eunice Wilson has resigned from the cemetery committee effective Oct. 23, 1996. Staff recommends reappointment of Bill Welborn to complete Mrs. Wilson's term which expires 3/27/99. Mr. Welborn is willing to serve again if reappointed. • HAJ /lt • CITY OF SANFORD CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE • Special Meeting Wednesday, May 22, 1996 3:00 p.m. City Hall Recreation & Parks Department Conference Room Sanford, Florida AGENDA Call to Order Invocation Roll Call Business: The purpose of this special meeting is to discuss and make recommendation on a request to install a mausoleum in the City cemetery. • ADVICE TO PUBLIC: IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION MADE WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THE ABOVE MEETING OR HEARING, HE MAY NEED A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE, WHICH RECORD IS NOT PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF SANFORD. (FS 286.0105) PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE PERSONNEL OFFICE ADA COORDINATOR AT 330 -5626 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. 411 City of Sanford • Cemetery Advisory Committee Special Meeting May 22, 1996, 3:00 p.m. Room #255 - City Hall Sanford, Florida PRESENT: Patricia Speer Chris Neal Howard Jeffries Linda Tucker, Secretary ABSENT: Fred Gaines Eunice Wilson This was a special meeting to discuss a request from a citizen to install a mausoleum in the City cemetery. Howard Jeffries explained to the committee that a mausoleum holds a casket above the ground and is usually made of marble or granite. It is in lieu of a concrete vault. As indicated by the attached sketch the mausoleum in question is 7 ft. wide, 8 ft. 8 in. long; 3 ft. 2 in. tall and is made of solid granite. It would be installed on a 6 in. concrete footer and weighs 15,000 lbs. • After discussion from the Committee expressing their concern about maintenance problems, possibly damaging adjoining property during installation and setting a precedent for others to install mausoleums, Patricia Speer made a motion that for the best interest of the other cemetery property owners mausoleums should not be allowed. Seconded by Chris Neal. PASSED. A second motion was made by Patricia Speer to add to the cemetery rules & regulations under Section VI. Miscellaneous; "All burials must be below ground." Seconded by Chris Neal. PASSED. There being no further business meeting was adjourned at 3:45 p.m. 410 CITY OF SANFORD CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meeting of • April 17, 1996 9:30 a.m. PRESENT: Patricia Speer Fred Gaines Howard Jeffries Linda Tucker, Parks Secretary ABSENT: 0 (Committee only consists of 3 members at this time) Meeting was called to order by Howard Jeffries. Invocation was given by Fred Gaines. Minutes of meeting on Jan. 17, 1996 were read and approved. OLD BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: �' ; ' • Howard discussed the idea o �'� I� gnage at the cemetery. There would vergreen sections and perhaps a lat r� ✓ `6 e middle of the cemetery. Fred Gai " the City install identification si: (( nded by 9 Patricia Speer. PASSED. ��t ," • Howard stated that he had i funeral homes that their names be ; Alk,b -! Lt. This helps the funeral proces \-' When inquiring with Quality they L11aL Lll1b LUUIU De done for a fee which would be charged to the funeral home. Howard informed the Committee that the City is taking over the job of brush control at Pace Jackson Cemetery. Howard reported that the City plans to replace the potable water system, first in Evergreen section then in Lakeview. There being no further business meeting was adjourned at 10:05 a .m. CITY OF SANFORD CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE • Meeting Wednesday, October 23, 1996 3:00 p.m. City Hall Recreation & Parks Department Conference Room Sanford, Florida AGENDA Call to Order Invocation Roll Call Reading & Approval of Minutes April 17, 1996 & May 22, 1996 OLD BUSINESS: Continuing discussion on cemetery signage. NEW BUSINESS: • Update on cemetery contract. Discussion of future expansion of cemetery. Attachment: Minutes of April 17, 1996 & May 22, 1996 ADVICE TO PUBLIC: IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION MADE WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THE ABOVE MEETING OR HEARING, HE MAY NEED A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE, WHICH RECORD IS NOT PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF SANFORD. (FS 286.0105) PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE PERSONNEL OFFICE ADA COORDINATOR AT 330 -5626 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.