Riverside
Cemetery
Cemetery Board
Meeting Minutes for
Monday February
23, 2004
7:00pm
1. Roll Call –
Board Members Present: Loretta Olson, Barbara Dougherty, Pat Gryzwacz,
Ina Severson Pat Carne and Myra Gentry
Board Members Absent: None
City Representatives: Sherrie Pryor and Steve Faiman, Foreman
2. Approval
of November 24, 2003 meeting Minutes
·
Motion
presented by: Member Gentry seconded by Member Dougherty. Motion passed, unanimous
3. Citizens
Comments –
·
None
4. Old
Business –
·
Sign for baby
section – The sign was installed as requested per the November meeting.
Chairperson Olson likes it. Other members agreed that it looks nice. Faiman
reported that one visitor had positive comments also. No action needed
·
Temporary
vases – They are there alongside the wooden fence, they are in a metal can with
a lid. In spring we can get a nicer looking container and move them to a more
accessible/visible location. It was also mentioned that during clean-up times,
the crews save some of the temporary vases for reuse.
·
Cremains Only section – will be addressed at the next meeting when
staff has had the opportunity to visit another cemetery and do more research.
·
There was a
request from the board to ask the City Manager if we can purchase additional
trash can covers.
5. New
Business –
·
Set Meeting
dates for 2004 –
§
May 24, 2004 5:00 pm at mausoleum
§
August 23, 2004 7:00 pm City Hall
§
November 22, 2004 7:00 pm City Hall
§
February 28, 2005 7:00 pm City Hall .
·
Elect a
Chairperson – Loretta Olson was nominated and voted in unanimously.
·
Increase fees
for graves in the old section – discussion item
§
Member Doughtery expressed opposition
§
Member
Grzywacz expressed opposition
The board declined to take any action on this matter
at this time.
6.
Correspondence-
·
None
7.
Adjournment –
·
Motion to adjourn at 7:20pm made by Member Carne and seconded by Member Gryzwacz. Motion passed, unanimously.
