HomeMy WebLinkAboutCemetary Commission Minutes 02.10.2015 CEMETERY COMMISSION MINUTES
Tuesday,February 10,2015
5:00 P.M.at City Hall
MEMBERS PRESENT: Tom Nelson, Chairman Chuck Rodgers
Dick Fritzler Mark Mace
OTHERS PRESENT: Cathy Gabrian Kurt Markegard
The meeting was called to order by Chairman,Tom Nelson. There was no public in attendance.
Cemetery sprinkler bids:
Bids were opened on February 5`h. Three bids were received and they are as follows.
Contractor Base Bid Add.Alt. 1 Add.Alt.2 Total
The Good Earth Works Co. $ 165,175.00 $2,800.00 $9,500.00 $ 177,475.00
Great Northern Prop.Services,LLC $ 167,882.00 $3,336.00 $ 7,206.00 $ 178,424.00
Thompson Contracting,Inc. $225,785.00 $ 8,800.00 $25,000.00 $259,585.00
Alternate 1 is for the landscaped boulevard south of the road and Alternate 2 is the grass around the
maintenance building. Great West reviewed the bids and the low bid by The Good Earth Works Co. meets the
specifications. Kurt said the specs were written for four sprinkler heads but he has determined that we will
need six. We will have to purchase two additional heads.
Review cemetery budget:
Tom said we have$213,000.00 in the cemetery budget and this will leave$35, 525.00. We need to purchase
two additional heads,change the VFD and rewind the pump. We have a quote from Ace Electric for$19,500
to change the VFD but we will have to go out for RFP. Tom would like to leave some seed money for other
projects that come up.
A motion was made by Chuck and seconded by Dick to recommend to the council to accept the bid from Good
Earth Works Co. in the amount of$177,475.00 and to purchase two additional sprinkler heads. Motion
carried.
Kurt does not recommend getting the remote start since the crew will need to check the screens on a daily
basis and oil the pump when necessary.
Cemetery Signage:
In May 2014, Tom asked the committee to set priorities. Signage and road naming were items on the list.
There was discussion regarding marking the sections and Kurt said any posts or markers used to identify the
sections become a maintenance issue. He suggested painting this information on the curbs. He would try to
get rubber templates that could be used to repaint the curbs when necessary. This marking would not be
visible when there is snow but it would be the most economical solution, for the time being. There was also
discussion about naming the roads.
Other:
The commission previously agreed to removal of a tree that is disturbing a headstone. ProRover was paid to
do it when doing other work in the cemetery and he missed doing it. He will get it done shortly.
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The city will purchase a cement mixer and the crew will pour the headstones for the baby graves in the next
two weeks.
Tom said he would like the following items on the agenda for a meeting on April, 14,2015. The items are the
extension of the culvert, signage for roads, location of headstones in relation to curbs,tree removal where roots
are upsetting headstones and a construction update.
The meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Cathy Gabrian