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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-09-09 96-373 ORDER1\3 COUNCIL ACTION Date: 9-9-96 Item No 96-373 Stem/Subject: Order, Transferring $17,980 from the Trust and Agency Fund's Perpetual Care Interest Account to Fund Various Capital Fx enditurea at the Cemeteries. Responsible Department: Finance Commentary: Public Works has requested we allocate $17,950 from the Trust and Agency's Perpetual Care Interest Account to fund various capital expenditures at the cemeteries. (see attached.) Cmc�ax�-\faD ccco.�,�i ce�a4q...S 4301. 1 nsp Nanagar'a Coamanta:?, � " _ iiIYYY�IYi"=42r�i Associated Information: Order) `Dsysb. Legal Approval: w f—CTTV .SOL CTTOR _Introduced For Passage _ First Reading Page cf Referral 96-373 Aem�ed [o Councilor Soucy September 9, 1996 n CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) (Orber7 Authorizing the Finance Director to Transfer $19,480 from the Trust -and Agency Pun$'s Perpetual Care Interest Account to fund Various Capital Expenditures at the Cemeteries By tM CVv Couael of City of Bae c ORDERED, The Finance Director is hereby authorized to transfer TWT $17,480 from the Trust and Agency Fund's Perpetual Care Interest Account to fund various capital expenditures at the cemeteries. 96-373 IN CITY COUNCIL O R D E R September 9, 1996 Passed Title, Authorizing the FIna ace Director to Transfer $11.480 from the Trust and Agency Fund's Perpetual Care Interest CITY CLERK Cap3[al Espendituxe9 at Cemeteries Assigned to to - Councilman 96-373 t I Memorandum TO iArm H Ber Ed Barren From: OWII A. Stockus e: 08201996 Subject Sm Espensesfor Ciry Cemesenes I am forwarding a memo from Jerry Hughes, Cemetery Superintendent regarding; me equipment needed for the recreation and rot budgeted, replacement of culverts washed ou[ during successive smrms earlier this year and finally a modest expansion to the Pine Grove Cemetery. Jerry has outlined the ncetl for the respective items N the attached memo and I would concur with his assessment: It has been the practice to fund capital equipment purchases for rise canneries form this interest account rather than burden the operating budget of the cemeteries. There am funds taken from the interest account, annually, to help defray the costs of operation of the cemeteries during the year. Me funding we are requesting for Mouat Hope Cemneryis as a reach of an act ofmture, due to the washouts ofthree culverts. Themedfor additional equipment in the form of weed wackers is a pan of the normal equipment replacement m enhancement required with aging equipment. The expansion of Pine Cnove Cemetery has become more important as more inquiries are maturing for families with loved ones interred in Pine Grove. We are also receiving inquiries from Ameral directors sluing these lines with some families expecting that they can assist in creating the uecessary"Pension, I would recommend that the City had all three parts of this request and would ask if there is any additional ivfooastim that I ren provide to assist m the process of transferring the required finding to the operating or capital accounts. PC: 1. Hughes D. Pellegrino 96-3)3 To: Arthur Stockus From: Jerry Hughes Date: Wednesday, August 21,1996 Subject: Transfer of Perpetual Care Interest Moneys This memo is intended as a follow up of our conversation last weak regarding the cemetery expansion project at Pinegrove Cemetery, culvert replacements at Mt. Hope and the purchase of two (2) weed wackers for the cemetery. As you will remember we anticipated pulling the funds from the Perpetual Care Interest Earnings Account to cover the items listed above. The cemetery expansion project is a project that "a scheduled for completion in July of 1994. During that time period we were contemplating expanding Pinegrove because of me lack of additional burial spaces. We have now been faced with no additional burial spaces for a two year period. Residents continue to call this office and are requesting tc purchase burial plots in Pinegrove. Eventually, I will have to be truthful with mese residents and inform them that the expansion project has been eliminated. Please note there is enough revenue in the Perpetual Care Earnings account to cover the cast of the expansion project. The expansion project will give us a minimum of 114-2 grew lob and should provide us with enough burial spaces to cover a ten year period. The initial investment for the projects will be approximately $15,000 and will include pin placement, additional loam and an access road. Providing that the 114 two grave lots are sold M current prices. $57,000 of revenue will be obtained from this development. AT a time when every department is being analyzed for cost savings it would appear that the cemetery is not a high priority. In this particular case however, the money needed for this development is available in Perpetual care accounts that are designated for cemetery use only. Persons who visit this cemetery regularly want some sort of assurance that space will be available. They are impressed with the aesthetically pleasing environment and want to be buried close to their loved ones. The culvert replacement project M Mt. Hope is desperately needed. Three culverts must be replaced on Severance St., Webster Ave and the Woods Road. The cast of the culverts for all three locations is $5110.1 have estimated that labor and equipment costs for this project will be an additional $1,500. 96-373 After talking with Matt regarding the purchase of gas hedge trimmers, Mad strongly suggest that" purchase two (2) weed makers instead of the hedge trimmers. These items will cost approximately $400. 1 am requesting that $17,480 be transferred form the perpetual Care Interest Account to cover the cost of the cemetery expansion, the purchase of 2 mod makers and the culved replacement at W. Hope. Please refer this request to the Finance Committee at your earliest convenience. If you have any questions regarding Me estimates I have provided please consult with Mad Knowles or myself. - Sincerely, Jerry Hughes