MEETING MINUTES January 13, 2014
MINTURN CEMETERY DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES January 13, 2014
Members Present: John Sheehan Dick Cleveland Mike Martinez
Members Absent:
n/a
Staff:
Ray Sforzo
Sidney Harrington
Jim McNeil, Alpine Engineering
I CALL TO ORDER
John Sheehan called the regular meeting to order at approximately 4:04 p.m. at the Riverview
Cemetery Mausoleum, Minturn, CO.
II ROLL CALL
John, Dick, Mike were all present.
III PUBLIC COMMENTS
n/a
IV APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Dick motioned to approve the meeting minutes from December 9, 2013. John seconded the motion. John abstained because he was not present at the October 14 meeting.
STAFF DISCUSSION
A. Ray gave a property manager report. Quite a bit of snow has been removed and will continue to be moved via loader work/Bobcat to the other side of Cemetery Road. Town of Minturn has instructed Ray where to place snow. Bathrooms and Gazebo seems to be functioning well and we will keep the snow clear. Martinez plowing has been going smoothly.
B. Sidney received a letter from the estate of Allen Christensen and copied the Board. The estate attorney requested a $20,191.81 payment from the Minturn Cemetery District for Allen’s legal services that were “never billed” to the District. The Board discussed the feasibility of paying Allen for the unbilled legal counsel that he provided in 2012 and 2013. The District as well as Robertson Marchetti had been asking Allen for an invoice for many months. The Minturn Cemetery District is funded by tax dollars and has a fiduciary responsibility to the public. The District would not and could not possibly pay the requested amount without basis. Sidney responded to the estate request asking that supporting documentation be provided to the District in the form of times, dates and billable hours spent working for the District. The Board asked Sidney to research the regular meeting attendance in 2013 to determine how many meetings Allen attended as well as how much we have paid Allen during the years in question (2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013).
Secondly, Sidney presented a list of attorney’s for the Board to consider for District legal counsel replacement. The list came from Jim White, Minturn Town Manager. The Board would like to interview a few attorney candidates who have experience with special districts. An RFP for legal services is the appropriate route to finding an attorney.
C. Sidney presented revised Minturn Cemetery logos for the Board and staff to review. John commented that he liked having the word “mausoleum” in the logo because it seems that few people realize that a mausoleum is here at the cemetery. Samples will be presented at the next meeting.
D. Sidney reported that Lindsey Webbe is still considering his monument options before purchasing 6 plots in the new upper cemetery. Rules and regulations have been forwarded to Lindsey.
E. Jim McNeil has processed the final pay application for the gazebo and public restroom project. The total final payment to Burke Harrington Construction including retainer is
$13,574.62. Dick motioned to approve and pay the final bill for the project. John seconded and all were in favor. Jim said that no lien waiver is required because of the Notice of Final Pay that appeared in the paper for two weeks. The respective dates in the Notice also prompt the start of the 2 year contractor warranty.
F. The Board and staff looked at Burl wood samples online. One was selected for purchase.
The Burl wood will be placed on the wall above the ossuary. Brass plaques will serve as a memorial for ossuary patrons.
VI BILL PAYING
The following electronic funds transfers were made: EFT 1/12/2014 Century Link 273.68
The following checks were signed:
1612 Alpine Engineering Inc. 2,285.32
1607 Beyond the Tree Woodworks 1,437.75
1606 Burke Harrington Construction 13,574.62
1613 Chase Ink 1,476.46
1620 Digital FX, Inc. 2,500.00
1608 Eagle County Historical Society 251.00
1609 The Home Depot 87.85
1610 Martinez Trucking, Inc. 280.00
1614 Sforzo Enterprises, Inc. 4,410.00
1615 Sidney Harrington 2,170.00
1611 Vail’s Cleaning Machine 60.00
1616 Xcel Energy 1,292.10
VIII FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS IX ADJOURNMENT
John motioned to adjourn the regular meeting at approximately 5:32 PM.
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for Monday, December, 2013, 4:00 p.m., at the
Minturn Riverview Cemetery Mausoleum, Minturn, CO.
ATTEST:
Respectfully Submitted: Sidney Harrington Administrator
Mike Martinez
Minturn Cemetery District
Secretary/Treasurer