MEETING MINUTES – November 14, 2016
MINTURN CEMETERY DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
November 14, 2016
Members Present:
Dick Cleveland
Mike Martinez
Art Chavez
Members Absent:
n/a
Staff:
Ray Sforzo
Sidney Harrington
I CALL TO ORDER
Dick Cleveland called the regular meeting to order at approximately 4:00 p.m. at the Riverview Cemetery Mausoleum, Minturn, CO.
II ROLL CALL
Dick, Mike, Art, Ray and Sidney were present.
III PUBLIC COMMENTS
IV APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Mike motioned to approve the meeting minutes from the October 10,
2016 regular meeting and Art seconded. All were in favor and the minutes were approved.
- DISCUSSION
- Sidney gave an Administrator report:
Ann McNeil has approved the bronze memorial plaque for Jim McNeil and it will soon be poured and shipped to the cemetery.
The Veterans memorial stone commemoration has been postponed to a more appropriate date; Memorial Day, 2017.
Sidney contacted Matt Mire with regards to Board member terms and appointments. Matt reviewed the District bylaws as well as some other District documents regarding appointments of past Board members and advised that 2 six-year consecutive terms is the maximum amount of service and then there must be a four-year waiting period before being appointed again. Six year terms of appointment are currently in place for Mike and for Art. Dick’s term is a “partial” term filling in for Jay Raiola’s 6 year term. Mike commented that “six years is a long time” and the Board all agreed that we may want to have a future discussion about changing the term limitations.
- Ray gave a Property Management report:
Ray reported that the driveway drain was repaired and is now recessed into the ground as it should be.
Soil prep was completed for the area below the upper rock foundation wall where staff planted many tulip bulbs for the spring. Peggy and Ray are just about finished with cutting down and fall clean up.
We had a cremains burial in the upper cemetery that required extra work to break through the ground. Unfortunately, the soil in the upper cemetery has a lot of rock
imbedded
in the soil (about 70%). Digging casket burials we run into the same problem but they are less hassle due to the size of the digging area. Ray recommends that a
jack hammer
be
used to dig some of the cremains burials and says there is an appropriate attachment that we might purchase for the machine. The price is roughly $10,000 and the Board is not certain of the positive ROI (return on investment) for this piece of equipment.
VII. BILL PAYING
The following electronic funds transfers were made:
EFT 10/22/2016 ERWSD 1,517.55
EFT 10/18/2016 Vail Honeywagon 30.00
EFT 11/3/2016 Vail Honeywagon 46.00
EFT 11/14/2016 Centurylink 188.55
The following checks were signed:
11/14/2016 2093 A4S Construction 795.31
11/14/2016 2020 ABC Parts, Inc. 40.99
11/14/2016 1997 Eager Beaver Tree Service 500.00
11/14/2016 2086 Eagle County Historical Society 300.00
11/14/2016 1998 Fitz Landscaping 994.40
11/14/2016 2087 Firstbank 1,580.59
11/14/2016 2088 Hoffman, Parker, Wilson & Carberry, P.C. 111.00
11/14/2016 2089 The Home Depot 63.93
11/14/2016 1996 Marchetti& Weaver, LLC 400.16
11/14/2016 2099 MW Window Cleaning 175.00
11/14/2016 2096 Peggy Peters, HT 1,530.00
11/14/2016 1984 Rocky Mountain Custom Landscapes 1,220.00
11/14/2016 2092 Saint Patrick Catholic Church 490.00
11/14/2016 2090 Sforzo Enterprises, Inc. 6,000.00
11/14/2016 2097 Sidney Harrington 2,560.00
11/14/2016 2098 WindFire, Inc. 492.00
11/14/2016 2091 Xcel Energy 654.45
- FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
n/a
X. ADJOURNMENT
Art motioned to adjourn the regular meeting at 4:38 p.m., Mike seconded and all were in favor.
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 12, 2016, 4:00 p.m., at the Minturn Riverview Cemetery Mausoleum, Minturn, CO.
Respectfully Submitted:
Sidney Harrington
Administrator
ATTEST:
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Art Chavez
Minturn Cemetery District
Secretary/Treasurer
