HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-12-16 Cemetery Advisory Board Final Minutes Minutes
hr .9 City of Bozeman Sunset Hills Cemetery Advisory Board
Thursday, May 12, 2016
1:00 P.M.
City Commission Room, City Hall
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Board Members:
Katherine Ball, Vice Chair: present Katie Tennille: present
Don Derby: present Russ Tuckerman: absent-excused
Lynn Flansaas: present Marypat Zitzer: absent-excused
Jim Korth: present
Other Staff:
Cyndy Andrus, Commission Liaison:present
Mitch Overton, Parks & Recreation Director: present
Thom White, Parks & Cemetery Superintendent: present
Melanie Eubank, Recording Secretary: present
1) 01 : 12:43 PM Call the Meeting to Order: Katherine Ball called the meeting to order.
2) Changes to Agenda: None
3) 01:13:15 PM Approve meeting minutes from February 11, 2015: Motion&Approved (Yes: 5/All)
4) Public Comment- None
5) 01:14:21 PM Disclosures: None
6) 01:14:36 PM Hospital Presentation:John How and Shane Strong from KLJ Engineering presented a plan by
the hospital for their need to access for their parking lot expansion west of Old Highland Drive to the edge
of Burke Park. [images of easement to be sent to board] They wanted to get the board's input on their plan
for a shared-use-access trail.
-- Mitch added that he and Thom had previously met with John How and Shane Strong to discuss concerns
about access and maintenance. He confirmed that the hospital was within its rights to expand this parking
lot access based on 2004 City Commission approval. He stated that if the hospital added trees,grass, and
possibly some benches to the buffer and maintain this buffer,and the City maintained the trail,this would
create a better ammenity.
--Cheryl Ridgley with Bozeman Health spoke about the hospital's transition plan to move all the employee
parking to the west side of the campus to improve access for patients and visitors.
7) 01:45:11 PM Bridger Ski Foundation Presentation: Pat Flowers spoke about the mission of the BSF and its
recent history,explained their trails activity,then informed the board about their proposed plans for
Lindley Park. He pointed out that BSF was awarded the Gold Certification by the US Ski Association which is
only given to about 5% of the clubs in the country and recognizes them for their activity and management.
Based on a comprehensive survey done in 2014-15,the main priority for the club was identified as
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providing for ski opportunity in town.There are 3 parts to the proposal: upgrading the snowmaking,
creating a paved path, and creating a safe connector between Lindley and Highland. (see PDF of Pwrpt)
02:72:58 PM Draft of Master Plan Wording and Review: Katherine Ball
-- Katherine provided a copy of their work so far which is color coded.Asked if everyone would read it
carefully for anything that should be cut or edited.
-- She also asked for additional help and input from both Don and Mitch for the veterans sections.
8) 02:33:50 PM Veterans Wall Update: Don Derby
-- He said he didn't have anything to report on the Kiosk yet but has a few more plaques to add to the wall.
9) 02:38:06 PM Memorial Gardens Update: Katherine explained what she and Marypat have planned so far,
mentioning flowers,trees,and stones.They aren't sure about the money available for their plans.Thom
White said she should just give Shane the receipts and that$150 was well worth it. She offered to do a
master plan for the garden,would like to see some sort of signage for the entrances like engraving on
stones, and will go ahead with the planting.
10)02:47:24 PM Director's Report: Mitch Overton
-- He explained where the department is at with the annual budget approval by Commission.
-- Mitch reported that the Commission Room will not be available for use for the upcoming school year.
Hawthorne Elementary is having some renovations done and will be using the room while that is going on.
11)02:50:01 PM Commission Report: Cyndy Andrus
-- She commented on the presentations heard today as big and having lots of parts to examine more closely.
She also commented on the budget and how the cemetery funds come out of the general fund.
12)02:53:09 PM Thom White
--Thom spoke about the challenges of the weather and that the short term workers won't begin until next
week,which gives them only 2 weeks to get them trained and the parks ready for the big Memorial Day
weekend.They have 2 more plaques to install on the wall.With the recent snowfall,there was damage to a
lot of trees. Parks does the basic clean up and then Forestry will go in and do their job.
-- Mitch reminded everyone about the SW Veteran's Cemetery design and to give their feedback on the
latest rendering. Katherine commented about all the stairs and the need for a ramp for ADA accessibility.
James asked to adjust the price tag for phases of development and spoke about the fund raising efforts.
Mitch pointed out the lack of a restroom in the design, and some discussion followed about how that would
function for the cemetery as a whole.
13)Confirm next Meeting Date:August 111h,to be determined
14)FYI/Discussion
15) Adjournment 03:03:51 PM
Cemetery Board meetings are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability that requires assistance,
please contact our ADA Coordinator, Chuck Winn, at 582-2307(TDD 582-2301).
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Russ Tuckerman, Chairperson Date
Melanie Eubank, Recording Secretary Date
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