AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Ordinance 2016-02, on the first of two readings, amending the fees to be charged for Cemetery lots, Mausoleum Crypts, and Columbarium niches at the San Marcos Cemetery; providing for the repeal of any conflicting provisions; and providing an effective date.
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Meeting date: March 15, 2016
Department: Community Services-Parks and Recreation
Funds Required: N/A
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Funds Available: N/A
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CITY COUNCIL GOAL: N/A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ELEMENT(s): N/A
BACKGROUND:
On January 19 City Council appointed a Cemetery Subcommittee to review and make recommendation on burial fees for the cemetery. After two meetings and much discussion the Subcommittee reached a consensuses on the following fee options.
Residents-Level 1 (Residents living inside the legal City Limits of San Marcos; persons related to a person interred in the cemetery within the first degree by blood or marriage; legal guardian of a person interred in the cemetery)
$1,400.00 lot fee
Non-Residents-Level 2 (Lot purchasers who have a San Marcos address, or live in the SMCISD, or pay City of San Marcos property taxes.
$1,750.00 lot fee
Non-Residents- Level 3 (Lot purchasers who do not meet any of the other stated criteria).
$2,500.00 lot fee
These fees would increase on October 1st of each year for ten years in the following amounts: $50 per year per lot for Level 1 and Level 2; $100 per year per lot for Level 3.
During discussions, it was also proposed that a new line item/fund be created in the budget to any funds that are over and above the current $1,000.00 lot fee. It was recommended that these funds be restricted to use for the purpose of purchasing property for expansion of the current cemetery or the purchase of property for a new cemetery.
Yearly lot fee increase table.
|
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
|
Level 1 |
1400 |
1450 |
1500 |
1550 |
1600 |
1650 |
1700 |
1750 |
1800 |
1850 |
1900 |
|
Level 2 |
1750 |
1800 |
1850 |
1900 |
1950 |
2000 |
2050 |
2100 |
2150 |
2200 |
2250 |
|
Level 3 |
2500 |
2600 |
2700 |
2800 |
2900 |
3000 |
3100 |
3200 |
3300 |
3400 |
3500 |
The following Fees would remain as is:
Mausoleum-$1000.00
Mausoleum Perpetual Care-$50.00
Columbarium Niches-$500.00
Columbarium Niches Perpetual Care-$50.00
Serenity Garden-$200.00
Plaque in Chapel -$75.00
A new fee of $100 would be charged for re-opening a columbarium niche