SR-6-C (54)
feel1ng of aE 1ntlmate garden area
DISCUSSION
The Cemetery is a C1ty enterprlse operation and 1S supported by
revenue generated from the sale of ceMetery and mausoleum
property and other related serVlces The fee for a garden grave
site 1S proposed at $2C,000 and lS based on c~e market V3_ue of
comparable semi-prlvate grave sltes ln local ceP'leterles. Other
grave sltes ln Woodlawn Ce~etery range :rom $1,000 to $7/SCG, aliQ
Mausoleum crypts range from $5,000 to $13,OO:J.
The double interment prlv1lege, placlng two persons In one grave
at che customer's requeSl:, lS offered for aL_ grave sites ln tne
Cemetery and wlll De offered for the new garden sltes as well
The double lnternent. fee :"8 50% of the cost of the grave. For
example, if a garden grave site lS sold at $20,000 a second
burlal may take place ln the same slte for $10,000 Addltlona=:'
burial vaults and openingjcloslng revenue will also De generated
by the new grave sltes. The :..nterMent, burla:::" vault aCId
openlng/closing fees were estanllshed by Resolutlon 8806 and
became effective July 1, 1994
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Fees generated by the new grave sltes wlll he2.p offset. current
and future operatlng expenses, ar.d capltal expenses Attac~ed
for your lnforrratlon :"8 a table corrparlng Woodlawn's garde~ grave
slte fees to other cemeteries In the area.
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BUDGET/FINANCIAL =MPACT
Expend1tures for develop1ng the new S~Les w1ll not exceed t~e
$10,000 budgeted 1n the Ce~etery's "S::..te ImproveTe~~s" proJect at
account no. 37-500-64~-OOOOO-7741-00000
Total revenue anticipated to be rece1ved over the next few years
from the garden grave sites 1S as follows
Account No 37-500-641-00000-0220-~OOOO "Ce'Tecerv =...ot Sa::"es"
Description Price No.Available Total Revenue
Cost of Grave $20,000 28 $ 560,000
As described in the report, niscellaneous reven~e also w1ll be
generated the sale of ~he garde~ grave sltes as ::ollows:
Account No 37-500-641-00000-0222-10000 "Cemeterv M1SC. Sales"
Description Pr~ce No.Ava~lab1e Total Revenue
Double Interment 10,000 14* $ 140,000
Bur1al Vaults 995 42 41,790
Open1ngjClos1ng 445 42 ~8,69C
$ 200,48C
*i~ is estimated that half 0: the ga~den grave Sl=es
w1~1 be for double 1nterments
Trad1tlonally, very few expe~Slve properties are sold 1n a year
For example, 1n FY 199.3-96, two slng~e crypts at S9,000 ana one
at $13,000 was sold. Staff conse~vat~vely ar.~lclpates that one
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slngle grave site will be SO~Q l~ FY 1996-97. Revenue generated
for the sale of one s~nglel garden g~ave slte would be $211440,
$201000 at Account No. 37-500-641-00000-0220-10000 lICenetery Lot
Sales" and $11440 at Account Ko. 37-500-641-00000-0222-:0000
"Cemetery Mlscellaneous Sales".
RECOMMENDATION
It is recomMended that the C~ty Councll approved the attached
resolU~lon settlng fees for Woodlawn Cemetery's garden grave
sltes1 and lDcrease revenue budget aMount at Acco~nt No 37-S0G-
641-00000-0220-10000 by $20,000 and 37-500-641-00000-0222-10000
by $11440
Prepared by Craig Perkins, Director, Env~ronmental and PubllC
Works Management
John Mundy, UtlllCles Manager
Mlchael Steen, Cemetery Supe~lntenden~
Jean Higbee, Se~lor AdITlnls~~atlve Analyst
Attachments Table
Resolution
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TABLE
COMPARISON OF PROPOSED WOODLAWN CEMETERY'S GARDEN GRAVE
SITE FEES WITH OTHER AREA CEMETERIES
Price per
Cemetery Location Sinale Gravesite
Woodlawn Cemetery Garden Grave Slte $20,000
Mt. Sinai Cannan Farr.ily Estates 539,325
Rose Hills Skyrose 520,000
Alta Vlsta 522,500
Westmlnlster
Memorial Park Lakeslde Estates $19,250
Eden Memorlal Cou~t of Prophets $ 9,175
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Proposed Tenant Relocatlon Ass1.stance Charter Amendment
ThlS proposed charter amendment would add Section 1817 to the
Clty Charter. It mlrrors the Relocatlon Ordlnance, wlth the
followlng modlflcatlons:
1. The proposed amendment would be admlnlstered exclusively
by the Rent Control Board. ThlS would be a slgn1.flcant change
because the City presently adminlsters the relocatlon asslstance
program. The proposed charter amendment would ellmlnate all
references to the City or to Clty departments and replace them wlth
references to the Rent Control Board.
2. The Rent Control Board would have the authorlty to lssue
regulations ad]Ustlng the amount of the relocatlon fee, ad]Ustlng
the amount of the fee requlred for counsellng or other serVlces,
and establlshlng the type of serVlces to be provlded to tenants.
3. The Relocation Ordlnance requlres the payment of a fee to
the Clty ln the amount of $250.00 to be used for counsellng or
other asslstance requlred by the dlsplaced tenant. The proposed
amendment would modlfy thlS requlrement by provldlng that the fee
can be used for counsellng or other serVlces requlred by the
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tenant.
Certaln modlflcations requested by the SMRR Steerlng Coronuttee
have not been made. More speclflcally, the SMRR Steerlng Commlttee
requested that the proposed amendment provlde the Board wlth
expllclt power to refer cases to the Clty Attorney's Offlce for
prosecutlon and to create regulatlons. However, Charter Sectlon
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Adopted and approved thlS 23th of July, 1996
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Mayor
I hereby certify that the foregomg ResolutlOn 9062 (CCS) \vas duly adopted at a meeting
of the CIty CounCll held on the 23th of July. 1996 by the followmg vote
Ayes Councilmembers Abdo, Ebner, Genser. Greenberg, Holbrook, O'Connor.
Rosenstein
Noes Counctlmembers None
Abstain Counctlmembers 1\' one
Absent Counctlmembers None
ATTEST
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Clty Clerk