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SR-9A (25) EPWM:CP:JM:JH:sm:srcemfee Council Meeting: August 9, 1994 9A ..... Santa Monica, California AUG 0 9 1994 To: Mayor and City Council FROM: City staff SUBJECT: Recommendation to Approve Fee Increases for Woodlawn Cemetery INTRODUCTION This report recommends that the city Council approve increases in existing fees for graves, crypts, niches I and burial services provided by the City's Woodlawn Cemetery. BACKGROUND Woodlawn Cemetery is operated by the City of Santa Monica and provides an opportun1ty for c1tizens to purchase gravesites located on the Cemetery grounds or crypts and niches in the mausoleum. Although most of the purchases occur at the time of need, many citizens choose to purchase in advance of future need. Included in the purchase price of a grave, crypt, or niche is a fee for endowment care (long-term maintenance of the site). Woodlawn personnel perform bur1al services as well as maintain the grounds and mausoleum. Fees for the various serv ices provided by the cemetery were last increased in 1991. DISCUSSION The Cemetery is a City enterprise operation and is supported by related services. Efforts have of cemetery property and other AUG 0 9 1994 been made to control costs of 9A I revenue generated from the sale 1 operating the cemetery, however, operating expenses have exceeded revenues over the last few years. The proposed fee increases will provide additional revenue to offset current and future operating expenses and capital improvements and are based on the market value comparable to other cemeteries in the area. Attached is a table comparing a majority of Woodlawn's current and proposed fees to other cemeteries in the area. A complete list of fees and services are included in the attached Resolution. BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT Approval of the proposed fee increases w1ll generate an additional $53,000 in FY 1994-95 revenue account 37-500-641-00000-0220-10000 and an additional $86,900 for revenue account 37-400-641-00000- 0221-10000. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council: (1) approve the attached Resolution increasing fees for the purchase of graves, crypts, n1ches, and other services at Woodlawn Cemetery, and (2) increase budget amount at account no. 37-500-641-00000-0220-1000 by $53,000 and 37-500-641-00000-0221-10000 by $86/900. Attachments: Table I Resolution Prepared by: craig Perkins, EPWM Director John Mundy, utilities Manager Jean Higbee, Sr. Administrative Analyst 2 ..- "'0 III <D Q ZC"'lZCi Ci..<o< :::--0 :T"O Q. ,... 0 ,.... ~ Cf> _ ::J c; 0' 3 3 Q r:l ::J ::l - ... <J> <J> W. tl'I(D o~ <J> '0 .j>. tl'I.c:. Otl'l <J> <J> U'I "'U'1 00 <1><1> lXI(D U'Io ~Ci)>l> Co> c.. c.. 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'oJ N o C1G' g; 0 0..(/\ <"> ~ ~ ~ o o o o ..... ::0 Q "'0 o..m o n ::l ..... g.n c:cCi (1) ;; ~ ~ ~ ~I Vi r-5. ~ ctI )>!: ::l Q CO 3 l'!l 0 is'" ~ Cf> ~ n o ~ \l ~ :g (ii o z o " n c :0 ::Il m Z -I ]> Z C ." :0 o ." o C/) m C =E o o C r- ~ =E z n 111 :5: m -I m ::Il -< .,., m m [Jl ~ :::j I o -I I m ::a ]> :l:l m ]> n m ~ m -I m ~ m (I) '"") .., ~ ;j ::) ~ "':l X r :.n RESOLUTION NO. 8806 (CCS) (CITY COUNCIL SERIES) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA REVISING THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR WOODLAWN CEMETERY SERVICES WHEREAS, the City Council may establish new fee schedules from tlme to tlme for the price of property and all services throughout the Cemetery, including the Mausoleum, pursuant to Section 7308 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, due to increasing costs of operating the Cemetery it was determlned that the fees for property and servlces be lncreased, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The following fee schedule for property and services at Woodlawn Cemetery and Mausoleum is hereby adopted and effectlve as of July 1, 1994: GROUND BURIALS Plot Endowment Care Interment Disinterment Adult Youth Baby Cremains Cremains $1000-7500 500 240 500 (no record) * 105 60 50 $445 205 125 150 150 $ 1000 270 180 Double Interment Prlvllege 50% of the price of plot Placement of cremalns in eXlsting grave $300 Saturdays Twice the interment and dlsinterment charges Witness Fee $90 *$250 or 15% of prlce of plot, whichever is greater Burial Vaults, Bronze Urns, Mausoleum Markers and Flower Vases... ............Three times actual cost to the City GRAVE MARKER INSTALLATION $125.00 VAULT SETTING FEE $ 35.00 MAUSOLEUM CRYPTS Crypts Endowment Interment Disinterment $9000-1"3000 $125 15% of crypt price %15 of crypt pr1.ce $125 $445 $180 $1000 S1.ngle Baby Single $2500-4500 $5000-9000 Double $445 $1000 NICHE SPACES The pr~ce of the various Niche Spaces shall be as indicated on the Niche Maps on file in the cemetery Office, and shall range from $300 to $5,000. In addition to Niche pr1.ces, the following additional charges are hereby established: Niche Endowment Care Niche Interment Niche Interment on Saturdays N1.che Disinterment witness Fee Elks Columbarlum Interment Elks columbarium Dis1.nterment $125.00 $150.00 $300.00 $170.00 $ 90.00 $150.00 $170.00 SECTION 2. The C1.ty Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolut1.on, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: Jk ~~ LLv Otutcw MARSHA JONfsYMOUTRIE City Attorney ... Adopted and approved thIS 9th of August, 1994 4} t8,t / Mayor I hereby certIfy that the foregomg ResolutIon 8806 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meetmg of the CIty CouncIl held on the 9th of August, 1994 by the followmg vote Ayes. CouncIlmembers: Abdo, Genser, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein,Vazquez Noes: CouncIlmembers: None Abstam CouncIlmembers None Absent CQuncilmembers Greenberg ATTEST ~/b}~ . City Clerk