Rive rside Ce me te ry Ne e pa wa , Ma nito b a 2018 Co unc il Re vie w a nd Pub lic Me e ting T hursda y, June 28, 2018 – Ne e pa wa L ib ra ry MPR 7:00 pm
Ove rvie w Curre nt Ce me te ry By-L a w ha s e xpire d (2017) – Re q uire s upda te s to va rio us c la use s, de finitio ns a nd fe e s (ie ne w Co lumb a rium Pla q ue s)to mo re a c c ura te ly re fle c t re q uire me nts. T he T o wn o f Ne e pa wa Co unc il ha s unde rta ke n a numb e r o f disc ussio ns a nd a n e xha ustive re vie w o f o ur Ce me te ry a nd c e me te rie s a c ro ss o ur pro vinc e a nd Ca na da to de te rmine the b e st c o urse o f a c tio n to e nsure the susta ina b ility o f o ur Ce me te ry. T he e xisting struc ture o f ‘ pe rpe tua l flo we rs’ is no lo ng e r fisc a lly via b le o r re spo nsib le . Our pre de c e sso rs c o uld no t pre dic t tha t se lling flo we rs in pe rpe tuity fo r $5.00 wo uld e ve r b e susta ina b le .
T he Histo ry 1955 to 1994: Orig ina ting By-L a ws o f the T o wn o f Ne e pa wa indic a te d tha t pe rpe tua l c a re funds we re to b e use d fo r the “a nnua l upke e p a nd c a re o f the sa id Rive rside Ce me te ry…” 1994: T o wn By-L a w wa s a me nde d to inc lude T he Ce me te rie s Ac t pro pe r de finitio n o f Pe rpe tua l Ca re ; a nd furthe r a dde d a ne w se c tio n title d Pe rpe tua l Ca re whic h indic a te d “…the pla nting a nd c a re o f flo we rs o n the g ra ve ; numb e r o f flo we rs a nd c a re o f the g ra ve sha ll b e a s de te rmine d b y Co unc il fro m time to time …” 2015: T o wn By-la w de finitio n wa s c ha ng e d a nd wa s no lo ng e r in a c c o rda nc e with T he Ce me te rie s Ac t , b ut no w inc lude d wo rding “…pro viding pe rpe tua l c a re fo r flo we rs...”
Pe rpe tua l Ca re – De finitio n T he va st ma jo rity ha ve the mis-c o nc e ptio n tha t “Pe rpe tua l Ca re ” spe c ific a lly re fe rs to the ‘ flo we rs’ o n individua l g ra ve s. I n a c c o rda nc e with T he Ce me te rie s Ac t, Pe rpe tua l Ca re is simply the c a re a nd upke e p o f the c e me te ry – e nsuring lo ts a nd g ro unds a re ke pt le ve l, g ra ss he a lthy a nd trimme d, ke e ping the c e me te ry in a re spe c tful ma nne r. Pe rpe tua l Ca re De finitio n fro m T he Ce me te rie s Ac t : “T he pr e se r vation, impr ove me nt, e mbe llishme nt and mainte nanc e , in pe r pe tuity and in a pr ope r manne r of lots, plots, tombs, monume nts or e nc losur e s in a c e me te r y or of c ompar tme nts in a c olumbar ium or mausole um.”
T he Numb e rs Gra ve s with pre -pa id flo we rs: 3809 g ra ve s F lo we rs o rde re d fo r 2018: 3650 do ze n F lo we rs to b e pla nte d in 2018: 43,800 T o ta l c o st o f flo we rs in 2018: $11,136.15 No te : Co st o f flo we rs do e s no t inc lude la b o ur c o sts; Pric e fo r Gra ve F lo we rs in 1955 - $5.00/ o ne -time fe e . Pric e fo r Gra ve F lo we rs in 2017 - $1500.00/ o ne -time fe e . Ce me te ry E xpe nse in 2017: $211,907.00 Ce me te ry Re ve nue in 2017: $118,707.00 $93,200.00 Ce me te r y De fic it for 2017
Ce me te r y Calc ulator Ca lc ula te s ta x spe c ific to Ce me te ry tha t e a c h individua l pa ys, b a se d o n a sse ssme nt – fo r this e xa mple we use d a $200,000 ho me a nd $450,000 b usine ss a sse ssme nt:
Co nsulta nt Study – Hilto n L a ndma rks Co unc il e mplo ye d Hilto n L a ndma rks to re vie w the Rive rside Ce me te ry a nd its via b ility with re spe c t to flo we rs o n individua l g ra ve s; a nd to pro vide Co unc il with a ll o ptio ns a va ila b le fo r the lo ng -te rm via b ility o f the Ce me te ry. T he c o nsulta nt pro vide d a de ta ile d re vie w o f the c e me te ry, it wa s c le a r a nd c o nfirme d Co unc il’ s tho ug hts – ma inta ining the c e me te ry a s-is wa s no t a fina nc ia lly re spo nsib le o r via b le o ptio n. Va rio us de sig ns we re pro vide d to de ve lo p a pa rk-like se tting to re pla c e the individua l lo t flo we rs, while ma inta ining the b e a uty o f the Ce me te ry.
Disc ussio n Cha ng e s a re ne c e ssa ry to e nsure the lo ng te rm via b ility o f o ur c e me te ry. Ho w do we do this? We will sho rtly re vie w so me o ptio ns tha t Co unc il ha s c o nside re d o ve r the c o urse o f o ur re vie w. Ple a se no te - the ‘ pro je c te d’ re ve nue s a nd e xpe nse s pro vide d a re simply tha t – pro je c te d e stima te s. We c a nno t a c c ura te ly pre dic t Re ve nue s, whic h a re b a se d o n sa le s o f L o ts/ Plo ts/ Nic he ’ s a nd I nte rme nts. E xpe nse s fo r future de ve lo pme nt a re b a se d o n la b o urc o sts, flo we r c o sts, so d/ g ra ss se e d c o sts, ma c hine ry a nd upke e p c o sts, whic h ha ve b e e n e stima te d. Additio na lly, funds a re re q uire d to b e pla c e d into the Ce me te ry T rust fo r ma jo r Ca pita l E xpe nditure s suc h a s ne w Co lumb a rium purc ha se s, tra c to rs, she ds, dig g ing e q uipme nt, e tc .
Optio ns Co nside re d Ove r the c o urse o f the la st numb e r o f ye a rs, Co unc il ha s disc usse d a nd re vie we d ma ny o ptio ns; T his is no t a sub je c t a nyo ne ta ke s lig htly, we unde rsta nd it’ s impo rta nc e to o ur c o mmunity; T he re we re thre e o ptio ns tha t we re c o nside re d: Optio n 1 – F lo we rs Co ntinue – e xisting o nly. Optio n 2 – F lo we rs Co ntinue – with c ha ng e s. Optio n 3 - De ve lo p a Pa rk-L ike Se tting . De ta ils o f the Optio ns to fo llo w
Optio n 1: F lo we rs Co ntinue – E xisting o nly T his wo uld inc lude : Disc o ntinue sa le s o f ‘ g ra ve site flo we rs’ ; Only tho se who ha ve pre vio usly purc ha se d ‘ g ra ve flo we rs’ will c o ntinue to re c e ive flo we rs, inc luding tho se who ha ve pre -purc ha se d b ut ha ve no t ye t pa sse d a wa y; All flo we re d lo ts wo uld ha ve 6 flo we rs, within a sma lle r plo t ne a r the he a dsto ne ; a llo wing fo r c o nsiste nt le ve ling a nd la ndsc a ping . L a b o ur a nd wa te ring wo uld re ma in a s-is, a nd inc re a se with time due to infla tio n; Do e s no t pro vide fo r c o ntinue d de ve lo pme nt o f the Ce me te ry.
Optio n 2: F lo we rs Co ntinue – with c ha ng e s T his wo uld inc lude : Disc o ntinue sa le s o f ‘ g ra ve site flo we rs’ ; Offe r flo we rb e d se rvic e s - $250/ ye a r (sub je c t to c ha ng e ) fo r the c o nve nie nc e o f tho se who do no t ha ve the a b ility to pre pa re a nd ma inta in a flo we rb e d whe re the ir lo ve d o ne is b urie d. T his is a ye a r-b y-ye a r purc ha se d se rvic e , no la te r tha n F a ll o f the pre vio us ye a r; o nus is o n fa mily to c o nta c t us & purc ha se e a c h ye a r; All pre vio us lo ts with purc ha se d ‘ g ra ve flo we rs’ lo ts will b e g ra ndfa the re d in – thus no c o st sa ving s in this a re a ; All flo we re d lo ts (ne w a nd g ra ndfa the re d in) wo uld ha ve 6 flo we rs, within a sma lle r plo t ne a r the he a dsto ne T his o ptio n pro vide s fo r ve ry little c o st sa ving s with re spe c t to la b o ur a nd wa te ring c o sts a nd do e s no t pro vide fo r c o ntinue d de ve lo pme nt o f the Ce me te ry.
Optio n 3: De ve lo p Pa rk-L ike Se tting Pro po se d fe a ture s F o c a l F e a ture / Me mo ria l Pe re nnia l Ga rde ns F e a ture Ga ze b o Are a Me mo ria l Se a ting a lo ng Ro a d wa y Se c tio n Ma rke rs Me mo ria l Se a ting a lo ng Pa thwa ys Additio na l po ssib le fe a ture s: I nfa nt He a ling Ga rde n; T re e & Shrub Pla nting s; No rth E ntra nc e De ve lo pme nt
Optio n 3: De ve lo p Pa rk-L ike Se tting T his will inc lude : Disc o ntinue sa le s o f ‘ g ra ve site flo we rs’ ; Be twe e n 2018-2020, flo we rs o n individua l g ra ve s will b e g ra dua lly re duc e d (12 to 9 to 6), with 2020 b e ing the la st ye a r o f flo we rs o n a ll individua l g ra ve s (inc luding flo we rs pla nte d pe rso na lly b y fa milie s); Pre pa re & de ve lo p the c e me te ry to ma inta in a nd e xpa nd the ‘ pa rk-like ’ se tting , insta ll po c ke t g a rde ns a nd fe a ture s, le ve l a nd la ndsc a pe a ll lo ts thro ug ho ut the c e me te ry in a c c o rda nc e with the 5 Ye a r Ac tio n Pla n (de ta ile d in ne xt slide ).
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