H-3. Establish Grave Fees for Pioneer CemeteryCITY OF
MEMORANDUM
CHANNSEN
Back in November 2013, the City Council reviewed the development of the
Fax: 952.2271110
Chanhassen Pioneer Cemetery. At that meeting, the City Council supported 324
TO:
Mayor & City Council
7700 Market Boulevard
bring back a survey of grave fees of neighboring cemeteries (see Attachment 1).
Fax: 952.227.1110
PC Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
FROM:
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
DATE:
May 27, 2014
Administration
Low
$350
Phone: 952.227.1100
Average
$648
Fax: 952.227.1110
SUBJ:
Establish Grave Fees for Pioneer Cemetery
Building Inspections
Phone: 952.227.1180
Fax: 952.227.1190
Engineering
Phone: 952 227,1160
Fax: 952.227.1170
PROPOSED MOTION:
"The City Council approves establishing grave fees for the Pioneer
Cemetery at $ for residents and $ for non - residents."
Approval requires a simple majority vote of the City Council.
H'3
Finance
Grave Fee
Resident/Member
Phone: 952.227.1140
Back in November 2013, the City Council reviewed the development of the
Fax: 952.2271110
Chanhassen Pioneer Cemetery. At that meeting, the City Council supported 324
Park &Recreation
new graves be added to the cemetery. The City Council also requested staff to
Phone: 952.227.1120
bring back a survey of grave fees of neighboring cemeteries (see Attachment 1).
Fax: 952.227.1110
Below is a summary of our findings:
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone: 952.227.1400
Fax: 952.227.1404
Planning &
Natural Resources
Phone: 952.227.1130
Fax: 952.227.1110
Public Works
7901 Park Place
Phone: 952.227.1300
Fax: 952.227.1310
Senior Center
Phone: 952.227.1125
Fax 952.227.1110
Web Site
www. c i. c h a n h arse n. nn n. u s
Municipal Cemeteries
Grave Fee
Resident/Member
Grave Fee
Non- Residents/Non- Members
High
$1,000
$1,000
Low
$200
$200
Average
$554
$713
Churches
High
$1,000
$1,500
Low
$350
$500
Average
$648
$909
RECOMMENDATION
Staff is looking for council direction in establishing new grave fees with resident
and non - resident rates. Fees for niches in the proposed columbarium will be
determined in the future.
ATTACHMENT
Cemetery Comparison Survey
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Cemetery Comparison
5/2014
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Champlin
Y
$775
$975
$215
$215
$550 +$350 Saturday or Holiday $250
_$115/S, $150/D
$550 Fu11 /$215
cremation + $310 Saturday or Holiday
cremation
Included
No
Chanhassen
Y
Pioneer
$200
$200
$200
$200
$50
Chaska
y
Mt. Pleasant
$300
$500
$300
$500
No
No
No
Included
No
No
Eden Prairie
Y
Pleasant Hills
$400
$600
$400
$600
$550 /Urns$350
$50 company does
Excavator charge
Included
No
No
Excelsior
V
Oak Hill
$650
$1,000
$450
$600
No
No /PW does
No
Included
No
No
Shorewood
Y
Woodside
$1,000
$1,000
$300
$300
$500 /digging, Layout $150
$250- 375 +$75
TBD
Included
No
$50 Staking cost if they have monument company do it. cremation opening/closing fee is $400 +$100 if
running ft. for
winter. Dan Randall 474 -1160. Cemetery was an Association but now he does most of it.
monument
Municipal Average
$554
$713
$311
$403
Churches
Guardian Angels
N
Guardian Angels
$700
$1,400
$350
$700
$50 +Person pays excavator /funeral home
$10
No
Included
No
No
St. Hubert's
N
St. Huberts
$1,000
$1,250
$550A/$300C
$625
$850A /$550 Cremation
included
Plot Change $500
Included
Yes
No
A= Adult, C= Child, Single Niche $1400, Double niche $2500, Opening for 2nd later has $350 fee
St. John's Chaska
N
St. John's
$350
$350
$500
No
$15
No
Included
No
$50*
*If 2 are buried in a lot /$50 fee for 2nd open for cremation.
St. John the Baptist
N
Resurrection
$850
1,07
$1,075
$850
$1,075
$600 Fall, Spr & Sum /$675
Based on size
All same as interment
Included
Ves **
$100*
*Other fee -if vault chosen for cremation
Win /$350cremation for Fall, Spr, Sum, $375
for winter
* *Chapel Mausoleum
Single niche $1610 -$1720 includes engraving+ burial fee of $350
Companion niche $3270-$3490 + burial fee of $350
Caskets single $4360 -$8018 + burial fee $350
Caskets double long $7700 - $15,000 + burial fee of $350
Side by side companion $8520 - $15,800 includes engraving
Victoria
N
St. Victoria
$900
$1,500
$600
$1,000
$150 for parishioners assessed for each
$50
Additional rite of burial is $425 for Resident /Members or $535 for Non Resident & Non Members
*Niche
Flat: $350
Yes*
(1 or 2 urns per niche), Members $1,250, Non - Members $1,600. Plus a perpetual care fee (one
interment /inurnment. $150 for non-
Member, $600
time charge) Members $250, Non - Members $400. No brass plate is allow thinking it would not stand up
parishioners assessed for each
Non - Member
over time. Church has agreement with Winslow Monument Co. who engraves each niche as the owner's
interment /inurment.
Upright: $400
expense - not sure of charges.
Member, $800
N n ember
$760
$1,145
$540
$780
Overall Average
$648
$909
$415
$574
Staff Recommendation Ranges:
$300 41,000
$50041,250
Future
Future
Discussion
Discussion