CC Staff Report 11-10-2014 Establish Fees for Graves and Interments0
CITY OF
CHANNASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PC Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
DATE: November 10, 2014 Q
SUBJ: Establish Grave Fees for Pioneer Cemetery
PROPOSED MOTION:
"The City Council approves establishing grave fees for the Pioneer
Cemetery at $400 for residents and $600 for non - residents, and
interment fees at $150 per burial."
Approval requires a simple majority vote of the City Council.
Back in November 2013, the City Council reviewed the development of the
Chanhassen Pioneer Cemetery. At that meeting, the City Council supported 324
new graves be added to the cemetery. Then in May of 2014, the City Council
reviewed a survey of grave fees of neighboring cemeteries (see Attachment 1).
Below is a summary of our findings:
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 recommending that the council establish grave fees at $400 for residents
and $600 for non - residents and interment fees be established at $150 per burial.
Fees for niches in the proposed columbarium will be determined in the future.
The new fees will be included in the city code amendment establishing fees that
is scheduled for Council consideration on December 8th.
ATTACHMENT
1. Cemetery Comparison Survey
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City of Chanhassen
Cemetery Fund Analysis (Starting at $400 /plot)
Fund is positive until: 2112
Estimated lnitial
2014
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
2021
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Fund Balance
10,544
Beginning Fund Balance
10,544
10,172 14,990 19,824 24,671 29,675 34,714
41,376
48,571 55,906 63,381 70,996 80,791 90,787 100,986
Estimated Revenue (Plot Fees)
-
4,800 4,800 4,800 4,800 4,800 6,120
6,120
6,120 6,120 6,120 7,800 7,800 7,800 7,800
Estimated Revenue (Internment Fee)
200
900 900 900 900 900 1,140
1,140
1,140 1,140 1,140 1,440 1,440 1,440 1,440
Estimated Operating Expenses
(722)
(1,104) (1,159) (1,217) (1,278) (1,342) (1,409)
(1,479)
(1,553) (1,631) (1,713) (1,798) (1,888) (1,983) (2,082)
Estimated Capital Improvements
Year End Fund Balance
10,022
14,768 19,531 24,306 29,093 34,033 40,565
47,156
54,278 61,535 68,928 78,438 88,143 98,044 108,144
Interest Earned
150
222 293 365 582 681 811
1,415
1,628 1,846 2,068 2,353 2,644 2,941 3,244
Beginning Balance Calculation
Funds Received from previous
16,000
Plot Revenue since 87
49,400
227 plots sold since 1987 @ $200 /plot +80 internment fee's @ $50 /each
Interest owed since 87
11,700
Calculated on avg $15,000 balance at 3% Interest earned per year
Maint expense since 87
(15,200)
Calculated at a 2% increase since 1987 getting to the final current cost at $722 /year
Capital since 87
(28,556)
Capital needed to Add Plots
(11,800)
Pavers /Roadway
(11,000)
Balance carried forward
10,544
Tsf from General fund
Potential Future Graves
314
Lose 30 plots in order to not eliminate a couple of trees on site
Revenue estimates (based on annual increase of 5% /year, increase accumulated and enacted once every 5 years)
Plot Fees Rates (selling 12 plots /year, total
of 314 plots available)
2015 -2019
400
2020 -2024
510
2025 -2029
650
2030 -2034
830
2034 -2041
1060
Internment Fee Rates (6 per year, total of 559)
2015 -2019
150
2020 -2024
190
2025 -2029
240
2030 -2034
310
2035 -2039
400
2040 -2044
510
2045 -2049
650
2050 -2054
830
2055 -2059
1060
2060 -2064
1350
2065 -2069
1720
2070 -2074
2200
2075 -2079
2810
2080 -2084
3590
2085 -2089
4580
2090 -2094
5850
2095 -2099
7470
2100 -2104
9530
2105 -2108
12170
Interest Income
2014 -2017
1.50%
2018 -2020
2.00%
2021- Beyond
3.00%
Operating Expense increases at 5% /year
Capital Improvement Schedule (3% increase per year, accumulated and increase enacted every 15 years)
2030
2045
(23,000)
2060
(35,000)
2075
(53,000)
2090
(80,000)
2105
(121,000)
2120
(183,000)
2135
(276,000)
2150
(419,000)