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BACKGROUND Since purchasing the Cemetery in 2006, the City of Pleasanton has set purchase prices for burial plots and service fees in the Cemetery based upon regional pricing, actual costs involved, and the Consumer Price Index. In February 2019, a new agreement was entered into for grounds maintenance and burials that increased actual costs above the standard Consumer Price Index. Additionally, we were made aware of the need for alternate pricing for baby burial plots to meet the needs of our community. DISCUSSION In the proposed updated Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery Fee Schedule, fees have been adjusted to reflect actual costs, meet community needs, and create whole dollar amounts in relationship to the standard CPI increases. The standard CPI index was applied to burial plots, burial fees, grave marker installation, and marker removal fees, then rounded to the nearest whole five dollar amount. Actual costs were used to modify fees for all other categories, including: disinterment fees; the bronze marker concrete base fee; weekend and holiday fees for burial and disinterment; and baby burial plots. The proposed modifications are listed in the table below: Service January 1, 2018 Fee Proposed Update Disinterment Casket $2,909.00 $2,500.00 Disinterment Cremains $ 698.00 $ 770.00 Bronze Marker Concrete $ 52.00 $ 210.00 Base Fee Weekend/Holiday Fee Upon Request $ 450.00 Casket Burial Weekend/Holiday Fee Upon Request $1,300.00 Casket Disinterment Weekend/Holiday Upon Request $ 250.00 Cremains Burial/Disinterment Baby Burial Plot Casket N/A $3,800.00 Baby Burial Plot N/A $2,800.00 Cremains The proposed fees listed for each of these updates was determined by actual costs incurred by the City for such services. Each year, approximately one family requests a baby burial plot. Other local cemeteries offer these plots at reduced rates and families often chose to bury their babies in other communities due to this reduced cost. While the Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery does not have a dedicated baby section in which to purchase plots, coffins up to 30 inches or urns can fit into the existing cremains sites Page 2 of 3