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