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III. OPERATING PLAN A. INTRODUCTION The following Preliminary Plan has been prepared for the Trustees of The Historic Cemeteries of Pleasanton. The document is a work-in-progress with areas to be completed as the Trustees provide input and make certain selections. The Plan is to form a foundation to act parallel with the City of Pleasanton to preserve the Historic Cemeteries of Pleasanton. The new corporation would also be not-for-profit in structure and would be called "Historic Cemeteries of Pleasanton" . The Foundation would seek tax-exempt status as a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. This differs from the Cemetery which could be an exempt organization under IRS Section 501(c)(13). The purposes of the Foundation would be to: . Seek contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations to provide for capital projects within the Cemetery . Seek to preserve, perpetually, the history, art, architecture and horticulture of the Cemetery I I I I I I I I I . Serve as an outreach to share the history of the Cemetery with the residents of the Metropolitan Area. . Receive a grant from the City of Pleasanton at least equal to the basic costs of operation for the general care and maintenance of the Cemetery. . Contract directly with the City of Pleasanton and the Roman Catholic Cemeteries of the Diocese of Oakland for record keeping, customer contact services and burial services within the Cemetery. . Contract directly with the City of Pleasanton and the winning bidder(s) for landscape and irrigation services. B. GOALS & OBJECTIVES - STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE SUCH GOALS 1. Increase the awareness of the Cemetery throughout the entire community . Publish and distribute an annual newsletter to members of the Foundation, lot owners and general public 13