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(8) Soil According to the Cemetay's manager, the soil on the site has a high clay content, making burials during the wet and dry seasons difficult although not impossible. 5. publie Interest ip the Development of Cemeteries 'Througbout the past 30 years. Plea.santon residents have been interested in cemetery dcvelopmc:at in PleasaotOD and the Tri-Valley. Because there are few cemeteries in Pleasaoton and the SUIIO\IIlding area, Pleasanton residents have expressed interest in having more options for cemeteries. As the population grows older and the baby boomer generation ages, the desire and need for cemctay space in PleasanlOD is expected to increase. The increaSed public concern for additional cemetery space in the T ri- Valley recently lead 10 the formation of the Tri- Valley Cemetery Committee. which includes both city officials and intCJeSted residents (described below). 6. Rqional Cemetery Efforts The Tri.Valley Cemetery Committee was fonned in the Fallof2oo3 to facilitate a cemetery development to serve the needs of Tri-Valley residents. The committee contains Council.epftSt'Dtauves from various Tri- Valley cities and is chaired by Pleasanton City Councilmember, Jennifer Hosterman. The Committee also includes experts within the mortuary and cemetery businesses as well as Tri-Valley residents inu:rcsted in monitoring this effon (twO Pleasanton residentS regu1arly attend Committee meetings). The Committee has been meeting on II monthly basis since its fonnatioD and is cum:::ntly investigating a development proposal for a 20()..acrc:: cemetery on T assajaI1l Road just outside of the City of San Rawou in Co,,- C_ (Aunty. While it is unclear at this time whether !he 2oo.acre cemetery proposal is a viable prospect, the intent of the Committee is to actively seek other viable sites for cemetery development.. The Committee has grown since its inception and interest in the Committc:c's effons is strong. However, members of PleasantOo's citizen-based cemetery group see the effort.~ of tile Tri-Valley Cemetery Commiuee as a long-term process whereas the Memorial Gardens would solve an immediate need for cemetery space. V. CITY'S INVOLVEMENT/ACQUISITION 1. OptioDs The City could address recent con=S regarding the maintenance of the Memorial Gardens and the lack of cemetery space in Pleasanton in a number of ways dc:pending upon the extent that the City WllDts 10 be involved. For example, the: City could continue to informally work with the Memorial Gardens as issues arise (i.e., refrain from involving the City in the oy,l1ership, maintenance and regulation of the Cemete%Y. except to the extent in which the City is aJready involved such as weed abatement). The City could also bc:<;ome slightly more involved by fostering panicipation in the Cemetery by citizen groups. churches, veterans. historical groups and The Museum on Main Street. The City could attempt to assert greater ~-ootrol over !he Cemetery's maintenance by adopting an ordinance to regulate: the condition of cemeteries. This approach, however, as discussed previousl)' and briefly beloW would not likely be successful. 1be City could alternatively pursue the formation of 3 cemetery district. Ultimately, if the City wanted complete control over the Cemetery. it could acquire the property and maintain it as a city facility. Each consideration is discussed below. rage 8 of 16 PI","""lOlI Memorial Gard= Cemetery R<p<>tt