CITY COUNCIL MEETING SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

MEMORANDUM Date: December 15, 2025 To: Mayor and City Council From: Gerry Beaudin, City Manager Heidi Murphy, Director of Library and Recreation Re: City Council Meeting December 16, 2025, Item # 14 - Adopt a resolution updating the Master Fee Schedule Section XII – Pioneer Cemetery At the December 11, 2025, meeting, the Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the proposed resolution amending the Master Fee Schedule for the Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery. The Commission asked about potential discounts for Veterans. The following information was provided, and no discounts were recommended at this time. • The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) generally provides the following benefits (benefits.va.gov): o Service-connected Death VA will pay up to $2,000 toward burial expenses for deaths on or after September 11, 2001, or up to $1,500 for deaths prior to September 11, 2001. If the Veteran is buried in a VA national cemetery, some or all of the cost of transporting the deceased may be reimbursed. o Non-service-connected Death VA will pay up to $978 toward burial and funeral expenses for deaths on or after October 1, 2024, and a $978 plot-interment allowance (if not buried in a national cemetery). o The family pays out of pocket and files for reimbursement. • A discounted rate for Veterans is not a standard discount at cemeteries. The Commission also identified an error on Attachment 2, where a number was carried over for the Min and Max in the Private Sector comps for cremains plots. These have been corrected and highlighted in the updated Attachment 2. The disinterment, Min. and Max are accurate, as only one cemetery in this category provided numbers.