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Cemetery Board

Thursday, May 7, 2026

5:00 PM
Topic tracked across meetings:
Cemetery 10-Year Capital Improvement Plan AB 9006 35/35
Section
1. CALL TO ORDER
1a
Cemetery Board Workplan Schedule
packet pp.3
Staff report:
DRAFT 5. A 2026 Tentative Cemetery Board Schedule 2-5-26
1b
Service Recognition: Barbara Wood 13 years Ian Breuser 1-year Welcome new board members: Jeff Heller, 2026-2030, Regular Position Mara Daniel, 2026-2028, Alternate Position
packet pp.2026
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2a
Minutes of February 05, 2026
packet pp.5–6
Staff report:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) 02-05-26 Cemetery Board Minutes Page 1 CITY OF ISSAQUAH Cemetery Board 5:00 PM Steelhead Room, 235 1st Ave. February 5, 2026 MINUTES SE, Issaquah
3. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
3a
Chair
3b
Vice Chair
5. REPORTS / REQUESTS
5a
Cemetery Partner Report
Allen Flintoft, Flintoft Representative · packet pp.7–10
Staff report:
LOWER CEMETERY INSPECTION REPORT Inspector(s): Matt Mechler Date: March 22, 2026 9:00 AM Signature(s): Time: Lower Hillside Cemetery Site:
5b
Monthly Staff Inspection
Rick Still, Assistant Director, Parks & Community Services · packet pp.11
Staff report:
2026 YTD CEMETERY FINANCIAL REPORT Cemetery Board Meeting - May 7, 2026 JANUARY 1, 2026 BEGINNING FUND BALANCE: $860,881 Expenditures For January, February, March and April Data Date 4/20/2026 Fund-GL Code Account Description Budgeted YTD Actual Remaining % Used CURRENT 260-11-1160-513- 511100 Salaries and Wages 26,400 9,281 17,119 35.2% 9,281 521021 Benefits - Employer Taxes 2,000 710 1,290 35.5% 710 521022 Benefits - Retirement 1,470 518 952 35.2% 518 521025 Benefits - Other 1,030 366 664 35.5% 366 Total Salaries & Benefits 30,900 10,875 20,025 35.2% 10,875
5c
Monthly Budget Report
Rick Still, Assistant Director, Parks & Community Services
Topics: Budget
6. AGENDA ITEMS
6a
Cemetery 10-Year Capital Improvement Plan
Rick Still, Assistant Director, Parks & Community Services Randy Darst, Board Chair · packet pp.13–33
Topics: Budget
Staff report:
AGENDA ITEMS a) [7/7/22 Board Meeting]
6b
Capital Improvement Plan Update: GIS Cemetery Database
Rick Still, Assistant Director, Parks & Community Services · packet pp.35–36
Topics: Budget
Staff report:
Provide an update on the Cemetery Database project.
6c
2027-2028 Cemetery Budget DRAFT
Rick Still, Assistant Director, Parks & Community Services · packet pp.37
Topics: Budget
Staff report:
2027-2028 Cemetery Budget DRAFT Cemetery Board Meeting - May 7, 2026 JANUARY 1, 2025 Fund Balance 1-1-2026 860,881 872,458 903,552 BEGINNING FUND Expenditures 2026 2027 2028 Fund-GL Code Account Description Budget Proposed Proposed 260-11-1160-513- 511100 Salaries and Wages 26,400 29,000 30,000 521021 Benefits - Employer Taxes 2,000 2,100 2,200 521022 Benefits - Retirement 1,470 1,500 1,600 521025 Benefits - Other 1,030 1,050 1,100 Total Salaries & Benefits 30,900 33,650 34,900
6d
Cemetery Holiday Preparations
Rick Still, Assistant Director, Parks & Community Services · packet pp.39
Staff report:
1. Order Portable Toilet May 1st. [No longer providing] 2. Mow all grass areas. 3. Line trim: a. Around all raised headstones (no gator line). b. Entrance areas and signs. c. Swales at Upper Cemetery. d. Slope at Lower Cemetery. 4. Edge Lower Veterans Sec on headstones (no gator line). 5. Blow hard surfaces & headstones, 6. Remove branches and pinecones. 7. Weed control: a. Upper - rock wall, swale, driveway rocks, tree wells. b. Lower – Veterans gravel area, driveway rocks, tree wells. c. Inject Japanese Knotweed, then remove. 8. Wash/Clean a. Cemetery rule signs and benches. b. Columbaria. 9. Remove Dead Flowers. 10. Prune Rhododendrons. 11. Water spickets – water charged and running. 12. Insert Vases are stocked on water spicket holders. 13. Trash cans emp ed Friday a ernoon, Saturday & Sunday as staffing allows.
6e
Bench Location Plan 2026
Randy Darst, Board Chair & Jean McMullan, Board Member
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