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Description
Docket #1455
Message and order for approval of an appropriation order in the amount of One Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00) for the Cemetery Division of the Parks and Recreation Department to be funded from the Cemetery Trust Fund established under Chapter 13 of the Acts of 1961
A
A
This
is
a
grant
appropriation
for
the
cemetery
division
of
the
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
to
be
funded
from
the
cemetery
trust
fund
established
under
States
Chapter.
Thirteen
of
the
acts
of
1961
the
cemetery
division
is
responsible
for
providing
burial
services
for
city
of
Boston
residents.
The
division
manages
burial
records
for
over
250,000
grave
sites
and
maintains
approximately
200
acres
of
cemetery
land.
There
are
three
active
cemeteries,
owned
and
operated
by
the
city
of
Boston's
Parks
&
Recreation
Department.
A
There
are
Mount
Hope,
Fairview
and
Evergreen
we're
joined
by
three
terrific
colleagues
and
Friends
Richard
de
Pino,
who
is
the
second
assistant
collected
treasurer
Margaret,
Dyson,
Trust
manager
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
Tom
Sullivan,
who
was
oversees
all
cemeteries?
He's
an
important
guy
he's
got
a
lot
of
people
under
him,
which
is
John,
Tobin's,
favorite
joke.
So
it's
always
great
to
be
with
you.
Tommy
I'm
also
joined
by
city
councilor
from
district
2
and
Flynn
welcome
councillor
Flynn
to
give
any
opening
comments.
A
B
You
councillor
O'malley,
chairman
O'malley
I,
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
dedicated
city
professionals
that
we
have
here.
We
appreciate
your
hard
work
and
everything
that
you
do
for
for
our
city,
and
would
you
let
your
staff
know
that
we
have
great
respect
for
your
staff
and
the
hard
work
they
do
as
well.
A
Thank
you,
Thank
You,
councillor,
Flynn,
so
I
believe
the
correct
figure
on
this
grant
application,
which
we
will
it
be.
It
will
be
reflected
in
our
new
draft
that
we
will
vote
on
at
the
next
meeting
is
for
two
hundred
and
thirty
two
thousand
dollars,
which
would
be
a
hundred
and
forty
thousand
dollars
from
Mount
Hope
for
expansion
and
infrastructure
improvements
and
the
ninety
two
thousand
dollars
for
Mount
hopes,
administrate
and
administration
buildings
HVAC
system,
those
things
correct.
C
A
C
Again,
counsel
I
wanted
to
take
just
time
to
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
present
to
the
council
and
the
committee.
The
appropriation
is,
as
you
had
stated,
specifically
for
Mount
Hope.
It
is
for
improvements
to
Mount
Hope,
specifically
to
provide
additional
burial
expansion
for
our
veterans,
as
well
as
for
our
poor
population.
In
addition,
the
second
piece
of
the
appropriation
is
specifically
for
the
administration,
the
administrative
building,
specifically
the
HVAC
system
original
to
the
building
it
has
seen
and
used
its
useful
life,
and
this
appropriation
will
do
a
complete
replacement
of
that
system.
A
I
just
I
neglected.
This
is
on
me
to
announce
at
the
beginning
of
this
hearing
that
this
is
a
public
hearing,
it's
being
televised
and
streamed
online.
We
ask
all
members
of
the
public
to
silence
their
cell
phones
and
other
devices.
Folks
that
would
wish
to
testify,
may
do
so
by
filling
out
the
sign-in
sheet
and
we'll
get
to
everybody,
but
I.
Don't
know
that
we
have
any
public
testimony,
so
we
can
just
get
right
through
of
it.
So
you
know
I,
guess
this
is
easy
for
me
this.
You
guys
do
incredible.
A
Work,
explain
to
me
a
little
bit
about
you
know,
particularly
veterans
and
folks,
who
might
have
some
financial
difficulties,
it's
very,
very
expensive
to
bury
a
loved
one.
It's
it's!
It's
a
double
whammy,
you're
losing
a
loved
one,
and
then
you
know
that
just
the
cost
of
everything.
So
can
you
talk
about
a
little
the
city's
process
of
sort
of
observe
absorbing
some
of
the
cost
offering
discounted,
offering
free
burial
plots?
And
if
any
of
you
want
to
pop
in
there
I'm.
D
That
over
to
my
colleague
here,
thanks
Council,
thanks
for
everyone
for
hearing
us
today,
yeah
so
there's
two
services
that
we're
looking
to
expand
for
today
of
the
the
veterans
burials.
If
you're
a
city
of
Boston
resident
at
time
of
enlistment
or
a
resident,
you
are
qualified
for
that
type
of
burial
and
the
charge
for
that
is
eight
hundred
eighty
dollars
for
a
grave
line.
That's
for
a
veteran
and
spouse
and.
D
So
it,
but
a
typical
of
we're,
we're
very
low-end
on
a
new
grave
for
a
private
burial
up
at
Fairview
Cemetery
and
that's
four
thousand
roughly
four
thousand
dollars.
It's
three
nine
three,
eight
Wow,
but
if
you
go
to
st.
Joe's
or
st.
Joe's,
would
be
a
probably
the
next
level
up
and
that's
close
to
like
twelve
thousand
dollars
for
$880
to
you
know
a
middle-of-the-road
cemetery.
If
you
will
and
then
of
course,
Forest
Hills
and
everything
goes,
it
goes
way,
it
sure
right,
yeah.
A
D
D
We
on
the
veterans
burials,
we
average
about
40
a
year
and
those
have
been
at
Mount
Hope
in
the
in
the
fr
Kelly
lot
on
the
city
poor.
We
average
about
80
indigent
burials
a
year
combined
the
three
active
cemeteries,
Evergreen
and
Brighton
Fairview
and
High
Park
and
Mount
Hope
in
Mattapan.
We
average
anywhere
from
650
to
800
burials
a
year
Wow.
D
They'll
pick
up
the
body
and
it
comes
to
us
I'm,
not
positive,
but
their
fee
for
doing
that
is
around
two
thousand
dollars,
but
our
charge
to
the
Undertaker
is
is
two
hundred
and
seventy
six
dollars
Wow.
So
that's
what
we
charge
for
the
burial
of
a
city
poor
for
a
while
way
back
when
we
were
getting
all
sorts
of
people
from
all
sorts
of
towns
by
law
by
law,
section
one
three
one
or
says
each
time
supposed
to
be
responsible
and
take
care
of
their
own
dead.
D
That
doesn't
happen
unfortunately,
but
Boston
has
always
done
that
and
continues
to
do
that.
We
do
just
ask
that
the
person
be
a
Boston
residents
and
we're
not
we're
not
hot
about
that.
We
just
if
they
die
in
the
Boston
Common.
That's
an
address
for
us,
that's
fine!
So
we
just
we
did
try
to
slow
down
the
pace
a
little
bit
because
it
was
getting
out
of
hand
because
the
end
to
take
us
from
all
over
Massachusetts
were
taking
advantage
of
our
good
price
yeah.
You
know
so
now
it's
it's
settled.
D
A
Yeah,
that's
great
Tommy
really
appreciate
what
you
do
again.
It's
hard
I've
known
you
I've
known
your
family
forever.
You
just
you,
have
an
incredibly
important
job
and
you
are
such
a
comforting
source
for
so
many
people
in
their
darkest
hardest
day.
So
really
appreciate
the
great
work
you
and
your
team
does
I
don't
know.
I
mean
this
is
obviously
no
brainer
I'll
be
urging
our
colleagues
to
support
this
and
next
Wednesday's
meeting
I.
Guess
Margaret.
Can
you
talk
briefly
about
how
this
is
different?
C
C
The
revenue
collected
through
the
burial
fees
is
placed
in
the
trust
and
place
in
invested
in
the
open
markets
to
stocks
and
bonds
to
make
it
grow
into
perpetuity
for
perfor
purposes.
Just
like
this
to
expand
and
improve
our
cemeteries,
whether
it
be
for
expansions
or
whether
it
be
for
the
endur
meant
our
cemeteries,
whether
it
be
fencing
specifically
the
administrative
building
to
to
keep
that,
and
it's
in
in
good
condition.
Things
of
that
sort
and
that's
what
the
monies
are
useful
things
above
and
beyond
what
the
operating
budget
could
not
support.
So.
C
C
A
C
Couple
years
we
have
the
investment
program
in
which
this
particular
trust
is
in
is
placed
in
a
moderate
risk
environment
as
I
would
describe
it.
Year-To-Date
numbers
we're
at
nearly
11%
well.
So,
even
though
the
stock
market
is
in
20s
because
of
the
asset
allocation
of
stocks
and
bonds,
our
exposure
for
risk
is
lessened.
So
that's
why
the
11
percent
year-to-date.
We
turn.
A
B
D
B
Yeah
I
had
the
opportunity
last
Memorial
Day
to
visit
Mount
Hope
Cemetery.
It
was
beautiful
over
there.
It
was
well
well-kept
and
the
grounds
looked
great,
so
I
know
the
the
people
that
work
there
are
doing
an
excellent
job
so
great
stuff.
It's
a
great
staff,
yes
they're
outstanding
I'm,
very
lucky
No.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
to
the
dedicated
city,
employees
that
are
here
and
thank
you.
Cultural
Mele.
A
D
D
There
is
an
historical
preservation
fund
that
Kelly
Thomas
my
counterpart
works
with
I,
don't
know
the
numbers
on
what
yet
look
what
she
has
in
the
kitty,
but
there
is
a
fund
for
historical
cemeteries
that
she
works
off
of
that
for
routine
upgrades.
I
know
the
the
brick
wall
at
sorry,
yet
Gertrude
at
house,
Gertrude
house
in
Southie,
was
recently
repaired,
so
she's
constantly
going.
D
A
Mean
you
got
you
guys,
do
incredible
work
and
and
is
any
set
I
mean
I
visited
virtually
many
of
the
cemeteries
and
they
do
look
great.
You
got
your
the
men
and
women
that
you
work
with.
You
know
put
in
so
much
hard
work
and
effort,
and-
and
it's
it's
so
important
for
obviously
a
whole
host
of
reasons.
So.
A
A
Well,
I,
don't
have
any
further
questions
if
there's
any
other
statement
or
anything
from
you
folks,
we
can
adjourn
this
hello.
There's
special
Halloween
hearing
be
safe
out.
There
could
thank
you
for
all.
You
guys
do
obviously
we'll
be
asking
for
quick
turnaround
next
Wednesday
and
then
hopefully
this
what's
I,
guess
just
more
for
my
own
edification.
A
What's
the
timeline,
if
we
vote
on
this
Wednesday,
does
it
automatically
open
the
money
up
or
is
there
still
a
lag,
hey
Tess
great,
so
we
want
to
make
sure
we're
able
to
get
those
resources,
particularly
because
of
the
fall.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
All
I,
don't
believe
anyone's
here
to
testify
publicly
seeing
and
hearing
none
the
special
Halloween
edition
of
the
Committee
on
Environment
sustainability
in
parks
regarding
docket
number
one.
Four,
five
five
is
hereby
adjourned.