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of a new area. Mr. Joe Sainz declared that the inventory was minimal when he arrived at Hermosa Cemetery. Hermosa could only provide the sectional box for an adult and no outside container for a child. After distributing a map, Mr. Sainz proceeded to describe the sections of the cemetery which are considered saturated. He advised that it is prudent practice to open a new lawn section when a lawn is 50% saturated. This allows for expansion. He said that the profit ratios are there. He proudly reported that Hermosa Cemetery is attracting business from San Bernardino, Rialto, Highland and Montclair. He described the burial packages available; the ash urn/niche area proposed; memorial plaques on benches near the fountain and future use of undeveloped land. The City Manager asked if Cemetery Manager Ramos could provide value of all the vacant land, at the cemetery, for possible sales. Cemetery Manager Ramos estimated the value to be $460,000 in the developed area remaining to be surveyed. She indicated to City Manager Young that an in-house engineer's assistance is needed for the area near Olive Street where the land has been plotted and pinned but a map has never been recorded - which is necessary prior to sales. She stated that Brian Baden, Engineer Technician from Public Works, had worked on the original survey and can relocate and resurvey. The Cemetery Manager asked for in-house services, gratis. City Manager Young recalled it was four years ago that he conducted a study where he found 2 million dollars of undeveloped property at the cemetery. He recommended to the serving City Manager that (1) money be spent and the cemetery property developed over a period of ten years and that (2) there be an infusion of money for advertisement because it takes money to make money. Cemetery Manager Ramos and Customer Services Counselor Sainz elaborated on their suggestion of ash/niche burials which would attract more revenue for the cemetery as well as the area around the fountain which is valuable property but has not been surveyed, pinned or recorded. She proposed memorial benches where individual plaques of loved ones could be affixed. Manager Ramos described her plan to move the cemetery maintenance building to an area near the railroad, where it would be removed from the public's view. This would allow for a parking lot for the public's use next to the office. In its proposed location, an island could be formed where delivery trucks would have easy ingress and egress. Employees could secure their implements and heavy equipment. Most importantly, an inventory of supplies could be stored and readily available which will make the cemetery a highly competitive business. Councilmember Rios inquired about the Ash/Niche architectural rendering. Manager Ramos informed that Christy Concrete Products, -3- JAN n -4 1994