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CITY OF COLTON Interoffice Memorandum ITO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CIN COUNCIL APPROVED: FROM: JOHN HUTTON, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR t: SUBJECT: INFORMATIONAL MEMORIAL GARDEN ADMINISTRATION DATE: APRIL 21, 1998 APR 211998 Gi Y JF- UOLTON CITY MANAGER REPORT REGARDING HERMOSA CEMETERY FINANCIAL STATUS AND Please find the following information per your request regarding, the Financial Status for Hermosa Memorial Garden Cemetery, and the Administration Management. In addition, the information regarding the purchase proposals submitted by the Loewen Group Inc. and S.C.I. Management Corporation. Beginning July 1997 with the current fiscal year budget, the Public Works Department assumed operational and maintenance responsibility of Hermosa Cemetery from the City Clerks Office. The Cemetery had been assigned to the City Clerks Office for the previous nine years with the exception of a brief transfer to the Redevelopment Agency in 1996; (see attached referenced documents). Unfortunately along with the transfer of the operation and maintenance responsibilities to Public Works, the operations deficit came along with it. As to the amount of that deficit - it has been difficult to find documentation as to exactly what that amount is. Also needed is documentation as to loans to the cemetery fund that were appropriated by the City Council. The exception of those is attached and is amounting to what appears to be $60,989.00 The good news is, that since the transfer to Public Works in July `97, it would appear from the most recent financial revenue/expenditure reports (copies attached) that the Cemetery operation has exceeded revenues over expenditures by 10%. Regarding the proposal received from the Loewen Group Inc. (letter attached) A complete proposal defining limits and terms was requested. However, it was never received to present to the Cemetery Commission for review. Item # 2