HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2022-34 - Approving Transfer of the Eden Prairie Cemetery from the Eden Prairie Cemetery Association, Inc. to the City of Eden Prairie - 02/08/2022CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-34
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF THE EDEN PRAIRIE
CEMETERY FROM THE EDEN PRAIRIE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, INC. TO
THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
WHEREAS, on November 13, 2021, 33 members of the Eden Prairie Cemetery Board met
and unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the transfer of the land and operation of the
cemetery to the City of Eden Prairie; and
WHEREAS, City staff have examined the past financial performance and current policies
and procedures of the cemetery operation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Eden Prairie currently owns and operates the Pleasant Hill
Cemetery; and
WHEREAS, operating efficiencies and future protection of the land are enhanced through
city ownership; and
WHEREAS, the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission has reviewed this
concept on several occasions and recommends the transfer;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie,
Minnesota to: authorize the acceptance of the Eden Prairie Cemetery to be transferred from
the Eden Prairie Cemetery Association, Inc. to the City of Eden Prairie
ADOPTED by the Eden Prairie City Council this 8111 day of February, 2022.
Ronald A. Case, Mayor
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