Marysville City
Cemetery Commission
2021-2022 ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT
2023-2024 OBJECTIVES
Summary of major 2021-2022 accomplishments
• Ongoing weekly grounds maintenance
• Provided a continuous presence at the cemetery to identify any potential problems • Identified fallen tree limbs, graffiti on crypt, damaged fence and water leaks at well • Point of contact to assist descendants in finding relatives buried at the cemetery • Ensured the existing plaques are clean, readable, and in the best condition for public to view • Partnered with Friends for the Preservation of Yuba County History (FPYCH):
• Fundraise for 2023 headstone repairs
• April 2022 Flowers, Tombstones and Tales ~75 guests
• October 2022 Tales of the Crypt had ~215 guests
Summary of major 2021-2022 accomplishments
Coordinated the repair of
twelve damaged
headstones with the
monument company
(Ruhkala)
10 headstone repairs were paid
for by FPYCH
Cost was $5,500
Two headstones were billed to
the city
FPYCH had previously had
these repaired by Ruhkala
Cost was $1,000
Summary of major 2021-2022 accomplishments
• Coordinated the installation of the rose arbors
• Developed an on-going maintenance and
improvement program
• Performed monthly clean-up day with public
• Maintained heritage rose garden
• Hosted tour of heritage rose garden for Yuba-Sutter
Master Gardeners
• Road sprayed for weed abatement; herbicide and preemergent • Yuba River Endowment made a one-time donation of
$1,000.00 toward the hiring of a company to spray the
main roads of the Cemetery
• Barrow’s Landscaping was hired by FPYCH at a cost of
$1,800.00
• The difference of $800.00 was paid by donations received by FPYCH Summary of major 2021-2022 accomplishments
• Attended a webinar to find alternate ways
(non-poisonous) to eliminate ground squirrel
population
• Coordinated with Liam Stout on his Eagle
Scout owl box project
• Coordinated with SayLove for their May 28 fourhour volunteer work at the Cemetery • SayLove began the chipping placement
• Work has continued by the Cemetery caretaker
• Decorated for Memorial Day
• Transcribed the Cemetery Burial and Plot Books
Objectives for 2023-2024
• Monument restoration and stabilization with
Ruhkala Monument Company
• 10 headstones already quoted by Ruhkala for repair
during 2023; cost is $5,500
• Ideally, another 10 headstones completed during 2024
• Host Memorial Day Services at Grand Army of the
Republic (G.A.R.) military plot with the local
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 948
• Cemetery Road Signage
Objectives for 2023-2024
• Perform monthly Saturday clean-up days
inviting the high school students and
public
• Post the transcribed and proofread
Cemetery Burial and Plot Books
document to Marysville City website
• Maintain heritage rose garden
• Research grants for historical cemeteries
ANNUAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS FOR THE HISTORIC MARYSVILLE CEMETERY Total Maintenance $32,200.00
(caretaker abode, foliage/weeds, water pump/electrical, roads/fences, and lighting) Total Operations $14,763.33
(caretaker stipend, and Public Works Department staff time) TOTAL Maintenance and Operations Budget $46,963.33
(Round up to $50K per year for unanticipated expenditures.) Council assistance:
Some plots have concrete or granite borders that are tilting At some point in near future, those will need to be leveraged into position
Tilting Monuments
Before they fall and break or injure a visitor, these should be stabilized
Council support of funding for these projects would be greatly appreciated
Repairs could cement, brick, and dirt plus staff time Stabilizing of the monuments estimated at $1,000 per
Estimate for four borders being leveraged into position is $4,000 Headstone repairs
Average headstone repair is $500
Request is for $10,000
Tours
Volunteers are at the cemetery Monday and Thursday mornings We welcome the council members to schedule a convenient time for cemetery tours Illustrated on the next slide is one of our success stories, which is a stop on each tour
Thank you