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Troy committee OKs advertising for bids to renovate Riverside Cemetery office and chapel
Summary
The Buildings and Utilities Committee authorized staff to advertise for bids and pursue a contract to renovate the Riverside Cemetery office area and chapel, using $295,000 from the cemetery endowment/capital fund. Committee members present gave unanimous consent to proceed as staff recommended; no emergency legislation was requested.
The City of Troy Buildings and Utilities Committee on Feb. 19 authorized staff to advertise for bids and pursue a contract to renovate office and chapel space at Riverside Cemetery, using funds from the cemetery endowment capital account.
The staff presentation said the 2025 budget includes $295,000 in the cemetery endowment (the cemetery capital fund) and that the principal work would reconfigure the office area to create a reception and improved consultation space, add storage, expand parking and update the front entrance. The staff presentation also recommended upgrades to the chapel, including new door lighting, ceiling and flooring work and refinishing chapel pews so the space can be used more often. The city will not begin charging a nominal usage fee set in last year’s fee schedule until renovations are complete, staff said.
The staff presenter said the project cost exceeds $75,000, which is why the committee authorized advertising for bids rather than proceeding under an emergency procurement. Councilman Bob Phillips, who chaired in the absence of Chair Samuel Pierce, asked whether the $295,000 reflected donations; the staff presenter replied that the sum represents cemetery operating revenues that have been periodically allocated to the endowment for capital improvements over about 18 years.
Council members present raised no substantive objections. Councilwoman Lynn Snee and other members indicated they had no further questions. A committee member moved to proceed “as recommended by staff,” and the present committee members gave unanimous consent to move forward; no roll-call vote or member-by-member tally was recorded in the transcript.
The committee’s authorization covers only advertising for bids and pursuing a contract; staff noted they were not seeking emergency legislation or a final contract award at the Feb. 19 meeting.
The project will be funded from the cemetery endowment/capital fund; staff indicated the city has earmarked that fund for vehicles, equipment and renovations since about 2007.
Next steps described by staff include completing design and the formal bidding process. No construction timeline, contractor names, or final contract amounts were specified at the meeting.
