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Council approves cemetery shop building and concrete work after debate over access and cost
Summary
Fountain Green City Council approved a $22,530 bid for a 24'by'35 cemetery shop and accepted a concrete bid to support installation, with council noting access, utility and grave-proximity concerns and planning further site work and irrigation relocations.
Fountain Green City Council voted Feb. 19 to award a contract for a 24-by-35 metal maintenance building for the city cemetery and to accept a concrete bid to prepare its foundation.
The council heard presentations from public works staff about two building footprints under consideration (24x35 and 16x50) and two concrete bids. Staff said the 24-by-35 option from Coast to Coast would cost $22,530 for the building; the comparable 16-by-50 option was similarly priced. Skyline Builders submitted a $12,800 concrete bid; another bid from Stewart/Prunovich was higher at about $18,543. Council discussion focused on equipment fit, future snow removal, access for vault trucks and the need to relocate sprinkler and electrical controls where the building would sit.
Public works staff said the larger building would allow the department to store four pieces of equipment with room to work, and that stakes for both building footprints are already in place. Several council members said they preferred the narrower footprint to preserve access to nearby grave sites; others prioritized the operational benefit of housing all equipment together. After debate, Council member (speaker 7) moved to accept the Coast to Coast building bid and the Skyline concrete bid (with an additional $700 for a man-lift if required). The motion was seconded and carried on a voice vote of the members present.
The council instructed staff to coordinate relocation of irrigation risers and sprinkler controls as needed and to time utility work with other scheduled ground projects to reduce duplication of work. Staff flagged a related requirement identified by the state: where quick-connect irrigation couplings create cross-connections, backflow prevention assemblies are required; a 4-inch assembly was discussed and estimated in testimony at roughly $3,500.
The decision included authority for staff to finalize contracts and begin procurement; council members asked staff to provide installation timelines and to confirm that grave access would not be compromised during construction.
The building contract and concrete award are intended to address current storage limitations and protect equipment; staff said construction and concrete work will be scheduled to minimize disturbance to burials and cemetery operations.
