HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.1 Dublin Pioneer Cemetery Renovation & Expansion AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY OF JOINT MEETING OF THE
DUBLIN HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION AND
PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
MEETING DATE: November 17, 2014
SUBJECT: Dublin Pioneer Cemetery Renovation and Expansion
Presented by Meghan Tiernan, Parks and Facilities Development
Coordinator
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Dublin Pioneer Cemetery Renovation Conceptual Design
2. Dublin Cemetery Expansion Conceptual Design
RECOMMENDATION: 1. Receive presentation from Staff
2. Receive public comment on the conceptual designs
3. Each Commission independently recommended approval of
the conceptual designs to City Council
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Following approval of the preferred Conceptual Design for the
Cemetery Renovation and Expansion the Consultant will complete
the estimates for capital outlay and operational costs, develop a
phasing plan and an economic feasibility study for City Council
consideration.
BACKGROUND: The Dublin Historic Park Master Plan was adopted by the City
Council in Fiscal Year 2006-2007 and amended on June 3, 2008. The Dublin Historic Park Master Plan
was approved with the understanding that it would be developed in phases as funding becomes
available. In addition to the improvements completed in 2011, there were four future phases
envisioned in the Master Plan including:
• Orchard Garden Improvements
• Freshwater Corner Improvements
• Pioneer Cemetery Improvements
• Cemetery Expansion
The Master Plan outlines the vision for the expansion of the Dublin Cemetery on the .94-acre parcel
currently owned by the Dublin Historic Preservation Association (DHPA)that is across the creek, south of
the existing Heritage Park and Museums. It also outlines the vision for the Pioneer Cemetery
COPIES TO: Cemetery Stakeholders
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Renovation phase that would provide improvements to the existing Heritage Park and Pioneer Cemetery
site.
Cemetery Phase Feasibility Study
At the October 1, 2013 meeting of the Dublin City Council, the Council approved an agreement with
Royston Hanamoto Alley & Abey (RHAA) to conduct the cemetery expansion feasibility study and
prepare a Master Plan update for the Cemetery phases. City staff and RHAA began the design process
which included hosting two community meetings to gather public feedback and preferences for design.
The result of these meetings was the development of the preferred alternatives for the Pioneer
Cemetery Renovation and Cemetery Expansion plans, which upon approval by City Council will be used
to amend the Dublin Historic Park Master Plan.
On February 1, 2014, approximately 34 people attended Community Meeting #1 where City staff and
RHAA gathered public input regarding expectations, desires and concerns regarding the existing Pioneer
Cemetery and the potential Cemetery expansion. Many attendees expressed the desire to retain the
existing character of the Pioneer Cemetery and to not expand within the Cemetery boundaries. It was
noted that pathways within the existing cemetery needed improvement as well as the plantings along
Hawthorne Lane. Desires for the expansion area included respecting the look and feel of the existing
Cemetery, providing a columbarium wall with niches, mitigating highway noise, adding benches and a
place for meditation.
The City hosted a second community meeting on September 23, 2014, which was attended by
approximately 20 people. City staff and RHAA gathered feedback on the proposed Pioneer Cemetery
Renovation Plan and three alternative conceptual plans for the Cemetery Expansion area across Dublin
Creek. The Pioneer Cemetery Renovation Plan presented at the meeting included a low columbarium
wall along the southern edge of the Heritage Park, adjacent to the existing Pioneer Cemetery, which
would have accommodated 500-750 niches. The low columbarium wall was not widely supported and
has been removed from the final conceptual plan for the Pioneer Cemetery Renovation. There was wide
support for Cemetery Expansion Concept 3 which has been modified in response to public comments to
create the final proposed conceptual design for the Cemetery Expansion area.
Renovations to the existing Pioneer Cemetery would include improvements to the paving to provide
easier access throughout the Cemetery and improve access to burial plots at the western end of the
cemetery, and the restoration and re-emphasis of Hawthorne Lane which includes new pervious
concrete paving and replacement trees. The gathering space adjacent to the Church would be enhanced
with new paving, plantings and a larger pergola to provide more shade. A new low stone wall with
wooden pillars and accent plantings would be featured along the sidewalk along Donlon Way. Trash
receptacles would be added in key locations within the cemetery.
The Cemetery Expansion conceptual design includes a pedestrian bridge from the existing Pioneer
Cemetery to the wooded meadow site, which is currently owned by DHPA across the Dublin Creek. The
concept design seeks to maximize the limited available space and provides 315 interment vaults (in
ground burial for cremains), 1,125 low columbarium niches for cremains, 1,624 high columbarium niches
for cremains, and 44 traditional burial plots for a total of 3,109 units. The design would preserve the
existing heritage trees and the meadow character of the site by providing flush head stones so that the
profile of the ground is keep level. A sound wall along the southern boundary would provide visual
separation from the adjacent Highway 580 and mitigate freeway noise. Pathways with benches would
meander through the cemetery to provide circulation to burial plots and the intimate groupings of vaults
and niches.
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