Ventura County Grand Jury • 2005-2006

Cemetery Memorial Park: a Follow-Up Report

Published: September 13, 2005 10 pages
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Findings 10 findings

F01
Ref-01 contained 35 findings (F-11 through F-45) with respect to Cemetery Memorial Park.
F02
In the 1960s, the City of Ventura proposed improvements at Cemetery Memorial Park (Attachment 3 to Ref-01) but never implemented those plans because of a lack of funding.
F03
“A Brief History of Cemetery Memorial Park” (Attachment 1 to Ref-01) devoted ten paragraphs to the chain of ownership issue.
F04
Ref-01 contained 13 conclusions (C-05 through C-17) with respect to Cemetery Memorial Park.
F05
All four recommendations in Ref-01 (R-01 through R-04) addressed Cemetery Memorial Park.
F06
Examination of the archives of the Ventura County Museum of History and Art uncovered no information about the title to Cemetery Memorial Park that differed significantly from what was presented in Ref-01.
F07
Ref-02 indicates a new plan improve Cemetery Memorial Park and the allocation of $230,000 to implement that plan.
F08
A letter from the City of Ventura’s Parks Division (Attachment 1 to this report) provided further details on the plan to improve Cemetery Memorial Park.
F09
The City of Ventura undertook a “ground penetrating radar survey” to determine the existence of internments in the eastern portion of Cemetery Memorial Park. No internments were detected where a recreation center is proposed, but internments were detected in adjacent areas.
F10
According to the letter from the Parks Division (Attachment 1 to this report) the total cost of proposed improvements at Cemetery Memorial Park will be $435,000. Conclusions C-01. The questionable ownership of Cemetery Memorial Park by the City of Ventura was thoroughly documented by the prior Grand Jury. (F-01, F-03, F- 06) C-02. The City of Ventura plans to improve Cemetery Memorial Park. It is not known when the new plan will be implemented. (F-01, F-02, F-07, F-08, F-09) C-03. Funds allocated by the City of Ventura to improve Cemetery Memorial Park are slightly more than half of what the project is expected to cost. (F-07, F-10) Recommendations

Recommendations 2

Conclusions 1

No Responses Found 1

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