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This recent feasibility study stated the following: "The Public works 2004 Roosevelt Yard Master Plan shows improvements in yard circulation patterns and operational efficiencies if the current vehicle and radio maintenance facilities are removed and rebuilt elsewhere in the yard, and removing old fleet and radio facilities would also eliminate a maintenance and operations liability, a critical benefit. The master plan identified property on Garf eld as suitable in adjacency to the yard, access to Garfield, and size. Terms of the Garfield site's leases are nearly all completed and tenants are on a month to month basis, with the exception of the cell tower. Therefore Fleet Services has assumed basing this study on the availability of the Garfteld site. In the summer of 2006, Fleet Services was directed by the Fleet Advisory Board to provide a feasibility study to find out what would be involved in replacing these facilities...... ....Facilities was contacted in late 2006 to assist in conducting the feasibility study to determine the appropriate scope to bring existing Fleet and Radio facilities up to current industry standards, and develop a project budget corresponding to the current needs and standards. " The feasibility study proposed an initial cost estimate for a new facility at approximately $30 million. Facilities and Fleet staff again looked at the findings of the study to determine where cost savings could be realized by utilizing existing equipment and re-designing vehicle work bays to include amulti-use concept, which helped reduce overall square footage needs for operations. This reassessment of the facility design lowered the new facility cost estimate to approximately $21 million. Facilities, Fleet and Maintenance staff presented the revised information to the financial advisory group for this new fleet maintenance building (consisting of staff from PW, Facilities and Finance) in October 2007 and recommended Fleet Services work with the architecture consultants to review the staff-proposed reductions to the facility. and determine if the $21 million estimate is a realistic figure. Additionally, the programming reductions will need to be evaluated to determine their potential impact to achieving LEED certification for the . new facility. Facilities staff estimated the cost of performing the additional feasibility study would be approximately $30,000. This additional cost for the feasibility study review will be paid from the Fleet Operations Fund balance available, not from an increase in operating rate revenue. Financial Overview The financial impact fora $21 million Fleet Facility would require approximately $2 million per year to service the debt over the course of a 20 year period. The General Fund's burden of this annual funding need is approximately $1 million. Fleet Staff has analyzed allocating the cost of the facility to Fleet users under two different methods: either by value of equipment, or by use of the facility (ie, labor hours spent on equipment). Under either method, the General Fund's burden is approximately half of the cost. The other half of the facility cost would be allocated to those dedicated funds which own fleet and radio equipment. If financially viable, the timeline for the new Fleet and Radio Communication Facility would be to hire design consultants by July 2008, with the design process requiring approximately one year to complete. Construction would begin in FY10 with projected completion in FYl 1. Next Steus The financial advisory group for this new facility project has recommended that Fleet Services move forward on hiring consultants to further refine the cost estimate and staff-proposed programming reductions to the initial feasibility study. Upon completion of this next step, Fleet Services will bring to the Executive Management Team, a proposal for a new facility, with refined cost estimate and funding options.