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CapMetro staff proposes consolidating demand‑response operations at 817 West Howard Lane, citing roughly $1M savings
Summary
Capital Metro presented a resolution to amend a commercial lease at 817 West Howard Lane to add parking and remodel office space, increasing the lease by $4,007,249 to a not‑to‑exceed $8,367,406; staff said consolidation and terminating another leased site would save approximately $1,000,000 during the base period.
Capital Metro staff asked the board to authorize a lease amendment for 817 West Howard Lane in Austin to consolidate demand‑response operations and add parking and remodel office space.
Ken Cartwright, vice president of construction and facilities, told the board the amendment would add two parking areas and remodel building space at the Howard Lane site. He described approximately $1.6 million in building improvements and roughly $590,000 in parking improvements; with a 15% contingency, the capital improvements total just under $2.2 million. The proposed increase to the lease term would be $4,007,249, producing a new not‑to‑exceed lease amount of $8,367,406 for the base period and option years described in the packet.
Cartwright said the amendment supports relocating vehicles and personnel from a second leased facility on East 7th Street to the Howard Lane site and retaining a third owned facility at 509 Thompson Lane. He estimated the consolidation would save about $2.4 million during the base period and another $2.5 million if option years were exercised, with roughly $1,000,000 in net savings over the base and extended period depending on timing of the new North Base facility's completion.
A board member asked whether the savings were roughly $1 million; Cartwright confirmed that figure as a rough estimate and noted savings could be higher if the new North Base opens on schedule.
The resolution was moved and seconded at the meeting; the transcript records the motion and second but does not record a formal roll‑call tally or final voice vote for this specific item in the provided segments.
