Master Plan should include the following: • Review the project scope and schedule with City of Fernley Staff. • Review existing documents and plans provided by City of Fernley Staff. • Review and assess the Cemetery’s business and management processes. • Fee Study pertaining to cemetery fees and related costs. • Detail current and projected trends for relevant cemetery market. • Review records preservation. • Recommend computer cemetery management software and mapping systems. • Provide a comprehensive evaluation of the Cemetery’s operations and facilities and capital improvement needs. • Describe the condition of the grounds such as boundaries, fencings, gates, roads, parking areas, storm drainage, etc.., categorizing as Urgent (posing public safety hazard), Necessary, and Desirable. • Create a phased plan for additions, improvement or replacement of existing facilities and grounds. • Series of recommendations for future development and operation of the Fernley Desert Memorial Garden Cemetery should be included. • Recommend ways to enhance the Cemetery importance to the community such as adequate maintenance and preservation of the Cemetery’s current plots, prospective monument restoration, and improving the facilities and grounds. • Recommendations for facility development and projected capital improvement costs. • Thoroughly review all possible funding sources for the improvements and develop a funding mechanism for the proposed improvements. • Identify different funding sources including State, Federal, and private sources.
