HomeMy WebLinkAboutSB City Council Presesntation - Fleet Mod Analysis (1-27-25)Modernizing the City of
Seal Beach Municipal Fleet
JANUARY 27, 2025
Background
❑The Public Works Department provides:
❑Vehicle acquisition
❑Life cycle maintenance & repair
❑Disposal services
❑Manages two fleet-related funds: Auto Maintenanceand Vehicle Replacement
❑Public Works maintains vehicles for Police, Marine Safety, Public Works, and City Hall operations
❑The current fleet includes:
❑Passenger vehicles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, trailers, tractors, watercraft, and heavy equipment -and numerous portable generators
❑The primary function is to provide and maintain a cost-effective diversified fleet of vehicles and equipment that allows City departments to efficiently conduct their daily business
WHY?
An effective fleet modernization and lifecycle
management strategy focuses on achieving an
even, balanced fleet aging cycle. Some of the more
specific benefits include:
❑Minimizes repair and maintenance costs
❑Improves fuel efficiencies
❑Increase safety
❑Predictable disposal values
❑Manageable and consistent fiscal impact
❑Increase user satisfaction
❑Regulatory compliance
What? Overall Goals…
The City’s comprehensive fleet replacement / modernization strategy has highlighted key opportunities for improvement, concentrating on the following areas:
❑Reducing lifecycle costs (i.e., total cost of ownership and cost per mile)
❑Maximizing utilization of existing vehicles
❑Evaluation of pursuit-rated vehicles and light / medium / heavy duty vehicles
❑Fleet cycling frequency
❑Resale market optimization / depreciation impacts
❑Comparison analysis of minimal versus optimal investment strategies
❑Regulatory compliance
How? Method of Analysis
How? Replacement Criteria
Vehicle Life Cycle Groups Life Cycle Replacement Criteria
Designations Count Age (years)Mileage (Total)
Work Trucks 22 10 100,000
Police Utility Vehicles (Pursuit Rated)16 5 80,000
Lifeguard Vehicles 10 4 80,000
Heavy-Duty Vehicles / Equipment 13 12 Varies
General Use -Police 25 10 100,000
General Use -Other 5 10 100,000
Boat 1 15 N/A
Total 92
How? Annual Budget Allocations
Financials
Replacement Highlights
NOTE: Police Utility Vehicles and
Lifeguard Vehicles comprise most
of targeted replacements.
Financial Impacts of an Aging Fleet
NOTES:
Majority of City’s fleet can be categorized as “Car SUV”
Fuel efficiency for “Car SUV” increased by 15 mpg from 1980 to 2020 (average of 1.34 mpg per year )
Financial Impacts of an Aging Fleet
Financial Impact of Delayed
Replacements
NOTE: Tables above reflect the financial impacts of a single year in delayed replacements.
CA Advanced Clean Fleet Mandate
2013(d) General Requirements. Beginning January 1, 2024, fleet owners must comply with the schedules specified in
subsections (1) or (2) below. The fleet owner may alternately elect to comply with the zero-emission vehicle (or “ZEV”)
Milestones Option commencing with title 13, CCR, section 2015.2 as described in section 2013(e).
NOTE: Renewing a vehicle lease for a vehicle that is already in the California fleet shall not be considered as a vehicle
purchase for the California fleet.
1)Except as specified in section 2013(d)(2), fleet owners must purchase ZEVs, or NZEVs as specified in section 2013(f),
for their California fleet in accordance with the following schedule:
A.Starting January 1, 2024, 50 percent of the total number of vehicle purchases for the California
fleet in each calendar year must be ZEVs; and
B.Starting January 1, 2027, 100 percent of the total number of vehicle purchases for the California
fleet in each calendar year must be ZEVs.
2)A State or local government agency that meets any one of the following criteria must meet the requirements specified in
section 2013(d)(1)(B) and are not subject to the requirements specified in section 2013(d)(1)(A): its jurisdiction is solely
in a designated low population county; it owns, leases, or operates ten or fewer vehicles in the California fleet, as
specified in section 2013(k); or its jurisdiction or service area is split between a designated low population county and a
non-designated county and at least 90 percent of the service area in square miles is in the designated low population
county.
CA ZEV Mandate Compliance Plan
Fleet Modernization Summary
❑An aging fleet presents operational challenges
❑Comprehensive Analysis is complete (with industry best practices)
❑Replacement Criteria have been proposed based upon specifics of City
fleet types and usage
❑Annual financial targets have been established for the next 6 years
❑Benefits of the modernization plan include longer-term cost savings and
improved predictability for operations
❑Implementing alternate acquisitions as part of the plan will lead to
regulatory compliance by FY 2029-30
❑Future requests for action may be forthcoming for authority on replacement
criteria and annual budgetary allocations
Thank you for your time. Questions?