Oxnard staff recommend $3.5 million increase and one-year extension to Enterprise Fleet Management lease agreement

Jose Raola, Fleet Services Division Manager for the City of Oxnard Public Works Department, told the City Council on April 7, 2026, that staff recommends the council approve a fourth amendment to the city's agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc., "increasing the current agreement value by 3,500,000" for a "total not to exceed amount of $18,813,000" and extending the term through April 18, 2027.

The recommendation, presented during the council meeting, would align the city's agreement term with the Sourcewell cooperative contract and provide funding to cover monthly lease payments for existing vehicles, upfront costs and monthly payments for new leases, and related maintenance expenses for all departments. Raola said the city currently leases 263 vehicles: "The city currently leases 263 vehicles," and provided a department-level breakdown (police 85; water 45; fire 22; and smaller counts for other divisions).

Staff framed the amendment as part of a long-running leasing program that city leaders say has lowered fleet age and operating costs. According to Raola, the average fleet age fell from 14.3 years before the leasing program to 11 years after adoption, producing lower repair and maintenance costs, improved fuel efficiency and reduced vehicle downtime. He added that leasing supports integration of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and noted a state requirement for the city to add an "additional 18 ZEVs by December 31, 2026," a target staff said leasing will help meet incrementally while the city evaluates infrastructure needs.

Raola reviewed the agreement history, saying the city began police leasing through Enterprise in 2012 and described a sequence of amendments: a 2019 three-year agreement for police investigative and administrative services (amount not to exceed $675,000 as referenced in the presentation), a March 2020 amendment that extended departmental access and increased the contract by $3,425,000 to $4,100,000, a March 2022 amendment that added $2,695,000 bringing the total to $6,795,000 and expanded patrol cruisers into the program, and a July 2024 amendment that added $8,518,000 bringing the total to $15,313,000 and extended the term through April 18, 2026.

On procurement, Raola said the city uses cooperative purchasing under City policy and cited Sourcewell's RFP 030122 and Contract 030122-EFM, which he said became effective May 4, 2022, for a four-year term and included a one-year extension option that was exercised to establish an April 18, 2027 expiration. Staff told the council that funding for the current year has been programmed in the adopted FY2025-26 budget and that fiscal year 2026-27 allocations will be requested through the normal annual budget process.

The presentation recorded in the transcript was a staff recommendation; the transcript does not record a council vote or any motion, and it ends with Raola saying, "This concludes our presentation. Thank you so much."