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17. Vendors deliver whatever they can <br /> Currently Fleet Services use part vendors to deliver parts and components when <br /> cost effective and available. Work teams who use vendor delivery services can look <br /> at ways this could improve their costs and effectiveness. <br /> 18. Courier service when available. <br /> Courier services are provided to the Maintenance Division through Central services. <br /> The service is provided twice per day at the Roosevelt Facility. <br /> 19. Navigation system. <br /> o E.G.: tom -tom <br /> Currently there are no plans to install navigation systems in existing fleet vehicles. <br /> As this technology becomes more widely available as part of new vehicle purchases <br /> it will be considered as an option. <br /> 20. Less trips to local stores combine with possible ordering forms, one person going <br /> to get it all. <br /> 21. Eliminate leaf pick -up program. <br /> Currently Eric Johnson is assessing potential service improvements to the leaf pick <br /> up program. The leaf pick -up program has been provided to the community since <br /> the 1960's as a means of reducing flooding and impacts to the street system. <br /> Eliminating this program would have far reaching consequences that the <br /> community would have to be willing to accept and support before this could occur. , <br /> 22. Expand fuel capacity at yard. <br /> Currently there is no plan on expanding fuel capacity at the Roosevelt yard. <br /> Current demand levels are being met with existing fuel quantities. A feasibility <br /> study has been completed on a proposed new Fleet Facility that would include <br /> additional tanks for other future fuel sources such as E85. <br /> 23. Expand fuel customers EWEB, SUB, etc. <br /> Fleet Services continues to engage in discussions with other local public agencies to <br /> assess the viability of allowing partner agencies access to our fuel system. EWEB <br /> has decided to build their own fuel depot as part of their new maintenance facility. <br /> Recently talks have taken place with River Rd parks district, but they made the <br /> decision not to move forward with using our fueling facility at this time. <br /> 24. Idle timers on all vehicles, limit to 5 minutes. <br /> The City of Eugene has recently adopted a no idle /no top off policy for all City <br /> owned vehicles. Idle timers have been investigated but not purchased for diesel <br /> equipment. Cost and operational impacts to retrofitting existing equipment is being <br /> looked at for viability. <br /> 25. Spare tires (as long as they are trained) <br /> Currently Fleet personnel perform the service of changing tires in the field for City <br /> staff. Some vehicles used for out of town trips do have spare tires. <br /> 28 <br />