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ESTIMATED COSTS TO THE CITY TO REPLACE/UPGRADE
GAS-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS
Description of
Replacement/Upgrade # of Units Cost Per Unit TOTAL
Modification to Forestry and Parks
& Recreation Maintenance
Vehicles1
32 Vehicles $700.00 $22,400
Vehicle Modification Labor2 96
Hours See Footnote $6,120.48
Replacement of Gas-Powered Leaf
Blowers with Electric
23 Leaf Blowers $750.00 $17,250
Extra Batteries (two per leaf blower) 46
Batteries $400.00 $18,400
Climate-Controlled Room for
Overnight Charging 1
Included in City Yard
Services Building
Project3
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TOTAL REPLACEMENT/UPGRADE COSTS TO CITY $64,170.48*
*Excludes the additional cost of maintenance and electricity for charging. Additional labor/enforcement costs are not included in this estimate.
1 Installation of electric leaf blower chargers on Forestry and Parks & Recreation vehicles, which includes four bank chargers, one inverter, and one circuit breaker per vehicle.
2 Costed at the hourly rate dictated by the Fiscal Year 2022-23 comprehensive citywide Fee Study for Fleet Maintenance Technician (48 hours at $61.27 per hour = $2,940.96) and Senior Fleet Maintenance Technician (48 hours at $66.24 = $3,179.52). 3 The City Yard Services Building Project is an $11 MIL project managed by the Public Works Department. This project is currently in the design phase.