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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 City Maintenance
Vehicles1
49 Vehicles2 $700.00 $34,300
Vehicle Modification Labor3 144
Hours See Footnote $9,180.72
Replacement of Gas-Powered Leaf
Blowers with Electric
32 Leaf
Blowers4
$2,235 $71,520
Extra Batteries (two per leaf blower) 64
Batteries $1,105 $70,720
Climate-Controlled Room for
Overnight Charging 1
Included in City
Yard Services
Building Project5
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TOTAL REPLACEMENT/UPGRADE COSTS TO CITY $185,720.72*
*Excludes the additional cost of maintenance and electricity for charging. Additional labor/enforcement costs are not included in this estimate. The City may be eligible for the Commercial Electric Lawn and Garden Equipment Incentive & Exchange Program, which reduces the purchase price of commercial-grade battery electric lawn and garden equipment by up to 85%.
1 Installation of electric leaf blower chargers on Forestry and Parks & Recreation and Public Works vehicles, which includes four bank chargers, one inverter, and one circuit breaker per vehicle. 2 32 Parks & Recreation vehicles and 17 Public Works vehicles 3 Costed at the hourly rate dictated by the Fiscal Year 2022-23 comprehensive citywide Fee Study for Fleet Maintenance Technician (72 hours at $61.27 per hour = $4,411.44) and Senior Fleet Maintenance Technician (72 hours at $66.24 = $4,769.28). 4 30 leaf blowers in Parks and Recreation (16 have been transitioned to electric – 14 costed in this estimate); 27 leaf blowers in Public Works (nine have been transitioned to electric – 18 costed in this estimate). 5 The City Yard Services Building Project is an $11 MIL project managed by the Public Works Department. A Request for Qualifications is expected to be completed by the end of summer 2025 and construction is estimated to be complete by the end of 2027.