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?1 h utz ct. C 1Vk, <br />MOWING NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS COMPARISON <br />Utilizing City Staff /Equipment vs. Contracting Out <br />HAVE 18 PARKS CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 54 MOWABLE ACRES <br />ANALYSIS INCLUDES TRIMMING AROUND BUILDINGS, FENCES, TREES, PLAYGROUNDS, ETC. <br />ESTIMATE 24 MOWING CYCLES (WEEKLY MOWING APRIL 1- SEP 15) <br />UTILIZING CITY STAFF AND EQUIPMENT <br />48 HOURS* (INCLUDES TRAVEL TIME) <br />29 HOURS X $36.23 $1,051 <br />19 HOURS X $11 $209 <br />EQUIPMENT DEPRECIATION: <br />JOHN DEERE ** $59,000/15 YEARSX50 %/24 MOWING CYCLES $82 <br />Z MOWER $14,000/10 YEARS /24 MOWING CYCLES $58 <br />WEED WHIPS 2 X $300 EACH /24 MOWING CYCLES $22 <br />FUEL $120 <br />TOTAL PER MOWING CYCLE $1,542 <br />ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST (TOTAL X 24 CYCLES) $37,008 <br />* ASSUMES 60/40 SPLIT BETWEEN FULL TIME AND SEASONAL STAFF <br />** PUBLIC SERVICES ALSO UTILIZES THIS TRACTOR FOR OTHER USES INCLUDING CORE <br />AERATING, ROTOTILLING, GROOMING, ETC (THEREFORE DEPRECIATE 50% OF TOTAL) <br />BETTER CONTROL OF ELIMINATING SITUATIONS OF UNACCEPTABLE GRASS LENGTH, <br />ESPECIALLY FOR ATHLETIC CONTESTS INCLUDING SOCCER AND FOOTBALL <br />CONTRACTING OUT <br />GOETZ LANDSCAPING, INC <br />TOTAL PER MOWING CYCLE <br />ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST (TOTAL X 24 CYCLES) <br />BOTTEM LANDSCAPING <br />TOTAL PER MOWING CYCLE <br />ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST (TOTAL X 24 CYCLES) <br />$1,773.23 <br />$42,557.52 <br />$2,736.04 <br />$65,664.96 <br />ANALYSIS DOES NOT INCLUDE MOWING /TRIMMING OF CIVIC COMPLEX, CENTENNIAL FIRE STATION, <br />WELL HOUSES, LIFT STATIONS, OUTLOTS, BLVD AREAS, AND ALONG SIDEWALKS <br />5+\ <br />11/5/201 <br />