HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Mail Packet - 3/23/2021 - Memorandum From Larry Schneider And Mike Calhoon Re: Preliminary March 13, 2021 Snow Removal Costs
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P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580
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Planning, Development & Transportation
DATE: March 18, 2021
TO: Mayor and City Council
THRU: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Kyle Stannert, Deputy City Manager
Kelly DiMartino, Deputy City Manager
Caryn Champine, Director of Planning Development and Transportation
FROM: Larry Schneider, Director of Transportation Operations
Mike Calhoon, Director of Parks
RE: Preliminary March 13, 2021 Snow Removal Cost Estimates
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The purpose of this memo is to provide additional information regarding snow events within
the City as requested by the Leadership Planning Team. Snow Operations went into effect on
Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. and will continue through the weekend, if not longer.
Nolan Doesken, former State Climatologist has informed the Streets Department this storm is in
the top 4 of Fort Collins histor
Our very early preliminary snow removal and tree branch costs estimates follow:
Snow removal on Arterials and Collector Streets $ 350,000.00
Residential snow removal $ 400,000.00
Downtown snow removal $ 32,000.00
City owned parking lots and Mason Trail $ 48,000.00
City owned sidewalks and bike lanes $ 400,000.00
Streets Department Tree and Limb Removal $ 250,000.00*
Parks Department Tree and Limb Removal $ 1,267,000.00**
$2,747,000.00
*This is a preliminary estimate that will depend on whether a determination is made that a severe
impact has occurred in certain locations; criteria for this determination are in the Urban Forest
Storm Response Plan. This estimate is based on a preliminary analysis and covers curbside branch
pickup only.
**$830,000 of this estimate will come from existing budget resources. This represents the full
work crew in the field for the Forestry Division completing this work in nine months. All other
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work, with the exception of Emerald Ash Borer response, will be suspended until the storm repair
work is completed. Forestry metrics will not be met in 2021. Recovery can be achieved in a
shorter time period at a higher cost if additional contractor crews are available and funded.
Snow Removal Costs from Past Storms:
DATE Total Snow Operation
Expenses
Tree and Limb Removal
Additional Expenses
03/17/2003 $ 2,500,000.00 *
12/20/2006 $ 1,203,611.00
10/25/2011 $ 42,331.00 $ 1,290,640.00
01/30/2016 $ 691,992.00
01/03/2017 $ 591,422.00
05/18/2017 $ 87,033.00 $ 251,611.00
11/24 11/25/2019 Storms $ 1,377,015.00
10/25/2020 $ 495,433.00
* Includes Tree and Limb Removal