BIE - Prohibit Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers and Chainsaws (1/12/2024)MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 17O0 Convention Center Drive. Miomi Beoch. Florido 33139. www.miomibeochfl.gov
TO: Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Alina T. Hudak, City Manager~ ~~c(
MEETING DATE: January 31, 2024
SUBJECT: BUSINESS IMPACT ESTIMATE FOR:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 46 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
ENTITLED "ENVIRONMENT," BY AMENDING ARTICLE X, ENTITLED "USE OF GAS-
POWERED LEAF BLOWERS," TO CREATE DEFINITIONS; ELIMINATE THE FINANCIAL
HARDSHIP WAIVER; PROHIBIT THE USE OF GAS-POWERED CHAINSAWS WITHIN THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, PROVIDE FOR A TEMPORARY SUSPENSION FOR STORM AND
HURRICANE CLEANUP, AND ESTABLISH ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY PROVISIONS;
AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Is a Business Impact Estimate Required?
0 Yes □No (If no, please check one of the boxes below)
If one or more boxes are checked below, this means the City of Miami Beach has
determined that a Business Impact Estimate for the above-referenced Ordinance is not
required by State law.
□The proposed Ordinance is required for compliance with Federal or State law or
regulation;
D The proposed Ordinance relates to the issuance or refinancing of debt;
□The proposed Ordinance relates to the adoption of budgets or budget
amendments, including revenue sources necessary to fund the budget;
D The proposed Ordinance is required to implement a contract or an agreement,
including, but not limited to, any Federal, State, local, or private grant or other
financial assistance accepted by the City;
D The proposed Ordinance is an emergency ordinance;
D The Ordinance relates to procurement; or
D The proposed Ordinance is enacted to implement the following:
a. Part II of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, relating to growth policy, county and
municipal planning, and land development regulation, including zoning,
development orders, development agreements and development permits;
b. Sections 190.005 and 190.046, Florida Statutes, regarding community
development districts;
c. Section 553. 73, Florida Statutes, relating to the Florida Building Code; or
d. Section 633.202, Florida Statutes, relating to the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
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If none of the above exceptions apply, this Business Impact Estimate is hereby provided in
accordance with Section 166.041(4), Florida Statutes.
1. The summary of the proposed Ordinance and its purpose is more fully set forth in the
Commission Memorandum accompanying the Ordinance, as well as in the recitals to the
Ordinance itself, which are attached hereto.
2. The City of Miami Beach estimates that the proposed Ordinance will have a direct economic
impact on private, for-profit businesses in the City of Miami Beach.
Electric Chain Saw Conversion Business Impact Estimate
The Business Impact Estimate reflects the anticipated direct costs a full landscape or tree
trimming company will have to occur to transition 16" chain saws and pole pruners from gas-
powered to electric-powered. The estimate assumes a company starts by acquiring (1) pole
pruner chain saw and (2) 16" ch ain saws within their equipment inventory in the first year including
one back-up for each chain saw for redundancy. Experience has shown that a gas-powered chain
saw will need to be replaced once every 3-4 years and electric saws will require full chain saw
replacement once per year and replace all battery/ battery charger equipment once within a 3
year period. No fuel or electricity charges are provided with this estimate. Below is the 3-year
expected equipment cycle cost for both gas- and electric-powered chain saws.
GAS CHAIN SAWS Year1 Year2 Year3
CYCLE
New Chain Saw Purchase $3,379.94 $ $ COST
YEARLY COST
CUMULATIVE) $3,379.94 $3,379.94 $3,379.94 $ 3,379.94
CYCLE
ELECTRIC SAWS Year1 Year2 Year3 COST
New Chain Saw Purchase $3,159.92 $3,159.92 $3,159.92 $ 9,479.76
Batte er $ 719.96 $ 719.96 $ 1,439.92
Batteries $4,559.88 $4,559.88 $ 9,119.76
YEARLY COST
CUMULATIVE $8,439.76 $11,599.68 $20,039.44 $20,039.44
I COST RA TIO PER YEAR 2.50 3.43 5.93
Initially, the expected transition cost for new equipment is $5,059.82 more expensive or $2.50
more for every dollar spent for gas powered chain saw purchases. Year 4 is when the business
will replace their gas-powered chain saws. By Year 4, the electric-powered chain saws will have
additional direct costs (saws, battery charger, and batteries) of $11,599.68. The final cost ratio
through Year 3 is that the electric saws will cost $5.93 more for every dollar spent on Year 1 gas
powered chain saw purchases.
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3. Good faith estimate of the number of businesses likely to be impacted by the proposed
Ordinance:
The City does not know how many contractors are working city-wide on private commercial and
residential accounts.
4. Additional comments:
2-Gas oar ed Pole per
2@the y wos er ed Pole errs (batter y not itadef
$639.99 each ($1,279.98)
2 0angers @@ $179.99 each ($359.98)
4 Batteries @ $379.99 each ($1,519.96]
Total = $3,15992
4-Gas po r ed 16" Oairsanes
$459.99 each
Total = $1839 96
tatter go re red 16" Oai
$429.99 eah ($1,719.96)
2 0angers @@ $179.99 ($359.98)
8 Batteries $379.99 each($3,039.92)
Total = $5,11986