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6.1.D. - Page 38 <br />Management's Discussion and Analysis <br />For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 <br />project expenditures), the Transportation Grants Fund and the Traffic Mitigation Fees Fund, offset by a <br />decrease in the Transportation Fund. Environmental support and protection increased $801 thousand <br />mostly due to the allocation of internal service fund operating losses being allocated differently in FY <br />2015-16. Leisure, cultural, and information services increased $1.646 million due to increased costs to <br />operate the Library, and increases in community services and street tree maintenance expenses. Policy <br />development and implementation decreased $922 thousand due to less expenditures in the capital outlay <br />fund related to non -capitalized policy development and implementation expenditures (projects). <br />During FY 2015-16 there was a decrease of $16 thousand in interest expense related to the outstanding <br />2013 Public Financing Authority Refunding Lease. <br />BUSINESS -TYPE ACTIVITIES <br />Business -type activities prior to transfers increased the City's net position by $17.728 million in FY 2015- <br />16. <br />Key elements accounting for increases or decreases in revenues and expenses are as follows: <br />Business -type revenues increased primarily due to the increase in utility rates and parking rates, and an <br />increase in the value of our investment in the Silicon Valley Clean Water Authority (Authority) of $10.759 <br />million during the FY 2015-16, compared to a decrease of $4.359 in FY 2014-15. A large part of this <br />increase in the value of the investment was due to our contribution of $10 million to partially supplant <br />our portion of the bond issued by the Authority in FY 2015-16. Port revenues increased $141 thousand <br />due to increased maritime revenue from higher cargo tonnage, as well as capital contributions of $83 <br />thousand that were received in FY 2015-16. <br />The water utility's expenses were higher in FY 2015-16 due to an increase in the rates charged for water <br />by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, an increase in employee costs, utility costs, contractual <br />services, and insurance costs and claims, offset by decreases in supplies and services and non -capitalized <br />project costs. <br />Sewer utility expenses increased due to an increase in payments to Silicon Valley Clean Water (SVCW) for <br />wastewater treatment, and debt service reimbursement for SVCW debt issued for wastewater system <br />capital improvements, as well as an increase in employee costs, utility costs, non -capitalized project costs, <br />and insurance costs and claims, offset by decreases in maintenance and supplies and services. <br />The expenses of the parking fund increased $90 thousand due to slight increases in utility costs, <br />contractual services, and insurance costs and claims, offset by decreases in employee costs, maintenance, <br />and supplies and services. <br />The expenses of the Port of Redwood City experienced a slight decrease of $53 thousand primarily due to <br />a decrease in interest expense of $163 thousand, offset by an increase in operating expenses. <br />During fiscal year 2015-16, the third full fiscal year of operations of the Docktown Marina by the City, <br />expenses increased by $63 thousand, primarily due to an increase in employee costs and contractual <br />services, offset by decreases in maintenance, utilities, and supplies and services. <br />11 <br />