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6.G. - Page 39 of 187 <br />City of Redwood City <br />Management's Discussion and Analysis <br />For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 <br />support and protection increased $1.1 million mostly due to a net loss in the internal service funds' in FY <br />2017-18, which caused an increase of $1.0 million in environmental support and protection expenses. <br />Leisure, cultural, and information services increased $2.5 million primarily due to an increase of $1.3 <br />million related to recording the increase in the City's CalPERS retirement obligation and a net loss in the <br />internal service funds' in FY 2017-18, which caused an increase of $772 thousand in leisure, cultural, and <br />information services expenses. Policy development and implementation increased $10.5 million primarily <br />due to the $9.7 million contribution to the Section 115 pension trust investment account. <br />During FY 2017-18 there was a decrease of $54 thousand in interest expense related to the outstanding <br />2013 Public Financing Authority Refunding Lease, which will be paid in full in FY 2018-19. <br />BUSINESS -TYPE ACTIVITIES <br />Business -type activities prior to transfers decreased the City's net position by $1.1 million in FY 2017-18. <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, the increase in parking <br />revenues received, and an increase in user fee revenues collected at the Port of Redwood City. These <br />increases were offset by a reduction of $1.6 million in parking in -lieu fees collected. <br />The water utility's expenses increased by $4.7 million due to an increase in the usage and rates charged <br />for water by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, an increase in employee costs, utility costs, <br />contractual services, supplies and services, and depreciation, offset by decreases in maintenance and <br />insurance and claims expenses. <br />Sewer utility expenses increased by $2.4 million due to an increase in payments to SVCWA for wastewater <br />treatment, and debt service reimbursement for SVCWA debt issued for wastewater system capital <br />improvements, as well as an increase in employee costs, utility costs, supplies and services, and <br />depreciation, offset by decreases in maintenance, non -capitalized project costs, and insurance and claims <br />expenses. <br />The expenses of the parking fund increased by $382 thousand due to an increase in maintenance, utility <br />costs, and contractual services, offset by decreases in employee services, supplies and services, non - <br />capitalized project costs, depreciation, and insurance and claims expenses. <br />The expenses of the Port of Redwood City increased by $1.2 million due to an increase in employee costs, <br />utility costs, contractual services, supplies and services, non -capitalized project costs, and depreciation, <br />offset by decreases in maintenance and insurance and claims expenses. <br />During fiscal year 2017-18, the Docktown Marina expenses increased by $14.3 million, primarily due to <br />costs related to ending residential uses of the marina. <br />12 218 <br />