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File Number: 14-173 <br />discovers businesses that are not paying sales tax. The consultant is paid on <br />commission and has discovered high value companies not reporting sales tax during <br />the Fiscal Year. <br />·Community Development - (67% of budget compared to 64% in 2012-13). The third <br />quarter expenditures for Community Development is $396,000 (16%) higher than in <br />2012-13 primarily due to the continuing transfer of Business Development and Housing <br />Services from the former Redevelopment Agency . <br />·Non-Departmental - (106% of budget compared to 85% in 2012-13). The <br />Non-Departmental Budget for 2013-14 was reduced by $700,000 to reflect vacancy <br />and efficiency savings to balance the budget . Actual expenditures are expected to be <br />lower in 2013-14 by $327,000 primarily due to the elimination of the Utility Users Tax <br />rebate program. <br />·Debt Service - (50% of budget compared to 56% in 2012-13) - Debt service payments <br />decreased by $486,000. The decrease includes savings of nearly $290,000 from the <br />2013 City Hall Refunding. <br />·Transfers - Transfers decreased by $441,000 due to one-time appropriations approved <br />during the adoption of the 2012-13 budget, $540,000 was re-appropriated for Building <br />Maintenance projects, and $20,000 for Project Literacy. Current year expenditures <br />include a transfer of $768,000 from the General Fund to fund a deficit in the Street <br />Maintenance operations due to maintenance costs exceeding Gas Tax Revenues . <br />Enterprise & Internal Service Funds <br />Four Enterprise Funds make up the City’s business type operations. The Water Pollution <br />Control Plant Fund, Environmental Services Fund, Shoreline Enterprise Fund, and the Storm <br />Water Fund are City municipal operations designed to fully recover costs through user fees . <br />Internal Service Funds also operate as business activities, exclusively supporting the City’s <br />internal operations. Facilities Maintenance, Information Technology , Insurance Services, and <br />Equipment Maintenance make up these funds. <br />Enterprise & Internal Service Funds <br />·Water Pollution Control Plant - Overall revenues increased by 14% primarily due to a <br />rate increase of 4% for industrial Sewer Service Fees and an increase of $500,000 in <br />Industrial Sewer service charges due to the availability of better measurement data in <br />order to process more accurate billings. <br />·Environmental Compliance - Revenues decreased by 13% and Expenditures <br />decreased by 15% primarily due to the transfer of Storm Water inspections now <br />budgeted directly into the Storm Water Fund . Inspections were previously charged to <br />the Environmental Services Fund. <br />·Facilities Maintenance - Revenues decreased by $514,000 primarily due to a one <br />time transfer for facility capital improvements in 2012-13. <br />·Insurance Services - Expenditures decreased by $2.0 million in 2013-14 due to the <br />extraordinary ICFG Settlement of $2.3 million in 2012-13. <br />·Equipment Maintenance - Revenues increased by $200,000 due to an increase in the <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 5/13/2014