Within the Water Resources Department's River & Agriculture Water Division Operating Budget, funds are allocated to cover the costs for electricity, internal vehicles, and maintenance.

Electricity costs - The electrical costs have increased beyond original budgeted amount.  The reason for the increase in costs is PG&E's change in Peak Demand pricing.  In addition, the unit cost of electricity per kilowatt-hour has increased.

Internal Vehicle costs - Vehicle repair, maintenance and fuel costs have increased substantially city-wide. 

Maintenance costs - Due to the high water year, there was an increase in repair and maintenance to City weirs and water infrastructures.

The aforementioned costs are tracked separately, which allows the Water Resources Department to more closely track costs on a quarterly basis and to manage these costs.

There is no impact to the General Fund with this request.