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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
City Council Meeting Date: October 24, 1994
SUBJECT: Informational Report - Results of Utility Audit
Report by: Public Works Director Lee Thompson
EXHIBITS ATTACHED: Letter from Equitax
RECOMMENDATION:~ Receivereport
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: The City's agreement with Equitax provides that Equitax will
receive 50% of any future savings which result from the audit for
a period of two years. The estimated savings on the two affected
accounts is +$4,625 per year; therefore, Equitax would receive
+$2,313 per year. The payment to Equitax is to be made from
the operating budgets for the individual utility accounts.
DESCRIPTION: In February of 1994, the City Council approved an agreement
with Equitax for an audit of the City's utility bills. The audit was performed on electric (pG&E), gas
(Enron Access), and water and sewer (DSRSD) bills. The audit has now been completed, and .
Equitax reports that our existing accounts were correct; however, Equitax is recommending changes
in rate schedules for PG&E electric service to the Swim Center and Kolb Park.
The greatest amount of savings would be achieved for the Swim Center, estimated at $4,185 per year.
The change being initiated is from an A-I rate schedule to A-to. Both of these are commercial rates;
however, the A-IO rate has only been available for installations such as the Swim Center for the last
few years.
A small amount of savings, estimated at $440 per year, would be achieved for Kolb Park by changing
to an A-6 "time of use" schedule. "Time of use" rates are effective when the greatest use of energy
takes place during "off-peak" hours. Since the main usage of electricity at Kolb Park is the lighting
for the tennis courts, nearly all the usage takes place during off-peak hours.
Staff had already changed the rate schedules for the Civic Center and Dublin Sports Grounds to "time
of use" rates.
As noted in the Financial Statement above, the estimated annual savings for these two accounts is
$4,625. The City's agreement with Equitax provides that Equitax will receive 50% of the annual
savings for a period of two years. The payment to Equitax will take place after the utility bills have
been received and will be calculated based on actual savings achieved.
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90 GREAT OAKS BLVD. SUITE 204 . SAN .JOSE. CA 95119
408.578.7900
September 22, 1994
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Ginger Russell
City of Dublin
Public Works Department
P.O. Box 2340
Dublin, CA 94568
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Dear Ms. Russell:
EQUITAX has essentially completed our audit and analysis work on your
utili ty accounts and the results are summarized below. Enclosed are
detailed analysis charts and graphs illustrating the effects of the
changes we will be initiating for you. Your bills are remarkably clean
considering the number of accounts involved. You obviously do an
excellent job controlling and monitoring the utility expense.
We are pleased to report the following savings:
PG&E - Electric:
Modification to account DJN68 53303 yields $4,185 annual savings.
Modification to account FJN20 40601 yields $440 annual savings.
All other accounts audited were found to be correct.
As specified in our agreement (General provision 5), we need written
authority to act on your behalf to initiate the above changes. Please
copy the enclosed authorization form onto your letterhead, sign and
return it to EQUITAX in the enclosed return reply envelope.
As part of our continuing service to you, EQUITAX constantly reviews and
evaluates utility rate changes, rule changes, and decisions made by the
California Public utilities Commission and how they affect your accounts.
Should our analysis indicate such changes and decisions provide
opportunities beneficial to you, we will move to assure that your costs
are kept at a minimum.
Feel free to contact Bob Neuhaus, Bob Lansburg, or me if you have any
questions or we may be of further service.
Sincerely,
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cc: B. Neuhaus
B. Lansburg
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KWH USED
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1,645
1.667
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1.190
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MONTHLY A VG KWH
COST COST
$175 0.1149
$189 0.1149
$191 0.1146
$162 0.1157
$204 0.1664
$157 0.1683
$157 0.1683
$199 0.1669
$198 0.1664
$252 0.1655
$175 0.1149
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COST COST
$171 0.1123
$184 0.1119
$186 0.1116
$159 0.1136
$131 0.1069
$103 0.1104
$103 0.1104
$128 0.1074
$128 0.1076
$159 0.1044
$171 0.1123
$171 0.1123
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SAVINGS
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$5 FEB
$5 MAR.
$3 APR
$73 MAY ..
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6,800
9,600
12,720
13,960
13,080
14,080
15,800
16,840
14,480
13,560
14,320
10,560
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MONTHLY A VG KWH
COST
$754
$1 ,061
$1 ,403
$1,539
$2,101
$2,261
$2,536
$2,702
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$2,178
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$160
$234
$264
$434
$476
$542
$579
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$457
$274
$184
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