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$ Amount (Savings) • decrease in health benefit costs ($963,460) • decrease in staffing costs in the Fire Department (842,049) • decrease in EPMC costs for POA Bargaining Unit (200,000) • addition of a Limited Term Planner— Housing Element Implementation 60,651 • increase in Retiree Medical ARC 1,500,000 TOTAL ($444,858) Transportation & Training Transportation & Training costs are estimated to increase $35,593 over the original 2012/13FY Budget. These costs include training, fuel, maintaining and operating vehicles, patrol cars, and fire units along with annual depreciation cost for scheduled replacement of all rolling stock. The increase is mainly due to the increased costs of repair and replacement of vehicles for the Fire and Police departments ($31,500). The cost of tires has escalated with the increase in fuel costs and is the main reason for the increase in this budget. Repairs & Maintenance Repairs & Maintenance costs are estimated to increase $93,817 over the original 2012/13FY Budget. The Repairs and Maintenance category includes a variety of expenditure accounts including computer hardware maintenance, equipment parts, various repair contracts and replacement and renovation charges. The majority of the costs in this category is replacement and renovation charges and includes funding for replacement and/or renovation of parks and medians, computer equipment, city buildings and other equipment. The increase of$93,817 is mainly due to the addition of the maintenance fees related to the conversion of the City radios to the East Bay Regional Communications System Authority ($84,100). Materials & Supplies Materials & Supplies costs are estimated to increase $318,886 over the original 2012/13FY Budget. The Materials & Supplies category includes a variety of expenditures including professional service contracts, water and sewer charges for City facilities, street light electricity costs, an annual contribution to the self-insurance liability reserve of $1,000,000, community program grants, and contingency funds. The increase of $318,886 is mainly due to the following: Increase • General Fund portion of Tri-Valley Community Television (TV30) for 2012/13FY $118,300 • outside Building Plan Check Services (offset by revenues in Building Division) 112,248 • increase in Alameda County Annual Property Tax and Assessment Collection Charges 25,000 • increase in cost of animal control services provided by Alameda County 18,000 TOTAL $273,548 6