What is real cost?
Councilwoman Janice Hahn said part of the problem facing the DWP is the lack of public trust.
Complaining that officials did not include the cost of surcharges to buy natural gas in their figures, Hahn said she was tired of the "I'm shocked this is going on" attitude of the department managers.
"I will probably end up voting for this, but we need to make sure we have more transparency with the public," Hahn said.
Councilman Dennis Zine said it was a big reason for creating a separate oversight committee of council appointees. Also, there is a proposal to have a separate study of the annual transfer from the DWP to the city's general fund.