The document discusses accounting and financial reporting considerations for successor agencies of California redevelopment agencies following the dissolution of redevelopment agencies on February 1, 2012. It addresses the structure and presentation of successor agencies in financial statements, accounting for transfers of assets and liabilities from former redevelopment agencies, and reporting requirements including establishing an extraordinary loss at the date of dissolution.
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3. Today’s Speaker: David Bullock,
CPA
David is an Assurance and Government
Advisory Services Partner in the San Francisco
Bay Area office of MGO. He has 18 years of
professional experience providing auditing,
accounting and consulting services. During the
past year, David has served as the engagement
partner for diverse clients such as the Cities of
Oakland, Palo Alto, and Pleasant Hill, County of
Alameda, and the San Francisco
Redevelopment Agency. In addition, David
currently serves as the contracted controller for
the Contra Costa County Redevelopment
Agency.
www.mgocpa.com
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4. Polling Question #1
To what extent have you been following the drafts
of the CCMA White Paper on Redevelopment
Agencies … or have you had the opportunity to
read the final copy?
c) Very closely
d) Somewhat closely
e) On a limited basis
f) Not at all
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5. Polling Question #2
What are your roles and responsibilities relating to
the Accounting and Financial Reporting of
Successor Agencies?
c) Accounting Department of a Successor Agency
d) Auditor-Controller’s Office of a California County
e) An Independent Auditor of a CPA Firm
f) Other
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6. Today’s Agenda
Structure and Presentation
Accounting and Reporting
Audit Requirements
Q&A
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7. Finding Levity Amidst the
Challenges
IN MEMORIAM ‐‐ OAKLAND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, 1956‐ 2012
OAKLAND, CA ‐‐ The Oakland Redevelopment Agency passed away peacefully at
midnight on February 1 at age 55. Cause of death was listed as ABX 26 flu, complicated
by acute EOPS poisoning. ORA, as she was affectionately known, was born on October
10, 1956. During ORA’s busy life, she was best known for transforming downtown
Oakland... She was especially proud of the thousands of affordable housing units she
helped produce for low income renters and homeowners. She even helped build the State
of California’s downtown headquarters, but was later abandoned by an ungrateful State
legislature and supreme court. She was estranged from her former CEO, Edmund G.
Brown of San Francisco, Calif. They had a whirlwind romance in the early part of this
century as ORA worked hard to make Mr. Brown’s 10K housing plan a reality; but he later
left her for higher office and even tried to seize her life savings, which he claimed was his
community property.
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8. Structure and Presentation
Successor Agency means “the county,
city or city and county” that authorized
the creation of each redevelopment
agency or another entity, as provided by
HSC.
Legal counsel for the SCO’s Office has
made a determination that successor
agencies are not separate legal entities!
Therefore, no longer a Component Unit
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9. Structure and Presentation
CCMA: Reporting Fund is to be a Private
Purpose Trust Fund
• What does that mean?
− Fiduciary Fund
− Report assets held in a trustee or agency capacity for
others, therefore cannot be used to support the
government's own programs
− Economic resources measurement focus and accrual
basis of accounting
− Combine individual sub-funds into one reporting fund
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10. Structure and Presentation
No balances in Government-Wide financial
statements at June 30, 2012!
Impact to Governmental Funds
Major Fund Determination
• For 2012, could be a significant change in the calculation
of major funds
− No ending assets or liabilities and only seven months of
revenues and expenditures
• Suggestion: keep the treatment consistent with 2011,
regardless of quantified results
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11. Structure and Presentation
Other Considerations
• Transmittal letter (CAFR only)
• Management’s Discussion and Analysis
• Notes to the basic financial statements
• Combining statements and schedules
• Statistical section (CAFR only)
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12. Polling Question #3
Successor Agencies should be reported in the
financial statements as:
c) Component unit
d) Governmental funds
e) Enterprise funds
f) Fiduciary funds
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13. Polling Question #3 Debrief
Successor Agencies should be reported in the
financial statements as:
d) Fiduciary funds
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14. Polling Question #4
A private purpose trust fund is used to:
b) Account for tax-supported activities.
c) Report resources held by the reporting
government in a purely custodial capacity.
d) Report all trust arrangements under which the
principal and income benefit individuals, private
organizations, or other governments.
e) Report an activity for which a fee is charged to
external users for goods and services.
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15. Polling Question #4 Debrief
A private purpose trust fund is used to:
c) Report all trust arrangements under which
the principal and income benefit individuals,
private organizations, or other governments.
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16. Accounting and Reporting
AB X1 26 requires dissolution on 2/1/12
• Final seven months will continue to be reported in
the governmental funds or as a discrete
component unit
• After dissolution, activity of the successor agency
will be reported in a fiduciary fund
For entities that followed the CRA guidance -
Activity will have to be distinguished between
the former Redevelopment Agency and the
Successor Agency
New Fund Required: “Redevelopment Obligation
Retirement Fund”
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17. Accounting and Reporting
Transfers of assets and liabilities of the former
RDA to the successor agency
• Reported as extraordinary gains/losses in
governmental funds and governmental activities
− Since government-wide financial statements
have capital assets and long-term debt, among
other differences, there will need to be a
reconciliation of these differences when
compared to governmental funds
• Reported as extraordinary gains/losses in the
trust fund or as additions (“net assets received
upon dissolution of redevelopment agency”)
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18. Accounting and Reporting
All transfers of assets and liabilities need to be
at carrying value (e.g. net book value)
− Same methodology proposed in GASB
Exposure Draft – Governmental
Combinations and Disposals of
Governmental Operations
− Extremely important to establish the
carrying value at the transfer date (i.e.,
cut-off)
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19. Accounting and Reporting
Extraordinary Items may include
• Unpaid advances from the City/County
• Transfers of properties held for resale and capital
assets at carrying value
• Transfers of outstanding bonds at carrying value
• Transfers of all other assets and liabilities
(including compensated absences, accrued
employee benefits, etc. that go to the successor
agency)
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20. Accounting and Reporting
Housing Funds
• Unencumbered balances of Low and Moderate
Income Housing Fund goes to the successor
agency
− Pending legislation
• Assets transferred to the housing successor
agency
− If the City/County elected to be the housing
successor, then the transferred assets should
be reported within its governmental funds … or
possibly an enterprise fund in the case where
a housing authority of the City/County elected
to be the the housing successor
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21. Accounting and Reporting – February 1,
2012
Preliminary and Tentative - For Illustration Purposes Only
Example of Select Governmental Funds Reported in the Primary Government (i.e., city-wide)
CITY OF EXAMPLE
Governmental Funds - SELECT FUNDS ONLY
Balance Sheet
Note: Normally, the reporting date Note: Housing Successor
February 1, 2012
would be 6-30-12, however, we are
showing 2-1-12 for illustration of the
impact of the dissolution (closing the
Low and Tax Allocation
former redevelopment funds).
Moderate Refunding New City
Project Area Income Bonds Housing
One Housing Debt Service Fund Total
Assets:
Interest receivable $ - $ - $ - $ 10,000 $ 10,000
Notes and loans receivable - - - 1,058,000 1,058,000
Land held for redevelopment - - - 500,000 500,000
Total assets $ - $ - $ - $ 1,568,000 $ 1,568,000
Liabilities and Fund Balances:
Liabilities:
Deferred revenue $ - $ - $ - $ 600,000 $ 600,000
Fund balances:
Restricted for:
Low and moderate income housing - - - 968,000 968,000
Total liabilities and fund balances $ - $ - $ - $ 1,568,000 $ 1,568,000
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22. Accounting and Reporting – February 1,
2012
Preliminary and Tentative - For Illustration Purposes Only
Example of Select Governmental Funds Reported in the Primary Government (i.e., city-wide)
Note: Excludes new
CITY OF EXAMPLE activity in the "New
Governmental Funds - SELECT FUNDS ONLY City Housing Fund"
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances subsequent to 2/1/12.
For the Year Ended June 30, 2012
Low and Tax Allocation
Moderate Refunding New City
Project Area Income Bonds Housing
One Housing Debt Service Fund Total
Revenues:
Property taxes $ 712,000 $ 928,000 $ 3,000,000 $ - $ 4,640,000
Use of money and property 15,000 20,000 5,000 - 40,000
Other - 80,000 - - 80,000
Total revenues 727,000 1,028,000 3,005,000 - 4,760,000
Expenditures:
Current:
Community development 1,849,000 900,000 130,000 - 2,879,000
Debt service:
Principal - - 570,000 - 570,000
Interest and fiscal charges - - 597,000 - 597,000
Total expenditures 1,849,000 900,000 1,297,000 - 4,046,000
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures (1,122,000) 128,000 1,708,000 - 714,000
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfers in 200,000 - - 968,000 1,168,000
Transfers out (1,100,000) (1,668,000) (200,000) - (2,968,000)
Total other financing sources (uses) (900,000) (1,668,000) (200,000) 968,000 (1,800,000)
Extraordinary loss (562,000) (1,258,000) (1,552,000) - (3,372,000)
Change in fund balances (2,584,000) (2,798,000) (44,000) 968,000 (4,458,000)
Fund balances, beginning of year 2,584,000 2,798,000 44,000 - 5,426,000
Fund balances, end of year $ - $ - $ - $ 968,000 $ 968,000
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23. Accounting and Reporting – February 1,
2012
Preliminary and Tentative - For Illustration Purposes Only
Example of Footnote Disclosure Reconciling Extraordinary Loss in Governmental Funds
CITY OF EXAMPLE
Reconciliation of the Extraordinary Loss Reported in Governmental Funds to
the Extraordinary Loss Recognized in the Fiduciary Fund Financial Statements
Total extraordinary loss reported in governmental funds - increase to net assets $ 3,372,000
Capital assets recorded in the government-wide financial statements -
Increase to net assets 500,000
Long-term liabilities reported in the government-wide financial statements -
Decrease to net assets:
Long-term debt (5,700,000)
Interest payable (190,000)
Total changes to net assets of the successor agency
as a result of initial transfer $ (2,018,000)
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24. Accounting and Reporting – February 1,
2012
Preliminary and Tentative - For Illustration Purposes Only
Example of a Private Purpose Trust Fund
CITY OF EXAMPLE
Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets
Successor Agency to the Example Redevelopment Agency Private Purpose Trust Fund
February 1, 2012
Assets:
Cash and investments: Note: Normally, the reporting date
Held in City Treasury would be 6-30-12, however, we are $ 2,750,000
showing 2-1-12 for illustration of
Held with trustees initial balances transferred from the
650,000
Interest receivable former redevelopment agency. 8,000
Land held for redevelopment 86,000
Nondepreciable capital assets 500,000
Total assets 3,994,000
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 122,000
Interest payable 190,000
Long-term debt:
Due within one year 700,000
Due in more than one year 5,000,000
Total liabilities 6,012,000
Net Assets:
Held in trust for other purposes $ (2,018,000)
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25. Accounting and Reporting – February 1,
2012
Preliminary and Tentative - For Illustration Purposes Only
Example of a Private Purpose Trust Fund
CITY OF EXAMPLE
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets
Successor Agency to the Example Redevelopment Agency Private Purpose Trust Fund
For the Period February 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012
Establishing the "Extraordinary Loss" … at February 1, 2012
Additions: Note: Excludes new activity in
the private purpose trust fund
Property taxes $ -
subsequent to 2/1/12, in order to
Investment earnings isolate the initial transfer of -
Other assets and liabilities. -
Total additions -
Deductions:
Program expenses of former redevelopment agency -
Administrative expenses -
Interest and fiscal ageny expenses of former redevelopment agency -
Total deductions -
Extraordinary loss (2,018,000)
Change in net assets (2,018,000)
Net assets - beginning -
Net assets - ending $ (2,018,000)
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26. Accounting and Reporting – January 31,
2012
Preliminary and Tentative - For Illustration Purposes Only
Example of a Stand Alone Audit of the Redevelopment Agency, before Dissolution
CITY OF EXAMPLE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Statement of Net Assets
January 31, 2012
Governmental
Activities
Assets:
Cash and investments:
Held in City Treasury $ 2,750,000
Held with trustees 650,000
Interest receivable 18,000
Notes and loans receivable 1,058,000
Land held for redevelopment 586,000
Nondepreciable capital assets 500,000
Total assets 5,562,000
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 122,000
Interest payable 190,000
Long-term debt:
Due within one year 700,000
Due in more than one year 5,000,000
Total liabilities 6,012,000
Net Assets:
Invested in capital assets 500,000
Restricted for:
Low and moderate income housing 2,826,000
Debt service 1,742,000
Unrestricted (deficit) (5,518,000)
Total net deficit $ (450,000)
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27. Accounting and Reporting – January 31,
2012
Preliminary and Tentative - For Illustration Purposes Only
Example of a Stand Alone Audit of the Redevelopment Agency, before Dissolution
CITY OF EXAMPLE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Statement of Activities
For the Period July 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012
Governmental
Activities
Program Expenses:
Community development $ 2,319,000
Pass-through agreements 150,000
Developer tax sharing reimbursements 410,000
Intergovernmental 1,800,000
Interest and fiscal charges 617,000
Total program expenses 5,296,000
General Revenues:
Property taxes 4,640,000
Investment earnings 40,000
Other 130,000
Total general revenues 4,810,000
Change in net assets (486,000)
Net assets, beginning of year 36,000
Net deficit, end of year $ (450,000)
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28. Accounting and Reporting – January 31,
2012
Preliminary and Tentative - For Illustration Purposes Only
Example of a Stand Alone Audit of the Redevelopment Agency, before Dissolution
CITY OF EXAMPLE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Governmental Funds
Balance Sheet
January 31, 2012
Low and Tax Allocation
Moderate Refunding
Project Area Income Bonds
One Housing Debt Service Total
Assets:
Cash and investments:
Held in City Treasury $ 650,000 $ 1,200,000 $ 900,000 $ 2,750,000
Held with trustees - - 650,000 650,000
Interest receivable 6,000 10,000 2,000 18,000
Advances to other funds - 60,000 - 60,000
Notes and loans receivable - 1,058,000 - 1,058,000
Land held for redevelopment 86,000 500,000 - 586,000
Total assets $ 742,000 $ 2,828,000 $ 1,552,000 $ 5,122,000
Liabilities and Fund Balances:
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals $ 120,000 $ 2,000 $ - $ 122,000
Deferred revenue - 600,000 - 600,000
Advances from other funds 60,000 - - 60,000
Total liabilities 180,000 602,000 - 782,000
Fund balances:
Restricted for:
Low and moderate income housing - 2,226,000 - 2,226,000
Debt service - - 1,552,000 1,552,000
Assigned for redevelopment 979,000 - - 979,000
Unassigned (417,000) - - (417,000)
Total fund balances 562,000 2,226,000 1,552,000 4,340,000
Total liabilities and fund balances $ 742,000 $ 2,828,000 $ 1,552,000 $ 5,122,000
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29. Accounting and Reporting – January 31,
2012
Preliminary and Tentative - For Illustration Purposes Only
Example of a Stand Alone Audit of the Redevelopment Agency, before Dissolution
CITY OF EXAMPLE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds to
the Statement of Net Assets - Governmental Activities
January 31, 2012
Total fund balances reported on the governmental funds balance sheet $ 4,340,000
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net assets
are different from those reported in the governmental funds above because
of the following:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources and,
therefore, are not reported in the funds 500,000
Receivables not available:
Certain receivables are not available to pay for current period expenditures
and therefore are deferred in the governmental funds. 600,000
Long-term liabilities:
The liabilities below are not due and payable in the current period and
therefore are not reported in the governmental funds:
Long-term debt (5,700,000)
Interest payable (190,000)
Net deficit of governmental activities $ (450,000)
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30. Accounting and Reporting – January 31,
2012
Preliminary and Tentative - For Illustration Purposes Only
Example of a Stand Alone Audit of the Redevelopment Agency, before Dissolution
CITY OF EXAMPLE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Governmental Funds
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
For the Period July 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012
Low and Tax Allocation
Moderate Refunding
Project Area Income Bonds
One Housing Debt Service Total
Revenues:
Property taxes $ 712,000 $ 928,000 $ 3,000,000 $ 4,640,000
Use of money and property 15,000 20,000 5,000 40,000
Other - 80,000 - 80,000
Total revenues 727,000 1,028,000 3,005,000 4,760,000
Expenditures:
Current:
Community development 1,419,000 900,000 - 2,319,000
Pass-through agreements 150,000 - - 150,000
Developer tax sharing reimbursements 280,000 - 130,000 410,000
Intergovernmental 1,100,000 700,000 - 1,800,000
Debt service:
Principal - - 570,000 570,000
Interest and fiscal charges - - 597,000 597,000
Total expenditures 2,949,000 1,600,000 1,297,000 5,846,000
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures (2,222,000) (572,000) 1,708,000 (1,086,000)
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfers in 200,000 - - 200,000
Transfers out - - (200,000) (200,000)
Total other financing sources (uses) 200,000 - (200,000) -
Change in fund balances (2,022,000) (572,000) 1,508,000 (1,086,000)
Fund balance, beginning of year 2,584,000 2,798,000 44,000 5,426,000
Fund balance, end of year $ 562,000 $ 2,226,000 $ 1,552,000 $ 4,340,000
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31. Accounting and Reporting – January 31,
2012
Preliminary and Tentative - For Illustration Purposes Only
Example of a Stand Alone Audit of the Redevelopment Agency, before Dissolution
CITY OF EXAMPLE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities - Governmental Activities
For the Period July 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012
Net change in fund balances - total governmental funds $ (1,086,000)
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities
are different because of the following:
Long term debt transactions:
Repayment of bond principal is an expenditure in the governmental funds, but
in the statement of net assets the repayment reduces long-term liabilities. 570,000
Accrual of noncurrent items:
The amounts below included in the statement of activities do not provide or
(require) the use of current financial resources and therefore are not reported
as revenues or expenditures in governmental funds:
Change in deferred revenue 50,000
Change in interest payable (20,000)
Change in net assets of governmental activities $ (486,000)
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32. Accounting and Reporting
Disclosure of dissolution and transfer of assets
and liabilities
• A sample disclosure is included as part of the
CCMA White Paper
• Good starting point, but must be tailored to fit the
events and circumstances unique to your
organization
• Suggests to reconcile the difference between the
extraordinary gain/loss reported in the
governmental funds versus the fiduciary fund’s
extraordinary gain/loss or additions
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33. Polling Question #5
Extraordinary items are:
b) Within the control of management that are either
unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence
c) Unusual in nature not in the control of
management
d) Only infrequent in nature.
e) Both unusual in nature and infrequent in
occurrence.
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34. Polling Question #5 Debrief
Extraordinary items are:
d) Both unusual in nature and infrequent in
occurrence.
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35. Polling Question #6
The Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund (20%
Fund) balances are to be disposed as follows:
b) Encumbered balances are transferred to the
Successor Agency
c) Unencumbered balances are transferred to
the Successor Agency
d) Total balances transferred to the Successor
Agency
e) Transferred to the City’s General Fund
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36. Polling Question #6 Debrief
The Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund (20%
Fund) balances are to be disposed as follows:
b) Unencumbered balances are transferred to
the Successor Agency
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37. Audit Requirements
State and Local Audits/Oversight
•Actions of the Oversight Board = DOF
•Agreed-upon procedures engagements, directed
by the County Auditor-Controllers
• Due by 7/1/12 and submitted to SCO by 7/15/12
• Purpose (1) establish assets/liabilities, (2) pass-
through obligations, (3) determine the amount and
terms of indebtedness, and (4) “Certify” the initial
ROPS
•Actions of the County ACO = SCO
•SCO also reviews redevelopment asset transfers
made after 1/1/11 to determine if appropriate
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38. Audit Requirements
Transition Audits are highly recommended but
not required by the SCO (no legislative basis –
either for former RDA or SA)
• No direct funding for audits under ABX1 26
• Bond covenants may require a separate audit
Two separate engagements are contemplated
as two separate entities involved
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39. Audit Requirements
The RDA Audit Guide – Auditing Procedures for
Accomplishing Compliance Audits of California
Redevelopment Agencies (August 2011) is no
longer in effect (i.e., no compliance audit
required)!!!
SCO states there is no legislative basis to
require State Controller’s Reports or
Statements of Indebtedness
Not yet known whether HCD reports will be
required
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40. Polling Question #7
The State Department of Finance is responsible to:
b) Review the actions of the Oversight Board
c) Review the actions of the County Auditor-
Controller’s Office
d) Certify the Recognized Obligation Payment
Schedule
e) Review the redevelopment asset transfers made
after 1/1/11
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41. Polling Question #7 Debrief
The State Department of Finance is responsible to:
c) Review the actions of the Oversight Board
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42. Polling Question #8
A “Stub” period audit of the former redevelopment
agency is:
b) Required by the State Controller’s Office
c) Required by the State Department of Finance
d) Directly funded under ABX1 26
e) Not required, but recommended
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43. Polling Question #8 Debrief
A “Stub” period audit of the former redevelopment
agency is:
d) Not required, but recommended
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44. What’s Next?
Pending legislation
DOF has proposed trailer bill, with significant
changes to the existing laws and regulations in
the Health and Safety Code
Administrative Costs will start to drop (5% to
3%, still subject to $250,000 … administrative
budget to be approved by the Oversight Board)
Oversight Boards will consolidate on July 1,
2016
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45. References
CCMA White Paper (CalCPA members only) -
http://www.calcpa.org/Content/24325.aspx
DOF -
http://www.dof.ca.gov/assembly_bills_26-27/view.php
SCO -
http://www.sco.ca.gov/ard_local_info_resources.html
League of California Cities -
http://www.cacities.org/Home
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46. Closing Items
Play this and previous MGO Academy webinars
at www.mgocpa.com/go/mgo/thought-leadership
If you are eligible for CPE credit for today’s
session, you will receive the certificate
electronically in one to two weeks.
Please complete and return the evaluation
survey, which you will receive via email.
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47. Questions & Contact Info
Northern California Central California
San Francisco Bay Area: Sacramento:
David Bullock, Partner Richard Green, Partner
dbullock@mgocpa.com rgreen@mgocpa.com
(925) 395-2835 (916) 642-7046
Southern California
Los Angeles: Orange County:
Jim Godsey, Partner Linda Hurley
jgodsey@mgocpa.com lhurley@mgocpa.com
(310) 746-2177 (949) 296-4340
San Diego:
Kevin Starkey, Director
kstarkey@mgocpa.com
(619) 618-7211
Thank you for attending.
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Notas del editor
Linda - Welcome and housekeeping remarks.
Linda to cover administrative items
Linda - will include in intro of Dave: David has frequently presented various topics to MGO employees, to clients, and to professional organizations, including the Association of Government Accountants, the California County Audit Chiefs Association, and BDO’s Government Industry Group. David - Thank you Linda, and welcome everyone … glad you could join us on such short notice. I gave a similar presentation almost two weeks ago on May 10 th to the east bay chapter of CSMFO, but was waiting for the release of the CCMA White Paper before going with the larger webinar broadcast. As it just got finalized on Monday, we wanted to get the information out to our clients as quickly as possible. Hence, short notice. We plan to revisit “redevelopment agencies” in our annual client trainings … so stay tuned for another opportunity to discuss these matters.
Before we get started … we have two quick polling Qs … in order to get a feel of those in attendance. Very closely – meaning, you are on the distribution list or have been forwarded copies of the drafts all along or you have read the final document. Somewhat closely – meaning, you are aware of the White Paper and have seen a draft somewhere along the way … aware of key points. On a limited basis – meaning, you have heard about it through others .. But have not actually seen it. Not at all – meaning, who the heck is CCMA, and the only white paper I’ve seen is the paper I’ve stuck into my printer this week … which has nothing to do with redevelopment.
Who’s in the audience?
Here is today’s agenda … the objectives of this webinar is to provide a better understanding of the suggested guidance outlined in the CCMA White Paper, as listed in the following categories … (read categories on slide).
David – We wanted to share an abridged version of something our Oakland clients wrote which impressed us … as they were able to find some levity in the challenges they’re facing. Linda – to read story. David – They’ve identified a very good point – that the dissolution of redevelopment agencies has some similarity to dealing with someone’s estate after they’ve passed away.
First of all, Successor Agencies are “the county, city or city and county” … that authorized the creation of each redevelopment agency … or, as provided by the Health and safety code, could be another entity if the county or city did not accept this responsibility. Legal counsel for the State Controller’s Office made a determination that Successor Agencies are not legally separate entities, corporate or politic. This is consistent with the organizational structure written up in the Goldfarb Lipman law alerts earlier this year (1/19/12 and 2/10/12), which stated that the governing board of the Successor Agency will be the Sponsoring Community’s governing board (City Council or the Board of Supervisors). Therefore, if it does not have separate legal standing … then, it cannot be a component unit.
CCMA is the “California Committee on Municipal Accounting”, a joint committee comprised of representatives of the League of California Cities and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants . The CCMA publishes “White Papers” as needed from time to time. While CCMA does not promulgate GAAP, it is a widely recognized body for providing accounting and reporting guidance, and therefore, most likely will be the general consensus. CCMA’s basis of conclusions, supporting a position of Private Purpose Trust Fund, is based on the premise that Successor Agencies are not a separate legal entities, and instead, acting as custodians over the assets and activities of the former RDA post-dissolution with substantial control by an oversight board. As such and with the concurrence of senior staff at GASB and GFOA … it was determined the nature of this custodial role should be reported as a fiduciary fund (specifically, a private-purpose trust fund), acting on behalf of taxing entities and creditors of enforceable obligations. While there is no specific trust document, the Bill acts in lieu. Economic resources measurement focus and accrual basis of accounting Combine individual sub-funds into one reporting fund
The government-wide financial statements should display information about the reporting government as a whole (for instance, the primary government and its component units), and should NOT include any fiduciary activities … therefore, while the beginning balances will carryover FY2011 position … the ending balances at June 30, 2012 will no longer contain assets and liabilities of the former RDA. For many organizations, the redevelopment funds were treated as a blended component unit and often presented as Major Funds. Thus, the impact to governmental funds may be significant … the governmental funds of the former RDA will be brought to zero and transferred to the Successor Agency (now a fiduciary fund) and to the Housing Successor Agency (which may be another governmental or enterprise fund or may even be outside the organization). If the former RDA funds were significant governmental funds, than it stands to reason that it will have a huge impact to the major fund determination for purposes of presenting funds in the basic financial statements. Read last two bullets.
Transmittal Letter – discuss the impacts of dissolution … however, GASB encourages not to duplicate information contained in MD&A. More of a global discussion. MD&A - should focus on the primary government, and NOT fiduciary funds. However, there should be significant discussion on changes as a result of comparing 2012 amounts to 2011. FN – separating fiduciary activity from governmental activities. Combining – changes related to any non-major governmental funds of the former RDA and possibly new fund related to the Housing successor agency … and possibly Private-Purpose Trust Fund, if needed at combining level. Stats – mostly 10 year trend information and lots of debt disclosures.
Successor Agency means “the county, city or city and county” that authorized the creation of each redevelopment agency or another entity, as provided by the Health and Safety Code. Legal counsel for the SCO’s Office has made a determination that successor agencies are not separate legal entities ! Therefore, no longer a Component Unit. Under the Bill, agencies that accept the role of successor agency will serve as a custodian for the assets of the former redevelopment agency pending distribution to the appropriate taxing entities. Based upon the nature of this custodial role, upon dissolution of assets of the former redevelopment agency should be reported in a fiduciary fund (private-purpose trust fund) of the City. This determination was made by the CCMA after consultation with senior staff members of GASB and GFOA.
This is the general definition of governmental funds This is an agency fund. Purely custodial capacity means that assets equal liabilities. Correct answer. GASB 34 states that trust funds generally are associated with a trust agreement. A formal trust agreement may or may not exist with respect to the fiduciary role served by the successor agency. However, the use of the term “generally” in paragraph 69 of GASB 34 suggests that there are circumstances when professional judgment would lead to a proper reporting of a private-purpose trust fund without the existence of a trust agreement. Because of the fiduciary responsibilities that are assigned to successor agencies by the Bill, the Bill may be considered to effectively function as an informal trust arrangement for the purposes of applying this definition. This is an enterprise fund.
Dissolution February 1, 2012 … split the year between old presentation and new presentation. CRA provided guidance earlier this year to simply change the name of the fund, rather than create new funds. If you followed that guidance, it might add complexity to the accounting as the previous treatment may have been governmental funds, but now fiduciary funds, which has different measurement focus and basis of accounting. Important to have clear “cut-off” between the old and new activity! New fund is required (34170.5) … Redevelopment Obligation Retirement Fund, which is intended as the repository for property taxes received from the County Auditor-Controller to pay enforceable obligations and administrative costs listed on the ROPS as payable from the Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund (RPTTF) administered by the County, as indicated in 34185.
Extraordinary items are transactions or other events that are both unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence. Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations—Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions , as amended and interpreted, defines the terms unusual in nature and infrequency of occurrence. Extraordinary items should be reported separately at the bottom of the statement of activities, after general revenues and special items, if any, and before transfers. For the Fiduciary Fund … we would suggest to treat the establishment of the fund as an addition .. Not an extraordinary gain/loss.
Read slide. For example, Capital Assets … need to calculate depreciation through 1/31/12 … to get proper carrying value to Fiduciary Fund on 2/1/12. Same for long-term debt related items .. Premiums, discounts, deferred amounts on refunding … etc.
Read slide. For unpaid advances from the City/County (for example, the General Fund) … due to being invalid, should recognize an extraordinary gain in the redevelopment fund and an extraordinary loss in the fund that reported the interfund receivable (advance). At this point, this treatment assumes you will not collect it … however, if your legal counsel has a basis that the collection of the interagency loan is probable … then you may have basis to keep it on the books. Uncertainty over these areas. Property held for resale = net realizable value Capital assets = historical cost, less depreciation
a - Special Item - Significant transactions or other events within the control of management that are either unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence d - 143 Extraordinary items are transactions or other events that are both unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence. APB Opinion No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations—Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions , as amended and interpreted, defines the terms unusual in nature and infrequency of occurrence. As discussed in paragraph .141, extraordinary items should be reported separately at the bottom of the statement of activities. [GASBS 34, ¶55]
a - Special Item - Significant transactions or other events within the control of management that are either unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence d - 143 Extraordinary items are transactions or other events that are both unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence. APB Opinion No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations—Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions , as amended and interpreted, defines the terms unusual in nature and infrequency of occurrence. As discussed in paragraph .141, extraordinary items should be reported separately at the bottom of the statement of activities. [GASBS 34, ¶55]
Unencumbered balances of Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund to the successor agency Pending legislation Assets transferred to the housing successor agency If the City/County elected to be the housing successor, then should be reported within its governmental funds
Unencumbered balances of Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund to the successor agency Pending legislation Assets transferred to the housing successor agency If the City/County elected to be the housing successor, then should be reported within its governmental funds
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b) Review the actions of the County Auditor-Controller’s Office = State Controller’s Office c) Verify the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule = Oversight Board d) Review the redevelopment asset transfers made after 1/1/11 = State Controller’s Office