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Type: Historical Status: Consent Agenda
In control: City Council Meeting Agenda
On agenda: 1/10/2011 Final action: 1/10/2011
Title: Receive and File Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2010.
Attachments: 1. Receive and File Audited Financial Statements for - C-5__11-01-10_CFO_CITY COUNCIL__AuditedFinancialStatements - FINAL.doc, 2. Receive and File Audited Financial Statements for - 11-01-10_CFO_AuditAttachment.pdf
City of Culver City, California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 01/10/2011 Item Number: C-5 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Receive and File Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2010. Contact Person/Dept.: Jeff S. Muir/Finance Phone Number: 310/253-5865 Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [] Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X] Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date: _______________ Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas – City Council (01/05/11); (E-Mail) Ongoing Topic – Fiscal and Budget Issues (01/05/11) Department Approval: Jeff Muir (01/04/11) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (01/04/11) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (01/04/11) City Manager Approval: John M. Nachbar (01/05/11) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the audited financial statements for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2010. BACKGROUND: The City Charter requires an annual audit of the financial statements of the City by an independent certified public accountant. The accounting firm of Mayer Hoffman McCann, P.C. (MHM), performed this audit. This was the final year of a three year agreement with MHM. In addition to meeting the requirements set forth in the City Charter, the audit was also designed to meet the requirements set forth in state statutes and the Federal Single Audit Act Amendment of 1996 and U.S. Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133. The auditor’s reports related specifically to the single audit, including the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, auditor’s report on the internal control structure, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, are also included as an attachment. DISCUSSION: The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the City of Culver City for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2010, is attached. Responsibility for both the accuracy of the data and the completeness and fairness of the presentation, including all disclosures, rests with the City and in particular with the Finance Department. To the best of our knowledge and belief, the enclosed data is accurate City of Culver City, California Agenda Item Report in all material respects and is reported in a manner designed to present fairly the financial position and results of operation of the various City funds. All disclosures necessary to enable the reader to gain an understanding of the City’s financial activities have been included. The auditors have rendered an unqualified opinion (clean opinion) on the financial statements. This can be viewed on the attached Independent Auditor’s Report. Additionally, the auditors issued a letter with regards to internal control over financial reporting. The auditors did not identify any deficiencies in the City’s internal control to be material weaknesses, according to the definitions provided in their letter. There was one recommendation for improvement to current internal controls related to receivables in the General Fund. Staff provided a written response to this recommendation, which is attached, that provides some context as well as a commitment to address the recommendation in the current fiscal year. Pursuant to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 114, The Auditor's Communication With Those Charged With Governance, the auditors have also provided a letter communicating certain other information related to the audit process. This letter indicates the auditors encountered no significant difficulties in performing and completing the audit, that there were no material misstatements detected as a result of the audit process, and that there were no disagreements with management that could be significant to the financial statements or the auditor’s report. The Single Audit contained one finding relative to a waiver of formal bidding procedures that was applied to the contract to complete the construction of the Police Department Firing Range. This can be viewed on Page 9 of the Single Audit document. Also available is the response from management provided to the auditors. Finally, the auditor’s provided a letter related to the Independent Accountants’ Report on Agreed-Upon Procedures Applied to Appropriations Limit Worksheets. As part of the annual budget process, pursuant to Article XIIIB of the California Constitution, the City is responsible for calculating an annual appropriations limit. The auditors reviewed these worksheets and found no exceptions. The City was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the year ending June 30, 2009 by the Government Finance Officers Association of United States and Canada. The Comprehensive Annual Financial report for the City of Culver City for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 has been submitted to the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of United States & Canada for its review and eligibility for a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for this year. If chosen, this will be the twenty sixth (26 th ) consecutive year for our CAFR and the City to receive this award. City of Culver City, California Agenda Item Report The reports and associated attachments are as follows: • Comprehensive Annual Financial Report • Municipal Bus Lines Report • Single Audit Report on Federal Awards • Independent Auditor’s Report • Letter from Auditor’s on Internal Control over Financial Reporting • Culver City Management Response to Internal Control Recommendation • The Auditor's Communication With Those Charged With Governance • Independent Accountants’ Report on Agreed-Upon Procedures Applied to Appropriations Limit Worksheets The City has routinely posted financial information on the City’s website (www.culvercity.org – click on Government – then Finance – then Financial Reports). This includes 10 years of Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports. Should the City Council. Upon receipt and filing of this report by the City Council, staff will add this information to the historical data already available online. FISCAL ANALYSIS: There is no fiscal impact from receiving and filing these reports. The financial results of the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2010 were discussed in detail at the City Council meeting of November 8, 2010. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2. Municipal Bus Lines Report 3. Single Audit Report on Federal Awards 4. Independent Auditor’s Report 5. Letter from Auditor’s on Internal Control over Financial Reporting 6. Culver City Management Response to Internal Control Recommendation 7. The Auditor's Communication With Those Charged With Governance 8. Independent Accountants’ Report on Agreed-Upon Procedures Applied to Appropriations Limit Worksheets MOTION: That the City Council: Receive and file the audited financial statements for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2010. MEETING DATE: 01/10/11 AGENDA ITEM: Receive and File Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2010 ATTACHMENTS Pages Attachments: 1. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 1 – 168 2. Municipal Bus Lines Report 169 - 190 3. Single Audit Report on Federal Awards 191-202 4. Independent Auditor’s Report 203-204 5. Letter from Auditor’s on Internal Control over Financial Reporting 205 6. Culver City Management Response to Internal Control Recommendations 206-208 7. The Auditor’s Communication With Those Charged With Governance 209 8. Independent Accountant’s Report on Agreed-Upon Procedures Applied To Appropriations Limit Worksheets 210 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 CITY OF CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA PREPARED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT 123456 Introductory Section 7 V December 7, 2010 Honorable Mayor, Members of the City Council, and the citizens of Culver City: It is our pleasure to submit the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the City of Culver City for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. Responsibility for the accuracy of the presented data and the completeness and fairness of the presentation, including all disclosures, rests with the City. In our opinion, the data is accurate in all material aspects, is presented in a manner designed to fairly set forth the financial position and results of operations of the City, and contains all disclosures necessary to enable the reader to gain an understanding of the City's financial affairs. The financial statements are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) as promulgated by the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB). This report consists of management's representations concerning the finances of the City of Culver City, California. Consequently, management assumes full responsibility for the completeness and reliability of all of the information presented in this report. To provide a reasonable basis for making these representations, management of the City has established a comprehensive internal control framework that is designed both to protect the City's assets from loss, theft or misuse and to compile sufficient reliable information for the preparation of the City's financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Because the cost of internal controls should not outweigh their benefits, the City's comprehensive framework of internal controls have been designed to provide reasonable rather than absolute assurance that the financial statements will be free from material misstatement. As management, we assert that, to the best of our knowledge and belief, this financial report is complete and reliable in all material respects. The City's financial statements have been audited by Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C., a public accounting firm fully licensed and qualified to perform audits of the State and local governments within the State of California. The goal of the independent audit was to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements of the City of Culver City, California for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, are free of material misstatement. The independent audit involved examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements; assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management; and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. The independent auditors concluded, based upon the audit, that there was a reasonable basis for rendering an unqualified opinion that the City of Culver City, California's financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, are fairly presented in conformity with GAAP. The independent auditors' report is presented as the first component of the financial section of this report. This CAFR is legally required by the City Charter, various bond covenants, and a number of granting agencies. The independent audit of the financial statements of the City was part of a broader, federally mandated "Single Audit" designed to meet the special needs of the Federal grantor agencies. The standards governing Single Audit engagements require the independent auditor to report not only on the fair presentation of the financial statements, but also on the audited government's internal controls and compliance with legal requirements, with special emphasis on internal controls and legal requirements involving the administration of Federal awards. These reports are available in the City's separately issued Single Audit Report. 8 VI GAAP requires that management provide a narrative introduction, overview and analysis to accompany the basic financial statements in the form of Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A). This letter of transmittal is designed to compliment MD&A and should be read in conjunction with it. The City's MD&A can be found immediately following the report of the independent auditors in the financial section of the CAFR. Profile of the City of Culver City The City of Culver City, located on the Westside of Los Angeles County, California, was incorporated in 1917. The City Charter, which was adopted in 1947, establishes the form of government, states the powers and duties of the City Council, and establishes various City offices. The City operates under a Mayor/City Council-City Manager form of government. Under this system, the people elect a City Council of five citizens who serve a term of four years and who, in turn, elect the Mayor from among themselves. The City Council appoints the City Manager, City Attorney, Police Chief and Fire Chief. Other department heads are appointed by the City Manager. Culver City is a full-service City, serving a resident population of 40,000 and a daytime population of approximately 60,000|1010|. Services provided include police, fire, general maintenance, public improvements, planning and zoning, refuse collection, municipal bus lines, park, recreation and community services, and general administrative services. The annual budget serves as the foundation for the City financial planning and control. The City Council is required to adopt an annual budget resolution by July 1 of each fiscal year for the General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, and Debt Service Fund. It also adopts a project life budget for Capital Projects Funds and an operating plan for Proprietary Funds. These budgets are adopted and presented for reporting purposes on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. The City of Culver City is also financially accountable for the legally separate Culver City Redevelopment Agency and the Culver City Redevelopment Financing Authority, which are blended into the City’s financial statements. Additional information on all three of these entities can be found in Note 1 of the Notes to the Financial Statements. The level of appropriated budgetary control is the total adopted budget, which is defined as the total budget for all funds and divisions and includes all revisions and amendments approved by the City Council subsequent to the initial budget adoption. The City Manager may authorize transfers of appropriations within the adopted budget. Supplemental appropriations during the year must be approved by the City Council, with certain exceptions delegated to the City Manager in the Budget Resolution adopted annually by City Council. Unexpended or unencumbered appropriations lapse at the end of the fiscal year. Encumbered appropriations are reappropriated in the ensuing year's budget. The City utilizes an encumbrance accounting system, whereby commitments such as purchase orders and unperformed contracts are recorded as reserved fund balances at year-end. |1010| Population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau; Census 2000 PHC-T-40; “Estimated Daytime Population and Employment-Residence Ratios: 2000” 9 VII History of Culver City Native Americans of Shoshonean origins were the first known inhabitants of the area which became Culver City. Although Cabrillo anchored his small ship in the port of San Diego in 1542, it was not until the threat of aggression by other countries, that King Carlos III of Spain mandated colonization in 1769. Franciscan Father Junípero Serra began to establish the missions from San Diego northward. The natives became known as the "Gabrielino Indians", due to their proximity to the San Gabriel Mission (est. 1771). In 1781, the "Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles" was established by eleven families and an escort of Spanish soldiers. On a later expedition that year, a young soldado, José Manuel Machado arrived in California with his wife. Machado was destined to complete his military duty and retire with his family to the pueblo in 1797. After Machado's death in 1810, two of his sons, José Agustín and José Ygnacio joined Felipe Talamantes and his son Tomás to graze cattle to the west, where they claimed the 14,000 acre Rancho La Ballona. By 1865, when Agustín Machado, (the most prominent owner), died, Rancho La Ballona had functioned under three governments: Spain, Mexico and the United States. The Gold Rush and the Railroad moved people west. Abbot Kinney bought the land to develop his "Venice of America" in 1904. A young man from Nebraska, named Harry H. Culver arrived in California in 1910 and went to work in real estate for I. N. Van Nuys. Culver studied the area and in 1913 announced his plans for a city halfway between the pueblo of Los Angeles and Kinney's resort of Venice. Culver envisioned a balanced community with a residential/commercial mix. Culver, who was already enamored by the movie industry, saw Thomas Ince making a movie with "painted Indians" in canoes on La Ballona Creek. He convinced the moviemakers to move from "Inceville" north of Santa Monica to property on Washington Boulevard. This first major movie studio became a "city within a city", eventually six lots, covering more than 180 acres. What began as Ince/Triangle Studios became Goldwyn, then successively Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Lorimar and Columbia Pictures. In 1989, electronics and information technology giant Sony Corporation purchased Columbia Pictures and the site is now the global headquarters for Sony Pictures Entertainment. Ince had moved east on Washington Boulevard to establish his second studio in 1919. After he died in 1924, this studio prospered as De Mille Studios, Selznick Studios, R.K.O., Pathe, R.K.O.- Pathe, Desilu, Culver Studios, Laird International, and most currently, The Culver Studios. It was on this studio's back lot that Atlanta was burned for "Gone with the Wind". The third major studio was Hal Roach Studios, which existed from 1919 through 1963. It was known as the "Laugh Factory of the World", where the Our Gang Comedies and Laurel and Hardy were filmed. Hence, the "Heart of Screenland" appears on our City Seal. The first City offices where the early "Board of Trustees" met were located on the second floor of the local theater, which Harry Culver moved to build his six-story Hunt Hotel in 1924. "City Hall" relocated to Van Buren Place until 1928 when the New City Hall was dedicated at 9770 Culver Boulevard. That structure has made way for another New City Hall that was completed in 1995. Through a series of more than 40 annexations over the years, Culver City grew from 1.2 to 5.13 square miles. In the twenties, Culver City was known for its nightspots like Fatty Arbuckle's Plantation Cafe and Frank Sebastian's Cotton Club. Western Stove on Hays (National) marked the beginning of industry in 1922. Despite the Depression, building continued with endeavors like Helms Bakery which supplied foodstuffs for the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. The first Industrial tract, the Hayden Tract, became a reality in the forties. In the late forties, Culver City became a Charter City with a Unified School District. Our Junior and Senior High Schools were built to complement what eventually numbered eight elementary schools (presently there are five.) Hughes Aircraft located nearby and became a major employer of Culver City residents, like Helms and the studios. In 1950, the Veterans' Memorial Building was completed, Culver Center was built, car 10 VIII dealerships lined Washington Boulevard and the Fiesta La Ballona celebrated the Spanish heritage of the area beginning in 1951. In the fall of 1975, Fox Hills Mall was completed as the first major Redevelopment project. The Filmland Corporate Center, Meralta Plaza and the beginnings of Corporate Pointe were projects of the 80's. Redevelopment efforts continue in Downtown Culver City. With the redevelopment of the Helms and Beacon Laundry buildings into the Helms Furniture District, new theatres in the center of the City including the redevelopment of the Culver Theatre into the Kirk Douglas Theatre, the 12 screen Pacific Theater complex and the Actor’s Gang at the Ivy Substation, a number of highly rated new restaurants, a thriving arts district on the eastside and redevelopment of the western portion of the City, Culver City continues to move forward. Factors Affecting Financial Condition The information presented in the financial statements is perhaps best understood when it is considered from the broader perspective of the specific environment within which the City of Culver City operates. The National Bureau of Economic Research, which is the non-profit agency responsible for defining economic cycles, declared June 2009 to be the official end of the recession that began in December 2007. Statistically, the recession that plagued the U.S. economy for the last two years is over (i.e. the economy has stopped contracting and has sustained a few consecutive quarters of growth); However, as a practical matter, the U.S. economy is still very much in a recession as foreclosures remain near record highs, credit continues to be very tight, the stock market has been extremely volatile, and unemployment remains uncomfortably high. Local economy. Culver City has a diverse and strong economy. The City's business community is comprised of a diverse collection of businesses ranging from traditional retailers to a major film studio. Mainstay firms such as Costco, Westfield-Culver City Mall and Sony Pictures Entertainment occupy a traditional niche as large institutional property owners, sales tax producers and employers. During the fiscal year, construction was completed on the expansion and remodel of Westfield– Culver City Mall. The expansion and remodel added approximately 165,000 square feet of retail space for new anchors Target, Best Buy, and Forever 21 and gave the Mall a much needed face lift. A number of major mixed use office/retail/residential projects continue to be delayed as developers have been unable to secure construction financing. Although there are signs that point to a possible economic recovery in the coming months, construction financing is still difficult to obtain. Consequently, receipts from many of the development related revenues that the City is expecting will be delayed until the credit markets loosen and development resumes. Construction is nearing completion related to the newest extension in the existing 62 station Metro light rail system, with the latest phase of 8.5 miles terminating in the Washington/National area in Culver City. Construction of this phase, including the elevated train station in Culver City, is expected to be completed in 2011. As part of the ongoing project, the City has been working diligently to create a top notch transit oriented development at the aerial station to be located at the intersection of Washington/National. The proposed transit oriented development is currently in the planning stages and the City and Redevelopment Agency will be working towards selecting a developer to work with to construct this project over the next fiscal year. Although there is some development activity in Culver City, the City is by no means immune to the impacts from the national recession. 11 IX There are still significant pressures on the economy that will continue to dampen any chance for a sustained recovery and, worst case, have the potential to cause a second recession. Chief among these pressures is a record unemployment rate that continues to be uncomfortably high, both nationally and statewide. In September, the national unemployment rate was 9.6% while the state’s unemployment rate in August was 12.4%|1010|. There are also legitimate concerns about: 1) hyper-inflation due to the massive government spending over the last few year|1010|, 2) continuing defaults on residential and commercial property loans, and 3) historically low consumer confidence. Additionally, California is experiencing an ongoing budget crisis and has had to shift billions of dollars away from local agencies to try to balance the budget over the last few years. During Fiscal Year 2009-2010, the State of California took $10.9 million from the Culver City Redevelopment Agency. We expect a second payment of over $2 million in Fiscal Year 2010- 2011. Funding for schools and social programs has been cut statewide and it is evident that further cuts will be necessary over the next few years or the State will not have the funds operate. Consequently, the dire long range budgetary problems of the State have caused uncertainty in terms of local programs and revenue streams. Despite Culver City’s relative financial strength and economic diversity, the City was forced to make some very significant decisions, including eliminating 60 positions in FY 2010-11, in order to maintain that condition. Even with this significant cut, the City’s current level of expenditures cannot be sustained. Under the direction and leadership of the City Manager, the City is continuing the process of re-aligning expenditures to conform to “new normal” revenue projections that are expected going forward. Major Initiatives and Improvements for Fiscal Year 2010-11 The budget contains major work plans for each department and a citywide capital project plan to address the highest priorities of the community and the goals of the City Council. Although the City is experiencing budget problems, following is a sample of major work programs and community reinvestment projects that received funding in fiscal year 2010-11 adopted budget: 1. Community Service Improvements a. Complete field leveling and lighting project at Bill Botts field; b. Enhance the City’s emergency preparedness program and continue to build on the City’s ability to deal with emergency situations, such as natural disasters and/or pandemic outbreaks; and c. Begin needed renovations at aging City facilities, including Fire Station Nos. 1 & 2 2. Community Reinvestment a. Complete various playground improvement projects; b. Complete a number of street resurfacing and streetscape improvement projects throughout the City; and c. Complete various improvements to the City’s sewer conveyance system; 3. Internal Operational Improvements a. Continue to review organizational efficiency and develop a succession planning program; and |1010| State unemployment data lags national unemployment data by 2-3 weeks. As of the writing of this transmittal letter, State unemployment data for September was unavailable. |1010| Although inflation fears have subsided with the Federal Reserve Board’s recent statements that it will take a more aggressive approach to monetary policy due to reduced inflationary pressures, inflation is still potentially a significant pressure on the economy. 12 X b. Begin the process of replacing the City’s aging financial system with a more efficient and intuitive system. c. Reduce overall operating costs through negotiations with employee bargaining groups. All of the City’s operations, including the community service improvements, community reinvestment, and internal operational improvements identified above, are funded by various taxes, fees and fines levied on consumers, residents, businesses, and developers operating within the City. A brief historical discussion of the City’s major revenues is contained in the following section. Revenues Major sources of General Fund revenue for the City include Sales Tax, Business Tax, Utility User Tax (UUT), Property Tax and Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT). Sales Tax Sales Tax is Culver City’s single largest revenue source. Sales tax revenue is a volatile revenue source and even though Culver City has a diverse economic base, the City has seen large revenue swings in the past. The increase in the late 1990’s is a combination of the robust economy of the period and the opening of major retailers (Costco, BestBuy, and Miller Honda). The terrorist events in September 2001 spurred a sharp drop in sales tax and took until 2002-03 and 2003-04 to fully recover. The current economy and closing of some major sales tax generators caused sales tax receipts to decline dramatically in fiscal 2008-09 and 2009-10. Sales tax revenues were only $14.3 million in fiscal year 2009-10, which was approximately a 10.6% decrease from fiscal year 2008-09 results and 20.1% decrease from fiscal year 2007-08. The budget for fiscal 2009-10 was adjusted down at mid-year by a little over $1.6 million to reflect a more realistic projection for the year and to correct the sales tax in-lieu estimate per information from the California Department of Finance which adjusted this category significantly downward. Even with the adjustment, actual receipts did not hit the target amount and were off about 1.7%, or $250,000. The interim budget for fiscal 2010-11 was conservatively forecast, and most likely will be revised at mid-year using information received over the past couple of months, which shows further drops in retail sales activity. This new forecast will put sales tax at levels last seen in fiscal 2002-03. Business Tax Business Tax accounts for approximately 12% to 14% of the General Fund revenues. All entities conducting business in Culver City are required to pay a Business Tax annually. This tax has experienced relatively stable growth over the past several years, a testament to the growing economic base in the City. 13 XI Business Tax is based on a businesses’ gross receipts, which is a measure of the amount of business they do in the City. Recognizing that significant portions of business tax revenues are based on gross receipts, we can see how downward trends in the economy impact city revenues. Fiscal year 2009-10 Business Tax receipts, including penalties, were $9.65 million, an 8.1% decrease from fiscal year 2008-09 results. In fiscal 2008-09 the City began conducting a more in- depth Business Tax Audit, initially focused on identifying businesses that operate in the City without paying the tax, and then focusing on audits of actual returns. Utility User Tax Utility User Tax receipts make up approximately 17.5% of the General Fund revenues. The City charges Utility User Tax (UUT) on electricity, water, telephone, cable, and natural gas utilities. The current UUT percentage rate is 11%. Fortunately, UUT revenue is much more stable than other major revenues. Economic fluctuations have less impact on UUTs because residents still need electricity, natural gas, water, etc. Over the last ten years, UUT revenues have grown at an average annual rate of approximately 3%. UUT receipts for fiscal year 2009-10 are $14.14 million, which is a 1.4% decrease from fiscal year 2008-09. Weather played a bit of a factor during fiscal 2009-10, and kept electricity receipts lower than anticipated. The fiscal 2010-11 budget allows for modest increases on average of 1.5%. As the economy recovers, UUT revenues are expected to return to a normal annual average increase of 3.0%. Transient Occupancy Tax Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) is levied on occupied hotel/motel rooms and is currently 12% of the room rate. Over the last five years, TOT revenues have been highly volatile. There was a 22% drop in TOT revenue between 2000-01 and 2001-02, followed by a 30% increase in revenues the following year, followed by another decline of 16% between 2002-03 and 2003-04. Events such as September 11th or large hotel closures have an adverse impact on TOT revenues. The spike in fiscal year 2006-07 was the result of a payment for back owed taxes due to a bankruptcy settlement. Fiscal year 2009-10 TOT revenues were $2.96 million, and exceeded the prior year by less than 1%. Receipts stayed relatively steady throughout the year, even with continued high vacancy rates and low room rates. Spring saw steady activity, which helped this category end the year 14 XII strong. All of the City’s larger hotels were also fully operational, which was not the case in prior years. Fiscal year 2010-11 receipts were budgeted conservatively, and it is expected that revised projections will be met. Vacancy rates have lowered somewhat and travel activity has picked up slightly. Property Tax Culver City is a “low property tax” city and only receives 10.5% of the 1% property tax rate paid by property owners, which equates to only about 3.5% to 4.5% of General Fund revenues, on average. Fortunately, Culver City has not seen a significant drop in this category the last few years, and has not experienced the severe mortgage and foreclosure meltdowns felt by other locales. Culver City’s property tax revenue has grown relatively consistently over the past five years, averaging an annual growth rate of approximately 8%. Given the current downturn in the housing market, these increases will not continue over the next several years. The downturn in fiscal 2004-05 and 2005-06 is the recording of the State ERAF shift of approximately $971,000 each year. Property Tax receipts ended fiscal year 2009-10 at $3.53 million, which is 7.3% ahead of fiscal year 2008-09. Reduced property prices and slow sales have attributed to the conservative projection in fiscal 2010-11. The growth in revenue is expected to be flat. Total Tax Revenues From the chart, it is clear to see a correlation between these taxes as the years move forward. The terrorist events of September 2001 are clearly indicated in the sharp decline of four of the taxes, with only property taxes remaining relatively steady. All four of these taxes rebounded in fiscal 2002-03 and have increased steadily until fiscal 2007-08 when sales tax showed the first decline in years. Without the one-time payment from a bankruptcy settlement in fiscal year 2006-07 for TOT, the recurring receipts would have showed a decrease over the prior year. Fiscal 2008-09 and 2009- 10 show an even steeper decline in sales tax, and recovery is not expected in the near future. EXPENDITURES The following chart examines the city’s expenditures over the past several years. (Note: A point of clarification for readers of this letter. The previous revenue graphs do not represent total City General Fund revenues for the periods evaluated. As noted, they represent only the City’s major General Fund tax revenue sources. The graph for Expenditures also only includes operating expenses for the General Fund, and does not include transfers-out to other funds.) 15 XIII Over 80% of the City’s General Fund is personnel related costs, and Police and Fire makeup over 50% of the overall General Fund expenditures. The City has struggled with rising medical, retirement, fuel, and workers’ compensation costs on an annual basis. In Fiscal 2003-04, several positions were eliminated from the entire City budget, with 19.5 positions being from the General Fund. Major increases in CalPERS retirement costs for public safety, stagnant revenues, rising costs, and state takeaway of property tax initiated these severe actions during this budget cycle. The City did recover, though, but again faces potential reductions due to the severe economic times facing us. CalPERS will also be implementing higher rates, which are expected to begin in fiscal 2011-12. The City adopted a budget for fiscal 2010-11, which includes taking approximately $2 million from reserves and the reduction of 60 positions. This budget was introduced as the first of a two- phase approach to eliminate the City’s General Fund structural deficit. All Funds will be reviewed closely during the year and any recommended adjustments will be given to the City Council in a timely manner. General Fund Reserve Percentage Perhaps the best measure of the City’s effectiveness in weathering an economic downturn and building sustained growth for the future is its ability to build a fund reserve. It is a goal of the City to maintain a general operating reserve of, at a minimum, 25% of projected General Fund operating expenditures for each fiscal year and an additional 5% for emergency situations (excluding debt service, fund transfers, and encumbered funds). These reserves are designed to be used in the event of a significant financial emergency. The City has been able to maintain a relatively healthy reserve in large part to revenues from major developments occurring within the city the past several years, and conservative budgeting practices by City Council and staff. Monies in the reserve are used to fund one-time projects and programs, and are most often transferred to the City’s capital improvement fund to fund capital projects. 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 Ratio of General Fund  Reserves to Expenditures 16 XIV Long Term Financial Planning In fiscal year 2006-07, the City developed a long term Comprehensive Financial Master Plan to forecast revenues and expenditures over a 5- to 15-year period. In addition to providing a long term forecast for each major fund, the plan identifies long term issues facing the City, including increases in medical and retirement costs, the impact of development on revenues, and the impact of deferred maintenance on the state of the City’s infrastructure. The Comprehensive Financial Master Plan is a valuable financial management tool, especially in challenging financial times, to assist the City Council in setting priorities and educate the community on the long term state of the City’s finances.   Cash management policies and practices. Under the direction of the Chief Financial Officer, cash temporarily idle during the year was invested in demand deposits, the State Treasurer’s investment pool, money market mutual funds, obligations of the U.S. Treasury, Federal Agency issues and medium-term notes of major U. S. corporations. The average yield on investments for the fiscal year was 3.46 for the general portfolio. The City Council annually adopts, by resolution, a statement of investment policy for the City's funds. The policy defines the objectives and priorities of the investment program, stressing safety and liquidity of funds as the highest priority. The third priority stated by the policy is the achievement of the maximum yield possible within the constraints of the primary objectives. Accordingly, deposits and investments were either insured by federal depository insurance or collateralized. Based on uncertainty from the State budget situation and significant potential takeaways, as well as a deteriorating interest rate environment, the decision was made to hold significant funds liquid during many months of the fiscal year. The Chief Financial Officer is charged with the responsibility of custody and investment of surplus City funds and is required to submit a quarterly investment report to the City Council that provides a summary of the status of the current investment portfolio and material transactions entered into during the quarter. In addition, the Chief Financial Officer is charged with the investment of proceeds from bonds issued by the City and the Redevelopment Agency. Risk Management. The City is self-insured for comprehensive general liability claims up to $1 million. The City is a member of a Joint Powers Authority called Independent Cities Risk Management Authority (ICRMA) to better manage its risk exposure and provide more stable and predictable costs. The City participates in the ICRMA’s liability program, which pools members’ assets to provide insurance coverage for liability claims between $1 million and $2 million per occurrence and purchase excess liability insurance up to $20 million per occurrence. The City is also self-insured for Workers' Compensation up to $1 million per claim. The City participates in the ICRMA’s Workers’ Compensation Program, which pools members’ assets to provide insurance coverage for workers’ compensation claims between $1 million and $5 million per occurrence and purchase excess workers’ compensation insurance to statutory limits. The City also maintains a Risk Management Division to effectively continue to address existing and potential risk factors that affect the City and its employees. Risk Management staff reviews funding levels annually to ensure that the internal service charges are adequate to address claims costs while attempting to minimize significant impacts to department budgets in future years. Internal service charges for the Self Insurance Fund, which are used to pay Risk Management administrative costs, salary continuance for injured employees, workers’ compensation and liability claims costs, and insurance premiums, are set annually based upon a five year average experience rating for each department. Special focus has been placed on analyzing the impacts of the self-insurance program on the City’s annual budget. Significant progress has been made 17 XV over the last few fiscal years and loss trends are steadily being reduced as old claims have been settled and cost savings have been realized. Employee Health and Retirement Benefits: Active Employees. The cost of health insurance continues to climb and is expected to increase steadily in the future. In March 2010, President Obama‘s administration was successful in getting health care reform legislation passed in an attempt to institute some changes in health care and insurance costs. At this time, it is too early to gauge the potential for success of his reform legislation, or estimate the long-term impact that reform may have on health care and insurance costs. Retirement costs are forecasted to rise sharply in the coming years due to the investment losses sustained by CalPERS. Rates for Fiscal Year 2010-11 for Miscellaneous and Safety are 26.5% and 12.2%, respectively. The City recently received the June 30, 2009 actuarial report from CalPERS, which indicates rates will climb to 32.5% and 15.8% for Safety and Miscellaneous employees in Fiscal Year 2011-2012. CalPERS also included projections reflecting these rates rising to 40.2% and 18.5% for Safety and Miscellaneous employees by Fiscal Year 2013-2014, an increase of slightly over 50% compared to the current year. These rising costs will continue to put pressure on the City’s budget, even if economic recovery begins. Pension and Other Post-employment Benefits: Retirees. The City provides full-time and certain part-time employees, and their beneficiaries, retirement and disability benefits through three defined benefit pension plans, one for fire safety employees, one for police safety employees, and one for miscellaneous employees. These plans are part of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS). The City makes contributions to the plans based on amounts determined by CalPERS actuaries. The City contributes the employees' required contributions or a portion thereof on their behalf as negotiated by MOU. The City also provides post-retirement health benefits to its employees in accordance with agreements reached with the various employee bargaining groups. In the last round of MOU negotiations, these agreements were adjusted to provide cost sharing with retirees who have left City service since January 2007. The City pays for retirees' health care premiums in these plans up to limits established in the agreements with the bargaining units. These payments are financed on a pay-as-you-go basis. As of June 30, 2010, the City was providing benefits to 483 participants. The City’s latest actuarial report has the City’s total liability for this benefit (Present Value of Benefits) at $213 million using a 4% discount rate. The 4% discount rate represents the fact that the City currently funds the benefit on a pay-as-you-go basis. The City is working towards solutions that will decrease this liability in the future and also to create budgetary capacity to begin pre-funding. Awards and Acknowledgements The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City of Culver City for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. This was the twenty-fifth consecutive year that the City has received this prestigious award. In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, a government must publish an easily readable and efficiently organized comprehensive annual financial report. This report must satisfy both generally accepted accounting principles and applicable legal requirements. The Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe that our current comprehensive annual financial report continues to meet the Certificate of Achievement Program’s requirements and we are submitting it to the GFOA to determine its eligibility for another certificate. 18 XVI This report was made possible by the talented and highly dedicated services of the staff of the Finance Department. Each member of the department has our sincere appreciation for the contribution made in the preparation of this report. In particular, special thanks are given to Iris Kym, Accounting Division Manager and the staff of the Accounting Division, as well as the Budget staff. This report was only possible through perseverance and teamwork. In closing, without the leadership and guidance of the City Council, the preparation of this report would not have been possible. Respectfully, Jeff S. Muir John Nachbar Chief Financial Officer City Manager 19XVII CITY OF CULVER CITY June 30, 2010 CITY OFFICIALS Elected Officials Mayor Christopher Armenta Vice Mayor Micheál O'Leary Members of the City Council Jeffrey Cooper D. Scott Malsin Andrew Weissman Administrative Officials John Nachbar City Manager Martin Cole Assistant City Manager Sol Blumenfeld Community Redevelopment Director Charles Herbertson Public Works Director Art Ida Transportation Director Jeff Muir Chief Financial Officer Donald Pederson Police Chief John Richo Information Technology Director Pam Robinson Interim Parks, Recreation & Community Services Director Carol Schwab City Attorney Christopher Sellers Fire Chief Serena Wright Human Resources Director 20CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE CULVER CITY OVERVIEW ORGANIZATIONAL CHART FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010 ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FINANCE DEPARTMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT XVIII 21XIX 22 XX (This page intentionally left blank) 23 Financial Section 24 Independent Auditor’s Report 252627 Management’s Discussion & Analysis 28 3 CITY OF CULVER CITY Management's Discussion and Analysis As management of the City of Culver City (City), we offer readers of the City's financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of the City for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. We encourage readers to consider the information presented here in conjunction with additional information that we have furnished in our letter of transmittal, which can be found on page V of this report. Financial Highlights • The assets of the City exceeded its liabilities at the close of the most recent fiscal year by $204.3 million. Of this amount, $48.5 million in unrestricted net assets may be used to meet the City's ongoing obligations. • City total net assets decreased by $8.6 million during the current fiscal year, indicating a weakened financial condition with revenues of $139.0 million and expenses of $147.6 million. In the prior year, revenues of $159.5 million exceeded expenses of $132.6 million by $26.9 million. • Significant changes in the City financial position include a decrease in unrestricted cash and investments of $7.6 million, a decrease in accounts payable of $2.7 million, a decrease in deposits payable of $1 million, an increase in unearned revenue of $1.2 million and an increase in noncurrent liabilities (due in more than one year) of $1.9 million. These items contributed the most to the decrease in net assets of $8.6 million. • Bonded indebtedness and other long-term liabilities were increased by $1.2 million during the year to a total of $219.5 million. • At the close of the year, the City's governmental funds had combined balances of $164.7 million, a decrease of $6 million from the prior year. Of the combined totals, $57 million or approximately 34.6% of total fund balances are unreserved and available for spending at the City's discretion. Of this $57 million, $20.5 million is held in Capital Project funds and $5.3 million in Special Revenue funds. • The Culver City Redevelopment Agency had unreserved year-end fund balances of $19 million, or 11.5% of total governmental fund balances. • The net change in the General Fund balance was a decrease of $1.6 million, driven by decreased revenues. • The year-end unreserved General Fund balance was $31.2 million or 43.6% of total General Fund expenditures. City financial policies require a minimum of 25% of projected General Fund expenditures with corrective measures taken whenever reserves fall below 30%. • The year-end unreserved General Fund balance was 47.2% of General Fund revenues of $66.1 million for the year. Overview of the Financial Statements This discussion and analysis are intended to serve as an introduction to the City's basic financial statements. The City's basic financial statements comprise three components: 1) Government-wide Financial Statements, 2) Fund Financial Statements, and 3) Notes to Basic Financial Statements. This report also contains supplementary information in addition to the basic financial statements. 29City of Culver City Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued) 4 Government-wide Financial Statements The Government-wide Financial Statements are designed to provide readers with a broad overview of the City's finances, in a manner similar to a private-sector business. The Statement of Net Assets presents information on all of the City's assets and liabilities, with the difference between the two reported as net assets. Over time, increases or decreases in net assets may serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of the City is improving or deteriorating. The Statement of Activities presents information showing how the City's net assets changed during the most recent fiscal year. All changes in net assets are reported as soon as the underlying event giving rise to the change occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are reported in this statement for some items that will only result in cash flows in future fiscal periods (e.g., uncollected taxes and earned but unused vacation leave). Both of the government-wide financial statements distinguish functions of the City that are principally supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues (governmental activities). The governmental activities of the City include general government, public safety, community development, public works, parks, recreation and cultural services, and interest on long-term debt. The business-type activities of the City include operations of the Culver City Bus Lines and its refuse and sewer utilities. The government-wide financial statements can be found on pages 17 through 19 of this report. Fund Financial Statements. A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control over resources that have been segregated for specific activities or objectives. The City, like other state and local governments, uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal requirements. All of the funds of the City can be divided into two categories: governmental funds and proprietary funds. Governmental Funds Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions reported as governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, unlike the government-wide financial statements, governmental fund financial statements focus on near-term inflows and outflows of spendable resources, as well as on balances of spendable resources available at the end of the fiscal year. Such information may be useful in evaluating the City's near-term financial requirements. Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the government-wide financial statements, it is useful to compare the information presented for governmental funds with similar information presented for governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. By doing so, readers may better understand the long-term impact of the City's near-term financing decisions. Both the governmental fund balance sheet and the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances provide a reconciliation to facilitate this comparison between governmental funds and governmental activities. The City maintains 24 individual governmental funds. Information is presented separately in the governmental fund balance sheet and in the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances for the General Fund, the Redevelopment Agency Low/Moderate Income Housing Fund, the Capital Grants Capital Projects Fund, the Redevelopment Agency Capital Projects Fund, and the Redevelopment Agency Debt Service Fund, all of which are considered to be major funds. Data from the other 19 non-major governmental funds are combined into a single, aggregated presentation. Individual fund data for all of these non-major governmental funds are provided in the form of Combining Statements in the Non-major Governmental Funds section of this report. The Special Deposits Fiduciary Fund is reported separately. 30City of Culver City Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued) 5 The City adopts an annual appropriated budget for its General Fund and Special Revenue Funds. A budgetary comparison statement is provided for all funds with an annually adopted budget. The budgetary comparison statement for the General Fund and the Redevelopment Agency Low/Moderate Income Housing Fund are located in the basic financial statements. The non-major governmental fund budgetary comparisons are located in the Non-major Governmental Funds section of the report. Project life budgets rather than annual budgets are adopted for the Capital Projects Funds. Proprietary Funds The City maintains two different types of proprietary funds. Enterprise funds are used to report the same functions presented as business-type activities in the government-wide financial statements. The City uses enterprise funds to account for the Culver City Bus Line and its refuse and sewer utilities. Internal service funds are an accounting device used to accumulate and allocate costs internally among the City's various functions. Because these services predominantly benefit governmental rather than business-type functions, they have been included within governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. The City uses internal service funds to account for the following activities: • Self-insurance activities, including: - General claims liability - Workers' compensation insurance - Unemployment benefits • Vehicle operation and maintenance • Equipment replacement • Central stores Proprietary funds provide the same type of information as the government-wide financial statements, only in more detail. The proprietary fund financial statements provide separate information for the Culver City Bus Lines and the refuse and sewer utilities, all of which are considered major funds of the City. Conversely, the internal service funds are combined into a single, aggregated presentation in the proprietary fund financial statements. Individual fund data for the internal service funds is provided in the form of combining statements in the Additional Financial Information section of this report. The basic proprietary fund financial statements can be found on pages 29 of this report. Notes to the Basic Financial Statements The notes to the basic financial statements provide additional information that is essential to a full understanding of the data provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements. The notes to the basic financial statements can be found on page 33 of this report. Other information In addition to the basic financial statements and accompanying notes, this report also presents certain required supplementary information concerning the City's progress in funding its obligation to provide pension benefits to its employees. Required Supplementary Information can be found on page 75 of this report. The statements referred to earlier in connection with non-major governmental funds and internal service funds, together with information on capital assets used in the operation of governmental funds (those not included in internal service funds), are presented immediately following the required supplementary information on pensions. Combining and individual fund statements and schedules can be found on page 75 of this report. 31City of Culver City Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued) 6 Government-wide Financial Analysis As noted earlier, changes in net assets over time may serve as a useful indicator of the City's financial position. In the case of the City, assets exceeded liabilities by $204.3 million at the close of the most recent fiscal year. $0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250 Invested in Capital Assets, Net of Related Debt Unrestricted Restricted Total Invested in Capital Assets,  Net of Related Debt Unrestricted Restricted Total 2009 37.9 63.8 111.3 213.0 2010 46.4 48.5 109.4 204.3 Net Assets at June 30, 2010 The largest portion of the City's net assets represents resources that are subject to external restrictions on how they may be used. Of these, restricted net assets are for repayment of long-term debt, or related to restrictions in the City's special revenue and capital projects funds. The second largest portion of the City's net assets is unrestricted and may be used to meet the City's ongoing obligations to citizens and creditors. The remaining portion of the City's net assets reflects its investment in capital assets (e.g., land, buildings, utility and general governmental infrastructure, machinery and equipment, etc.) less any related debt used to acquire those assets that is still outstanding that results in a negative balance in capital assets. The City uses these capital assets to provide services to citizens; consequently, these assets are not available for future spending. Although the City's investment in its capital assets is reported net of related debt, it should be noted that the resources needed to repay this debt must be provided from other sources, since the capital assets themselves cannot be used to liquidate these liabilities. 32City of Culver City Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued) 7 The table that compares the City’s assets and liabilities from the prior fiscal year to the current fiscal year is shown below for comparison. The City of Culver City's Net Assets For the Years Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 (In Thousands) Primary Government ____ Governmental Business-type __Activities Activities Total 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 Assets: Current assets 199,003 $ 206,636 $ 37,741 $ 38,225 $ 236,744 $ 244,861 $ Capital assets, net of depreciation 140,241 139,055 64,611 66,942 204,852 205,997 Total Assets 339,244 345,691 102,352 105,167 441,596 450,858 Current and other liabilities 16,053 17,727 1,743 1,771 17,796 19,498 Noncurrent liabilities 194,381 192,209 25,112 26,133 219,493 218,342 Total Liabilities 210,434 209,936 26,855 27,904 237,289 237,840 Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 3,324 (3,740) 43,057 41,687 46,381 37,947 Restricted 109,426 111,257 - - 109,426 111,257 Unrestricted 16,060 28,239 32,440 35,576 48,500 63,815 Total Net Assets 128,810 $ 135,756 $ 75,497 $ 77,263 $ 204,307 $ 213,019 $ Liabilities: Net Assets: Analysis of City Operations - Overall, the City's net assets decreased by $8.6 million during the current fiscal year. This decrease was primarily due to decreases in unrestricted cash and investments of $7.6 million and capital assets of $1.1 million. 33City of Culver City Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued) 8 The changes in net assets are reflected in the following table. The City of Culver City's Changes in Net Assets For the Years Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 (In Thousands) ___ _____ Primary Government Governmental Business-type Activities Activities Total 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 Program revenues: Operating contributions and grants 5,128 7,338 9,503 16,147 14,631 23,485 Capital contributions 4,317 2,207 53 - 4,370 2,207 and grants Taxes 68,477 83,350 - - 68,477 83,350 Investment Earnings 3,651 3,503 923 816 4,574 4,319 Other 3,950 6,097 257 168 4,207 6,265 Excess/deficiency before transfers $104,755 $119,586 $34,227 $39,879 $138,982 $159,465 Transfers (1,715) (372) 1,715 372 - - Total revenues $103,040 $119,214 $35,942 $40,251 $138,982 $159,465 General government 9,892 7,912 - - 9,892 7,912 Parks, recreation and community services 7,835 6,741 - - 7,835 6,741 Police 31,670 28,297 - - 31,670 28,297 Fire 18,547 15,575 - - 18,547 15,575 Community development 19,317 17,392 - - 19,317 17,392 Public Works 14,616 14,208 - - 14,616 14,208 Transportation - - - - - - Interest on long-term debt 8,108 7,935 - - 8,108 7,935 Municipal bus lines - - 18,418 17,876 18,418 17,876 Refuse - - 10,751 10,516 10,751 10,516 Sew er - - 8,401 6,107 8,401 6,107 Total expenses 109,985 98,060 37,570 34,499 147,555 132,559 Increase (decrease) in net assets (6,945) 21,154 (1,628) 5,752 (8,573) 26,906 135,755 116,404 77,263 71,511 213,018 187,915 - (1,803) (138) - (138) (1,803) 128,810 $ 135,755 $ 75,497 $ 77,263 $ 204,307 $ 213,018 $ $23,491 $42,723 Charges for services $22,748 Restatement of Net Assets Net assets, June 30 Net assets, July 1 Revenues: $39,839 Expenses: $19,232 $17,091 34City of Culver City Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued) 9 Governmental Activities Governmental activities decreased the City's net assets by $7.0 million thereby accounting for 81.0% of the total $8.6 million decrease in the net assets of the City. Key elements of this decrease are as follows: • At the government-wide level, total revenues for governmental activities decreased by $16.2 million. These decreases included $14.9 million in taxes and $2.2 million in operating contributions and grants. These decreases were offset by an increase in charges for services of $2.1 million and capital contributions and grants of $2.1 million. The percentage amount of revenues for governmental activities, by source, is illustrated in the following chart: Property tax 25.0% Sales tax 13.9% Utility users tax 13.7% Investment earnings 3.5% Transient Occupancy Taxes 2.9% Revenue from other agencies 12.5% Charges for services 18.7% Business tax 9.4% Other 0.4% Revenue Percentages for Governmental Activities • Total governmental expenditures increased by $11.9 million. This increase consisted primarily of a $6.3 million increase in public safety, a $2.0 million increase in general government expenditures, a 35City of Culver City Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued) 10 $1.1 million increase in parks, recreation and community services, and a $1.9 million increase community development. Expenses and corresponding program revenues (revenues that derive directly from the program itself as opposed to general revenue such as taxes) for governmental activities are illustrated in the chart below: |1010|5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 General Government Parks, Recreation & Community Services Police Fire Community Development Public Works Expenses and Program Revenue Governmental Activities June 30, 2010 (in thousands) Expenses Revenues 36City of Culver City Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued) 11 Business-type Activities Business-type activities decreased the City's net assets by $1.6 million accounting for 19.0% of the decrease in the City's net assets, indicating that business-type activities did not have revenues sufficient to cover operations. Key elements of this increase are as follows: Enterprise fund grant and fee (charges for service) revenues increased $0.8 million to reach $23.5 million. The percentage of revenues by source is provided in the following table: |1010|2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 Municipal Bus Lines Refuse Disposal Sewer Enterprise Expenses and Program Revenues - Business-Type Activities June 30, 2010 (in thousands) Expenses Revenues 3,257 9,547 11,155|10 10|9,079|1010|0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 Fees Grants Fees Grants Fees Grants Bus Refuse Sewer Revenues by Source Business-type June 30, 2010 (in thousands) 37City of Culver City Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued) 12 Financial Analysis of the City Funds As noted earlier, the City uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance- related legal requirements. Governmental Funds The focus of the City's governmental funds is to provide information on near-term inflows, outflows and balances of spendable resources. Such information may be useful in assessing the City's financing requirements. In particular, the unreserved fund balance may serve as a useful measure of the City's net resources available for spending at the end of the fiscal year. As of the end of the current fiscal year, the City's governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of $164.7 million. Approximately 34.6% of fund balances or $56.9 million constitutes the unreserved fund balance, which is available for spending at the City's discretion. The remainder of the fund balance is reserved to indicate that it is unavailable for new spending due to prior authorized commitments. These reservations total $107.7 million and are composed of the following: 1) Land held for resale of $54.7 million primarily in redevelopment project areas. 2) Supplier contracts and purchase orders committed, or encumbrances, of $4.7 million. 3) Long-term notes receivable from local businesses and homeowners of $3.1 million. 4) Other reservations of $45.2 million, including advances for enterprise activities, debt service reserves and affordable housing. The General Fund is the chief operating fund of the City. At the end of the current fiscal year, the unreserved fund balance of the General Fund was $31.2 million, an increase of $1.4 million. The total General Fund balance was $38.9 million, down from $40.5 million. The liquidity of the General Fund may be measured by comparing the unreserved fund balance and the total fund balance to fund expenditures. The unreserved fund balance at year-end of $31.2 million is 43.7% of total General Fund expenditures of $71.4 million up from 41% the prior year. The total fund balance of $38.9 million is 54.4% of expenditures, down from 56% last year. The fund balance of the City's governmental funds decreased from $170.7 million to $164.7 million during the year, or $6 million. In the prior year, the governmental funds increased $9.8 million. The current year‘s decrease in the fund balance was due to the following: • Governmental fund revenues decreased $2.3 million primarily due to lower taxes of $2.6 million, lower licenses and permits of $0.7 million, and lower miscellaneous revenues of $3.1 million, offset by increases of $0.5 million in fines and forfeitures, $1.9 million in intergovernmental revenues, and $1.8 million in charges for services. • Total expenditures increased by $12.8 million. This was primarily due to an increase in pass-through payments of $11.6 million. This primarily represented a payment that was a takeaway from the Redevelopment Agency by the State of California. The Redevelopment Agency Capital Projects Fund holds all Agency capital project activity in the four component areas of the Agency. At the end of the current fiscal year, the unreserved fund balance was $19.0 million, while the total fund balance was $69.9 million. Reservations of the fund balance consist primarily of land held for resale of $45.9 million. The unreserved fund balance is 68.8% of total capital projects fund expenditures of $27.6 million. The total fund balance is 2.5 times as large as fund expenditures due to the relatively large land holdings. The Redevelopment Agency Capital Projects Fund decreased by $4.5 million primarily due to the large increase in pass-through payments of $11.6 million. 38City of Culver City Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued) 13 Proprietary Funds The City's proprietary funds provide the same type of information found in the government-wide financial statements, but in more detail. Enterprise Funds As of June 30, 2010, the unrestricted net assets of the enterprise funds totaled $32.4 million down from $35.6 million last year for a $3.2 million decrease. Other factors concerning the finances of these funds have already been addressed in the discussion of the City's business-type activities. The Municipal Bus Lines fund holds the City’s bus lines enterprise. At the end of the fiscal year, the unrestricted net assets were $5.5 million, while total net assets were $31.5 million. The unrestricted net assets were 30.4% of total Municipal Bus Lines Fund expenses of $18.1 million, while total net assets were 174% of that same amount. Total net assets declined by $3.4 million due to non-operating revenues and transfers of $11.5 million not covering the operating loss of $14.9 million. The Refuse Disposal Fund contains the City's refuse collection and disposal enterprise. At year-end, the unrestricted net assets had a deficit of $0.7 million, while total net assets were $0.7 million. The unrestricted net assets represent a deficit of 6.6%, while total net assets represent 6.2% of Refuse Collection and Disposal Fund expenses of $10.6 million. The net increase in the total fund balance for the year was $0.4 million, the same as the prior year. The Sewer Fund holds the City's sewer system enterprise. At the end of the fiscal year, the unrestricted net assets were $27.7 million, while total net assets were $43.3 million. The unrestricted net assets and total net assets were 3.8 and 6 times as large as Sewer Fund expenses of $7.2 million. The net assets of the Sewer Fund increased by $1.4 million during the fiscal year, with operating income of $1.8 million and non-operating expenses of $0.4 million. Internal Service Funds The City's internal service funds are an accounting device used to accumulate and allocate costs internally among the City's various functions. The City uses internal service funds to account for its self- insurance activities, including liability insurance, and workers' compensation insurance, vehicle operations and maintenance, and central stores. As of June 30, 2010, unrestricted net assets of the internal service funds had a deficit balance of $1.4 million, a decrease of $1.6 million from the past year balance of $0.2 million. This was primarily due to a decrease in operating revenues of $3.3 million, and an increase in estimated claims and judgments of $6.8 million. Because these services predominately benefit governmental rather than business-type functions, they have been included within governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. Other factors concerning the finances of the internal service funds have already been addressed in the discussion of the City's governmental activities. General Fund Budgetary Highlights The City adopts a one year budget, annually appropriates the operating budgets for its governmental funds (General Fund and Special Revenue Funds) and reports the results of operations on a budget comparison basis. In preparing its budgets, the City attempts to estimate its revenues using realistic, but conservative, methods so as to budget its expenditure appropriations and activities in a prudent manner. As a result, the City Council adopts budget adjustments during the course of the fiscal year to reflect both changed priorities and availability of additional revenues to allow for expansion of existing programs, or alternatively the reduction of available revenues and necessary program reductions. During the course of the year, the City Council amended the originally adopted budget to re-appropriate prior year approved projects and expenditures, as well as approving many other adjustments for the current year. 39City of Culver City Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued) 14 The General Fund had a favorable budget variance of $2.3 million due to a mid-year reduction in estimated revenues resulting in actual revenues exceeding the final budget by $0.2 million along with expenditures savings of $2.1 million. The largest reduction to budgeted revenues was a $3.1 million reduction to taxes due to the economic downturn. Actual revenues for the year of $66.1 million were $5 million lower than the previous year, primarily due to decreases in taxes and miscellaneous revenues. Expenditures savings were achieved primarily through position vacancies achieved by a hiring freeze and a conscious effort to reduce operating expenditures. Capital Asset and Debt Administration Capital Assets The City's investment in capital assets for its governmental and business-type activities amounts to $204.8 million net of accumulated depreciation as of June 30, 2010. This investment in capital assets includes land, buildings, improvements other than buildings, infrastructure (roads, sidewalks, land held under easement, streetlights, etc.), machinery and equipment, and construction in progress. The increase in governmental activities capital assets primarily reflects an increase in improvements while the decrease in business-type capital assets primarily reflects depreciation of existing assets. The City of Culver City's Capital Assets, Net of Accumulated Depreciation As of June 30, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands) Primary Government Governmental Business-type Activities Activities Total Additional information on the City's capital assets can be found in Note 5 to the Basic Financial Statements on page 50 of this report. Debt Administration At the end of the current fiscal year, the City had long-term debt of $219.4 million outstanding. This included bonded debt of $170.3 million, including the current portion of $7.2 million. The bonded debt amount consists of $150.2 million in tax allocation bonds issued for redevelopment projects and payable from property tax increment revenues; and $20.1 million issued for various wastewater projects and payable from sewer enterprise fund revenues. Non-bonded outstanding debt includes certificates of participation of $4.0 million for bus line projects, secured debts on Agency land of $0.8 million, a loan used to construct the City senior center reimbursed by HUD funds through the County of Los Angeles of $0.7 million, a net OPEB liability of $15.4 million, claims and judgments of $17.6 million and employee compensated absences of 10.7 million. The net decrease in long-term debt is $1.2 million. 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 Land 19,248 $ 19,248 $ 1,681 $ 1,681 $ 20,929 $ 20,929 $ Construction in Progress 519 944 - - 519 944 Buildings 62,249 61,922 21,100 21,659 83,349 83,581 Improvements other than buildings 9,531 7,893 9,314 8,257 18,845 16,150 Equipment 11,929 12,134 9,424 11,273 21,353 23,407 Hyperion rights - - 14,930 15,617 14,930 15,617 Infrastructure 36,765 36,915 8,162 8,454 44,927 45,369 Total capital assets, net $ 140,241 $ 139,056 $ 64,611 $ 66,941 $ 204,852 $ 205,997 $ 40City of Culver City Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued) 15 The City of Culver City's Outstanding Long-Term Debt As of June 30, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands) Primary Government Governmental Business-type Activities Activities Total 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 Revenue bonds 150,255 $ 156,450 $ 20,085 $ 20,720 $ 170,340 $ 177,170 $ Certificates of participation - - 3,990 4,535 3,990 $ 4,535 $ Developer loan payable 751 851 - - 751 $ 851 $ Real estate loan payable - 1,550 - - - $ 1,550 $ Section 108 loans 670 805 - - 670 $ 805 $ Claims and judgments 17,610 15,450 - - 17,610 $ 15,450 $ Net OPEB liability 15,448 7,426 - - 15,448 $ 7,426 $ Capital leases - - - - - $ - $ Compensated absences 9,647 9,677 1,037 878 10,684 $ 10,555 $ Total debt 194,381 $ 192,209 $ 25,112 $ 26,133 $ 219,493 $ 218,342 $ Ratings on outstanding debt are provided below. The ratings below are from Moody's Investor Services, Standard and Poor's, and Fitch, Inc. Prior to the collapse of the bond insurance market which started in 2009, the City’s debt ratings were all “Aaa” or “AAA” based on insured ratings. However, many of these issues were done with insured-only ratings. As the bond insurance firms were downgraded the rating agencies have often withdrawn their ratings on the bond insurers, which also means that the ratings on City bonds were withdrawn. The following table represents the current debt ratings of the City’s outstanding bonds: The City's Debt Ratings Debt Description Moody’s S&P Fitch Credit Enhancement 1996 Certificates of Participation Aa3 NR WD Ambac 1993 Tax Allocation Bonds WD WD WD Ambac 1999A Tax Allocation Bonds Aa3 AA+ NR AGM 2002A Tax Allocation Bonds Baa1 A WD NPFG 2004A Tax Allocation Bonds WD A- WD Ambac 2005A Tax Allocation Bonds WD A- WD Ambac 2009A Wastewater Revenue Bonds NR AA NR N/A Note: WD = Withdrawn; NR = No Rating Additional information on the City's long-term debt can be found in Note 6 of this report. Economic Factors and Next Year's Budget Revenues The City adopted its 2010/11 budget projecting a $2.0 million decrease in General Fund revenues for a total of approximately $80.6 million, or -2.5%. This is on top of a $4.7 million decrease during the year before. The City’s adopted budget assumes reduced fee and other revenue receipts due to the continued decline in economic and development activity. 41City of Culver City Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued) 16 Expenditures The City's General Fund operating budget for FY 2010/11 reflects a decrease of less than 1% in expenditures to approximately $82.6 million. This amount reflects the reduction of approximately 49 General Fund positions, decreases in operating and maintenance line items, no increases in COLA, and only a $325,000 reduction for excess appropriations Economic Factors The Los Angeles area Consumer Price Index decreased 0.4% for the year ended September 2010 largely due to the continued poor economic activity. The County of Los Angeles and State of California unemployment rates were both 12.4%, as of September 2010. In this coming fiscal year, the City's budget continues to be impacted by the depth of the recession, the competition among cities for the same businesses and the slowing – or non-existence - of development. Sales tax revenues continue to show signs of weakness, but with the renovation of the Westfield Shopping Mall, including a new Target and Best Buy, it is expected that this source of revenue may show slight improvement over the prior year. This will also be the first full year the Mall will be open after its renovation. Additionally, the City continues a hiring freeze and is cutting back on non-critical expenses in order to maintain services. Requests for Information This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the City's finances for readers of the financial statements. Questions concerning any of the information in this report or request for additional financial information should be addressed to the City of Culver City, Finance Department, 9770 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232. 42GOVERNMENT -WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Basic Financial Statements 4344454647FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Basic Financial Statements 48495051525354555657585960NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Basic Financial Statements 616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899 Required Supplementary Information 100101102103104 Non-Major Funds / Other Financial Information 105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145 Statistical Section 146147148CITY OF CULVER CITY DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS Last Ten Calendar Years Personal Per Income Capita Calendar (thousands Personal Unemployment Year Population of dollars) Income Rate 1,159,789 2000 39,335 1,149,605 29,226 3.6% 2001 39,856 1,214,731 30,478 3.8% 2002 40,268 1,239,811 30,789 4.6% 2003 40,569 1,274,516 31,416 4.7% 2004 40,735 1,344,581 33,008 4.4% 2005 40,723 1,401,930 34,426 3.6% 2006 40,792 1,404,305 34,426 3.2% 2007 40,564 1,396,456 34,426 3.2% 2008 40,694 1,400,932 34,426 3.2% 2009 * 38,580 1,468,471 38,063 8.0% 2010 ** 40,507 1,479,760 36,531 12.2% Sources: Population * U.S. Census Bureau, Population Finder Data Set as of July 1, 2008 ** California state Departament of Finance For CY 2009 per HDL Report dated 8/16/2010 Personal Income ** For CY 2009 per HDL Report dated 8/16/2010 Per Capital Personal Income * U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-08 American Community Survey 3 Year Estimates ** For CY 2009 per HDL Report dated 8/16/2010 Unemployment Rate * California Employment Development Department For CY 2009 per HDL Report dated 8/16/2010 Unemployment Rate * California Employment Development Department For CY 2009 per HDL Report dated 8/16/2010 ** U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale areas of CA as of June 2010 132 164169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205  FINANCE DEPARTMENT CITY OF CULVER CITY 9770 CULVER BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA 90232-0507 (310) 253-5865 • FAX (310) 253-5880 JEFF S. MUIR Chief Financial Officer ____________________________ Culver City Employees take pride in effectively providing the highest levels of service to enrich the quality of life for the community by building on our tradition of more than seventy-five years of public service, by our present commitment, and by our dedication to meet the challenges of the future. PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER December 23, 2010    Jennifer Farr, CPA  Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.  2301 Dupont Drive, Suite 200  Irvine, CA  92612    Dear Jennifer,    The purpose of this letter is to provide a response from management as to the recommendation for  improvement to internal controls.  I wanted to communicate what we have done and will be doing as it  relates to this.  As you are aware, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, you provided us with three  recommendations.  During the course of the year, we were able to address two of the  recommendations.  For the financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, you provided us  with one recommendation related to receivables, the same comment from the previous year:    Write off Stale Receivable Balances    The General Fund of the City has an account with approximately $700,000 of accounts  receivable that are several years old.  The City was unable to provide the auditors with  information by specific payer.  Additionally, the Redevelopment Agency has  approximately $2.7 million recorded as an Allowance for Uncollectible Notes Receivable.   This account has not been reviewed since January 2008.  It is possible that there are  additional notes receivable that are no longer collectible.    As you might recall, I left the City in November of 2009 and returned in May of 2010.  During the period  of time I was gone, the City Manager was also acting in the capacity of Chief Financial Officer.  He  206 Page 2 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER subsequently left the City sometime in March of 2010, at which point an interim City Manager was  appointed.  During the time I was away, the primary objective of staff in the Finance Department was to  ensure the day-to-day operations continued.  There was little time to devote to the recommendations  received from you in 2009.  After my return, we were able to get the anti-fraud and ethics policies  adopted by City Council.      This left the comment regarding receivables for the City and Agency.  It is true that when you initially  requested a breakdown of the accounts receivable in the General Fund, we were unable to provide you  a report that supported the amount on the General Ledger.  Our current financial system includes a  module for Accounts Receivable.  Historically this has been used to bill for things like false alarms,  damage to City property, fire inspections, and other miscellaneous items.  While we are able to run  reports from the Accounts Receivable module, we found that the reports had a material variance from  the balance of the General Ledger.  Upon my return I asked the Sr. Enterprise Systems Analyst in my  department to begin looking into this.  Some progress was made, but we found a number of invoices in  the Accounts Receivable module reports did not properly reflect the fund they were attributed to.  Over  the past week, we have made further progress on this.  According to our General Ledger at June 30,  2010, there was $713,019.49 reflected in the General Fund Invoices Receivable account.  I am attaching  a report from our Accounts Receivable module that provides a breakdown by customer of a balance of  $757,714.52 for the General Fund.  This is a variance of $44,695.03 between the General Ledger and  Accounts Receivable module.  While this falls below our materiality threshold, we are in the process of  actively reconciling the General Ledger amount to the amount on this report.  Two immediate  explanations that I think are likely to account for most of the variance are items that were billed through  the Accounts Receivable module but were not properly credited to the outstanding invoice when  payment was received, and manual entries posted to the General Ledger that would not reflect in the  Accounts Receivable module.      I would also like to point out that we already identified an amount of approximately $236,000 (from  2007) that was billed to the Redevelopment Agency and recorded in the Invoices Receivable account.   Research indicated that this amount was paid, but staff at the time did not properly reduce the  receivable amount.  This correction has already been posted to Fiscal Year 2010-2011.    The proposed steps for future action are as follows:    1. Staff will perform a complete reconciliation of the General Ledger to the Accounts Receivable  module, and determine write-offs or adjustments that are required to be made.  2. The Chief Financial Officer will draft a written policy for receivables management (including  write-off authority) and submit to the City Council for input and adoption.  This report will also  include the necessary recommendation to remove aged and uncollectible receivables.  3. The City will perform regular reconciliation of this account each year moving forward so that it is  supported by a matching subsidiary ledger.  207 Page 3 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER 4. The City is also in the process of procuring a new financial system.  It is our hope and intent that  the new system will have a better integration between the general ledger and the accounts  receivable module, as well as improved reporting capabilities.     With regards to the recommendation related to the Redevelopment Agency, it is true that the Agency  has carried an approximate balance of $2.7 million in the Allowance for Uncollectible Notes Receivable  line item for several years.  This amount is directly related to various loan agreements the Agency  provided through the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund to create or maintain the stock of low  and moderate income housing in Culver City.  Specifically, there are five agreements for which the  Agency provided approximately $2.7 million in project assistance.  These agreements include covenants  with the benefitting party to create or maintain low and moderate income housing during the term of  the agreement.  These agreements are still in effect.  However, if these parties meet the obligations of  the agreement through their term, they will not be required to pay these amounts back.  It is only in the  case of default that the Agency would pursue collection.  These loans are included in the Loans  Receivable account of the Low/Moderate Income Housing Fund, with a corresponding Allowance for  Uncollectibility.  The net effect of these loan agreements is zero.  It has been the intention and practice  of the Agency to continue reflecting these agreements in both accounts to acknowledge the fact that  the agreements are still active.  As the agreements reach their term, the Receivable and Allowance for  Uncollectible amounts would be removed from the Agency’s balance sheet.  We are open to discussion  for the June 30, 2011 financial statements if there is a preferred practice to accounting for these items.    Additionally, we have reviewed the remaining loans and notes receivable to the Agency and believe  them to be collectible.    If you have questions or would like additional information, please let me know.  Thank you for the hard  work your group has put into Culver City, and enjoy the holiday season.    Sincerely,        Jeff S. Muir    Attachment:  Report of Invoices Receivable at June 30, 2010 (General Fund)  208209210211212