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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 3.C 03/05/2018DATE: March 5, 2018 TO: Petaluma Public Financing Authority Board of Directors through Chief Financial Officer FROM: Corey Garberolio, Acting Finance Director UY Janine Tedrow, Senior Accountant SUBJECT: Petaluma Public Financing Authority Status Report and Audited Financials for Fiscal Year 2016-17. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Governing Board of the Petaluma Public Financing Authority Accept the Status Report and Audited Financials for Fiscal Year 2016-17. BACKGROUND The Petaluma Public Financing Authority (PPFA) was established in May 1996 as a Joint Powers Authority between the City and Former Redevelopment Agency. The purpose of the PPFA is to provide for financing Public Capital Improvements. DISCUSSION In March of 2016, the PPFA entered into a lease obligation with the City in the amount of $4,531,000. The proceeds of the lease obligation were used to retire the 2003 Certificates originally issued by the Petaluma Public Financing Corporation and the 2005 California Department of Transportation Airport Loans. The lease obligation is payable by the City each November from 2016 to 2025 and is included in the City's Annual Financial Report. The outstanding balance as of June 30, 2017 was $4,143,000. Additional information was disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. This report is contained in the City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report because PPFA is a blended component unit of the City, for financial reporting purposes, and does not issue its own financial statements. All activity is accounted for in the Airport Fund. FINANCIAL IMPACTS None ATTACHMENT Memo dated March 5, 2018 on the status of activity for FY 2016-17 from the Acting Finance Director. - 1 ATTACHMENT 1 CITY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA Finance Depm7ntent, 11 English Street, Petals nta, CA 94952 (707) 778-4352 Fax (707) 778-4428 E-mail. finance@cipetalnnta.ca. its DATE: March 5, 2018 TO: Governing Board of the Petaluma Public Financing Authority FROM: Corey Garberolio, Acting Finance Director SUBJECT: City of Petaluma Public Financing Authority Annual Report The City of The Petaluma Public Financing Authority (PPFA) was established in May 1996 as a Joint Powers Authority between the City and Former Redevelopment Agency. The purpose of the PPFA is to provide for financing Public Capital Improvements. The Joint Powers Agreement of the PPFA require an annual meeting and a report on fiscal year activity. Below is a report on the fiscal year 2016-2017 activity to comply with the requirements of the agreement. The City Council serves as the board for the Petaluma Public Financing Authority and the annual meeting is scheduled for March 5, 2018 to accept this report. In March of 2016, the PPFA entered into a lease obligation with the City in the amount of $4,531,000. The proceeds of the lease obligation were used to retire the 2003 Certificates originally issued by the Petaluma Public Financing Corporation and the 2005 California Department of Transportation Airport Loans. The outstanding balance as of June 30, 2017 was $4,143,000. All activity is accounted for in the Airport Fund. The lease obligation is payable by the City each November from 2016 to 2025 and is included in the City's Annual Financial Report. This City discloses the PPFA as a blended component unit in its notes to the financial statements. W