File #: 20-10    Version: 1
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Urban Renewal Agency
On agenda: 2/24/2020 Final action: 2/24/2020
Title: Fiscal Year 2018-19 Urban Renewal Agency Financial Report Ward(s): All Wards Board Member(s): All Board Members Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods Result Area(s): Good Governance
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TO:                      Urban Renewal Agency Board   

THROUGH:                      Steve Powers, Executive Director  

FROM:                      Robert Barron, Chief Financial Officer 

 

SUBJECT:

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Fiscal Year 2018-19 Urban Renewal Agency Financial Report

 

 

Ward(s): All Wards    

Board Member(s): All Board Members 

Neighborhood(s):  All Neighborhoods    

Result Area(s):  Good Governance

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ISSUE:

 

Approve the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Urban Renewal Agency Financial Report.

 

RECOMMENDATION:

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Approve and forward to City Council the Urban Renewal Agency Financial Report for FY 2018-19.

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SUMMARY:

 

The report provides information to assist City Council’s oversight of the financial health of the Urban Renewal Agency.

FACTS AND FINDINGS:

 

The report is available at:

<https://www.cityofsalem.net/citydocuments/ura-annual-financial-report-fy-19.pdf>

 

Expenditures by project can be found on page 70 of the report. The impact to other taxing jurisdictions and maximum indebtedness by urban renewal area can both be found on page 73 of this same document.

 

 

 

Statutory reporting requirements are summarized in the table below.

 

ORS 457

Actual

Budget

 

Requirement

2018-19

2019-20

Debt Service Fund

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

 $        7,706,840

 $        5,100,010

Tax increment revenue received

1

         14,692,542

         14,733,590

Debt service expenditures

2

       (17,273,341)

       (16,628,350)

Refunding debt

 

                       -  

 

Other revenue sources

 

              359,221

              219,000

Other expenditures

 

                       -  

             (856,750)        

Ending balance

 

 $        5,485,262

 $        2,567,500

 

 

 

 

Improvements Fund

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

 $      35,652,681

 $      41,581,560

Debt issuance proceeds received

3

         17,455,808

         15,696,210

Improvement expenditures

4

       (15,637,140)

       (65,960,890)

Other revenue sources

 

           2,028,725

           8,683,120

Ending balance

 

 $      39,500,074

 $                    -  

 

ORS 457.460 requires an urban renewal agency to report:

1.                     The tax increment revenue received in FY 2018-19 and budgeted in FY 2019-20.

2.                     The debt service payments made in FY 2018-19 and budgeted in FY 2019-20.

3.                     The amount of debt issued in FY 2018-19 and budgeted in FY 2019-20.

4.                     The amount and purpose of actual expenditures in FY 2018-19, and budgeted expenditures in FY 2019-20.

5.                     An analysis of the impact, if any, of the urban renewal plan on the tax collections for FY 2018-19 for all taxing districts included under ORS 457.430.

6.                     The maximum indebtedness for each urban renewal area included in an urban renewal plan of the agency, including the amount of indebtedness incurred through the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

The City’s Finance Department will ensure that the notice is published as required by ORS 457.460. The statement is on file with the City Recorder, 555 Liberty Street SE, Room 205, Salem, OR  97301, and is available to all interested persons.

 

 

BACKGROUND:

 

The City’s independent auditor, Grove, Mueller and Swank, P.C., have completed the audit of the Urban Renewal Agency for the year end date of June 30, 2019. Their review resulted with an unmodified opinion and no significant findings.    

 

 

                     Anthony Turley     

                     Financial Reporting Manager     

 

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