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P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, CA
TELECONFERENCE MEETING
Budget Standing Committee of the City Council
Special Meeting Agenda
January 28, 2021Budget Standing Committee of the
City Council
Special Meeting Agenda
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January 28, 2021Budget Standing Committee of the
City Council
Special Meeting Agenda
Call To Order.
Roll Call.
Agenda Review.
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MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
Motion to approve the Minutes for the meetings of July 27, 2020 and August 3, 2020.1.
Report regarding the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for fiscal year ended
June 30, 2020, mid-year update for fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, and additional
appropriation considerations. (Janet Salisbury, Director of Finance)
2.
Presentation regarding financing the Civic Campus and Street Paving Program. (Janet
Salisbury, Finance Director, and Matthew Ruble, Principal Engineer)
3.
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January 28, 2021Budget Standing Committee of the
City Council
Special Meeting Agenda
Adjournment.
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Motion to approve the Minutes for the meetings of July 27, 2020 and August 3, 2020.
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Call to Order. Time: 3:30 p.m.
Roll Call. PRESENT: Councilmember Nicolas and
Vice Mayor Addiego.
AGENDA REVIEW
No changes
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTS
1. Remote Public Comments Received
Members of the public wishing to participate were encouraged to submit public comments in writing in
advance of the meeting to all-cc@ssf.net 1:30 p.m. on Monday, July 27, 2020.
The comments were distributed to the Committee Members, uploaded to the website for public viewing,
and are part of the record. Assistant City Clerk Avila read into the record the following comment:
Russell Lee, please revisit the budget and consider permanently reallocating funds from the police
department. We rely on them too much for our feeling of safety that critical comment of them or moved
for substantial policy change. Explore other options for safety and let’s please have an open discussion
about them. I’ve worked with you, the city council, directly and adjacently for the past three years. Your
unresponsiveness and lack of will to further understand why there are asks to reduce police funding is
making me lose hope in you as an institution, as politicians, and as individuals I personally know. Please
reconsider.
Vice Mayor Addiego instructed staff to follow up with Mr. Lee regarding his comment.
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
BUDGET STANDING
COMMITTEE
OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, California 94083
MONDAY, JULY 27, 2020
3:30 p.m.
Teleconference via Zoom
Housing Standing Committee conducted this meeting
in accordance with California Governor Newsom’s
Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20 and COVID-
19 pandemic protocols.
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MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
2. Motion to approve the Minutes for the meeting of May 18, 2020.
MOTION - Councilmember Nicolas Second-Vice Mayor Addiego to approve the minutes from the
meeting of May 18 , 2020. The motion carried unanimously.
3. Report regarding proposed amendments to Development Impact Fees. (Janet Salisbury, Director
of Finance)
Heather Enders, Management Analyst II, presented the report regarding the proposed amendments to
Development Impact Fees. She gave a brief overview of the proposed fee changes:
• Repeal East of 101 Traffic Impact Fee and Bike and Ped Impact Fee
• Replace with a new City-Wide Transportation Impact Fee
• New Library Impact Fee
• Update Childcare Impact Fee
• Update Public Safety Impact Fees
• New Parking In-Lieu Fee
• Other Impact Fees not studied
o Oyster Point Interchange
o Sewer Impact Fee
o E101 Sewer Impact Fee
Management Analyst Enders stated that the City currently had a list of transportation improvement
projects with costs estimated at $688,000,000 which include active South City project recommendations
focusing on bicycle and pedestrian improvements, multimodal projects East of 101 project area and
mobility 2020 projects for arterial improvements.
The fund balance for the East of 101 Traffic Impact Fee was $24,250,000 at the end of Fiscal Year 2019-
2020. Of that, approximately $22,500,000 had been earmarked for projects in the next two years. Staff
will bring back qualifying projects for Council direction to spend the remaining $1,750,000. The current
fund balance for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Impact Fee was $63,538.
Mobility 2020 currently included approximately $512,000,000 of unfunded projects. By approving the
proposed citywide Transportation Impact Fee in place of the East of 101 Traffic and Bicycle and
Pedestrian Impact Fees, the City would be in a better position to fund priority projects to ease traffic
congestion and improve multi-modal transportation throughout the entire City. The new Transportation
Impact Fee would supersede the existing East of 101 Traffic Impact Fee and the Bicycle and Pedestrian
Impact Fee. The action by City Council would include legislation to rescind the existing fees. Money that
has already been collected pursuant to the two existing fees would remain in the restricted funds that were
created for those fees and eligible for the permissible uses for each fee. The new fee is broader but
encompasses projects eligible for funding by the two existing fees. With this new fee, the City would
continue to accumulate funds for the types of projects intended to be funded by the existing fees.
Management Analyst Enders stated that the Library Fee was newly proposed and had not been previously
studied. Matrix worked with City staff to calculate a library impact fee for new development to pay their
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proportionate share of replacing and rehabilitating library materials and facilities. The purpose of the
newly proposed fee was to expand existing library branches and acquire additional space and collection
items to continue providing the existing level of service to the community. The Library has detailed
capital improvement plans that outline the utilization of the proposed fee revenue to ensure there was
appropriate expansion of library facilities, including technology within the library, to meet community
goals and objectives. The City would need additional library space and collection materials as its
population grows.
Management Analyst Enders advised that the Childcare Impact Fee was developed and implemented in
2001 to help mitigate the impact of new development upon the need for future childcare spaces. The City
had annually increased these fees per the original resolution in 2001 and the municipal code in 2002 to
help account for increased construction costs. The current fund balance for the Childcare Impact Fee was
$5,527,397. Revenues raised by the fee were used to establish new childcare spaces. Methods for creating
new childcare spaces included: building new facilities; expanding existing facilities; leasing existing
commercial space or partnering with the School District; and establishing new family childcare homes
and expanding spaces at existing family childcare homes.
Management Analyst Enders stated that the Public Safety Impact Fee was adopted by City Council in
2012. At the time, the nexus study identified the need for new and expanded public safety facilities and
equipment to support new development throughout the City. The current Fee included an annual inflation
adjustment and a 2% administrative fee. The fund balance for the Public Safety Impact Fee was
$1,404,106. While not fully encumbered, $103,275 of that had been earmarked this fiscal year for routine
handgun replacements and another $1,000,000 was earmarked for the completion of the new Police
Station. The Police and Fire Departments serve residents, employees, and visitors to South San Francisco.
Future development would result in the need for an expanded public safety infrastructure.
Vice Mayor Addiego inquired about Fire Department expenses for facility improvements that had not
occurred yet. Management Analyst Enders advised that the Development Impact Fees were for future
developments. She continued by stating some of the line items were for replacement of equipment that
the department knew would not last and would need to be replaced.
Management Analyst Enders stated Parking In-Lieu Fee included both impact fees and in-lieu fees, which
the City had not typically used. Adoption of a Parking In-Lieu Fee would be a prudent step for the City to
manage the downtown parking needs. Many cities on the Peninsula have such a fee. With this fee in
place, when a developer seeks a parking reduction, they may choose to pay a fee per space, subject to City
review. The fees collected can pay or be bonded against for myriad parking/traffic-related improvements,
including, but not limited to, parking garage construction, traffic improvements, parking management
system, etc. Moreover, this fee can be enticing to developers as well, in that they would not be required to
construct the required number of parking spaces for their project at a cost that likely exceeds the in-lieu
fee. The City could require other conditions in return, such as a reduced parking ratio or require that the
developer allow a certain percentage of spaces be available to the general public to use during specific
hours. Also, choosing a “soft spot” for this in-lieu fee would be key, in that, the City should not charge
the full cost of construction for a space, but a slightly lower fee that would encourage the developer to
choose to pay the in-lieu fee instead.
The proposed fee would be set at a level to match approximately what it would cost to build parking
spaces in a multilevel garage in South San Francisco. The City recently conducted an internal analysis to
review the cost of constructing parking spaces and based upon that analysis, the average cost per parking
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space was calculated at $79,910. Matrix Consulting Group also conducted a surveyed of other cities in
the region, which revealed that the average in-lieu fee was approximately $56,216. Accordingly, staff is
recommending that the in-lieu fee be set at approximately 60% of the average cost for South San
Francisco, i.e., approximately $50,000 per parking space. This amount is consistent with the jurisdictional
average and should promote use of the in-lieu fee by project developers. The fee revenue could be used at
the City’s discretion either to help fund the construction of public parking in the Downtown or City of
South San Francisco could be used at the City’s discretion either to help fund the construction of public
parking in the Downtown or to fund other projects or services to address parking needs in the Downtown.
Councilmember Nicolas asked whether the developer would be required to maintain a minimum amount
of parking spaces. Management Analyst Enders advised that the developer would either need to build into
that development the required number of parking spaces or pay the in-lieu fee. She added that in certain
cases, they would be able to do a combination of both.
Alex Greenwood, Economic Community and Development Director, clarified that if the zoning of a
project required 100 parking spaces the developer just doesn’t get to indiscriminately say they just want to
build 50 parking spaces. The developer would need to present to the City and make their case that they
could adequately park their project with something less than what is required by the zoning. That would
then need to be passed by Staff and reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission. The in-lieu fee
would allow the City to be compensated for the spaces.
Councilmember Nicolas inquired whether the City would only charge $50,000 for the in-lieu fee if
construction costs exceed $50,000 to build the parking space. Mike Futrell, City Manager stated the City
adopted a policy informally to revisit the fees every three years. Councilmember Nicolas asked whether
the City could add a CPI or inflation to the in-lieu fee so the City wouldn’t have to wait to revise the fees
every three years. City Attorney Woodruff anticipated that setting the in-lieu fee amount, the City could
apply a standard inflationary adjuster but the three year cycle would be a more substantial review.
Nell Selander, Economic and Community Development Deputy Director, stated that based on the results
of the Draft Development Impact Fee Report, staff engaged the City’s on-call economic development
consultant, Century Urban, to perform a feasibility analysis on two development prototypes - research and
development (R&D) and multi-family, rental housing. The purpose of conducting a feasibility analysis
was to roughly gauge whether or not the new, increased fees preclude new projects by increasing the cost
of development beyond what the market can bear. What this analysis determined was that while higher
fees - such as those recommended by staff - can likely be accommodated by a prototypical R&D
development, they may make some residential projects more infeasible.
Deputy Director Selander advised that Century Urban studied a 150,000 square foot prototype R&D
development, using pre-COVID construction costs and rents. Although staff believed economic
conditions to be quite different now than they were prior to the pandemic, there was no reasonable way to
assess what the current market conditions do to project feasibility. Staff believed it was reasonable to
continue with the pre-COVID assumptions, as R&D development activity in South San Francisco has not
fallen off since the start of the pandemic. A common metric for determining a project’s feasibility was
calculating its stabilized return on cost. Return on cost is calculated by estimating the annual pro-forma
net operating income and dividing it by the estimated total project development cost. The return on cost a
project targets is dictated by the project’s perceived risks including the uncertainty of project costs, future
rents, duration of construction, and economic conditions upon completion. Based on research into typical
returns on cost for active R&D projects in South San Francisco, Century Urban determined the prototype
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R&D development would likely be feasible if its return on cost fell between 6.5% and 7.0%. Assuming
the City’s existing fees, the prototype’s return on cost is 7.14%. This was above the feasible range,
meaning this development would be very likely to proceed. When the City’s fees are adjusted to the
levels recommended by staff, the return on cost decreases to 6.77%, still well within the range of
feasibility. What this indicates is that the R&D development pipeline is unlikely to be greatly impacted by
the increase in fees.
City Manager Futrell stated he met with ECD staff and asked if they could project the next five years for
the developments in the pipeline to give Council a ballpark on how much it would raise. He concluded it
might help to determine a policy decision on how much money get placed in affordable housing versus
traffic. Deputy Director Selander gave a ballpark estimate on office R&D for building permits would
generate around $86,000,000. At the current levels, $18,000,000 for traffic and $45,000,000 for housing.
At the recommended levels, $87,000,000 for traffic and $45,000,000 for housing.
City Manager Futrell advised for residential, staff was proposing the opportunity for affordable housing a
developer could come to Council and Council would have the power to waive the fees for affordable
housing. He added that the school fee could not be waived.
Vice Mayor Addiego inquired why staff couldn’t make further modifications to hotel numbers. He didn’t
anticipate an immediate impact due to the economy but would rather be prepared in the event of a change.
Vice Mayor Addiego added hotels could sometimes be a burden to the Police Department with cities such
as South San Francisco between the parking lot break-ins and domestic violence occurring in the rooms.
Management Analyst Enders advised that the Shape SSF General Plan was still in progress and believed
staff would need to revisit all the fees once the General Plan had been finalized and approved by Council.
Deputy Director Selander added staff could come back to Council or Budget Standing Committee with
more information on hotels and take a more detailed look at the hotel fees during and prior to COVID-19.
City Manager Futrell stated the next step would be to come back to the Budget Standing Committee or
have a study session for Council on August 12, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. prior to the regular meeting.
Vice Mayor Addiego found having staff trying to present the report via the Zoom platform challenging
with all of the technical difficulties and suggested time for him and Councilmember Nicolas to go over
the materials after the meeting. He recommended additional time to go over the materials before he felt
comfortable recommending anything to the full Council.
City Manager Futrell requested feedback from the Budget Standing Committee on R&D fees being heavy
on traffic and keeping the affordable housing fees the same. He also requested feedback on the residential
going from $27,000 a door to $31,000 a door and asked whether the Budget Standing Committee was
comfortable with that.
Vice Mayor Addiego stated there were time when he thought transportation was something that could be
solved in a big way especially with technology. He did not believe South San Francisco had the capacity
to solve the housing dilemma and believed it should be a discussion the entire Council should have. Vice
Mayor Addiego stated he was more inclined to place the big money where it could make an immediate
impact which would be transportation.
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4. Report regarding proposed amendments to the Master Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2020-2021
(Heather Enders, Management Analyst II)
Management Analyst Enders presented the report to the Budget Standing Committee. She stated the last
time the City of South San Francisco underwent a comprehensive Cost Allocation Plan and User Fee
Study was in Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2016-17. Under best business practices, the fee study should be re-
examined and updated every three to five years, with the fees related to providing these services “right-
sized” with current information. On August 28, 2019, Council adopted a resolution approving a contract
with Matrix Consulting Group to conduct a comprehensive user fee analysis with the goal of identifying
the actual cost of providing fee-related City services and understanding recovery levels for each fee. In
order to determine the full cost of each user fee, extensive data was collected utilizing the FY 2019-20
Budget as well as staff time estimates and service volume data.
Below is a summary of the recommended fees by Department:
City Clerk:
It is important to note that the majority of these fees are set by the State.
· Total number of proposed fees: 13
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 9
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 4
City Manager:
· Total number of proposed fees: 1
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 1
Finance:
· Total number of proposed fees: 11
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 11
Library Department:
· Total number of proposed fees: 27
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 11
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 5
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 11
The industry standard for cost recovery for a Library department is on the lower end at 20-40% levels.
Staff requested guidance from the Budget Standing Committee related to charging of late fines. The City
of South San Francisco Library is part of the Peninsula Library System, which currently has a policy to
charge users for overdue materials. The Peninsula Library System fees are set system-wide. However,
each library within the system can elect whether or not to charge the fees based upon the desire of the
community in which it operates. The San Mateo County Library System, for example, no longer charges
late fees for overdue materials. In FY 2019-20, the department collected an estimated $10,000 in late fees
from constituents. While attempting to quantify staff effort in the collection of late fees is imperfect, it is
the department’s position that the cost of staff time to administer and collect these fines outpace the
actual collections. Moreover, studies have shown that late fines can be a significant barrier to library
access and drive borrowers away, particularly among individuals with low or fixed incomes.
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Police Department:
· Total number of proposed fees: 44
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 38
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 4
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 2
Cab company driver permits were previously discounted in an effort to discourage cab operators from
driving without a valid permit. Because of the popularity of ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft,
which are overseen by the State, the City was seeing less and less permit applications for cab driver
permits. Technically, if a cab company was picking up in South San Francisco, they need to hold a permit
with the City. Staff recommends 100% cost recovery for this particular fee to right-size a previous
discount aimed at incentivizing compliance. With so few applications to process, the need for a discount
was no longer needed.
Vice Mayor Addiego asked whether the cab company permit was for each cab or each driver and the cost.
Management Analyst Enders confirmed the permit was required for each driver at a cost of $243. Vice
Mayor Addiego suggested lowering the fee. Sergeant Rudis advised that the $243 was not an annual fee
and was good for two years. He stated there were currently less than 12 active cab company permits.
Fire Department:
· Total number of proposed fees: 167
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 149
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 5
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 13
Staff recommends that the City continue to under-recover for Ambulance Transport. The service is a
pillar of the community and responds to over 5,100 calls per year. Current cost recovery is 66% and staff
recommends a modest increase to recover 81%. Staff recommends that the Budget Standing Committee
recommend to City Council 100% cost recovery for all other Fire services, which is consistent with the
industry standard. It is important to note that even if fees are set at a higher cost recovery, the City’s
revenue received were based upon the payments made by insurance or MediCal/Medicare fees and
reimbursement amounts.
Economic and Community Development - Planning:
· Total number of proposed fees: 59
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 55
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 4
As part of the Study, it was identified that certain services provided by Planning had a greater than 100%
cost recovery while certain services were being under recovered.
Economic and Community Development - Housing:
· Total number of proposed fees: 20
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 4
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 16
All of the proposed Housing Division Fees were new and designed to recover the cost of processing
development applications including affordable housing. Staff’s recommendation was to start with 50%
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cost recovery across the board, with the exception of certain real estate transactions which should be set at
100% cost recovery where the City facilitates the transaction.
Economic and Community Development - Building:
· Total number of proposed fees: 72
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 66
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 6
The Study showed that the current fee schedules in place based upon the fee methodology calculation was
resulting in over-cost recovery for certain fees within the Building Division. As a result, the City must
right-size the fees collected for services to ensure the City is recovering the industry standard of
somewhere between 80% and 100%. It is important to note that the lower absolute dollar amount required
now for some of the Building permits was because of operational streamlining that have taken place that
necessitates lower staff time to process those permits than in prior years. Staff recommends that the
Budget Standing Committee recommend 100% cost recovery for the Building Division to City Council.
Public Works - Engineering:
· Total number of proposed fees: 98
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 88
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 7
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 3
The Engineering Division is recommending 100% cost recovery for the majority of its fees. Exceptions
include fees related to sewer lateral permits and the associated fees for video reviews of sewer laterals.
Engineering was previously under-recovering for many of the services it provides. The methodology for
Engineering’s fees had changed slightly as new staff had come on board and began to make process
improvements. The Engineering Division previously achieved recovery by accepting deposits from
developers and then drawing down from those accounts as the Engineers worked on the projects. In an
effort to make the fees more predictable to the end user and to move to a simpler-to-administer flat-based
fee, the fees appear to have jumped significantly higher. Much of the optics of this is just right-sizing a
history of under-cost recovering from deposit-based accounts. Staff recommends a move to flat-based
fees and most fees at 100% cost recovery.
Public Works - Water Quality Control:
· Total number of proposed fees: 28
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 10
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 3
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 15
Fee No. 11.11 (Stormwater Inspection Fee). This was a new fee and some anticipated pushback from the
businesses in the service area. This fee would apply to the approximately 200 businesses per year that the
Environmental Compliance Program inspects as part of the City’s requirements under Section C.4 of the
Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit (MRP). This fee would help to offset the large deficit between
Stormwater Program funding and costs to meet all of the MRP requirements. As it is a new fee, staff was
recommending a phased approach to implementation. The industry standard cost recovery for a water
quality control treatment service was typically between 80-100%.
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Parks and Recreation:
· Total number of proposed fees: 165
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 13
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 136
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 16
Parks and Recreation class fees are subject to what the market can bear and the offerings vary by season.
Therefore, the fees are usually included in seasonal activity guides to reflect the specific price and
offerings for each season. A modest 3% increase across the board was applied over last year’s fees in
alignment with the 3% increase made to most fees citywide. The recommendation is widely based on the
rise of labor costs and parallels the average percentage increase in employee compensation. The industry
standard cost recovery for a Parks and Recreation department was between 20-50%.
ADJOURNMENT
Due to technical difficulties and also to give the Budget Standing Committee additional time to study the
material, Vice Mayor Addiego adjourned the meeting at 5:13 p.m. for a date uncertain.
Submitted by: Approved by:
Gabriel Rodriguez, Deputy City Clerk Mark Addiego, Mayor
City of South San Francisco City of South San Francisco
Approved by the Budget Standing Committee: / /
Call to Order. Time: 3:30 p.m.
Roll Call. PRESENT: Councilmember Nicolas and
Vice Mayor Addiego.
AGENDA REVIEW
No changes
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTS
1. Remote Public Comments Received
Members of the public wishing to participate were encouraged to submit public comments in writing in
advance of the meeting to all-cc@ssf.net 1:30 p.m. on Monday, August 3, 2020.
The comments were distributed to the Committee Members, uploaded to the website for public viewing,
and are part of the record. Assistant City Clerk Avila read into the record the following comment:
Lisa Niehuser, I’m a resident of South San Francisco and I want you to reconsider revisiting the finalized
general funds budget. Our children deserve an education that doesn’t have funds taken out every year and
put into other departments. Education first, always. The police department has way more than enough
funds, why is it that the police are more funded than our kids? Why does that make sense, it doesn’t. Our
kids are our future.
MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
2. Report regarding proposed amendments to the Master Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2020-2021
(Heather Enders, Management Analyst II)
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
BUDGET STANDING
COMMITTEE
OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, California 94083
MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2020
3:30 p.m.
Teleconference via Zoom
Housing Standing Committee conducted this meeting
in accordance with California Governor Newsom’s
Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20 and COVID-
19 pandemic protocols.
SPECIAL BUDGET STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST 3, 2020
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Management Analyst Enders presented the report to the Budget Standing Committee. She advised the
proposed FY 2020-21 Master Fee Schedule was based upon the results of the Study and contained a
description by department of each user fee -- both current and recommended fee amounts. Based upon the
current schedule, if adopted by Council, the fees would become effective on November 22, 2020. An
overview of changes to the fees is provided below:
Total number of proposed fees: 705
· Number of fees to increase: 433
Reasons for increase include:
‒ Consolidation of services into a singular permit.
‒ Process or time estimate changes due to code changes or service level increases.
· Number of fees to decrease: 159
Reasons for decrease include:
‒ Process efficiencies such as reducing time estimates due to technology or requirement
changes.
‒ Position changes such as utilizing lower level staff to perform work in lieu of higher-
level staff.
· Number of fees remaining the same: 111
The fees that are decreasing will result in less revenue, while the fees that are increasing will result in
more revenue. Overall, the City was effectively recovering the costs for providing services to the
community and will continue to do so after the new fees are implemented. The methodology for
calculating fees begins with time spent per unit of fee activity for each position within a department or
program. Once time spent for a fee activity was determined, all applicable City costs are then considered
in the calculation of the “full” cost of providing each service. Direct costs include FY 2019-20 budgeted
salaries, benefits, and allowable expenditures. Indirect costs include departmental or division
administration including management and clerical support and a proportionate share of operating
expenses, overhead, and replacement costs for assets involved in the delivery of the service. Together, the
cost components comprise the calculation of the total “full” cost of providing any particular service,
regardless of whether a fee for that service is charged.
City Clerk:
It is important to note that the majority of these fees are set by the State.
· Total number of proposed fees: 13
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 9
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 4
City Manager:
· Total number of proposed fees: 1
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 1
Finance:
· Total number of proposed fees: 11
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 11
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Library Department:
· Total number of proposed fees: 27
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 11
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 5
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 11
The industry standard for cost recovery for a Library department is on the lower end at 20-40% levels.
Staff requested guidance from the Budget Standing Committee related to charging of late fines. The City
of South San Francisco Library is part of the Peninsula Library System, which currently has a policy to
charge users for overdue materials. The Peninsula Library System fees are set system-wide. However,
each library within the system can elect whether or not to charge the fees based upon the desire of the
community in which it operates. The San Mateo County Library System, for example, no longer charges
late fees for overdue materials. In FY 2019-20, the department collected an estimated $10,000 in late fees
from constituents. While attempting to quantify staff effort in the collection of late fees is imperfect, it is
the department’s position that the cost of staff time to administer and collect these fines outpace the
actual collections. Moreover, studies have shown that late fines can be a significant barrier to library
access and drive borrowers away, particularly among individuals with low or fixed incomes.
Vice Mayor Addiego asked for clarification on the amount of staff time, dollar wise, went into collecting
fines. Library Director Sommer advised it was roughly $25,000 annually. Vice Mayor Addiego suggested
other departments with a similar situation when collecting fines outweighs the costs to bring it to the
attention of the Budget Standing Committee.
Police Department:
· Total number of proposed fees: 44
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 38
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 4
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 2
Cab company driver permits were previously discounted in an effort to discourage cab operators from
driving without a valid permit. Because of the popularity of ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft,
which are overseen by the State, the City was seeing less and less permit applications for cab driver
permits. Technically, if a cab company was picking up in South San Francisco, they need to hold a permit
with the City. Staff recommends 100% cost recovery for this particular fee to right-size a previous
discount aimed at incentivizing compliance. With so few applications to process, the need for a discount
was no longer needed.
Vice Mayor Addiego inquired whether it would be possible to lower the cab company driver permit after
the first vetting processing conducted by the Police Department. Sergeant Rudis advised that the renewal
vetting process was similar to the first.
Fire Department:
· Total number of proposed fees: 167
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 149
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 5
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 13
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Staff recommends that the City continue to under-recover for Ambulance Transport. The service is a
pillar of the community and responds to over 5,100 calls per year. Current cost recovery is 66% and staff
recommends a modest increase to recover 81%. Staff recommends that the Budget Standing Committee
recommend to City Council 100% cost recovery for all other Fire services, which is consistent with the
industry standard. It is important to note that even if fees are set at a higher cost recovery, the City’s
revenue received were based upon the payments made by insurance or MediCal/Medicare fees and
reimbursement amounts.
Economic and Community Development - Planning:
· Total number of proposed fees: 59
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 55
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 4
As part of the Study, it was identified that certain services provided by Planning had a greater than 100%
cost recovery while certain services were being under recovered.
Economic and Community Development - Housing:
· Total number of proposed fees: 20
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 4
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 16
All of the proposed Housing Division Fees were new and designed to recover the cost of processing
development applications including affordable housing. Staff’s recommendation was to start with 50%
cost recovery across the board, with the exception of certain real estate transactions which should be set at
100% cost recovery where the City facilitates the transaction.
Economic and Community Development - Building:
· Total number of proposed fees: 72
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 66
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 6
The Study showed that the current fee schedules in place based upon the fee methodology calculation was
resulting in over-cost recovery for certain fees within the Building Division. As a result, the City must
right-size the fees collected for services to ensure the City is recovering the industry standard of
somewhere between 80% and 100%. It is important to note that the lower absolute dollar amount required
now for some of the Building permits was because of operational streamlining that have taken place that
necessitates lower staff time to process those permits than in prior years. Staff recommends that the
Budget Standing Committee recommend 100% cost recovery for the Building Division to City Council.
Public Works - Engineering:
· Total number of proposed fees: 98
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 88
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 7
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 3
The Engineering Division is recommending 100% cost recovery for the majority of its fees. Exceptions
include fees related to sewer lateral permits and the associated fees for video reviews of sewer laterals.
Engineering was previously under-recovering for many of the services it provides. The methodology for
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Engineering’s fees had changed slightly as new staff had come on board and began to make process
improvements. The Engineering Division previously achieved recovery by accepting deposits from
developers and then drawing down from those accounts as the Engineers worked on the projects. In an
effort to make the fees more predictable to the end user and to move to a simpler-to-administer flat-based
fee, the fees appear to have jumped significantly higher. Much of the optics of this is just right-sizing a
history of under-cost recovering from deposit-based accounts. Staff recommends a move to flat-based
fees and most fees at 100% cost recovery.
Public Works - Water Quality Control:
· Total number of proposed fees: 28
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 10
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 3
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 15
Fee No. 11.11 (Stormwater Inspection Fee). This was a new fee and some anticipated pushback from the
businesses in the service area. This fee would apply to the approximately 200 businesses per year that the
Environmental Compliance Program inspects as part of the City’s requirements under Section C.4 of the
Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit (MRP). This fee would help to offset the large deficit between
Stormwater Program funding and costs to meet all of the MRP requirements. As it is a new fee, staff was
recommending a phased approach to implementation. The industry standard cost recovery for a water
quality control treatment service was typically between 80-100%.
Vice Mayor Addiego inquired how staff determined that 200 businesses were impacting the stormwater.
Public Works Director/City Engineer Kim stated he would look into it and report back to the Budget
Standing Committee members. Vice Mayor Addiego requested an update at the August 22, 2020 Master
Fee Schedule meeting.
Parks and Recreation:
· Total number of proposed fees: 165
‒ Number of fees with 100% cost recovery: 13
‒ Number of fees less than 100% cost recovery: 136
‒ Number of fees based on other fee calculation: 16
Parks and Recreation class fees are subject to what the market can bear and the offerings vary by season.
Therefore, the fees are usually included in seasonal activity guides to reflect the specific price and
offerings for each season. A modest 3% increase across the board was applied over last year’s fees in
alignment with the 3% increase made to most fees citywide. The recommendation is widely based on the
rise of labor costs and parallels the average percentage increase in employee compensation. The industry
standard cost recovery for a Parks and Recreation department was between 20-50%.
Councilmember Nicolas inquired whether staff had tried searching for a lower credit card processing fee
from the current 3%. Director Salisbury advised that the credit card fees were collected and set by the
City’s commercial bank. She stated the bank sets their fees based on transaction volume and the City was
considered a medium sized business.
Vice Mayor Addiego asked whether the City allowed hotels to pay their TOT with a credit card. City
Manager Futrell stated hotels were given the choice to pay with a credit card if they’d wish. He added that
the last year when they brought this to Council, the amount was around $300,000 the City was
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subsidizing with the fees. City Manager Futrell advised he would get the current numbers and report to
Council.
City Manager Futrell stated staff would change the staff recommendation on the library overdue fines to
say the Budget Standing Committee agreed with staff and recommended to do away with fines for
overdue books.
3. Report regarding proposed amendments to Development Impact Fees (Janet Salisbury, Director of
Finance)
Director Salisbury stated this report was for any fine tuning any remaining questions the Budget Standing
Committee may have.
Councilmember Nicolas asked what the engineering cost index was. Director Kim stated the engineering
cost index was the construction cost and construction projects. Councilmember Nicolas inquired about
the average adjustment. Director Kim stated it varies a lot due to the economic times in the Bay Area but
can go anywhere between 0 and 5 or more.
Vice Mayor Addiego congratulated Director Kim on his newborn baby.
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business Vice Mayor Addiego adjourned the meeting at 4:13 p.m.
Submitted by: Approved by:
Gabriel Rodriguez, Deputy City Clerk Mark Addiego, Mayor
City of South San Francisco City of South San Francisco
Approved by the Budget Standing Committee: / /
City of South San Francisco
Legislation Text
P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400
Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, CA
File #:20-1017 Agenda Date:1/28/2021
Version:1 Item #:2.
Report regarding the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for fiscal year ended June 30,2020,mid-year
update for fiscal year ending June 30,2021,and additional appropriation considerations.(Janet Salisbury,
Director of Finance)
RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests that the Budget Standing Subcommittee of the City of South San Francisco (“City”)accept
the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (“CAFR”)for Fiscal Year (“FY”)2019-20 and the mid-year
financial update for FY 2020-21;consider the additional appropriation recommendations for FY 2020-
21; and refer the items to the February 10, 2020 City Council Meeting for full Council acceptance.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Due to the formatting limitations of the City’s Agenda Management Platform,the full staff report
accompanying this agenda item is being attached as Attachment 1 of this report.
Attachments:
1. Staff Report
2. Final FY2019-20 CAFR
3. FY2019-20 General Fund Operating Summary
4. Presentation to Budget Subcommittee
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File#: 20-1017 Agenda Date: 01/28/2021
Version: 1 Item #:
Report regarding the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for fiscal year ended June 30, 2020,
mid-year update for fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, and additional appropriation considerations.
(Janet Salisbury, Director of Finance)
RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests that the Budget Standing Subcommittee of the City of South San Francisco
(“City”) accept the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (“CAFR”) for Fiscal Year
(“FY”) 2019-20 and the mid-year financial update for FY 2020-21; consider the additional
appropriation recommendations for FY 2020-21; and refer the items to the February 10,
2020 City Council Meeting for full Council acceptance.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Through most of FY 2019-20, the City enjoyed robust economic conditions, bolstered by the
continued growth in the biotechnology sector and the business/leisure travel sector in the Bay Area.
However, the COVID-19 outbreak and the necessary virus containment measures brought much
of the global economy to a standstill. With the shelter-in-place orders beginning in March 2020,
the City’s economic activity fell precipitously, erasing much of the record-breaking revenue pace
enjoyed throughout the first half of the fiscal year. Nevertheless, the combination of the City’s
diverse revenue streams, early cost-control measures, and prudent fiscal management resulted in
a General Fund surplus for FY2019-20, reflective of the overall strength of the City’s financial
position. Taking into account the City’s strong liquidity position and high reserve levels, the City
is better positioned that most other local governments to weather the sharp financial impacts of the
worldwide pandemic.
The following provides the results of the City of South San Francisco’s CAFR for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2020. The final CAFR is attached to this report as Attachment 2.
I. FY2019‐20 GENERAL FUND OVERVIEW
The General Fund is the City’s main operating fund, where the bulk of the essential services
delivered by departments such as Library, Parks and Recreation, Economic and Community
Development, Fire, Police, and City Administration are budgeted.
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South San Francisco, CA
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As noted in the General Fund Summary, which is included as Attachment 3 of this report, in Fiscal
Year (FY) 2019-20, the City received $120.5 million in General Fund operating revenues, which
was $6.8 million or 6.0 percent above the amended budget of $113.7 million. Including carryover
purchase orders, General Fund expenditures were $113.4 million, a favorable variance of $8.9
million, or 7.3 percent. Including transfers in and out and other accounting adjustments including
releasing all encumbrances for purchase orders (“POs”) deemed non-mission critical, the net
change in fund balance (General Fund surplus) slightly exceeded $16.3 million. It is important to
note that these numbers do not include any Measure W activities.
In anticipation of a large General Fund surplus for FY 2019-20, Council appropriated
approximately $8.7 million of the $16.3 million as part of prior Council actions. On June 24, 2020,
as part of the budget approval process for FY 2020-21, Council approved a resolution approving
$2.9 million of the City’s fund balance to cover the anticipated operating shortfall projected for
FY 2020-21 resulting from the pandemic’s economic impact. An operational shortfall occurs when
expenditures exceed revenues. At the same Council meeting, Council approved a $4.5 million
appropriation from the anticipated surplus for the FY 2020-21 budget cycle in support of the
various Capital Improvement Projects (“CIP”). In addition, on October 28, 2020, as part of the
financial update to Council for the first quarter of the new fiscal year, Council approved a
resolution appropriating an additional $1.2 million for various departmental efforts for FY2020-
21. As a result, after netting out the above actions, $7.6 million of the FY 2019-20 General Fund
surplus remains as part of the City’s fund balance and is currently unappropriated.
Table 1: FY 2019-20 General Fund Operating Summary
Total Revenues $ 120,450,189
‐ Total Expenditures $ 107,672,589
Net Operating Surplus $ 12,777,600
‐ Net Transfers (In/Out) $ 2,620,205
+ PO Encumbrance Release $ 6,160,575
TOTAL General Fund Surplus $ 16,317,969
Prior Appropriations
Projected Shortfall FY2020‐21 $ 2,939,139
CIP for FY2020‐21 $ 4,509,171
October 28, 2020 Appropriations $ 1,220,250
Total Prior Appropriations $ 8,668,560
General Fund Surplus less Prior Appropriations equals:
Net GF Unappropriated Surplus $ 7,649,409
II. FY2019‐20 GENERAL FUND REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES VARIANCE ANALYSIS
(BUDGET vs. ACTUALS)
The following details notable variances only between the FY2019-20 budget and actuals across
the major subcategories within the General Fund. Please refer to Attachment 3 of this report for
the detailed quantitative budget to actuals analysis.
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A. Revenue Variance Rationale (includes Measure W)
The following section highlights the variance to budget across the major/notable revenue
categories for FY2019-20. Favorable results, meaning a net positive for the City’s finances, are
noted with a “+”, and conversely, unfavorable results are noted with a “-“ in the following section.
1. Property Tax +$6,188,309
Property tax revenues, one of the City’s primary recurring General Fund revenue sources,
continues to reflect the strong real estate prices in the area – totaling $42.8 million in FY
2019-20. Revenues came in 16.9 percent, or $6.2 million higher than budget, primarily
due to the former RDA property tax allocation, which was $4.5 million over expected
budget. In addition to RDA property tax allocations coming in higher than budgeted, the
secured property tax came in higher than anticipate by $540 thousand.
2. Sales & Use Tax +$1,096,058
Sales and Use Tax totaled $19.9 million in FY 2019-20, which was $1.1 million above
the amended budget. This was a surprising result given an anticipated revenue decline as
a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The strength in this revenue category reflects several
factors:
(a) Sales tax collections from July 2019 through January 2020 hit near record-breaking
levels for the city related to the strength of the overall economy pre-COVID.
(b) The City’s sales tax collection continues to benefit from the overall strength of the
retail sector, anchored by the three Costcos.
(c) The strength overall in the e-commerce sector softened impact of the sharp declines
the food products and transportation sectors, especially within the last quarter of the
year.
3. Measure W -$665,910
Measure W brought in $11.7 million, or $666,000 under budget expectations. Budget
projections for FY2019-20 were based on prior year’s actual receipts, which was $12.6
million in FY2018-19. While Measure W revenues generally follow similar collection
patterns of sales and use taxes, Measure W revenues are applied and remitted to the City
differently than the above revenue category. While still ending the year at healthy levels,
the under performance reflects the acute effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local
businesses.
4. Transient Occupancy Tax -$3,026,272
Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) collection was the most dramatically impacted by the
shelter-in-place orders. TOT revenues for FY2019-20 was $13.8 million; this represents
a $3.0 million shortfall from the expected $16.8 million that was projected in the June
2019 when the budget was originally adopted. However, staff updated the Budget
Standing Committee in May 2020, modifying TOT projections down to $13.0 million.
From that perspective, the revenue collections for the last quarter of FY2019-20 were
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generally on pace with projections.
5. Franchise Fees +$594,577
The City receives franchise fees from utility service providers from various industries,
including solid waste disposal, cable, electric, and gas. Each franchise fee is based on a
percentage of operating revenue, thus revenues from franchise fees increase as utility rates
increase. FY2019-20 franchise fee revenues were $4.6 million, or $600 thousand above
the amended budget. This is consistent with the amount that was collected in the previous
fiscal year which saw an almost three percent increase.
6. Building & Fire Permits +$3,769,482
In FY2019-20, permit revenues reflected the numerous residential and commercial
developments currently under construction in South San Francisco. As such, the City’s
permit revenues reached a new record of $15.9 million, or $3.8 million more than the
amended budget. Permit revenues are largely dependent upon prevailing winds in the local
development environment. Staff from the Finance and Economic & Community
Development departments meet regularly to review developments that are entitled,
permitted, and under construction to project one-time permit and impact fee revenues, as
well as the impact to recurring tax revenues.
7. Fines & Forfeitures +$195,854
Fines and Forfeitures totaled $814,000 in FY2019-20, which was $195,000 above the
amended budget. Much of this gain was realized in the first half of the fiscal year, and
became stagnant as revenues from enforcements (i.e., parking/street cleaning fines)
became less of a priority during the shelter-in-place period.
8. Intergovernmental -$1,036,288
The City received a total of $1.6 million in revenue or $1.0 million below the amended
budget from other government agencies. The reduction of funds largely reflects the
mismatch in timing between when grants are accepted by Council and when monies are
actually received by the City. Grants for departmental efforts, like fire suppression, street
sweeping services and traffic signal maintenance, public safety OTS grants, and grants for
the Library Department are often not received until the fiscal year following the actual
approval by Council.
9. Charges for Services -$439,159
Charges for Services were $10.0 million or $440,000 below the amended budget.
Revenues reflect services from various City departments, including Economic &
Community Development, Fire, Parks & Recreation, Police, Public Works, and Library.
Due to shelter-in-place orders, service charges, especially in the Park & Recreation
Department, were significantly impacted as operating much of the normal P&R programs,
like aquatics, special classes, events, picnic facility rental fees, and to a lesser extent,
childcare, became infeasible.
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10. Use of Money and Property +$1,003,786
Revenue from Use of Money and Property came in $1.0 million over the amended FY
2019-20 budget for a total of $6.3 million. This positive result is primarily driven by higher
interest rates on investments than were originally projected. The Finance Department
conservatively projects interest income and received $900,000 more than the amended
budget.
B. Expenditure Variance Rationale
The City took proactive measures to curb expenditures, even prior to the County’s shelter-in-place
order, as it became evident that revenues in the last third of the fiscal year would be impacted by
the pandemic. Austerity measures like hiring freezes, curbing all non-essential spending, and
eliminating non-mission critical purchase orders aided in savings in almost every department. The
following section highlights the variance to budget for the departments that were over budget and
all those departments who realized greater than a 10% savings level. Favorable results (under
budget), meaning a net positive for the City’s finances, are noted with a “-”, and conversely,
unfavorable results (over budget) are noted with a “+“ in the following section. The variance
analysis includes all open purchase orders and accompanying budget appropriations that were
rolled over to the subsequent fiscal year.
1. City Manager +$495,436 (+8.3%)
The City Manager’s Office was over the FY 2019-20 amended budget of $6.0 million by
$495,000. The unfavorable budget results were largely due to increased spending on
professional and specialized services throughout the fiscal year, including the payment of
$169,000 related to a pollution liability insurance policy at the Oyster Point Kilroy project
site. That line item had not been taken into account during the normal budget cycle and
was paid from the City Manager’s budget. It is expected that the City will recoup half of
that amount as part of the Successor Agency funding request to the State Department of
Finance in FY2021-22. The reimbursement amount was approved by the County Oversight
Board on January 11, 2021. The remaining overage relates largely to encumbrances that
exceeded budget for the General Plan. It is the expectation that the City Manager’s Office
will reconcile the budget to encumbrances in the current fiscal year.
2. Finance -$453,819 (-11.8%)
The Finance Department spent $3.9 million or $454,000 under the FY 2019-20 amended
budget. The favorable budget result was due to the multiple vacancies during the fiscal
year, including the Deputy Finance Director, Financial Services Manager, and Financial
Analyst positions.
3. Non-Departmental -$370,880 (-25.5%)
Expenditures for the Non-Departmental program was $1.0 million or $370,000 below the
amended budget. The Non-Departmental program primarily consists of programs and
costs which benefit the City as a whole and cannot be attributed to one specific department,
such as Animal Services, C/CAG and various dues and memberships. The favorable
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budget variance was realized primarily by not undertaking the bulk of the Clean Team
project approved by Council during the FY2019-20 mid-year process.
4. Human Resources -$238,030 (-11.8%)
The Human Resources Department had expenditures of $1.8 million or $238,000 below
the FY 2019-20 amended budget. The favorable results are due to decreased spending on
professional services and operating supplies throughout the fiscal year.
5. Economic & Community Development -$4,015,144 (-28.8%)
In FY 2019-20, the Economic & Community Development Department had a favorable
budget variance of $4.0 million. This variance is the result of the elimination of many prior
year encumbrances (purchase orders), especially related to plan review and building
inspection professional services.
6. Public Works +$732,230 (+12.7%)
The Public Works Department was over the FY 2019-20 amended budget of $5.8 million
by $732,000. The unfavorable budget results from higher than budgeted personnel costs,
especially related to the Streets, Inventory and Assessment Program and various capital
improvement projects.
7. Library -$722,555 (-10.8%)
The Library Department spent $6.0 million or $722,000 under the FY 2019-20 amended
budget. The favorable result was due to salary savings and lower operational expenditures
as programs were halted from the shelter-in-place order.
III. FY2019‐20 SUMMARY RESULTS FOR OTHER FUNDS
Separate from the General Fund, the CAFR reports the financial results for the various other funds
within the City. The following outlines the year end information for the notable funds within the
City.
1. Common Green Funds
The Common Green Funds include a collection of landscape maintenance district funds in
the Westborough area - West Park, Stonegate Ridge, and Willow Gardens. A portion of
the City’s share of the one percent property tax levy supports these funds. FY 2019-20
revenues were $2 million, $271,000 above expectations of $1.7 million.
On the expenditure side, the Common Greens expenditures were $1.3 million of the $1.7
million budget. FY2019-20 expenditures were $420,000 less than anticipated.
Overall, the fund balance for the Common Greens fund as of June 30, 2020 is $4,274,000.
2. Capital Improvement Projects
The Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Fund accounts for expenditures associated with
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the acquisition, construction, or improvement of City owned facilities and infrastructure.
Funding comes from the General Fund, special revenue funds, grants, and fees. As such,
the fund accounts for capital expenses on a pass-through basis, therefore, any unexpended
capital budget appropriations are carried over to the subsequent fiscal year. Of the $74
million in amended budget, $49 million will be carried over in FY 2020-21.
3. Programs Special Revenue Fund
The City Programs Special Revenue Fund accounts for donations and other accounts that
is dedicated for particular programs. This fund is not budgeted and all revenue and
expenses are recognized every fiscal year-end. The FY2019-20 net revenue is $1.8 million.
4. Sewer Enterprise Fund
The Sewer Enterprise Fund provides for the operation, maintenance, and improvements of
the Water Quality Control Plant (WQCP). Revenues were $39 million, falling short of
projections by $69 million. The majority of the budget variance was related to the fact that
the expected $53.4 million loan from the State Revolving Fund (SRF) did not materialize.
The Sewer Enterprise only received a partial $19.5 million loan, driving much of the
variance to budget. The remaining variance is due to the fact that services charges were
lower than projected by $5 million. The combination of (a) residents in our sewer service
area responding to drought conditions through water conservation efforts, and (b) the loss
of some larger industries (due to cost of operating in Bay Area) negatively impacted the
overall service charges revenues.
On the expenditure side of the enterprise, expenditures were well-below expectations as
the capital project expenditures were delayed to future years given the timing of the SRF
loan. The enterprise only spent $30 million of the budgeted $77 million for capital projects
for FY2019-20. Any unspent appropriations for capital projects will be carried over to the
next year.
Overall, the net position for the enterprise as of June 30, 2020 is $94,455,000.
5. Parking District Fund
In FY2019-20, Parking District revenues totaled $1.1 million, which was $230,000 higher
than the amended budget. $61,000 of the variance was primarily due to increases in
collections on meter fees, parking permit fees, and Miller Avenue Garage parking fees in
the first half of the fiscal year. In addition, the fund’s interest income under Use of Money
and Property and Transfers group outperformed budget expectations.
On the expenditure side, the Parking District was below expectations with a total
expenditure of $1.1 million of the budgeted 1.8 million. The variance is mainly due to the
underspending of the $1 million capital project appropriation; only $200,000 was spent in
FY2019-20. Any unspent appropriations for capital projects are carried over to the next
year.
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The net position for the Parking District fund as of June 30, 2020 is $14,179,000.
6. Storm Water Fund
In FY 2019-20, Storm Water revenues totaled $2.1 million, which is $8.5 million below
the projected $10.7 million revenues. The majority of the budget variance was related to
the fact that the expected $8.5 million Caltrans funding that did not materialize. The Storm
Water Fund only received a partial $550,000, driving much of the budget shortfall of $8
million.
On the expenditure side, the Storm Water Fund was below expectations as well with a total
expenditure of $1.2 million of the budgeted $10.7 million. The variance is mainly due to
the fact that only $960,000 was spent of the $9.3 million capital project appropriation in
FY2019-20. Any unspent appropriations for capital projects are carried over to the next
year.
The net position for the Storm Water fund as of June 30, 2020 is $5,375,000.
7. Self-Insurance Fund
The Self Insurance Fund ended FY2019-20 in the nominally positive territory, as total
expenditures were $5 million against revenues of $5.2 million. Higher than expected costs
related to legal settlement claims were tempered by lower workers compensation claims
compared to the prior year. The fund also benefited from higher than expected interest
income.
8. Measure A Fund
Measure A revenues were $1.9 million, $400,000 above the projected budget of $1.5
million in FY2019-20.
On the expenditure side, the Measure A expenditures were $2.6 million, which was $3
million below the $5.6 million budget. This was primarily due to unspent project budget
that will be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
The fund balance for the Measure A fund as of June 30, 2020 is $2,800,000.
IV. DEVELOPER IMPACT FEES
The City has several developer impact fees in place to ensure that new development pays its fair
share of the impact to the City’s infrastructure and capital needs. The City received $11.3 million
in revenue during FY 2019-20 as detailed in the table below. Staff presented this information to
Council on January 13, 2021 as part of the required reporting under Assembly Bill 1600 (“AB
1600”), also known as the Mitigation Fee Act. AB 1600 requires agencies to report annually on
the fees collected and their use.
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Table 2: Summary of Developer Impact Fee Fund Balance as of June 30, 2020
Sewer Capacity Charge $ 2,035,408
Park Land Acquisition Fee 478,826
Parks Construction Fee 1,021,922
East of 101 Sewer Impact Fee 1,317,358
East of 101 Traffic Impact Fee 4,244,426
Public Safety Impact Fee 429,948
Bicycle/Pedestrian Impact Fee 12,438
Child Care Impact Fee 455,544
Oyster Point Interchange Impact Fee 1,195,993
Commercial Linkage Impact Fee 96,233
Total $ 11,288,096
V. FY2020‐21 GENERAL FUND REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES UPDATE
The FY 2020-21 budget that was approved by Council on June 24, 2020 anticipated that the
pandemic would have a sustained negative impact on the City’s revenues for the full fiscal year.
Council was updated with the first quarter (as of September 30, 2020) financial results at the
October 28, 2020 Council meeting. The following section will show the revenue and expenditure
results as of December 31, 2020.
A. REVENUES
The following table shows actual revenues as of December 31, 2020 with a comparative view of
where the City’s revenues were at the same time last year (December 31, 2019):
Table 3: FY 2019-20 vs. FY 2020-21 Revenues as of December 31
Revenue Types
FY2019‐20 FY2020‐21
Budget
Actuals
as of 12/31
%age of
Budget Budget
Actuals
as of 12/31
%age of
Budget
Taxes
Property Tax 36,659,133 15,467,178 42.2% 41,595,650 21,407,880 51.5%
Sales Tax 18,763,000 6,239,801 33.3% 16,900,000 6,493,797 38.4%
Transient Occupancy Tax 16,855,297 8,280,123 49.1% 7,872,437 2,476,118 31.5%
Other tax 6,058,132 2,354,194 38.9% 3,118,206 1,960,322 62.9%
Franchise Fees 4,000,000 1,146,931 28.7% 4,600,000 1,064,940 23.2%
Licenses and Permits 12,131,018 6,564,434 54.1% 14,995,496 7,403,812 49.4%
Fines & Forfeitures 618,500 496,111 80.2% 789,249 234,236 29.7%
Intergovernmental 2,315,476 405,458 17.5% 3,639,940 1,171,755 32.2%
Charges for Services
Planning 111,190 528,709 475.5% 209,562 59,739 28.5%
Fire 2,804,857 1,502,461 53.6% 2,076,314 1,448,756 69.8%
Parks & Recreation 4,713,139 2,047,087 43.4% 2,966,522 369,680 12.5%
Police 1,199,615 495,679 41.3% 727,811 430,697 59.2%
City Admin & Other 1,589,037 957,340 60.2% 2,031,448 1,080,787 53.2%
Money & Property 5,309,459 1,868,719 35.2% 3,827,794 1,440,662 37.6%
Other Revenues 181,994 95,808 52.6% 175,341 62,576 35.7%
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Revenue Types
FY2019‐20 FY2020‐21
Budget
Actuals
as of 12/31
%age of
Budget Budget
Actuals
as of 12/31
%age of
Budget
Transfers In 1,524,868 600,458 39.4% 1,555,660 765,014 49.2%
TOTAL
REVENUES
$114,834,714 $ 49,050,491 42.7% $ 107,081,429 $ 47,870,772 44.7%
As shown in the above table, projected revenues for FY 2020-21 is $107.0 million – approximately
$7.8 million less than the FY2019-20 budget. Actual revenue collections are higher on a
percentage of budget basis than where the City was at the same time last year (42.7% vs. 44.7%).
The following highlights the recommended revenue adjustments to the FY2020-21 budgets.
1. Property Tax. Property tax is collected in two large installments (December and April). As
the above shows, property tax collections continues to be strong. Staff recommends that
the revenue budget be conservatively increased by another 3.0% ($1,247,870) to $42.8
million, which would be flat to actuals for FY2019-20.
2. Sales Tax. There is about a two-month lag in the collection of sales tax receipts. The bulk
of the sales tax figures shown above represent sales tax collection for July-November.
Given the resilient trend actual collections for the first half of the year, and in consultation
with the City’s sales tax consultant, staff recommends that sales tax revenues be increased
by another $1.6 million to $18.5 million.
3. TOT. The travel industry continues to be acutely affected by the pandemic and is directly
reflected in the poor collections in TOT. Staff recommends that the City further decrease
revenue expectations by another 25% ($1,968,109) to $5,904,328.
4. Intergovernmental. The City expects that federal/grant reimbursements for City
expenditures will be lower than expected this fiscal year. Staff recommends that the City
further decrease the revenue expectation by $550,000 to $3,089,940.
5. Service Charges. Service charges is another revenue category that has been unduly
affected by COVID. The much lower than expected revenue collection in Parks and
Recreation service charges for the first half of the fiscal year represents the high rate of
refunds that were issued to residents for canceled services stemming from the pandemic.
Given that normal operations will not resume for much of this fiscal year, staff recommends
that revenue expectations be decreased by an additional $1 million to $1.966 million.
If approved by Council, the above changes would result in a lowering the overall revenue budget
for the year by $670,240 to $106,411,189.
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B. EXPENDITURES
The following table shows by Department the actual expenditures that have been processed
through December 31, 2020:
Table 4: FY 2019-20 vs. FY 2020-21 Expenditures as of December 31
Expenditures
FY2019‐20 FY2020‐21
Budget
Actuals
as of 12/31
%age of
Budget Budget
Actuals
as of 12/31
%age of
Budget
City Council
Payroll 199,332 81,530 40.9% 205,970 62,775 30.5%
Supplies & Services 51,419 28,524 55.5% 34,819 3,206 9.2%
Interdepartmental Charges 39,540 19,558 49.5% 43,772 21,674 49.5%
Total 290,291 129,612 44.6% 284,561 87,655 30.8%
City Clerk
Payroll 812,675 386,330 47.5% 849,578 431,504 50.8%
Supplies & Services 234,927 96,594 41.1% 198,503 33,115 16.7%
Interdepartmental Charges 43,459 21,364 49.2% 48,513 23,892 49.2%
Total 1,091,061 504,288 46.2% 1,096,594 488,511 44.5%
City Treasurer
Payroll 58,353 19,224 32.9% 60,435 15,453 25.6%
Supplies & Services 82,200 45,276 55.1% 82,200 41,697 50.7%
Interdepartmental Charges 2,584 1,292 50.0% 2,889 1,445 50.0%
Total 143,137 65,793 46.0% 145,524 58,594 40.3%
City Attorney
Supplies & Services 1,100,650 419,991 38.2% 893,150 318,849 35.7%
Interdepartmental Charges 15,285 7,593 49.7% 16,899 8,400 49.7%
Total 1,115,935 427,584 38.3% 910,049 327,249 36.0%
City Manager ‐
Payroll 2,625,715 1,129,847 43.0% 1,746,225 1,144,406 65.5%
Supplies & Services 3,452,448 986,692 28.6% 2,539,816 508,715 20.0%
Interdepartmental Charges 40,477 19,632 48.5% 44,144 21,465 48.6%
Total 6,118,639 2,136,171 34.9% 4,330,185 1,674,587 38.7%
Finance
Payroll 2,312,981 1,307,674 56.5% 2,149,949 1,155,086 53.7%
Supplies & Services 1,055,954 140,862 13.3% 1,068,058 135,860 12.7%
Interdepartmental Charges 310,091 153,427 49.5% 346,545 171,655 49.5%
Total 3,679,026 1,601,964 43.5% 3,564,552 1,462,601 41.0%
Non‐Expense/Dept.
Payroll 6,760 1,172 17.3% 146,785 39,129 26.7%
Supplies & Services 991,084 1,105,406 111.5% 1,590,638 859,959 54.1%
Transfers 753,453 11,276,727 1496.7% 500,000 250,000 50.0%
Total 1,751,297 12,383,305 707.1% 2,237,423 1,149,089 51.4%
Human Resources
Payroll 1,389,927 748,638 53.9% 1,474,719 761,051 51.6%
Supplies & Services 432,164 71,384 16.5% 448,320 34,667 7.7%
Interdepartmental Charges 96,974 47,921 49.4% 108,465 53,667 49.5%
Total 1,919,065 867,943 45.2% 2,031,503 849,385 41.8%
Economic & Comm Development
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Expenditures
FY2019‐20 FY2020‐21
Budget
Actuals
as of 12/31
%age of
Budget Budget
Actuals
as of 12/31
%age of
Budget
Payroll 5,483,581 2,940,514 53.6% 4,577,900 2,830,864 61.8%
Supplies & Services 8,096,294 929,754 11.5% 4,491,331 631,300 14.1%
Capital Outlay 60,000 ‐ 0.0% 60,000 ‐ 0.0%
Interdepartmental Charges 296,763 144,686 48.8% 327,516 160,063 48.9%
Total 13,936,637 4,014,954 28.8% 9,456,747 3,622,227 38.3%
Fire
Payroll 25,569,074 13,818,296 54.0% 26,547,762 15,513,479 58.4%
Supplies & Services 3,408,464 494,191 14.5% 2,554,957 546,765 21.4%
Interdepartmental Charges 1,849,825 772,503 41.8% 1,865,577 814,544 43.7%
Total 30,827,363 15,084,990 48.9% 30,968,296 16,874,788 54.5%
Police
Payroll 27,584,701 15,346,309 55.6% 28,575,330 15,226,298 53.3%
Supplies & Services 1,595,967 714,706 44.8% 1,474,257 565,955 38.4%
Interdepartmental Charges 1,891,262 932,559 49.3% 1,970,653 972,255 49.3%
Total 31,071,930 16,993,574 54.7% 32,020,240 16,764,509 52.4%
Public Works
Payroll 3,026,853 1,862,555 61.5% 2,825,654 1,544,196 54.6%
Supplies & Services 1,658,914 719,612 43.4% 2,050,049 637,511 31.1%
Interdepartmental Charges 1,019,505 506,503 49.7% 1,059,984 526,742 49.7%
Total 5,705,271 3,088,670 54.1% 5,935,686 2,708,450 45.6%
Library
Payroll 4,751,115 2,549,003 53.7% 4,706,672 2,508,358 53.3%
Supplies & Services 961,008 397,437 41.4% 816,759 339,152 41.5%
Interdepartmental Charges 573,980 273,304 47.6% 638,314 305,471 47.9%
Total 6,286,103 3,219,744 51.2% 6,161,744 3,152,981 51.2%
Parks and Recreation ‐ ‐
Payroll 13,039,349 7,019,985 53.8% 11,682,736 6,354,494 54.4%
Supplies & Services 3,739,485 1,876,862 50.2% 3,127,404 1,101,433 35.2%
Interdepartmental Charges 931,170 463,030 49.7% 982,306 488,598 49.7%
Total 17,710,005 9,359,877 52.9% 15,792,445 7,944,524 50.3%
CIP
Transfers 3,789,608 910,323 24.0% 7,429,073 830,759 11.2%
Total 3,789,608 910,323 24.0% 7,429,073 830,759 11.2%
Total General Fund
Expenditures 125,435,368 70,788,792 56.4% 122,364,622 57,995,907 47.4%
Information Technology* ‐
Payroll 1,555,490 811,031 52.1% 1,631,965 838,095 51.4%
Supplies & Services 2,930,178 615,912 21.0% 2,573,355 680,530 26.4%
Interdepartmental Charges 10,444 5,222 50.0% 10,469 5,235 50.0%
Total 4,496,113 1,432,166 31.9% 4,215,789 1,523,860 36.1%
* Non-General Fund; budgeted as internal service fund in Fund 785.
The expenditures outpacing revenues is fairly typical for the City’s cashflows for this time of year.
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In the first half of the current fiscal year, actual expenditures were greater than revenues by $10.1
million (revenues of $47.9 million less expenditures of $58.0 million). In comparison, in the first
half of the last fiscal year, actual expenditures were greater than revenues by almost $21.7 million
(revenues of $49.0 million less expenditures of $70.8 million). As discussed in October, much of
this mismatch is due to how the City pays its unfunded actuarial liability (UAL) to CalPERS. In
order to receive a discount, the City pays CalPERS its UAL payment in July as a lump sum. This
year, the UAL paid out of the General Fund exceeded $11.8 million.
C. ADDITIONAL GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST
The following are additional General Fund expenditure appropriations request totaling $495,000.
1. City Manager’s Office $150,000
Additional funds are sought to cover temporary staff costs necessary due to staff on leave
due to COVID-19 or otherwise; and to pursue City Council direction concerning an
entrepreneurial center/training center.
2. Finance $75,000
Recruiting for finance personnel in the public sector is becoming increasingly difficult. The
high demand, especially regionally, for experienced finance employees with government
sector backgrounds, the availability of well-paid finance positions in the private sector,
compounded by the City’s low pension formula for Classic employees make hiring for
Finance vacancies very challenging. The department currently has two Financial Analyst
II vacancies, one of which is under a hiring freeze. Given the operational need in the
department, Finance “over-hired” for the first Financial Analyst II vacancy and have made
a Financial Services Manager offer to an experienced professional who is expected to start
in February. The department expects that the additional cost of the over-hire can be
absorbed by the salary savings realized the first half of the fiscal year. However, given that
recruitment has already occurred for a Financial Analyst II and a candidate list is available,
Finance is requesting that Council approve a budget amendment of $75,000, effectively
unfreezing the second Financial Analyst II vacancy, for the remainder of the fiscal year
(February through June).
3. Fire $20,000
For the past several years, the Fire Department has been working to complete internal
reviews of each of its operational divisions. One of these divisions is Fire Prevention. An
analysis of the workload, personnel availability and average fee for inspection estimates
the Fire Prevention division has a work capacity deficiency. The department is requesting
funding to add an additional hourly Safety Inspector. The analysis conducted by the
department has shown that Safety Inspectors have a three-pronged positive effect for the
City:
(a) Generates revenue for the City that often exceed the actual personnel cost;
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(b) Improves the safety and service to the community; and
(c) Provides apprentice level personnel who would have a succession pathway into and
through the organization.
The amount above would cover personnel costs for the last quarter of FY2020-21.
4. Library $60,000
The Community Navigator pilot program is being brought to Council for approval on
February 10, 2021. It would strengthen or expand current City outreach efforts in order to
promote the community’s access to available resources; and to engage community in the
development of resources in response to current and future community identified needs
through a cultural and racial equity lens. The above would fund the efforts for this fiscal
year; the remaining cost for the program with be appropriated as part of the FY2021-22
budget process.
5. Parks and Recreation $190,000
In addition to the day-to-day execution of its mission, Parks and Recreation is planning for
the future. Specifically, funding is sought for a Childcare Master Plan, focused on the
City Council’s stated goal of “universal Pre-K;” and for a new Orange Memorial Park
Master Plan, reimagining the future of our City’s main park.
D. ADDITIONAL NON-GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST
The following are the additional non-General Fund expenditure appropriations requests:
1. Grand Ave. / Airport Blvd. Streetscape Improvement Project (ST1801) $2,600,000
Funding Source: E101 Traffic Impact Fund
An additional $2.6 million is being requested from East of 101 Traffic Impact Fee Fund to
fund the expected construction cost of the above project. The capital improvement project
currently already has a $1.525 million appropriation from the E101 Traffic Impact Fee
fund. The additional appropriation is necessary to complete the project.
2. General Plan Update (City Manager’s Office) $550,000
Funding Source: General Plan Impact Fund
An additional $550,000 is being requested from the General Plan Impact Fund to enable
additional activities related to the ongoing General Plan Update. Specific tasks include a
new Historical Resources Survey, additional community outreach regarding the zoning
code and overall plan, and additional transportation and financial studies/analysis. The
General Plan Impact Fund currently has a balance of $1,640,317.
VI. RESERVES AND FY2019‐20 GENERAL FUND SURPLUS CONSIDERATIONS
In FY 2019-20, General Fund revenues, excluding Measure W, were $120.5 million. In keeping
with the City’s Reserve Policy of maintaining 20 percent of operating revenues, the City’s reserves
levels will need to decrease slightly by approximately $300,000, from $24.4 million to $24.1
million.
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After meeting the reserves requirement noted above, the following is a summary of the City’s
Reserve Levels:
Table 5: Current City Reserves Summary
General Reserves $ 24,100,000
Pension Stabilization Reserves
+ Infrastructure Reserves
$ 5,546,000
$ 22,200,000
Total Reserve Levels $ 51,846,000
In addition to the above, the City also has available an additional $6.4 million from prior year
General Fund surplus if Council chooses to appropriate the additional $495,000 request detailed
in Section V.C. of this report. Please see the following table, which adds the mid-year
appropriations request:
Table 6: FY 2019-20 General Fund Surplus Summary
FY20 General Fund Surplus $ 16,317,969
Appropriations
Projected Shortfall FY2020‐21 $ 2,939,139
CIP for FY2020‐21 $ 4,509,171
Oct. 28, 2020 Appropriations $ 1,220,250
Add’l Proj. Revenue Adjustments* $ 670,240
Mid‐Year Appropriations Request $ 495,000
Total Projected Appropriations $ 9,883,780
General Fund Surplus less Prior Appropriations equals:
Net GF Unappropriated Surplus $ 6,434,169
Staff would like guidance from the Budget Subcommittee related to City priorities that would
determine the use of the above surplus. Consideration should be given to the ongoing global
pandemic, which has reduced city revenues, such as setting aside additional funds to stabilize
expected operational shortfalls in future years. According to a report released by Standard & Poor’s
on January 6, 2021, the outlook on the U.S. Local Government Sector remains negative. As it
states, “Local governments that have weaker financial reserves and less flexibility, and don’t
proactively manage their budgets in 2021, will be most at risk for credit deterioration.”
Staff also strongly recommends that any appropriations from the surplus be limited to one-time
projects, versus funding ongoing needs such as increasing staff or continuing operating costs. As
a financial best practice, one-time revenues should be used for one-time expenditures. Possible
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future one-time needs include:
Table 7: Unfunded Capital Projects
Description Estimated
Cost*
1 Oyster Point Sea Level Rise Protection $25M
2 Westborough Park Repairs $2M
3 Replace Fire Station 63 (MSB) $20M
4 Replace Fire Station 62 (E101) $20M
5 Orange Memorial Park Ballfields $14M
6 New Finance Computer System $5M
7 State Mandated Police Records System $2M
8 Oak Avenue Extension $16M
9 Purchase Parks and/or Open Space $7.5M
10 Replace City Pool Complex $25M
11 Grand Boulevard Initiative Phase III (local share) $1.7M
* Very preliminary and expected to change when requirements are better understood.
Additionally, medium-sized maintenance obligations related to city buildings, parks and other
public spaces will require funding. For example, the HVAC system at Terra Bay gymnasium
requires replacing at an estimated cost of $500,000. The City’s CalPERS (California Public
Employees’ Retirement System) obligations are another category where available surplus could
be spent. A future presentation to Council with recommendations is needed; however, notionally
a breakdown of the City’s surplus could look as follows:
Table 8: Notional Breakdown of City Reserves
General Reserves (20%) $ 24,100,000
Pension Stabilization Reserve $ 5,546,000
Add’l Economic Downturn Reserve $ 3,000,000
Infrastructure Reserve $ 5,000,000
Future Capital Needs $ 20,634,469
Total Reserve Levels $ 58,280,169
Staff recommends maintaining the strategy of keeping 20% of revenues in reserves as essential to
maintaining the City’s AAA-credit rating, plus keeping the pension stabilization reserve at its
present level. The above also maintains an infrastructure reserve, notionally at $5 million, to cover
unforeseen cost overruns on existing projects or unforeseen maintenance costs such as stormwater
sinkhole repair or roof replacement, while also allowing capacity for the City to take advantage of
any grant opportunity which may require a local match. Under the above scenario, the City is left
with $20.6M to program for future needs.
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CONCLUSION
The results of the FY2019-20 CAFR, with its healthy $16.3 million General Fund surplus levels,
reflects the robust development and strength of the larger Bay Area economy. However, it is
important to note that the high surplus would not have been attainable without the City’s early
actions to be fiscally conservative. The austerity measures, like limiting all non-essential spending,
enacting hiring freezes, and eliminating non-mission critical encumbrances bolstered the City’s
financial position for the year.
The City is entering a rather precarious time, as revenues are stressed, and expectations are that
local governments will take longer than the rest of the economy to recover to pre-COVID recession
revenue levels. Shifts in tax revenue trends are likely, especially as the worldwide pandemic has
dealt a near catatonic blow to the travel industry. The City’s high revenue levels, combined with
prudent policy decisions, are what will allow the City to maintain its enviable AAA-rating.
Staff recommends that the Budget Standing Committee accept the overview of the CAFR and refer
both the financial results and appropriation request to the February 10, 2021 Council meeting for
full Council acceptance.
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
CITY OF
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Prepared by:
Department of Finance
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CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
Table of Contents
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INTRODUCTORY SECTION
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................... i
Letter of Transmittal ......................................................................................................................................... v
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting ................................................................ ix
Organization Chart ............................................................................................................................................ x
City Council and Directory of City Officials .................................................................................................. xi
FINANCIAL SECTION
Independent Auditor's Report ...................................................................................................................... 1
Management’s Discussion and Analysis ....................................................................................................... 5
Basic Financial Statements:
Government-wide Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Position .................................................................................................................. 27
Statement of Activities ...................................................................................................................... 28
Fund Financial Statements:
Major Governmental Funds:
Balance Sheet ................................................................................................................................ 32
Reconciliation of Governmental Fund Balances to Net Position of Governmental Activities .... 34
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances ....................................... 36
Reconciliation of the Net Change in Fund Balances Total Governmental Funds with
the Statement of Activities ........................................................................................................ 38
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance – Budget and Actual –
Budgetary Basis:
General Fund ....................................................................................................................... 39
Low and Moderate Income Housing Assets ....................................................................... 40
Major Proprietary Funds:
Statement of Net Position .............................................................................................................. 42
Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Position ........................................ 43
Statement of Cash Flows ............................................................................................................... 44
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Fiduciary Funds:
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position ............................................................................................. 46
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position .......................................................................... 47
Notes to Basic Financial Statements ...................................................................................................... 49
Required Supplementary Information:
Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios-
Miscellaneous Plan .............................................................................................................. 96
Schedule of Contributions – Miscellaneous Plan .......................................................................... 97
Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios – Safety Plan ........................ 98
Schedule of Contributions – Safety Plan ....................................................................................... 99
Schedule of Changes in the Net OPEB Liability and Related Ratios ......................................... 100
Schedule of Contributions – Retiree Healthcare OPEB Plan ...................................................... 101
Notes to Schedule of Employer Contributions ............................................................................ 102
Supplementary Information:
General Fund:
Combining Balance Sheets ............................................................................................................. 106
Combining Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes
in Fund Balances ..................................................................................................................... 107
Combining Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes
in Fund Balance Budget and Actual - (Non GAAP Legal Basis) ........................................... 108
Major Governmental Funds Other Than the General Fund and Special Revenue Funds:
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance – Budget and Actual:
East of 101 Sewer Impact Fees Capital Projects Fund (Non GAAP Legal Basis) ................ 112
East of 101 Traffic Impact Fees Capital Projects Fund (Non GAAP Legal Basis) ............... 113
Child Care Impact Fees Capital Projects Fund (Non GAAP Legal Basis) ............................ 114
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Developer Deposit Capital Projects Fund (Non GAAP Legal Basis) .................................... 115
Capital Infrastructure Reserve Fund (Non GAAP Legal Basis) ............................................ 116
Capital Improvements Police Stations Capital Projects Fund (Non GAAP Legal Basis) ..... 117
Non-major Governmental Funds:
Combining Balance Sheet ............................................................................................................... 122
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes
in Fund Balances ..................................................................................................................... 126
Budgeted Non-major Government Funds:
Combining Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes
in Fund Balances – Budget and Actual ................................................................................... 130
Internal Service Funds:
Combining Statement of Net Position ............................................................................................ 138
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Position ....................... 139
Combining Statement of Cash Flows ............................................................................................. 140
Fiduciary Funds:
Statement of Changes in Assets and Liabilities – Agency Fund .................................................. 142
STATISTICAL SECTION
Net Position by Component – Last Ten Fiscal Years .................................................................... 145
Changes in Net Position - Last Ten Fiscal Years ........................................................................... 146
Fund Balances of Governmental Funds - Last Ten Fiscal Years ................................................... 150
Changes in Fund Balance of Governmental Funds – Last Ten Fiscal Years ................................ 152
Assessed Value of Taxable Property - Last Ten Fiscal Years ....................................................... 154
Direct and Overlapping Governments - Property Tax Rates
Last Ten Fiscal Years ................................................................................................................ 155
Principal Property Taxpayers – Current Year and Nine Years Ago .............................................. 157
Property Tax Levies and Collections – Last Ten Fiscal Years ...................................................... 158
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STATISTICAL SECTION (Continued)
Ratio of Outstanding Debt by Type – Last Ten Fiscal Years ........................................................ 159
Computation of Direct and Overlapping Debt ............................................................................... 160
Computation of Legal Bonded Debt Margin ................................................................................. 161
Revenue Bond Coverage Sewer Rental Enterprise Fund – Last Ten Fiscal Years ....................... 162
Sewer Debt Service Coverage Sewer Rental Enterprise Fund – Last Six Fiscal Years ................ 163
Redevelopment Pledged Revenue Coverage – Last Eight Fiscal Years ........................................ 164
Demographic and Economic Statistics – Last Ten Fiscal Years ................................................... 165
Principal Employers – Current Year and Nine Years Ago ............................................................ 166
Full-Time Equivalent City Governmental Employees by Function – Last Ten Fiscal Years ....... 167
Operating Indicators by Function/Program – Last Six Fiscal Years ............................................. 168
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program – Last Ten Fiscal Years ......................................... 169
Miscellaneous Information – Last Four Fiscal Years .................................................................... 170
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Government Finance Officers Association
Certificate of
Achievement
for Excellence
in Financial
Reporting
Presented to
City of South San Francisco
California
For its Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report
For the Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2019
Executive Director/CEO
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Citizens of South San Francisco
City Council
City Clerk
Rosa Govea Acosta
City Treasurer
Frank Risso
City Manager
Mike Futrell
City Attorney
Sky Woodruff
Assistant to the City
Manager
Christina Fernandez
Administrative Departments
Operating Departments
Fire Chief
Jess Magallanes
Public Works Director
Eunejune Kim
Library Director
Valerie Sommer
Parks and Recreation Director
Sharon Ranals
Econ . & Comm . Dev . Dir .
Alex Greenwood
Chief of Police
Jeff Azzopardi
Human Resources Director
Leah Lockhart
Finance Director
Janet Salisbury
Assistant City Manager/Chief
Sustainability Officer Sharon Ranals
Communications Director Leslie Arroyo
Mark Addiego, Mayor
Mark Nagales (District 2), Vice Mayor
James Coleman (District 4), Member
Flor Nicolas (AT LARGE), Member
Information Technology
Director
Tony Barrera
Capital Projects Director
Jacob Gilchrist
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City Council & Directory of Officials*
City Council
Mark Addiego Mayor
Mark Nagales (District 2) Vice Mayor
James Coleman (District 4) Councilmember
Buenaflor Nicolas (AT LARGE) Councilmember
Elected Officials
Rosa Govea Acosta City Clerk
Frank Risso City Treasurer
Appointed Officials
Mike Futrell City Manager
Sharon Ranals Assistant City Manager / Parks & Recreation Director
Janet Salisbury Finance Director
Leslie Arroyo Communications Director
Jeff Azzopardi Chief of Police
Tony Barrera Information Technology Director
Jacob Gilchrist Capital Projects Director
Alex Greenwood Economic & Community Development Director
Leah Lockhart Human Resources Director
Jess Magallanes Fire Chief
Eunejune Kim Public Works Director
Valerie Sommer Library Director
Budget Subcommittee
Mark Addiego
Buenaflor Nicolas
*As of December 30, 2020
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
Honorable Members of the City Council
City of South San Francisco, California
Report on Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type
activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of South San Francisco
(City), California, as of and for the year ended June 30, 2020, and the related notes to the financial statements,
which collectively comprise the City’s basic financial statements as listed in the Table of Contents.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design,
implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the
financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit. We did not audit the
discretely presented component unit financial statements of the South San Francisco Conference Center Authority
(Authority), which represents 0.91%, 1.62%, and 1.58%, respectively, of the assets, net position, and revenue of
the primary government. These component unit financial statements were audited by other auditors, whose
report thereon has been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to the amounts included for this
entity, is based solely on the report of the other auditors.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America
and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the
Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the
risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the City’s preparation and fair presentation of the
financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the City’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no
such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the
reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit
opinions.
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Opinions
In our opinion, based on our audit and the report of the other auditors, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities, the
business-type activities, the aggregate discretely presented component unit, each major fund, and the aggregate
remaining information of the City as of June 30, 2020, and the respective changes in financial position and,
where applicable, cash flows thereof and the respective budgetary comparisons listed in the Table of Contents as
part of the basic financial statements for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that Management’s Discussion
and Analysis and other Required Supplementary Information as listed in the Table of Contents be presented to
supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic financial
statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, who considers it to be an essential
part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic or
historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information in
accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of
inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for
consistency with management’s responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge
we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any
assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to
express an opinion or provide any assurance.
Other Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively
comprise the City’s basic financial statements. The Introductory Section, Supplemental Information, and
Statistical Section as listed in the Table of Contents are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not
required parts of the basic financial statements.
The Supplemental Information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to
the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements. The information has
been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and certain
additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying
accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial statements
themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States of America. In our opinion, the Supplemental Information is fairly stated, in all material respects,
in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole.
The Introductory and Statistical Sections have not been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit
of the basic financial statements and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on
them.
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Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated January 20, 2021 on
our consideration of the City’s internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with
certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that
report is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the
results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on internal control over financial reporting or on
compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing
Standards in considering the City’s internal control over financial reporting and compliance.
Pleasant Hill, California
January 20, 2021
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CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Required Supplementary Information
Government Accounting Standards Board Statement 34 (GASB 34) requires the City of South
San Francisco to provide an overview of its financial activities for the fiscal year. Please read
this in conjunction with the accompanying Transmittal Letter and Basic Financial Statements.
FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2019-20 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Summary:
The City of South San Francisco started Fiscal Year 2019-20 with a strong economy throughout
the region fueled by development growth from the biotechnology and housing sectors. In
February 2020, S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) assigned an issuer rating of triple A (“AAA”) to
the City. AAA is the highest rating possible and is important as higher ratings generally result in
lower borrowing costs. In a release announcing the rating, S&P noted the City's strong financial
position, bolstered by the local economic growth and development momentum. The solid
executive management, fiscally sound policies and practices, and sound budgetary performance
were also recognized.
From March 2020 to June 2020, the City was significantly impacted – both financially and
operationally – as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. In reaction to the COVID-19
pandemic, six Bay Area counties including San Mateo County, issued a Shelter-in-Place order
effective March 17, 2020, followed by the State of California’s similar Stay-at-Home order a few
days later. All non-essential businesses were ordered to close. The hospitality industry,
restaurants, city services and retail businesses were hit extremely hard. The San Francisco-
Oakland-Hayward Metropolitan Statistical Area unemployment rate increased from 2.8% in June
2019 to 12.6% in June 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The economic impacts of the global pandemic is the main driver for the $2.0 million decrease in
General Fund revenues (excluding operating transfers in) versus the prior year; this represents a
relatively modest decrease of 1.5%. The expected revenue decline as a result COVID-19 related
contractions, especially in sales taxes, transient occupancy taxes, intergovernmental, and charges
for services, were offset by the healthy growth in property taxes and licenses and permits
revenues, reflective of the strong fundamentals of the local economy.
As in years past, the General Fund reserves were fully funded in accordance with the City’s
Reserves Policy, which follows best practices as recommended by the Government Finance
Officers’ Association (GFOA).
City-wide financial highlights of the year include the following:
Total Net Position for Governmental Activities in FY 2019-20 increased by $29.6 million in
comparison to prior year (from $275 million to $305 million). The increase in assets is a
result of the continued growth in the local economy. Total liabilities increased by $73.9
million from the issuance of bonds related to the police facility, OPEB liability, and other
liabilities.
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Required Supplementary Information
Net pension liability to CalPERS for fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 increased by $10.4
million (5.69% increase) to $193.1 million. The City’s net pension liability for the prior
fiscal year was $182.7 million. The liability increase was driven by revised actuarial
valuations from CalPERS taking into account member contributions and investment earnings.
Cash and investments and Net Expenses from Governmental Activities increased compared
to the prior year, reflecting the ongoing strong development environment in South San
Francisco. Cash and investments increased $24.2 million or 12.3% from $195.4 million to
$219.6 million, while Net Expenses increased $22.1 million or 39.6% from $55.8 million to
$77.9 million.
Sales tax revenues for Governmental Funds remained relatively flat to FY 2018-19 at $32.3
million. The COVID-19 pandemic driven declines in the latter half of the year erased much
of the gains from the near record-breaking pace in sales tax collections from July 2019
through January 2020. This flat growth in FY 2019-20 is in stark contrast to the healthy
12.3% increase the City saw in FY 2018-19.
Transient Occupancy Tax (“TOT”) collections were the most dramatically impacted by the
Shelter-in-Place orders. TOT revenues declined by 19.1% to $13.8 million, representing a
$3.3 million decrease, versus the prior year. Much like sales tax, the City saw a dramatic
increase in TOT collections from July 2019 through January 2020, reflective of the strong
tourism and business economy in the region prior to the COVID-19. However, with leisure
and business travel dramatically falling with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, TOT
collections dropped precipitously from March 2020 through June 2020.
Revenue from licenses and permits for Governmental Funds increased $0.5 million or 3.2%
from $15.4 million to $15.9 million, reflecting the City’s diverse investments to broaden
development throughout the City. South San Francisco continues to see remarkable levels of
new construction, especially in the East of 101 area driven by non-residential and
biotechnology companies along with high density residential in the downtown area.
Intergovernmental revenues for Governmental Funds increased $5.1 million or 38.6% from
$13.2 million to $18.3 million, primarily due to the contribution of $6.1 million from the
Successor Agency for the Oyster Point Development Project and in addition, the prior year
included a one-time transfer of funds from San Mateo County for $0.7 million to purchase
open space on Sign Hill. The South San Francisco Fire Department responded to fewer
mutual aid events throughout the State of California due to the fire season. As such, the
California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) reimbursed the City $0.4 million less for
employee and equipment costs compared to FY 2018-19.
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Required Supplementary Information
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
This Comprehensive Annual Financial Report is in six parts:
1) The Introductory Section, which includes the Transmittal Letter and general information;
2) Management’s Discussion and Analysis (this part);
3) The Basic Financial Statements, which include the Government-wide and the Fund
Financial Statements, along with the notes accompanying these statements;
4) Required Supplementary Information and the accompanying notes;
5) Other Supplementary Information including combining statements for non-major
governmental funds, internal service funds, other budgetary information, and a fiduciary
statement of changes in assets and liabilities; and
6) The Statistical Section.
Basic Financial Statements
The Basic Financial Statements are comprised of the City-wide Financial Statements and the
Fund Financial Statements. These two sets of financial statements provide two different views of
the City’s financial activities and financial position.
The City-wide Financial Statements provide a longer-term view of the City’s activities as a
whole, and consist of the Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities. The
Statement of Net Position provides information about the financial position of the City as a
whole, including all its capital assets and long-term liabilities on the full accrual basis, similar to
the basis used by corporations. The Statement of Activities provides information about all the
City’s revenues and all its expenses, also on the full accrual basis, with the emphasis on
measuring net revenues or expenses of each the City’s programs. The Statement of Activities
provides a detailed explanation of the change in net position for the year.
All the amounts in the Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities are separated
into Governmental Activities and Business-type Activities in order to provide a summary of
these two activities of the City as a whole.
The Fund Financial Statements report the City’s operations in more detail than the government-
wide statements and focus primarily on the short-term activities of the City’s General Fund and
other Major Funds. The Fund Financial Statements measure only current revenues, expenditures,
and fund balances; they exclude capital assets, long-term debt and other long-term amounts.
Major Funds account for the major financial activities of the City and are presented individually,
while the activities of Non-major funds are presented in summary, with subordinate schedules
presenting the detail for each of these other funds. Major Funds are explained below.
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Required Supplementary Information
The fiduciary statements provide financial information about the activities of Non-Obligated
Assessment Districts, for which the City acts solely as agent.
Note 1 to the Basic Financial Statements provides a summary of the City’s significant
accounting policies, fund categories, and fund types.
City-wide Financial Statements
The Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities present information about the
following:
Governmental activities - All of the City’s basic services are considered to be governmental
activities, including general government, fire, public works, parks and recreation, library,
and economic and community development. These services are supported by general City
revenues such as taxes, and by specific program revenues from grants, contributions, and
fees.
The City’s governmental activities also include the City of South San Francisco Capital
Improvements Financing Authority and South San Francisco Public Facilities Financing
Authority, as the City Council also governs these entities.
Business-type activities - All the City’s enterprise activities are reported here, including
wastewater treatment, parking, and storm water management. Unlike governmental services,
user fees fully support most of these services.
Component Unit - The City of South San Francisco Conference Center Authority comprises
the component unit. The Authority serves the City and other interests and it has a governing
body separate from the City Council.
Citywide financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis, which means they measure the
flow of all economic resources of the City as a whole.
Fund Financial Statements
The Fund Financial Statements provide detailed information about each of the City’s most
significant funds, called Major Funds. Each Major Fund is presented individually, with all Non-
major Funds summarized and presented only in a single column. Subordinate schedules present
the detail of these Non-major funds. Major Funds present the major activities of the City for the
year, and may change from year to year as a result of changes in the pattern of City’s activities.
Fund Financial Statements include governmental, enterprise and internal service funds as
discussed below.
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Required Supplementary Information
Governmental Fund Financial Statements are prepared on the modified accrual basis, which
mean they measure only current financial resources and uses. Capital assets and other long-lived
assets, along with long-term liabilities, are not presented in the Governmental Fund Financial
Statements.
Enterprise and Internal Service Fund financial statements are prepared on the full accrual basis
and include all their assets, liabilities and deferred outflows/inflows of resources, current and
long-term.
Since the City’s Internal Service Funds provide goods and services only to the City’s
governmental and business-type activities, their activities are reported only in total at the Fund
level. Internal Service Funds may not be Major Funds because their revenues are derived from
other City Funds. These revenues are eliminated in the citywide financial statements and any
related profits or losses are returned to the activities which created them, along with any residual
net position of the Internal Service Funds.
Comparisons of Budget and Actual financial information are required in the Basic Financial
Statements only for the General Fund and other Major Funds that are Special Revenue Funds.
Fiduciary Statements
The City is the agent for certain assessment districts, holding amounts collected from property
owners which await transfer to these Districts’ bond trustees. The City’s fiduciary activities are
reported in the separate Statement of Fiduciary Net Position and the Statement of Changes in
Fiduciary Net Position. These activities are excluded from the City’s other financial statements
because the City cannot use these assets to finance its own operations.
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY AS A WHOLE
The following analyses focus on the net position and changes in the City’s Governmental
Activities (Tables 1 through 3 and Chart 1) and Business-type Activities (Tables 4 and 5), which
are presented in the City-wide Statement of Net Position and Statement of Activities. The
comparative results for FY 2019-20 are presented against FY 2018-19.
Governmental Activities
Net position may serve over time as a useful indicator of the City’s financial condition. Table 1
below shows that total assets deferred outflows of resources exceed the total liabilities and
deferred inflows of resources as of June 30, 2020 for governmental activities:
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Required Supplementary Information
Governmental Net Position
Table 1
Governmental Net Position at June 30
(In Millions)
The total net position for Governmental Activities increased by $29.6 million in FY 2019-20
compared to the prior year, reflecting significant increases in assets, primarily in other assets.
The increase in other assets is due to bond proceeds from the sale of bonds for the police facility.
Pursuant to GASB 75 requirements, the City, as in prior years, recognized the full OPEB liability
of $64.4 million. The City’s net pension liability increased $10.4 million to $193.1 million from
prior year’s liability of $182.7 million.
Increase / (Decrease)
2020 2019 Amount %
Cash and investments 219.6$ 195.4$ 24.2$ 12.4%
Other assets 90.5 36.6 53.9 147.3%
Capital assets 301.5 272.1 29.4 10.8%
Total assets 611.6 504.1 107.5 21.3%
Total outflows of resources 29.4 32.4 (3.0) (9.3%)
Total outflow of resources 29.4 32.4 (3.0) (9.3%)
Long‐term debt outstanding 56.8 5.3 51.5 971.7%
Other liabilities 276.3 253.9 22.4 8.8%
Total liabilities 333.1 259.2 73.9 28.5%
Deferred inflows of resources 3.2 2.2 1.0 45.5%
Total deferred inflow of resources 3.2 2.2 1.0 45.5%
Net position:
Net investment in capital assets 296.2 271.3 24.9 9.2%
Restricted 138.7 117.8 20.9 17.7%
Unrestricted (130.2) (114.0) (16.2) 14.2%
Total net position 304.7$ 275.1$ 29.6$ 10.8%
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Required Supplementary Information
The following table shows the changes in net position for governmental activities:
Table 2
Expense and Program Revenue Comparison in Governmental Activities
(In Millions)
Increase / (Decrease)
2020 2019 Amount %
Revenues
Program revenues:
Charges for services 48.8$ 62.7$ (13.9)$ (22.2%)
Operating grants and contributions 8.8 12.1 (3.3) (27.3%)
Capital grants and contributions 4.9 1.6 3.3 206.3%
Total program revenues 62.5$ 76.4$ (13.9)$ (18.2%)
General revenues:
Taxes:
Property taxes 37.4$ 33.5$ 3.9$ 11.6%
Sales taxes 31.8 31.8 0.0 0.0%
Transient occupancy taxes 13.8 17.1 (3.3) (19.3%)
Other taxes 9.1 9.5 (0.4) (4.2%)
Property taxes in lieu 7.5 7.2 0.3 4.2%
Investment earnings 6.4 4.8 1.6 33.3%
Miscellaneous 9.2 8.6 0.6 7.0%
Special Item 0.3 (0.5) 0.8 (154.0%)
Total general revenues 115.5$ 112.0$ 3.5$ 3.1%
Total revenues 178.0$ 188.4$ (10.4)$ (5.5%)
Expenses
General government 15.4$ 12.1$ 3.3$ 27.3%
Fire department 34.5 32.0 2.5 7.8%
Police department 36.1 33.0 3.1 9.4%
Public works department 17.7 20.4 (2.7) (13.2%)
Recreation and community development 19.6 18.0 1.6 8.9%
Library 6.7 6.2 0.5 8.1%
Economic and community development 9.8 10.6 (0.8) (7.5%)
Interest on long‐term debt 0.5 0.0 0.5
Total expenses 140.3$ 132.3$ 8.0$ 6.0%
Excess (deficiency) before transfers 37.7$ 56.1$ (18.4)$ (32.9%)
Transfers (8.1) (2.1) (6.0) 285.7%
Change in net position 29.6 54.0 (24.4) (45.2%)
Net position ‐ beginning 275.1 221.1 54.0 24.4%
Net position ‐ ending 304.7$ 275.1$ 29.6$ 10.7%
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Required Supplementary Information
Governmental program expenses increased by $8.0 million in comparison to the prior year due
to increase funding of the capital improvement programs such as the police facility, costs
associated with the COVID-19 health crisis, normal salary increases along with additional
expenditures related to professional services and enhanced collections by the Public Works
department.
Total revenues decreased by $10.4 million compared to FY 2018-19 reflecting the impact of
COVID-19 on city services, grants and contributions, and the hospitality industry.
For FY 2019-20, revenues for the City’s Governmental Activities Funds are distributed as
follows:
Chart 1
Revenues by Source - Governmental Activities FY 2019-20
Charges
for
Services
27%
Operating Grants
and
Contributions
5%
Capital Grants
and
Contributions
3%
Property taxes
25%
Sales taxes
18%
Transient
occupancy taxes
8%
Franchise fees
3%
Other taxes
2%
Interest and
rentals
4%
Miscellaneous
5%
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Required Supplementary Information
The revenue distribution in the above chart changed slightly from the prior year. Most
categories did not have a variance of 3% versus the prior year except for charges for services
(decreased by 6%) and property taxes (increased by 4%).
Similar to Table 2 above, Table 3 below illustrates the difference between program revenues and
expenses. Program revenues consist of capital and operating grants and contributions and fees
for services. General City revenues, such as property taxes, sales taxes, transient occupancy
taxes, licenses and permits, and investment earnings, cover the shortfall between program
revenues and program expenses.
Table 3
Net (Expense) Revenue from Services
Governmental Activities
(In Millions)
In FY 2019-20, the net expense for governmental activities increased by $22.1 million from
$55.8 million to $77.9 million, due to significant increases in expenditures from general
government, police department, and recreation and community services. Public Works
department continues to generate revenues driven by enhanced collections.
Business Type Activities
Table 4 below shows that total assets deferred outflows of resources exceed the total liabilities
and deferred inflow of resources as of June 30, 2020 for business-type activities:
Increase / (Decrease)
2020 2019 Amount %
General government (9.2)$ (2.8)$ (6.4)$ 228.6%
Fire department (28.4) (25.9) (2.5) 9.7%
Police department (33.3) (30.0) (3.3) 11.0%
Public works department 15.7 17.3 (1.6) (9.2%)
Recreation and community services (16.0) (12.8) (3.2) 25.0%
Library (5.9) (5.7) (0.2) 3.5%
Economic and community development (0.3) 4.1 (4.4) (107.3%)
Interest on long‐term debt (0.5) 0.0 (0.5)
Total (77.9)$ (55.8)$ (22.1)$ 39.6%
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Table 4
Business-type Net Position at June 30 (in Millions)
The total net position for business-type activities increased by $13.5 million compared to the
prior year. Total assets increased by $30.5 million, or 18.5%, reflecting increases of capital
assets related to construction in the WQCP Wet Weather and Digester Improvements Project and
other projects. However, total liabilities increased by $16.5 million due to drawdowns of $19.6
million on the 2018 Clean Water State Revolving Fund and offset by debt service payments on
the other loans.
Increase / (Decrease)
2020 2019 Amount %
Cash and Investments 27.3$ 26.1$ 1.2$ 4.6%
Other assets 3.6 0.5 3.1 620.0%
Capital assets 164.8 138.6 26.2 18.9%
Total assets 195.7 165.2 30.5 18.5%
Deferred outflows related to pension 3.3 3.6 (0.3) (8.3%)
Total Deferred outflow of resources 3.3 3.6 (0.3) (8.3%)
Long‐term liabilities outstanding 47.8 33.2 14.6 44.0%
Other liabilities 36.8 34.9 1.9 5.4%
Total liabilities 84.6 68.1 16.5 24.2%
Deferred inflows related to pension 0.4 0.2 0.2 100.0%
Total deferred inflow of resources 0.4 0.2 0.2 100.0%
Net position:
Net investment in capital assets 112.0 100.5 11.5 11.4%
Restricted 0.0 0.0 0.0
Unrestricted 2.0 0.0 2.0 100.0%
Total net position 114.0$ 100.5$ 13.5$ 13.4%
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Table 5 below shows the changes in net position for business-type activities:
Table 5
Change in Business-type Net Position
(In Millions)
Business-type activities ended the fiscal year with a positive change in its net position by $13.5
million compared to $7.2 million the previous fiscal year. This positive $13.5 million change
was partially attributable to revenues from sanitary sewer service fee rate increases, operating
grants and contributions, and transfers.
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CITY’S FUNDS
Governmental Funds
Governmental funds highlight the City’s near-term inflows, outflows, and balances of spendable
resources. Such information can be helpful in determining the City’s financial status.
Unrestricted fund balance is a major indicator of designated and uncommitted resources
available for spending in future fiscal years.
Increase / (Decrease)
2020 2019 Amount %
Expenses
Sewer Enterprise 26.2$ 25.7$ 0.5$ 1.9%
Parking District 1.1 0.9 0.2 22.2%
Storm Water 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0%
Total expenses 28.5 27.8 0.7 2.5%
Revenues
Program Revenues
Charges for Services 25.7 25.8 (0.1) (0.4%)
Operating grants and contributions 7.4 6.5 0.9 13.8%
Total program revenues 33.1 32.3 0.8 2.5%
General revenues
Investment earnings 0.8 0.6 0.2 33.3%
Total general revenues 0.8 0.6 0.2 33.3%
Excess (deficiency) before transfers 5.4 5.1 0.3 5.9%
Transfers 8.1 2.1 6.0 285.7%
Change in net position 13.5 7.2 6.3 87.5%
Net position ‐ beginning (as adjusted) 100.5 93.3 7.2 7.7%
Net position ‐ ending 114.0$ 100.5$ 13.5$ 13.4%
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At June 30, 2020, the City’s governmental funds reported combined fund balances of $254.9
million, an increase of $69.7 million, or 37.7%, compared to the prior year. The General Fund
ending fund balance was $85.1 million, reflecting a slight increase of $0.2 million, or 0.2%.
Total governmental fund revenues decreased by $10.6 million or 5.7%, from $187.1 million to
$176.5 million, with significant decreases in charges for services, transient occupancy taxes and
other revenues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Total governmental fund expenditures increased by $12.9 million or 9.2%, from $139.8 million
to $152.7 million, largely stemming from increased Capital Improvement project expenditures
for the police facility and costs associated with the COVID-19 health crisis. In addition, the
City’s personnel costs for salaries and pensions increased in accordance with negotiated
Memorandums of Understanding and increases in the cost for various benefits, primarily
pensions and healthcare.
Comparison of Final Budgets to Original Adopted Budget
The budget is initially adopted by the City Council in June, based on revenue projections that are
up to date through May. Between May and the end of the fiscal year, there can be major
fluctuations in revenues depending on the economy and/or actions by the State of California.
There can also be significant changes to departmental expenditure budgets to the extent
unforeseen expenses occur. In the Fund Financial Statements, the page titled “Statement of
Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances Budget and Actual” later in this
document shows the initial adopted and final budgets for the General Fund. Significant changes
between the adopted and final budgets are described below:
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Table 6
Comparison of Final Budgets to Original Adopted Budget (in Thousands)
Original Final Pct Discussion:
Revenues Budget Budget Change Change (Items of more than 5% and $100,000 variance)
Property taxes 36,659$ 36,659$ -$
Sales taxes 31,133 31,133 -
Transient occupancy taxes 16,855 16,855 -
Other taxes 6,058 6,058 -
Franchise Fee 4,000 4,000 -
Intergovernmental 1,627 2,663 1,036 63.7%
Reflects various grants to Fire Department for fire
suppression, Public Works Department for street cleaning
and traffic signal maintenance, Police Department, and
Library Department.
Interest and rentals 3,059 3,059 -
Licenses and permits 12,131 12,131 -
Charges for services 10,418 10,418 -
Fines and forfeitures 619 619 -
Other 182 182 -
Total 122,741$ 123,777$ 1,036$ 0.8%
Original Final Pct Discussion:
Expenditures Budget Budget Change Change (Items of more than 5% and $100,000 variance)
City Council 290$ 290$ -$
City Clerk 1,057 1,091 34 3.2%
City Treasurer 143 143 -
City Attorney 1,116 1,116 -
City Manager 2,543 6,001 3,458 136.0% Accounts for updating the General Plan
Finance 3,294 3,852 558 16.9%Accounts for carryover purchase orders and the transfer of
staff from City Manager's Office to Finance Department
Non-Departmental 998 1,453 455 45.6% Accounts for Citywide Clean Team
Human Resources 1,795 2,019 224 12.5%Accounts for carryover purchase orders from prior year
and Summer Youth Program
Fire 29,609 30,984 1,375 4.6%
Police 30,927 31,072 145 0.5%
Public Works 5,018 5,755 737 14.7%
Accounts for carryover purchase orders from prior year for
operation of Street, Inventory and Assessment and various
capital improvement programs.
Parks and Recreation 17,763 17,894 131 0.7%
Library 6,132 6,675 543 8.9% Accounts for various local and State grants
Economic and Community
Development 9,926 13,935 4,009 40.4%Accounts for carryover purchase orders from prior year for
plan review and building inspection professional services.
Total 110,611$ 122,280$ 11,669$ 10.5%
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Analysis of Major Governmental Funds
General Fund
Revenues. In FY 2019-20, total General Fund revenues, excluding transfers in, were $130.9
million, which was $4.9 million, or 3.9% over the final amended budget. Total General Fund
expenditures, excluding transfers out, ended FY 2019-20 at $107.7 million. Overall, including
transfers, the General Fund ended FY 2019-20 with a surplus of $0.2 million, predominantly due
to the items discussed below.
Property tax collections in FY 2019-20 was $42.8 million, which was $6.2 million or 16.9% over
budget. This was mainly due to higher than expected increases in assessed values and new
properties added to the tax roll.
Sales tax revenues, including Measure W, was $31.6 million, which was $0.4 million or 1.4%
over budget. Last year, sales tax receipts were 9.9% over budget.
Transient occupancy taxes came in at $13.8 million, which was $3.0 million or 18.0% below
budget. Demand for travel and lodging throughout the area fell significantly after March 2020
due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Licenses and permits revenues were $15.9 million, which was $3.8 million or 31.1% over
budget, setting an all-time record for a fiscal year. The strong demand for licenses and permits
were primarily attributable to non-residential and bio-tech development in the East of 101 area
and high density residential development in the downtown area.
Charges for services was $10.0 million, which was $0.4 million or 4.2% below budget, due to
the reduction in city services resulting from the Shelter-in-Place order.
Expenditures. General Fund expenditures, excluding transfers out, were $8.9 million, or 7.3%
under the final amended budget. Higher than expected expenditures for the City Manager’s
Office is due to professional services related to updating the City’s General Plan and the Public
Works Department as a result of additional capital improvement projects. Compared to the prior
year, General Fund expenditures decreased from $114.4 million to $113.4 million, driven by
expenditure “savings” as a result of staff vacancies in multiple departments, available state and
local grants, and reduced city services due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As of June 30, 2020, the General Fund total fund balance was $85.1 million, which included
$17.7 million in committed reserves, $18.4 million in restricted reserves, and $43.3 million in
unassigned reserves. The unassigned reserves are designated by the City Council based on the
City’s Reserves Policy, which follows best practices from the Government Finance Officers’
Association (GFOA) of between 15-20 percent of General Fund operating revenue. Within the
City’s unassigned reserves, the City Council designated funds for economic contingencies,
potential catastrophe and budget contingencies.
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City Housing Fund
Up until Redevelopment Agencies were abolished in FY 2011-12 by the State of California
under ABX1 26, the City set aside 20% of Redevelopment property taxes to fund the provision
of new affordable housing units, as well as the operation and maintenance of housing stock that
the Redevelopment Agency had already funded. That fund was formerly called the
Low/Moderate Income Housing Fund. With its source of funding (20% of Redevelopment
property tax dollars) abolished, the City Council voted to take on the operations of the former
housing units by becoming the Housing Successor Agency, with activities funded primarily from
the rental revenues received by the City for those City-owned occupied housing units. Any
shortfall between the rents received and the operations and maintenance costs of those housing
units are funded by either one time grants or by the General Fund. Any fund balances will be
held for future housing property maintenance needs.
As of June 30, 2020, the fund balance was $6 million. In FY 2019-20, the City Housing Fund
received for $0.3 million in revenues. The fund had $0.3 million in expenses, the majority of
which was for administrative staff costs to support the City’s Housing Division.
Capital Improvement Fund
The City consolidates and reports its governmental fund-type capital project expenditures in this
fund. Resources consist of transfers from the General Fund, major and non-major funds,
developer impact fees, and gasoline taxes and transportation sales taxes from non-major
governmental funds. Resources also come from federal, state, and local grants, contributions
from other cities, utilities and private developers. Entire capital projects are appropriated in one-
year, but expended over multiple years, with unspent appropriations carried forward year-to-year
until completion.
Developer Impact Fees
To ensure developers pay their fair share of the impact on the City’s capital and infrastructure,
the City imposes impact fees on new developments. In FY 2019-20, South San Francisco
experienced a robust development environment that accounted for significant collection of
developer impact fees and interest earned including $1.5 million in East of 101 Sewer Impact
Fees for upgrades at Pump Station #2 and #14, $5.1 million in East of 101 Traffic Impact Fees
for Adaptive Traffic Control System, South Airport Bridge Replacement, Traffic Improvements,
and other various projects, $0.7 million in Child Care Impact Fees for the construction of a new
preschool facility, and $1.2 million in Oyster Point Improvement Impact Fees to repay a loan
from the South San Francisco Successor Agency.
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Other Governmental Funds
Presented as a group in the Basic Financial Statements, these funds are individually presented as
Supplementary Information.
Enterprise Funds
Sewer Enterprise Fund
The Sewer Enterprise fund reported operating income (before non-operating revenues and
operating transfers) of $5.6 million in FY 2019-20. Operating revenues increased $1.3 million
or 4.3% from $29.9 million to $31.2 million. Operating expenses increased $0.6 million or 2.8%
from $24.9 million to $25.5 million, reflecting the impact of increases in employee
compensation along with slight increases in normal expenditures like professional services and
supplies.
Parking District Fund
In FY 2019-20, the Parking District fund reported an operating loss (before non-operating
revenues and operating transfers) of $0.2 million compared to an operating income of $0.3
million last year. Operating revenues decreased by $0.2 million or 19.0% from $1.2 million to
$1.0 million, primarily due to loss revenues from parking meters as a result of the Shelter-in-
Place order. Operating expenses increased by $0.2 million or 24.9% from $0.9 million to $1.1
million due to higher personnel cost and professional services expenditures.
Storm Water Fund
The Storm Water Fund is used to account for resources needed to fund storm drain and storm
infrastructure operations, maintenance, capital replacement, and compliance with various federal
and state regulations regarding storm water runoff. Revenues totaled $0.4 million, primarily
from a levy on property owners. Transfers in totaled $1.1 million, primarily comprised of $0.3
million from the General Fund and $0.8 million from non-major governmental funds. Expenses
totaled $1.2 million, which was flat from prior year. Net position increased $0.9 million or 20%
from $4.5 million to $5.4 million.
CAPITAL ASSETS
Generally accepted accounting principles require the City to add infrastructure to its reportable
capital assets. Infrastructure includes streets, drainage systems, and traffic control and safety
devices. The City has successfully reported on the depreciated value of all such assets acquired
or built since 1980. The City reports the depreciated book value of other types of capital assets
such as buildings, land, equipment and furniture, on the City-wide Statement of Net Position.
Such information is summarized below and is more completely detailed in Note 3 to the Basic
Financial Statements. The City depreciates all its capital assets, except land and construction in
progress.
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At June 30, 2020, the City had $466.3 million in capital assets, net of depreciation, representing
a substantial increase of $55.6 million from the prior year, driven primarily by in progress
construction projects.
The City’s various capital asset types used in governmental and business-type activities, are
illustrated in Table 7 below:
Table 7
Capital Assets (in Millions) at June 30
Increase / (Decrease)
2020 2019 Amount %
Governmental Activities:
Land 66.7$ 67.9$ (1.2)$ (1.8%)
Buildings and improvements 96.3 96.2 0.1 0.1%
Equipment and vehicles 24.4 22.8 1.6 7.0%
Furniture and fixtures 2.6 2.6 0.0 0.0%
Infrastructure ‐ streets 200.1 199.7 0.4 0.2%
Infrastructure ‐ traffic control devices 12.6 10.8 1.8 16.7%
Infrastructure ‐ storm drains 8.9 8.9 0.0 0.0%
Construction in progress 71.4 35.3 36.1 102.3%
Less accumulated depreciation (181.5) (172.1) (9.4) 5.5%
Totals 301.5$ 272.1$ 29.4$ 10.8%
Business‐type Activities
Land 0.8$ 0.8$ ‐$ 0.0%
Buildings and improvements 67.1 67.1 0.0 0.0%
Clean water facilities and transmission line 79.9 79.9 0.0 0.0%
Infrastructure ‐ storm drains 6.2 5.6 0.6 10.7%
Infrastructure ‐ streets 7.3 7.3 0.0 0.0%
Equipment and vehicles 18.5 18.5 0.0 0.0%
Construction in progress 55.4 25.1 30.3 120.7%
Less accumulated depreciation (70.4) (65.7) (4.7) 7.2%
Totals 164.8$ 138.6$ 26.2$ 18.9%
Total City 466.3$ 410.7$ 55.6$ 13.5%
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DEBT ADMINISTRATION
Each of the City’s debt issuances is discussed in detail in Note 5 to the Basic Financial
Statements. A summary of the City’s outstanding debt for the past two fiscal years is as follows
(excluding unamortized bond premiums):
Table 8
Outstanding Debt
(In Millions) at June 30
In February 2020, the City of South San Francisco Public Facilities Financing Authority issued
$43,905,000 lease revenue bonds, Series 2020A for the acquisition, construction, and installation
of certain capital improvements for the police facility.
The increase of $15.0 million in Business-type Activities outstanding debt stems from the
drawdown of additional $19.6 million State Water Resources Board loan and the retirement of
$4.6 million during the fiscal year 2020.
The largest remaining debt obligations are the following:
- Four loans to the City’s Sewer Enterprise Fund from the State Water Resources
Control Board to finance the expansion of the City’s water quality control plant and
pay for Wet Weather improvements which will improve environmental impacts on
the Bay. Principal and interest repayments commence on the loans upon completion
of the project related to each loan package. The four current loans outstanding have
fixed interest of 2.6%, 2.5%, 2.4% and 1.8% are due in 2022, 2026 and 2028.
Because of the regional benefits and equity interest in these projects, the City of San
Bruno shares in the loan repayments for the first two of the four current loans.
Increase / (Decrease)
Governmental Activities 2020 2019 Amount %
Lease Revenue Bonds 43.9$ ‐$ 43.9$ 100.0%
Plus: Unamortized Bond Premium 9.9 9.9 100.0%
Loan payable to Successor Agency 3.6 4.8 (1.2) (25.0%)
Capital leases 0.5 0.8 (0.3) (37.5%)
Total Governmental Activities Outstanding Debt 57.9$ 5.6$ 52.3$ 933.9%
Business‐type Activities
State Water Resources Board loans 50.1$ 35.1$ 15.0$ 42.7%
2005 Sewer Bonds 2.7 3.0 (0.3) (10.0%)
Total Business‐type Activities Outstanding Debt 52.8$ 38.1$ 14.7$ 38.6%
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ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The economic outlook and major accomplishments of the City are discussed in the
accompanying Transmittal Letter.
CONTACTING THE CITY’S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
This Comprehensive Annual Financial Report is intended to provide readers with a general
overview of the City’s finances. Questions about this report or requests for additional financial
information should be directed to the City of South San Francisco Finance Department, P.O. Box
711, South San Francisco, CA 94083, and phone (650) 877-8512. The City’s website is at
www.ssf.net.
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CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION AND
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
The Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities summarize the entire City’s financial
activities and financial position.
The Statement of Net Position reports the excess of the City’s total assets and deferred outflows of
resources over the City’s total liabilities and deferred inflows of resources, including all the City’s capital
assets and all its long-term debt. The Statement of Net Position focuses the reader on the composition of
the City’s net position, by subtracting total liabilities and deferred inflows of resources from total assets
and deferred outflows of resources.
The Statement of Net Position summarizes the financial position of all the City’s Governmental Activities
in a single column, and the financial position of all the City’s Business-Type Activities in a single
column; these columns are followed by a total column which presents the financial position of the entire
City.
The City’s Governmental Activities include the activities of its General Fund, along with all its Special
Revenue, Capital Projects and Debt Service Funds. Since the City’s Internal Service Funds service these
Funds, their activities are consolidated with Governmental Activities, after eliminating inter-fund
transactions and balances. The City’s Business Type Activities include all its Enterprise Fund activities.
The Statement of Activities reports increases and decreases in the City’s net position. It is also prepared
on the full accrual basis, which means it includes all the City’s revenues and all its expenses, regardless of
when cash changes hands. This differs from the “modified accrual” basis used in the Fund financial
statements, which reflect only current assets, current liabilities, available revenues and measurable
expenditures.
The Statement of Activities presents the City’s expenses first, listed by program, and follow these with
the expenses of its business-type activities. Program revenues—that is, revenues which are generated
directly by these programs—are then deducted from program expenses to arrive at the net expense of each
governmental and business-type program. The City’s general revenues are then listed in the
Governmental Activities or Business-type Activities column, as appropriate, and the Change in Net
Position is computed and reconciled with the Statement of Net Position.
Both these Statements include the financial activities of the City, the City of South San Francisco Capital
Improvements Financing Authority, the Parking Authority of the City of South San Francisco and the
City of South San Francisco Public Facilities Financing Authority that are legally separate but are
component units of the City because they are controlled by the City, which is financially accountable for
the activities. Data for the South San Francisco Conference Center Authority is reflected as a discretely
presented component unit of the City. This data is presented separately from other funds of the City to
reflect operations under control of a governing body with a voting majority which is different from the
City Council.
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Component Unit
Primary Government South San Francisco
Governmental Business-Type Conference
Activities Activities Total Center
ASSETS
Cash and investments (Note 2)$219,566,116 $27,325,296 $246,891,412 $4,167,754
Receivables:
Accounts 16,767,546 1,945,842 18,713,388 132,024
Accrued interest 933,169 106,435 1,039,604
Loans 1,568,273 1,568,273
Due from Conference Center 60,650 60,650
Deposit 289,790 289,790 30,589
Inventory 574 574
Prepaid items 1,074,537 1,074,537
Restricted cash and investments (Note 2)49,539,457 1,544,799 51,084,256
Properties held for redevelopment (Note 1N)20,272,633 20,272,633
Capital assets (Note 3):
Nondepreciable 138,045,760 56,196,895 194,242,655 77,670
Depreciable, net accumulated depreciation 163,437,708 108,577,040 272,014,748 3,033,599
Total Assets 611,556,213 195,696,307 807,252,520 7,441,636
DEFERRED OUTFLOW OF RESOURCES
Related to pension (Note 7)23,107,237 2,567,470 25,674,707
Related to OPEB (Note 9)6,291,000 699,000 6,990,000
Total Deferred Outflow of Resources 29,398,237 3,266,470 32,664,707
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 8,480,313 2,921,965 11,402,278 121,235
Accrued salaries and benefits 3,416,228 3,416,228 74,698
Accrued interest payable 152,583 397,273 549,856
Other payables 2,747,749 1,730,714 4,478,463
Deposits 4,190,223 7,500 4,197,723 348,385
Unearned revenue 1,186,224 238,330 1,424,554
Accrued insurance losses (Note 11):
Due within one year 643,224 643,224
Due in more than one year 14,322,000 14,322,000
Compensated absences obligation (Note 1L):
Due within one year 4,445,590 492,267 4,937,857
Due in more than one year 3,892,630 256,939 4,149,569
Debt and capital lease obligations (Note 5):
Due within one year 1,139,252 5,038,675 6,177,927
Due in more than one year 56,753,858 47,766,932 104,520,790
Net OPEB Liability - due in more than one year (Note 9)57,920,400 6,435,600 64,356,000
Net pension liability - due in more than one year (Note 7)173,773,619 19,308,180 193,081,799
Total Liabilities 333,063,893 84,594,375 417,658,268 544,318
DEFERRED INFLOW OF RESOURCES
Related to pension (Note 7)2,531,087 281,232 2,812,319
Related to OPEB (Note 9)702,000 78,000 780,000
Total Deferred Inflow of Resources 3,233,087 359,232 3,592,319
NET POSITION (Note 6)
Net investment in capital assets 296,243,640 111,968,328 408,211,968 3,111,269
Restricted for:
Debt service
Special revenue projects 39,038,800 39,038,800
Capital projects 81,290,558 81,290,558
Redevelopment and community development activities 18,372,633 18,372,633
Total Restricted Net Position 138,701,991 138,701,991
Unrestricted (130,288,161)2,040,842 (128,247,319)3,786,049
Total Net Position $304,657,470 $114,009,170 $418,666,640 $6,897,318
See accompanying notes to financial statements
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
JUNE 30, 2020
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Operating Capital
Charges for Grants and Grants and
Functions/Programs Expenses Services Contributions Contributions
Primary Government
Governmental Activities:
General Government $15,378,452 $5,217,199 $990,684
Fire 34,442,874 6,073,247 5,074
Police 36,095,698 2,092,791 729,756
Public Works 17,737,243 23,355,636 5,132,245 $4,930,640
Parks and Recreation 19,620,848 2,872,786 778,448
Library 6,728,102 97,603 674,866
Economic and Community Development 9,837,938 9,067,781 446,481
Interest on long term debt 512,376
Total Governmental Activities 140,353,531 48,777,043 8,757,554 4,930,640
Business-type Activities
Sewer 26,213,885 24,296,811 6,887,043
Parking District 1,116,840 1,003,222
Storm Water 1,206,694 412,707 552,998
Total Business-type Activities 28,537,419 25,712,740 7,440,041
Total Primary Government $168,890,950 $74,489,783 $16,197,595 $4,930,640
Component Unit
Conference Center $3,757,978 $1,413,138
General revenues:
Taxes:
Property taxes
Sales taxes
Transient occupancy taxes
Franchise Fees
Other taxes
Motor vehicle in lieu, unrestricted
Property taxes in lieu of vehicle license fees
Investment earnings
Gain from sale of property
Miscellaneous
Special Item:
Proceeds from sale of common interest (Note 12D)
Remittance of land sale proceeds to taxing entities
Transfers (Note 4)
Total general revenues, special item and transfers
Change in Net Position
Net Position - Beginning
Net Position - Ending
See accompanying notes to financial statements
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Program Revenues
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Component Unit
South
San Francisco
Governmental Business-Type Conference
Activities Activities Total Center
($9,170,569) ($9,170,569)
(28,364,553) (28,364,553)
(33,273,151) (33,273,151)
15,681,278 15,681,278
(15,969,614) (15,969,614)
(5,955,633) (5,955,633)
(323,676) (323,676)
(512,376) (512,376)
(77,888,294) (77,888,294)
$4,969,969 4,969,969
(113,618) (113,618)
(240,989) (240,989)
4,615,362 4,615,362
(77,888,294) 4,615,362 (73,272,932)
($2,344,840)
37,415,367 37,415,367
31,855,027 31,855,027
13,829,025 13,829,025 1,794,405
4,594,577 4,594,577
4,515,376 4,515,376
53,089 53,089
7,457,005 7,457,005
6,384,253 824,916 7,209,169 132,580
9,152,218 9,152,218 10,570
1,247,950 1,247,950
(971,011) (971,011)
(8,060,646) 8,060,646
107,472,230 8,885,562 116,357,792 1,937,555
29,583,936 13,500,924 43,084,860 (407,285)
275,073,534 100,508,246 375,581,780 7,304,603
$304,657,470 $114,009,170 $418,666,640 $6,897,318
Primary Government
Net (Expenses) Revenues and Changes in Net Position
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FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Major funds are defined generally as having significant activities or balances in the current year.
The funds described below were determined to be Major Funds by the City in fiscal 2020. Individual
non-major funds may be found in the Supplemental section.
GENERAL FUND
This fund accounts for resources traditionally associated with government, such as administration, public
safety, library, parks maintenance, and recreation, outside of those accounted for in other funds.
LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING ASSETS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
To account for the activities related to the assets assumed by the City as Housing Successor to the
housing activities of the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of South San Francisco. The main
source of revenue for this fund is the repayment of loans restricted for housing activities.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
To account for expenditures associated with the acquisition, construction, or improvement of City owned
facilities and infrastructure. Funding comes from the general fund, special revenue funds, grants and fees.
EAST OF 101 SEWER IMPACT FEES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
These fees provide new development’s share of new and rehabilitated sewer collection and treatment
facilities to serve the East of Highway 101 area.
EAST OF 101 TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
These fees are to provide new development’s share of new and expanded roadway and intersection
improvements to serve the East of Highway 101 area.
CHILD CARE IMPACT FEES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
These citywide fees provide new development’s share of new and expanded childcare facilities to serve
the childcare needs of working parents.
DEVELOPER DEPOSIT FUND
To account for a deposit by a large corporation for various capital projects the developer agreed to fund.
CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESERVE FUND
Replacement, upgrade, and maintenance of the City’s infrastructure are backlogged, constituting a
significant liability. Funds are set aside in this fund as part of the budget process and as part of the City’s
reserve policy to address the replacement and/or upgrade of the city infrastructure (such as parks,
buildings, facilities, streets, sidewalks, and storm water facilities).
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT POLICE STATION CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
To account for expenditures associated with the acquisition, construction, and installation of certain
capital improvements constituting to new City police station located within the City’s new Civic Center
Campus, and related improvements, facilities and equipment’s, and pay the costs incurred in connection
with the issuance of the Series 2020A Bonds.
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GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
BALANCE SHEET
JUNE 30, 2020
Capital Projects Funds
Low and Moderate East of 101
General Income Capital Sewer
Fund Housing Assets Improvement Impact Fees
ASSETS
Cash and investments (Note 2)$61,426,353 $5,126,649 $775,253 $5,385,188
Receivables:
Accounts 7,813,980 39,303 8,129,238
Accrued interest 243,824 24,294 22,652
Due from Conference Center 60,650
Loans 837,839
Due from other funds (Note 4B)4,400,000
Inventory 574
Restricted cash and investments (Note 2)352,797
Properties held for redevelopment (Note 1N)18,372,633
Total Assets $92,670,811 $6,028,085 $8,904,491 $5,407,840
LIABILITIES
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $2,018,069 $18,021 $2,230,534
Accrued salaries and benefits 3,416,228
Other payable 186,956 1,636,896
Deposits 1,935,463
Unearned revenue 401,412
Due to other funds (Note 4B)4,400,000
Total Liabilities 7,556,716 18,021 8,668,842
FUND BALANCE
Fund Balances (Note 6):
Nonspendable 574
Restricted 18,372,633 6,010,064 $5,407,840
Committed 17,723,338
Assigned 5,720,788
Unassigned 43,296,762 235,649
Total Fund Balances (Deficits)85,114,095 6,010,064 235,649 5,407,840
Total Liabilities and Fund Balances (Deficits)$92,670,811 $6,028,085 $8,904,491 $5,407,840
See accompanying notes to basic financial statements
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Capital Projects Funds
East of 101 Capital Capital Other Total
Traffic Child Care Developer Infrastructure Improvement Governmental Governmental
Impact Fees Impact Fees Deposit Reserve Fund Police Station Funds Funds
$24,909,470 $6,157,689 $18,140 $29,224,045 $51,128,905 $184,151,692
767,348 16,749,869
106,276 27,519 943 139,879 207,923 773,310
60,650
730,434 1,568,273
4,400,000
574
$49,099,081 87,579 49,539,457
1,900,000 20,272,633
$25,015,746 $6,185,208 $19,083 $29,363,924 $49,099,081 $54,822,189 $277,516,458
$2,246,031 $372,258 $6,884,913
3,416,228
248,541 509,660 2,582,053
$2,295 2,252,465 4,190,223
784,812 1,186,224
4,400,000
2,295 2,494,572 3,919,195 22,659,641
574
$25,015,746 $6,185,208 16,788 46,604,509 50,902,994 158,515,782
17,723,338
$29,363,924 35,084,712
43,532,411
25,015,746 6,185,208 16,788 29,363,924 46,604,509 50,902,994 254,856,817
$25,015,746 $6,185,208 $19,083 $29,363,924 $49,099,081 $54,822,189 $277,516,458
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GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
BALANCE SHEET - RECONCILIATION OF GOVERNMENTAL
FUND BALANCES TO NET POSITION OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES
JUNE 30, 2020
Total fund balances reported on the governmental funds balance sheet $254,856,817
Amounts reported for Governmental Activities in the Statement of Net Position are
different from those reported in the Governmental Funds because of the following:
Capital assets used in Governmental Activities are not financial resources and,
therefore, are not reported in the Governmental Funds. 295,786,759
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the cost of management of
communication, telephone, building, fleet maintenance, equipment replacement, workers'
compensation, employee benefits, insurance, and post-retirement healthcare benefits to
individual funds. The assets and liabilities are included in Governmental Activities in the
Statement of Net Position. 23,517,899
The assets and liabilities below are not due and payable in the current period and
therefore are not reported in the funds:
Long-term debt (57,403,329)
Interest payable (152,583)
Deferred outflows related pension 23,107,237
Deferred outflows related to OPEB 6,291,000
Net OPEB liability (57,920,400)
Net pension liability (173,773,619)
Deferred inflows related to OPEB (702,000)
Deferred inflows related to pension (2,531,087)
Non-current portion of compensated absences (6,419,224)
Net position of governmental activities $304,657,470
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Low and Moderate East of 101
General Income Capital Sewer
Fund Housing Assets Improvement Impact Fees
REVENUES
Property taxes $42,847,443
Sales taxes 31,563,148
Transient occupancy taxes 13,829,025
Franchise Fees 4,594,577
Other taxes 4,515,376
Intergovernmental 1,626,529 $6,974,570
Interest and rentals 4,845,966 $310,801 $174,089
Licenses and permits 15,900,500
Charges for services 9,978,678 2,207,462 1,317,358
Fines and forfeitures 814,354
Other 390,733
Total Revenues 130,906,329 310,801 9,182,032 1,491,447
EXPENDITURES
Current:
City Council 258,413
City Clerk 978,451
City Treasurer 151,726
City Attorney 1,009,372
City Manager 4,139,612
Finance 3,222,657
Non-departmental 1,014,840 2,745
Human Resources 1,672,701
Fire 28,138,053
Police 30,190,060
Public Works 6,156,203 25,831,965
Parks and Recreation 17,130,302
Library 5,940,870
Economic and Community Development 7,669,329 287,975
Other
Debt service:
Principal repayments
Interest and fiscal charges
Total Expenditures 107,672,589 287,975 25,831,965 2,745
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES 23,233,740 22,826 (16,649,933)1,488,702
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Proceeds from sale of property
Issuance of debt
Bond premium
Transfers in (Note 4C)1,302,435 19,817,722
Transfers out (Note 4C)(24,642,202)(516,996)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)(23,339,767)19,817,722 (516,996)
Net Change in Fund Balances before special items (106,027)22,826 3,167,789 971,706
SPECIAL ITEMS
Proceeds from sale of common interest (Note 12D)1,247,950
Remittance of land sale proceeds (971,011)
Net Change in Fund Balances 170,912 22,826 3,167,789 971,706
Fund balances (deficits) - July 1 84,943,183 5,987,238 (2,932,140)4,436,134
Fund balances (deficits) - June 30 $85,114,095 $6,010,064 $235,649 $5,407,840
See accompanying notes to financial statements
Capital Projects Funds
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Capital Projects Funds
East of 101 Capital Capital Other Total
Traffic Child Care Developer Infrastructure Improvements Governmental Governmental
Impact Fees Impact Fees Deposit Reserve Fund Police Station Funds Funds
$2,024,929 $44,872,372
709,951 32,273,099
13,829,025
4,594,577
2,002,706 6,518,082
9,715,961 18,317,060
$814,074 $209,913 $7,172 $1,061,572 $7,002 1,434,409 8,864,998
15,900,500
4,244,426 455,544 9,238,537 27,442,005
814,354
2,676,958 3,067,691
5,058,500 665,457 7,172 1,061,572 7,002 27,803,451 176,493,763
258,413
978,451
151,726
1,009,372
4,139,612
3,222,657
2,745 1,020,330
1,672,701
23,406 28,161,459
7,218,033 60,337 37,468,430
2,745 7,000 8,072,417 40,070,330
17,130,302
5,940,870
823,599 8,780,903
723,901 723,901
1,210,000 1,210,000
331,990 407,156 739,146
2,745 2,745 7,000 7,550,023 11,320,816 152,678,603
5,055,755 662,712 7,172 1,054,572 (7,543,021)16,482,635 23,815,160
43,905,000 43,905,000
10,242,530 10,242,530
10,900,000 6,097,809 38,117,966
(633,466) (14,232)(1,698,620)(19,141,507) (46,647,023)
(633,466) (14,232)9,201,380 54,147,530 (13,043,698)45,618,473
4,422,289 648,480 7,172 10,255,952 46,604,509 3,438,937 69,433,633
1,247,950
(971,011)
4,422,289 648,480 7,172 10,255,952 46,604,509 3,438,937 69,710,572
20,593,457 5,536,728 9,616 19,107,972 47,464,057 185,146,245
$25,015,746 $6,185,208 $16,788 $29,363,924 $46,604,509 $50,902,994 $254,856,817
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Reconciliation of the
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES - TOTAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
with the
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES - TOTAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS $69,710,572
Amounts reported for Governmental Activities in the Statement of Activities are
different because of the following:
Capital Assets Transactions
Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures. However, in the Statement of
Activities the cost of those assets is capitalized and allocated over their estimated useful
lives and reported as depreciation expense.
Capital assets additions 39,197,210
Retirement and adjustment of capital assets (2,055,012)
Current year depreciation (8,546,864)
Long-Term Debt Payments
Bond proceeds provide current financial resources to governmental funds, but
issuing debt increases long-term liabilities in the Statement of Net Position.
Repayment of principal is an expenditure in the governmental funds, but
in the Statement of Net Position the repayment reduces long-term liabilities.
Proceeds from issuance of bonds (43,905,000)
Bond premium (10,242,530)
Repayment of principal is added back to fund balance 1,210,000
Amortization of premium is added back to fund balance 379,353
Accrual of Non-Current Items
of current financial resources and therefore is not reported as revenue or expenditures in
governmental funds (net change):
Interest payable (152,583)
Compensated absences (997,100)
Net pension liability, deferred outflows and inflows of resources (15,622,490)
Net OPEB liability, deferred outflows and inflows of resources (1,139,400)
Allocation of Internal Service Fund Activity
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs of certain activities to
individual funds. The net revenue of the internal service fund is reported with governmental
activities.1,747,780
CHANGE IN NET POSITION OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES $29,583,936
See accompanying notes to financial statements
The amount below included in the Statement of Activities does not require the use
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GENERAL FUND
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (NON GAAP LEGAL BASIS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Variance with
Final Budget
Actual Positive
Original Final Amount (Negative)
Resources (inflows):
Property taxes $36,659,133 $36,659,133 $42,847,443 $6,188,310
Sales taxes 31,133,000 31,133,000 31,563,148 430,148
Transient occupancy taxes 16,855,297 16,855,297 13,829,025 (3,026,272)
Franchise fees 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,594,577 594,577
Other taxes 6,058,132 6,058,132 4,515,376 (1,542,756)
Intergovernmental 1,626,854 2,662,818 1,626,529 (1,036,289)
Interest and rentals 3,059,459 3,059,459 4,845,966 1,786,507
Licenses and permits 12,131,018 12,131,018 15,900,500 3,769,482
Charges for services 10,417,837 10,417,839 9,978,678 (439,161)
Fines and forfeitures 618,500 618,500 814,354 195,854
Other 181,994 181,994 390,733 208,739
Amounts available for appropriation 122,741,224 123,777,190 130,906,329 7,129,139
Charges to appropriations (outflows):
City Council 290,291 290,291 258,413 31,878
City Clerk 1,056,761 1,091,062 978,451 112,611
City Treasurer 143,137 143,138 151,726 (8,588)
City Attorney 1,115,935 1,115,935 1,009,372 106,563
City Manager 2,542,579 6,001,363 6,496,800 (495,437)
Finance 3,294,240 3,851,736 3,397,916 453,820
Non-departmental 997,844 1,452,844 1,081,965 370,879
Human Resources 1,794,862 2,019,064 1,781,034 238,030
Fire 29,608,967 30,983,929 28,434,808 2,549,121
Police 30,926,920 31,071,930 30,190,060 881,870
Public Works 5,018,087 5,755,272 6,487,502 (732,230)
Parks and Recreation 17,762,501 17,893,967 17,253,040 640,927
Library 6,132,137 6,674,593 5,952,038 722,555
Economic and Community Development 9,925,951 13,935,395 9,920,252 4,015,143
Total charges to appropriations 110,610,212 122,280,519 113,393,377 8,887,142
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 2,250,000 2,250,000 (2,250,000)
Transfers in (Note 4C) 1,261,591 1,539,100 1,302,435 (236,665)
Transfers out (Note 4C) (18,020,454) (42,438,974) (24,642,202) 17,796,772
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) (14,508,863) (38,649,874) (23,339,767) 15,310,107
(2,377,851) (37,153,203) (5,826,815) 31,326,388
SPECIAL ITEMS
Proceeds from sale of common interest (Note 12D) 1,247,950 1,247,950
Remittance of land sale proceeds (971,011) (971,011)
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE ($2,377,851) ($37,153,203) (5,549,876) $31,603,327
Fund Balance - July 1 84,943,183
Adjustment to budgetary basis:
Encumbrance adjustments 5,720,788
Fund Balance - June 30 $85,114,095
See accompanying notes to financial statements
Budgeted Amounts
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES BEFORE SPECIAL ITEMS
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Variance with
Final Budget
Positive
Original Final Actual Amounts (Negative)
REVENUES:
Interest and rental $167,000 $167,000 $310,801 $143,801
Other 140,000 140,000 (140,000)
Total Revenues 307,000 307,000 310,801 3,801
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Economic and Community Development 543,291 3,241,558 2,790,088 451,470
Total Expenditures 543,291 3,241,558 2,790,088 451,470
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER EXPENDITURES (236,291) (2,934,558) (2,479,287) 455,271
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE ($236,291) ($2,934,558) (2,479,287) $455,271
Fund balance - July 1 5,987,238
Adjustment to budgetary basis:
Encumbrance adjustments 2,502,113
Fund balance - June 30 $6,010,064
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
See accompanying notes to financial statements
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING ASSETS
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (NON GAAP LEGAL BASIS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Budgeted Amounts
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MAJOR PROPRIETARY FUNDS
Proprietary funds account for City operations financed and operated in a manner similar to a private
business enterprise. The intent of the City is that the cost of providing goods and services be financed
primarily through user charges.
SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND
This fund accounts for user charges and debt proceeds supporting the operation, maintenance, and capital
expansion of the wastewater collection and treatment system.
PARKING DISTRICT FUND
This fund accounts for meter and parking permit fees used to acquire and maintain parking facilities.
STORM WATER FUND
This fund accounts for user charges sustaining the Storm Water Management Program mandated by state
and federal authorities.
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PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
JUNE 30, 2020
Governmental
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds Activities
Sewer Parking Storm Internal
Enterprise District Water Total Service Funds
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and investments (Note 2)$21,442,247 $3,760,097 $2,122,952 $27,325,296 $35,414,424
Receivables:
Accounts 1,932,217 13,625 1,945,842 17,677
Accrued interest 79,962 17,404 9,069 106,435 159,859
Deposits 289,790
Restricted cash and investments (Note 2)1,544,799 1,544,799
Prepaid Items 1,074,537
Total current assets 24,999,225 3,777,501 2,145,646 30,922,372 36,956,287
Noncurrent assets:
Capital assets (Note 3):
Nondepreciable 53,862,650 421,149 1,913,096 56,196,895 80,951
Depreciable, net accumulated depreciation 96,900,238 10,017,847 1,658,955 108,577,040 5,615,758
Total non-current assets 150,762,888 10,438,996 3,572,051 164,773,935 5,696,709
Total Assets 175,762,113 14,216,497 5,717,697 195,696,307 42,652,996
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Related to pension (Note 7)2,567,470 2,567,470
Related to OPEB (Note 9)699,000 699,000
Total Deferred Outflows of Resources 3,266,470 3,266,470
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 2,785,108 15,980 120,877 2,921,965 1,595,400
Other payable 1,730,645 66 3 1,730,714 165,696
Accrued interest payable 397,273 397,273
Deposits payable 7,500 7,500
Unearned revenue 33,027 205,303 238,330
Accrued insurance loss (Note 11)643,224
Compensated absences obligation (Note 1L)471,053 5,776 15,438 492,267 800,379
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 5)5,038,675 5,038,675 204,252
Total current liabilities 10,463,281 21,822 341,621 10,826,724 3,408,951
Noncurrent liabilities:
Accrued insurance losses (Note 11)14,322,000
Compensated absences obligation (Note 1L)240,280 15,762 897 256,939 1,118,617
Noncurrent portion of long-term debt (Note 5)47,766,932 47,766,932 285,529
Net OPEB liability (Note 9)6,435,600 6,435,600
Net pension liability (Note 7)19,308,180 19,308,180
Total noncurrent liabilities 73,750,992 15,762 897 73,767,651 15,726,146
Total Liabilities 84,214,273 37,584 342,518 84,594,375 19,135,097
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Related to pension (Note 7)281,232 281,232
Related to OPEB (Note 9)78,000 78,000
Total Deferred Inflows of resources 359,232 359,232
NET POSITION:
Net investment in capital assets 97,957,281 10,438,996 3,572,051 111,968,328 5,125,977
Unrestricted (deficit)(3,502,203) 3,739,917 1,803,128 2,040,842 18,391,922
Total Net Position $94,455,078 $14,178,913 $5,375,179 $114,009,170 $23,517,899
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND CHANGES IN FUND NET POSITION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Governmental
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds Activities
Sewer Parking Storm Internal
Enterprise District Water Total Service Funds
OPERATING REVENUES
Charges for services $24,150,139 $410,307 $24,560,446 $26,479,155
Other cities' participation 6,887,043 6,887,043
Permit fees 141,672 141,672
Parking fees $956,222 956,222
Total Operating Revenues 31,178,854 956,222 410,307 32,545,383 26,479,155
OPERATING EXPENSES
Personnel expenses 10,989,086 306,107 751,328 12,046,521 18,314,774
Professional services 1,731,481 365,961 76,612 2,174,054 792,792
OPEB Expenses 535,039 68 535,107
Program supplies 1,626,257 14,694 175,058 1,816,009 1,303,705
Insurance 210,870 3,698 214,568 1,671,479
Self-insurance and claims 2,358,458
Repair and maintenance 1,297,592 23,503 1,321,095 489,972
Rents and leases 1,689,059 1,689,059
Utilities 1,559,918 67,361 12,048 1,639,327 189,819
Administration 1,378,429 110,792 47,584 1,536,805
Depreciation 4,485,233 253,825 39,456 4,778,514 857,836
Other 46,434 84,766 131,200 446,605
Total Operating Expenses 25,549,398 1,118,808 1,214,053 27,882,259 26,425,440
Operating Income (Loss)5,629,456 (162,586) (803,746) 4,663,124 53,715
NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Interest income 623,256 132,556 69,104 824,916 1,218,689
Gain on dispositions of capital assets 8,722
Interest expense (710,007)(710,007)(20,329)
Subventions and grants 552,998 552,998
Other 5,000 47,000 2,400 54,400 73,419
Total Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses)(81,751)179,556 624,502 722,307 1,280,501
Income (loss) before transfers 5,547,705 16,970 (179,244) 5,385,431 1,334,216
TRANSFERS
Transfers in (Note 4C)6,985,456 1,097,756 8,083,212 500,000
Transfers (out) (Note 4C)(22,566)(22,566)(31,589)
Change in Net Position 12,533,161 (5,596)918,512 13,446,077 1,802,627
Net Position (Deficits) - July 1 81,921,917 14,184,509 4,456,667 100,563,093 21,715,272
Net Position (Deficits) - June 30 $94,455,078 $14,178,913 $5,375,179 114,009,170 $23,517,899
Change in Net Position 13,446,077
Some amounts reported for business-type activities in the
statement of activities are different because the net revenue
(expense) of certain internal service funds is reported
with business-type activities 54,847
Change in Net Position of Business-Type Activities $13,500,924
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Governmental
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds Activities
Sewer Parking Storm Internal
Enterprise District Water Total Service Funds
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash received from customers $29,726,826 $1,006,222 $404,749 $31,137,797
Cash payments to suppliers for goods and services (9,807,847) (543,030) (457,655) (10,808,532) ($5,024,543)
Cash payments to employees for services (8,919,957) (305,248) (754,625) (9,979,830) (17,279,625)
Cash received from interfund service provided 26,409,725
Cash payments for judgments and claims (1,844,487)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities 10,999,022 157,944 (807,531) 10,349,435 2,261,070
CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Subventions and grants 552,998 552,998
Transfers in 6,985,456 1,097,756 8,083,212 500,000
Transfers in (22,566) (22,566) (31,589)
Net Cash Provided by Noncapital Financing Activities 6,985,456 (22,566) 1,650,754 8,613,644 468,411
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL
AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from issuance of debt 19,593,797 19,593,797
Principal paid on long-term debt (4,906,394) (4,906,394) (263,838)
Interest paid on long-term debt (798,534) (798,534) (20,329)
Acquisition of capital assets, net (30,163,306) (807,659) (30,970,965) (1,232,218)
Proceeds from the sale of capital assets 8,722
Net Cash Used in Capital and Related Financing Activities (16,274,437) (807,659) (17,082,096) (1,507,663)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Interest received 340,355 71,018 34,077 445,450 657,484
Changes in fair value of investments 294,209 64,035 33,367 391,611 588,182
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities 634,564 135,053 67,444 837,061 1,245,666
Net Increase (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 2,344,605 270,431 103,008 2,718,044 2,467,484
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning 20,642,441 3,489,666 2,019,944 26,152,051 32,946,940
Cash and cash equivalents, ending $22,987,046 $3,760,097 $2,122,952 $28,870,095 $35,414,424
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Operating income (loss) $5,629,456 ($162,586) ($803,746) $4,663,124 $53,715
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss)
to cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation 4,485,233 253,825 39,456 4,778,514 857,836
Other non-operating revenue (expenses) 5,000 47,000 2,400 54,400 73,419
Net change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts and lease receivables (1,490,055) 3,000 (13,625) (1,500,680) 17,840
Deposit (160,689)
Prepaid items (243,797)
Accounts payable (1,235,073) 15,780 93,835 (1,125,458) 834,149
Other payable 1,502,305 66 (128,221) 1,374,150 6,559
Unearned revenue 33,027 5,667 38,694
Accrued insurance losses 513,971
(Decrease) increase due to OPEB 126,600 126,600
Compensated absence obligations 206,696 859 (3,297) 204,258 308,067
(Decrease) increase due to retirement system 1,735,833 1,735,833
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $10,999,022 $157,944 ($807,531) $10,349,435 $2,261,070
See accompanying notes to basic financial statements
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FIDUCIARY FUNDS
These funds are used to account for assets held by the City as an agent for individuals, private
organizations, and other governments. The financial activities of these funds are excluded from the
government-wide financial statements, but are presented in separate Fiduciary Fund financial statements.
SUCCESSOR AGENCY PRIVATE PURPOSE TRUST FUND
The Fund is used to account for the activities of the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment
Agency of the City of South San Francisco.
SSF EMPLOYEE DEFERRED COMP TRUST OVERSIGHT AGENCY FUND
This fund is used to pay for the administrative costs of monitoring the Deferred Compensation Funds on
behalf of City employees.
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Agency Fund
Successor SSF Employee
Agency Deferred Comp
Private Purpose Trust
Trust Fund Oversight
ASSETS
Cash and investments (Note 2) $2,660,472 $105,236
Accounts receivable 8,883
Interest receivable 46,442 514
Advances to the City (Note 5) 3,635,152
Loans receivable (Note 13B) 128,426
Restricted cash and investments (Note 2) 41,532,619
Capital assets (Note 13C):
Nondepreciable 111,219
Depreciable, net accumulated depreciation 251,311
Total Assets 48,374,524 $105,750
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $2,141,346
Other accrued liabilities $105,750
Noncurrent portion of pollution remediation (Note 13D) 537,000
Total Liabilities 2,678,346 $105,750
NET POSITION
Held in trust for other purposes $45,696,178
See accompanying notes to financial statements
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
FIDUCIARY FUNDS
JUNE 30, 2020
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Successor
Agency
Private Purpose
Trust Fund
ADDITIONS
Intergovernmental $401,789
Interest and rentals 895,695
Total Additions 1,297,484
DEDUCTIONS
Economic and Community Development 8,883,608
Depreciation 6,593
Total Deductions 8,890,201
Change in net position (7,592,717)
NET POSITION HELD IN TRUST FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Beginning of the year 53,288,895
End of the year $45,696,178
See accompanying notes to financial statements
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
FIDUCIARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
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CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIALS STATEMENTS
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A.Description of the Financial Reporting Entity
As required by generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements present the City
of South San Francisco (the City) as the Primary Government, with its component units for which
the City is considered financially accountable. The component units discussed below are
included in the City's reporting entity because of the significance of their operational and
financial relationships with the City.
B.Description of Blended Component Units
The accompanying basic financial statements include all funds and boards and commissions that
are controlled by the City Council. The basic financial statements include the City’s blended
component units, entities for which the City is considered to be financially accountable. A
blended component unit, although a legally separate entity, is in substance, part of the City’s
operations and so data from this unit is combined with the City. The City’s following blended
component units are described below.
The City of South San Francisco Capital Improvements Financing Authority is a joint
exercise of powers authority created in 1991 between the City and the City of South San
Francisco former Redevelopment Agency. The Capital Improvements Financing Authority is
authorized to borrow money through the purchase or issuance of bonds, notes, or other
obligations for the purpose of making loans to the City and other public entities to finance capital
improvements. The City Council members serve as the Board of Directors. The financial
activities of the Capital Improvements Financing Authority are included in the Capital
Improvement Police Station Capital Projects Fund. Separate financial statements are not issued
for the Capital Improvements Financing Authority.
The Parking Authority of the City of South San Francisco was formed in October 2019
pursuant to the California Parking Law of 1949, Streets and Highways Code Section 32500, et
seq. The City Council members serve as the Board of Directors. The financial activities of the
Parking Authority are included in the Capital Improvements Police Station Capital Projects
Fund. Separate financial statements are not issued for the Parking Authority.
The City of South San Francisco Public Facilities Financing Authority is a joint exercise of
powers authority created in December 2019 between the City and the Parking Authority. The
Public Facilities Financing Authority is authorized to borrow money through the purchase or
issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations for the purpose of making loans to the City or the
Parking Authority and other public or private entities to finance capital improvements. The City
Council members serve as the Board of Directors. The financial activities of the Public Facilities
Financing Authority are included in the Capital Improvements Police Station Capital Projects
Fund. Separate financial statements are not issued for the Public Facilities Financing Authority.
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NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIALS STATEMENTS
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
C. Description of Discrete Component Unit
The City of South San Francisco Conference Center Authority was established in 1992 to
manage and operate the South San Francisco Conference Center. The Authority is governed by a
Board of nine commissioners consisting of two Council members and seven representatives from
various businesses appointed by City Council.
The Authority does not meet the criteria of a blended component unit, since the City Council is
not the Authority’s governing body and the Authority does not provide services entirely to the
City. However, the City is financially accountable and is able to impose its will on the Authority.
The Authority is therefore considered a discrete component unit with its financial data reported
separately from the financial data of the City.
The City of South San Francisco Conference Center Authority financial statements may be
obtained from the Authority at 255 South Airport Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA 94080.
D. Basis of Presentation
Government-wide Statements - The Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities
display information about the primary government (the City) and its component units. These
statements include the financial activities of the overall City government, except for fiduciary
activities. Interfund transfers and amounts owed between funds within the primary government
have been eliminated from the statements. Amounts representing interfund services and uses
remain in the statements. These statements distinguish between the governmental and business-
type activities of the City. Governmental activities generally are financed through taxes,
intergovernmental revenues, and other nonexchange transactions. Business-type activities are
financed in whole or in part by fees charged to external parties.
The Statement of Activities presents a comparison between direct expenses and program revenues
for each segment of the business-type activities of the City and for each function of the City’s
governmental activities. Direct expenses are those that are specifically associated with a program
or function and, therefore, are clearly identifiable to a particular function. Program revenues
include (a) charges paid by the recipients of goods or services offered by the programs, (b) grants
and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational needs of a particular program and
(c) fees, grants and contributions that are restricted to financing the acquisition or construction of
capital assets. Revenues that are not classified as program revenues, including all taxes, are
presented as general revenues.
Fund Financial Statements: The fund financial statements provide information about the City’s
funds, including fiduciary funds and blended component units. Separate statements for each fund
category – governmental, proprietary, and fiduciary – are presented. The emphasis of fund
financial statements is on major individual governmental and enterprise funds, each of which is
displayed in a separate column. All remaining governmental and enterprise funds are aggregated
and reported as nonmajor funds.
Proprietary fund operating revenues, such as charges for services, result from exchange
transactions associated with the principal activity of the fund. Exchange transactions are those in
which each party receives and gives up essentially equal values. Nonoperating revenues, such as
subsidies and investment earnings, result from nonexchange transactions or ancillary activities.
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NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIALS STATEMENTS
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
E. Major Funds
Major funds are defined as funds that have either assets, liabilities, revenues or
expenditures/expenses equal to ten percent of their fund-type total and five percent of the grand
total. The General Fund is always a major fund. The City may also select other funds it believes
should be presented as major funds.
The City reported the following major governmental funds in the accompanying financial
statements:
General Fund – Accounts for resources traditionally associated with government, such as
administration, public safety, library, parks, maintenance, and recreation, outside of those
accounted for in other funds.
Low and Moderate Income Housing Assets Special Revenue Fund – This fund was
established to account for the activities related to the assets assumed by the City as Housing
Successor to the housing activities of the former Redevelopment Agency of the City. The main
source of revenue for this fund is the repayment of loans restricted for housing activities.
Capital Improvement Capital Projects Fund – Accounts for expenditures associated with the
acquisition, construction, or improvement of City-owned facilities and infrastructure. Funding
comes from the General Fund, Special Revenue funds, grants and fees.
East of 101 Sewer Impact Fees Capital Projects Fund – These fees provide new
development’s share of new and rehabilitated sewer collection and treatment facilities to serve the
East of Highway 101 area.
East of 101 Traffic Impact Fees Capital Projects Fund – These fees are to provide new
developments share of new and expanded roadway and intersection improvements to serve the
East of Highway 101 area.
Child Care Impact Fees Capital Projects Fund – These citywide fees provide new
development’s share of new and expanded childcare facilities to serve the City.
Developer Deposit Capital Projects Fund – Accounts for a deposit by a large corporation for
various capital projects the developer agreed to fund.
Capital Infrastructure Reserve Fund – Replacement, upgrade, and maintenance of the City’s
infrastructure are backlogged, constituting a significant liability. Funds are set aside in this fund
as part of the budget process and as part of the City’s reserve policy to address the replacement
and/or upgrade of the city infrastructure (such as parks, buildings, facilities, streets, sidewalks,
and storm water facilities).
Capital Improvement Police Station – Accounts for expenditures associated with the
acquisition, construction, and installation of certain capital improvements constituting to new
City police station located within the City’s new Civic Center Campus, and related
improvements, facilities and equipment’s, and pay the costs incurred in connection with the
issuance of the Series 2020A Bonds.
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NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIALS STATEMENTS
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
The City reported all enterprise funds as major funds in the accompanying financial statements.
The enterprise funds are:
Sewer Enterprise Fund – Accounts for user charges and debt proceeds supporting the operation,
maintenance, and capital expansion of the wastewater collection and treatment system.
Parking District Fund – Accounts for meter and parking permit fees used to acquire and
maintain parking facilities.
Storm Water Fund – Accounts for user charges sustaining the Storm Water Management
Program mandated by state and federal authorities.
The City also reports the following fund types:
Internal Service Funds – These funds account for City services, self insurance, health and
retirement benefits, and equipment replacement; all of which are provided to other departments
on a cost-reimbursement basis.
Fiduciary Funds – An agency fund is used to account for assets held by the City as an agent for
SSF Employee Deferred Comp Trust Oversight Fund. The Successor Agency Private-Purpose
Trust Fund accounts for the accumulation of resources to be used for payments at appropriate
amounts and times in the future. The financial activities of the funds are excluded from the
government-wide financial statements, but are presented in the separate Fiduciary Fund financial
statements.
F. Basis of Accounting
The government-wide, proprietary, private-purpose trust fund, and discretely presented
component unit financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement
focus and the full accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses
are recorded at the time liabilities are incurred, regardless of when the related cash flows take
place.
The agency funds which only report assets and liabilities and do not have a measurement focus.
Governmental funds are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and
the modified accrual basis of accounting. Under this method, revenues are recognized when
measurable and available. The City considers all revenues reported in the governmental funds to
be available if the revenues are collected within sixty days after year-end. Expenditures are
recorded when the related fund liability is incurred, except for principal and interest on long-term
debt, claims and judgments, and compensated absences, which are recognized as expenditures to
the extent they have matured. General capital asset acquisitions are reported as expenditures in
governmental funds. Proceeds from long-term debt and acquisitions under capital leases are
reported as other financing sources.
Those revenues susceptible to accrual are property and sales taxes, certain intergovernmental
revenues, interest revenue, licenses and permits, charges for services, fines and forfeitures. Sales
taxes collected and held by the state at year end on behalf of the City are also recognized as
revenue. Other receipts and taxes are recognized as revenue when the cash is received.
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NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIALS STATEMENTS
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Non-exchange transactions, in which the City gives or receives value without directly, receiving
or giving equal value in exchange, include taxes, grants, entitlements, and donations. On the
accrual basis, revenue from taxes is recognized in the fiscal year for which the taxes are levied or
assessed. Revenue from grants, entitlements, and donations is recognized in the fiscal year in
which all eligibility requirements have been satisfied. Under the terms of grant agreements, the
City may fund certain programs with a combination of cost-reimbursement grants, categorical
block grants, and general revenue. Thus, both restricted and unrestricted net position may be
made available to finance program expenditures. The City’s policy is to first apply restricted
grant resources to such programs, followed by general revenues if necessary.
The City considers restricted shared state revenues such as gasoline taxes and public safety sales
taxes, restricted locally imposed transportation sales taxes, fines, forfeitures, licenses, permits,
charges for services, and program grants as program revenues.
G. Budgets, Budgetary Accounting, and Encumbrances
The City is not legally required to budget any of its funds, but does so to enhance City
management's effectiveness in their financial planning efforts and to enhance control over the
City's operations. Budgets are adopted on a modified accrual basis, except for encumbrances and
for the Capital Improvement Fund. Encumbrances are considered expenditures in the year of the
purchase order issuance. The Capital Improvement Fund is adopted on a multi-year project basis
with unexpended and unencumbered budgets reappropriated in the following year. The City
operates under the general laws of the State of California (the State) and annually adopts a budget
effective July 1 for the ensuing fiscal year for the General fund; Special Revenue funds; Capital
Projects funds except for the Developer Deposit Capital Projects Fund, Non-obligated Capital
Projects Fund, Oyster Point Improvement Impact Fees Capital Projects Fund, Oyster Point
Development Impact Fees Capital Projects Fund, Park Land Acquisition Capital Projects Fund,
Bicycle and Pedestrian Impact Fee Capital Projects Fund, Commercial Linkage Impact Fee
Capital Projects Fund and 2020A Police Station Debt Service Fund; and Enterprise funds.
The budget is adopted by the City Council and controlled at the department level for the General
fund and at the fund level or lower for all other funds with adopted budgets. From the effective
date of the budget, the amounts stated therein as proposed expenditures become appropriations to
the various City departments. The City Council may amend the budget by resolution during the
fiscal year. The department heads may authorize transfers within one object category within the
same department within a fund. The City Manager may authorize transfers between object
categories and departments within a fund.
All appropriations lapse at year-end, except for capital projects and encumbrances. Original
adopted budgets and final amended budgets are presented in the basic financial statements.
Supplementary budget appropriations were necessary during the year ended June 30, 2020.
Encumbrance accounting, under which, purchase orders, contracts and other commitments for the
expenditure of funds are recorded in order to reserve that portion of the applicable appropriation,
is employed as an extension of the budgetary process. Encumbrances outstanding at year-end are
reported as reservations of fund balances since they do not constitute expenditures or liabilities.
Encumbrances are reappropriated in the following year.
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NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIALS STATEMENTS
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
The budgetary comparison statements present comparisons of the legally adopted budget with
actual charges to appropriations on a budgetary basis. In order to provide a meaningful
comparison, the actual charges on a budgetary basis include encumbrances, which is a basis that
differs significantly from those used to present financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
Certain indirect costs are included in program expenses reported for individual functions and
activities.
H. Expenditures in Excess of Appropriations – The City’s General Fund had the following
departmental expenditures in excess of appropriations and other funds had expenditures in excess
of appropriations for the year ended June 30, 2020:
Expenditures in
Excess of Budget
(Non GAAP
Legal Basis)
General Fund:
City Treasurer $8,588
City Manager 495,437
Public Works 732,230
Developer Contributions Special Revenue Fund 321,134
Federal Aviation Special Revenue Fund 28,257
Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Special Revenue Fund 60,337
City Programs Special Revenue Fund 223,901
Sufficient resources were available within each fund to finance these excesses.
I. Cash Equivalents – For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the City considers all highly
liquid investments (including all restricted assets) with maturity of three months or less when
purchased to be cash equivalents. The City maintains a cash and investment pool that is available
for use by all funds. As the proprietary funds' share of this pool is readily available when needed,
such share is also considered to be cash equivalent. Deposit assets in the proprietary funds are
related to insurance and benefits and are not considered cash equivalents for purposes of the
statement of cash flows.
J. Inventory and Prepaid Items – consist of consumable supplies. Inventory is stated at cost (first-
in, first-out method). The costs are recorded as expenditures at the time the individual inventory
or prepaid item is consumed. Reported inventory and prepaid items are equally offset by a fund
balance reservation, which indicates that they do not constitute "available spendable resources"
even though they are a component of net current assets.
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NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIALS STATEMENTS
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
K.Capital Assets – Donated capital assets, donated works of art and similar items, and capital assets
received in a service concession arrangement are valued at acquisition value. All other capital assets
are valued at historical cost or estimated historical cost if actual historical cost is not available.
The purpose of depreciation is to spread the cost of capital assets equitably among all users over
the life of these assets. The amount charged to depreciation expense each year represents that
year’s pro rata share of the cost of capital assets.
Depreciation is provided using the straight line method which means the cost of the asset is
divided by its expected useful life in years and the result is charged to expense each year until the
asset is fully depreciated. The City has assigned the useful lives listed below to capital assets:
Buildings 50 years
Clean water facilities and transmission lines 40 years
Improvements 30 years
Machinery and equipment 5-20 years
Furniture and fixtures 12 years
Infrastructure 20-40 years
Major outlays for capital assets and improvements are capitalized as projects are constructed.
Interest incurred during the construction phase is reflected in the capitalized value of the asset
constructed, net of interest earned on the invested proceeds over the same period. The
capitalization level is $20,000 for vehicles, and $100,000 for all else, including all other
equipment that is not a vehicle.
L.Vacation and Sick Pay – are accrued as earned. Upon termination, employees are paid for all
unused vacation at their current hourly rates. After five to twenty years of employment, one half
of accumulated sick leave becomes vested, up to a maximum amount as specified under labor
contract provisions. The vested portion is available for current use or, if unused, is payable at
termination or retirement.
The long-term portion of the liability for compensated absences for governmental fund type
operations is recorded as compensated absences in the government-wide financial statements. The
portion expected to be permanently liquidated is recorded in the Health and Retirement Benefits
Internal Service Fund. Proprietary fund liabilities are recorded within their respective funds.
The changes of the compensated absences were as follows:
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
Beginning Balance $7,033,053 $544,948 $7,578,001
Additions 5,499,889 676,711 6,176,600
Payments (4,194,722) (472,453) (4,667,175)
Ending Balance $8,338,220 $749,206 $9,087,426
Current Portion $4,445,590 $492,267 $4,937,857
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NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIALS STATEMENTS
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Compensated absences are liquidated by the fund that has recorded the liability. The long-term
portion of governmental activities compensated absences is liquidated primarily by the Health
and Retirement Benefits Internal Service Fund.
M. Property Tax Levy, Collection and Maximum Rates – State of California Constitution Article
XIII A provides that the combined maximum property tax rate on any given property may not
exceed 1% of its assessed value unless an additional amount for general obligation debt has been
approved by voters. Assessed value is calculated at 100% of market value as defined by Article
XIII A and may be adjusted by no more than 2% per year unless the property is sold, transferred,
or substantially improved. The State Legislature has determined the method of distribution of
receipts from a 1% tax levy among the counties, cities, school districts and other districts. The
County of San Mateo assesses properties, bills for and collects property taxes on the schedule that
follows:
Secured Unsecured
Valuation/lien dates January 1 January 1
Levy dates July 1 July 1
Due dates (delinquent as of) 50% on November 1 (December 10) July 1 (August 31)
50% on February 1 (April 10)
The term "unsecured" refers to taxes on personal property other than land and buildings. These
taxes are secured by liens on the property being taxed.
Property taxes levied are recorded as revenue and receivables when they are collected during the
fiscal year of levy or within 60 days of year-end.
N. Properties held for redevelopment – is stated at the lower of historical cost or net realizable value
(equal to agreed upon sales price if a disposition and development agreement has been reached
with a developer).
O. Unbilled Services – for the Sewer Rental Enterprise Fund are accrued at year-end.
P. Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources – In addition to assets, the statement of financial
position or balance sheet reports a separate section for deferred outflows of resources. This
separate financial statement element, deferred outflows of resources, represents a consumption of
net position or fund balance that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be recognized as an
outflow of resources (expense/expenditure) until then. In addition to liabilities, the statement of
financial position or balance sheet reports a separate section for deferred inflows of resources.
This separate financial statement element, deferred inflows of resources, represents an acquisition
of net position or fund balance that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be recognized as
an inflow of resources (revenue) until that time.
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NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIALS STATEMENTS
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Q. Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The City
categorizes its fair value measurements within the fair value hierarchy established by generally
accepted accounting principles. The fair value hierarchy categorizes the inputs to valuation
techniques used to measure fair value into three levels based on the extent to which inputs used in
measuring fair value are observable in the market.
Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 inputs are inputs – other than quoted prices included within level 1 – that are observable
for an asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for an asset or liability.
If the fair value of an asset or liability is measured using inputs from more than one level of the
fair value hierarchy, the measurement is considered to be based on the lowest priority level input
that is significant to the entire measurement.
R. Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent asset and liabilities at the
dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenditures/expenses
during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
S. New Funds
In fiscal year 2019-2020, the City established the following funds:
The Capital Improvements Police Station Capital Projects Fund is used to account for
expenditures associated with the acquisition, construction, and installation of certain capital
improvements constituting to new City police station located within the City’s new Civic Center
Campus, and related improvements, facilities and equipment’s, and pay the costs incurred in
connection with the issuance of the Series 2020A Bonds.
The San Mateo County (SMC) Measure W ½ Sales Tax Special Revenue Fund is used to account
for the City’s portion of the special half cent sales tax receipts restricted for congestion relief and
transit improvements.
The Commercial Linkage Impact Fee Capital Projects Fund is used to account for affordable
housing funding created by new commercial development.
2020A Police Station Debt Service Fund is used to account for expenditures associated with the
acquisition, construction, and installation of certain capital improvements constituting the new
City police station located within the City’s new Civic Center Campus, and related
improvements, facilities and equipment, and pay the costs incurred in connection with the
issuance of the Series 2020A Bonds.
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NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIALS STATEMENTS
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 2 - CASH AND INVESTMENTS
The City’s goal is to invest at the maximum yield, consistent with safety and liquidity, while
individual funds can process payments for expenditures at any time.
A. Policies
The City invests in individual investments and in investment pools. Individual investments are
evidenced by specific identifiable securities instruments, or by an electronic entry registering the
owner in the records of the institution issuing the security, called the book entry system. In order
to increase security, the City employs the Trust Department of a bank as the custodian of certain
City managed investments, regardless of their form.
California Law requires banks and savings and loan institutions to pledge government securities
with a fair value of 110% of the City’s cash on deposit, or first trust deed mortgage notes with a
fair value of 150% of the deposit, as collateral for these deposits. Under California Law this
collateral is held in a separate investment pool by another institution in the City’s name and
places the City ahead of general creditors of the institution.
The City’s investments are carried at fair value, as required by generally accepted accounting
principles. The City adjusts the carrying value of its investments to reflect their fair value at each
fiscal year end, and it includes the effects of these adjustments in income for that fiscal year.
B.Classification
Cash and investments as of June 30, 2020 are classified in the financial statements as shown
below, based on whether or not their use is restricted under the terms of City debt instruments or
agency agreements.
Financial Statement Presentation:
Statement of Net Position:
City of South San Francisco:
Cash and investments available for operations $246,891,412
Restricted cash and investments 51,084,256
Total Primary Government cash and investments 297,975,668
Statement of Fiduciary Assets:
Cash and investments available for operations 2,765,708
Restricted cash and investments 41,532,619
Total Fiduciary cash and investments 44,298,327
Conference Center:
Cash and investments available for operations 4,167,754
Total South San Francisco
Conference Center cash and investments 4,167,754
Total cash and investments $346,441,749
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NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIALS STATEMENTS
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 2 - CASH AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
The City does not allocate investments by fund. Each proprietary fund’s portion of Cash and
Investments Available for Operations is in substance a demand deposit available to finance
operations, and is considered a cash equivalent in preparing the statement of cash flows.
C. Investments Authorized by the California Government Code and the City’s Investment Policy
The City’s investment policy and the California Government Code allow the City to invest in the
following provided the credit ratings of the issuers are acceptable to the City and approved
percentages and maturities are not exceeded. The table below also identifies certain provisions of
the California Government Code, or the City’s Investment Policy where it is more restrictive:
Minimum Maximum Maximum
Maximum Credit Percentage Investment
Authorized Investment Type Maturity Quality (A) of Portfolio in One Issuer
U.S. Treasury Securities 5 years N/A No Limit No Limit
Federal Agency or U.S. Government
Sponsored Enterprise Obligations 5 years N/A No Limit 25%
Supranational Obligations 5 years AA 30% 10%
Corporate Medium-Term Notes 5 years A 30%5%
Asset-Backed Securities 5 years AA 20%5%
Commercial Paper 270 days A1,P1 25%5%
Negotiable Certificates of Deposit 5 years A-1 or A 30%5%
Repurchase Agreements 90 days AA No Limit No Limit
Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) Upon Demand N/A $75 million No Limit
Money Market Mutual Funds N/A AAAm 20% 10%
Rating System, or its equivalent.
(A) The City's Investment Policy includes credit ratings provided by Standard and Poor's Investment
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NOTE 2 - CASH AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
D. Investments Authorized by Debt Agreements
The City and the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency must maintain required
amounts of cash and investments with trustees or fiscal agents under the terms of certain debt
issues. These funds are unexpended bond proceeds or are pledged as reserves to be used if the
City or Successor Agency fail to meet its obligations under these debt issues. The California
Government Code requires these funds to be invested in accordance with City ordinance bond
indentures or State statute. The table below identifies the investment types that are authorized for
investments held by fiscal agents. The table also identifies certain provisions of these debt
agreements:
Minimum Maximum
Maximum Credit Percentage
Authorized Investment Type Maturity Quality of Portfolio
U.S. Treasury Obligations N/A N/A No Limit
U.S. Agency Securities N/A N/A No Limit
Commercial Paper 270 days Highest Rating
Category
No Limit
State and Local Investment Pool N/A Highest Rating
Category
No Limit
Guaranteed Investment Contracts
(fully collateralized) (A)
N/A AAA No Limit
Municipal Obligations N/A Highest Rating
Category
No Limit
State Obligations N/A Two Highest
Rating
No Limit
(A) Guaranteed Investment Contracts must be fully collateralized with U.S. Treasury
Obligations or U.S. Agency Obligations.
E. Investments Authorized by the Authority
The City of South San Francisco Conference Center Authority follows the California Government
Code which authorizes an agency to invest in their own bonds, certain time deposits, obligations
of the U.S. Treasury, agencies and instrumentalities, commercial paper, bankers’ acceptances
with maturities not to exceed 270 days, and medium-term notes issued by corporations operating
within the U.S., commercial paper rated P-1 or higher by Moody’s or A-1 by Standard & Poor’s
commercial paper record, repurchase agreements of obligations of the U.S. Government or its
agencies for a term of one year or less and the Local Agency Investment Fund.
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NOTE 2 - CASH AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
F. Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in market interest rates will adversely affect the fair value
of an investment. Normally, the longer the maturity of an investment, the greater the sensitivity
of its fair value to changes in market interest rates. The City also manages its interest rate risk is
by holding most investments to maturity, thus reversing unrealized market gains and losses.
Information about the sensitivity of the fair values of the City’s investments (including
investments held by bond trustee) to market interest rate fluctuations is provided by the following
table that shows the distribution of the City’s investments by maturity or earliest call date:
Remaining maturity
Less than One to Five
1 year Years Total
City and Fiduciary:
U.S. Treasury Notes $7,790,695 $41,959,411 $49,750,106
Federal Agency Securities 10,102,760 44,197,577 54,300,337
Local Agency Investment Fund 64,792,879 64,792,879
Money Market Funds 41,873,592 41,873,592
Corporate Medium Term Notes 15,131,560 26,968,244 42,099,804
Asset-Backed Securities 3,105,143 23,005,085 26,110,228
Supranational Obligations 1,868,485 3,611,375 5,479,860
South San Francisco Conference Center:
Local Agency Investment Fund 3,840,774 3,840,774
Total Investments $148,505,888 $139,741,692 288,247,580
Cash in Banks and on Hand - City of South San Francisco 57,867,189
Cash in Banks and on Hand - South San Francisco Conference Center 326,980
Total Cash and Investments $346,441,749
The City is a participant in the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) that is regulated by
California Government Code Section 16429 under the oversight of the Treasurer of the State of
California. The City reports its investment in LAIF at the fair value amount provided by LAIF,
which is the same as the value of the pool share. The balance is available for withdrawal on
demand, and is based on the accounting records maintained by LAIF, which are recorded on an
amortized cost basis. Each regular LAIF account is permitted to have up to 15 transactions per
month, with a minimum transaction amount of $5,000, a maximum transaction amount of $75
million and at least 24 hours advance notice for withdrawals of $10 million or more. Bond
proceeds accounts are subject to a one‐time deposit with no cap and are set up with a monthly
draw down schedule. Included in LAIF’s investment portfolio are collateralized mortgage
obligations, mortgage-backed securities, other asset-backed securities, loans to certain state funds,
and floating rate securities issued by federal agencies, government-sponsored enterprises, United
States Treasury Notes and Bills, and corporations. At June 30, 2020, these investments have an
average maturity of 191 days.
Money market funds are available for withdrawal on demand and as of June 30, 2020 have an
average maturity of 41 days.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 2 - CASH AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
G. Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer of an investment will not fulfill its obligation to the holder of
the investment. This is measured by the assignment of a rating by a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization. Presented below is the actual rating as of June 30, 2020, for each
of the Primary Government’s investment types as provided by Moody’s investment rating system,
except as noted:
Investment Type Aaa Aaa-mf Aa1-Aa3 A1-A3 Total
City and Fiduciary:
Federal Agency Securities 46,822,767$ 46,822,767$
Money Market Funds $41,873,592 41,873,592
Corporate Medium Term Notes 724,788 $7,608,739 $33,766,277 42,099,804
Asset-Backed Securities 20,143,416 20,143,416
Supranational Obligations 5,479,860 5,479,860
Totals 73,170,831$ 41,873,592$ 7,608,739$ 33,766,277$ 156,419,439
City and Fiduciary:
Not rated:
Federal Agency Securities 7,477,570
Asset-Backed Securities 5,966,812
Local Agency Investment Fund 64,792,879
Exempt from credit rating disclosure:
U.S. Treasury Notes 49,750,106
Not rated:
Local Agency Investment Fund 3,840,774
Total Investments 288,247,580$
South San Francisco Conference Center:
H. Concentration of Credit Risk
The City’s investment policy contains limitations on the amount that can be invested in any one
issuer beyond that stipulated by the California Government Code. Investments in any one issuer,
other than U. S. Treasury securities, mutual funds, and external investment pools that represent
5% or more of total Entity-wide investments are as follows at June 30, 2020:
Issuer Investment Type Amount
Federal National Mortgage Association Federal Agency Securities 21,775,413$
Federal Home Loan Bank Federal Agency Securities 21,233,841
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Federal Agency Securities 22,227,127
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NOTE 2 - CASH AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
I. Fair Value Hierarchy
The City categorized its fair value measurements within the fair value hierarchy established by
generally accepted accounting principles. The hierarchy is based on the valuation inputs used to
measure fair value of assets. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in an active market for identical
assets; Level 2 inputs are significant other observable inputs; and Level 3 inputs are significant
unobservable inputs.
The following is a summary of the fair value hierarchy of the fair value of investments of the City
as of June 30, 2020:
Level 2 Total
Investments by Fair Value Level:
City and Fiduciary:
U.S. Treasury Notes $49,750,106 $49,750,106
Federal Agency Securities 54,300,337 54,300,337
Corporate Medium Term Notes 42,099,804 42,099,804
Asset Backed Securities 26,110,228 26,110,228
Supranational Obligations 5,479,860 5,479,860
Totals $177,740,335 177,740,335
Investments Measured at Amortized Cost:
City and Fiduciary:
Money Market Mutual Funds 41,873,592
Investments Exempt from Fair Value Hierarchy:
City and Fiduciary:
Local Agency Investment Fund 64,792,879
South San Francisco Conference Center:
Local Agency Investment Fund 3,840,774
Total Investments $288,247,580
All Investments classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy are valued using various pricing
techniques maintained by Interactive Data Pricing, including benchmark curves, sector groupings
and matrix pricing. These prices are obtained from various pricing sources by the City’s
investment manager. Money market funds were reported at amortized cost.
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NOTE 3 - CAPITAL ASSETS
A. Capital Asset Changes – Changes in capital assets during the fiscal year consist of:
Balance
6/30/2019
Additions and
Adjustments
Retirements and
Adjustments Transfers
Balance
6/30/2020
Governmental activities
Capital assets not being depreciated:
Land $67,922,399 ($1,848,307) $654,909 $66,729,001
Construction in Progress 35,332,149 $39,157,623 (104,552) (3,149,412) 71,235,808
Total capital assets not being depreciated 103,254,548 39,157,623 (1,952,859) (2,494,503) 137,964,809
Capital assets being depreciated:
Buildings and Improvements 96,174,194 (136,204) 233,662 96,271,652
Infrastructure - Streets 199,703,412 435,530 200,138,942
Infrastructure - Storm Drains 8,927,492 8,927,492
Infrastructure - Traffic Control Devices 10,766,059 1,825,311 12,591,370
Equipment and Vehicle 7,368,142 39,587 7,407,729
Furniture and Fixtures 2,614,215 2,614,215
Total capital assets being depreciated 325,553,514 39,587 (136,204) 2,494,503 327,951,400
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings and Improvements (39,836,602) (2,518,171) 34,051 (42,320,722)
Infrastructure - Streets (106,389,398) (5,075,887) (111,465,285)
Infrastructure - Storm Drains (3,571,061) (204,500) (3,775,561)
Infrastructure - Traffic Control Devices (3,733,097) (483,693) (4,216,790)
Equipment and Vehicle (6,385,793) (168,827) (6,554,620)
Furniture and Fixtures (1,700,686) (95,786) (1,796,472)
Total accumulated depreciation (161,616,637) (8,546,864) 34,051 (170,129,450)
Net Governmental Fund
Capital Assets Being Depreciated 163,936,877 (8,507,277) (102,153) 2,494,503 157,821,950
Internal Service Fund Capital Assets
Capital assets not being depreciated:
Construction in Progress 80,951 80,951
Total capital assets not being depreciated 80,951 80,951
Capital assets being depreciated:
Equipment and Vehicle 15,476,897 1,562,036 (34,390) 17,004,543
Accumulated depreciation (10,565,339) (857,836) 34,390 (11,388,785)
Net Internal Service Fund Capital Assets
Being Depreciated 4,911,558 704,200 5,615,758
Governmental activities capital assets, net $272,102,983 $31,354,546 ($2,055,012) $301,483,468
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 3 - CAPITAL ASSETS (Continued)
Balance Balance
June 30, 2019 Additions Retirements Transfers June 30, 2020
Business-type activities
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land $794,587 $794,587
Construction in Progress 25,088,578 $30,970,965 ($657,235)55,402,308
Total capital assets not being depreciated 25,883,165 30,970,965 (657,235)56,196,895
Capital assets being depreciated:
Buildings and Improvements 67,075,858 67,075,858
Clean Water Facilities and Lines 79,862,094 79,862,094
Infrastructure - Storm Drains 5,559,130 657,235 6,216,365
Infrastructure - Streets 7,377,546 7,377,546
Equipment and Vehicle 18,505,506 ($34,778)18,470,728
Furniture and Fixtures 31,154 31,154
Total capital assets being depreciated 178,411,288 (34,778) 657,235 179,033,745
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings and Improvements (19,371,793) (1,610,124)(20,981,917)
Clean Water Facilities and Lines (31,103,969) (1,987,964)(33,091,933)
Infrastructure - Storm Drains (1,201,342) (181,408)(1,382,750)
Infrastructure - Streets (2,050,261) (209,570)(2,259,831)
Equipment and Vehicle (11,954,450) (789,448)34,778 (12,709,120)
Furniture and Fixtures (31,154)(31,154)
Total accumulated depreciation (65,712,969) (4,778,514)34,778 (70,456,705)
Net capital assets being depreciated 112,698,319 (4,778,514)657,235 108,577,040
Business-type activities capital assets, net $138,581,484 $26,192,451 $164,773,935
Balance Balance
June 30, 2019 Additions Retirements June 30, 2020
Component Unit:
South San Francisco Conference Center
Construction in Progress $17,500 $77,670 ($17,500) $77,670
Buildings and Improvements 10,824,976 84,312 10,909,288
Furniture and Fixtures 925,599 97,460 (72,245) 950,814
Machinery and Equipment 324,306 162,300 (6,908) 479,698
Total 12,092,381 421,742 (96,653) 12,417,470
Less accumulated depreciation (8,810,877) (574,477)79,153 (9,306,201)
Component Unit Capital Assets, Net $3,281,504 ($152,735) ($17,500) $3,111,269
B.Capital Asset Contributions - Some capital assets may have been acquired using federal and
State grant funds, or were contributed by developers or other governments. Contributed capital
assets are valued at their estimated acquisition value on the date contributed. Generally accepted
accounting principles require that these contributions be accounted for as revenues at the time the
capital assets are contributed.
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NOTE 3 - CAPITAL ASSETS (Continued)
C. Depreciation Allocation - Depreciation expense is charged to functions and programs based on
their usage of the related assets. The amounts allocated to each function or program are as
follows:
Governmental Activities
Governmental functions
General government $745,201
Fire 356,751
Police 97,718
Public works 6,712,210
Parks and recreation 504,624
Library 76,027
Economic and community development 54,333
Total Governmental Functions 8,546,864
Internal Service Funds 857,836
Total Governmental Activities $9,404,700
Business-Type Activities
Sewer Enterprise $4,485,233
Parking District 253,825
Storm Water 39,456
Total Business-Type Activities $4,778,514
NOTE 4 - INTER-FUND TRANSACTIONS
A. Internal Balances
Internal balances are presented in the entity-wide financial statements only. They represent the
net interfund receivables and payables remaining after the elimination of all such balances within
governmental and business-type activities.
B. Inter-Fund Receivables and Payables
Amounts due to or due from other funds reflect inter-fund balances for services rendered or short-
term loans expected to be repaid in the next fiscal year.
Due From Other Fund Due to Other Fund Amount
General Fund Capital Improvement Capital Projects Fund $4,400,000
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 4 - INTER-FUND TRANSACTIONS (Continued)
C. Transfers
Transfers between funds during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 were as follows:
FROM FUND (OUT) TO FUND (IN)AMOUNT
General Fund Capital Improvement Capital Projects Fund $12,493,602
Capital Infrastructure Reserve Capital Projects Fund 10,900,000
Non-Major Governmental Funds 410,609
Storm Water Enterprise Fund 337,991
Internal Service Funds 500,000
East of 101 Sewer Impact Fees Capital Project Fund Sewer Enterprise Fund 516,996
East of 101 Traffic Impact Fees Capital Project Fund Capital Improvement Capital Projects Fund 633,466
Child Care Impact Fees Capital Projects Fund General Fund 14,232
Capital Infrastructure Reserve Capital Projects Fund Capital Improvement Capital Projects Fund 1,686,331
Storm Water Enterprise Fund 12,289
Non-Major Governmental Funds General Fund 1,288,203
Capital Improvement Capital Projects Fund 4,950,168
Non-Major Governmental Funds 5,687,200
Sewer Enterprise Fund 6,468,460
Storm Water Enterprise Fund 747,476
Parking District Enterprise Fund Capital Improvement Capital Projects Fund 22,566
Internal Service Fund Capital Improvement Capital Projects Fund 31,589
Total $46,701,178
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 5 - LONG-TERM DEBT
A. Current Year Transactions and Balances
A summary of governmental and business-type activities transactions for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2020 follows:
Authorized
and Balance at Balance at Current
Issued June 30, 2019 Additions Retirement June 30, 2020 Portion
Governmental Activities
Lease Revenue Bonds:
2020A Police Station Project, 4.00 to 5.00% (1)$43,905,000 $43,905,000 $43,905,000 $935,000
Plus: Unamortized bond premium 10,242,530 $379,353 9,863,177
Total Lease Revenue Bonds 43,905,000 54,147,530 379,353 53,768,177 935,000
Direct Borrowing:
2007 Loans Payable to the Successor Agency (2) $4,845,152 1,210,000 3,635,152
Capital Leases (3):
2010 Two Fire Trucks 197,152 130,146 67,006 67,006
2013 Fire Truck 556,467 133,692 422,775 137,246
Total Capital Leases 753,619 263,838 489,781 204,252
Total Direct Borrowing 5,598,771 1,473,838 4,124,933 204,252
Net Governmental Long-Term Debt $43,905,000 $5,598,771 $54,147,530 $1,853,191 $57,893,110 $1,139,252
Business-Type Activities
Revenue Bonds:
2005 Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, 2.75 to 4.75%, $6,000,000 $2,970,000 $315,000 $2,655,000 $330,000
due 04/30/26 (4)
Direct Borrowing:
1999 State Water Resources Loan, 2.6%, due 8/1/22 (5) 47,721,252 12,284,916 2,954,013 9,330,903 3,030,817
2004 State Water Resources Loan, 2.5%, due 1/1/27 (5) 21,258,529 8,902,174 1,179,497 7,722,677 1,208,985
2008 State Water Resources Loan, 2.4%, (6) 9,164,505 5,106,376 457,884 4,648,492 468,873
2018 State Water Resources Loan, 1.8% (7) 53,403,000 8,854,738 $19,593,797 28,448,535
Total Direct Borrowing 131,547,286 35,148,204 19,593,797 4,591,394 50,150,607 4,708,675
Net Business-Type Long-Term Debt $137,547,286 $38,118,204 $19,593,797 $4,906,394 $52,805,607 $5,038,675
(1) 2020A Lease Revenue Bonds – In February 2020, the City of South San Francisco Public
Facilities Financing Authority entered into a $43.9 million lease agreement to finance costs of the
acquisition, construction, and installation of certain capital improvements constituting the new
City police station, located within the City’s new Civic Center Campus, and related
improvements, facilities and equipment, and pay the costs incurred in connection with the
issuance of the Series 2020A Bonds. The Series 2020A Bonds are equally and ratably payable
from base rental payments to be made by the City for the right to use certain real property
consisting of a City-owned parking garage and a City-owned park. The lease agreement contains
provisions that in an event of default, the lessor may exercise any and all remedies available to it
under the lease agreement, including the right to enforce the terms of the lease.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 5 - LONG-TERM DEBT (Continued)
(2) As of June 30, 2020, the Oyster Point Improvements Impact Fund owed the Successor Agency
(formerly the Merged Redevelopment Project Area Capital Project Fund) for developer fees in the
amount of $3,635,152 for the Flyover and Hookramps Projects that were completed in prior years.
The outstanding balance will be paid off from the future developer fees. With the dissolution of the
Agency effective January 31, 2012, the Successor Agency assumed the asset which the City is to
repay. This payable is recorded as a long-term obligation (see also Note 13). Prior to the
dissolution of all Redevelopment Agencies in California by the State, the former Redevelopment
Agency (Agency) advanced $12,176,207 to the Oyster Point Improvement Impact Fee Capital
Projects Fund (the Oyster Point Fund). The impact fees are collected according to a fee
methodology adopted under the terms of AB 1600. The fees are assessed against commercial
development in a specific geographic area that is primarily east of Highway 101 to repay the former
Agency for the funds it advanced to the Oyster Point Fund to pay for freeway interchange
improvements at Highway 101 and Oyster Point Blvd, and are assessed per an adopted Engineering
report's formula that measures each new development's impact on the area's trip traffic. While the
former Agency advanced the funds, the impact fee was put in place specifically to charge future
developers for their share of traffic trips generated prior to the construction of the improvements.
When the Agency was dissolved, the Successor Agency, and therefore, all local taxing entities, are
entitled to receive future Oyster Point Impact fees collected by the City from developers. Future
developers, not the City of South San Francisco, are legally obligated to pay the future fees until the
liability owed to the Successor Agency is paid off as long as the fee continues to be levied and is in
place. The repayment has significantly slowed since 2007, as development has subsided and fees
assessed have therefore dropped. Management believes it may take 10-30 years or more before the
Successor Agency is fully paid back.
(3) The City has entered into long-term capital leases with various financing agencies. Under
these capital leases, all leased assets shall be distributed to the City at the end of the lease terms
and shall thereafter remain the sole property of the City. Therefore, these capital leases have been
recorded at the present value of the future minimum lease payments at the date of inception of the
lease, and the corresponding assets have been included in the Statement of Net Position as
appropriate. Capital lease payments are made from revenues of the Equipment Replacement Internal
Service Fund and the General Fund. The lease agreements contain provisions that in an event of
default, the lessor may (a) seize the properties, (b) sell or lease the properties or (c) exercise any and
all remedies available to it under applicable law, including the right to enforce the terms of the
lease, recover damages from the breach of the lease, and rescind the lease as to any portion of or all
of the properties.
(4) On October 25, 2005, the California Statewide Communities Development Authority issued
2005D Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds. The City participated in the pooled bond sale
and the City’s portion of the debt is $6,000,000. Proceeds were used to finance sewer system
capital improvement.
The principal payments on the debt commenced in October 2006 and principal is due each
October 1. The final principal payment is due on October 1, 2026. Interest payments ranging
from the rates of 2.75% to 4.75% are payable semi-annually each April 1 and October 1.
The 1999 and 2004 State Water Resources Loans and the 2005 Water and Wastewater Revenue
Bonds are secured by a pledge of net revenues of the City’s Sewer Enterprise Fund. Net
Revenues available for debt service amounted to $18.5 million which represented coverage of 3.6
over the $5,124,491 in total debt service.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 5 - LONG-TERM DEBT (Continued)
(5) The two loans were authorized by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to
improve and expand the City’s wastewater treatment plant. Loan proceeds were issued as the
projects progressed and debt service payments commenced one year after project completion. The
loan agreements include provisions that in an event of default, all principal payments shall be
immediately due and payable, interests on all amounts owed shall be paid at the highest legal rate,
any additional payments shall be made and SWRCB shall enforce its rights under the agreements
by any judicial proceeding, whether in law or equity.
(6) 2008 State Water Resources Control Board Loan – In November 2007, the City approved
the $11.8 million loan agreement with the SWRCB to finance the City’s Wet Weather Program
project. Under the terms of the contract, the City has agreed to repay $11.8 million to the State in
exchange for receiving $9.2 million in proceeds to be used to fund the Project. The difference
between the repayment obligation and proceeds amounted to $2.6 million and represents in-
substance interest on the outstanding balance. Debt service payments commenced on August 15,
2009.
(7) 2018 State Water Resources Control Board Loan – In September 2018, the City entered into a
$53.4 million loan agreement with the SWRCB to finance the South San Francisco/San Bruno’s
Water Quality Control Plant Wet Weather and Digester Project. A portion of this amount, $4 million,
is anticipated to be forgiven on the date of completion of construction. For the remaining $49.4
million, under the terms of the loan agreement the City has agreed to repay $59.2 million to the
State. The difference between the repayment obligation and proceeds amounted to $9.8 million
and represents in-substance interest on the outstanding balance.
At June 30, 2019, the City had drawn down $8.9 million from SWRCB and $19.6 million was drawn
in fiscal year 2020, with the remaining balance of $24.9 million expected to be drawn down in fiscal
year 2021. There was no debt service payment required in fiscal year 2020, with the first debt service
payment due in fiscal year ending 2024. Future debt service is expected to average $3 million per
year through fiscal year 2043.
In the event default has occurred, the City shall, upon demand, immediately accelerate the
payment of all principal owed under this loan agreement, if any, which shall be immediately due
and payable; pay interest at the highest legal rate on all amounts owed; and pay any additional
payments as defined in the loan agreement.
The 2008 and 2018 loans are secured by a pledge of sewer service charge revenues of the City’s
Sewer Enterprise Fund. Sewer service charge revenues available for debt service amounted to
$23.1 million which represented coverage of 43.6 over the $529,373 in debt service.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 5 - LONG-TERM DEBT (Continued)
B. Debt Service Requirements
Annual debt service requirements are shown below for all long-term debt with specified
repayment terms:
Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities
For the Year 2020A Lease Revenue Bonds
2005 Water and
Wastewater Revenue Bonds
Ended June 30 Principal Interest Principal Interest
2021 $935,000 $1,832,200 $330,000 $134,019
2022 980,000 1,785,450 345,000 120,593
2023 1,030,000 1,736,450 360,000 106,331
2024 1,080,000 1,684,950 375,000 90,000
2025 1,135,000 1,630,950 395,000 71,625
2026-2030 6,535,000 7,286,100 850,000 43,000
2031-2035 7,990,000 5,827,800
2036-2040 9,725,000 4,096,400
2041-2045 11,835,000 1,989,400
2046-2050 2,660,000 106,400
43,905,000 $27,976,100 $2,655,000 $565,568
Plus: Unamortized bond premium 9,863,177
$53,768,177
Future debt service requirements, including interest and capital leases, but excluding the 2007
Loan payable to the Redevelopment Successor Agency and the 2018 State Water Resources Loan
at June 30, 2020, were as follows:
For the Year Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities
Ended June 30 Principal Interest Principal Interest
2021 $204,252 $11,950 $4,708,675 $500,750
2022 140,892 6,614 4,828,954 385,159
2023 144,637 2,870 4,952,309 266,607
2024 1,805,393 145,017
2025 1,850,025 105,421
2026-2030 3,556,716 111,716
Totals 489,781 $21,434 21,702,072 $1,514,670
2007 Loans Payable 3,635,152
2018 State Water Resources Loan 28,448,535
$4,124,933 $50,150,607
Direct Borrowings
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 5 - LONG-TERM DEBT (Continued)
Capital Leases are issued for the purpose of financing the construction or acquisition of projects
defined in each leasing arrangement. Projects are leased to the City for lease payments which,
together with unspent proceeds of the leasing arrangement, will be sufficient to meet the debt
service obligations of the leasing arrangement. At the termination of the leasing arrangement,
title to the project will pass to the City.
Leasing arrangements are similar to debt; they allow investors to participate in a share of
guaranteed payments which are made by the City. Because they are similar to debt, the present
value of the total of the payments to be made by the City is recorded as long-term debt. The
City’s leasing arrangements are included in long term obligations discussed above.
A summary of capital assets leased through the issuance of leasing arrangements follows:
Original
Leasing Arrangement Fund/Activity Cost
Capital Leases Governmental Activity $5,842,799
C. Legal Debt Margin
The City is subject to a debt limit that is 3.75% of the total assessed value of property, net of
exempt real property. At June 30, 2020, that amount was $784,957,532. As of June 30, 2020, the
City did not have any outstanding debt applicable to the limit.
NOTE 6 - NET POSITION AND FUND BALANCES
A. Net Position
Net Position is the excess of all the City’s assets and deferred outflows of resources over all its
liabilities and deferred inflows of resources, regardless of fund. Net Position are divided into
three captions. These captions apply only to Net Position, which is determined only at the
Government-wide level, and are described below:
Net Investment in Capital Assets describes the portion of Net Position which is represented by the
current net book value of the City’s capital assets, less the outstanding balance of any debt issued
to finance these assets.
Restricted describes the portion of Net Position which is restricted as to use by the terms and
conditions of agreements with outside parties, governmental regulations, laws, or other
restrictions which the City cannot unilaterally alter.
Unrestricted describes the portion of Net Position which is not restricted to use.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 6 - NET POSITION AND FUND BALANCE (Continued)
B. Fund Balance
The City’s fund balances are classified in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles which require the City to classify its fund balances based on spending constraints
imposed on the use of resources.
For programs with multiple funding sources, the City prioritizes and expends funds in the
following order: Restricted, Committed, Assigned, and Unassigned. Each category in the
following hierarchy is ranked according to the degree of spending constraint.
Nonspendables represents balances set aside to indicate items do not represent available,
spendable resources even though they are a component of assets. Fund balances required to be
maintained intact, such as Permanent Funds, and assets not expected to be converted to cash, such
as prepaids, notes receivable, and land held for redevelopment are included. However, if
proceeds realized from the sale or collection of nonspendable assets are restricted, committed or
assigned, then Nonspendable amounts are required to be presented as a component of the
applicable category.
Restricted fund balances have external restrictions imposed by creditors, grantors, contributors,
laws, regulations, or enabling legislation which requires the resources to be used only for a
specific purpose. Nonspendable amounts subject to restrictions are included along with spendable
resources.
Committed fund balances have constraints imposed by Council Resolution of the City Council
which may be altered only by Council Resolution of the City Council. Nonspendable amounts
subject to council commitments are included along with spendable resources.
Assigned fund balances are amounts constrained by the City’s intent to be used for a specific
purpose, but are neither restricted nor committed. Intent is expressed by the City Council or its
designee and may be changed at the discretion of the City Council or its designee. The City
Council had delegated authority to the Finance Director to assign fund balances which are not
otherwise restricted or committed. This category includes nonspendables, when it is the City’s
intent to use proceeds or collections for a specific purpose, and residual fund balances, if any, of
Special Revenue, Capital Projects and Debt Service Funds which have not been restricted or
committed.
Unassigned fund balance represents residual amounts that have not been restricted, committed, or
assigned. This includes the residual general fund balance and residual fund deficits, if any, of other
governmental funds.
Minimum Fund Balance Policies - The City’s Reserve Policy is to have the General Fund
Reserves equal to at least two months of operating revenues of 15% and up to 20%, which is in
alignment with GFOA best practices. Included is an emergency reserve that reflects 2% of the
general fund operating expenditures budget as well as an economic contingency which is 7% of
general fund revenues. Funds in excess of these requirements will continue to be earmarked for
paying down long-term liabilities, such as the Retiree Health/Other Post-Employment Benefits
(OPEB) or for Infrastructure and Facilities Replacement needs.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 6 - NET POSITION AND FUND BALANCE (Continued)
Detailed classifications of the City’s Fund Balances, as of June 30, 2020, are below:
Low and Moderate East of 101 East of 101
General Income Housing Capital Sewer Traffic
Fund Balance Classifications Fund Assets Improvement Impact Fees Impact Fees
Nonspendables:
Items not in spendable form:
Inventory and prepaid items $574
Total Nonspendable Fund Balances 574
Restricted for:
Sewer Impact Fees $5,407,840
Traffic impact fees projects $25,015,746
Low and moderate housing projects $6,010,064
Redevelopment and community development activities 18,372,633
Total Restricted Fund Balances 18,372,633 6,010,064 5,407,840 25,015,746
Committed for:
Capital projects 2,756,632
Local services 14,966,706
Total Committed Fund Balances 17,723,338
Assigned to:
Capital projects 5,720,788
Total Assigned Fund Balances 5,720,788
Unassigned:
General fund 43,296,762
Capital Improvement Fund $235,649
Total Unassigned Fund Balances 43,296,762 235,649
Total Fund Balances $85,114,095 $6,010,064 $235,649 $5,407,840 $25,015,746
Capital Project Funds
Capital Capital Other
Child Care Developer Infrastructure Improvements Governmental
Fund Balance Classifications (continued) Impact Fees Deposit Reserve Fund Police Station Funds
Restricted for:
Child Care impact fees projects $6,185,208
Developer deposit fees projects $16,788
Police station projects $46,604,509
Gas Tax projects $439,759
Developer contributions projects 7,938,850
Community Development Block Grant projects 352,586
Maintenance districts projects 4,273,972
Transportation sales tax projects 2,799,809
City programs projects 6,546,780
Other Special Revenues projects 10,676,980
Capital projects activities 17,874,258
Total Restricted Fund Balances 6,185,208 16,788 46,604,509 50,902,994
Assigned to:
Capital infrastructure projects $29,363,924
Total Assigned Fund Balances 29,363,924
Total Fund Balances $6,185,208 $16,788 $29,363,924 $46,604,509 $50,902,994
Capital Project Funds
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 6 - NET POSITION AND FUND BALANCE (Continued)
C. Encumbrances
The City uses an encumbrance system as an extension of normal budgetary accounting for
governmental funds. Under this system, purchase orders, contracts, and other commitments for
the expenditure of monies are recorded in order to reserve that portion of applicable
appropriations. Encumbrances outstanding at year-end are recorded as restricted, committed or
assigned fund balance, depending on the classification of the resources to be used to liquidate the
encumbrance, since they do not constitute expenditures or liabilities. Unexpended appropriations
lapse at year-end and must be reappropriated in the following year. Encumbrances outstanding in
governmental funds as of June 30, 2020, were as listed below:
Governmental funds:Amount
General Fund $5,720,788
Low and Moderate Income Housing Assets
Special Revenue Fund 2,502,113
Capital Improvement Capital Projects Fund 13,872,958
Child Care Impact Fees Capital Projects Fund 1,500
Capital Infrastructure Reserve Capital Projects Fund 933,000
Capital Improvements Police Station Capital Projects Fund 45,462,322
Other Governmental Funds 2,622,779
Total $71,115,460
NOTE 7 - PENSION PLANS
For purposes of measuring the net pension liability and deferred outflows/inflows of resources
related to pensions, and pension expense, information about the fiduciary net position of the
City’s California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) plans (Plans) and additions
to/deductions from the Plans’ fiduciary net position have been determined on the same basis as
they are reported by the CalPERS Financial Office. For this purpose, benefit payments (including
refunds of employee contributions) are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the
benefit terms. Investments are reported at fair value.
A. General Information about the Pension Plans
Plan Descriptions – All qualified permanent and probationary employees are eligible to
participate in the City’s separate Safety (police and fire) and Miscellaneous (all other) Plans,
agent multiple-employer defined benefit pension plans administered by the California Public
Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), which acts as a common investment and
administrative agent for its participating member employers. Benefit provisions under the Plans
are established by State statute and City resolution.
CalPERS issues publicly available reports that include a full description of the pension plans
regarding benefit provisions, assumptions and membership information that can be found on the
CalPERS website.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 7 - PENSION PLAN (Continued)
Benefits Provided – CalPERS provides service retirement and disability benefits, annual cost of
living adjustments and death benefits to plan members, who must be public employees and
beneficiaries. Benefits are based on years of credited service, equal to one year of full time
employment. Members with five years of total service are eligible to retire at age 50 with
statutorily reduced benefits. All members are eligible for non-duty disability benefits after 10
years of service. The death benefit is one of the following: the Basic Death Benefit, the 1957
Survivor Benefit, or the Optional Settlement 2W Death Benefit. The cost of living adjustments
for each plan are applied as specified by the Public Employees’ Retirement Law.
The Plans’ provisions and benefits in effect at June 30, 2020, are summarized as follows:
Miscellaneous
Classic Plan Tier 2 Plan PEPRA Plan
Prior to After On or after
Hire date April 25, 2010 April 25, 2010 January 1,2013
Benefit formula 2.7% @ 55 2% @ 60 2% @ 62
Benefit vesting schedule 5 years service 5 years service 5 years service
Benefit payments monthly for life monthly for life monthly for life
Retirement age 50 - 55 50 - 67 52 - 67
Monthly benefits, as a % of eligible compensation 2.0% to 2.7% 1.092% to 2.418% 1.0% to 2.5%
Required employee contribution rates 8%7%6.5%
Required employer contribution rates 9.91%9.91%9.91%
Required Unfunded Actuarial Liability Contribution $5,260,688
Safety
Classic Plan Tier 2 Plan PEPRA Plan
Hire date Prior to
April 25, 2010
After
April 25, 2010
On or after
January 1, 2013
Benefit formula 3% @ 50
3% @ 55 2.7% @ 57
Benefit vesting schedule 5 years service 5 years service 5 years service
Benefit payments monthly for life monthly for life monthly for life
Retirement age 50 50 - 55 50 - 57
Monthly benefits, as a % of eligible compensation 3% 2.4% to 3.0% 2.0% to 2.7%
Required employee contribution rates 9% 9% 11.5%
Required employer contribution rates 20.43% 20.43% 20.43%
Required Unfunded Actuarial Liability Contribution $7,014,353
Beginning in fiscal year 2016, CalPERS collects employer contributions for the Plan as a
percentage of payroll for the normal cost portion as noted in the rates above and as a dollar
amount for contributions toward the unfunded liability (UAL). The dollar amounts are billed on a
monthly basis or the City can elect a lump sum payment option. The City’s required contributions
for the unfunded liability in the Miscellaneous and Safety Plans for the year ended June 30, 2020
were $5,260,688 and $7,014,353, respectively, which were made under the lump sum payment
option.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 7 - PENSION PLAN (Continued)
Employees Covered – As of the June 30, 2018 actuarial valuation date and the June 30, 2019
measurement date, the following employees were covered by the benefit terms for the Plans:
Miscellaneous Safety
Inactive employees or beneficiaries currently receiving benefits 458 288
Inactive employees entitled to but not yet receiving benefits 347 109
Active employees 284 151
Total 1,089 548
Contributions – Section 20814(c) of the California Public Employees’ Retirement Law requires
that the employer contribution rates for all public employers be determined on an annual basis by
the actuary and shall be effective on the July 1 following notice of a change in the rate. Funding
contributions for both Plans are determined annually on an actuarial basis as of June 30 by
CalPERS. The actuarially determined rate is the estimated amount necessary to finance the costs
of benefits earned by employees during the year, with an additional amount to finance any
unfunded accrued liability. The City is required to contribute the difference between the
actuarially determined rate and the contribution rate of employees.
B. Net Pension Liability
The City’s net pension liability for each Plan is measured as the total pension liability, less the
pension plan’s fiduciary net position. The net pension liability of each Plan is measured as of
June 30, 2019, using an annual actuarial valuation as of June 30, 2018 rolled forward to June 30,
2019 using standard update procedures. A summary of principal assumptions and methods used
to determine the net pension liability is shown below.
Actuarial Assumptions – For the measurement period ended June 30, 2019, the total pension
liabilities were determined by rolling forward the June 30, 2018 total pension liability. The June
30, 2019 total pension liabilities were based on the following actuarial methods and assumptions:
Valuation Date
Measurement Date
Actuarial Cost Method
Actuarial Assumptions:
Discount Rate
Inflation
Payroll Growth
Salary Increase
Investment Rate of Return
Mortality
Post Retirement Benefit Increase
(1) Net of pension plan investment and administrative expenses, including inflation
(2) The mortality table used was developed based on CalPERS' specific data. The probabilities of mortality are based
on the 2017 CalPERS Experience Study for the period from 1997 to 2015. Pre-retirement and post-retirement
mortality rates include 15 years of projected mortality improvement using 90% of Scale MP-2016 published by the
Society of Actuaries. For more details on this table, please refer to the CalPERS Experience Study and Review of
Actuarial Assumptions report from December 2017 that can be found on the CalPERS website.
2.50%
Varies by Entry Age and Service
7.15% (1)
The lesser of contract COLA or 2.50% until Purchasing Power Protection
Allowance Floor on Purchasing Power applies, 2.50% thereafter
Derived using CalPERS Membership Data for all Funds (2)
3.00%
Miscellaneous and Safety
June 30, 2018
June 30, 2019
Entry-Age Normal Cost Method
7.15%
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 7 - PENSION PLAN (Continued)
The underlying mortality assumptions and all other actuarial assumptions used in the June 30,
2018 valuation were based on the results of a December 2017 actuarial experience study for the
period 1997 to 2015. Further details of the Experience Study can be found on the CalPERS
website.
Discount Rate – The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability was 7.15%. The
projection of cash flows used to determine the discount rate for each Plan assumed that
contributions from all plan members in the Public Employees Retirement Fund (PERF) will be
made at the current member contribution rates and that contributions from employers will be
made at statutorily required rates, actuarially determined. Based on those assumptions, each
Plan’s fiduciary net position was projected to be available to make all projected future benefits
payments of current plan members for all plans in the PERF. Therefore, the long- term expected
rate of return on plan investment was applied to all periods of projected benefit payment to
determine the total pension liability for each Plan.
The long- term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was determined using a
building- block method in which expected future real rates of return (expected returns, net of
pension plan investment expense and inflation) are developed for each major asset class.
In determining the long- term expected rate of return, CalPERS took into account both short- term
and long- term market return expectations as well as the expected pension fund cash flows. Using
historical returns of all the fund’s asset classes, expected compound (geometric) returns were
calculated over the short- term (first 10 years) and the long -term (11+ years) using a building-
block approach. Using the expected nominal returns for both short- term and long- term, the
present value of benefits was calculated for each fund. The expected rate of return was set by
calculating the rounded single equivalent expected return that arrived at the same present value of
benefits for cash flows as the one calculated using both short- term and long- term returns. The
expected rate of return was then set equal to the single equivalent rate calculated above and
adjusted for assumed administrative expenses.
The table below reflects the long-term expected real rate of return by asset class.
Asset Class(a)
New
Strategic
Allocation
Real Return
Years 1 - 10(b)
Real Return
Years 11+(c)
Global Equity 50.0% 4.80% 5.98%
Fixed Income 28.0% 1.00% 2.62%
Inflation Assets 0.0% 0.77% 1.81%
Private Equity 8.0% 6.30% 7.23%
Real Assets 13.0% 3.75% 4.93%
Liquidity 1.0% 0.00% -0.92%
Total 100%
(a) In the System's CAFR, Fixed income is included in Global Debt Securities; Liquidity is included
in short-term Investments; Inflation Assets are included in both Global Equity Securities and
Global Debt Securities.
(b) An expected inflation of 2.0% used for this period.
(c) An expected inflation of 2.92% used for this period.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 7 - PENSION PLAN (Continued)
C. Changes in the Net Pension Liability
The changes in the Net Pension Liability for each Plan are as follows:
Miscellaneous Plan:
Increase (Decrease)
Total Pension
Liability
Plan Fiduciary
Net Position
Net Pension
Liability/(Asset)
Balance at June 30, 2018 (Measurement Date)$233,975,819 $157,470,642 $76,505,177
Changes in the year:
Service cost 4,118,735 4,118,735
Interest on the total pension liability 16,624,514 16,624,514
Changes of benefit terms
Chases of assumptions
Differences between actual and expected experience 2,853,948 2,853,948
Plan to plan resource movement (20) 20
Contribution - employer 6,851,659 (6,851,659)
Contribution - employees 1,816,507 (1,816,507)
Net investment income 10,240,873 (10,240,873)
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
contributions (12,756,888) (12,756,888)
Administrative expenses (112,374) 112,374
Other Miscellaneous Income/(Expense) 365 (365)
Net changes 10,840,309 6,040,122 4,800,187
Balance at June 30, 2019 (Measurement Date)$244,816,128 $163,510,764 $81,305,364
Safety Plan:
Increase (Decrease)
Total Pension
Liability
Plan Fiduciary
Net Position
Net Pension
Liability/(Asset)
Balance at June 30, 2018 (Measurement Date)$327,073,740 $220,879,754 $106,193,986
Changes in the year:
Service cost 6,379,124 6,379,124
Interest on the total pension liability 23,249,091 23,249,091
Changes of benefit terms
Chases of assumptions
Differences between actual and expected experience 2,853,684 2,853,684
Plan to plan resource movement 20 (20)
Contribution - employer 10,164,921 (10,164,921)
Contribution - employees 2,486,989 (2,486,989)
Net investment income 14,404,633 (14,404,633)
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
contributions (15,909,734) (15,909,734)
Administrative expenses (157,625) 157,625
Other Miscellaneous Income/(Expense)512 (512)
Net changes 16,572,165 10,989,716 5,582,449
Balance at June 30, 2019 (Measurement Date)$343,645,905 $231,869,470 $111,776,435
Grand Total - Both Plans $588,462,033 $395,380,234 $193,081,799
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 7 - PENSION PLAN (Continued)
Sensitivity of the Net Pension Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate – The following
presents the net pension liability of the City for each Plan, calculated using the discount rate for
each Plan, as well as what the City’s net pension liability would be if it were calculated using a
discount rate that is 1-percentage point lower or 1-percentage point higher than the current rate:
Miscellaneous Safety
1% Decrease 6.15% 6.15%
Net Pension Liability $112,753,994 $158,826,992
Current Discount Rate 7.15% 7.15%
Net Pension Liab ility $81,305,364 $111,776,435
1% Increase 8.15% 8.15%
Net Pension Liability $55,267,692 $73,169,140
Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position – Detailed information about each pension plan’s fiduciary
net position is available in the separately issued CalPERS financial reports.
D. Pension Expenses and Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions
For the year ended June 30, 2020, the City recognized pension expense of $14,398,113 and
$22,193,591 for the Miscellaneous and Safety Plans, respectively, for total pension expense of
$36,591,704. At June 30, 2020, the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred
inflows of resources related to pensions from the following sources:
Miscellaneous Plan:
Deferred Outflows Deferred Inflows
of Resources of Resources
Pension contributions subsequent to measurement date $7,831,598
Changes of assumptions ($388,880)
Differences between actual and expected experience 1,888,207
Net differences between projected and actual earnings on
plan investments (849,257)
Total $9,719,805 ($1,238,137)
Safety Plan:
Deferred Outflows Deferred Inflows
of Resources of Resources
Pension contributions subsequent to measurement date $11,401,783
Changes of assumptions 1,637,329 ($532,651)
Differences between actual and expected experience 2,915,790
Net differences between projected and actual earnings on
plan investments (1,041,531)
Total $15,954,902 ($1,574,182)
Grand Total $25,674,707 ($2,812,319)
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 7 - PENSION PLAN (Continued)
$19,233,381 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to contributions subsequent to the
measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the net pension liability in the year ended
June 30, 2021. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of
resources related to pensions will be recognized as pension expense as follows:
Miscellaneous Plan:
Year Ended Annual
June 30 Amortization
2021 $1,286,763
2022 (582,461)
2023 (222,066)
2024 167,834
Safety Plan:
Year Ended Annual
June 30 Amortization
2021 $3,821,819
2022 (990,329)
2023 (102,128)
2024 249,575
Subsequent Event - CalPERS Pension Contribution Rates - The CalPERS Board of
Administration has adopted a new amortization policy effective with the June 30, 2019 actuarial
valuation. The new policy shortens the period over which actuarial gains and losses are
amortized from 30 years to 20 years with the payments computed using a level dollar amount. In
addition, the new policy removes the 5-year ramp-up and ramp-down on UAL bases attributable
to assumption changes and non-investment gains/losses. The new policy removes the 5-year
ramp-down on investment gains/losses. These changes will apply only to new UAL bases
established on or after June 30, 2019. As a result of these changes, the City’s contribution rates
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 are expected to increase over the fiscal year 2020
contribution rates.
NOTE 8 - DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
City employees may defer a portion of their compensation under a City sponsored Deferred
Compensation Plan created in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 457. Under this
Plan, participants are not taxed on the deferred portion of their compensation until it is distributed
to them; distributions may be made only at termination, retirement, death or in an emergency as
defined by the Plan.
The laws governing deferred compensation plan assets require plan assets to be held by a Trust
for the exclusive benefit of plan participants and their beneficiaries. Since the assets held under
these plans are not the City’s property and are not subject to City control, they have been
excluded from these financial statements.
NOTE 9 - OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
A. General Information about the City’s Other Post Employment Benefit (OPEB) Plans
The City provides certain health care benefits for all employees who retire after attaining age 50
with at least five years of service or disability at any age. The City provides certain health care
benefits for those employees hired prior to April 25, 2010. In order to reduce the City’s OPEB
obligations over time, the City changed to a defined contribution post-retirement health plan for
employees hired as of April 25, 2010 or after. For those new hires, the City is now providing a
medical after retirement health plan (MARA), and contributes 1.5% of salary for those
employees.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 9 - OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (Continued)
B. Defined Benefit Plan Description
The City’s Post Employment Benefit Plan for employees hired prior to April 25, 2010 is an agent
multiple-employer defined benefit OPEB plan.
The City joined the California Employers’ Retiree Benefit Trust (CERBT), an agent multiple-
employer plan administered by CalPERS, consisting of an aggregation of single-employer
plans. The CERBT issues a publicly available financial report that includes financial statements
and required supplementary information. That report may be obtained from the California Public
Employees’ Retirement System, CERBT, P.O. Box 942703, Sacramento, CA 94229-2703.
Benefits provided – The following is a summary of Plan benefits by employee group as of June 30,
2020:
Eligibility • Hired < 4/25/2010
• Retire directly from City and elect coverage:
• Age 50 and 5 years City service or
• Disability retirement with 5 years City service
Benefit • City pays single premium up to largest HMO single premium
Cap for 2019/20:
- $1,430.80/month pre-65 (Blue Shield)
- $785.04/month post-65 Medicare eligible (Blue Shield)
- $1,971.53/ month post-65 not Medicare eligible (Kaiser)
• Medicare ineligible retirees allowed to stay in their pre-Medicare
premium plans after age 65
Surviving Spouse Benefit • Participation with premium payment
• AFSCME, Local 1569, Mid-Management, IAFF
surviving spouses covered 2 months following death of retiree
Other OPEB • City also reimburses Medicare Part B
• No City-paid contribution for dental, vision, or life
For the year ended June 30, 2020, the City’s contributions to the Plan were $4,854,000.
Employees Covered by Benefit Terms – Membership in the plan consisted of the following at the
measurement date of June 30, 2019:
Active employees 213
Inactive employees or beneficiaries currently
receiving benefit payments 352
Total 565
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 9 - OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (Continued)
C. OPEB Liabilities, OPEB Expenses, and Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources Related to
OPEB
For purposes of measuring the net OPEB liability, deferred outflows of resources and deferred
inflows of resources related to OPEB, and OPEB expense, information about the fiduciary net
position of the City’s OPEB Plan and additions to/deductions from the OPEB Plan’s fiduciary net
position have been determined on the same basis as they are reported by the California
Employers’ Retiree Benefit Trust (CERBT). For this purpose, benefit payments are recognized
when currently due and payable in accordance with the benefit terms. Investments are reported at
fair value.
D. Net OPEB Liability
Actuarial Methods and Assumptions – The City’s net OPEB liability was measured as of June
30, 2019 and the total OPEB liability used to calculate the net OPEB liability was determined by
an actuarial valuation dated June 30, 2019, based on the following actuarial methods and
assumptions:
Valuation Date • June 30, 2019
Measurement Date • June 30, 2019
Contribution Policy • City contributes $802,000 per year into trust
Actuarial Cost Method • Entry Age Normal, Level Percentage of Payroll
Amortization Method • Level dollar
Amortization Period • Average of 23 years remaining for 2019/20
• 6.75% at June 30, 2019
• 6.75% at June 30, 2018
• Expected City contributions projected to keep sufficient plan
assets to pay all benefits from trust.
Inflation • 2.75% per annum
Salary Increases • Aggregate - 3% annually
• Merit - CalPERS 1997-2015 Experience Study
Healthcare/Medical Trend • Non-Medicare - 7.25% for 2021, decreasing to an ultimate
rate of 4.0% in 2076 and later years
• Medicare - 6.3% for 2021, decreasing to an ultimate rate of
4.0% in 2076 and later years
Mortality, Retirement, Disability, Termination • CalPERS 1997-2015 Experience Study
Mortality Improvement • Mortality projected fully generational with Scale MP-2019
Healthcare participation for future retirees • 100% if covered, 95% if waived
Discount Rate and Long-Term Expected
Rate of Return on Assets
Actuarial Assumptions
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NOTE 9 - OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (Continued)
The long-term expected rate of return on OPEB plan investments was determined using a building-
block method in which expected future real rates of return (expected returns, net of OPEB plan
investment expense and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These ranges are
combined to produce the long-term expected rate of return by weighting the expected future real
rates of return by the target asset allocation percentage and by adding expected inflation. The target
allocation and best estimates of arithmetic real rates of return for each major asset class are
summarized in the following table:
Long-Term
Target Expected Real
Asset Class Allocation Rate of Return
Global equity 59.0% 4.82%
Fixed income 25.0% 1.47%
TIPS 5.0% 1.29%
Commodities 3.0% 0.84%
REITs 8.0% 3.76%
Total 100.0%
Discount Rate – The discount rate used to measure the total OPEB liability was 6.75%. The
projection of cash flows used to determine the discount rate assumed that City contributions will be
made at rates equal to actuarially determined contribution rates. Based on those assumptions, the
OPEB plan’s fiduciary net position was projected to be available to make all projected OPEB
payments for current active and inactive employees and beneficiaries. Therefore, the long-term
expected rate of return on OPEB plan investments was applied to all periods of projected benefit
payments to determine the total OPEB liability.
E. Changes in Net OPEB Liability
The changes in the net OPEB liability follows:
Total OPEB Plan Fiduciary Net OPEB
Liability Net Position Liability/(Asset)
(a)(b)(a) - (b)
Balance at June 30, 2018 Measurement Date $82,625,000 $22,041,000 $60,584,000
Changes Recognized for the Measurement Period:
Service Cost 1,558,000 1,558,000
Interest on the total OPEB liability 5,568,000 5,568,000
Changes in benefit terms
Differences between expected and actual experience 2,895,000 2,895,000
Changes of assumptions (672,000)(672,000)
Contributions from the employer 4,180,000 (4,180,000)
Net investment income 1,402,000 (1,402,000)
Benefit payments (3,378,000) (3,378,000)
Administrative expenses (5,000) 5,000
Net changes 5,971,000 2,199,000 3,772,000
Balance at June 20, 2019 Measurement Date $88,596,000 $24,240,000 $64,356,000
Increase (Decrease)
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NOTE 9 - OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (Continued)
F.Sensitivity of the Net OPEB Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate and Healthcare Cost
Trend Rates
The following presents the net OPEB liability of the City, as well as what the City's net OPEB
liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-percentage-point lower (5.75%)
or 1-percentage-point higher (7.75%) than the current discount rate:
Net OPEB Liability/(Asset)
Discount Rate -1% Current Discount Rate Discount Rate +1%
(5.75%) (6.75%) (7.75%)
$76,503,000 $64,356,000 $54,367,000
The following presents the net OPEB liability of the City, as well as what the City's net OPEB
liability would be if it were calculated using healthcare cost trend rates that are 1-percentage-point
lower or 1-percentage-point higher than the current healthcare cost trend rates as discussed in the
assumptions above:
Net OPEB Liability/(Asset)
Current Healthcare Cost
1% Decrease Trend Rates 1% Increase
$53,551,000 $64,356,000 $77,596,000
G.OPEB Expense and Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources Related to OPEB
For the year ended June 30, 2020, the City recognized OPEB expense of $6,119,997. At June 30,
2020, the City reported deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to OPEB from the
following sources:
Deferred Outflows Deferred Inflows
of Resources of Resources
Employer contributions made subsequent to the measurement date $4,854,000
Differences between actual and expected experience 2,136,000
Changes of assumptions ($485,000)
Net differences between projected and actual earnings on
plan investments (295,000)
Total $6,990,000 ($780,000)
$4,854,000 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to contributions subsequent to the
measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the OPEB liability in the year ended June 30,
2021. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources
related to OPEB will be recognized as part of OPEB expense as follows:
Year Annual
Ended June 30 Amortization
2021 $495,000
2022 493,000
2023 348,000
2024 20,000
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 9 - OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (Continued)
H. Defined Contribution Plan Description
The City of South San Francisco funded HRA Plan is a defined contribution OPEB plan for
employees hired on or after April 25, 2010. For those new hires, the City provides a medical after
retirement health plan (MARA), and contributes 1.5% of salary for those employees. In addition,
employees contribute to the MARA plan as directed by their respective bargaining unit’s
Memorandum of Understanding or compensation plan.
The plan is administered by Matrix Trust Company. Employee contributions for the fiscal year
totaled $200,361. Employer contributions of $373,207 were paid into the Defined Contribution
Plan. No liability for the defined contribution has been included in the report since the City fully
paid the annual required contribution. Since the assets held under this plan are not the City’s
property and are not subject to claims by general creditors of the City, the assets have been
excluded from these financial statements.
NOTE 10 - JOINTLY GOVERNED ORGANIZATIONS
The City participates in the jointly governed organizations discussed below through formally
organized and separate entities established under the Joint Exercise of Powers Act of the State of
California. As separate legal entities, these entities exercise full powers and authorities within the
scope of the related Joint Powers Agreements including the preparation of annual budgets,
accountability for all funds, the power to make and execute contracts and the right to sue and be
sued. Each joint organization is governed by a board consisting of representatives from member
municipalities. Each board controls the operations of the respective joint organization, including
selection of management and approval of operating budgets, independent of any influence by
member municipalities beyond their representation on that board. Obligations and liabilities of
this joint organization are not the City’s responsibility and the City does not have an equity
interest in the assets of each joint organization except upon dissolution of the joint organization.
A. Oyster Point Marina
(OPM) was established in 1977 by the City and the San Mateo County Harbor District (Harbor
District) for the purpose of expanding, improving and operating the Oyster Point Marina and
Park. The governing board consists of two of the City's council members and two Harbor District
commissioners. The Harbor District operates OPM. Operation of the Marina provides revenues
for the marina's operations. The City retains title to the land; however, the City is not liable for
any obligations of the San Mateo County Harbor District. Condensed unaudited financial
information may be obtained from San Mateo County Harbor District, #1 Johnson Pier, Half
Moon Bay, CA 94019.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 10 - JOINTLY GOVERNED ORGANIZATIONS (Continued)
B. Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance (PTCRA)
PTCRA was formed from the merger of the Inter City Transportation Systems Management
Agency and Multi-City Transportation Systems Management Agency (MCTSMA) in 2000. The
members are the cities of South San Francisco, Brisbane, Colma, Daly City, Half Moon Bay,
Millbrae, Pacifica and San Bruno and seven other members for the purpose of mitigating traffic
congestion. The governing board consists of one council member from each member city. The
finance director of the City of San Carlos acts as the treasurer and controller of PTCRA. The
individual cities are not liable for the debts, liabilities or obligations of PTCRA. Each member
city has an equal interest in PTCRA. Condensed accrual basis unaudited financial information
may be obtained from the City of San Carlos Finance Department, 666 Elm Street, San Carlos,
CA 94070.
C. City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG)
C/CAG was established in 1990 by the County of San Mateo and the Cities of San Mateo County
for preparation, adoption, monitoring and enforcing of Countywide state mandated plans. A Board
of Directors consisting of one council member from each member city and one member from the
County Board of Supervisors governs C/CAG. The city treasurer of San Carlos acts as the treasurer
of C/CAG. The individual cities and the County are not liable for the debts, liabilities, or
obligations of C/CAG. Condensed unaudited cash basis financial information may be obtained
from the City of San Carlos Finance Department, 666 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA 94070.
NOTE 11 - RISK MANAGEMENT
A. Insurance Coverage
The City participates in Pooled Liability Assurance Network Joint Powers Authority (PLAN
JPA), a nonprofit benefit corporation established to provide liability insurance coverage, claims
and risk management, and legal defense to its participating members. PLAN JPA provides
$2,500,000 of self- funded general liability and automobile coverage and $27,500,000 excess
liability coverage per occurrence and is responsible for paying claims in excess of the City’s
$100,000 self-insured retention. The Plan includes a per occurrence or wrongful act or employee
benefit wrongful act up to $10,000,000 with two retained limits of $5,000,000. For the year ended
June 30, 2020, the City paid PLAN JPA $1,357,655 in premiums and did not receive a refund of
premiums paid in prior years. Financial statements may be obtained from PLAN JPA 1750
Creekside Oaks Drive, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95833.
The City has also purchased excess coverage insurance for worker’s compensation claims from
CSAC Excess Insurance Authority (CSAC-EIA). CSAC-EIA provides coverage up to statutory
limits in excess of the City’s $500,000 self-insured retention. For the past five fiscal years,
general liability and worker compensation settlements did not exceed insurance coverage.
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NOTE 11 - RISK MANAGEMENT (Continued)
B. Liability for Uninsured Claims
The City provides for the uninsured portion of claims and judgments in the Self Insurance
Internal Service Fund. Claims and judgments, including a provision for claims incurred but not
reported, are recorded when a loss is deemed probable of assertion and the amount of the loss is
reasonably determinable. As discussed above, the City has coverage for such claims, but it has
retained the risk for the deductible or uninsured portion of these claims.
The City’s liability for uninsured claims is limited to workers’ compensation and general liability
claims, as discussed above, and was estimated by management based on prior year’s claims
experience as follows:
June 30, 2020 Fiscal Year
Workers' General 2018-2019
Compensation Liability Total Total
Balance, beginning of year $14,140,000 $311,253 $14,451,253 $12,793,356
Current year claims and changes in
estimates of prior years claims 3,082,487 (112,529) 2,969,958 5,033,357
Claims Paid (2,338,487) (117,500) (2,455,987) (3,375,460)
Balance, end of year $14,884,000 $81,224 $14,965,224 $14,451,253
Current portion $562,000 $81,224 $643,224 $712,000
NOTE 12 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
A. Litigation
The City is subject to litigation arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of the
City Attorney there is no pending litigation which is likely to have a material adverse effect on
the financial position of the City.
B. Federal and State Grant Programs
The City participates in Federal and State grant programs. These programs have been audited by
the City’s independent auditors in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Single Audit Act
as amended and applicable State requirements. No cost disallowances were proposed as a result
of these audits; however, these programs are still subject to further examination by the grantors
and the amount, if any, of expenditures which may be disallowed by the granting agencies cannot
be determined at this time. The City expects such amounts, if any, to be immaterial.
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NOTE 12 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
C. Rental Revenues from Use of City Property
The Conference Center Authority, a discrete component unit, leases land from the City under an
operating lease commencing on January 1, 1999, with a 30-year term from February 1, 1999, to
January 31, 2029. The rent amount is subject to re-negotiation at the option of either party
between January 1 and February 28, 2009 and 2019. These leases are considered for accounting
purposes to be operating leases. Property lease revenue from the Conference Center Authority
during the year fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 was $420,000. The cost and carrying amount of
leased land under this lease receivable is $5,040,000. Future minimum lease payments from the
Conference Center Authority land leases are as follows:
Component Unit
Year ending June 30 Conference Center
2021 $420,000
2022 420,000
2023 420,000
2024 420,000
2025 420,000
2026-2029 1,410,000
Total $3,510,000
Price Club Associates leases the land for the Costco store on South Airport Boulevard from the
City. Lease payments are based on a percentage of Costco’s gross annual sales, with minimum
annual rent set at $400,000, payable in monthly installments of $33,333. In fiscal 2014, Costco
exercised the option to extend the lease through fiscal year 2029, with an option for a 6 year
extension through fiscal year 2035. In fiscal 2020, lease payments were $400,000.
Magnolia Housing leases the land for Magnolia Plaza Senior Apartments from the City.
Minimum lease payments are set at $51,800, and are payable through the fiscal year 2062. In
fiscal year 2020, lease payments were $51,800.
Future minimum lease revenues for the Costco and Magnolia Plaza leases are as follows:
Year ending June 30: Costco Magnolia Plaza Total
2021 $400,000 $51,800 $451,800
2022 400,000 51,800 451,800
2023 400,000 51,800 451,800
2024 400,000 51,800 451,800
2025 400,000 51,800 451,800
2026-2030 2,000,000 259,000 2,259,000
2031-2035 1,600,000 259,000 1,859,000
2036-2040 259,000 259,000
2041-2045 259,000 259,000
2046-2050 259,000 259,000
2051-2055 259,000 259,000
2056-2060 259,000 259,000
2061-2062 103,600 103,600
$5,600,000 $2,175,600 $7,775,600
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 12 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
D. Miller Parking Garage
The Miller Parking Garage (“Parking Garage)”, constructed in 2011, is located at 329 Miller
Avenue in the City. The Parking Garage consists of a five-level open-air concrete structure
building of approximately 100,000 square feet with 244 parking spaces. Approximately 14,350
square feet of commercial and office space (the “Commercial Space”) is located on the ground
floor of the Parking Garage.
In February 2020, the City sold the Commercial Space for $1,247,950, which has been reported
as a Special Item. In connection with the sale of the Commercial Space, a condominium map was
recorded with the County to create separate assessor parcel numbers for the Commercial Space
and the balance of the property included within the Parking Garage. No rights to the parking
spaces were granted to the owners of the Commercial Space in connection with its sale.
However, the owners of the Commercial Space may use such spaces upon payment to the City of
the applicable parking fees.
E. COVID-19 Pandemic
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel strain of coronavirus
(COVID-19) a global pandemic and recommended containment and mitigation measures
worldwide. The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States has caused business disruption through
mandated and voluntary closings of businesses and shelter in place orders for all but those
deemed essential services. While the business disruption is currently expected to be temporary,
there is considerable uncertainty around the duration of the closings and shelter in place orders.
Although many of the City's services are considered essential, City Hall was closed to the public,
certain other services transitioned to online-only and because the City's major revenue sources,
including businesses that collect sales taxes, transient occupancy taxes and parking taxes, are
directly impacted by these events, it is probable that this matter will negatively impact the City.
However, the ultimate financial impact and duration cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.
NOTE 13 - FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DISSOLUTION AND SUCCESSOR
AGENCY ACTIVITIES
The activities of the Successor Agency are reported in the Successor Agency to the former
Redevelopment Agency Private-Purpose Trust Fund as the activities are under the control of the
Oversight Board. The City provides administrative services to the Successor Agency to wind
down the affairs of the former Redevelopment Agency.
Information presented in the following footnotes represents assets and liabilities of the Successor
Agency.
A. Cash and Investments
Cash and investments of the Successor Agency as of June 30, 2020 are discussed in Note 2 to the
financial statements. Information presented in the following footnotes represents other assets and
liabilities of the Successor Agency as of June 30, 2020.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 13 - FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DISSOLUTION AND SUCCESSOR
AGENCY ACTIVITIES (Continued)
B. Loans Receivable
The Successor Agency assumed the non-housing loans receivable of the former Redevelopment
Agency as of February 1, 2012. The former Redevelopment Agency engaged in programs
designed to encourage construction of or improvement to low-to-moderate income housing.
Under these programs, grants or loans were provided to homeowners or developers who agreed to
expend these funds in accordance with the Agency’s terms.
C. Capital Assets
The Successor Agency assumed the capital assets of the former Redevelopment Agency as of
February 1, 2012. All capital assets are valued at historical cost or estimated historical cost if
actual historical cost is not available. Contributed capital assets are valued at their acquisition
value. The Successor Agency’s policy is to capitalize all assets with costs exceeding certain
minimum thresholds and with useful lives exceeding two years.
All capital assets with limited useful lives are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. The
purpose of depreciation is to spread the cost of capital assets equitably among all users over the
life of these assets. The amount charged to depreciation expense each year represents that year’s
pro rata share of the cost of capital assets.
Depreciation of all capital assets is charged as an expense against operations each year and the
total amount of depreciation taken over the years, called accumulated depreciation, is reported on
the balance sheet as a reduction in the book value of capital assets.
Depreciation is provided using the straight line method which means the cost of the asset is
divided by its expected useful life in years and the result is charged to expense each year until the
asset is fully depreciated. The Successor Agency has assigned the useful lives listed below to
capital assets:
Buildings 50 years
Improvements 30 years
Machinery and equipment 5-20 years
Furniture and fixtures 12 years
Major outlays for capital assets and improvements are capitalized as projects are constructed.
Interest incurred during the construction phase is reflected in the capitalized value of the asset
constructed, net of interest earned on the invested proceeds over the same period. The
capitalization level is $20,000 for vehicles, and $100,000 for all else, including all other
equipment that is not a vehicle.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 13 - FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DISSOLUTION AND SUCCESSOR
AGENCY ACTIVITIES (Continued)
Capital assets recorded at June 30 are comprised of:
Balance Balance
June 30, 2019 Additions June 30, 2020
Fiduciary activities
Capital assets not being depreciated:
Land $111,219 $111,219
Total capital assets not
being depreciated 111,219 111,219
Capital assets being depreciated:
Buildings and Improvements 329,671 329,671
Equipment and Vehicle 242,190 242,190
Furniture and Fixtures 21,506 21,506
Total capital assets being depreciated 593,367 593,367
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings and Improvements (71,767) ($6,593) (78,360)
Equipment and Vehicle (242,190) (242,190)
Furniture and Fixtures (21,506) (21,506)
Total accumulated depreciation (335,463) (6,593) (342,056)
Net capital assets being depreciated 257,904 (6,593) 251,311
Fiduciary activity capital assets, net $369,123 ($6,593) $362,530
D. POLLUTION REMEDIATION
In fiscal 2010, the former Redevelopment Agency purchased an unimproved parcel adjacent to
the Caltrain Commuter Rail station from the State of California. The current rail station is among
the oldest on the peninsula, is under the freeway, is small, has limited parking, and is not adjacent
to the Downtown due to the freeway. The Successor Agency will contribute that site to the
County Transportation Agency for the future reconfiguration of that rail station after the County
secures necessary funding from other sources. The Successor Agency’s contribution will include
use of the purchased parcel in order to make the station safer, more visually pleasing, more usable
to commuters and business shuttles, and to make the Downtown accessible to pedestrians to and
from the train station. As part of that land purchase, the price paid by the former Agency to the
State was discounted to give the former Agency credit in the amount of $537,000 against known
pollution remediation costs on the site. If the funding from the County for the station
reconfiguration does not materialize, and if construction does not occur on that site, the pollution
mitigation costs will be much less.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
NOTE 13 - FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DISSOLUTION AND SUCCESSOR
AGENCY ACTIVITIES (Continued)
E. DEFEASED BONDS
As of June 30, 2020, the outstanding balance of defeased debt was $4,955,000 for the 1997
Downtown /Central Redevelopment Tax Allocation Bonds.
F. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
State Approval of Enforceable Obligations
The Successor Agency prepares a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) semi-
annually that contains all proposed expenditures for the subsequent six-month period. The ROPS
is subject to the review and approval of the Oversight Board as well as the State Department of
Finance. Although the State Department of Finance may not question items included on the
ROPS in one period, they may question the same items in a future period and disallow associated
activities. The amount, if any, of current obligations that may be denied by the State Department
of Finance cannot be determined at this time. The City expects such amounts, if any, to be
immaterial.
State Asset Transfer Review
The activities of the former Redevelopment Agency and the Successor Agency were also subject
to further examination by the State of California. The State Controller’s Office conducted a
review of the propriety of asset transfers between the former Redevelopment Agency or the
Successor Agency and any public agency that occurred on or after January 1, 2011. The results of
that review were issued in July 2015 and although the review did identify ineligible transfers of
assets from the former Redevelopment Agency to the City, the report reflected the current year
and prior year transfers and made no further demands for the return of assets to the Successor
Agency.
San Mateo Countywide Oversight Board
On July 1, 2018, the duties of the South San Francisco Oversight Board transferred to a new San
Mateo Countywide Oversight Board, which will now be responsible for overseeing the winddown
affairs of all Successor Agencies in San Mateo County, including the Successor Agency to the
South San Francisco Redevelopment Agency.
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
Miscellaneous Agent Multiple-Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Last 10 Years*
SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN THE NET PENSION LIABILITY AND RELATED RATIOS
Measurement Date 6/30/2014 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2017 6/30/2018 6/30/2019
Total Pension Liability
Service cost $3,449,973 $3,075,813 $3,079,994 $3,922,518 $4,001,207 $4,118,735
Interest on total pension liability 13,930,544 14,393,013 14,870,988 15,430,998 15,885,315 16,624,514
Changes of benefit terms
Changes of assumptions (3,374,655) 12,421,358 (1,361,078)
Difference between expected and actual experience (1,567,798) (476,337) 1,958,164 187,342 2,853,948
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
contributions (9,287,975) (10,407,243) (11,085,829) (11,565,392) (12,164,689) (12,756,888)
Net change in total pension liability 8,092,542 2,119,130 6,388,816 22,167,646 6,548,097 10,840,309
Total pension liability - beginning 188,659,588 196,752,130 198,871,260 205,260,076 227,427,722 233,975,819
Total pension liability - ending (a)$196,752,130 $198,871,260 $205,260,076 $227,427,722 $233,975,819 $244,816,128
Plan fiduciary net position
Contributions - employer $4,235,454 $4,546,984 $5,726,981 $5,228,454 $6,165,764 $6,851,659
Contributions - employee 1,466,176 1,411,273 1,622,453 1,720,600 1,727,041 1,816,507
Net investment income 21,712,340 3,221,551 687,860 15,616,363 12,458,090 10,240,873
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
contributions (9,287,975) (10,407,243) (11,085,829) (11,565,392) (12,164,689) (12,756,888)
Plan to plan resource movement (50,555) 229 (365)(20)
Administrative expense (160,268) (86,726) (205,472) (233,683) (112,374)
Other miscellaneous income (443,767) 365
Net change in plan fiduciary net position 18,125,995 (1,438,258) (3,135,032) 10,794,553 7,508,391 6,040,122
Plan fiduciary net position - beginning 125,614,993 143,740,988 142,302,730 139,167,698 149,962,251 157,470,642
Plan fiduciary net position - ending (b)$143,740,988 $142,302,730 $139,167,698 $149,962,251 $157,470,642 $163,510,764
Net pension liability - ending (a)-(b)$53,011,142 $56,568,530 $66,092,378 $77,465,471 $76,505,177 $81,305,364
Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage of the total
pension liability 73.06% 71.56% 67.80% 65.94% 67.30% 66.79%
Covered payroll $17,725,581 $17,798,104 $21,409,193 $29,390,370 $23,630,354 $24,993,270
Net pension liability as percentage of covered-
employee payroll 299.07% 317.83% 308.71% 263.57% 323.76% 325.31%
Notes to Schedule:
*Fiscal year 2015 was the 1st year of implementation.
Benefit changes:The figures above do not include any liability impact that may have resulted from plan changes
which occurred after the June 30 valuation date. This applies for voluntary benefit changes as well as any offers
of Two Years Additional Service Credit (a.k.a. Golden Handshakes).
Changes in assumptions: GASB 68, paragraph 68 states that the long long-term expected rate of return should be determined net of
pension plan investment expense, but without reduction for pension plan administrative expense. In 2018, there were no changes. In
2017, the accounting discount rate reduced from 7.65% to 7.15%. In 2015, amounts reported reflect an adjustment of the discount
rate form 7.5% (net of administrative expense) to 7.65% (without a reduction for pension plan administrative expense). In 2014,
amounts reported were based on the 7.5% discount rate. All other assumptions for the June 30, 2014 measurement date were the
same as those used for the June 30, 2015 and 2016 measurement dates.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
Miscellaneous Agent Multiple-Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Last 10 Years*
SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS
Fiscal Year Ended June 30 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Actuarially determined contribution $4,210,973 $5,399,856 $5,228,454 $6,166,024 $6,851,659 $7,831,598
Contributions in relation to the actuarially
determined contributions 4,210,973 5,399,856 5,228,454 6,166,024 6,851,659 7,831,598
Contribution deficiency (excess)$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Covered payroll $17,798,104 $21,409,193 $29,390,370 $23,630,354 $24,993,270 $26,275,955
Contributions as a percentage of covered-
employee payroll 23.66% 25.22% 17.79% 26.09% 27.41% 29.81%
Notes to Schedule
Valuation date: 6/30/2012 6/30/2013 6/30/2014 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2017
Methods and assumptions used to determine contribution rates:
Actuarial cost method Entry age
Amortization method Level percentage of payroll
Asset valuation method Fair value of assets
Inflation 2.75% for 2015 to 2019, and 2.875% for 2020
Salary increases
Investment rate of return
Retirement age
Mortality
Varies by entry age and service
7.50% for 2015 to 2018, 7.375% for 2019 and 7.25% for 2020, net of
administrative expenses, including inflation
The probabilities of Retirement are based on the CalPERS
Experience Study.
The probabilities of mortality are based on the CalPERS Experience
Study. Pre-retirement and Post-retirement mortality rates include 20
years of projected mortality improvement using Scale AA
published by the Society of Actuaries for 2015 to 2018. For 2019
and 2020, pre-retirement and post-retirement mortality rates include
15 years of projected mortality improvement using 90% of Scale MP-
2016 published by the Society of Actuaries.
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Safety Agent Multiple-Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Last 10 Years*
SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN THE NET PENSION LIABILITY AND RELATED RATIOS
Measurement Date 6/30/2014 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2017 6/30/2018 6/30/2019
Total Pension Liability
Service cost $5,143,842 $4,968,087 $5,329,842 $6,264,307 $6,511,672 $6,379,124
Interest on total pension liability 18,899,544 19,398,484 20,134,558 21,238,842 22,129,483 23,249,091
Changes of benefit terms
Changes of assumptions (4,789,129) 18,010,606 (1,293,579)
Difference between expected and actual experience (4,226,388) (915,267) 4,520,149 1,318,613 2,853,684
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
contributions (13,161,296) (13,556,606) (14,463,995) (14,760,979) (15,629,698) (15,909,734)
Net change in total pension liability 10,882,090 1,794,448 10,085,138 35,272,925 13,036,491 16,572,165
Total pension liability - beginning 256,002,648 266,884,738 268,679,186 278,764,324 314,037,249 327,073,740
Total pension liability - ending (a)$266,884,738 $268,679,186 $278,764,324 $314,037,249 $327,073,740 $343,645,905
Plan fiduciary net position
Contributions - employer $6,535,399 $7,191,715 $8,535,737 $8,071,060 $9,323,936 $10,164,921
Contributions - employee 2,151,163 1,714,039 1,961,907 1,980,507 2,134,552 2,486,989
Net investment income 29,348,051 4,264,997 950,612 21,553,126 17,363,158 14,404,633
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
contributions (13,161,296) (13,556,606) (14,463,995) (14,760,979) (15,629,698) (15,909,734)
Plan to plan resource movement (229) (512) 20
Administrative expense (219,696) (118,968) (283,579) (325,104) (157,625)
Other miscellaneous income (617,378) 512
Net change in plan fiduciary net position 24,873,317 (605,551) (3,134,936) 16,560,135 12,248,954 10,989,716
Plan fiduciary net position - beginning 170,937,835 195,811,152 195,205,601 192,070,665 208,630,800 220,879,754
Plan fiduciary net position - ending (b)$195,811,152 $195,205,601 $192,070,665 $208,630,800 $220,879,754 $231,869,470
Net pension liability - ending (a)-(b)$71,073,586 $73,473,585 $86,693,659 $105,406,449 $106,193,986 $111,776,435
Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage of the total
pension liability 73.37% 72.65%68.90%66.44%67.53%67.47%
Covered payroll $15,994,412 $16,679,857 $18,986,895 $19,563,549 $21,932,480 $22,975,254
Net pension liability as percentage of covered-employee
payroll 444.37% 440.49% 456.60% 538.79% 484.19% 486.51%
Notes to Schedule:
*Fiscal year 2015 was the 1st year of implementation.
Benefit changes.The figures above do not include any liability impact that may have resulted from plan changes which occurred after
the June 30 valuation date. This applies for voluntary benefit changes as well as any offers of Two Years Additional Service Credit
(a.k.a. Golden Handshakes).
Changes in assumptions: GASB 68, paragraph 68 states that the long long-term expected rate of return should be determined net of
pension plan investment expense, but without reduction for pension plan administrative expense. In 2018, there were no changes. In
2017, the accounting discount rate reduced from 7.65% to 7.15%. In 2015, amounts reported reflect an adjustment of the discount rate
form 7.5% (net of administrative expense) to 7.65% (without a reduction for pension plan administrative expense). In 2014, amounts
reported were based on the 7.5% discount rate. All other assumptions for the June 30, 2014 measurement date were the same as those
used for the June 30, 2015 and 2016 measurement dates.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
Safety Agent Multiple-Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Last 10 Years*
SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS
Fiscal Year Ended June 30 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Actuarially determined contribution $7,191,715 $8,538,138 $8,071,060 $9,322,781 $10,164,821 $11,401,783
Contributions in relation to the actuarially
determined contributions 7,191,715 8,538,138 8,071,060 9,322,781 10,164,821 11,401,783
Contribution deficiency (excess)$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Covered payroll $16,679,857 $18,986,895 $19,563,549 $21,932,480 $22,975,254 $24,264,339
Contributions as a percentage of covered-
employee payroll 43.12% 44.97% 41.26% 42.51% 44.24% 46.99%
Notes to Schedule
Valuation date: 6/30/2012 6/30/2013 6/30/2014 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2017
Methods and assumptions used to determine contribution rates:
Actuarial cost method Entry age
Amortization method Level percentage of payroll
Asset valuation method Fair value of assets
Inflation 2.75% for 2015 to 2019, and 2.875% for 2020
Salary increases
Investment rate of return
Retirement age
Mortality
*Fiscal year 2015 was the 1st year of implementation
Varies by entry age and service
7.50% for 2015 to 2018, 7.375% for 2019 an d 7.25% for 2020, net of pension plan
investment expense, including inflation.
The probabilities of Retirement are based on the CalPERS Experience Study.
The probabilities of mortality are based on the CalPERS Experience Study. Pre-retirement
and Post-retirement mortality rates include 20 years of projected mortality improvement
using Scale AA published by the Society of Actuaries for 2015 to 2018. For 2019 and
2020, pre-retirement and post-retirement mortality rates include 15 years of projected
mortality improvement using 90% of Scale MP-2016 published by the Society of
Actuaries.
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SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN THE NET OPEB LIABILITY AND RELATED RATIOS
Retiree Healthcare OPEB Plan - Agent Multiple Employer
Last 10 fiscal years*
(Amounts in 000's)
Measurement Date 6/30/17 6/30/18 6/30/2019
Total OPEB Liability
Service Cost $1,574 $1,535 $1,558
Interest 5,087 5,325 5,568
Changes in benefit terms
Differences between expected and actual experience 91 2,895
Changes of assumptions (672)
Benefit payments (2,901)(3,326)(3,378)
Net change in total OPEB liability 3,760 3,625 5,971
Total OPEB liability - beginning 75,240 79,000 82,625
Total OPEB liability - ending (a)$79,000 $82,625 $88,596
Plan fiduciary net position
Contributions - employer $3,703 $4,128 $4,180
Contributions - employee
Net investment income 1,803 1,566 1,402
Administrative expense (9)(37)(5)
Benefit payments (2,901)(3,326)(3,378)
Net change in plan fiduciary net position 2,596 2,331 2,199
Plan fiduciary net position - beginning 17,114 19,710 22,041
Plan fiduciary net position - ending (b)$19,710 $22,041 $24,240
Net OPEB liability - ending (a)-(b)$59,290 $60,584 $64,356
Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage of the total OPEB liability 24.95% 26.68% 27.36%
Covered-employee payroll $26,539 $26,986 $27,662
Net OPEB liability as a percentage of covered-employee payroll 223.41% 224.50% 232.65%
* Fiscal year 2018 was the first year of implementation.
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SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS
Retiree Healthcare OPEB Plan - Agent Multiple Employer
Last 10 fiscal years*
(Amounts in 000's)
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2018 2019 2020
Actuarially determined contribution $6,279 $6,839 $6,995
Contributions in relation to the
actuarially determined contribution 4,128 4,180 4,854
Contribution deficiency (excess) $2,151 $2,659 $2,141
Covered-employee payroll $26,986 $27,662 $28,215
Contributions as a percentage of
covered-employee payroll 7.97% 9.61% 7.59%
* Fiscal year 2018 was the first year of implementation.
Valuation Date • June 30, 2019
Contribution Policy • City contributes $802,000 per year into trust
Actuarial Cost Method • Entry Age Normal, Level Percentage of Payroll
Amortization Method • Level dollar
Amortization Period • Average of 23 years remaining for 2019/20
• 6.75% at June 30, 2019
• 6.75% at June 30, 2018
• Expected City contributions projected to keep sufficient plan assets to pay all benefits
from trust.
Inflation • 2.75% per annum
Salary Increases • Aggregate - 3% annually
• Merit - CalPERS 1997-2015 Experience Study
Healthcare/Medical Trend • Non-Medicare - 7.25% for 2021, decreasing to an ultimate rate of 4.0% in 2076 and later
years
• Medicare - 6.3% for 2021, decreasing to an ultimate rate of 4.0% in 2076 and later years
Mortality, Retirement, Disability, Termination • CalPERS 1997-2015 Experience Study
Mortality Improvement • Mortality projected fully generational with Scale MP-2019
Healthcare participation for future retirees • 100% if covered, 95% if waived
Retiree Healthcare OPEB Plan - Agent Multiple Employer
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION
Methods and Assumptions for Actuarially Determined Contribution
Discount Rate and Long-Term Expected
Rate of Return on Assets
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GENERAL FUND
The General Fund is the City’s primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial resources of the general
government, except those required to be accounted for in another fund. The General Fund is comprised of
the following:
GENERAL PURPOSE FUND
This fund accounts for resources traditionally associated with government, such as administration, public
safety, library, parks maintenance, and recreation, outside of those accounted for in other funds.
MEASURE W FUND
This fund accounts for revenue as the result of the voter-approved one-half percent sales and use tax that
was passed on November 3, 2015. The tax went into effect April 1, 2016 and will last for 30 years until
March 31, 2046. Revenues are committed for maintenance and enhancement of local services.
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General Purpose Measure W Total
ASSETS
Cash and investments $48,288,767 $13,137,586 $61,426,353
Receivables:
Accounts 5,972,185 1,841,795 7,813,980
Accrued interest 243,824 243,824
Due from other funds 4,400,000 4,400,000
Due from Conference Center 60,650 60,650
Advances to other funds
Inventory 574 574
Restricted cash and investments 352,797 352,797
Properties held for redevelopment 18,372,633 18,372,633
Total Assets $77,691,430 $14,979,381 $92,670,811
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $2,018,069 $2,018,069
Accrued salaries and benefits 3,416,228 3,416,228
Other payable 186,956 186,956
Deposits 1,935,463 1,935,463
Unearned revenue
Total Liabilities 7,556,716 7,556,716
FUND BALANCES
Nonspendable 574 574
Restricted 18,372,633 18,372,633
Committed 2,756,632 $14,966,706 17,723,338
Assigned 5,708,113 12,675 5,720,788
Unassigned 43,296,762 43,296,762
Total Fund Balances 70,134,714 14,979,381 85,114,095
Total Liabilities and Fund Balances $77,691,430 $14,979,381 $92,670,811
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
GENERAL FUND
COMBINING BALANCE SHEETS
JUNE 30, 2020
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Intra-Fund
Transactions
General Purpose Measure W Elimination Total
REVENUES
Property taxes $42,847,443 $42,847,443
Sales taxes 19,859,058 $11,704,090 31,563,148
Transient occupancy taxes 13,829,025 13,829,025
Franchise Fees 4,594,577 4,594,577
Other taxes 4,515,376 4,515,376
Intergovernmental 1,626,529 1,626,529
Interest and rentals 4,845,966 4,845,966
Licenses and permits 15,900,500 15,900,500
Charges for services 9,978,678 9,978,678
Fines and forfeitures 814,354 814,354
Other 390,733 390,733
Total Revenues 119,202,239 11,704,090 130,906,329
EXPENDITURES
Current:
City Council 258,413 258,413
City Clerk 978,451 978,451
City Treasurer 151,726 151,726
City Attorney 1,009,372 1,009,372
City Manager 4,139,612 4,139,612
Finance 3,222,657 3,222,657
Non-departmental 1,014,840 1,014,840
Human Resources 1,672,701 1,672,701
Fire 28,138,053 28,138,053
Police 30,190,060 30,190,060
Public Works 6,156,203 6,156,203
Parks and Recreation 17,130,302 17,130,302
Library 5,940,870 5,940,870
Economic and Community Development 7,669,329 7,669,329
Total Expenditures 107,672,589 107,672,589
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES 11,529,650 11,704,090 23,233,740
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets
Transfers in 5,979,520 ($4,677,085) 1,302,435
Transfers out (13,851,629) (15,467,658) 4,677,085 (24,642,202)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)(7,872,109) (15,467,658)(23,339,767)
Net Change in Fund Balances before special items 3,657,541 (3,763,568)(106,027)
SPECIAL ITEMS
Proceeds from sale of common interest 1,247,950 1,247,950
Remittance of land sale proceeds (971,011)(971,011)
Net Change in Fund Balances 3,934,480 170,912
Fund balance - July 1 66,200,234 18,742,949 84,943,183
Fund balance - June 30 $70,134,714 $14,979,381 $85,114,095
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
GENERAL FUND
COMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES,
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
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GENERAL FUND
COMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (NON GAAP LEGAL BASIS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Variance with
Final Budget
Actual Positive
Original Final Amount (Negative)
Resources (inflows):
Property taxes $36,659,133 $36,659,133 $42,847,443 $6,188,310
Sales taxes 18,763,000 18,763,000 19,859,058 1,096,058
Transient occupancy taxes 16,855,297 16,855,297 13,829,025 (3,026,272)
Franchise fees 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,594,577 594,577
Other taxes 6,058,132 6,058,132 4,515,376 (1,542,756)
Intergovernmental 1,626,854 2,662,818 1,626,529 (1,036,289)
Interest and rentals 3,059,459 3,059,459 4,845,966 1,786,507
Licenses and permits 12,131,018 12,131,018 15,900,500 3,769,482
Charges for services 10,417,837 10,417,839 9,978,678 (439,161)
Fines and forfeitures 618,500 618,500 814,354 195,854
Other 181,994 181,994 390,733 208,739
Amounts available for appropriation 110,371,224 111,407,190 119,202,239 7,795,049
Charges to appropriations (outflows)
City Council 290,291 290,291 258,413 31,878
City Clerk 1,056,761 1,091,062 978,451 112,611
City Treasurer 143,137 143,138 151,726 (8,588)
City Attorney 1,115,935 1,115,935 1,009,372 106,563
City Manager 2,542,579 5,988,688 6,484,125 (495,437)
Finance 3,294,240 3,851,736 3,397,916 453,820
Non-departmental 997,844 1,452,844 1,081,965 370,879
Human Resources 1,794,862 2,019,064 1,781,034 238,030
Fire 29,608,967 30,983,929 28,434,808 2,549,121
Police 30,926,920 31,071,930 30,190,060 881,870
Public Works 5,018,087 5,755,272 6,487,502 (732,230)
Parks and Recreation 17,762,501 17,893,967 17,253,040 640,927
Library 6,132,137 6,674,593 5,952,038 722,555
Economic and Community Development 9,925,951 13,935,395 9,920,252 4,015,143
Total charges to appropriations 110,610,212 122,267,844 113,380,702 8,887,142
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 2,250,000 2,250,000 (2,250,000)
Transfers in 1,261,591 1,539,100 5,979,520 4,440,420
Transfers out (953,454) (16,902,319) (13,851,629)3,050,690
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)2,558,137 (13,113,219)(7,872,109)5,241,110
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES
BEFORE SPECIAL ITEMS 2,319,149 (23,973,873)(2,050,572) 21,923,301
SPECIAL ITEMS
Proceeds from sale of common interest 1,247,950 1,247,950
Remittance of land sale proceeds (971,011)(971,011)
Net Change in Fund Balances $2,319,149 ($23,973,873)(1,773,633) $22,200,240
Fund Balance - July 1 66,200,234
Adjustment to budgetary basis:
Encumbrance adjustments 5,708,113
Fund Balance - June 30 $70,134,714
(Continued)
Budgeted Amounts
General Purpose
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GENERAL FUND
COMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (NON GAAP LEGAL BASIS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Variance with
Final Budget
Actual Positive
Original Final Amount (Negative)
Resources (inflows):
Property taxes
Sales taxes $12,370,000 $12,370,000 $11,704,090 ($665,910)
Transient occupancy taxes
Franchise fees
Other taxes
Intergovernmental
Interest and rentals
Licenses and permits
Charges for services
Fines and forfeitures
Other
Amounts available for appropriation 12,370,000 12,370,000 11,704,090 (665,910)
Charges to appropriations (outflows)
City Council
City Clerk
City Treasurer
City Attorney
City Manager 12,675 12,675
Finance
Non-departmental
Human Resources
Fire
Police
Public Works
Parks and Recreation
Library
Economic and Community Development
Total charges to appropriations 12,675 12,675
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets
Transfers in
Transfers out (17,067,000) (25,536,655) (15,467,658) 10,068,997
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) (17,067,000) (25,536,655) (15,467,658) 10,068,997
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES
BEFORE SPECIAL ITEMS (4,697,000) (13,179,330)(3,776,243)9,403,087
SPECIAL ITEMS
Proceeds from sale of common interest
Remittance of land sale proceeds
Net Change in Fund Balances ($4,697,000) ($13,179,330)(3,776,243) $9,403,087
Fund Balance - July 1 18,742,949
Adjustment to budgetary basis:
Encumbrance adjustments 12,675
Fund Balance - June 30 $14,979,381
(Continued)
Budgeted Amounts
Measure W
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GENERAL FUND
COMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (NON GAAP LEGAL BASIS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Intrafund
Eliminations Variance with
Final Budget
Actual Actual Positive
Amount Original Final Amount (Negative)
Resources (inflows):
Property taxes $36,659,133 $36,659,133 $42,847,443 $6,188,310
Sales taxes 31,133,000 31,133,000 31,563,148 430,148
Transient occupancy taxes 16,855,297 16,855,297 13,829,025 (3,026,272)
Franchise fees 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,594,577 594,577
Other taxes 6,058,132 6,058,132 4,515,376 (1,542,756)
Intergovernmental 1,626,854 2,662,818 1,626,529 (1,036,289)
Interest and rentals 3,059,459 3,059,459 4,845,966 1,786,507
Licenses and permits 12,131,018 12,131,018 15,900,500 3,769,482
Charges for services 10,417,837 10,417,839 9,978,678 (439,161)
Fines and forfeitures 618,500 618,500 814,354 195,854
Other 181,994 181,994 390,733 208,739
Amounts available for appropriation 122,741,224 123,777,190 130,906,329 7,129,139
Charges to appropriations (outflows)
City Council 290,291 290,291 258,413 31,878
City Clerk 1,056,761 1,091,062 978,451 112,611
City Treasurer 143,137 143,138 151,726 (8,588)
City Attorney 1,115,935 1,115,935 1,009,372 106,563
City Manager 2,542,579 6,001,363 6,496,800 (495,437)
Finance 3,294,240 3,851,736 3,397,916 453,820
Non-departmental 997,844 1,452,844 1,081,965 370,879
Human Resources 1,794,862 2,019,064 1,781,034 238,030
Fire 29,608,967 30,983,929 28,434,808 2,549,121
Police 30,926,920 31,071,930 30,190,060 881,870
Public Works 5,018,087 5,755,272 6,487,502 (732,230)
Parks and Recreation 17,762,501 17,893,967 17,253,040 640,927
Library 6,132,137 6,674,593 5,952,038 722,555
Economic and Community Development 9,925,951 13,935,395 9,920,252 4,015,143
Total charges to appropriations 110,610,212 122,280,519 113,393,377 8,887,142
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 2,250,000 2,250,000 (2,250,000)
Transfers in ($4,677,085)1,261,591 1,539,100 1,302,435 (236,665)
Transfers out 4,677,085 (18,020,454) (42,438,974) (24,642,202) 17,796,772
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)(14,508,863) (38,649,874) (23,339,767) 15,310,107
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES
BEFORE SPECIAL ITEMS (2,377,851) (37,153,203) (5,826,815) 31,326,388
SPECIAL ITEMS
Proceeds from sale of common interest 1,247,950 1,247,950
Remittance of land sale proceeds (971,011)(971,011)
Net Change in Fund Balances ($2,377,851) ($37,153,203)(5,549,876) $31,603,327
Fund Balance - July 1 84,943,183
Adjustment to budgetary basis:
Encumbrance adjustments 5,720,788
Fund Balance - June 30 $85,114,095
Budgeted Amounts
Total
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MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS OTHER THAN
GENERAL FUND AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
EAST OF 101 SEWER IMPACT FEES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
These fees provide new development’s share of new and rehabilitated sewer collection and treatment
facilities to serve the East of Highway 101 area.
EAST OF 101 TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
These fees are to provide new development’s share of new and expanded roadway and intersection
improvements to serve the East of Highway 101 area.
CHILD CARE IMPACT FEES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
These citywide fees provide new development’s share of new and expanded childcare facilities to serve the
City.
DEVELOPER DEPOSIT CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
These fees provide new development’s share of funding for the Oyster Point at Highway 101 interchange
improvements.
CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESERVE FUND
Replacement, upgrade, and maintenance of the City’s infrastructure are backlogged, constituting a
significant liability. Funds are set aside in this fund as part of the budget process and as part of the City’s
reserve policy to address the replacement and/or upgrade of the city infrastructure (such as parks,
buildings, facilities, streets, sidewalks, and storm water facilities).
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT POLICE STATION CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
Accounts for expenditures associated with the acquisition, construction, and installation of certain capital
improvements constituting to new City police station located within the City’s new Civic Center Campus,
and related improvements, facilities and equipment’s, and pay the costs incurred in connection with the
issuance of the Series 2020A Bonds.
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EAST OF 101 SEWER IMPACT FEES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (NON GAAP LEGAL BASIS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Variance with
Final Budget
Final Positive
Budget Actual Amounts (Negative)
REVENUES:
Interest and rental $174,089 $174,089
Charges for services 1,317,358 1,317,358
Total Revenues 1,491,447 1,491,447
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Non-departmental $2,745 2,745
Total Expenditures 2,745 2,745
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER EXPENDITURES (2,745) 1,488,702 1,491,447
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers out (3,204,378) (516,996) 2,687,382
Total other financing sources (uses) (3,204,378) (516,996) 2,687,382
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE ($3,207,123) 971,706 $4,178,829
Fund balance (deficit) - July 1 4,436,134
Fund balance (deficit) - June 30 $5,407,840
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EAST OF 101 TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (NON GAAP LEGAL BASIS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Variance with
Final Budget
Final Positive
Budget Actual Amounts (Negative)
REVENUES:
Interest and rental $814,074 $814,074
Charges for services 4,244,426 4,244,426
Total Revenues 5,058,500 5,058,500
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Public works $2,745 2,745
Total Expenditures 2,745 2,745
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER EXPENDITURES (2,745) 5,055,755 5,058,500
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers (out) (8,934,061) (633,466) 8,300,595
Total other financing sources (uses) (8,934,061) (633,466) 8,300,595
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE ($8,936,806) 4,422,289 $13,359,095
Fund balance - July 1 20,593,457
Fund balance - June 30 $25,015,746
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CHILD CARE IMPACT FEES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (NON GAAP LEGAL BASIS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Variance with
Final Budget
Final Positive
Budget Actual Amounts (Negative)
REVENUES:
Interest and rental $209,913 $209,913
Charges for services $1,500 455,544 454,044
Total Revenues 1,500 665,457 663,957
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Non-departmental 2,745 2,745
Public Works 1,500 1,500
Total Expenditures 4,245 4,245
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER EXPENDITURES (2,745) 661,212 663,957
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers (out) (14,232) (14,232)
Total other financing sources (uses) (14,232) (14,232)
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE ($16,977) 646,980 $663,957
Fund balance - July 1 5,536,728
Adjustment to budgetary basis:
Encumbrance adjustments 1,500
Fund balance - June 30 $6,185,208
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DEVELOPER DEPOSIT CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (NON GAAP LEGAL BASIS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Variance with
Final Budget
Final Positive
Budget Actual Amounts (Negative)
REVENUES:
Interest and rental $7,172 $7,172
Total Revenues 7,172 7,172
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Public works
Total Expenditures
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER EXPENDITURES 7,172 7,172
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers (out)
Total other financing sources (uses)
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE 7,172 $7,172
Fund balance - July 1 9,616
Fund balance - June 30 $16,788
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Variance with
Final Budget
Final Positive
Budget Actual Amounts (Negative)
REVENUES:
Interest and rental $1,061,572 $1,061,572
Total Revenues 1,061,572 1,061,572
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Public Works $1,000,000 1,000,000
Total Expenditures 1,000,000 1,000,000
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER EXPENDITURES (1,000,000) 61,572 1,061,572
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in 10,900,000 10,900,000
Transfers out (7,001,279) (1,698,620) 5,302,659
Total other financing sources (uses) 3,898,721 9,201,380 5,302,659
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE $2,898,721 9,262,952 $6,364,231
Fund balance - July 1 19,107,972
Adjustment to budgetary basis:
Encumbrance adjustments 993,000
Fund balance - June 30 $29,363,924
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CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESERVE FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (NON GAAP LEGAL BASIS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
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Variance with
Final Budget
Final Positive
Budget Actual Amounts (Negative)
REVENUES:
Interest and rental $7,002 $7,002
Total Revenues 7,002 7,002
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Police $53,800,000 52,680,355 1,119,645
Debt service:
Interest and fiscal charges 331,990 (331,990)
Total Expenditures 53,800,000 53,012,345 787,655
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER EXPENDITURES (53,800,000) (53,005,343) 794,657
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Issuance of debt 43,905,000 43,905,000
Bond premium 9,895,000 10,242,530 347,530
Total other financing sources (uses) 53,800,000 54,147,530 347,530
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE 1,142,187 $1,142,187
Fund balance - July 1
Adjustment to budgetary basis:
Encumbrance adjustments 45,462,322
Fund balance - June 30 $46,604,509
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS POLICE STATION CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (NON GAAP LEGAL BASIS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
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NON-MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Special revenue funds are used to account for revenue sources that are restricted by law or administrative
action to expenditures for specified purposes. Special revenue funds used by the City of South San
Francisco include:
Gas Tax – Accounts for State monies received and expended for street improvements, repairs,
engineering, and administration under Streets and Highway Code Sections 2105, 2106, 2107, and
2107.5. Includes sales taxes on gasoline received from the State’s Traffic Congestion Relief Fund.
Developer Contributions – Accounts for fees deposited for planning and engineering reviews or
for future project development.
Federal Aviation Grant – This fund accounts for federal monies received for insulating
structures against airport noise.
Community Development Block Grant – Accounts for Federal monies received to be expended
for development of jobs and suitable housing for low-income residents.
Maintenance Districts – Accounts for a portion of property tax dedicated to provide for the
maintenance of landscaped areas within housing developments.
Transportation Sales Tax – Accounts for the sales tax that provides resources for street
improvements and repairs.
Solid Waste Reduction – Accounts for revenues and expenditures associated with the waste
reduction, recycling, composting and household hazardous waste programs for residents and
businesses.
Supplemental Law Enforcement Services – Accounts for State monies provided for designated
Police department services.
City Programs – Organizations and individuals provide revenues that fund certain programs and
services.
Affordable Housing Trust – The inclusionary housing requirement in the City provides that 20%
of new residential housing units (for projects of 4 or more units) be affordable. These in-lieu fees
(in-lieu of production of affordable housing units by the developer) provide new residential
development’s share of affordable housing units.
PEG Equipment and Access – Accounts for the one percent of money set-aside from cable
franchise fees that are used to support public, educational and governmental (PEG) channels.
Transit Station Enhancement in-Lieu Fee – Accounts for revenues that are collected as a
negotiated community benefit.
Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation – Accounts for State monies received and expended for
road maintenance and rehabilitation pursuant to Senate Bill 1, approved in 2017.
San Mateo County (SMC) Measure W ½ Sales Tax – Accounts for the City’s portion of the
special half cent sales tax receipts restricted for congestion relief and transit improvements.
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NON-MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS (Continued)
Capital projects funds are used to account for resources used for the acquisition and construction of
capital facilities or major capital equipment, except for capital improvements financed by proprietary
funds. Capital projects funds used at the City of South San Francisco include:
Non-obligated Capital Projects – Accounts for the construction of assets financed by non-
obligated debt.
Public Safety Impact Fee – These fees are to provide new development’s share of funding for
the replacement of public safety capital equipment, vehicles and facilities.
Oyster Point Improvements Impact Fees – These fees provide new development’s share of
funding for the Oyster Point at Highway 101 interchange improvements.
Sewer Capacity Charges – Accounts for cost recovery charged to new development based on
proportional benefit, associated with providing sewer collection and treatment capacity to new
development, both through existing infrastructure provided, and through future capital projects
not funded by other sources.
Oyster Point Development Impact Fees – Accounts for expenditures associated with the
acquisition, construction, or improvement related to Oyster Point Development.
Park Land Acquisition Fee – Accounts for monies received and expended pursuant to SSFMC
Chapter 8.67 and Mitigation Fee Act for park land acquisition.
Park Construction Fee – Accounts for monies received and expended pursuant to SSFMC
Chapter 8.67 and Mitigation Fee Act for park construction.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Impact Fee – Accounts for monies received and expended pursuant to
SSFMC Chapter 8.68 for mitigation of impacts of new development on bicycle and pedestrian
improvements in the City.
Commercial Linkage Impact Fee – Accounts for affordable housing funding created by new
commercial development.
Debt service funds are used to account for resources used for the payment of debt service on long-term
debt. Debt service funds used at the City of South San Francisco include:
2020A Police Station - Accounts for expenditures associated with the acquisition, construction,
and installation of certain capital improvements constituting the new City police station located
within the City’s new Civic Center Campus, and related improvements, facilities and equipment,
and pay the costs incurred in connection with the issuance of the Series 2020A Bonds.
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Federal Community
Developer Aviation Development Maintenance
Gas Tax Contributions Grant Block Grant Districts
ASSETS
Cash and investments $308,680 $10,161,677 $781,095 $4,245,957
Receivables:
Accounts 128,978 $263,878 73,164
Accrued interest 2,101 37,581 3,717
Loans 713,261
Restricted cash and investments 87,579
Land held for resale
Total Assets $439,759 $10,199,258 $784,812 $1,064,718 $4,319,121
LIABILITIES
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $7,943 $220,555 $23,276
Other payable 491,577 21,873
Deposits 2,252,465
Unearned revenue $784,812
Total Liabilities 2,260,408 784,812 712,132 45,149
Fund Balances:
Restricted $439,759 7,938,850 352,586 4,273,972
Total Fund Balances 439,759 7,938,850 352,586 4,273,972
Total Liabilities and Fund Balances $439,759 $10,199,258 $784,812 $1,064,718 $4,319,121
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
JUNE 30, 2020
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SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
Solid Supplemental Affordable PEG Transit Station
Transportation Waste Law Enforce- City Housing Equipment and Enhancement
Sales Tax Reduction ment Services Programs Trust Access In-Lieu Fee
$2,782,260 $675,921 $893 $6,540,343 $2,031,902 $1,432,846 $2,239,041
17,191 332 39,891
17,549 206 25,168 9,284 6,292 9,484
17,173
1,900,000
$2,799,809 $693,112 $1,099 $6,565,511 $3,958,691 $1,479,029 $2,248,525
$145 $22,521
(3,790)
145 18,731
$2,799,809 692,967 $1,099 6,546,780 $3,958,691 $1,479,029 $2,248,525
2,799,809 692,967 1,099 6,546,780 3,958,691 1,479,029 2,248,525
$2,799,809 $693,112 $1,099 $6,565,511 $3,958,691 $1,479,029 $2,248,525
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NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
JUNE 30, 2020
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
Road
Maintenance SMC Measure W Non-obligated Public Oyster Point Sewer
and 1/2 Cent Capital Safety Improvement Capacity
Rehabilitation Sales Tax Projects Impact Fee Impact Fees Charges
ASSETS
Cash and investments $1,610,274 $485,207 $41,857 $1,413,576 $76,147 $8,115,564
Receivables:
Accounts 83,649 108,443
Accrued interest 7,823 1,273 6,502 2,487 34,183
Loans
Restricted cash and investments
Land held for resale
Total Assets $1,701,746 $594,923 $41,857 $1,420,078 $78,634 $8,149,747
LIABILITIES
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $23,406
Other payable
Deposits
Unearned revenue
Total Liabilities 23,406
Fund Balances:
Restricted $1,701,746 $594,923 $41,857 1,396,672 $78,634 $8,149,747
Total Fund Balances 1,701,746 594,923 41,857 1,396,672 78,634 8,149,747
Total Liabilities and Fund Balances $1,701,746 $594,923 $41,857 $1,420,078 $78,634 $8,149,747
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS
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DEBT SERVICE
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS FUND
Total
Oyster Point Park Land Park Bicycle and Commercial Nonmajor
Development Acquisition Construction Pedestrian Linkage 2020A Governmental
Impact Fees Fee Fee Impact Fee Impact Fee Bonds Funds
$62,767 $865,680 $2,257,026 $65,624 $4,934,568 $51,128,905
51,822 767,348
3,052 18,039 288 22,894 207,923
730,434
87,579
1,900,000
$114,589 $868,732 $2,275,065 $65,912 $4,957,462 $54,822,189
$74,412 $372,258
509,660
2,252,465
784,812
74,412 3,919,195
40,177 $868,732 $2,275,065 $65,912 $4,957,462 50,902,994
40,177 868,732 2,275,065 65,912 4,957,462 50,902,994
$114,589 $868,732 $2,275,065 $65,912 $4,957,462 $54,822,189
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NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES,
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
Federal Community
Developer Aviation Development Maintenance
Gas Tax Contributions Grants Block Grant Districts
REVENUES
Property taxes $2,024,929
Sales taxes
Other taxes
Intergovernmental $1,832,110 $446,481
Interest and rentals 15,822 $286,978 $28,257 17,578
Charges for services 2,924,736
Other 16,171
Total Revenues 1,847,932 3,211,714 28,257 480,230 2,024,929
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Economic and community development 326,206 28,257 424,780
Public works 1,361,716
Non-departmental
Fire
Police
Other 500,000
Capital outlay
Debt service:
Principal repayments
Interest and fiscal charges
Total Expenditures 826,206 28,257 424,780 1,361,716
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES 1,847,932 2,385,508 55,450 663,213
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in 1,000,000 3,453
Transfers out (1,930,295) (489,319)(256,904)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)(1,930,295) 510,681 (253,451)
Net Change in Fund Balances (82,363) 2,896,189 (198,001) 663,213
Fund balance - July 1 522,122 5,042,661 550,587 3,610,759
Fund balance - June 30 $439,759 $7,938,850 $352,586 $4,273,972
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SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
Solid Supplemental Affordable PEG Transit Station
Transportation Waste Law Enforce- City Housing Equipment and Enhancement
Sales Tax Reduction ment Services Programs Trust Access In-Lieu Fee
$1,844,007 $158,699
132,739 1,638 $156,140 $71,934 $48,001 $72,946
$206,295 92,400 631,333
2,067,407 1,500 161,932
1,976,746 206,295 160,337 2,223,547 165,834 209,933 704,279
44,356
60,337
223,901
44,356 60,337 223,901
1,976,746 161,939 100,000 1,999,646 165,834 209,933 704,279
(2,585,598) (21,006) (100,000)(4,687,200)(259,315)
(2,585,598) (21,006) (100,000)(4,687,200)(259,315)
(608,852) 140,933 1,999,646 (4,521,366) 209,933 444,964
3,408,661 552,034 1,099 4,547,134 8,480,057 1,269,096 1,803,561
$2,799,809 $692,967 $1,099 $6,546,780 $3,958,691 $1,479,029 $2,248,525
(Continued)
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NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES,
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
Road
Maintenance SMC Measure W Non-obligated Public Oyster Point Sewer
and 1/2 Cent Capital Safety Improvement Capacity
Rehabilitation Sales Tax Projects Impact Fee Impact Fees Charges
REVENUES
Property taxes
Sales taxes $709,951
Other taxes
Intergovernmental $1,172,241 $136,215
Interest and rentals 59,986 9,836 $49,471 $20,385 125,772
Charges for services 1,195,993 2,035,408
Other 429,948
Total Revenues 1,232,227 719,787 479,419 1,216,378 2,297,395
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Economic and community development
Public works 2,745
Non-departmental
Fire 23,406
Police
Other
Capital outlay
Debt service:
Principal repayments 1,210,000
Interest and fiscal charges
Total Expenditures 23,406 1,210,000 2,745
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES 1,232,227 719,787 456,013 6,378 2,294,650
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in
Transfers out (857,975) (124,864) (360,571) (6,468,460)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) (857,975) (124,864) (360,571) (6,468,460)
Net Change in Fund Balances 374,252 594,923 95,442 6,378 (4,173,810)
Fund balance - July 1 1,327,494 $41,857 1,301,230 72,256 12,323,557
Fund balance - June 30 $1,701,746 $594,923 $41,857 $1,396,672 $78,634 $8,149,747
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS
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DEBT SERVICE
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS FUND
Total
Oyster Point Park Land Park Bicycle and Commercial Nonmajor
Development Acquisition Construction Pedestrian Linkage 2020A Governmental
Impact Fees Fee Fee Impact Fee Impact Fee Bonds Funds
$2,024,929
709,951
2,002,706
$6,128,914 9,715,961
166 $23,972 $136,558 $2,201 $174,029 1,434,409
542,883 478,826 1,021,992 12,438 96,233 9,238,537
2,676,958
6,671,963 502,798 1,158,550 14,639 270,262 27,803,451
823,599
6,707,956 8,072,417
23,406
60,337
723,901
1,210,000
$407,156 407,156
6,707,956 407,156 11,320,816
(35,993) 502,798 1,158,550 14,639 270,262 (407,156) 16,482,635
4,687,200 407,156 6,097,809
(1,000,000) (19,141,507)
(1,000,000) 4,687,200 407,156 (13,043,698)
(35,993) 502,798 158,550 14,639 4,957,462 3,438,937
76,170 365,934 2,116,515 51,273 47,464,057
$40,177 $868,732 $2,275,065 $65,912 $4,957,462 $50,902,994
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NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
COMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES,
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (NON GAAP LEGAL BASIS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
GAS TAX DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS
Variance Variance
Final Positive Final Positive
Budget Actual (Negative) Budget Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Property taxes
Sales taxes
Other taxes
Intergovernmental $1,955,116 $1,832,110 ($123,006)
Interest and rentals 15,000 15,822 822 $286,978 $286,978
Charges for services 2,924,736 2,924,736
Other
Total Revenues 1,970,116 1,847,932 (122,184) 3,211,714 3,211,714
EXPENDITURES
Current:
City Council
Economic and community development $103,425 924,559 (821,134)
Public works
Non-departmental
Fire
Police
Other 1,000,000 500,000 500,000
Capital outlay
Debt service:
Principal repayments
Interest and fiscal charges
Total Expenditures 1,103,425 1,424,559 (321,134)
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES 1,970,116 1,847,932 (122,184) (1,103,425) 1,787,155 2,890,580
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in 1,000,000 1,000,000
Transfers out (2,631,182) (1,930,295) 700,887 (1,737,595) (489,319) 1,248,276
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) (2,631,182) (1,930,295) 700,887 (1,737,595) 510,681 2,248,276
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES ($661,066) (82,363) $578,703 ($2,841,020) 2,297,836 $5,138,856
Adjustment to budgetary basis:
Encumbrance adjustments 598,353
Fund balance - July 1 522,122 5,042,661
Fund balance - June 30 $439,759 $7,938,850
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MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS
Variance Variance Variance
Final Positive Final Positive Final Positive
Budget Actual (Negative) Budget Actual (Negative) Budget Actual (Negative)
$1,754,248 $2,024,929 $270,681
$662,000 $446,481 ($215,519)
$4,000 $28,257 $24,257 120,000 17,578 (102,422)
290,353 (290,353)
16,171 16,171
4,000 28,257 24,257 1,072,353 480,230 (592,123) 1,754,248 2,024,929 270,681
28,257 (28,257) 1,094,797 1,010,588 84,209
1,781,810 1,383,561 398,249
28,257 (28,257) 1,094,797 1,010,588 84,209 1,781,810 1,383,561 398,249
4,000 (4,000) (22,444) (530,358) (507,914) (27,562) 641,368 668,930
3,453 3,453
(300,000) (256,904) 43,096
(296,547) (253,451) 43,096
$4,000 ($4,000) ($318,991) (783,809) ($464,818) ($27,562) 641,368 $668,930
585,808 21,845
550,587 3,610,759
$352,586 $4,273,972
(Continued)
GRANT BLOCK GRANT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTFEDERAL AVIATION
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Variance Variance
Final Positive Final Positive
Budget Actual (Negative) Budget Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Property taxes
Sales taxes
Other taxes $1,498,375 $1,844,007 $345,632
Intergovernmental
Interest and rentals 25,000 132,739 107,739
Charges for services $180,000 $206,295 $26,295
Other
Total Revenues 1,523,375 1,976,746 453,371 180,000 206,295 26,295
EXPENDITURES
Current:
City Council
Economic and community development 511,645 158,008 353,637
Public works
Non-departmental
Fire
Police
Other
Capital outlay
Debt service:
Principal repayments
Interest and fiscal charges
Total Expenditures 511,645 158,008 353,637
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES 1,523,375 1,976,746 453,371 (331,645) 48,287 379,932
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in
Transfers out (5,624,858) (2,585,598) 3,039,260 (142,265) (21,006) 121,259
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) (5,624,858) (2,585,598) 3,039,260 (142,265) (21,006) 121,259
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES ($4,101,483) (608,852) $3,492,631 ($473,910) 27,281 $501,191
Adjustment to budgetary basis:
Encumbrance adjustments 113,652
Fund balance - July 1 3,408,661 552,034
Fund balance - June 30 $2,799,809 $692,967
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
COMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES,
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (NON GAAP LEGAL BASIS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX SOLID WASTE REDUCTION
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST
Variance Variance Variance
Final Positive Final Positive Final Positive
Budget Actual (Negative) Budget Actual (Negative) Budget Actual (Negative)
$100,000 $158,699 $58,699
1,638 1,638 $156,140 $156,140 $71,934 $71,934
92,400 92,400
2,067,407 2,067,407 1,500 1,500
100,000 160,337 60,337 2,223,547 2,223,547 165,834 165,834
60,337 (60,337)
223,901 (223,901) $1,142,100 1,050,000 92,100
350,000 350,000
60,337 (60,337)223,901 (223,901) 1,492,100 1,050,000 442,100
100,000 100,000 1,999,646 1,999,646 (1,492,100) (884,166) 607,934
(100,000) (100,000)($60,000)60,000 (4,687,200) (4,687,200)
(100,000) (100,000)(60,000)60,000 (4,687,200) (4,687,200)
($60,000) 1,999,646 $2,059,646 ($1,492,100) (5,571,366) ($4,079,266)
1,050,000
1,099 4,547,134 8,480,057
$1,099 $6,546,780 $3,958,691
(Continued)
CITY PROGRAMSENFORCEMENT SERVICES
SUPPLEMENTAL LAW
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NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
COMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES,
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (NON GAAP LEGAL BASIS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Variance Variance
Final Positive Final Positive
Budget Actual (Negative) Budget Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Property taxes
Sales taxes
Other taxes
Intergovernmental
Interest and rentals $5,000 $48,001 $43,001 $72,946 $72,946
Charges for services 631,333 631,333
Other 125,000 161,932 36,932
Total Revenues 130,000 209,933 79,933 704,279 704,279
EXPENDITURES
Current:
City Council
Economic and community development
Public works
Non-departmental
Fire
Police
Other
Capital outlay
Debt service:
Principal repayments
Interest and fiscal charges
Total Expenditures
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES 130,000 209,933 79,933 704,279 704,279
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in
Transfers out ($1,199,211) (259,315) 939,896
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) (1,199,211) (259,315) 939,896
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES $130,000 209,933 $79,933 ($1,199,211) 444,964 $1,644,175
Adjustment to budgetary basis:
Encumbrance adjustments
Fund balance - July 1 1,269,096 1,803,561
Fund balance - June 30 $1,479,029 $2,248,525
TRANSIT ENHANCEMENT
IN-LIEU FEE
PEG
EQUIPMENT AND ACCESS
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Variance Variance Variance
Final Positive Final Positive Final Positive
Budget Actual (Negative) Budget Actual (Negative) Budget Actual (Negative)
$300,000 $709,951 $409,951
$1,185,966 $1,172,241 ($13,725)
59,986 59,986 9,836 9,836 $49,471 $49,471
429,948 429,948
1,185,966 1,232,227 46,261 300,000 719,787 419,787 479,419 479,419
$62,949 32,852 30,097
62,949 32,852 30,097
1,185,966 1,232,227 46,261 300,000 719,787 419,787 (62,949) 446,567 509,516
($2,773,228) (857,975) 1,915,253 ($300,000) (124,864) 175,136 (392,476) (360,571) 31,905
(2,773,228) (857,975) 1,915,253 (300,000) (124,864) 175,136 (392,476) (360,571) 31,905
($1,587,262) 374,252 $1,961,514 594,923 $594,923 ($455,425) 85,996 $541,421
9,446
1,327,494 1,301,230
$1,701,746 $594,923 $1,396,672
(Continued)
PUBLIC SAFETY
IMPACT FEE
ROAD MAINTENANCE
AND REHABILITATION
SMC MEASURE W
1/2 CENT SALES TAX
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NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
COMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES,
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (NON GAAP LEGAL BASIS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
SEWER
CAPACITY CHARGES
Variance Variance
Final Positive Final Positive
Budget Actual (Negative) Budget Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Property taxes
Sales taxes
Other taxes
Intergovernmental $136,215 $136,215
Interest and rentals 125,772 125,772 $136,558 $136,558
Charges for services $200,000 2,035,408 1,835,408 1,021,992 1,021,992
Other
Total Revenues 200,000 2,297,395 2,097,395 1,158,550 1,158,550
EXPENDITURES
Current:
City Council
Economic and community development
Public works 2,745 2,745
Non-departmental
Fire
Police
Other
Capital outlay
Debt service:
Principal repayments
Interest and fiscal charges
Total Expenditures 2,745 2,745
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES 197,255 2,294,650 2,097,395 1,158,550 1,158,550
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in
Transfers out (10,263,243) (6,468,460) 3,794,783 ($64,520) (1,000,000) (935,480)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) (10,263,243) (6,468,460) 3,794,783 (64,520) (1,000,000) (935,480)
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES ($10,065,988) (4,173,810) $5,892,178 ($64,520) 158,550 $223,070
Adjustment to budgetary basis:
Encumbrance adjustments
Fund balance - July 1 12,323,557 2,116,515
Fund balance - June 30 $8,149,747 $2,275,065
PARK
CONSTRUCTION FEE
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INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
Internal service funds account for department services and financing performed for other departments
within the same governmental jurisdiction. Funding comes from charges assessed to the departments
benefiting from the service. Internal service funds used at the City include:
City Service – Accounts for vehicle maintenance and information technology services provided
to City departments.
Self Insurance – Accounts for workers' compensation, general liability and property damage
claim activity and financing is represented in this fund.
Health and Retirement Benefits – Accounts for health and retirement benefits paid on the
behalf of eligible City employees.
Equipment Replacement – Accounts for resources set-aside for the future replacement of City
vehicles and equipment.
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INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
COMBINING STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
JUNE 30, 2020
Health and
Self Retirement Equipment
City Service Insurance Benefits Replacement Total
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and investments $2,322,308 $16,071,715 $11,657,066 $5,363,335 $35,414,424
Receivables:
Accounts 17,677 17,677
Accrued interest 9,370 71,493 54,943 24,053 159,859
Deposit 216,000 73,790 289,790
Prepaid items 1,074,537 1,074,537
Total current assets 2,349,355 16,359,208 12,860,336 5,387,388 36,956,287
Noncurrent assets:
Capital assets:
Nondepreciable 80,951 80,951
Depreciable, net of accumulated depreciation 5,615,758 5,615,758
Total non-current assets 5,696,709 5,696,709
Total Assets 2,349,355 16,359,208 12,860,336 11,084,097 42,652,996
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 167,558 149,984 867,089 410,769 1,595,400
Other payable 8,850 32,675 43,220 80,951 165,696
Current portion of accrued insurance loss 643,224 643,224
Current portion of compensated absences 78,137 722,242 800,379
Current portion of long-term debt 204,252 204,252
Total current liabilities 254,545 825,883 1,632,551 695,972 3,408,951
Noncurrent liabilities:
Accrued insurance loss 14,322,000 14,322,000
Compensated absences obligation 142,331 976,286 1,118,617
Noncurrent portion of long-term debt 285,529 285,529
Total noncurrent liabilities 142,331 14,322,000 976,286 285,529 15,726,146
Total Liabilities 396,876 15,147,883 2,608,837 981,501 19,135,097
NET POSITION:
Net investment in capital assets 5,125,977 5,125,977
Unrestricted 1,952,479 1,211,325 10,251,499 4,976,619 18,391,922
Total Net Position $1,952,479 $1,211,325 $10,251,499 $10,102,596 $23,517,899
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Health and
Self Retirement Equipment
City Service Insurance Benefits Replacement Total
OPERATING REVENUES
Charges for services $5,033,642 $4,593,099 $15,345,511 $1,506,903 $26,479,155
Total Operating Revenues 5,033,642 4,593,099 15,345,511 1,506,903 26,479,155
OPERATING EXPENSES
Personnel expenses 2,068,168 920,492 15,326,114 18,314,774
Professional services 643,895 119,750 29,147 792,792
Program supplies 1,269,914 1,000 32,791 1,303,705
Insurance 12,988 1,658,491 1,671,479
Self-insurance and claims 2,358,458 2,358,458
Repair and maintenance 433,341 56,631 489,972
Utilities 189,819 189,819
Depreciation 857,836 857,836
Other 12,782 433,823 446,605
Total Operating Expenses 4,630,907 5,057,191 15,790,084 947,258 26,425,440
Operating Income (Loss)402,735 (464,092) (444,573)559,645 53,715
NONOPERATING
REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Interest income 71,902 544,451 419,183 183,153 1,218,689
Interest expense (20,329) (20,329)
Gain from disposal of capital assets 8,722 8,722
Other 73,419 73,419
Total Nonoperating
Revenues (Expenses)71,902 617,870 419,183 171,546 1,280,501
Net income (loss) before transfers 474,637 153,778 (25,390)731,191 1,334,216
TRANSFERS
Transfers in 250,000 250,000 500,000
Transfers (out)(31,589) (31,589)
Change in Net Position 474,637 153,778 224,610 949,602 1,802,627
Net Position - July 1 1,477,842 1,057,547 10,026,889 9,152,994 21,715,272
Net Position - June 30 $1,952,479 $1,211,325 $10,251,499 $10,102,596 $23,517,899
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND CHANGES IN FUND NET POSITION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
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INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Health and
Self Retirement Equipment
City Service Insurance Benefits Replacement Total
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash received from interfund service provided $5,051,482 $4,533,609 $15,317,731 $1,506,903 $26,409,725
Cash payments to suppliers for goods and services (2,562,739) (1,745,566) (707,767)(8,471) (5,024,543)
Cash payments to employees for services (2,081,706) (830,040) (14,367,879)(17,279,625)
Cash payments for judgments and claims (1,844,487)(1,844,487)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 407,037 113,516 242,085 1,498,432 2,261,070
CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Transfers in 250,000 250,000 500,000
Transfers (out)(31,589) (31,589)
Net Cash Provided by Noncapital Financing Activities 250,000 218,411 468,411
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL
AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Principal paid on capital lease (263,838) (263,838)
Interest payments (20,329) (20,329)
Acquisition of capital assets, net (1,232,218) (1,232,218)
Proceeds from the sale of capital assets 8,722 8,722
Net Cash Used in Capital and Related Financing Activities (1,507,663) (1,507,663)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Interest received 39,425 289,008 231,558 97,493 657,484
Changes in fair values of investments 34,473 263,049 202,158 88,502 588,182
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities 73,898 552,057 433,716 185,995 1,245,666
Net Increase (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 480,935 665,573 925,801 395,175 2,467,484
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning 1,841,373 15,406,142 10,731,265 4,968,160 32,946,940
Cash and cash equivalents, ending $2,322,308 $16,071,715 $11,657,066 $5,363,335 $35,414,424
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Operating income (loss)$402,735 ($464,092) ($444,573) $559,645 $53,715
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss)
to cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation 857,836 857,836
Other non-operating revenue (expenses)73,419 73,419
Net change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts and lease receivables 17,840 17,840
Deposit (132,909) (27,780)(160,689)
Prepaid items (243,797)(243,797)
Accounts payable (57,772) 90,452 801,469 834,149
Other payable 32,675 (107,067) 80,951 6,559
Accrued insurance losses 513,971 513,971
Compensated absence obligations 44,234 263,833 308,067
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $407,037 $113,516 $242,085 $1,498,432 $2,261,070
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AGENCY FUND
An agency fund is used to account for monies where the City is acting as an agent for another government
entity. The agency fund used at the City of South San Francisco consisted of:
SSF Employee Deferred Comp Trust Oversight – This fund is used to pay for the
administrative costs of monitoring the Deferred Compensation Funds on behalf of City
employees.
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AGENCY FUND
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Balance Balance
June 30, 2019 Additions Deductions June 30, 2020
ASSETS
Cash and investments $105,115 $36,271 $36,150 $105,236
Interest receivable 579 514 579 514
Total Assets $105,694 $36,785 $36,729 $105,750
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $1,706 $1,706
Other accrued liabilities 103,988 $36,785 35,023 $105,750
Total Liabilities $105,694 $36,785 $36,729 $105,750
SSF Employee Deferred Comp Trust Oversight
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STATISTICAL SECTION
This part of the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report presents detailed information as a context
for understanding what the information in the financial statements, note disclosures, and required
supplementary information says about the City’s overall financial health. In contrast to the financial
section, the statistical section information is not subject to independent audit.
Financial Trends
These schedules contain trend information to help the reader understand how the City’s financial
performance and well being have changed over time:
1.Net Position by Component
2.Changes in Net Position
3.Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
4.Changes in Fund Balance of Governmental Funds
Revenue Capacity
These schedules contain information to help the reader assess the City’s most significant local revenue
source, the property tax:
1.Assessed Value and Estimated Market Value of Taxable Property
2.All Overlapping Property Tax Rates
3.Principal Property Tax Payers
4.Property Tax Levies and Collections
Debt Capacity
These schedules present information to help the reader assess the affordability of the City’s current levels
of outstanding debt and the City’s ability to issue additional debt in the future:
1.Ratio of Outstanding Debt by Type
2.Computation of Direct and Overlapping Debt
3.Computation of Legal Bonded Debt Margin
4.Continuing Disclosure Requirements:
a.Revenue Bond Coverage
b.Sewer Debt Service Coverage
c.Bonded Debt Pledge Revenue Coverage
Demographic and Economic Information
These schedules offer demographic and economic indicators to help the reader understand the
environment within which the City’s financial activities take place:
1.Demographic and Economic Statistics
2.Principal Employers
Operating Information
These schedules contain service and infrastructure data to help the reader understand how the information
in the City’s financial report relates to the services the City provides and the activities it performs:
1.Full-Time City Government Employees by Function
2.Operating Indicators by Function/Program
3.Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program
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STATISTICAL SECTION - (Continued)
Miscellaneous Information
1. Collection and Use of 1% Special Transient Occupancy Tax
Sources
Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Reports for the relevant year.
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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Governmental activities
Net investment in capital assets $214,246,561 $218,218,696 $216,508,668 $230,440,390 $230,517,037
Restricted 163,669,353 43,321,286 30,514,986 42,367,623 49,311,828
Unrestricted (19,267,010) (3,837,201) 8,021,490 (12,317,511) (134,389,522)
Total governmental activities net position $358,648,904 $257,702,781 $255,045,144 $260,490,502 $145,439,343
Business-type activities
Net investment in capital assets $66,113,596 $70,653,841 $72,217,660 $78,045,318 $78,598,277
Restricted
Unrestricted 9,292,189 10,877,105 13,353,988 15,367,085 4,196,654
Total business-type activities net position $75,405,785 $81,530,946 $85,571,648 $93,412,403 $82,794,931
Primary government
Net investment in capital assets $280,360,157 $288,872,537 $288,726,328 $308,485,708 $309,115,314
Restricted 163,669,353 43,321,286 30,514,986 42,367,623 49,311,828
Unrestricted (9,974,821) 7,039,904 21,375,478 3,049,574 (130,192,868)
Total primary government net position $434,054,689 $339,233,727 $340,616,792 $353,902,905 $228,234,274
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Governmental activities
Net investment in capital assets $231,142,079 $254,344,554 $254,570,044 $271,349,364 $296,243,640
Restricted 52,406,602 54,478,093 96,316,988 117,752,590 138,701,991
Unrestricted (120,119,617) (86,808,434) (129,833,581) (114,028,420) (130,288,161)
Total governmental activities net position $163,429,064 $222,014,213 $221,053,451 $275,073,534 $304,657,470
Business-type activities
Net investment in capital assets $83,930,073 $86,167,704 $90,097,907 $100,463,280 $111,968,328
Restricted
Unrestricted 6,243,225 7,199,925 3,227,395 44,966 2,040,842
Total business-type activities net position $90,173,298 $93,367,629 $93,325,302 $100,508,246 $114,009,170
Primary government
Net investment in capital assets $315,072,152 $340,512,258 $344,667,951 $371,812,644 $408,211,968
Restricted 52,406,602 54,478,093 96,316,988 117,752,590 138,701,991
Unrestricted (113,876,392) (79,608,509) (126,606,186) (113,983,454) (128,247,319)
Total primary government net position $253,602,362 $315,381,842 $314,378,753 $375,581,780 $418,666,640
Source: City of South San Francisco, Department of Finance
(a) The City adjusted certain beginning balances during fiscal years 2014-15 and 2017-18 due to the implementation of GASB
Statements 68 and 75. Financial data shown for the proceeding year were not adjusted for the presentation.
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
(accrual basis of accounting)
Last Ten Fiscal Years (a)
Net Position by Component
($200)
($100)
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Millions
Unrestricted
Restricted
Invested in Capital Assets Net of
Related Debt
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Changes in Net Position
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2011 2012 2013 2014
Expenses
Governmental Activities:
General Government $7,711,156 $7,801,328 $8,360,945 $7,155,035
Fire Department 20,032,141 20,749,323 22,746,291 21,200,903
Police Department 22,429,782 23,330,208 24,756,958 24,376,379
Public Works 17,127,086 21,269,281 15,773,710 14,980,417
Park, Recreation and Maintenance Services 10,866,568 11,641,892 12,570,236 12,658,309
Library 4,664,490 4,754,760 4,615,967 4,310,550
Economic and Community Development 15,018,495 8,702,949 16,126,427 5,525,541
Interest on Long -Term Debt 4,249,454 3,328,244 52,139
Total Governmental Activities Expenses 102,099,172 101,577,985 105,002,673 90,207,134
Business-Type Activities:
Sewer Rental 19,277,959 19,446,739 20,870,522 19,301,103
Parking District 571,261 769,117 792,609 943,859
Storm Water 710,903 1,010,093 1,655,950 1,078,868
Total Business-Type Activities Expenses 20,560,123 21,225,949 23,319,081 21,323,830
Total Primary Government Expenses $122,659,295 $122,803,934 $128,321,754 $111,530,964
Program Revenues
Governmental Activities:
Charges for Services:
General Government $2,688,990 $2,032,292 $1,951,016 $5,785,598
Fire Department 3,221,837 3,697,665 2,987,956 3,304,952
Police Department 1,815,405 2,599,149 2,640,146 2,805,640
Public Works 3,805,824 3,607,224 2,926,227 4,734,813
Park, Recreation and Maintenance Services 3,004,435 3,178,276 3,433,567 3,571,947
Library 168,505 143,971 125,416 138,827
Economic and Community Development 4,944,328 4,968,383 3,457,020 5,800,849
Operating Grants and Contributions 5,549,711 5,650,685 5,455,010 5,601,916
Capital Grants and Contributions 2,728,543 1,471,416 4,036,786 1,538,225
Total Government Activities Program Revenues 27,927,578 27,349,061 27,013,144 33,282,767
Business-Type Activities:
Charges for Services:
Sewer Rental 18,087,695 19,310,286 19,338,107 19,155,467
Parking District 722,807 760,248 732,932 785,586
Storm Water 406,589 409,498 427,291 409,458
Operating Grants and Contributions 5,509,874 5,936,527 6,137,401 7,619,601
Capital Grants and Contributions 31,670
Total Business-Type Activities Program Revenue 24,758,635 26,416,559 26,635,731 27,970,112
Total Primary Government Program Revenues $52,686,213 $53,765,620 $53,648,875 $61,252,879
Net (Expense)/Revenue
Governmental Activities ($74,171,594) ($74,228,924) ($77,989,529) ($56,924,367)
Business-Type Activities 4,198,512 5,190,610 3,316,650 6,646,282
Total Primary Government Net Expense ($69,973,082) ($69,038,314) ($74,672,879) ($50,278,085)
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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
$8,421,857 $9,044,518 $10,253,403 $12,506,188 $12,139,671 $15,378,452
22,005,883 22,488,964 25,750,126 30,352,387 31,986,738 34,442,874
23,910,436 23,158,168 25,838,242 30,732,288 32,994,122 36,095,698
14,493,039 11,916,572 12,396,998 18,379,278 20,425,958 17,737,243
12,383,880 12,901,657 15,217,677 17,162,377 17,962,298 19,620,848
4,300,885 4,442,577 5,184,282 5,910,406 6,241,093 6,728,102
5,928,316 7,603,275 8,927,162 10,094,626 10,557,116 9,837,938
512,376
91,444,296 91,555,731 103,567,890 125,137,550 132,306,996 140,353,531
23,969,579 18,273,580 22,661,768 24,397,607 25,719,049 26,213,885
503,014 894,769 940,181 1,202,319 896,994 1,116,840
1,234,616 1,289,465 1,333,409 1,026,948 1,188,182 1,206,694
25,707,209 20,457,814 24,935,358 26,626,874 27,804,225 28,537,419
$117,151,505 $112,013,545 $128,503,248 $151,764,424 $160,111,221 $168,890,950
$3,946,302 $4,194,563 $2,225,049 $1,966,755 $7,930,983 $5,217,199
3,520,275 3,450,524 4,242,940 6,327,921 6,052,804 6,073,247
2,370,736 2,076,837 2,146,909 2,230,824 2,351,491 2,092,791
5,071,729 10,361,525 10,869,608 24,727,897 27,811,701 23,355,636
3,708,272 3,744,137 3,756,369 4,489,665 4,293,474 2,872,786
120,850 164,271 96,987 102,124 105,466 97,603
5,337,177 6,131,463 3,911,597 13,052,441 14,214,991 9,067,781
5,753,845 5,581,492 4,533,539 5,827,149 12,091,079 8,757,554
632,735 1,147,337 577,995 2,515,868 1,629,730 4,930,640
30,461,921 36,852,149 32,360,993 61,240,644 76,481,719 62,465,237
19,798,033 19,569,341 19,897,769 22,417,156 24,078,076 24,296,811
819,051 843,199 916,687 1,084,472 1,180,538 1,003,222
407,640 412,105 418,840 656,315 540,679 412,707
6,242,687 5,802,788 5,763,645 5,834,455 6,452,950 7,440,041
27,267,411 26,627,433 26,996,941 29,992,398 32,252,243 33,152,781
$57,729,332 $63,479,582 $59,357,934 $91,233,042 $108,733,962 $95,618,018
($60,982,375) ($54,703,582) ($71,206,897) ($63,896,906) ($55,825,277) ($77,888,294)
1,560,202 6,169,619 2,061,583 3,365,524 4,448,018 4,615,362
($59,422,173) ($48,533,963) ($69,145,314) ($60,531,382) ($51,377,259) ($73,272,932)
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Changes in Net Position
(continued)
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2011 2012 2013 2014
General Revenues and Other Changes in Net Position
Governmental Activities:
Taxes:
Property Taxes $54,323,420 $37,379,175 $26,420,861 $22,890,828
Sales Taxes 11,199,175 11,691,564 12,931,805 12,725,141
Transient Occupancy Tax 7,191,938 8,619,170 9,659,281 11,174,017
Franchise fees
Other Taxes 7,071,446 7,089,687 7,588,471 8,141,010
Motor Vehicle In-Lieu 211,503 168,214 33,767 40,074
Property taxes in lieu of vehicle license fees 5,086,144 5,153,384 4,955,873 5,319,154
Interest Earnings 3,944,785 2,384,207 809,721 1,108,177
Gain from sale of property
Other 1,891,421 9,300,137 1,965,744 2,012,444
Extraordinary Item (107,717,428)
Transfers (11,769,393) (785,309) (906,857) (1,041,120)
Special items 11,873,226
Total Government Activities 79,150,439 (26,717,199) 75,331,892 62,369,725
Business-Type Activities:
Interest Earnings 122,283 149,242 95,177 153,353
Transfers 11,769,393 785,309 906,857 1,041,120
Total Business-Type Activities 11,891,676 934,551 1,002,034 1,194,473
Total Primary Government $91,042,115 ($25,782,648) $76,333,926 $63,564,198
Change in Net Position
Governmental Activities $4,978,845 ($100,946,123) ($2,657,637) $5,445,358
Business-Type Activities 16,090,188 6,125,161 4,318,684 7,840,755
Total Primary Government $21,069,033 ($94,820,962) $1,661,047 $13,286,113
148
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
$24,650,648 $26,438,620 $29,023,618 $29,551,445 $33,446,750 $37,415,367
13,932,125 15,188,686 24,087,776 28,340,393 31,843,568 31,855,027
12,947,473 13,393,437 13,631,507 13,978,533 17,091,222 13,829,025
3,982,092 4,090,073 4,403,493 4,469,808 4,594,577
8,650,056 5,124,574 5,708,187 5,871,096 4,995,404 4,515,376
26,995 26,708 28,933 34,452 32,200 53,089
5,551,651 5,770,060 6,133,230 6,438,199 7,150,867 7,457,005
629,036 1,354,266 622,518 1,097,916 4,808,664 6,384,253
840,298
4,577,239 2,334,407 2,365,820 5,180,288 7,799,392 9,152,218
(1,429,308) (919,547) (1,105,038) (1,997,377) (2,101,222) (8,060,646)
45,205,422 (7,154,626) (531,591) 276,939
69,535,915 72,693,303 129,792,046 85,743,812 109,845,360 107,472,230
126,874 289,201 27,710 37,072 633,704 824,916
1,429,308 919,547 1,105,038 1,997,377 2,101,222 8,060,646
1,556,182 1,208,748 1,132,748 2,034,449 2,734,926 8,885,562
$71,092,097 $73,902,051 $130,924,794 $87,778,261 $112,580,286 $116,357,792
$8,553,540 $17,989,721 $58,585,149 $21,846,906 $54,020,083 $29,583,936
3,116,384 7,378,367 3,194,331 5,399,973 7,182,944 13,500,924
$11,669,924 $25,368,088 $61,779,480 $27,246,879 $61,203,027 $43,084,860
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Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Modified Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
General Fund
Nonspendable $67,129 $90,167 $805,677 $14,163 $1,134 $33,580 $474 $106 $372 $574
Restricted 20,582,335 19,201,948 18,372,633
Committed 401,797 208,054 1,406,430 3,879,451 2,536,790 3,654,283 11,780,724 16,725,897 22,619,868 $17,723,338
Assigned 771,849 840,365 566,104 743,746 1,458,029 1,578,153 5,244,279 4,334,322 11,881,363 5,720,788
Unassigned 15,049,168 17,347,445 23,498,194 15,891,899 17,285,422 17,751,169 39,278,746 19,644,232 31,239,632 43,296,762
Total General Fund $16,289,943 $18,486,031 $26,276,405 $20,529,259 $21,281,375 $23,017,185 $56,304,223 $61,286,892 $84,943,183 $85,114,095 (a)
All Other Governmental Funds
Nonspendable $39,205
Restricted $163,727,096 $43,364,540 $30,539,396 $42,392,238 $43,437,361 $52,938,897 $55,195,500 $78,603,366 103,135,202 $140,143,149
Assigned 2,390,904 2,076,065 1,105,320 6,188,554 367,023 29,363,924
Unassigned (14,353,252) (1,388,956) (1,379,895) (521,604) (40,459)(88,331) (11,073) (2,971,345) 235,649
Total all other governmental funds $151,764,748 $44,051,649 $30,264,821 $41,870,634 $49,585,456 $53,305,920 $55,107,169 $78,592,293 $100,203,062 $169,742,722
#REF!#REF! 168,054,691 62,537,680 56,541,226 56,541,226 62,399,893 111,411,392 254,856,817
(a) The change in total fund balance for the General Fund and other governmental funds is explained in Management's Discussion and Analysis.
$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Thousands
Total Committed
Total Unassigned
Total Assigned
Total Restricted
Total Nonspendable
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Changes in Fund Balance of Governmental Funds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Modified Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2011 2012 2013 2014
Revenues
Property Taxes $54,128,998 $38,174,655 $27,077,697 $23,010,136
Other Taxes 23,412,992 28,866,546 31,894,811 33,931,446
Intergovernmental revenues 11,860,658 11,580,530 13,054,594 10,757,440
Interest and Rents 7,612,223 4,955,223 3,238,089 3,632,693
Licenses and permits 7,004,603 3,056,507 3,054,451 4,366,271
Charges for services 10,010,541 10,088,070 9,275,724 16,864,409
Fines and forfeitures 2,133,677 2,184,234 1,753,682 1,528,319
Other 2,261,247 3,000,563 1,837,675 2,249,728
Total Revenues 118,424,939 101,906,328 91,186,723 96,340,442
Expenditures
Current:
General government 6,407,094 6,485,219 6,658,532 5,970,429
Fire Department 18,140,954 18,812,861 20,877,917 20,163,759
Police Department 20,272,684 21,217,818 22,542,135 23,309,568
Public works 9,856,201 14,253,609 9,186,493 16,791,894
Recreation and Community Services 10,168,425 10,101,408 10,927,433 11,552,502
Library 4,231,762 4,272,701 4,112,570 3,987,928
Economic and Community Development 19,894,692 8,184,334 20,512,545 5,972,966
Other
Capital outlay 6,969,052 8,894,514
Debt service:
Principal repayment 1,842,000 1,752,000 453,381
Interest and fiscal charges 4,274,170 1,817,764 52,139
Total Expenditures 102,057,034 95,792,228 94,869,764 88,202,427
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
(under) expenditures 16,367,905 6,114,100 (3,683,041)8,138,015
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers in 88,175,882 108,413,018 4,467,530 21,870,234
Transfers (out)(99,947,814) (109,646,766)(6,780,943)(24,149,582)
Lease revenue bonds issued
Premium on bonds
Sale of capital assets
Total other financing sources (uses)(11,771,932)(1,233,748)(2,313,413)(2,279,348)
Net Change in fund balances
before extraordinary and special items 4,595,973 4,880,352 (5,996,454)5,858,667
Extraordinary item (110,397,363)
Special item
Net change in fund balances $4,595,973 ($105,517,011) ($5,996,454)$5,858,667
Debt service as a percentage of
noncapital expenditures 6.7%4.1%0.1%0.6%
For The Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
152
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
$24,650,648 $26,438,620 $35,156,848 $35,989,644 $40,597,617 $44,872,372
38,275,478 $41,811,097 $49,608,385 54,597,272 60,721,378 57,214,783
10,453,071 12,360,354 4,019,771 8,433,240 13,179,593 18,317,060
3,531,966 4,207,453 3,100,692 3,524,727 7,231,303 8,864,998
4,795,158 6,896,897 7,823,403 14,674,809 15,381,416 15,900,500
13,387,712 15,386,358 14,485,367 31,961,419 41,055,659 27,442,005
1,221,413 791,756 899,118 423,604 926,729 814,354
4,660,668 2,439,579 2,906,625 6,454,460 7,994,701 3,067,691
100,976,114 110,332,114 118,000,209 156,059,175 187,088,396 176,493,763
7,167,969 8,469,924 9,399,930 10,403,449 10,166,977 12,453,262
21,247,989 24,175,340 25,632,366 26,059,072 27,576,879 28,161,459
23,611,743 25,458,986 25,998,097 26,970,854 28,533,292 37,468,430
15,923,071 14,846,346 12,143,965 23,859,399 38,459,963 40,070,330
11,826,407 13,234,028 14,897,157 15,468,370 16,530,603 17,130,302
4,247,650 4,681,188 5,157,355 5,379,836 5,628,693 5,940,870
5,917,508 7,907,655 8,943,111 9,338,793 9,085,390 8,780,903
480,290 395,749 274,183 256,298 333,024 723,901
352,674 656,000 23,000 2,382,000 3,464,000 1,210,000
739,146
90,775,301 99,825,216 102,469,164 120,118,071 139,778,821 152,678,603
10,200,813 10,506,898 15,531,045 35,941,104 47,309,575 23,815,160
17,983,227 8,143,075 14,327,130 26,486,651 22,230,499 38,117,966
(19,717,102)(13,193,699)(16,368,499)(30,795,941)(24,581,721)(46,647,023)
43,905,000
10,242,530
1,016,276 3,990,605 840,298
(1,733,875)(5,050,624)(1,025,093)(318,685)(1,510,924)45,618,473
8,466,938 5,456,274 14,505,952 35,622,419 45,798,651 69,433,633
20,582,335 (7,154,626)(531,591)276,939
$8,466,938 $5,456,274 $35,088,287 $28,467,793 $45,267,060 $69,710,572
0.4%0.7%0.0%2.2%3.0%1.7%
For The Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
153
Real Property Net Taxable value Total Real Total
Fiscal Residential Commercial Industrial Secured Unsecured Total Estimated Direct
Year Property Property Property Other Property Property Assessed (a) Full Market (a) Tax Rate (b)
2011 $5,547,292,029 $1,509,554,164 $4,922,422,763 $387,673,530 $12,366,942,486 $1,279,681,193 $13,646,623,679 $13,646,623,679 0.36933%
2012 5,579,044,758 1,581,852,456 4,967,158,758 403,895,119 12,531,951,091 1,295,085,027 13,827,036,118 13,827,036,118 0.37860%
2013 5,606,400,603 1,628,754,902 5,050,279,321 418,927,733 12,704,362,559 1,288,434,392 13,992,796,951 13,992,796,951 0.42174%
2014 5,900,441,192 1,713,575,060 4,273,694,531 1,204,288,116 13,091,998,899 1,212,353,871 14,304,352,770 14,304,352,770 0.13474%
2015 6,313,393,048 2,402,335,027 4,588,967,014 345,957,716 13,650,652,805 1,244,971,467 14,895,624,272 14,895,624,272 0.13804%
2016 6,716,642,000 2,000,204,271 5,189,813,366 376,874,603 14,283,534,240 1,197,263,526 15,480,797,766 15,480,797,766 0.13634%
2017 7,087,550,257 2,160,377,671 5,414,028,340 412,344,220 15,074,300,488 1,381,715,511 16,456,015,999 16,456,015,999 0.13632%
2018 7,458,269,085 2,171,084,856 5,838,028,479 383,589,586 15,850,972,006 1,423,348,022 17,274,320,028 17,274,320,028 0.13631%
2019 7,882,766,880 2,511,501,574 6,673,522,321 353,621,189 17,421,411,964 1,765,066,449 19,186,478,413 19,186,478,413 0.13640%
2020 8,459,303,983 2,717,851,133 7,535,473,093 491,981,925 19,204,610,134 1,727,590,717 20,932,200,851 20,932,200,851 0.13640%
Source: HdL Coren & Cone, San Mateo County Assessor 2010/11-2019/20 Combined Tax Rolls.
(a)
(b)
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
The State Constitution requires property to be assessed at one hundred percent of the most recent purchase price, plus an increment of no more than two percent annually, plus any local over-
rides. These values are considered to be full market values.
California cities do not set their own direct tax rate. The state constitution establishes the rate at 1% and allocates a portion of that amount, by an annual calculation, to all the taxing entities
within a tax rate area.
ASSESSED VALUE
OF TAXABLE PROPERTY
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
$0
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Millions
Unsecured Secured
154
Fiscal Basic School Total Direct/Overlapping
Year Levy Districts Tax Rates
2011 1.000 0.1707
1.1707 (1,17)
2012 1.000 0.1824
1.1824 (1,18)
2013 1.000 0.1959
1.1959 (1,19)
2014 1.000 0.2046
1.2046 (1,20)
2015 1.000 0.1822
1.1822 (1,21)
2016 1.000 0.1750
1.1750 (1,22)
2017 1.000 0.1749
1.1749 (1,23)
2018 1.000 0.1642
1.1642 (1,24)
2019 1.000 0.1548
1.1548 (1,25)
2020 1.000 0.1648
1.1648 (1,26)
Notes:
Source: HDL, Coren & Cone (San mateo County Assessor 2010/11- 2019/20 Tax Rate Table).
(26) Of the 68 tax rate areas in the City, 63 have a tax rate of 1.0647, which includes SSFUSD & San Mateo Jr College
bond. 4 has a rate of 1.1267 which includes Brisbane ESD Bond, Jefferson High bonds, Jefferson USHD, SM Jr College
bonds. 1 has a rate of 1.1148, which includes San Bruno Pk Elem bond, SM Union High, SM High, SM Jr College bond
and San Mateo Jr. College bonds.
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING
PROPERTY TAX RATES
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(1) Like other cities, South San Francisco includes several property tax rate areas with different rates.
(23) Of the 68 tax rate areas in the City, 63 have a tax rate of 1.0714 percent, which includes SSFUSD bonds & San Mateo Jr
College bond. 4 has a rate of 1.1282 percent which includes Brisbane ESD Bond, Jefferson High bonds, Jefferson USHD, SM Jr
College bonds. 1 has a rate of 1.0910 percent, which includes San Bruno Pk Elem bond, SM Union High, SM High, SM Jr College
bond and San Mateo Comm College bond.
(24) Of the 68 tax rate areas in the City, 63 have a tax rate of 1.0601 percent, which includes SSFUSD bonds & San Mateo Jr
College bond. 4 has a rate of 1.1276 percent which includes Brisbane ESD Bond, Jefferson High bonds, Jefferson USHD, SM Jr
College bonds. 1 has a rate of 1.0900 percent, which includes San Bruno Pk Elem bond, SM Union High, SM High, SM Jr College
bond and San Mateo Comm College bond.
(25) Of the 68 tax rate areas in the City, 63 have a tax rate of 1.0597 percent, which includes SSFUSD & San Mateo Jr
College bond. 4 has a rate of 1.1126 percent which includes Brisbane ESD Bond, Jefferson High bonds, Jefferson USHD,
SM Jr College bonds. 1 has a rate of 1.0801 percent, which includes San Bruno Pk Elem bond, SM Union High, SM High,
SM Jr College bond and San Mateo Jr. College bonds.
(18) Of the 68 tax rate areas in the City, 63 have a tax rate of 1.0420 percent, which includes SSFUSD bonds and San Mateo Jr
College bond. 3 has a rate of 1.0893 percent and one at 1.0854 percent which includes Jefferson Union School bond, Brisbane ESD
bonds & San Mateo JR College bonds and one has a rate of 1.0909 percent which includes San Bruno Park Elementary.
(17) Of the 68 tax rate areas in the City, 63 have a tax rate of 1.0389 percent, which includes SSFUSD bonds and San Mateo Jr
College bond. 3 has a rate of 1.0870 percent and one at 1.0832 percent which includes Jefferson Union School bonds and Brisbane
ESD bonds. One has a rate of 1.0834 percent which includes San Bruno Park Elementary.
(19) Of the 68 tax rate areas in the City, 63 have a tax rate of 1.0521 percent, which includes SSFUSD bonds, San Mateo Jr College
bond, and San Mateo Comm College. 4 has a rate of 1.0921 percent which includes Brisbane ESD Bond, Jefferson High bonds, SM
Jr College bond and San Mateo Comm College. 1 has a rate of 1.0905 percent, which includes San Bruno Pk Elem bond, SM Union
High, SM Jr College bond and San Mateo Comm College bond.
(20) Of the 68 tax rate areas in the City, 63 have a tax rate of 1.0522 percent, which includes SSFUSD bonds, San Mateo Jr College
bond, and San Mateo Comm College. 4 has a rate of 1.1048 percent which includes Brisbane ESD Bond, Jefferson High bonds, SM
Jr College bond and San Mateo Comm College. 1 has a rate of 1.0864 percent, which includes San Bruno Pk Elem bond, SM Union
High, SM High, and San Mateo Comm College. 1 has a rate of 1.0864 percent, which includes San Bruno Pk Elem bond, SM Union
High, SM High, SM Jr College bond and San Mateo Comm College bond.
(21) Of the 68 tax rate areas in the City, 63 have a tax rate of 1.0703 percent, which includes SSFUSD bonds, San Mateo Jr College
bond, and San Mateo Comm College. 4 has a rate of 1.0991 percent which includes Brisbane ESD Bond, Jefferson High bonds, SM
Jr College bond and San Mateo Comm College. 1 has a rate of 1.0983 percent, which includes San Bruno Pk Elem bond, SM Union
High, SM High, SM Jr College bond and San Mateo Comm College bond.
(22) Of the 68 tax rate areas in the City, 63 have a tax rate of 1.0707 percent, which includes SSFUSD bonds, San Mateo Jr College
bond, and San Mateo Comm College. 3 has a rate of 1.1080 percent and 1 with 1.1068 percent rate which includes College bond
Brisbane ESD Bond, Jefferson High bonds, SM Jr and San Mateo Comm College. 1 has a rate of 1.0929 percent, which includes
San Bruno Pk Elem bond, SM Union High, SM High, SM Jr College bond and San Mateo Comm College bond.
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Percentage Percentage
of Total City of Total City
Taxable Taxable Taxable Taxable
Assessed Assessed Assessed Assessed
Taxpayer Value Rank Value Value Rank Value
Genentech Inc.$2,823,561,030 1 13.49% $1,904,701,226 1 13.96%
Slough SSF LLC 671,415,659 2 3.21%0.00%
HCP Oyster Point III LLC 569,748,180 3 2.72%0.00%
ARE San Francisco LLC 562,373,193 4 2.69% 353,268,155 4 --
Brittania Pointe Grand LP 315,805,009 5 1.51% 272,915,643 5 2.00%
AP3-SF2 CT South LLC 269,311,570 6 1.29%0.00%
KR Oyster Point LLC 220,296,896 7 1.05%--
United Airlines Inc 202,728,229 8 0.97% 210,430,123 6 --
Gateway Center LLC 152,318,868 9 0.73%0.00%
LPGS Tanforan LLC 132,730,121 10 0.63%--
Slough BTC LLC -- ---- 544,955,383 2 3.99%
Slough SSF LLC De -- ---- 464,246,120 3 3.40%
ASN Solaire LLC -- ---- 143,205,429 7 1.05%
Gateway Center LLC De -- ---- 131,632,467 8 0.96%
Britannia Biotech Gateway LP 128,927,713 9 0.94%
Myers Peninsula Venture LLC 121,685,150 10 0.89%
Subtotal $5,920,288,755 28.28% $4,275,967,409 31.33%
Total Net Assessed Valuation:
Fiscal Year 2019-20 $20,932,200,851
Fiscal Year 2010-11 $13,646,623,679
HdL Coren & Cone, 2010-11 & 2019-20 Top Ten Property Taxpayers (Net Values).
San Mateo County Assessor 2010-11 & 2019-20 Combined Tax Rolls and the SBE Non Unitary Tax Roll
Source:
2019-20 2010-11
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Principal Property Tax Payers
Current Year and Nine Years Ago
157
Fiscal Percent of
Year Allocations (5) Collections Delinquencies Delinquent taxes
2011 $13,351,506 (4)(4)0.0%
2012 13,360,854 (4)(4)0.0%
2013 13,740,246 (4)(4)0.0%
2014 14,928,197 (4)(4)0.0%
2015 15,184,788 (4)(4)0.0%
2016 15,994,773 (4)(4)0.0%
2017 17,065,875 (4)(4)0.0%
2018 17,894,855 (4)(4)0.0%
2019 19,365,814 (4)(4)0.0%
2020 20,651,650 (4)(4)0.0%
Notes:
(1) Excludes State Reimbursed Exemptions and deductions for County property tax administration.
(2) County adopted full cash value method of valuation rather than assessed valuation.
(3) Levies include real and personal property.
(5) San Mateo County controller's Office. Adjusted estimated revenue for City of South San Francisco.
Source: San Mateo County Auditor -- Controller's Office; Finance Department Revenue Reports
(4) Information not applicable. All general purpose property taxes are levied by the County and
allocated to other governmental entities.
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
PROPERTY TAX LEVIES AND COLLECTIONS (1)
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
$6
$7
$8
$9
$10
$11
$12
$13
$14
$15
$16
$17
$18
$19
$20
$21
$22
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Millions
158
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Ratio of Outstanding Debt by Type
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Governmental Activities
Loans from Lease Certificates
Fiscal Successor Revenue of Capital
Year Agency Bonds Participation Lease Loans Total
2011 $4,610,000 $2,342,892 $3,436,000 $10,388,892
2012 $14,120,927 4,445,000 2,056,382 3,324,000 23,946,309
2013 13,343,039 3,084,553 16,427,592
2014 11,722,826 3,316,836 15,039,662
2015 11,370,152 2,786,573 14,156,725
2016 10,714,152 2,238,998 12,953,150
2017 10,691,152 1,673,522 12,364,674
2018 8,309,152 1,135,102 9,444,254
2019 4,845,152 753,619 5,598,771
2020 3,635,152 $43,905,000 489,781 48,029,933
Business-Type Activities
Sewer Certificates State Water Total Percentage
Fiscal Revenue of Resources Primary of Personal Per
Year Bonds Participation Loans Total Government Income (a) Capita (a)
2011 $5,120,000 $60,831,038 $65,951,038 $76,339,930 3.95% 1,187.12
2012 4,885,000 56,530,946 61,415,946 85,362,255 4.31% 1,310.70
2013 4,640,000 52,118,587 56,758,587 73,186,179 3.65% 1,113.78
2014 4,385,000 47,591,019 51,976,019 67,015,681 3.30% 1,019.27
2015 4,120,000 43,543,614 47,663,614 61,820,339 2.92% 957.19
2016 3,850,000 39,392,832 43,242,832 56,195,982 2.59% 858.60
2017 3,570,000 35,136,032 38,706,032 51,070,706 2.22% 761.32
2018 3,275,000 30,770,503 34,045,503 43,489,757 1.80% 648.35
2019 2,970,000 35,148,205 38,118,205 43,716,976 1.63% 644.04
2020 2,655,000 50,150,607 52,805,607 100,835,540 n/a n/a
Note : Debt amounts exclude any premiums, discounts, or other amortization amounts.
Sources: City of South San Francisco
State of California, Department of Finance (population)
U.S. Department of commerce, Bureau of the Census (income)
(a) See Schedule of Demographic and Economic Statistics for personal income and population data.
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CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
COMPUTATION OF DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING DEBT
JUNE 30, 2020
2019-20 Assessed Valuation:$20,932,200,851
Redevelopment Incremental Valuation:-
Adjusted Assessed Valuation:$20,932,200,851
Total Debt City's Share of
OVERLAPPING TAX AND ASSESSMENT DEBT:6/30/2020 % Applicable (1) Debt 6/30/20
San Mateo Community College District $766,683,503 8.747% $67,061,806
Jefferson Union High School District 275,999,969 2.393 6,604,679
South San Francisco Unified School District 167,147,409 90.541 151,336,936
Brisbane School District 15,991,439 15.891 2,541,200
TOTAL OVERLAPPING TAX AND ASSESSMENT DEBT $227,544,621
OVERLAPPING FUND DEBT:
San Mateo County General Fund Obligations $515,920,256 8.747% $45,127,545
San Mateo County Board of Education Certificates of Participation 7,505,000 8.747 656,462
San Mateo County Flood Control District Certificates of Participation 16,135,000 60.166 9,707,784
South San Francisco Unified School District Certificates of Participation 3,390,000 90.541 3,069,340
Jefferson Union High School District Certificates of Participation 6,946,865 2.393 $166,238
City of South San Francisco Lease Revenue Bonds 43,905,000 100.000 43,905,000
City of South San Francisco Loans Payable 3,635,152 100.000 $3,635,152
City of South San Francisco Capital Leases 489,781 100.000 489,781
TOTAL DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING GENERAL FUND DEBT:$106,757,302
TOTAL DIRECT DEBT 48,029,933
Total Overlapping Debt $286,271,990
COMBINED TOTAL DEBT $334,301,923 (2)
(1) Percentage of overlapping agency's assessed valuation located within boundaries of the city.
Ratios to Adjusted Assessed Valuation:
Total Overlapping Tax and Assessment Debt 1.09%
Total Direct Debt 0.23%
Combined Total Debt 1.60%
Source: California Municipal Statistics, Inc. and City of South San Francisco
510-658-2640 Austin Busch
(2) Excludes tax and revenue anticipation notes, enterprise revenue, mortgage revenue, tax allocation bonds, and Successor Agency Debt.
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ASSESSED VALUATION:$20,932,200,851
BONDED DEBT LIMIT (3.75% OF ASSESSED VALUE) (a)$784,957,532
LESS AMOUNT OF DEBT SUBJECT TO LIMIT:0
LEGAL BONDED DEBT MARGIN $784,957,532
Total net debt
Total Net Debt Legal applicable to the limit
Fiscal Debt Applicable to Debt as a percentage
Year Limit Limit Margin of debt limit
2011 $511,748,388 $0 $511,748,388 0.00%
2012 518,513,854 0 518,513,854 0.00%
2013 524,729,886 0 524,729,886 0.00%
2014 536,413,229 0 536,413,229 0.00%
2015 558,585,910 0 558,585,910 0.00%
2016 580,561,386 0 580,561,386 0.00%
2017 617,102,145 0 617,102,145 0.00%
2018 647,787,001 0 647,787,001 0.00%
2019 719,492,940 0 719,492,940 0.00%
2020 784,957,532 0 784,957,532 0.00%
NOTE: (a)
Source: HDL Coren & Cone, San Mateo County Assessor - Combined Tax Rolls
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
COMPUTATION OF LEGAL BONDED DEBT MARGIN
JUNE 30, 2020
California Government Code, Section 43605 sets the debt limit at 15%. The Code section was enacted prior to the change in basing
assessed value to full market value when it was previously 25% of market value. Thus, the limit shown as 3.75% is one-fourth the limit
to account for the adjustment of showing assessed valuation at full cash value.
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CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
REVENUE BOND COVERAGE
SEWER RENTAL ENTERPRISE FUND
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Net Revenue Debt Service Requirements (4)
Fiscal Gross Operating Available for
Year Revenue (1)Expenses (2)Debt Service Principal Interest Total Coverage
2011 $23,735,469 $13,527,544 $10,207,925 $230,000 $223,973 $453,973 22.49
2012 25,365,824 13,924,334 11,441,490 235,000 216,501 451,501 25.34
2013 24,782,587 15,151,968 9,630,619 245,000 208,459 453,459 21.24
2014 26,908,316 14,904,225 12,004,091 255,000 199,831 454,831 26.39
2015 26,147,550 18,630,672 7,516,878 265,000 190,533 455,533 16.50
2016 25,610,518 13,514,706 12,095,812 270,000 180,566 450,566 26.85
2017 25,684,966 17,357,273 8,327,693 280,000 169,976 449,976 18.51
2018 28,287,485 19,073,940 9,213,545 295,000 158,616 453,616 20.31
2019 30,393,993 20,398,157 9,995,836 305,000 146,616 451,616 22.13
2020 31,807,110 21,064,165 10,742,945 315,000 134,019 449,019 23.93
Notes: Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the financial statements.
(1) Gross revenue includes operating revenue and non-operating revenue.
(2) Direct operating expenses include operating expenses (except depreciation) and non-operating expenses
(except interest expense).
(3) Retirement of principal for 2005 Sewer Revenue Bonds begins in fiscal year 2008.
(4) The requirement does not include loan payments on State Water Resources Board loans. See schedule of Sewer Debt
service coverage for details.
Source: City of South San Francisco, Department of Finance
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CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
SEWER DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE
SEWER RENTAL ENTERPRISE FUND
LAST SIX FISCAL YEARS
Fiscal Year
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Revenues
Service Charges $19,758,128 $19,515,093 $19,750,636 $22,188,154 $23,556,871 $24,150,139
Connection and Other Fees 122,640 104,283 147,134 229,002 521,205 146,672
Interest Income 106,830 238,389 23,552 31,061 488,437 623,256
Developer Fees
Other Cities' Participation (1)6,159,937 5,752,765 5,763,644 5,834,455 5,827,480 6,887,043
Total Revenues $26,147,535 $25,610,530 $25,684,966 $28,282,672 $30,393,993 $31,807,110
Operating Expenses (2)$14,987,305 $18,759,650 $13,514,718 $19,073,943 $20,398,147 $21,064,167
Wastewater System Net Revenues $11,160,230 $6,850,880 $12,170,248 $9,208,729 $9,995,846 $10,742,943
Parity Debt Service (3)
State Water Resources Control Board Loans $5,445,162 $5,449,692 $5,454,747 $5,469,175 $5,477,075 $5,485,587
CSCDA Series 2005D Revenue Bonds 188,148 178,036 167,284 155,706 143,608 130,815
Total Parity Debt $5,633,310 $5,627,728 $5,622,031 $5,624,881 $5,620,683 $5,616,402
Total Parity Debt Service Coverage 1.98 1.22 2.16 1.64 1.78 1.91
10,012,867 10,012,867 10,012,867 10,012,867 10,012,867 10,012,867
(2) Excludes depreciation, capital expenditures and debt service.
(3) Includes Sewer Revenue Bonds and State Water Loan payments
(1) Primarily consists of payments from the City of San Bruno. The City of San Bruno is a co-owner of the Plant and pays the City in advance on a quarterly basis for the City of San Bruno's share of operating
costs. See "Wastewater System" herein.
(4) Reflects an adopted increase in rates for Fiscal Year 2004-05 of 25% per Resolution No. 68-2004, adopted by the City Council on July 14, 2004 and effective on and after July 1, 2004 and an adopted
increase in rates for Fiscal Year 2005-06 of 9% per Resolution No. 68-2005, adopted by the City Council on June 22, 2005 and effective on and after June 22, 2005.
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REDEVELOPMENT PLEDGED REVENUE COVERAGE
LAST EIGHT FISCAL YEARS
Funding Source: RDA tax increment revenues
Fiscal Available Debt Service Requirements Fiscal Available Debt Service Requirements
Year Revenue Principal Interest Total Coverage Year Revenue Principal Interest Total Coverage
2013 1,490,000$ 3,030,181$ 4,520,181$ 2013 210,000$ 79,995$ 289,995$
2014 1,545,000 2,971,344 4,516,344 2014 220,000 69,780 289,780
2015 1,605,000 2,904,331 4,509,331 2015 230,000 58,750 288,750
2016 1,680,000 2,834,619 4,514,619 2016 245,000 46,875 291,875
2017 1,745,000 2,761,756 4,506,756 2017 255,000 34,375 289,375
2018 2018 275,000 21,125 296,125
2019 2019 285,000 7,125 292,125
2020 2020
Bond was paid off in fiscal year 2017
Funding Source: RDA tax increment revenues Funding Source: RDA tax increment revenues
Fiscal Available Debt Service Requirements Fiscal Available Debt Service Requirements
Year Revenue Principal Interest Total Coverage Year Revenue Principal Interest Total Coverage
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Funding Source: RDA tax increment revenues
Fiscal Available Debt Service Requirements
Year Revenue Principal Interest Total Coverage
2013 1,490,000$ 3,030,181$ 4,520,181$
2014 1,545,000 2,971,344 4,516,344
2015 1,605,000 2,904,331 4,509,331
2016 1,680,000 2,834,619 4,514,619
2017 1,745,000 2,761,756 4,506,756
2018 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0
Note: Redevelopment Agencies abolished as of 1/31/2012.
Numbers for 2012 include the first and second RPTTF distributions received.
(A) Shows coverage of all non-housing bonds pledged to tax increment.
Source: City of South San Francisco, Department of Finance
RDA All Non-housing (A)
2006 RDA Revenue Bonds
Funding Source: RDA Gateway and Low Moderate Income Housing tax increment revenues.
Gateway bonds defeased in FY 05-06.
1999 RDA Revenue Bonds (Housing)
1989 Cal Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Bonds1999 Certificates of Participation
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City City
Estimated Personal Per Capita City San Mateo City
City Income (2) Personal Unemployment County Population
Year Population (1) (in thousands) Income (2) Rate (3) Population (4) % of County
2010 65,872 $1,918,061 $29,118 10.7% 754,285 8.73%
2011 64,307 1,932,618 30,053 9.7% 729,443 8.82%
2012 65,127 1,982,857 30,446 6.3% 735,678 8.85%
2013 65,710 2,005,666 30,523 5.2% 747,373 8.79%
2014 65,749 2,033,156 30,923 4.5% 745,635 8.82%
2015 64,585 2,114,826 32,744 3.6% 765,135 8.44%
2016 65,451 2,167,750 33,120 3.2% 764,797 8.56%
2017 67,082 2,303,425 35,193 3.2% 771,410 8.70%
2018 67,078 2,421,033 36,092 2.3% 769,545 8.72%
2019 67,879 2,684,438 39,547 2.3% 766,573 8.85%
Notes:
** All data were updated to reflect the City of South San Francisco's current information available
through HDL, Coren & Cone
Data Sources:
(1) City Population: HDL/California State Dept of Finance.
(2) Personal and per capita income: HDL, Coren & Cone
(3) Unemployment Data: HDL/California Employment Development Department
(4) San Mateo County Population- https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sanmateocountycalifornia,CA/PST045219
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS
LAST TEN CALENDAR YEARS
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$3,000,000
City Personal Income
(in Thousands)
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
City Unemployment Rate
8.20%
8.30%
8.40%
8.50%
8.60%
8.70%
8.80%
8.90%
City Population % of County
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$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
$40,000
City Per Capita Personal Income
165
Percentage Percentage
Number of of Total City Number of of Total City
Employer Employees Rank Employment Employees Rank Employment
Genentech Inc.8,632 1 12.7% 8,556 1 13.4%
Costco Wholesale (3 stores)834 2 1.2% 488 2 0.8%
Life Technologies Corporation 622 3 0.9%
Goodwill Industries of SF, SA 607 4 0.9% 481 3 0.8%
Amgen San Francisco LLC 500 5 0.7%
MRL San Francico LLC 317 6 0.5%
ZS Associates, Inc 317 7 0.5%
Amazon.com Services, Inc 291 8 0.4%
BIT SSF Miller Cypress, LLC DBA Cadence 260 9 0.4%
Alvah Contractors 250 10 0.4%
American Etc Inc./Royal Laundry 305 4 0.5%
Orowheat/Entenmanns 304 5 0.5%
Jansen Alzheimer Immuno Therapy 206 6 0.3%
Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc 200 7 0.3%
Guckenheimer Enterprises Inc 200 8 0.3%
Columbus Manufacturing, Inc 191 9 0.3%
Matagramo Inc 185 10 0.3%
Subtotal 12,630 18.6% 11,116 17.4%
Total City Population 67,879 64,067
Data Sources:
(1) SSF Business License Database- Business licenses expiring 12/31/20.
(2) City of South San Francisco CAFR 2010-11
(3) Population: HDL/California State Dept of Finance
2010-112019-20
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Principal Employers
Current Year and Nine Years Ago
166
Function 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
General Government (1) 37.00 36.60 36.60 37.60 40.60 47.10 47.10 43.60 41.60 46.60
Fire Department (2)82.48 82.48 82.48 82.98 83.48 92.68 92.68 92.68 91.93 91.68
Police Department 112.65 110.65 115.65 119.75 118.87 120.87 120.87 120.87 122.87 121.87
Park, Rec. & Maintenance Services 116.05 107.86 111.66 117.21 121.31 134.16 137.19 144.29 144.79 151.75
Library 40.81 35.34 35.35 37.66 37.71 38.71 39.26 40.49 41.49 41.49
Economic and Comm. Development 28.95 24.45 23.45 24.40 26.15 27.15 29.40 30.40 30.40 31.40
Public Works (2) 40.05 43.03 45.02 47.21 47.68 49.00 49.00 49.00 53.00 52.00
Water Quality Control Plant 40.64 38.82 38.82 39.63 39.06 41.74 41.50 41.50 41.50 41.50
Total 498.63 479.23 489.03 506.44 514.86 551.41 557.00 562.83 567.58 578.29
Notes:
1.City Manager, City Council, City Treasurer, City Clerk, HR, IT and Finance are under General Government.
2.Oversight of the Code Enforcement has been moved from Fire to Public Works Department.
Source: City of South San Francisco's FY2018‐2019 Adopted Operating budget and FY2020 Biennial Operating Budget
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Full-Time Equivalent City Government
Employees by Function
Last Ten Fiscal Years (Adopted Operating Budget)
0.00
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200.00
300.00
400.00
500.00
600.00
700.00
2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
General Government (1)Fire Department (2)Police Department
Park, Rec. & Maintenance Services Library Economic and Comm. Development
Public Works (2)Water Quality Control Plant
167
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Function/Program
Public safety:
Fire:
Inspections conducted 1,817 2,563 3,426 2,292 2,511 2,375
Police:
Police calls for service 31,532 32,477 33,313 34,811 38,299 38,541
Law violations:
Part I crimes 1,874 2,126 2,103 2,276 2,007 2,070
Physical arrests (adult and juvenile) 1,933 2,071 1,870 1,891 1,943 1,871
Traffic violations 3,828 4,211 3,785 3,359 3,620 4,172
Parking violations 13,378 12,006 15,291 18,339 26,228 12,269
Public works
Street resurfacing (miles) (Eng Div) 0 2 8 3.3 7.0 7.9
Potholes repaired (square miles prior)/(square feet) 0.11 2 0 (3) 3221 410 190
Asphalt used for street repairs (tons) 250 151 94 148 13 46
Culture and recreation:
Recreation class participants (1)26,879 23,399 23,939 25,688 23,394 17,333
Library:
Total items borrowed 643,630 565,806 558,106 544,059 582,497 (4) 450,637
Items in collection 130,106 (2) 208,400 209,895 219,114 228,224 247,393
Wastewater
Residential connections 16,470 16,491 16,488 12,556 12,559 12,549
Commercial connections 1,560 1,561 1,562 1,575 1,576 1,582
Other connections 128 131 140 140 140 140
Average daily sewage treatment (millions of gallons) 8.89 7.92 8.41 8.62 8.62 7.12
Note: N/A denotes information not available.
(1) Registration counts have excluded all withdrawals from the classes for the year while the numbers in 2011-2015 did not.
(2) New items added for Grand Library and electronic books are also included.
(3) Beginning 2018, pothole repairs will be measured by square feet instead of square miles.
(4) Fewer items borrowed in FY2020 due to COVID-19 closures.
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Operating Indicators by Function/Program
Last Six Fiscal Years
168
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Function/Program
Public safety:
Fire stations 5555555555
Police stations (2)1111111111
Police Fleet 52 51 51 50 53 53 52 59 63 60
Public works
Miles of streets 127 127 127 127 127 127 127 127 127 127
Street lights (5) 4,160 4,160 4,505 4,505 4,505 4,505 4,505 4,531 4,531 4,531
Parking District lights (6) 20 20 20 20 20 20 16 16 16 16
Traffic Signals 74 74 74 74 74 76 76 76 76 76
Culture and recreation:
Community services:
City parks 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28
City parks acreage 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 210 210
Playgrounds (7) 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 34
City trails 6666666666
Community gardens 1111111111
Community centers 4444444444
Senior centers (3)1111111111
Skate Park (4)1111111111
Dog park (4)1111111111
Swimming pools 1111111111
Tennis courts 7777777777
Basketball Courts 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Baseball/softball diamonds11111111111111111111
Soccer/football fields 5555555555
Library:
City Libraries (1)2222222222
Wastewater
Miles of sanitary sewers 164 164 164 164 164 164 164 164 164 164
Miles of storm sewers 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125
Number of treatment plants 1111111111
Source: ssf.net/depts/rcs; Director of Rec & Comm Services; Superintendent of parks & Maintenance
(1) Community Learning Center not included on count as it is only a homework center not a library.
(2) Year 2012 the Police substation located behind Miller parking garage is not included.
(3) The only senior center is Magnolia Center but programming still continues at El Camino.
(4) Year 2010, Skate park and dog park was added on the list.
(5) Year 2013- Includes all lights in SSF billed as LS-2 from PG&E.
(6) Year 2017- Lot 6 sold for Rotary Plaza development.
(7) Year 2020 -Playgrounds in the Common Greens areas are now included.
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program
Last Ten Fiscal Years
169
2017 2018 2019 2020
Transient Occupancy Tax Detail
13% TOT collected $12,256,007 $12,580,680 $15,535,213 $15,591,459
1% Measure I Special Tax 1,361,779 1,397,853 1,556,009 1,114,911
Total TOT Collection $13,617,786 $13,978,533 $17,091,222 $16,706,371
1% Measure I Special Tax Use
Police $272,356 $279,571 $311,202 $222,982
Fire 272,356 279,571 311,202 222,982
Library 272,356 279,571 311,202 222,982
Parks 272,356 279,571 311,202 222,982
Recreation 272,356 279,571 311,202 222,982
Total 1% Measure I Special Tax $1,361,780 $1,397,853 $1,556,009 $1,114,911
* Note: The current TOT consists of three components - a 9% general excise tax (Measure FF) that generates General Fund revenues; a 1% special tax
(Measure I- effective January 1, 2005) was earmarked for use to supplement funding parks, recreation, library, and public safety services (SSFMC
4.20.033) and a $2.50 tax devoted to the acquisition, renovation, maintenance and operation of the South San Francisco Conference Center. The City
Council last increased the total TOT rate from 9% to 10% in 2009 with the incremental 1% increase being a general tax. City's TOT rate from 10% to
12% effective January 1, 2019. A subsequent 2% increase over the next two years would revise the TOT rate to 13% (effective January 1, 2020) and 14%
(effective January 1, 2021).
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Collection and Use of 1% Special Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Approved by Voters as Measure I *
Miscellaneous Information
Last Four Fiscal Years
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Attachment 3
FY2019‐20 YEAR END SUMMARY
GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUMMARY
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)% Variance
Property Taxes 38,659,658$ 36,659,133$ 42,847,443$ 6,188,309$ 16.9%
Sales Tax 19,606,689 18,763,000 19,859,058 1,096,058 5.8%
Transient Occupancy Tax 17,091,222 16,855,297 13,829,025 (3,026,272) ‐18.0%
Other Taxes 4,995,404 6,058,132 4,515,376 (1,542,755) ‐25.5%
Franchise Fees 4,469,808 4,000,000 4,594,577 594,577 14.9%
Building and Fire Permits 15,381,415 12,131,018 15,900,500 3,769,482 31.1%
Fines and Forfeitures 926,728 618,500 814,354 195,854 31.7%
Intergovernmental 2,867,795 2,662,817 1,626,529 (1,036,288) ‐38.9%
Charges for Services 11,563,754 10,417,837 9,978,678 (439,159) ‐4.2%
Use of Money & Property 6,078,798 5,309,459 6,313,245 1,003,786 18.9%
Other Revenues 330,845 181,994 171,403 (10,591) ‐5.8%
Total Revenues 121,972,118$ 113,657,188$ 120,450,189$ 6,793,001$ 6.0%
Add Prior Year Committed reserves ‐ 15,758,282 ‐
Total Available Resources 121,972,118$ 129,415,470$ 120,450,189$ 6,793,001$
(Favorable)/
Unfavorable % Variance
City Council 258,759$ 290,291$ 258,413$ ‐$ (31,878)$ ‐11.0%
City Clerk 770,987 1,091,061 978,451 ‐ (112,610) ‐10.3%
City Treasurer 123,504 143,137 151,726 ‐ 8,590 6.0%
City Attorney 961,588 1,115,935 1,009,372 ‐ (106,563) ‐9.5%
City Manager 2,298,368 5,988,689 4,139,612 2,344,513 495,436 8.3%
Finance 2,789,191 3,851,736 3,222,657 175,260 (453,819) ‐11.8%
Non‐Departmental 1,276,969 1,452,844 1,014,839 67,125 (370,880) ‐25.5%
Human Resources 1,562,789 2,019,065 1,672,701 108,334 (238,030) ‐11.8%
Economic & Community Development 8,433,295 13,935,395 7,669,329 2,250,923 (4,015,144) ‐28.8%
Fire 27,563,733 30,983,930 28,138,053 296,755 (2,549,122) ‐8.2%
Police 28,482,441 31,071,930 30,190,060 ‐ (881,870) ‐2.8%
Public Works 5,787,769 5,755,271 6,156,203 331,299 732,230 12.7%
Library 5,628,684 6,674,593 5,940,870 11,168 (722,555) ‐10.8%
Parks & Recreation 16,530,599 17,893,966 17,130,302 122,738 (640,926) ‐3.6%
Total Expenditures 102,468,676$ 122,267,843$ 107,672,589$ 5,708,113$ (8,887,141)$ ‐7.3%
Net Operating Surplus/ (Deficit) 19,503,442$ 7,147,626$ 12,777,600$
Other Financing Sources / (Uses)
Transfers In 7,143,014$ 1,539,100$ 1,302,435$ ‐$ (236,666)$ ‐15%
Transfers Out 5,651,831 16,902,319 2,951,629 ‐ (13,950,689) ‐83%
Other Accounting Adjustments 971,011 ‐ 971,011 n/a
Total Other Financing Sources/ (Uses) 1,491,183$ (15,363,218)$ (2,620,205)$ ‐$ (1,207,677)$ 8%
Purchase Order Encumbrance Releases 6,160,575$
Net Change in Fund balance 20,994,625$ (8,215,592)$ 16,317,969$
General Fund Surplus Equity: 16,317,969$
Committed Appropriations:
June 24, 2020 Council 4,509,171$
October 28, 2020 Council 1,220,250$
Projected Shortfall FY2020‐21 2,939,139$
NET GF Unappropriated Surplus: 7,649,409$
Variance from 2019‐20 Amended
Expenditures
Actual
2018‐19
Amended
2019‐20
Actual
2019‐20
Carryover
Purchase Orders
Variance from 2019‐20
Amended
Revenues
Actual
2018‐19
Amended
2019‐20
Actual
2019‐20
FY2019-20
Financial Results
Presentation to Budget Standing Committee
JANET SALISBURY, Director of Finance
28 JANUARY 2021
AGENDA
1 FY 19-20 Financial Highlights
2 FY 19-20 General Fund Overview
3 FY 20-21 Financial Update
(2nd Quarter)
4 Reserves & Other Considerations
5 Q&A
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Citywide Financial Highlights for FY2019-20
1FY19-20 Financial Highlights
▪General Fund* Operating Surplus = $16.3 million
➢Revenues = $120.5 million
➢Expenditures = $107.8 million
➢Transfers = -$2.6 million
➢Purchase Orders Encumbrance Release = $6.2 million
▪Committed Appropriations = $8.7 million
➢June 24, 2020 City Council Meeting
–FY2020-21 Capital Improvement Projects = $4.5 million
–FY2020-21 Operating Shortfall = $2.9 million
➢October 28, 2020 City Council Meeting
–Departmental Appropriations = $1.2 million
▪Remaining Unappropriated Surplus = $7.6 million
* Excludes Measure W Sales Tax
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General Fund Revenues
Expenditure Comparison (FY18-19, FY19-20 Budget, FY19-20 Actuals)
42.8
19.9
13.8
4.5 4.6
15.9
0.8 1.6
10.0
6.3
0.2 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
$ millionFY2018-19 Results
FY2019-20 Budget
FY2019-20 Actuals
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2FY 19-20 General Fund Overview
TOTAL FY2018-19 Expenditures (includes PO): $120.5M
General Fund Expenditures
Expenditure Comparison (FY18-19, FY19-20 Budget, FY19-20 Actuals)
0.3 1.0 0.2 1.0
6.5
3.4
1.1 1.8
9.9
28.4
30.2
6.5 6.0
17.3
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
$ millionFY2018-19 Results
FY2019-20 Budget
FY2019-20 Actuals
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2FY 19-20 General Fund Overview
TOTAL FY2018-19 Expenditures (includes PO): $113.4M
FY 2020-21 General Fund Budget -Revenues
▪FY2020-21 Budgeted Revenues = $106.3 million
▪Total Receipts through December 31 = $47.9 million (44.7%)
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REVENUES FY 2019-20 FY2020-21
(in millions)Budget Actuals
as of 12/31
%age of
Budget
Budget Actuals
as of 12/31
%age of
Budget
Property Tax $ 36.7 $ 15.5 12.2%$ 41.6 $ 21.4 51.5%
Sales Tax $ 18.8 $ 6.2 33.3%$ 16.9 $ 6.5 38.4%
TOT $ 16.9 $ 8.3 49.1%$ 7.9 $ 2.5 31.5%
Licenses & Permits $ 12.1 $ 6.6 54.1%$ 15.0 $ 7.4 49.4%
Intergovernmental $ 2.3 $ 0.4 17.5%$ 3.6 $ 1.2 32.2%
Service Charges $ 10.4 $ 5.5 53.1%$ 8.0 $ 3.4 42.3%
All Other Revenues $ 16.2 $ 6.0 36.9%$ 12.5 $ 4.8 38.1%
Transfers In $ 18.5 $ 0.6 39.4%$ 1.6 $ 0.8 49.2%
TOTAL $114.8 $49.1 42.7%$107.1 $ 47.9 44.7%
3FY 20-21 Financial Update
$1.5M →42.8M
$1.6M →18.5M
$0.6M →3.1M
$2.0M →5.9M
$1.0M →7.0M
Recommended
Projection
Adjustments
$0.7M →106.4M
General Fund Expenditure Budget
➢City Manager’s Office
Additional Staffing Needs $ 150,000
➢Finance
–Financial Analyst II Vacancy $ 75,000
➢Fire
–Contract Safety Inspector $ 20,000
➢Library
–Community Navigator $ 60,000
➢Parks & Rec
–Chilcare & Orange Park Master Plan $ 190,000
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▪FY2020-21 Budgeted Expenditures = $122.4 million
▪Total Expenses through December 31 = $60.0 million (47.4%)
Additional Appropriations Request:
Total Request
$495,000
3FY 20-21 Financial Update
Non-General Fund Budget Adjustments
▪Grand Ave / Airport Blvd Streetscape Improvement Project
–E101 Traffic Impact Fee Fund $ 2,600,000
▪General Plan Update (City Manager’s Office)
–General Plan Impact Fund $ 550,000
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Total Non-GF Expenditure Budget Adjustments =$ 3,150,000
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3FY 20-21 Financial Update
FY2019-20 GF Surplus & Reserves
4Reserve & Other Considerations
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FY20 General Fund Surplus $ 16,317,969
Appropriations
Projected Shortfall FY2020-21 $ 2,939,139
CIP for FY2020-21 $ 4,509,171
Oct. 28, 2020 Appropriations $ 1,220,250
Add’l Proj. Revenue Adjustments* $ 670,240
Mid-Year Appropriations Request $ 495,000
Total Projected Appropriations $ 9,883,780
General Fund Surplus less Prior Appropriations equals:
Net GF Unappropriated Surplus $ 6,434,169
City Reserves
▪General Reserves $ 24,100,000
▪Pension Reserves 5,546,000
▪Infrastructure Reserves 22,200,000
TOTAL Reserve Levels $ 51,846,000
FY19-20 General Fund Surplus
Combined:
$58,280,169
Unfunded Capital Projects & Reserve Considerations
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Description Estimated
Cost
Oyster Point Sea Level Rise $ 25 M
Westborough Park Repairs $ 2 M
Replace Fire Station 63 (MSB)$ 20 M
Replace Fire Station 62 (E101)$ 20 M
Orange Memorial Park Ballfields $ 14 M
New Finance Computer System $ 5 M
State Mandated Police Records System $ 2 M
Oak Avenue Extension $ 16 M
Purchase Parks and/or Open Space $ 7.5 M
Replace City Pool Complex $ 25 M
Grand Blvd Initiative Phase III (local share)$ 1.7 M
City Reserves
▪General Reserves $ 24,100,000
▪Pension Reserves 5,546,000
▪Add’l Econ Downturn 3,000,000
▪Infrastructure Reserves 5,000,000
▪Future Capital Needs 20,634,469
TOTAL $ 58,280,169
4Reserve & Other Considerations
QUESTIONS?
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5Q&A
City of South San Francisco
Legislation Text
P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400
Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, CA
File #:21-57 Agenda Date:1/28/2021
Version:1 Item #:3.
Presentation regarding financing the Civic Campus and Street Paving Program.(Janet Salisbury,Finance
Director, and Matthew Ruble, Principal Engineer)
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Presentation to Budget Standing CommitteeFinancing the Civic Campus & Street Paving ProgramJanuary 28, 2021
Agenda• Overview of Measure W Funds• Civic Campus Financing• Option for Streets Paving Program2
Measure W Fund Balance SummaryFiscal Year Ended 6/30/2016 6/30/2017 6/30/2018 6/30/2019 6/30/2020TOTAL REVENUES$1,493,425 $8,886,653 $11,162,238 $12,644,947 $11,704,090 ExpendituresProf & Spec. Svcs (5005)‐‐22,350 40,975‐Operating Supplies (5021)‐210‐‐ ‐Proj Acct Supp. & Svcs (5999)211,992‐‐‐‐Transfer to Gen’l Fund (9100)‐‐2,440,861 2,236,224 407,156Transfer to CIP (9510)‐877,728 6,585,030 7,706,030 10,383,417TOTAL EXPENDITURES$211,992 $877,938 $9,048,241 $9,983,229 $10,790,573 Revenues Less Expenditures$1,281,433 $8,008,716 $2,113,996 $2,661,719 $913,518 FUND BALANCE$1,281,433 $9,290,149 $11,404,145 $14,065,864 $14,979,381 3
Interest Rates Are Near Historic Lows40.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%8.00%2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020U.S. Treasury Rates ‐20 Year (Constant Maturity)20 Year Treasury (Constant Maturity)Average (3.85%)Series 2020A Bond Issue Feb 27, 2020Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury
Funding the Civic CampusDescription Pre-ConstructionPhase I: Police StationPhase II: Library, P&R, CouncilTOTALEstimated Cost $ 34,000,000 $ 56,800,000 $ 101,000,000 $ 191,800,000Sources of FundsMonies Already Spent (6/30/2020)24,569,552 24,569,552 Bond Proceeds53,800,000 74,000,000 127,800,000Measure W / Other Cash9,430,448 20,455,000 28,885,445Asset Seizure2,000,000 2,000,000 Public Safety Impact Fee1,000,000 1,000,000 PEG Funds1,100,000 1,100,000 Childcare/Library Improvement490,000 490,000 Library – Project READ255,000 255,000 Fundraising4,700,000 4,700,000 TOTAL $ 34,000,000 $ 56,800,000 $ 101,000,000 $ 191,800,0005
$- $2,500,000 $5,000,000 $7,500,000 $10,000,000 $12,500,000 $15,000,000 $17,500,000 $20,000,000 $22,500,000FY19 Measure W Receipts = $12.6 millionFY20 Measure W Receipts = $11.7 million6SERIES 2020A – Police StationPhase II Bonds Debt ServiceStreets Program (pay as you go)Measure W Cashflow (Revenue less Expenditure)Measure W Projected Revenues
Bonding Out the Street Paving ProgramIssue additional $24M for Street Paving Program Benefits:Accelerates street improvementsSaves Money – short & long term savingsVery low interest rate = Low borrowing costCost of bond issuance efficienciesRepair more miles of roadSets the City up for long-term road successWhile delivering better roads for residents7
Total Rehabilitation Cost$17.5 M ($2.5 M/year)Average $4.5 M/yearto maintain Pavement Condition Index at 78Treat 17.2 CL miles(12% of entire network)Current Pay-As-You-GoProgram (2020-2026) 8
Total Rehabilitation Costs$24.0 MTreat 25.2 CL miles(19% of entire network)Average $2.0 M/yearto maintain Pavement Condition Index at 87Bond Measure Project (2020-2022)9
Average $2 M/yearSurface Seal by Zone Future Maintenance – Surface Seal By Zone10
Project Summary – Street Bond Program11ItemsCurrent Year by Year ProjectBond Measure ProjectRehabilitation Cost $2.5 M/yr $24 M Single ProjectZone Surface Seal Cost $2.0 M/yr $2.0 M/yr15‐year Total Cost $4.5 M*15 = $67.5 M $24 M + $2.0 M*15 = $54 M (‐20%)Upfront Cost Savings 0$2.0 MTotal Cost Savings 0 ($67.5 M – $54 M) + $2 M = $15.5Treated CL Miles (rehab. only) 17.2 25.2 (+46%)Pavement Condition Index (PCI) Maintain Current Level (70s) Current Level + 10 points (80s)General Network ConditionGood condition with low severity cracking and pavement distress, still poor condition streetsExcellent – Significantly less pavement distress, no poor condition streets
$- $2,500,000 $5,000,000 $7,500,000 $10,000,000 $12,500,000 $15,000,000 $17,500,000 $20,000,000 $22,500,000Measure W Projected RevenuesOption #1 – Civic Campus Debt Service + Current ObligationsOption #2 – Add $24M for Streets ProgramRevenues vs. Option #1 and #2 Cashflow12
Bond Sale AssumptionsDescription Option #1(LPR Only)Option #2(LPR + Streets)Bond Proceeds $ 74,000,000 $ 98,000,000All-In Total Interest Cost2.86%2.86%Average Annual Debt Service$ 4,175,600 $ 5,305,000 Total Debt Service$ 105,200,000 $ 148,460,000Impact on DS with 1% Interest Rate Move+/- $350,000 +/- $400,00013
Projected Cash Flow DetailDate EstimatedSales Tax Receipts(Measure W)1Phase I: Debt Service (Police Station)Phase II: Debt Service (Library, P&R, Council)2Street PavingCapital Project DirectorRemainingMeasure W Funds6/30/21 $ 11,704,090 $ 2,767,200 $ 847,178 $ 297,645 $350,000 $6,774,645 6/30/22 11,704,090 2,765,450 4,173,000 1,459,340 357,000 2,282,300 6/30/23 11,704,090 2,766,450 4,170,400 1,465,770 364,140 2,270,300 6/30/24 11,704,090 2,764,950 4,175,400 1,463,323 371,423 2,261,994 6/30/25 12,055,213 2,765,950 4,172,600 1,465,060 2,984,6036/30/26 12,416,869 2,764,200 4,172,200 1,466,098 3,347,3716/30/27 12,789,375 2,764,700 4,174,000 1,466,426 3,717,2506/30/28 13,173,056 2,762,200 4,177,800 1,466,030 4,100,0276/30/29 13,568,248 2,764,800 4,173,400 1,464,260 4,498,7896/30/30 13,975,296 2,765,200 4,171,000 1,467,085 4,905,010141Assumes no growth in sales tax receipts from FY 2021 – 2024 and 3.00% CAGR thereafter2Assumes all-in total interest cost of 2.86%.