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C ITY OF S ARATOGA
CALIFORNIA
Saratoga’s Historic Villa Montalvo
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
F ISCAL Y EAR 2008/09
Saratoga, California
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009
City Council
Chuck Page ................................................................................................................. Mayor
Kathleen King .................................................................................................... Vice Mayor
Jill Hunter................................................................................................... Council Member
Howard Miller ............................................................................................ Council Member
Susie Nagpal .............................................................................................. Council Member
Presented under the direction of:
David Anderson, City Manager
Finance & Administrative Services Department
CITY OF SARATOGA
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
I NTRODUCTORY SECTION
Letter of Transmittal ......................................................................................................... 1
GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting ........................... 5
Principal Officers of the City ............................................................................................ 6
Organization Chart ........................................................................................................... 7
F INANCIAL S ECTION
Independent Auditor’s Report ............................................................................................. 9
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Required Supplementary Information) ............. 11
Basic Financial Statements:
Government-Wide Financial Statements
Statement of Net Assets ............................................................................................ 23
Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets ..................................................... 24
Fund Financial Statements
Governmental Funds:
Balance Sheet ........................................................................................................... 25
Reconciliation of the Government Funds Balance Sheet
to the Government-Wide Financial Statement of Net Assets .................................. 26
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances ......................... 27
Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Statement of Revenues,
Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances to the Government-Wide
Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets ................................................ 28
Proprietary Funds:
Statement of Net Assets ............................................................................................ 29
Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Assets ........................... 30
Statement of Cash Flows ........................................................................................... 31
Fiduciary Funds:
Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets ............................................................................. 32
Basic Financial Statement Notes:
Notes to the Basic Financial Statements ..................................................................... 33
Required Supplementary Information
Budgetary Information .............................................................................................. 55
Modified Approach for City Streets Infrastructure Capital Assets ............................... 57
CITY OF SARATOGA
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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T ABLE OF C ONTENTS C ONTINUED
S UPPLEMENTARY I NFORMATION:
Non-Major Governmental Funds
Combining Balance Sheets ....................................................................................... 62
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances ........ 64
Schedule of Revenues, Exp and Changes in Fund Balances – Budget and Actual:
Capital Improvements .......................................................................................... 66
Lighting & Landscape Assessment Districts Special Revenue Funds ..................... 67
Community Development Block Grant Special Revenue Fund ............................... 68
Library Bond Debt Service Fund .......................................................................... 69
Library Expansion Capital Project Fund ............................................................... 70
Fiduciary Funds
Statement of Changes in Assets and Liabilities – Agency Funds ................................. 72
Internal Service Funds
Combining Statement of Net Assets ........................................................................... 74
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Change in Fund Balance ............... 76
Combining Statement of Cash Flows ......................................................................... 78
Capital Assets Used in the Operation of Governmental Funds
Comparative Schedule by Source ............................................................................... 83
Schedule by Function and Activity ............................................................................ 84
Schedule of Changes by Function and Activity .......................................................... 86
Statistical Section (Unaudited)
Net Assets by Component .......................................................................................... 88
Changes in Net Assets ............................................................................................... 89
Fund Balance of Governmental Funds ........................................................................ 90
Governmental Activities Tax Revenues by Source ..................................................... 91
Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds .................................................... 92
Direct and Overlapping Government .......................................................................... 93
Assessed Value and Estimated Actual Value of Taxable Property ............................... 94
Principal Property Taxpayers ..................................................................................... 96
Property Tax Levies and Collections .......................................................................... 97
Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type .......................................................................... 98
Ratios of General Bonded Debt Outstanding .............................................................. 99
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt ............................................. 100
Legal Debt Margin Information ............................................................................... 101
Demographic and Economic Statistics ..................................................................... 102
Principal Employers ............................................................................................... 103
Full-Time Equivalent City Government Employees by Function ............................... 104
Operating Indicators by Function ............................................................................. 105
Capital Asset Statistics by Function ......................................................................... 106
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
C ITY OF S ARATOGA
C ITY H ALL
13777 F RUITVALE A VENUE
S ARATOGA, C ALIFORNIA 95070
(408) 868-1200
December 8, 2009
Honorable Mayor and City Council,
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the City of Saratoga for the year ended June 30,
2009 is hereby submitted as mandated by applicable statutes. These statutes require that the City of Saratoga
annually issue a report on its financial position and activity, and that an independent firm of certified public
accountants audit this report. Responsibilities for both the accuracy of the data and the completeness and
fairness of the presentation, including all disclosures, rests with the City's management. The information in
this report is intended to present the reader with a comprehensive view of the City’s financial position and the
results of its operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, along with additional disclosures and
financial information designed to enable the reader to gain an understanding of the City’s financial activities.
This report was prepared as prescribed in Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GAAP) Statement No.
34, Basic Financial Statements and Management’s Discussions and Analysis-for State and Local
Governments. This GASB Statement requires that management provide a narrative introduction, overview,
and analysis to accompany the basic financial statements in the form of Management’s Discussion and
Analysis (MD&A). This letter of transmittal is designed to complement MD&A and should be read in
conjunction with it.
This Comprehensive Annual Financial Report is organized into three sections:
1. Introductory Section - The introductory section, includes the table of contents, letter of transmittal, a
list of the City of Saratoga's elected officials and City administrative personnel, an organization chart
and the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA’s) of the United States and Canada
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City of Saratoga for its
CAFR for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.
2. Financial Section – The financial section includes the independent auditors’ opinion,
management’s discussion and analysis, the basic financial statements, notes to the financial
statements, combining statements of non-major funds, and required supplemental information.
3. Statistical Section – The statistical section includes both financial and non-financial data about the
City. This information has been updated in accordance with the new GASB 44.
THE REPORTING ENTITY AND ITS SERVICES
The City, incorporated in 1956, is located 40 miles south of San Francisco in the Santa Clara Valley. The
City currently covers a land area of approximately 12 square miles and contains a population of 31,679 at
January 1, 2009 as reported by the Department of Finance. The City is a general law city of the State of
California and operates under a council-manager form of government. Policymaking and legislative
authority are vested in the City Council, which consists of a Mayor, Vice Mayor and three additional council
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members. City Council members are elected at-large for staggered four-year terms. The Mayor is selected
annually by the City Council. The City Council is responsible for, among other things, passing ordinances,
adopting the budget, appointing members to the City’s seven advisory commissions and hiring the City
Manager and City Attorney. The City Manager is responsible for implementing the policies and ordinances of
the City Council, overseeing the daily operations of the City, and recommending appointments of the City's
department directors to the City Council.
The City provides a limited range of services including public safety, development regulation, public works,
community and recreation activities and events, and general administrative functions. As a minimal service
city, activities are supplemented through numerous contracts with others. Contracted services include, but
are not limited to, public safety, infrastructure maintenance, engineering services, legal services and
recreation activities. The City is also committed to citizen participation in the evaluation, expansion and
enhancement of services.
Saratoga residents who wish to assist the City Council in forming government policy may do so by serving
on an advisory commission. The commissions all act in an advisory capacity to the City Council, and are
comprised of the Heritage Preservation Commission, Library Commission, Parks and Recreation
Commission, Planning Commission, Public Safety Commission, and Youth Commission.
The financial reporting entity (the City) includes all the fund activity of the primary government, as well as
all of its component units. Component units are legally separated entities for which the City is fully
accountable. The City’s Saratoga Public Financing Authority (PFA) component unit which provided
financial oversight of local bond obligations was finalized in FY 2005/06. The Authority’s final financial
report was issued for FY 2006/07. Blended component units, although legally separate entities, are in
substance, part of the City’s operations and data from these units are combined with data of the City.
Accordingly, the operations of the Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Districts are reported in the City’s
financial statements.
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND OUTLOOK
The financial structure of Saratoga with its mostly built-out residential neighborhoods and limited
commercial development means that the two typically largest sources of revenue for cities—property tax and
sales tax—account for a smaller proportion of revenue than in other cities with minimal growth expected in
future years. In addition, while proposition 1A protects the city from further ongoing unrestrained state takes
of tax revenues, the potential for state takes exists under the state’s current budget crisis. The City may see
shortfalls of unprotected State or County based funding or temporary borrowings of property tax revenues
permitted under Proposition 1A. With this in mind the City continues to restrict operations to minimal
services and prepare for funding impacts. Capital improvements will continue to be funded with
development fees, residual funding and grant moneys as funding level allow.
On a positive note the City began receiving a significant increase in property tax revenues due to the passage
of Assembly Bill 117. This legislation, effective with the 2006/07 fiscal year, increased the property tax
percentage allocated to the City as a result of the Tax Equity Allocation (TEA) formula. Assembly Member
Cohn sponsored the bill which resulted from a joint effort of the City of Saratoga, Santa Clara County and 3
other affected cities – Cupertino, Monte Sereno and Los Altos Hills. While the TEA legislation restored the
cities to the full “low tax” level of 7%, the State required the cities to continue to remit the County’s ERAF
rate on these funds so that the bill would have no effect on the State budget. The ERAF rate the County
remits is 47.7%, compared to the City of Saratoga’s rate of 17.14%, resulting in a significant impact to the
revenues received.
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Financial Information and Major Initiatives
Management of the City is responsible for establishing and maintaining an internal control structure designed
to ensure that the assets of the City are protected from loss, theft or misuse and to ensure that adequate
accounting data is compiled to allow for the preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles. The internal control structure is designed to provide reasonable, but not
absolute, assurance that these objectives are met. The concept of reasonable assurance recognizes that: (1)
the cost of a control should not exceed benefits likely to be derived, and (2) the valuation of costs and benefits
requires estimates and judgments by management.
As a recipient of federal, state and local financial assistance, the City is also responsible for guaranteeing that
an adequate internal control structure is in place to ensure and document compliance with applicable laws and
regulations related to these programs. This internal control structure is subject to periodic evaluation by the
City’s management.
The City has practiced a passive approach to investments and maintains flexibility by managing a pooled
cash system. Under the pooled cash concept, the City invests the cash of all funds with maturities planned to
coincide with cash needs. Idle cash is invested in certain eligible securities as constrained by law and further
limited by the City’s investment policy. The goals of the City’s investment policy are safety, liquidity and
yield.
In addition, the City maintains extensive budgetary controls. The objective of these controls is to ensure
compliance with legal provisions embodied in the annual appropriated budget approved by the City Council.
Activities of the general fund, special revenue funds, capital projects funds and debt service funds are
included in the annual appropriation.
The level of budgetary control (i.e., the level at which expenditures cannot exceed the appropriated amount)
is at the fund level. The City also maintains an encumbrance accounting system as another method of
maintaining budgetary control. Encumbered amounts lapse at year-end with the exception of the Capital
Improvements Projects, which are multiple-year projects. However, outstanding encumbrances of a material
nature are reviewed by the responsible department and in some cases a recommendation is made to the City
Council to take action by Resolution to re-appropriate these funds into the following year’s budget.
The FY 2008/09 budget focused on maintaining a minimal service levels in anticipation of continued
reductions in the City’s base revenue sources with the weakening economy. Departmental budgets were held
or reduced to non-expansive levels. The City also prepared for a significant take by the State due to the
publicity of the State’s struggle with their budget. With decreasing resources, the FY 2008/09 budget process
continued its focus on operational efficiencies to streamline services, aligning fees with services provided to
the public, and strengthening the organization’s tracking and communication of City operations.
OTHER INFORMATION
Independent Audit – California law requires cities to prepare an annual audit by an independent certified
public accountant. In addition to meeting the requirements set forth in statutes, the audit was also designed to
meet the requirements of the federal Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended, and the related U.S. Office of
Management and Budget’s Circular. Generally accepted auditing standards set forth in the General
Accounting Office’s Government Auditing Standards were used by the auditors in conducting the
engagement. The auditor’s unqualified report is included in the financial section of this report. Vavrinek,
Trine, Day & Co., LLP Certified Public Accountants performed the City’s Fiscal Year 2008/09 financial
audit.
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Awards – The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada awarded a
Certificate of Achievement to the City for its Excellence in Financial Reporting on the CAFR for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2008. In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, the City published an easily
readable and efficiently organized financial report. This report satisfied both generally accepted accounting
principles and applicable legal requirements.
The Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year. We believe our current CAFR continues to
meet the Certificate of Achievement program’s requirements, and plan on submitting it to the GFOA to
determine its eligibility for another certificate.
Acknowledgements – This CAFR represents the culmination of numerous hours of hard work expended by
many individuals in the Finance & Administrative Services Department. In particular, we would like to
express our appreciation to Robert Edris, Sr. Accountant for his exemplary preparation of this annual
financial report, and to our supporting staff members: Ann Xu, Accountant; Julie Ingraham, Karen Caselli,
and Melanie Whitaker, Accounting Technicians for all their assistance with the audit and throughout the year.
Furthermore, we would like to thank Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co. CPA’s for their helpful assistance in the
preparation of this report. Finally, we would like to give credit to the City Council for their ongoing interest
and support in planning, conducting and advising on the operations of the City in a responsible and
progressive manner.
Respectfully submitted,
Dave Anderson Mary Furey
City Manager Finance and Administrative Services Director
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CITY OF SARATOGA
ELECTED OFFICIALS AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
As of June 30, 2009
CITY COUNCIL
Chuck Page - Mayor
Kathleen King – Vice Mayor
Jill Hunter
Howard Miller
Susie V. Nagpal
CITY STAFF
Dave Anderson – City Manager
Barbara Powell – Assistant City Manager
Ann Sullivan – City Clerk
Mary Furey – Finance & Administrative Services Director
John Livingstone – Community Development Director
John Cherbone – Public Works Director
Michael Taylor – Recreation & Facilities Director
CITY ATTORNEY
Richard S. Taylor – Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co., LLP, CPA
City of Saratoga - Organization Chart
CityAttorneyCity Manager
Executive Assistant
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CommunityDevelopment
Department
Community Development
Director
Administrative AnalystII
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Human Resources
Division
1 HR Manager
Facilities Division
1Facility Maint.Supervisor
1 Facility Maint.
Leadworker
2 Facility Maint. Workers
.60 Facility Coordinator
Planning Division
1 Senior Planner
2 Assistant Planners
1 Arborist
1 Office Specialist
Engineering Division
1 Sr. Civil Engineer
1 Associate Engineer
1 Administrative Analyst
.75 Office Specialist
Parks Division
1 Manager -Parks
1 Park Maint. Leadworker
1 Park Maint. Specialist
6 Park Maint. Workers
.50 Office Specialist III
Finance Division
1 Accountant
3 Accounting Technicians
Information Technology
Division
1 IT Analyst
Office of the City Clerk
1CityClerk
.15 Deputy City Clerk
Financeand Administrative
Services Department
Finance and Administrative
Services Director
Recreation and Facilities
Department
Recreation and Facilities
Director
PublicWorks Department
Public Works Director
Recreation Services
Division
1 Senior Recreation
Supervisor
1 Recreation Supervisor
1 Office Specialist
Streets and Fleet Division
1 Manager -Streets and Fleet
1 Street Maint. Leadworker
1 Street Maint. Specialist
4 Street Maint. Workers
.50 Office Specialist
BuildingDivision
1 Building Official
2 Building Inspectors
1 Code Compliance Specialist
1 Plan Check Engineer
1 Office Specialist
CitizenAdvisory
Commissions and
Citizens of Saratoga
ElectedCity Council
CityManager's Department
Assistant City Manager/City Manager's
Department Director
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FINANCIAL SECTION
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
The Honorable Mayor and Members of the
City Council of the City of Saratoga
Saratoga, California
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, each major fund, and the
aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Saratoga (the City) as of and for the year ended
June 30, 2009 which collectively comprise the City's basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the City's management. Our responsibility is to express
opinions on these financial statements based on our audit.
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 Governmental 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 of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinions.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective
financial position of the governmental activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information
of the City of Saratoga, as of June 30, 2009, and the respective changes in financial position and cash flows,
where applicable, thereof for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America.
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated December 8, 2009, 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 the internal control over financial reporting or on
compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing
Standards and should be considered in conjunction with this report in considering the results of our audit.
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The required supplementary information, such as management's discussion and analysis, and the required
supplementary information as listed on the table of contents, are not a required part of the basic financial
statements, but supplementary information required by the accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. We have applied certain limited procedures, which consisted principally of
inquiries of management regarding the methods of measurement and presentation of the required
supplementary information. However, we did not audit the information and express no opinion.
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, and combining individual non-
major fund statements and schedules, and statistical section listed in the table of contents, are presented
for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. The
combining, individual non-major fund statements and schedules, have been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all
material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken 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 express no opinion on it.
Pleasanton, California
December 8, 2009
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CITY OF SARATOGA
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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INTRODUCTION
The following provides a narrative overview and analysis of the fiscal operations during the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2009 for the City of Saratoga. The Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) is to
be read in conjunction with the annual Transmittal Letter and the Basic Financial Statements.
FISCAL YEAR 2008/09 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
• The City's total net assets were $122,857,588, comprised of $108,817,516 for investment in
capital assets, net of depreciation and related debt; $5,280,823 restricted for specific purposes;
and $8,759,249 unrestricted net assets (reference pg #23).
• Total City revenues were $19,169,849, which consists of program revenue of $6,335,579 and
general revenues of $12,834,270 (reference pg #24).
• The City’s expenses were $21,780,333 (reference pg #24).
• Total Governmental Fund’s fund balances were $13,509,509, consisting of $8,228,686 in the
General Fund, $3,510,980 in the Capital Improvement Funds, and $1,769,843 in the Other
Governmental Funds (reference pg #25).
• General Fund revenues were $15,874,201, while General Fund expenditures were $15,763,360
(reference pg #27).
THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Basic Financial Statements are comprised of 1) Government-wide (City-wide) Financial Statements, and;
2) Fund Financial Statements. These two sets of financial statements provide the reader two different
perspectives of the City's financial activities and financial position.
Government-Wide Financial Statements provide a longer-term view of the City's activities as a whole, and
comprise the Statement of Net Assets and the Statement of Activities. The Statement of Net Assets provides
information about the financial position of the City as a whole, including all its capital assets and long-term
liabilities on a full accrual basis, similar to that used by corporations. The Statement of Activities provides
information about all the City's revenues and all its expenses, also on a full accrual basis, with the emphasis
on measuring net revenues and/or expenses for each of the City's programs. The Statement of Activities
explains in detail the change in Net Assets for the fiscal year.
All of the City's activities are required to be grouped into government activities and business-type activities.
The entire amount in the Statement of Net Assets and the Statement of Activities are also required to be
separated into governmental activities or business-type activities in order to provide a summary of these two
activities of the City as a whole. In the case of the City of Saratoga, there are no business-type activities as of
June 30, 2009.
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 and expenditures and fund balances; they exclude capital
assets, long-term debt, and other long-term amounts.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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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.
The Government-Wide Financial Statements
Government-wide financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis, which means they measure the flow
of all economic resources of the City as a whole. The Statement of Net Assets 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, community development, public safety, transportation, and, culture and
leisure. These services are supported by general City revenues such as taxes, and by specific program
revenues such as developer and recreation program fees.
Business-Type Activities - This category includes enterprise activities such as water, sewer, and utilities.
Unlike governmental services, these services are fully supported by charges paid by users based on the
amount of services they use. The City of Saratoga does not have any business-type activities at this time.
Fund Financial Statements
A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control over resources that have been
segregated for specific activities or objectives. The City, like other local governments, uses fund
accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal requirements.
Fund financial statements provide detailed information about each of the City's most significant funds, called
major funds. The concept of major funds, and the determination of which are major funds, was established
by GASB Statement 34 and replaces the concept of combining like funds and presenting them in total.
Instead, 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 fiscal year, and may change from year to year as a result of changes in
the pattern of the City's activities. The City's funds are segregated into three categories: governmental funds,
proprietary funds, and fiduciary funds.
Governmental Funds - The City's basic services are reported in governmental funds, which focus on how
money flows into and out of those funds and the balances available at year-end. Financial statements are
prepared on the modified accrual basis, which means they measure only current financial resources and uses.
Carrying amounts for capital assets and other long-lived assets, along with long-term liabilities are not
presented on the balance sheet in the governmental fund financial statements. Unlike the government-wide
financial statements, governmental fund financial statements focus on near-term inflows and outflows of
spendable resources, as well as on balances of spendable resources available at the end of the fiscal year.
Such information may be useful in evaluating the City's near-term financing requirements.
Fiduciary Funds – These funds account for assets held by the City in a trustee capacity or as an agent for
individuals, private organizations, other governmental units, and/or other funds. Fiduciary funds are not
reflected in the government-wide financial statements because these resources are not available to support
the City's programs. The City maintains one such fund, the Community Access Television Fund, which
acts as trustee for the CATV Foundation Board for investment purposes.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Notes to the Financial Statements provide additional information that is essential to a full understanding of
the data provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements. The notes can be found
immediately following the fund financial statements.
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Required supplementary information other than through the MD&A follows the Notes and includes a
budgetary comparison for the General Fund as presented in the governmental fund financial statements,
and information on the modified approach for city streets and infrastruction capital assets.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Combining and individual fund statements and schedules are included to provide information for non-major
governmental funds, special revenue funds, fiduciary funds, and uses of capital assets. An un-audited
statistical section provides historical and current data on financial trends, revenue and debt capacity,
demographic and economic information, and operating information.
GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Net assets may serve over time as an indicator of the City's financial position. The City's Total Net Assets
decreased $2,610,484, from $125,468,072 in FY 2007/08 to $122,857,588 in FY 2008/09.
The most significant portion of the City's net assets $108,817,516 or 88.6% accounts for its investment in
capital assets, (e.g., land, buildings, general government infrastructure, equipment, etc.;) less any related debt
used to acquire those assets that are still outstanding. These capital assets represent infrastructure which
provides services to the citizens, consequently, these assets are not available for future spending.
$8,759,249 or 7.1% of the City's net assets is unrestricted and may be used to meet the City's ongoing
obligations to citizens and creditors.
$5,280,823 or 4.3% of the City's net assets are subjected to external restrictions on how they may be used. Of
these restricted net assets, $3,865,374 is restricted for capital projects, $931,361 is for repayment of long-term
debt and $484,088 is restricted for housing activities and lighting and landscaping assessment districts.
CITY OF SARATOGA
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
Governmental Activities
2009 2008
Assets
Current assets 18,182,606$ 18,463,116$
Non-current assets 71,670 85,003
Capital assets 122,102,516 123,413,151
Total Assets 140,356,792 141,961,270
Liabilities
Current liabilities 4,317,341 2,859,025
Long-term debt 13,181,863 13,634,173
Total Liabilities 17,499,204 16,493,198
Net Assets
Investment in capital assets, net of related debt 108,817,516 109,818,151
Restricted for Capital Project 3,865,374 4,768,478
Restricted for Debt Service 931,361 853,619
Restricted for Special Projects 484,088 318,143
Unrestricted 8,759,249 9,709,681
Total Net Assets 122,857,588$ 125,468,072$
Net Assets
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CITY OF SARATOGA
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
Governmental Activities Increase
Functions/Programs 2009 2008 (Decrease)
Program Revenues
Charges for services 5,768,277$ 6,924,234$ (1,155,957)$
Operating grants and contributions 228,534 150,564 77,970
Capital grants and contributions 338,768 1,714,758 (1,375,990)
Total Program Revenues 6,335,579 8,789,556 (2,453,977)
General Revenues
Property taxes 8,335,805 8,099,071 236,734
Sales taxes 1,043,034 1,057,977 (14,943)
Local taxes 663,053 693,950 (30,897)
Franchise taxes 1,656,716 1,625,414 31,302
Motor vehicle in-lieu 116,273 148,865 (32,592)
Intergovernmental revenues 473,989 840,557 (366,568)
Investment earnings 397,116 1,056,891 (659,775)
Other revenues 148,284 348,258 (199,974)
Total General Revenues 12,834,270 13,870,983 (1,036,713)
Expenses
General and intergovernmental services 5,595,474 6,292,527 (697,053)
Public safety 4,210,763 4,165,945 44,818
Public works 7,643,545 5,325,784 2,317,761
Community services 1,633,997 1,285,739 348,258
Community development services 1,999,754 2,032,217 (32,463)
Interest on long-term debt (unallocated)696,800 713,566 (16,766)
Total Expenses 21,780,333 19,815,778 1,964,555$
Increase / (Decrease) in Net Assets (2,610,484) 2,844,761
Net Assets, Beginning of Year 125,468,072 122,623,311
Net Assets, End of Year 122,857,588$ 125,468,072$
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
As shown in the above Statement of Changes in Net Assets schedule, the net change in revenues from the
prior fiscal year for governmental activities from program revenues was a decrease of $2,453,977. The
net change in general revenues from the prior year was a decrease of $1,036,713 for a total decrease in
revenues of $3,490,690. The net change in expenses from the prior year was an increase of $1,964,554,
resulting in a decrease in Net Assets of $2,610,484.
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
An analysis and graphical representation of the changes in revenues and expenditures by type of
significant events follows:
CHART OF REVENUE INCREASE OR (DECREASE)
$-
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,000,000
$4,000,000
$5,000,000
$6,000,000
$7,000,000
$8,000,000
$9,000,000
FY 2007/08 FY 2008/09
Total Revenues by Category
Increases in Revenues
• A $236,734 increase in property tax revenue stems from the rise in property tax assessment values
resulting from real estate turnover. The 2.9% increase is lower than in recent previous years due to a
decrease in housing prices during FY 2008/09.
Decreases in Revenues
• A decrease of $1,375,990 in capital grants & contributions reflects a reduction in capital program
grants and reimbursements as less street work was completed in FY 2008/09 than in the prior year.
• A $366,568 decrease in Intergovernmental Revenues is the result of revenue classification changes
from the prior year.
• Investment Earnings show a decrease of $659,775. Interest income decreased approximately
$257,000 (almost 40%) due to significant drops in the interest rates over the fiscal year, with the
remainder of the decrease attributed to revenue categorization changes from the prior year.
• Other Revenues represents miscellaneous refunds and reimbursements, proceeds from sales, and
minor oddities. Revenues will fluctuate from year to year as these types of receipts are typically
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
unplanned and one-time occurrences. A continued emphasis on categorizing revenues into proper
programs and categories has also contributed to the $199,974 decrease in receipts; however a majority
of the decrease is attributed to a one time donation of $149,000 in the prior year.
• A decrease of $1,155,957 in Charge for Services is a result of the severe downturn in development
fees due to the struggling economy and credit crunch (about $800,000), and the similar impact on the
use in recreation services for classes, camps, and excursions (about $300,000).
CHART OF EXPENSE INCREASE OR (DECREASE)
$-
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,000,000
$4,000,000
$5,000,000
$6,000,000
$7,000,000
$8,000,000
G e n 'l & I n t e r g o v 'l
P u b l i c S a f e t y
P u b l i c W o r k s
C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e s
C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t
I n t e r e s t o n L T D e b t
FY 2007/08 FY 2008/09
Total Expenses by Category
The net change in expenses for Governmental Activities was an increase of $1,964,554. Expenditures
with significant events include:
Increases in Expenses
• A $2,317,761 increase in Public Works expenses is a result of a change in the street capitalization
policy which increases the non-capital maintenance cost rather than capitalizing its cost, and from the
allocation of internal service charges to Public Works functions.
• The $348,258 increase in Community Services expenses is also a reflection of the CIP Policy change
to expense non-capital maintenance project costs in the capital program rather than capitalize them.
Decreases in Expenses
• A $697,053 decrease in expenses in the General and Intergovernmental Services category from the
prior year resulted from a reduction in depreciation expense and a change in the distribution of
internal service charges to properly reflect this expense by category.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
MAJOR AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS: CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE
A summary of the changes in fund balance of the major and other government funds are presented below:
Other
CapitalGovernmental
GeneralImprovement Funds
Total Revenues 15,874,201$ 1,692,920$ 1,651,737$
Total Expenditures 15,763,360 4,021,626 1,400,443
Revenues Over
(Under) Expenditures 110,841 (2,328,706) 251,294
Transfers in 153,732 1,871,137 18,560
Transfers out (1,571,727) (106,000) (365,702)
Net change in fund balances (1,307,154) (563,569) (95,848)
Beginning of year (as restated)9,535,840 4,074,549 1,865,691
End of year 8,228,686$ 3,510,980$ 1,769,843$
Major Funds
Included in the Major Funds are the General Fund and the Capital Improvement Fund. The Other
Governmental funds include twenty-four Lighting and Landscape Assessment Districts, accounted for as
one fund in financials, the Community Development Block Grant Fund, the Library Bond Debt Service
Fund, and the Library Expansion Capital Project Fund. The net change of the Major and Other
Governmental Funds fiscal year transactions is decrease of $1,966,571.
General Fund - As shown in the preceding Major Funds table, the net change in the General Fund's Fund
Balance was a decrease of $1,307,154. A net loss resulted from the net of operating revenues coming in
just slightly over operating expenditures, and the transfer out of $1.57 million, primarily to the Capital
Improvement Program.
Revenues are budgeted conservatively based upon prior year experience and specific information, while
expenditures are limited to anticipated program needs at not-to-exceed projected funding levels. A large
factor which contributed to the net loss was the more than $700,000 decrease in General Fund revenues
from the prior year due to significant drops in development and recreation permits, fees, and service
charges.
Capital Improvement Project Fund - As shown in the table above, the net change in the Capital
Improvement Fund has a decrease of $563,569 which is due to a significant drop from the prior year’s
grant revenue stream, whereas expenditures remained relatively consistent. A net $1.8 million of
transfers in to the capital program offset the operational shortfall.
Other Governmental Funds - As shown in the table, there was a net decrease of $95,848 in the Other
Governmental Funds. A $310,000 transfer from the Library Building Capital Improvement Fund to the
capital program for an HVAC upgrade project accounted for the bulk of the decrease in fund balance.
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
GENERAL FUND – BUDGETARY HIGHLIGHTS
Changes from the City's General Fund original budget to the final budget are detailed in the Required
Supplementary Information Section along with a comparison to actual activity for the year ended.
Changes to the City's budget that increase or decrease appropriations in a fund must be approved by a
resolution of the City Council. Modifications to the budget that are a realignment of fiscal activities with
no impact to the fund's bottom line may be approved by the City Manager.
Adopted to Final Budget
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009
+=+=
AdoptedCapitalBeginningBudget Final
BudgetProjectBalanceAdjustmentsBudget
Expenditures 16,809,264$ - 16,809,264 16,735 16,825,999$
Transfers out 253,500$ 1,090,000 1,343,500 200,000 1,543,500$
The General Fund adopted expenditure budget was $16,809,264 and increased by $16,735 to fund the
West Valley Clean Water Program budget. General Fund transfers out were increased by $1,090,000 as
part of the capital budget, which was adopted at a later date than the operating budget but, in fact, are
beginning adopted amounts. During the year, transfers out were increased by $200,000 to fund the
Comer Road Retaining Wall project.
CAPITAL ASSETS
The City of Saratoga elected to use the "Modified Approach" as defined by GASB Statement No. 34 for
infrastructure reporting in which eligible infrastructure capital assets are not required to be depreciated if
the following requirements are met:
• The City manages the assets using an asset management system which requires that the City (1)
perform an up-to-date inventory; (2) perform condition assessments and summarize the results using
a measurement scale; and (3) estimate the annual amount to preserve the assets at the established
condition assessment level.
• The City documents that the eligible infrastructure capital assets are being preserved approximately
at or above the established and disclosed condition assessment level.
The City policy is to achieve an average Pavement Condition Index (PCI) rating of 70 for all streets. The
City achieved the 70 rating with 86% of streets rated as Excellent to Good, 13% of streets are rated as
"Poor", and 1% of streets are rated as "Very Poor". The City spent $1,574,485 to maintain and preserve
eligible infrastructure assets. For more detailed information on Capital Assets activity, please refer to
Note 2 in the section entitled "Notes to the Basic Financial Statements" and "Required Supplementary
Section".
As of June 30, 2009, the City had $122,102,516 invested in a variety of capital assets, as reflected in the
following schedule, which represents a decrease of $1,310,635 or slightly more than a 1% decrease from
the prior year.
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
Governmental Activities
2009 2008
Land 10,585,106$ 9,887,095$
Building and structures 18,261,779 18,739,078
Machinery and equipment 470,646 470,217
Infrastructure 86,189,639 86,571,890
Construction in progress 6,595,346 7,744,871
Total Capital Assets, Net of Depreciation 122,102,516$ 123,413,151$
Capital Assets at Year End
Net of Depreciation
The following reconciliation summarizes the changes in Capital Assets.
Balance Balance
July 1, 2008AdditionsRetirementsJune 30, 2009
Land 9,887,095$ 698,011$ -$ 10,585,106$
Building and structures 23,066,577 90,181 - 23,156,758
Machinery and equipment 1,960,115 152,862 (86,837) 2,026,140
Infrastructure 102,756,597 792,632 103,549,229
Construction in progress 7,744,871 2,454,921 (3,604,446) 6,595,346
Depreciation (22,002,104) (1,894,788) 86,829 (23,810,063)
Total Capital Assets, Net of Depreciation123,413,151$ 2,293,819$ (3,604,454)$ 122,102,516$
Changes in Capital Assets
Major capital projects in progress during the fiscal year include the following:
• Kevin Moran Park Improvements - $1,318,297
• North Campus / Prospect - $471,635
• El Quito Park Improvements - $74,305
• UPPR / DeAnza Trail - $67,918
• Prospect Road Medians - $50,520
Additional information on Capital Assets is included in Note 5 to the financial statements.
DEBT ADMINISTRATION
The net change in outstanding debt for the City of Saratoga is a decrease of $214,184. During the fiscal
year, the City did not enter into any new debt structures.
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Governmental Activities
2009 2008
2001 General Obligation Bond 13,285,000$ 13,595,000$
Compensated absences 584,415 488,599
Total Outstanding Debt 13,869,415$ 14,083,599$
Outstanding Long-Term Obligation at Year End
The current portions of long-term debt ($330,000 and $310,000 for 2009 and 2008, respectively), are
classified as current liabilities in the City's Statement of Net Assets.
2001 General Obligation Bond - During the fiscal year, the City made debt service payments that include
a principal reduction of $310,000 on the City's 2001 General Obligation $15,000,000 bond issue.
Compensated absences are accrued liabilities for vested and unpaid vacation and sick pay. The
compensated absences balance increased during the fiscal year by $95,816 due to an increase in unused
compensated time off.
Additional information on outstanding obligations can be found in Note 6 to the financial statements.
ECONOMIC FACTORS
In September 2006, the City received a significant increase in new property tax revenues on an annual
basis due to the passage of Assembly Bill 117. This legislation effective with FY 2006/07 increases the
amount of property taxes allocated to the City as a result of the TEA (Tax Equity Allocation) formula.
Assembly Member Cohn sponsored the bill which resulted from a joint effort of the City of Saratoga,
Santa Clara County and the three other affected cities - Cupertino, Monte Sereno and Los Altos Hills.
These cities are referred to as "no/low tax cities" and will have restored a proportionate share of the
property taxes which they lost to special legislation in 1989. This resulted in a permanent increase in
general fund property taxes to approximately 5.45% of the 1% ad valorem tax property owners pay.
The economy of the City and its major initiatives for the fiscal year are discussed in the accompanying
Transmittal Letter.
REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the City of Saratoga's finances for all of
Saratoga's residents, taxpayers, customers, investors, and creditors. This financial report seeks to
demonstrate the City's accountability for the money it receives. Questions concerning any of the
information provided in this report or requests for additional information should be addressed to the
Administrative Services Department, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California 95070.
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BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CITY OF SARATOGA
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
JUNE 30, 2009
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Primary Government
Governmental
Activities
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and investments 17,168,131$
Receivables:
Accounts 940,479
Interest 60,663
Loans 13,333
Total Current Assets 18,182,606
Noncurrent Assets:
Loans receivable 71,670
Capital Assets:
Non-depreciable 65,750,910
Depreciable, net 56,351,606
Total Capital Assets 122,102,516
Total Noncurrent Assets 122,174,186
Total Assets 140,356,792
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable 2,031,299
Accrued payroll 313,239
Other payable 58,129
Interest payable 288,940
Deposits payable 854,966
Claims payable 83,216
Long-term debt - due within one year 687,552
Total Current Liabilities 4,317,341
Noncurrent Liabilities:
Long-term debt - due in more than one year 13,181,863
Total liabilities 17,499,204
Net Assets
Investment in capital assets, net of related debt 108,817,516
Restricted for:
Capital projects funds 3,865,374
Debt service 931,361
Special projects 484,088
Total Restricted 5,280,823
Unrestricted 8,759,249
Total Net Assets 122,857,588$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
CITY OF SARATOGA
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
JUNE 30, 2009
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Net (Expense)
Revenue and
Changes in
Program Revenues Net Assets
Primary
OperatingCapital Government
Charges forGrants andGrants and Governmental
Functions/Programs ExpensesServicesContributionsContributionsTotalActivities
Primary Government:
Governmental Activities:
General and intergovernmental services5,595,474$ 133,054$ -$ -$ 133,054$ (5,462,420)$
Public safety 4,210,763 520,174 55,825 - 575,999 (3,634,764)
Public works 7,643,545 2,378,472 172,709 338,768 2,889,949 (4,753,596)
Community services 1,633,997 934,288 - - 934,288 (699,709)
Community development services 1,999,754 1,802,289 - - 1,802,289 (197,465)
Interest on long-term debt (unallocated)696,800 - - - - (696,800)
Total 21,780,333$ 5,768,277$ 228,534$ 338,768$ 6,335,579$ (15,444,754)$
General Revenues:
Taxes
Property taxes 8,335,805
Sales taxes 1,043,034
Local taxes 663,053
Franchise taxes 1,656,716
Motor vehicle-in-lieu 116,273
Total taxes 11,814,881
Intergovernmental 473,989
Investment earnings 397,116
Other revenues 148,284
Total General Revenues 12,834,270
Change in Net Assets (2,610,484)
Net Assets - Beginning of Year 125,468,072
Net Assets - End of Year 122,857,588$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
CITY OF SARATOGA
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS - BALANCE SHEET
JUNE 30, 2009
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Other Total
Capital GovernmentalGovernmental
GeneralImprovementFundsFunds
ASSETS
Cash and investments 9,186,264$ 4,741,918$ 1,786,109$ 15,714,291$
Receivables:
Accounts 486,409 426,056 18,076 930,541
Interest 55,201 - 5,462 60,663
Loans - - 85,003 85,003
Total assets 9,727,874$ 5,167,974$ 1,894,650$ 16,790,498$
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
Liabilities:
Accounts payable 399,754$ 1,513,030$ 39,804$ 1,952,588$
Accrued payroll 285,067 699 - 285,766
Deposits payable 756,222 98,744 - 854,966
Other payable 58,129 - - 58,129
Deferred revenue 16 44,521 85,003 129,540
Total liabilities 1,499,188 1,656,994 124,807 3,280,989
Fund Balances:
Reserved for:
Petty cash 1,300 - - 1,300
Debt service - - 931,361 931,361
Unreserved, designated for:
Operations 2,870,140 - - 2,870,140
Economic uncertainty 1,300,000 - - 1,300,000
Construction in progress 1,200,000 - - 1,200,000
Community development services 782,380 - - 782,380
Environmental services 663,182 - - 663,182
Unreserved, undesignated, reported in:
General fund 1,411,684 - - 1,411,684
Special revenue funds - - 484,088 484,088
Capital projects funds - 3,510,980 354,394 3,865,374
Total fund balances 8,228,686 3,510,980 1,769,843 13,509,509
Total liabilities and fund balances 9,727,874$ 5,167,974$ 1,894,650$ 16,790,498$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
Major Funds
CITY OF SARATOGA
RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
BALANCE SHEET TO THE STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
JUNE 30, 2009
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Total Fund Balances - Total Governmental Funds 13,509,509$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net assets were
different because:
Capital assets used in governmental activities were not current financial resources. Therefore,
they were not reported in the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet. The capital assets were
adjusted as follows:
Non-depreciable capital assets 65,750,910
Depreciable capital assets, net 55,930,835
Total Capital Assets 121,681,745
Interest payable on long-term debt did not require current financial resources. Therefore,
interest payable was not reported as a liability in Governmental Funds Balance Sheet.(288,940)
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs of office stores,
vehicle and equipment maintenance and replacement, information services and replacement,
building maintenance, risk management, and workers compensation. The assets and
liabilities of the internal service funds are included in the governmental activities in
the statement of net assets 1,695,149
Long-term receivables were not current available resources and therefore, were offset by
a deferred revenue amount equal to the net receivable in the governmental funds.129,540
Long-term liabilities were not due and payable in the current period. Therefore, they were not
reported in the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet. The long-term liabilities were adjusted
as follows:
General obligation bonds (13,285,000)
Compensated absences (584,415)
Total Long-Term Liabilities (13,869,415)
Net Assets of Governmental Activities 122,857,588$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
CITY OF SARATOGA
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGE
IN FUND BALANCE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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OtherTotal
CapitalGovernmentalGovernmental
GeneralImprovementFundsFunds
REVENUES:
Property taxes 8,147,478$ -$ 188,078$ 8,335,556$
Special assessments 7,884 1,360,096 1,367,980
Sales taxes 1,043,034 - - 1,043,034
Other local taxes 663,053 - - 663,053
Licenses & permits 1,119,888 340,246 - 1,460,134
Fines & forfeiture 353,801 6,092 - 359,893
Intergovernmental - State 264,755 1,017,766 - 1,282,521
Intergovernmental - Other 38,457 195,936 55,702 290,095
Franchise fees 1,656,716 - - 1,656,716
Use of money and property 729,207 30,071 34,526 793,804
Other revenue 1,849,928 102,809 13,335 1,966,072
Total revenues 15,874,201 1,692,920 1,651,737 19,218,858
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
General and intergovernmental services 3,330,074 - - 3,330,074
Public safety 4,205,672 - - 4,205,672
Public works 4,352,644 - 347,000 4,699,644
Community services 1,424,421 - - 1,424,421
Community development services 2,450,549 - - 2,450,549
Capital outlay - 4,021,626 38,893 4,060,519
Debt service:
Principal - - 310,000 310,000
Interest and fiscal charges - - 704,550 704,550
Total expenditures 15,763,360 4,021,626 1,400,443 21,185,429
REVENUES OVER
(UNDER) EXPENDITURES 110,841 (2,328,706) 251,294 (1,966,571)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Transfers in 153,732 1,871,137 18,560 2,043,429
Transfers out (1,571,727) (106,000) (365,702) (2,043,429)
Total other financing sources (uses)(1,417,995) 1,765,137 (347,142) -
Net change in fund balances (1,307,154) (563,569) (95,848) (1,966,571)
FUND BALANCES:
Beginning of year (as restated)9,535,840 1 4,074,549 1,865,691 15,476,080
End of year 8,228,686$ 3,510,980$ 1,769,843$ 13,509,509$
1 General Fund beginning fund balance has been restated to remove the Internal Service Fund net assets. (see Note #9)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Major Funds
CITY OF SARATOGA
RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS STATEMENT OF
REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE TO THE
GOVERNMENT-WIDE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET
ASSETS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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Net Change in Fund Balances - Total Governmental Funds (1,966,571)$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Activities and Changes
in Net Assets were different because:
Governmental Funds report capital outlay as expenditures. However, in the Government-Wide
Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets, the cost of those assets was allocated over
their estimated useful lives as depreciation expense. This is the amount of capital assets
recorded in the current period.442,316
Depreciation expense on capital assets was reported in the Government-Wide Statement
of Activities and Changes in Net Assets, but it did not require the use of current financial
resources. Therefore, depreciation expense was not reported as expenditures in the
Governmental Funds.(1,768,632)
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs of office stores,
vehicle and equipment maintenance and replacement, information services and replacement,
building maintenance, risk management, and workers' compensation. The net revenue
of the internal service funds is reported with government activities.429,280
Certain revenues were recorded as deferred revenue in the governmental funds because they
did not meet the revenue recognition criteria of availability. However, they were included as
revenue in the Government-Wide Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets under
the full accrual basis.31,186
Long-term compensated absences and claims payables were reported in the Government-Wide
Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets, but they did not require the use of current
financial resources. Therefore, long-term compensated absences and claims payable were not
reported as expenditures in governmental funds.
Compensated absences (95,816)
Repayment of bond principal was an expenditure in governmental funds, but the repayment
reduced long-term liabilities in the Government-Wide Statement of Net Assets.
Long-term debt repayments 310,000
Interest expense on long-term debt was reported in the Government-Wide Statement of
Activities and Changes in Net Assets, but it did not require the use of current financial
resources. Therefore, interest expense was not reported as expenditures in governmental
funds. The following amount represented the change in accrued interest from prior year.7,753
Change in Net Assets of Governmental Activities (2,610,484)$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
CITY OF SARATOGA
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
JUNE 30, 2009
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Governmental
Activities -
Internal
Service Funds
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and investments 1,453,840$
Accounts receivable 9,938
Total current assets 1,463,778
Noncurrent assets:
Capital assets:
Machinery and equipment 701,714
Less: accumulated depreciation (280,943)
Total capital assets (net of
accumulated depreciation) 420,771
Total assets 1,884,549
LIABILITIES
Liabilities:
Current assets:
Accounts payable 78,711
Accrued payroll 27,473
Other payables 83,216
Total current liabilities 189,400
NET ASSETS
Investment in capital assets 420,771
Unrestricted 1,274,378
Total net assets 1,695,149$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
CITY OF SARATOGA
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND CHANGES IN FUND NET ASSETS
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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Governmental
Activities -
Internal
Service Funds
Operating revenues:
Charges for services 2,319,522$
Other operating revenues 49,539
Total operating revenues 2,369,061
Operating expenses:
Cost of services 977,896
Administration 835,726
Depreciation 126,159
Total operating expenses 1,939,781
Operating income 429,280
Change in net assets 429,280
Total net assets - beginning (as restated)1,265,869 1
Total net assets - ending 1,695,149$
1The Internal Service Funds beginning net assets have been removed from the General Fund
beginning fund balance. (See Note #9)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
CITY OF SARATOGA
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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Governmental
Activities -
Internal
Service Funds
Cash flows from operating activities:
Receipts from customers and users 2,371,709$
Payments to suppliers (1,080,850)
Payments to employees (638,106)
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 652,753
Cash flows from capital activities:
Acquisition of capital assets (141,837)
Net cash provided for the acquisition of capital assets (141,837)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 510,916
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 942,924
Cash and cash equivalents, ending of year 1,453,840$
Reconciliation of operating income to net cash provided
by operating activities:
Operating income (loss)429,280$
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss)
to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation 126,159
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease in accounts receivables 2,648
Increase in accounts payable 14,727
Decrease in deposits payable (5,000)
Increase in claims payable 83,216
Increase in accured payroll 1,723
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 652,753$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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FIDUCIARY FUNDS
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Agency
Funds
ASSETS
Cash and investments 69,769$
Receivables:
Accounts 14,573
Interest 261
Total assets 84,603$
LIABILITIES
Deposits payable 84,603$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The basic financial statements of the City of Saratoga, California, (the City) have been prepared in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as applied to governmental agencies.
The Governmental Accounting Standards Boards (GASB) is the accepted standard setting body for
establishing governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. The more significant of the
City's accounting policies are described below.
A. Financial Reporting Entity
The City was incorporated as a municipal corporation in 1956 under the general laws of the State of
California, and had a population of 31,679 at June 30, 2009. The City is a largely residential community
located in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
The City operated under the Council-Manager form of government, with five-elected Council members
served by a full-time City Manager and staff. At June 30, 2009, the City's staff comprised 55 full-time
and two part-time employees, and numerous recreation seasonal employees who were responsible for the
following City provided services:
• Public Safety - The City provides round-the-clock police services under a contract with the County
Sheriff's offices. Emergency management and Fire services are provided by special district. Code
enforcement and inspection services are provided by one City employee.
• Public Works/Maintenance - The City builds and maintains its parks, streets, curbs, gutters, and
related public property with a force of 22 employees. Major projects may be contracted out to
reduce costs.
• Community Development - Zoning administration, plan checking and advance planning services are
provided by 12 employees.
• Culture, Recreation and Community Support services are provided by a total of six employees.
• General Government services are provided by a total of ten employees.
As required by GAAP, these basic financial statements present the City and its component units, entities
for which the City is considered to be financially accountable. The City Council acts as the governing
board. In addition, the City staff performs all administrative and accounting functions for these entities
and these entities provide their services entirely to the City. Blended component units, although legally
separate entities are, in substance, part of the City's operations and data from these units are combined
with data of the City. Discretely presented component units, on the other hand, are reported in a separate
column in the government-wide financial statements to emphasize their legal separateness from the City.
Each blended component unit has a June 30 year-end. The City had no discretely presented component
units.
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The following entity is reported as blended component unit:
Lighting and Landscaping Assessment District - The Lighting and Landscaping Assessment District
(the District) was established in 1980, for the levy and the collection of assessments upon the several lots
or parcels of land in the District, and for the construction or installation of improvements, including
maintenance. The District is reported as a blended component unit of the City because it has the same
Governing Board as the City. The activity for the District has been included in the accompanying basic
financial statements and no separate financial statements are issued.
B. Basis of Accounting and Measurement Focus
The accounts of the City are organized on the basis of funds, each of which is considered a separate
accounting entity. The operations of each fund are accounted for with a separate set of self-balancing
accounts that comprise its assets, liabilities, fund equity, revenues, and expenditures or expenses, as
appropriate. Governmental resources are allocated to and accounted for in individual funds based upon
the purposes for which they are to be spent and the means by which spending activities are controlled.
Government-Wide Financial Statements
The City's government-wide financial statements include a Statement of Net Assets and a Statement of
Activities and Changes in Net Assets. These statements present summaries of governmental activities for
the City. Fiduciary activities of the City are not included in these statements.
These statements are presented on an "economic resources" measurement focus and the accrual basis of
accounting. Accordingly, all of the City's assets and liabilities, including capital assets, as well as
infrastructure assets, and long-term liabilities, are included in the accompanying Statement of Net Assets.
The Statement of Activities presents changes in net assets. Under the accrual basis of accounting,
revenues are recognized in the period in which they are earned while expenses are recognized in the
period in which the liability is incurred.
Certain types of transactions are reported as program revenues for the City in three categories:
• Charges for services
• Operating grants and contributions
• Capital grants and contributions
Certain eliminations have been made as prescribed by GASB Statement No. 34 in regards to interfund
activities, payables, and receivables. All internal balances in the Statement of Net Assets have been
eliminated. The following interfund activities have been eliminated:
• Transfers in/Transfers out
General Fund
The General Fund is used to account for all of the general resources of the City not specifically levied or
collected for other City funds and the related expenditures. The General Fund accounts for all financial
resources of the City which are not accounted for in another fund.
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Capital Improvement Capital Projects Fund
This fund accounts for resources used for the major capital acquisition and construction activities.
All governmental funds are accounted for on a spending or "current financial resources" measurement
focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Accordingly, only current assets and current
liabilities are included on the balance sheets. The Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances present increases (revenues and other financing sources) and decreases (expenditures and
other financing uses) in net current assets.
Under the modified accrual basis of accounting, revenues are recognized in the accounting period in
which they become both measurable and available to finance expenditures of the current period.
Accordingly, revenues are recorded when received in cash, except that revenues subject to accrual (up to
60 days after year-end) are recognized when due. The primary revenue sources, which have been treated
as susceptible to accrual by the City, are property tax, sales tax, special assessments, intergovernmental
revenues, other taxes, interest revenue, rental revenue and certain charges for services. Fines, forfeitures,
licenses and permits and parking meter revenues are not susceptible to accrual because they are usually
not measurable until received in cash. Expenditures are recorded in the accounting period in which the
related fund liability is incurred.
Deferred revenues arise when potential revenues do not meet both the "measurable" and "available"
criteria for recognition in the current period. Deferred revenues also arise when the government receives
resources before it has a legal claim to them, as when grant monies are received prior to incurring
qualifying expenditures. In subsequent periods when both revenue recognition criteria are met or when
the government has a legal claim to the resources, the deferred revenue is removed from the combined
balance sheet and revenue is recognized.
Reconciliation of the Fund Financial Statements to the Government-Wide Financial Statements is
provided to explain the differences created by the integrated approach of GASB Statement No. 34.
Governmental Fund Financial Statements
Governmental fund financial statements include a Balance Sheet and a Statement of Revenues,
Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances for all major governmental funds and non-major funds
aggregated. An accompanying schedule is presented to reconcile and explain the differences in net assets
as presented in these statements to the net assets presented in the government-wide financial statements.
The City has presented all major funds that met the applicable criteria. The following funds are major
funds:
Proprietary Funds
The City’s internal service funds are proprietary funds. In the fund financial statements, proprietary funds
are presented using the accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized when they are earned and
expenses are recognized when the related goods or services are delivered. In the fund financial
statements, proprietary funds are presented using the “economic resources measurement focus”. This
means all assets and liabilities (whether current or noncurrent) associated with their activities are included
on their balance sheets. Proprietary fund type operating statements present increases (revenues) and
decreases (expenses) in total net assets.
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Proprietary fund operating revenues, such as charges for services, result from exchange transactions
associated with principal activity of the fund. Exchange transactions are those in which each party
receives and gives up essentially equal value. Non-operating revenues, such as subsidies, taxes, and
investment earnings result from nonexchange transactions or ancillary activities. Amounts paid to acquire
capital assets are capitalized as assets in the internal service funds financial statements.
Fiduciary Fund Financial Statements
Fiduciary fund financial statements include a Statement of Net Assets. The City's fiduciary funds
represent agency funds. Agency funds do not have a measurement focus, although they do have a basis of
accounting. An accrual basis of accounting is used to record the financial transactions. Agency funds are
custodial in nature (assets equal liabilities) and do not involve measurement of results of operations.
C. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
The City pools its available cash for investment purposes. The City's cash and cash equivalents are
considered to be cash on hand, demand deposits, and short-term investments with original maturity of
three months or less from the date of acquisition. Cash and cash equivalents are combined with
investments and displayed as Cash and Investments.
Deposit and Investment Risk Disclosures - In accordance with GASB Statement No. 40, Deposit and
Investment Disclosures (Amendment of GASB Statement No. 3), certain disclosure requirements, if
applicable, for Deposits and Investment Risks in the following areas:
• Interest Rate Risk
• Credit Risk
o Overall
o Custodial Credit Risk
o Concentrations of Credit Risk
• Foreign Currency Risk
Other disclosures are specified including use of certain methods to present deposits and investments,
highly sensitive investments, credit quality at year-end and other disclosures.
The City participates in an investment pool managed by the State of California titled Local Agency
Investment Fund (LAIF), which has invested a portion of the pool funds in Structured Notes and Asset
Backed Securities. LAIF's investments are subject to credit risk with the full faith and credit of the State
of California collateralizing these investments. In addition, these Structured Notes and Asset-Backed
Securities are subject to market risk as to change in interest rates.
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D. Interfund Transactions
Interfund services provided and used are accounted for as revenue, expenditures or expenses, as
appropriate. Transactions that constitute reimbursements to a fund for expenditures/expenses initially
made from it that are properly applicable to another fund are recorded as expenditures/expenses in the
reimbursed fund. All other interfund transactions, except for interfund services provided and used and
reimbursements, are reported as transfers. Nonrecurring or nonroutine permanent transfers of equity are
reported as residual equity transfers. All other interfund transfers are reported as transfers.
E. Capital Assets
Capital assets, which include land, buildings, improvements, furniture, equipment and infrastructure
assets (e.g., roads, bridges, sidewalks, and similar items), were reported in the applicable governmental
activities in the government-wide financial statements. Capital assets were recorded at historical cost or
estimated historical cost if actual cost was not available. Donated assets were valued at their fair market
value on the date of donation. City policy has set the capitalization threshold for reporting capital assets
at $10,000. The City has chosen the Modified Approach for reporting the streets subsystem of
infrastructure capital assets.
Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over the useful lives of the assets as follows:
Buildings and structures 40 Years
Machinery and equipment 5 to 10 Years
Infrastructure 15 to 50 Years
In June 1999, GASB issued Statement No. 34 Basic Financial Statements – and Management’s
Discussion and Analysis – for State and Local Governments which requires the inclusion of infrastructure
capital assets in local governments' basic financial statements. In accordance with Statement No. 34, the
City has included the value of all infrastructure in its basic financial statements.
The City defines infrastructure as the basic physical assets that allow the City to function, which includes
the street system, park and recreation lands and improvements system; storm water conveyance and
drainage system, buildings combined with site amenities such as parking and landscaping areas used by
the City in the conduct of its business. Each major infrastructure system can be divided into subsystems.
For example the street system can be subdivided into pavement, curb and gutters, sidewalks, medians,
streetlights, traffic control devices (signs, signals and pavement markings), landscaping and land. These
subsystems were not delineated in the basic financial statements. The appropriate operating department
maintains information regarding the subsystems. The City elected to use the Modified Approach as
defined by GASB Statement No. 34 for infrastructure reporting of its streets, concrete and asphalt
pavements. The City commissioned a physical assessment of the streets condition as of June 30, 2007.
This condition assessment will be performed every 2 years. The next condition assessment is scheduled
for March 2010. A Pavement Condition Index (PCI) was assigned to each street segment. The index is
expressed in a continuous scale from 0 to 100, where 0 is assigned to the least acceptable physical
condition and 100 is assigned to segments of street that have the physical characteristics of a new street.
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The following conditions were defined:
Condition Rating
Excellent 80 - 100
Very Good 70 - 79
Good 50 - 69
Poor 25 - 49
Very Poor 0 - 24
The City's policy relative to maintaining the street assets is to achieve an average rating of 70 for all street
segments. This acceptable rating allows minor cracking and raveling of the pavement along with minor
roughness that could be noticeable to drivers traveling at the posted speeds. For all other infrastructure
systems, the City elected to use the Basic Approach as defined by GASB Statement No. 34 for
infrastructure reporting. The City commissioned an appraisal of City owned infrastructure and property
as of June 30, 2001, and has completed an internal update for June 30, 2007. This appraisal determined
the original cost, which is defined as the actual cost to acquire new property in accordance with market
prices at the time of first construction/acquisition. Original costs were developed in one of three ways: 1)
historical records; 2) standard unit costs appropriate for the construction/acquisition date; or 3) present
cost indexed by a reciprocal factor of the price increase from the construction/acquisition date to the
current date. The accumulated depreciation, defined as the total depreciation from the date of
construction/acquisition to the current date on a straight line, unrecovered cost method was computed
using industry accepted life expectancies for each infrastructure subsystem. The book value was then
computed by deducting the accumulated depreciation from the original cost.
F. Interest Payable
In the government-wide financial statements, interest payable of long-term debt is recognized as an
incurred liability for governmental fund types. The City has not allocated the interest on long-term debt
to departments.
In the fund financial statements, governmental fund types do not recognize the interest payable when the
liability is incurred. Interest on long-term debt is recorded in the fund statements when payment is made.
G. Claims Payable
The City records a liability to reflect an actuarial estimate of ultimate uninsured losses for both general
liability claims (including property damage claims) and workers' compensation claims. The estimated
liability for workers' compensation claims and general liability claims includes "incurred but not
reported" (IBNR) claims. There is no fixed payment schedule to pay these liabilities.
H. Compensated Absences
In the government-wide financial statements, compensated absences are recorded as incurred and the
related expenses and liabilities are reported.
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In the fund financial statements, compensated absences are recorded as expenditures in the years paid, as
it is the City's policy to liquidate any unpaid compensated absences at June 30 from future resources,
rather than currently available financial resources. Only the amounts which become due at June 30 are
reported in the fund financials statements as a liability.
I. Long- Term Obligations
In the government-wide financial statements, long-term debt and other long-term obligations are reported
as liabilities in the applicable governmental activities. Bond premiums and discounts, as well as issuance
costs, are deferred and amortized over the life of the bonds using the effective interest method. Bonds
payable are reported net of the applicable bond premium or discount. Bond issuance costs are reported as
deferred charges and amortized over the term of the related debt.
In the fund financial statements, governmental fund types recognize bond premiums and discounts, as
well as bond issuance costs, during the current period. The face amount of debt issued is reported as
other financial sources. Premiums received on debt issuance are reported as other financing sources while
discounts on debt issuance reported as other financing uses. Issuance costs, whether or not withheld from
the actual debt proceeds received, are reported as debt service expenditures.
J. Fund Balances
In the fund financial statements, governmental funds report reservations of fund balances for amounts that
are not available for appropriation or are legally restricted by outside parties for use for a specific
purpose. Designations of fund balances represent tentative management plans that are subject to change.
City Council has designated an amount for operations, which it has defined as being equal to the greater
of one-quarter of the total budgeted General Fund appropriations for the current budget year or
$2,870,140. The designation is increased annually by an amount equal to the interest the City earned on
an equivalent amount of cash and investments.
City Council has designated $1,300,000 for economic uncertainty.
CIP designation is for future Capital Improvement Projects.
Community development services designation is for development services that includes zoning
administration, inspection services, and development regulation programs.
Environmental services is designated for the environmental fees collected from surcharges on garbage
bills and tipping fees at the landfills and associated grants related to integrated waste management and
storm water management.
Equipment Replacement is designated for the maintenance and replacement of the City's tools,
equipments, and vehicles.
Information technology is designated for the support, maintenance, replacement and upgrade of existing
computer network.
Facility Improvement is designated for the maintenance and improvement of City's facilities.
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K. Net Assets
In the government-wide financial statements, net assets are classified in the following categories:
• Invested in Capital Assets, Net of Related Debt - This amount consists of capital assets net of
accumulated depreciation and reduced by outstanding debt that attributed to the acquisition,
construction, or improvement of the assets.
• Restricted Net Assets - This amount is restricted by external creditors, grantors, contributors,
or laws or regulations of other governments.
• Unrestricted Net Assets - This amount is all net assets that do not meet the definition of
"invested in capital assets, net of related debt" or "restricted net assets."
L. Use of Restricted/Unrestricted Net Assets
When an expense is incurred for purposes for which both restricted and unrestricted net assets are
available, the City's policy is to apply restricted net assets first.
M. Property Tax and Special Assessments
County tax assessments included secured and unsecured property taxes, and special assessments.
"Unsecured" refers to taxes on personal property. These tax assessments are secured by liens on the
property being taxed.
Revenue is recognized in the period for which the tax and assessment is levied. The County of Santa
Clara levies, bills and collects property taxes for the City, the County remits the entire amount levied and
handles all delinquencies, retaining interest and penalties. Secured and unsecured property taxes are
levied on January 1.
Secured property tax is due in two installments on November 1 and February 1, and becomes a lien on
those dates. It becomes delinquent on December 10 and April 10, respectively. Unsecured property tax is
due on July 1 and becomes delinquent on August 31.
N. Use of Estimates
The preparation of basic financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and
disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
O. New GASB Pronouncements
GASB Statement No. 45 - In June 2004, GASB issued Statement No. 45, Accounting and Financial
Reporting by Employers for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions. This Statement establishes
standards for the measurement, recognition, and display of other post employment benefits
expense/expenditures and related liabilities (assets), note disclosures, and, if applicable, required
supplementary information (RSI) in the financial reports of State and local governmental employers. This
Statement is effective for the City June 30, 2009. The City has determined it does not have any
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postemployment benefits other than pension and Statement No. 45 will not affect on the financial
statements.
GASB Statement No. 50 - In May 2008, GASB issued Statement No. 50, Pension Disclosures-an
amendment of GASB Statements No. 25 and No. 27. This Statement more closely aligns the financial
reporting requirements for pensions with those for other postemployment benefits (OPEB) and, in doing
so, enhances information disclosed in notes to financial statements or presented as required
supplementary information (RSI) by pension plans and by employers that provide pension benefits. The
City has implemented with no significant effect on the financial statements.
GASB Statement No. 51 - In June 2008, GASB issued Statement No. 51, Accounting and Financial
Reporting for Intangible Assets. This Statement establishes accounting and financial reporting standards
for many different types of assets that may be considered intangible assets, including easements, water
rights, timber rights, patents, trademarks, and computer software. This Statement is not effective until
June 30, 2010. The City has not determined its effect on the financial statements.
GASB Statement No. 52 - In November 2007, GASB issued Statement No. 52, Land and Other Real
Estate Held as Investments by Endowments. This Statement establishes consistent standards for the
reporting of land and other real estate held as investments by essentially similar entities. This Statement
is effective June 30, 2009. The City has not determined its effect on the financial statements.
GASB Statement No. 53 - In June 2008, GASB issued Statement No. 53, Accounting and Financial
Reporting for Derivative Instruments. This Statement addresses the recognition, measurement, and
disclosure of information regarding derivative instruments entered into by State and local governments.
This Statement is not effective until June 30, 2010. The City has not determined its effect on the financial
statements.
GASB Statement No. 54 - In March, 2009, GASB issued Statement No. 54, Fund Balance Reporting
and Governmental Fund Type Definition. The objective of this Statement is to enhance the usefulness of
fund balance information by providing clearer fund balance classifications that can be more consistently
applied and by clarifying the existing governmental fund type definitions. This Statement is not effective
until June 30, 2011. The City has determined this Statement change will have no effect on the financial
statements.
GASB Statement No. 55 - In March, 2009, GASB issued Statement No. 55, The Hierarchy of Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles for State and Local Governments. The objective of this Statement is to
incorporate the hierarchy of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for state and local
governments into the Governmental Accounting Standard Board’s (GASB) authoritative literature. The
City has determined this Statement change did not have an effect on the financial statements.
GASB Statement No. 56 - In March, 2009, GASB issued Statement No. 56, Codification of Accounting
and Financial Reporting Guidance Contained in the AICPA Statement of Auditing Standards. The object
of this Statement is to incorporate into the Governmental Accounting Standard Board’s (GASB)
authoritative literature certain accounting and financial reporting guidance presented in the American
Institute of Certified Public Accounts’ Statement of Auditing Statements. The City has determined this
Statement change did not have an effect on the financial statements.
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NOTE 2 - CASH AND INVESTMENTS
The City maintains a cash and investment pool, which includes cash balances and authorized investments
of all funds, which the City Treasurer invests to enhance interest earnings. The pooled interest earned is
allocated to the funds based on average month-end cash and investment balances in these funds. The City
has the following cash and investments at June 30, 2009:
Statement of Net Assets
GovernmentalFiduciary
Activities Fund Total
Cash and investments 17,168,131$ 69,769$ 17,237,900$
The City's Cash and Investments at June 30, 2009, in more detail:
Cash and cash equivalents:
Petty cash 1,300$
Demand deposits 312,374
Total Cash and Cash Equivalents 313,674
Investments:
Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF)16,924,226
Total Cash and Investments 17,237,900$
A. Cash Deposits
The carrying amounts of the City's cash deposits were $312,374 at June 30, 2009. Bank balances before
reconciling items were $277,249 at that date due to deposits in transit and outstanding checks. The total
amount was collateralized or insured with securities held by the pledging financial institutions.
The California Government Code requires California banks and savings and loan associations to secure
the City's cash deposits by pledging securities as collateral. This Code states that collateral pledged in
this manner shall have the effect of perfecting a security interest, and places the City ahead of general
creditors of the institution.
The market value of pledged securities must equal at least 110 percent of the City's cash deposits.
California law also allows institutions to secure City deposits by pledging first trust deed mortgage notes
that have a value of 150 percent of the City's total cash deposits. The City has waived the collateral
requirements for cash deposits which are fully insured to $100,000 by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC).
The City follows the practice of pooling cash and investments of all funds, except for funds required to be
held by fiscal agents under the provisions of bond indentures. Interest income from cash and investments
with fiscal agents is credited directly to the related fund.
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B. Investments
Under the provisions of the City's investment policy, and in accordance with California Government
Code, the following investments are authorized:
• Securities of the U.S. Government or its agencies.
• Certificates of Deposit (or Time Deposits) placed with commercial banks and/or savings
and loan companies.
• Negotiable Certificates of Deposit.
• California Local Agency Investment Fund.
• Investment-grade obligations of State, local governments or public authorities.
• Money market mutual funds.
• Passbook savings account and demand deposits.
The City is in compliance with GASB Statement No. 31, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Certain
Investments and for External Investments Pools which requires the City's investments be recorded at fair
value instead of cost. Under GASB 31, the carrying value of investments are adjusted to reflect their fair
value at each fiscal year-end, with the effects of these adjustments included in the carrying value of the
investments.
C. External Investment Pool
The City's investments with LAIF at June 30, 2009, include a portion of the pool funds invested in
Structured Notes and Asset-Backed Securities. These investments include the following:
• Structured Notes - debt securities (other than asset-backed securities) whose cash flow
characteristics (coupon rate, redemption amount, or stated maturity) depend upon one or
more indices and/or that have embedded forwards or options.
• Asset-Backed Securities - the bulk of which are mortgage-backed securities, entitle their
purchasers to receive a share of the cash flows from a pool of assets such as principal and
interest repayments from a pool of mortgages (such as CMO's) or credit card receivables.
LAIF is overseen by the Local Agency Investment Advisory Board, which consists of five members, in
accordance with State statute.
As of June 30, 2009, the City had $16,902,173 invested in LAIF which had invested 14.71 percent of the
pool investment funds in Structured Notes and Asset-Backed Securities. The LAIF fair value factor of
1.001304743 was used to calculate the fair value of the investments in LAIF.
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D. Risk Disclosures
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in market interest rates will adversely affect the fair value of an
investment. Generally, the longer the term of an investment’s maturity, the greater the sensitivity to
changes in market interest rates. Although the City’s investment policy allows for a broad range of
investment instruments with varying terms of maturity, investments are limited to the Local Agency
Investment Fund (LAIF) which is managed by the State Treasurer Office and overseen by the Pooled
Money Investment Board, the State Treasurer investment committee, and a Local Agency Advisory
Board.
Included in LAIF’s investment portfolio are U.S. Treasuries, Federal Agency obligations, time deposits,
negotiable certificates of deposits, commercial paper, corporate bonds, and security loans. Funds are
available for withdrawal on demand, and are recorded on an amortized cost basis. At June 30, 2009, these
investments had a weighted average maturity of 235 days. The City had the following invested in LAIF:
Investment
Maturities in Years
Fair Less Than
Value One Year
State of California - Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF)16,924,226$ 16,924,226$
Credit Risk
As of June 30, 2009, the City's investments in external investment pools are unrated.
Custodial Credit Risk
For an investment, custodial credit risk is the risk that, in the event of the failure of the counterparty, the
City will not be able to recover the value of its investments or collateral securities that are in the
possession of an outside party. The City did not hold any securities held by an investment counterparty at
the year ended June 30, 2009.
NOTE 3 - LOANS RECEIVABLE
The City had the following loans receivable as of June 30, 2009:
Due Due
Balance BalanceWithinMore Tha
July 1, 2008AdditionsDeletionsJune 30, 2009One YearOne Year
Housing Rehabilitation
Loan Program 98,336$ -$ (13,333)$ 85,003$ 13,333$ 71,670$
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The City administers a housing rehabilitation program called the Saratoga Housing Assistance and
Rehabilitation Program (SHARP) using Housing and Community Development Act funds. Under the
SHARP, individuals with incomes below a certain level and corporations building rental housing for low
and-moderate income tenants are eligible to receive low interest loans, secured by deeds of trust, for
construction work on their properties. Federal funds received by the City are deposited with a
commercial bank. Upon approval of loans, the bank disburses the funds, arranges for and collects
repayments.
In the Governmental Fund Financial Statements, these loans have been offset by deferred revenue as they
are not expected to be repaid immediately. In the Government-Wide Financial Statements, the amount of
deferred revenue was recognized as revenues.
NOTE 4 - FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INTERFUND TRANSACTIONS
Transfers In/Out
Transfers for the year ended June 30, 2009 were as follows:
Transfer in Transfer out Amount
General Fund Community Development Block Grant 47,732$
Capital Improvement Fund 106,000
153,732
Lighting & Landscaping Assessment DistrictGeneral Fund 18,560
Capital Improvement Fund General Fund 1,553,167
Community Development Block Grant 7,970
Library Expansion 310,000
1,871,137
Total 2,043,429$
Of the transfers, $1.4 million was transferred from the General Fund to fund the projects of the Capital
Improvement Plan, $310,000 from the Capital Projects Fund for the replacement of Saratoga Library
HVAC system, $106,000 to the General Fund to administer the gas tax program, $100,000 from the
General Fund to the Facility Project Fund, and the balance of $127,429 were various minor transfers
resulted from the normal course of the City’s operations.
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NOTE 5 - CAPITAL ASSETS
Capital assets activity for the year ended June 30, 2009, consisted of the following:
Primary Government
Balance Balance
July 1, 2008AdditionsRetirementsReclassificationsJune 30, 2009
Governmental activities:
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land and land improvements 9,887,095$ -$ -$ 698,011$ 10,585,106$
Construction in progress 7,744,871 2,454,921 (2,012,597) (1,591,849) 6,595,346
Infrastructure:
Street pavement system 48,326,039 - - 244,419 48,570,458
Total capital assets, not being depreciated65,958,005 2,454,921 (2,012,597) (649,419) 65,750,910
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Buildings and structures 23,066,577 - - 90,181 23,156,758
Machinery and equipment
Governmental funds 1,400,238 - (86,837) 11,025 1,324,426
Internal service funds 559,877 141,837 - - 701,714
Infrastructure:
Bridges 1,563,654 - - - 1,563,654
Signs and lights 1,331,389 - - 489,196 1,820,585
Drainage system 39,870,593 - - 42,228 39,912,821
Sidewalks 11,664,922 - - 16,789 11,681,711
Total capital assets, being depreciated79,457,250 141,837 (86,837) 649,419 80,161,669
Accumulated depreciation:
Buildings and structures (4,327,499) (567,480) - - (4,894,979)
Machinery and equipment
Governmental funds (1,335,108) (26,272) 86,829 - (1,274,551)
Internal service funds (154,787) (126,156) - - (280,943)
Infrastructure:
Bridges (916,412) (28,756) - - (945,168)
Signs and lights (667,205) (56,335) - - (723,540)
Drainage system (10,733,213) (797,834) - - (11,531,047)
Sidewalks (3,867,880) (291,955) - - (4,159,835)
Total accumulated depreciation (22,002,104) (1,894,788) 86,829 - (23,810,063)
Total capital assets, being depreciated, net57,455,146 (1,752,951) (8) 649,419 56,351,606
Governmental activities capital assets, net 123,413,151$ 701,970$ (2,012,605)$ -$ 122,102,516$
Depreciation expense, including the amount related to the internal service funds,
was charged in the following functions in the Statement of Activities:
General Government 1,177,463$
Public Works 574,472
Community Services 15,603
Community Development 1,094
Internal Service Funds 126,156
Total Depreciation Expense 1,894,788$
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In accordance with GASB Statement No. 34, the City has reported all capital assets including
infrastructure in the Government-Wide Statement of Net Assets. The City elected to use the "Modified
Approach" as defined by GASB Statement No. 34 for infrastructure reporting for its pavement system.
As a result, no accumulated depreciation or depreciation expense has been recorded for this system. A
more detailed discussion of the "Modified Approach" is presented in the Required Supplementary
Information section of this report. All other capital assets including other infrastructure systems were
reported using the Basic Approach whereby accumulated depreciation and depreciation expense have
been recorded.
NOTE 6 – LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
A summary of the City's long-term obligations transactions for the year ended June 30, 2009, is presented
below:
Classification
Balance BalanceDue WithinDue In More
DescriptionJuly 1, 2008AdditionsRetirementsJune 30, 2009One YearThan One Yea r
General Obligation Bonds:
2001 Library Bonds13,595,000$ -$ (310,000)$ 13,285,000$ 330,000$ 12,955,000$
Compensated absences488,599 441,457 (345,641) 584,415 357,552 226,863
Total 14,083,599$ 441,457$ (655,641)$ 13,869,415$ 687,552$ 13,181,863$
General Obligation 2001 Library Bonds - Original Issue $15,000,000
On May 1, 2001, the City issued General Obligation Bonds Series 2001 in the amount of $15,000,000.
The proceeds of the bonds were used to improve, renovate, and expand the Saratoga Community Library.
The bonds are payable from and secured by certain property taxes within the City. Interest on the bonds
ranges from 5 percent to 6 percent and is payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing
February 1, 2002. Principal is due annually beginning on August 1, 2002, in amounts ranging from
$60,000 to $940,000. The bonds mature on August 1, 2031, and are subject to redemption prior to
maturity at redemption prices ranging from 100 percent to 101 percent of par. The bonds may be called
for redemption beginning on or after August 1, 2011, at the option of the City. At June 30, 2009, the
outstanding balance of the bonds was $13,285,000.
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The annual debt service requirements on these bonds are as follows:
Year EndedPrincipalInterestTotal
2010 330,000$ 683,556$ 1,013,556$
2011 350,000 663,156 1,013,156
2012 370,000 641,556 1,011,556
2013 395,000 620,581 1,015,581
2012 415,000 600,331 1,015,331
2015-2019 2,275,000 2,670,656 4,945,656
2020-2024 2,825,000 2,036,553 4,861,553
2025-2029 3,645,000 1,201,594 4,846,594
2030-2033 2,680,000 215,775 2,895,775
Total 13,285,000$ 9,333,760$ 22,618,760$
Compensated Absences
The City's liability for vested and unpaid compensated absences (accrued vacation and sick pay) has been
accrued and amounts to $584,415 at June 30, 2009. The compensated absences liability will generally be
liquidated through the General Fund.
NOTE 7 - RISK MANAGEMENT
The City participates in the following public entity risk pools:
ABAG Plan Corporation (ABAG PLAN) covers general liability claims in an amount up to $5,000,000,
and provides an additional $10 million of coverage through an excess insurance policy. The City has a
deductible or uninsured liability of up to $25,000 per claim. Once the City's deductible is met, ABAG
PLAN becomes responsible for payment of all claims up to the limit. During the fiscal year ended June
30, 2009, the City contributed $161,550 for current year coverage and received no refund of prior year
excess contributions.
The ABAG Workers' Compensation Pool Insurance Authority (ABAG POOL) covers workers'
compensation coverage up to $150,000 and excess coverage provides an employer liability limit of
$5,000,000 per occurrence, and workers’ compensation per occurrence limit to $100,000,000. The City
has no deductible for these claims. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, the City contributed
$175,745 for current year coverage.
The City's contributions to each risk pool equal the ratio of the City's payroll to the total payrolls of all
entities participating in the same layer of each program, in each program year.
Actual surpluses or losses are shared according to a formula developed from overall loss costs and spread
to member entities on a percentage basis after a retrospective rating.
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There have been no significant reductions of insurance settlements that exceeded insurance coverage for
the past three years.
The workers’ compensation and general liability claims payable of $83,216 reported at June 30, 2009, are
based on the requirements of GASB Statement No. 10, which requires that a liability for claims be
reported if information prior to the issuance of the basic financial statements indicates that it is probable
that a liability has been incurred at the date of the basic financial statements and the amount of the loss
can be reasonably estimated. Changes in the claims payable amounts were as follows:
Year EndedYear Ended
June 30, 2009June 30, 2008
Claims payable, beginning of year 59,908$ 38,695$
Fiscal year claims and changes in estimates 54,366 21,213
Claims payments (31,058) -
Claims payable, end of year 83,216$ 59,908$
The General Fund has been used in the prior years to liquidate the liability for claims and judgments.
Each risk pool is governed by a board consisting of representatives from member municipalities. The
board controls the operations of each risk pool, including selection of management and approval of
operating budgets, independent of any influence by member municipalities beyond their representation on
the Board.
The following represents summary audited financial information of ABAG Plan Corporation and the
ABAG Workers’ Compensation Pool Insurance Authority for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 (most
recent available):
PlanComp Shared
CorporationRisk Pool
Total Assets 44,979,622$ 3,120,977$
Total Liabilities 17,617,173 455,765
Net Assets 27,362,449$ 2,665,212$
Total Revenues 12,259,320$ 726,118$
Total Expenses 14,980,964 221,211
Net Increase in Net Assets (2,721,644)$ 504,907$
Audited financial information for each risk pool may be obtained from ABAG at P.O. Box 2089,
Oakland, California 94604-2089.
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NOTE 8 - RETIREMENT PLANS
Pension Plan
Plan Description - The City contributes to the California Public Employees' Retirement System
(CalPERS), a cost-sharing multiple-employer defined benefit plan. CalPERS provide retirement and
disability benefits, annual cost-of-living adjustments, and death benefits to plan members and
beneficiaries. CalPERS act as a common investment and administrative agent for participating public
entities within the State of California. Benefit provisions and all other requirements are established by
State statute and City ordinance. Copies of CalPERS' annual financial report may be obtained from their
Executive Office located at 400 P Street, Sacramento, California 95811.
Funding Policy - Active plan members are required by State statute to contribute for miscellaneous
employees 7 percent (7%) of their annual covered salary. The City employer makes the contributions
required of City employees on their behalf and for their account, which amounted to $333,401 for the
year ended June 30, 2009. The City employer is required to contribute for fiscal year 2008-2009 at an
actuarially determined rate of 11.757 percent of annual covered payroll for miscellaneous employees.
Annual Pension Cost - For fiscal year 2008-2009, the City's annual pension cost was $559,971. The
required contribution was determined as part of the June 30, 2005, actuarial valuation using the entry age
normal actuarial cost method. The actuarial assumptions included (a) 7.75 percent (7.75%) investment
rate of return (net of administrative expenses), (b) projected annual salary increases ranging from 3.25
percent to 14.45 percent for miscellaneous employees depending on age, service, and type of
employment, and (c) 3.25 percent per year payroll growth adjustments. Both (a) and (b) included an
inflation component of 3.00 percent. The actuarial value of CalPERS assets was determined using
techniques that smooth the effects of short-term volatility in the market value of investments over a three-
year period. CalPERS unfunded actuarial accrued liability (or surplus) is amortized as a level percentage
of projected payroll on a closed basis. The amortization period at June 30, 2005, was 20 years for
miscellaneous employees for prior and current service unfunded liability.
THREE-YEAR ANNUAL PENSION COSTS TREND INFORMATION FOR CALPERS
Annual Net
Fiscal Pension CostAPCPension
Year (APC)ContributedObligation
2007 465,232$ 100%-$
2008 538,526 100%-
2009 559,971 100%-
Required Supplementary Information
In 2004, CalPERS established a risk pool for cities and other government entities that have less than 100
active members. Actuarial valuations are performed with other participants within the same risk pool.
Standalone information of the Schedule of the Funding Progress for the City is no longer available;
therefore, the following information is the CalPERS Risk Pool Information for all entities within the pool:
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Entry Age Unfunded UAAL
NormalActuarialLiability (UAAL)Annualas a
ValuationAccruedValue(ExcessFundedCoveredPercentage
DateLiabilityof AssetsAssets)StatusPayrollof Payroll
6/30/20062,754,396,608$ 2,492,226,176$ 262,170,432$ 90.5%699,897,835$ 37.5%
6/30/20072,611,746,790 2,391,434,447 220,312,343 91.6%655,522,859 33.6%
6/30/20082,780,280,768 2,547,323,278 232,957,490 91.6%688,606,681 33.8%
NOTE 9 - NET ASSETS / FUND BALANCES
A. Restatement of Beginning Fund Balance
In prior years the Internal Service Funds’ net assets were combined with the General Fund for reporting
purposes in the annual report. With the expansion of additional internal service funds and to better
administer the funds, the city decided to separate and display the funds individually in the annual report.
As of July 1, 2008, the beginning fund balance of the General Fund was divided as follows:
Fund Balance/
Fund BalanceFund Balance/Net Assets
as ReportedNet Assetsas Restated
June 30, 2008ReclassificationJuly 1, 2008
General Fund 10,396,616$ (860,776)$ 9,535,840$
Internal Service Funds:
Liability/Risk Management - 128,690 128,690
Workers Compensation - 47,736 47,736
Office Stores - 32,616 32,616
Information Technology Services - 122,541 122,541
Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance - 13,412 13,412
Building Maintenance - 101,361 101,361
Vehicle & Equipment Replacement - 98,110 98,110
Information Technology Equipment Replacement - 316,310 316,310
Total 10,396,616$ -$ 10,396,616$
In the prior year, the Internal Service Funds’ net assets included in the General Fund did not include
capital assets in its fund balance. In the current year, the capital assets of the Vehicle & Equipment
Replacement and Information & Technology Equipment Replacement Funds are included in their nets
assets. For the Vehicle & Equipment Replacement Fund, $341,925 of capital assets and for the
Information Technology Equipment Replacement Fund, $63,168 of capital assets have been included in
the Internal Service Funds Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Change in Fund Net Assets.
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B. Investment in Capital Assets, Net of Related Debt
As of June 30, 2009, the investment in capital assets, net of related debt consisted of the following:
Capital Assets, Net 122,102,516$
2001 General Obligation Library Bonds (13,285,000)
Investment in Capital Assets, Net of Related Debt 108,817,516$
C. Restricted Net Assets
As of June 30, 2009, the restricted net assets consisted of the following:
CapitalDebtSpecial
ProjectsServiceProjectsTotal
Restricted Net Assets 3,865,374$ 931,361$ 484,088$ 5,280,823$
Restricted For
NOTE 10 - JOINT POWERS AGREEMENTS
The City is a member of the Santa Clara County Traffic Authority (Traffic Authority), which consists of
various cities in the San Francisco Bay area.
The Traffic Authority was formed in 1985, by a joint exercise of powers agreement between the County
of Santa Clara and the cities of Santa Clara County for the purpose of financing highway capital
improvements within the County to serve transportation needs. Financial statements may be obtained
from the Traffic Authority at 1754 Technology Drive, Suite 224, San Jose, California 95110.
The City is also a member of other Joint Powers Authorities (JPA) but has had no material transactions
with them. These JPA's are governed by boards consisting of representatives from their members. The
boards control the operations of each JPA, including selection of management and approval of operating
budgets, independent of any influence by its members beyond their representation on the board.
NOTE 11 - EXCESS EXPENDITURES OVER APPROPRIATIONS
There were no excess of expenditures over appropriations in individual funds during the fiscal year 2008-
2009.
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NOTE 12 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
A. Lawsuits
The City is presently involved in certain matters of litigation that have arisen in the normal course of
conducting City business. City management believes, based upon consultation with the City Attorney,
that these cases, in the aggregate, are not expected to result in a material adverse financial impact on the
City. Additionally, City management believes that the City's insurance programs are sufficient to cover
any potential losses should an unfavorable outcome materialize.
B. Federal and State Grant Programs
The City participates in Federal and State grant programs. These programs are audited by the City's
independent accountants in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Single Audit Act Amendments
of 1996 and applicable State requirements. For Federal programs, the City did not reach the level of
qualifying cost during the current fiscal year so no single audit is required; however, these programs are
subject to further examination by the grantors. Expenditures which may be disallowed, if any, by the
granting agencies, cannot be determined at this time. The City expects such amounts, if any, to be
immaterial.
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C. Commitments
The City had several outstanding contracts or planned construction projects as of June 30, 2009. These
projects are evidenced by contractual commitments with contractors and include:
OriginalCommitment
Vendor commitmentRemaining
G Bortolotto & Company 33,534$ 4,033$
B&B Landscapers 1,030,279 102,114
Biggs Cardosa Association 6,000 600
Callander Associates 22,118 1,672
CF Archibald Paving 494,936 205,189
Civica Software 46,790 28,074
Cotton Shires & Associates 38,000 4,014
CRW Industries 838,080 1,954
David Gates & Associates 99,612 14,092
Delta MicroImaging, Inc 120,594 107,752
Fehr & Peers 18,000 193
Field Paoli Architects 6,500 6,500
G Bortolotto & Company 55,355 1,580
Guerra Construction 237,465 70,653
List Engineering 39,000 7,301
Mark Thomas & Company 12,000 1,370
Pantechnicon, Inc 24,878 22,416
Roming Engineers 4,250 4,250
Schaaf & Wheeler 8,019 4,038
Weber Tractor Service 51,424 9,431
3,186,834$ 597,224$
As of June 30, 2009, in the opinion of City management, there were no additional outstanding matters
that would have a significant effect on the financial position of the funds of the City.
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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NOTE 1 - BUDGETARY INFORMATION
Through the budget, the City Council sets the direction of the City, allocates its resources and establishes
its priorities. The Annual Budget assures the efficient and effective uses of the City's economic
resources, as well as establishing that the highest priority objectives are accomplished.
The Annual Budget serves from July 1 to June 30, and is a vehicle that accurately and openly
communicates these priorities to the community, businesses, vendors, employees, and other public
agencies. Additionally, it establishes the foundation of effective financial planning by providing resource
planning, performance measures and controls that permit the evaluation and adjustment of the City's
performance. The City does not adopt an annual budget for the Capital Improvement Capital Projects
Fund. The Capital Improvement Capital Projects Fund is budgeted on the project length basis. The City
adopts an annual budget for Park Development and Library Expansion Capital Projects funds.
The City follows these procedures in establishing the budgetary data reflected in the basic financial
statements:
a. The City Manager submits to the City Council a proposed operating budget for the fiscal year
commencing the following July 1. The operating budget includes proposed expenditures and the
means of financing them.
b. Public hearings are conducted to obtain taxpayer comments.
c. The budget is legally enacted through passage of a resolution.
d. The City Manager may authorize transfers of budget amounts within a fund. However, any
revisions that increase the total budgeted expenditures of any fund must be approved by the City
Council. Expenditures may not legally exceed budgeted appropriations at the fund level without
City Council approval.
e. Formal budgetary integration in the form of legally adopted budgets is employed as a
management control device for all funds except the agency funds. Budgets are adopted on a basis
consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. Budgeted expenditures reported are as
amended by supplemental appropriations of the City Council.
Encumbrance accounting, under which purchase orders, contracts, and other commitments for the
expenditure of monies are recorded in order to reserve that portion of the applicable appropriation, is
employed as an extension of formal budgetary integration in the General, special revenue and capital
projects funds. Unexpended and unencumbered appropriations of these governmental funds
automatically lapse at the end of the fiscal year.
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The following is the budget comparison schedules for General Fund.
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance -
Budget and Actual
General Fund
For The Year Ended June 30, 2009
Variance with
Final Budget
Budgeted Amounts ActualPositive
OriginalFinalAmounts(Negative)
REVENUES:
Property taxes 8,122,000$ 8,122,000$ 8,147,478$ 25,478$
Special assessments - - 7,884 7,884
Sales taxes 986,000 986,000 1,043,034 57,034
Other local taxes 665,000 665,000 663,053 (1,947)
Licenses & permits 1,771,715 1,771,715 1,119,888 (651,827)
Fines & forfeitures 275,000 275,000 353,801 78,801
Intergovermental - state 433,200 433,200 264,755 (168,445)
Intergovermental - other 47,500 47,500 38,457 (9,043)
Franchise fees 1,611,000 1,611,000 1,656,716 45,716
Use of money & property 778,755 778,755 729,207 (49,548)
Other revenue 2,240,694 2,240,694 1,849,928 (390,766)
Total revenues 16,930,864 16,930,864 15,874,201 (1,056,663)
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
General and intergovernmental services 3,853,489 3,853,489 3,330,074 523,415
Public safety 4,168,826 4,168,826 4,205,672 (36,846)
Public works 4,530,443 4,547,178 4,352,644 194,534
Community services 1,544,926 1,544,926 1,424,421 120,505
Community development services 2,711,580 2,711,580 2,450,549 261,031
Total expenditures 16,809,264 16,825,999 15,763,360 1,062,639
REVENUES OVER
(UNDER) EXPENDITURES 121,600 104,865 110,841 (5,976)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Transfers in 153,732 153,732 153,732 -
Transfers out (253,500) (1,543,500) (1,571,727) (28,227)
Total other financing sources (uses)(99,768) (1,389,768) (1,417,995) (28,227)
Net change in fund balances 21,832$ (1,284,903)$ (1,307,154) (22,251)$
FUND BALANCES:
Beginning of year (as restated)9,535,840 1
End of year 8,228,686$
1General Fund beginning fund balance has been restated to remove the Internal Service Fund net assets.
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NOTE 2 - MODIFIED APPROACH FOR CITY STREETS INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL
ASSETS
In accordance with GASB Statement No. 34, the City is required to account for and report infrastructure
capital assets. The City defines infrastructure as the basic physical assets that allow the City to function
and those resources utilized primarily by the public and provides future economic benefits for a minimum
of two years. Infrastructure can be defined as assets that are immovable and of value only to the
government. Major infrastructure system includes the street system, park and recreation lands and
improvements system; storm water conveyance and drainage system, buildings combined with site
amenities such as parking and landscaping areas used by the City in the conduct of its business. Each
major infrastructure system can be divided into subsystems. For example, the street system can be
divided into concrete and asphalt pavements, concrete curb and gutters, sidewalks, medians, streetlights,
traffic control devices (signs, signals and pavement markings), landscaping and land. Subsystem detail is
not presented in these basic financial statements; however, the City maintains detailed information on
these subsystems.
The City has elected to use the "Modified Approach" as defined by GASB Statement No. 34 for
infrastructure reporting for its Streets Pavement System. Under GASB Statement No. 34, eligible
infrastructure capital assets are not required to be depreciated under the following requirements:
• The City manages the eligible infrastructure capital assets using an asset management system
with characteristics of (1) an up-to-date inventory; (2) perform condition assessments and
summarize the results using a measurement scale; and (3) estimate annual amount to maintain
and preserve at the established condition assessment level.
• The City documents that the eligible infrastructure capital assets are being preserved
approximately at or above the established and disclosed condition assessment level.
The City commissioned a physical assessment of the streets conditions as of June 30, 2007. The study
assists the City by providing current inspection data used to evaluate current pavement condition. This
helps to maintain a City-defined desirable level of pavement performance while optimizing the
expenditure of limited fiscal resources. The entire pavement network within the City is composed of
approximately 140 centerline miles of paved surfaces. The City’s road system can be grouped by
function class and includes 23.4 centerline miles of arterial, 23.3 centerline miles of collector, and 93.3
miles as residential.
A visual survey of all pavement segments was conducted to assess the existing surface condition of each
of the individual pavement segments. Upon completion of the study, a Pavement Condition Index (PCI)
was calculated for each segment in the City's pavement network to reflect the overall pavement condition.
Rating between 0 and 100, a PCI of 0 would correspond to a badly deteriorated pavement with virtually
no remaining life. A PCI of 100 would correspond to a pavement with proper engineering design and
construction at the beginning of its life cycle.
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The following conditions were defined:
Condition Rating
Excellent 80 - 100
Very Good 70 - 79
Good 50 - 69
Poor 25 - 49
Very Poor 0 - 24
The City's policy is to achieve an average rating of 70 for all streets, which is a very good rating. This
rating allows minor cracking and raveling of the pavement along with minor roughness that could be
noticeable to drivers traveling at the posted speeds. As of June 30, 2009, the City's street system was
rated at a PCI index of 70 on the average with the detail condition as follows:
Percent of
Condition Streets
Excellent to Good 86%
Poor 13%
Very Poor 1%
The City expended $1,574,485 on street maintenance for the year ended June 30, 2009. These routine
maintenance expenditures delayed deterioration. The budget required to maintain and improve the
current level of overall condition through the year 2011 is a minimum of $6,000,000. (Approxmiately
$2,000,000 projected budget each year for the years ending June 30, 2009, 2010 and 2011.)
A schedule of estimated annual amount calculated to maintain and preserve its streets at the current level
compared to actual expenditures for street maintenance for the last nine years is presented below:
Funded By
Fiscal ActualOtherGas TaxTotalPCI
YearBudgetExpendituresSourcesFundFundedIndex
2000-012,520,255$ 801,160$ 205,309$ 595,851$ 801,160$ -
2001-023,529,420 2,214,717 1,631,855 582,862 2,214,717 -
2002-032,207,922 1,553,674 974,514 579,160 1,553,674 -
2003-041,961,844 1,489,667 907,327 582,340 1,489,667 70
2004-051,800,000 2,609,648 1,478,216 1,131,432 2,609,648 70
2005-061,156,547 1,030,382 353,652 676,730 1,030,382 70
2006-072,026,404 1,156,889 19,899 970,818 990,717 70
2007-082,246,152 1,691,466 1,252,709 438,757 1,691,466 70
2008-092,680,504 1,574,485 1,148,650 425,835 1,574,485 70
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As of June 2009, approximately 40 percent of the City's streets were rated below the average standard of
70. The City will continue to rehabilitate these segments of the streets. Total deficiencies (deferred
maintenance) identified in the Pavement Management System Report at the end of a five-year period
(2007-2011) amounted to approximately $11,600,000 for all streets and are expected to be rehabilitated
with a minimum annual budget of $1,000,000.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Special Revenue Funds
Lighting and Landscaping Assessment District - This fund accounts for revenues and expenditures
associated with development of the City.
Community Development Block Grant - This fund accounts for grant funds received from the Federal
Government for the purpose of developing viable urban communities and for the City's rehabilitation loan
program.
Debt Service Fund
Library Bond - Santa Clara County lease revenues are accumulated in this fund to pay annual principal
and interest payments on the 2001 Library Bond.
Capital Projects Funds
Library Expansion - This fund accounts for resources used for the construction of the City's library.
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CITY OF SARATOGA
COMBINING BALANCE SHEETS
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
JUNE 30, 2009
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Debt Service
Lighting andCommunity
LandscapingDevelopment
AssessmentBlockLibrary
DistrictGrant Bond
ASSETS
Cash and investments 373,762$ 109,251$ 926,294$
Receivables:
Accounts 806 14,458 2,812
Interest 1,212 463 2,255
Loans - 85,003 -
Total assets 375,780$ 209,175$ 931,361$
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
Liabilities:
Accounts payable 15,864$ -$ -$
Deferred revenue - 85,003 -
Total liabilities 15,864 85,003 -
Fund Balances:
Reserved for:
Debt service - - 931,361
Unreserved, undesignated, reported in:
Special revenue funds 359,916 124,172 -
Capital projects funds - - -
Total fund balances 359,916 124,172 931,361
Total liabilities and fund balances 375,780$ 209,175$ 931,361$
Special Revenue
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Capital
Projects
Total
Other
LibraryGovernmental
ExpansionFunds
376,802$ 1,786,109$
- 18,076
1,532 5,462
- 85,003
378,334$ 1,894,650$
23,940$ 39,804$
- 85,003
23,940 124,807
- 931,361
- 484,088
354,394 354,394
354,394 1,769,843
378,334$ 1,894,650$
CITY OF SARATOGA
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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Lighting andCommunity
LandscapingDevelopment
AssessmentBlock
District Grant
REVENUES:
Property taxes 188,078$ -$
Special assessment 283,003 -
Intergovernmental - Other - 55,702
Use of money and property 7,453 2,517
Other revenue - 13,334
Total revenues 478,534 71,553
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Public works 347,000 -
Capital outlay - -
Debt service:
Principal - -
Interest and fiscal charges - -
Total expenditures 347,000 -
REVENUES OVER
(UNDER) EXPENDITURES 131,534 71,553
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Transfers in 18,560 -
Transfers out - (55,702)
Total other financing sources (uses)18,560 (55,702)
Net change in fund balances 150,094 15,851
FUND BALANCES:
Beginning of year 209,822 108,321
End of year 359,916$ 124,172$
Special Revenue
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Capital
Debt ServiceProjects
Total
Other
Library LibraryGovernmental
BondExpansionFunds
-$ -$ 188,078$
1,077,093 - 1,360,096
- - 55,702
15,198 9,358 34,526
1 - 13,335
1,092,292 9,358 1,651,737
- - 347,000
- 38,893 38,893
310,000 - 310,000
704,550 - 704,550
1,014,550 38,893 1,400,443
77,742 (29,535) 251,294
- - 18,560
- (310,000) (365,702)
- (310,000) (347,142)
77,742 (339,535) (95,848)
853,619 693,929 1,865,691
931,361$ 354,394$ 1,769,843$
CITY OF SARATOGA
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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Variance with
Final Budget
Budgeted Amounts ActualPositive
OriginalFinalAmounts(Negative)
REVENUES:
Licenses & permits -$ -$ 340,246$ 340,246$
Fines & forfeitures - - 6,092 6,092
Intergovermental - state 1,354,629 1,771,791 1,017,766 (754,025)
Intergovermental - other - 6,014,192 195,936 (5,818,256)
Use of money and property - - 30,071 30,071
Other revenue 539,000 1,521,358 102,809 (1,418,549)
Total revenues 1,893,629 9,307,341 1,692,920 (7,614,421)
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Capital outlay 2,120,600 15,250,282 4,021,626 11,228,656
Total expenditures 2,120,600 15,250,282 4,021,626 11,228,656
REVENUES OVER
(UNDER) EXPENDITURES (226,971) (5,942,941) (2,328,706) 3,614,235
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Transfers in 332,971 1,990,280 1,871,137 (119,143)
Transfers out (106,000) (106,000) (106,000) -
Total other financing sources (uses)226,971 1,884,280 1,765,137 (119,143)
Net change in fund balances -$ (4,058,661)$ (563,569) 3,495,092$
FUND BALANCES:
Beginning of year 4,074,549
End of year 3,510,980$
CITY OF SARATOGA
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL
LIGHTING & LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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Variance with
Final Budget
Budgeted Amounts ActualPositive
OriginalFinalAmounts(Negative)
REVENUES:
Property taxes 447,150$ 160,596$ 188,078$ 27,482$
Special assessments - 286,554 283,003 (3,551)
Use of money and property - - 7,453 7,453
Total revenues 447,150 447,150 478,534 31,384
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Public works 442,895 442,895 347,000 95,895
Total expenditures 442,895 442,895 347,000 95,895
REVENUES OVER
(UNDER) EXPENDITURES 4,255 4,255 131,534 127,279
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Transfers in - - 46,740 46,740
Transfers out - - (28,180) (28,180)
Total other financing sources (uses)- - 18,560 18,560
Net change in fund balances 4,255$ 4,255$ 150,094 145,839$
FUND BALANCES:
Beginning of year 209,822
End of year 359,916$
CITY OF SARATOGA
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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Variance with
Final Budget
Budgeted Amounts ActualPositive
OriginalFinalAmounts(Negative)
REVENUES:
Intergovernmental - Other 140,203$ 140,203$ 55,702$ (84,501)$
Use of money and property - - 2,517 2,517
Other revenue - - 13,334 13,334
Total revenues 140,203 140,203 71,553 (68,650)
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Community development services 406,520 13,000 - 13,000
Total expenditures 406,520 13,000 - 13,000
REVENUES OVER
(UNDER) EXPENDITURES (266,317) 127,203 71,553 (55,650)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Transfers in 13,000 13,000 7,970 (5,030)
Transfers out (140,203) (197,512) (63,672) 133,840
Total other financing sources (uses)(127,203) (184,512) (55,702) 128,810
Net change in fund balances (393,520)$ (57,309)$ 15,851 73,160$
FUND BALANCES:
Beginning of year 108,321
End of year 124,172$
CITY OF SARATOGA
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL
LIBRARY BOND DEBT SERVICE FUND
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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Variance with
Final Budget
Budgeted Amounts ActualPositive
OriginalFinalAmounts(Negative)
REVENUES:
Special assessments 1,010,000$ 1,010,000$ 1,077,093$ 67,093$
Use of money and property - 5,000 15,199 10,199
Total revenues 1,010,000 1,015,000 1,092,292 77,292
EXPENDITURES:
Debt service:
Principal 310,000 310,000 310,000 -
Interest and fiscal charges 707,956 707,956 704,550 3,406
Total expenditures 1,017,956 1,017,956 1,014,550 3,406
REVENUES OVER
(UNDER) EXPENDITURES (7,956) (2,956) 77,742 80,698
Net change in fund balances (7,956)$ (2,956)$ 77,742 80,698$
FUND BALANCES:
Beginning of year 853,619
End of year 931,361$
CITY OF SARATOGA
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL
LIBRARY EXPANSION CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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Variance with
Final Budget
Budgeted Amounts ActualPositive
OriginalFinalAmounts(Negative)
REVENUES:
Use of money and property 19,500$ 19,500$ 9,358$ (10,142)$
Total revenues 19,500 19,500 9,358 (10,142)
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Capital outlay 70,000 70,000 38,893 31,107
Total expenditures 70,000 70,000 38,893 31,107
REVENUES OVER
(UNDER) EXPENDITURES (50,500) (50,500) (29,535) 20,965
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Transfers out - (310,000) (310,000) -
Total other financing sources (uses)- (310,000) (310,000) -
Net change in fund balances (50,500)$ (360,500)$ (339,535) 20,965$
FUND BALANCES:
Beginning of year 693,929
End of year 354,394$
FIDUCIARY FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Agency Funds
Cable T. V. Trust - This fund accounts for funds of the Saratoga Community Access T.V. Foundation.
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CITY OF SARATOGA
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AGENCY FUND
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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Balance Balance
Cable T.V. Trust July 1, 2008AdditionsDeductionsJune 30, 2009
ASSETS
Cash and investments 38,365$ 31,404$ -$ 69,769$
Receivables:
Accounts - 14,573 - 14,573
Interest 296 261 (296) 261
Total assets 38,661$ 46,238$ (296)$ 84,603$
LIABILITIES
Deposits payable 38,661$ 46,238$ (296)$ 84,603$
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
Liability/Risk Management Insurance Fund – Accounts for insurance premiums, self-insurance
portion of claims, and administrative cost associated with settling claims. Charges made to
operating departments are based on liability risk and claim occurrence history.
Worker’s Compensation Self-insurance Fund – Accounts for insurance premiums, self insured
portion of claims, and administrative costs associated with settling claims. Charges are made to
operating departments are based on liability risk and claim occurrence history.
Office Stores Fund - Photocopy equipment, postage and balk mail meter expenses are
controlled at one source point and expended to the departments as goods or services are utilized.
Information Technology Services Fund – Supports the delivery of technology based services
and infrastructure, including desktop support, network systems, technology upgrades and
initiatives, community systems, and associated information technology equipment.
Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance Fund – Accounts for the cost of operating and maintaining
automotive equipment used for service operations in various City departments.
Building Maintenance Fund – Accounts for operating costs associated with building
maintenance. Includes custodial supplies and services, maintenance, and repair, utilities, and
staffing costs.
Vehicle & Equipment Replacement Fund – Established to accumulate funding for the
replacement of vehicles and equipment. Replacement costs are charged to departments over the
asset’s life span reflective of usage.
Information Technology Equipment Replacement Fund – Established to accumulate funding
for the replacement of information technology equipment. Replacement costs are charged to
departments over the asset’s lifespan reflective of usage.
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CITY OF SARATOGA
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
COMBINING STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
JUNE 30, 2009
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Liability /
Risk Workers'Office
ManagementCompensationStores
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and investments 304,180$ 120,654$ 42,593$
Accounts receivable 4,343 3,065 -
Total current assets 308,523 123,719 42,593
Noncurrent assets:
Capital assets:
Machinery and equipment - - -
Less: accumulated depreciation - - -
Total capital assets (net of
accumulated depreciation) - - -
Total assets 308,523 123,719 42,593
LIABILITIES
Liabilities:
Current assets:
Accounts payable 22,435 303 2,960
Accrued payroll - 381 -
Claims payable 83,216 - -
Total current liabilities 105,651 684 2,960
NET ASSETS
Investment in capital assets - - -
Unrestricted 202,872 123,035 39,633
Total net assets 202,872$ 123,035$ 39,633$
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Information
InformationVehicle VehicleTechnology
Technologyand EquipmentBuildingand EquipmentEquipment
ServicesMaintenanceMaintenanceReplacementReplacementTotal
185,879$ 62,524$ 270,842$ 150,685$ 316,483$ 1,453,840$
- - - 2,530 - 9,938
185,879 62,524 270,842 153,215 316,483 1,463,778
- - - 611,474 90,240 701,714
- - - (235,823) (45,120) (280,943)
- - - 375,651 45,120 420,771
185,879 62,524 270,842 528,866 361,603 1,884,549
4,525 3,191 44,104 - 1,193 78,711
6,517 2,678 17,897 - - 27,473
- - - - - 83,216
11,042 5,869 62,001 - 1,193 189,400
- - - 375,651 45,120 420,771
174,837 56,655 208,841 153,215 315,290 1,274,378
174,837$ 56,655$ 208,841$ 528,866$ 360,410$ 1,695,149$
CITY OF SARATOGA
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES
AND CHANGES IN FUND NET ASSETS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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Liability /
Risk Workers'Office
ManagementCompensationStores
Operating revenues:
Charges for services 286,268$ 260,920$ 60,000$
Other operating revenues 17,964 10,001 5,391
Total operating revenues 304,232 270,921 65,391
Operating expenses:
Cost of services - - -
Administration 230,050 195,622 58,374
Depreciation - - -
Total operating expenses 230,050 195,622 58,374
Operating income 74,182 75,299 7,017
Change in net assets 74,182 75,299 7,017
Total net assets - beginning (as restated)1 128,690 47,736 32,616
Total net assets - ending 202,872$ 123,035$ 39,633$
1The Internal Service Funds beginning net assets have been removed from the General Fund
beginning fund balance. (See Note #9)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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Information
InformationVehicle VehicleTechnology
Technologyand EquipmentBuildingand EquipmentEquipment
ServicesMaintenanceMaintenanceReplacementReplacementTotal
403,946$ 250,000$ 807,083$ 200,001$ 51,304$ 2,319,522$
30 1 604 13,569 1,979 49,539
403,976 250,001 807,687 213,570 53,283 2,369,061
- 206,758 700,207 16,628 54,303 977,896
351,680 - - - - 835,726
- - - 108,111 18,048 126,159
351,680 206,758 700,207 124,739 72,351 1,939,781
52,296 43,243 107,480 88,831 (19,068) 429,280
52,296 43,243 107,480 88,831 (19,068) 429,280
122,541 13,412 101,361 440,035 379,478 1,265,869
174,837$ 56,655$ 208,841$ 528,866$ 360,410$ 1,695,149$
CITY OF SARATOGA
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
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Liability /
Risk Workers'Office
ManagementCompensationStores
Cash flows from operating activities:
Receipts from customers and users 299,889$ 267,856$ 65,391$
Payments to suppliers (116,138) (187,219) (55,851)
Payments to employees (9,969) (8,043) -
Net cash provided by operating activities 173,782 72,594 9,540
Cash flows from capital activities:
Acquisition of capital assets - - -
Net cash used for acquisition of capital assets - - -
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 173,782 72,594 9,540
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 130,398 48,060 33,053
Cash and cash equivalents, ending of year 304,180$ 120,654$ 42,593$
Reconciliation of operating income to net cash provided
by operating activities:
Operating income (loss)74,182$ 75,299$ 7,017$
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss)
to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation - - -
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivables (4,343) (3,065) -
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable 21,898 (21) 2,523
(Decrease) in deposits payable - - -
Increase in claims payable 83,216 - -
(Decrease) increase in accured payroll (1,171) 381 -
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 173,782$ 72,594$ 9,540$
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Information
InformationVehicle VehicleTechnology
Technologyand EquipmentBuildingand EquipmentEquipment
ServicesMaintenanceMaintenanceReplacementReplacementTotal
403,976$ 262,475$ 807,799$ 211,040$ 53,283$ 2,371,709$
(167,726) (155,095) (303,883) (41,828) (53,110) (1,080,850)
(185,410) (61,407) (373,277) - - (638,106)
50,840 45,973 130,639 169,212 173 652,753
- - - (141,837) - (141,837)
- - - (141,837) - (141,837)
50,840 45,973 130,639 27,375 173 510,916
135,039 16,551 140,203 123,310 316,310 942,924
185,879$ 62,524$ 270,842$ 150,685$ 316,483$ 1,453,840$
52,296$ 43,243$ 107,480$ 88,831$ (19,068)$ 429,280$
- - - 108,111 18,048 126,159
- 12,474 112 (2,530) - 2,648
(550) (9,804) 24,688 (25,200) 1,193 14,727
- - (5,000) - - (5,000)
- - - - - 83,216
(906) 60 3,359 - - 1,723
50,840$ 45,973$ 130,639$ 169,212$ 173$ 652,753$
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CAPITAL ASSETS
USED IN THE OPERATION OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
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CITY OF SARATOGA
CAPITAL ASSETS USED IN THE OPERATION OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
COMPARATIVE SCHEDULE BY SOURCE
JUNE 30, 2009 AND 2008
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2009 2008
Governmental Funds Capital Assets:
Land and land improvements 10,585,106$ 9,887,095$
Buildings and structures 23,156,758 23,066,577
Machinery and equipment 1,324,426 1,400,237
Infrastructure 103,549,229 102,756,597
Construction in progress 6,595,346 7,744,871
Total Governmental Funds Capital Assets 145,210,865 144,855,377
Accumulated depreciation (23,529,120) (21,847,317)
Total Governmental Funds Capital Assets, Net 121,681,745$ 123,008,060$
Investments in Governmental Funds
Capital Assets by Source:
General Fund 115,642,022$ 115,713,856$
Special revenue funds 1,008,688 1,023,688
Capital projects funds 28,462,807 28,020,483
Donations 97,348 97,348
Accumulated depreciation (23,529,120) (21,847,315)
Total Governmental Funds Capital Assets 121,681,745$ 123,008,060$
1 This schedule presents only the capital asset balances related to governmental funds. Accordingly
the capital assets reported in internal service funds are excluded from the above amounts. Generally,
the capital assets of internal service funds are included as governmental activities in the
statement of net assets.
CITY OF SARATOGA
CAPITAL ASSETS USED IN THE OPERATION OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
SCHEDULE BY FUNCTION AND ACTIVITY1
JUNE 30, 2009
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Land Buildings
and Land and
ImprovementsStructures
Function and Activity
General and intergovernmental services:
Management services -$ 271,631$
Administrative services - 167,585
Intergovernmental services 118,184 3,138,641
Total General and Intergovernmental Services:118,184 3,577,857
Public safety:
Police services - -
Code enforcement - -
Total Public Safety:- -
Public works:
Streets and sidewalks 725,174 30,628
Parks/open space 2,637,061 2,656,850
Total Public Works:3,362,235 2,687,478
Community services 5,362,223 2,576,524
Community development services 1,742,464 14,314,899
Total Governmental Funds Capital Assets 10,585,106 23,156,758
Accumulated depreciation - (4,894,979)
Total Governmental Funds Capital Assets, Net 10,585,106$ 18,261,779$
1 This schedule presents only the capital asset balances related to governmental funds. Accordingly
the capital assets reported in internal service funds are excluded form the above amounts. Generally,
the capital assets of internal service funds are included as governmental activities in the
statement of net assets.
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Machinery Construction
and in
EquipmentInfrastructureProgress Total
47,838$ -$ 155,215$ 474,684$
84,864 - - 252,449
47,560 - - 3,304,385
180,262 - 155,215 4,031,518
27,813 - - 27,813
7,548 - - 7,548
35,361 - - 35,361
524,793 103,549,229 2,170,277 107,000,101
312,538 - - 5,606,449
837,331 103,549,229 2,170,277 112,606,550
227,810 - 4,246,489 12,413,046
43,662 - 23,365 16,124,390
1,324,426 103,549,229 6,595,346 145,210,865
(1,274,551) (17,359,590) - (23,529,120)
49,875$ 86,189,639$ 6,595,346$ 121,681,745$
CITY OF SARATOGA
SCHEDULE OF CHANGES BY FUNCTION AND ACTIVITY
SCHEDULE BY FUNCTION AND ACTIVITY
JUNE 30, 2009
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Governmental Governmental
Funds Capital Funds Capital
Assets Assets
July 1, 2008AdditionsDeletionsJune 30, 2009
Function and Activity
General and intergovernmental services:
Management services 435,145$ 39,539$ -$ 474,684$
Administrative services 252,449 - - 252,449
Intergovernmental services 3,282,576 52,881 (31,072) 3,304,385
Total General and Intergovernmental Services:3,970,170 92,420 (31,072) 4,031,518
Public safety:
Police services 27,813 - - 27,813
Code enforcement 22,548 - (15,000) 7,548
Total Public Safety:50,361 - (15,000) 35,361
Public works:
Streets and sidewalks 108,209,639 434,626 (1,644,164) 107,000,101
Parks/open space 5,525,292 107,532 (26,375) 5,606,449
Total Public Works:113,734,931 542,158 (1,670,539) 112,606,550
Community services 11,013,890 1,777,478 (378,322) 12,413,046
Community development services 16,086,025 42,866 (4,501) 16,124,390
Total Governmental Funds Capital Assets 144,855,377 2,454,922 (2,099,434) 145,210,865
Accumulated depreciation (21,847,317) (1,768,632) 86,829 (23,529,120)
Total Governmental Funds Capital Assets, Net 123,008,060$ 686,290$ (2,012,605)$ 121,681,745$
1 This schedule presents only the capital asset balances related to governmental funds. Accordingly
the capital assets reported in internal service funds are excluded form the above amounts. Generally,
the capital assets of internal service funds are included as governmental activities in the
statement of net assets.
STATISTICAL SECTION
This part of the City of Saratoga'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 government' overall financial health.
Contents Page
Financial Trends
These schedules contain trend information to help the reader understand how
the government's financial performance and well being have changed over time. 88-92
Revenue Capacity
These schedules contain information to help the reader assess the governments
most significant local revenue source, the property tax. 93-97
Debt Capacity
These schedules present information to help the reader assess the afford ability
of the government's current levels of outstanding debt and the government's ability
to issue additional debt in the future. 98-101
Demographic and Economic Information
These schedules offer demographic and economic indicators to help the reader
understand the environment within which the government's financial activities
take place. 102-103
Operating Information
These schedules contain service and infrastructure data to help the reader understand
how the information in the government's financial report relates to the services the
government provides and the activities it performs. 104-106
The City of Saratoga implemented GASB Statement No. 34 in fiscal year 2001/02; schedules presenting
government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
The City of Saratoga implemented GASB Statement No. 44 in fiscal year 2007/08; newly required
schedules presenting information in the Statistical Section include the earliest available information.
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CITY OF SARATOGA
NET ASSETS BY COMPONENT
LAST FIVE YEARS
(ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
20052006200720082009
Primary government
Governmental activities
Investment in capital assets,
net of related debt 105,784$ 107,100$ 108,102$ 109,818$ 108,818$
Restricted 6,328 5,370 5,928 5,940 5,281
Unrestricted 6,789 9,955 8,593 9,710 8,759
Total primary government 118,901$ 122,425$ 122,623$ 125,468$ 122,858$
Source: CAFR
Fiscal Year
$95,000
$100,000
$105,000
$110,000
$115,000
$120,000
$125,000
$130,000
20052006200720082009
Net Assets by Component
Investment in capital assets, net of related debt Restricted Unrestricted
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CITY OF SARATOGA
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
LAST FIVE YEARS
(ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
20052006200720082009
Expenses:
Governmental activities:
General and intergovernmental services 4,160$ 3,473$ 4,532$ 6,293$ 5,595$
Public safety 3,736 3,427 3,844 4,166 4,211
Public works 3,829 4,752 6,425 5,325 7,643
Community services 1,929 1,395 1,437 1,286 1,634
Community development services 2,349 2,226 1,993 2,032 2,000
Interest on long-term debt (unallocated)760 754 768 714 697
Total governmental activities expenses 16,763 16,027 18,999 19,816 21,780
Program revenues:
Charges for services:
General and intergovernmental services - 31 452 1,787 133
Public safety 141 122 - 411 520
Public works 1,988 1,890 528 1,705 2,379
Community services 757 1,008 604 911 935
Community development services 1,890 2,665 1,328 2,110 1,802
Operating grants and contributions 1,218 1,549 2,155 151 228
Capital grants and contributions 865 1,568 1,282 1,715 339
Total governmental activates program revenues6,859 8,833 6,349 8,790 6,336
Net (expense) revenue and change in net assets(9,904) (7,194) (12,650) (11,026) (15,444)
General revenue and other changes in net assets
Taxes:
Property taxes 4,841 5,652 5,772 8,099 8,336
Sales taxes 1,011 988 995 1,058 1,043
Local taxes 1,143 1,288 1,099 694 663
Franchise taxes 995 1,040 1,187 1,625 1,657
Motor vehicle in-lieu 420 718 177 149 116
Total Taxes 8,410 9,686 9,230 11,625 11,815
Intergovernmental - - 673 841 474
Investment earnings 283 709 2,813 1,057 397
Other revenues 193 323 132 348 148
Total general revenues 8,886 10,718 12,848 13,871 12,834
Change in net assets (1,018) 3,524 198 2,845 (2,610)
Net assets - beginning of year 119,919 118,901 122,425 122,623 125,468
Net assets - end of year 118,901$ 122,425$ 122,623$ 125,468$ 122,858$
Source: CAFR
Fiscal Year
89
CITY OF SARATOGA
FUND BALANCE OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
LAST FIVE YEARS
(ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
20052006200720082009
General fund:
Reserved -$ 1$ 64$ 1$ 1$
Unreserved 6,979 10,378 9,097 10,396 8,228
Total general fund 6,979$ 10,379$ 9,161$ 10,397$ 8,229$
All other governmental funds:
Reserved
Debt service funds 855$ 865$ 746$ 854$ 931$
Unreserved, reported in:
Special revenue funds 201 919 844 318 484
Capital project funds 5,322 3,586 4,338 4,768 3,865
Total all other governmental funds 6,378$ 5,370$ 5,928$ 5,940$ 5,280$
Source: CAFR
Fiscal Year
$‐
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
General ‐
Reserved
General ‐
Unreserved
Debt ServiceSpecial
Revenue
Capital
Projects
Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
90
CITY OF SARATOGA
GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES TAX REVENUES BY SOURCE
LAST FIVE YEARS
(ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
20052006200720082009
Tax revenues:
Property taxes 4,841$ 5,652$ 5,772$ 8,099$ 8,336$
Special assessments 1,476 1,369 271 1,392 1,368
Sales taxes 1,011 988 995 1,058 1,043
Local taxes 1,143 1,288 1,099 694 663
Motor vehicle in-lieu 995 1,040 1,187 1,625 1,657
Franchise taxes 420 718 177 149 116
Total tax revenues 9,886$ 11,055$ 9,501$ 13,017$ 13,183$
Source: CAFR
Fiscal Year
$‐
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
Property
taxes
Special
assessments
Sales taxesLocal taxesMotor
vehicle in‐
lieu
Franchise
taxes
Tax Revenues by Source
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
91
CITY OF SARATOGA
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
LAST FIVE YEARS
(ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
20052006200720082009
Revenues:
Property taxes 4,893$ 5,652$ 4,758$ 7,877$ 8,335$
Special assessments 1,411 1,370 1,285 1,566 1,368
Sales taxes 1,011 987 995 1,058 1,043
Other local taxes 851 1,288 1,126 773 663
Licensed and permits 100 79 1,340 1,671 1,460
Fines and forfeitures 162 259 396 344 360
Intergovernmental - state 1,375 2,660 3,631 1,641 1,283
Intergovernmental - other 671 976 629 777 290
Franchise fees 1,294 1,041 1,187 1,622 1,657
Use of money any property 664 752 2,813 924 794
Other revenues 153 1,719 151 326 1,966
Current services charges 3,093 2,715 900 4,184 -
Total tax revenues 15,768 19,498 19,211 22,763 19,219
Expenditures:
Current:
General and intergovernmental services 3,238 3,346 3,806 4,083 3,330
Public safety 3,731 3,423 3,824 4,166 4,206
Public works 2,599 3,501 5,714 4,717 4,700
Community services 1,875 1,210 1,381 1,262 1,424
Community development services 1,990 1,847 1,962 2,026 2,450
Capital outlay 1,777 2,908 2,130 4,246 4,060
Debt service:
Principal 255 270 280 295 310
Interest and fiscal charges 766 760 774 721 705
Total expenditures 16,231 17,265 19,871 21,515 21,185
Excess of revenues
over (under) expenditures (463) 2,233 (660) 1,247 (1,966)
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in 2,492 499 3,422 2,241 2,043
Transfers out (2,492) (499) (3,422) (2,241) (2,043)
Total other financing sources (uses)- - - - -
Net change in fund balances (463)$ 2,233$ (660)$ 1,247$ (1,966)$
Debt as a percentage of noncapital expenditures7.06%7.17%5.94%5.62%4.87%
Source: CAFR
Fiscal Year
92
CITY OF SARATOGA
PROPERTY TAX RATES – DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENTS
LAST FIVE YEARS
(ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING)
(Property Tax Rates per $100 of Assessed Value)
20052006200720082009
General 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000
County Retirement Levy 0.03880 0.03880 0.03880 0.03880 0.03880
County Library 0.00240 0.00240 0.00240 0.00240 0.00240
City of Saratoga 0.01484 0.01170 0.00955 0.01130 0.01040
Campbell School District 0.05290 0.05120 0.05080 0.04750 0.05240
Cupertino Elementary School District 0.03600 0.03500 0.02890 0.03370 0.03060
Moreland Elementary School District 0.06120 0.05610 0.05560 0.05690 0.05650
Saratoga School District 0.03610 0.03560 0.03510 0.03630 0.03630
Campbell Union High School District 0.01970 0.02240 0.01980 0.02850 0.02990
Fremont Union High School District 0.02680 0.02600 0.02430 0.02410 0.03390
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District0.04090 0.03710 0.06510 0.03450 0.03300
Foothill-DeAnza Community College District 0.01290 0.01190 0.03460 0.01130 0.01230
West Valley-Mission Community College District - 0.01400 0.01260 0.01180 0.00320
Saratoga Fire District 0.00170 0.00520 0.00490 0.00530 0.00530
Santa Clara Valley Water District - State Water Project0.00860 0.00690 0.00700 0.00670 0.00590
Santa Clara Valley Water District - Zone W-1 0.00060 0.00090 0.00020 0.00400 0.00020
Source: California Municipal Statistics, Inc.
Fiscal Year
93
CITY OF SARATOGA
ASSESSED VALUE OF TAXABLE PROPERTY
LAST FIVE YEARS
(amounts expressed in thousands)
Fiscal
Year
EndedResidentialCommercialIndustrial VacantOther
June 30PropertyPropertyPropertyInstitutionalPropertyProperty
20057,114,095$ 166,071$ 8,746$ 33,509$ 70,276$ 35,127$
20067,883,965 177,149 8,921 38,027 90,611 32,858
20078,467,894 187,142 9,099 45,706 107,228 39,536
20089,025,628 208,369 9,281 50,590 110,656 49,023
20099,605,309 213,951 9,467 51,052 128,898 43,240
Source:1 HdL Coren & Cone, Santa Clara County Assessor 2007/08 Combined Tax Rolls
Other property includes: Irrigated, Dry Farm, Recreational Government,
and Miscellaneous
2 California Municipal Statistics, Inc.
$‐
$2,000,000
$4,000,000
$6,000,000
$8,000,000
$10,000,000
$12,000,000
20052006200720082009
Total Assessed Property
Unsecured
Other
Vacant
Institutional
Industrial
Commercial
Residential
94
Total2
TotalLess:Total Taxable 1 Direct
UnsecuredAssessedTax ExemptAssessedTax
PropertyPropertyReal PropertyValueRate
42,965$ 7,470,789$ (76,932)$ 7,393,857$ 1.0560
46,874 8,278,405 (133,951) 8,144,454 1.0529
39,764 8,896,369 (140,859) 8,755,510 1.0508
35,775 9,489,322 (159,369) 9,329,953 1.0525
43,933 10,095,850 (161,488) 9,934,362 1.0516
95
CITY OF SARATOGA
PRINCIPAL PROPERTY TAXPAYERS
CURRENT YEAR AND FOUR YEARS AGO
JUNE 30, 2009
(amounts expressed in thousands)
% of Total % of Total
Taxable TaxableTaxable Taxable
Assessed AssessedAssessed Assessed
Taxpayer ValueRankValueValueRankValue
Cupertino Village Associates, LLC 34,205$ 10.34%16,640$ 20.23%
Quito Village Group, LLC 18,012 20.18%
John M. & Abby J. Sobrato 17,297 30.17%
Gregpenn Properties, LLC 16,970 40.17%
David L. House 15,802 50.16%8,872 90.12%
San Jose Water Works 13,190 60.13%9,904 40.13%
Stephen L. Luczo 10,608 70.11%
David J. & Terri E. Morrison 10,395 80.10%9,606 50.13%
Argonaut Associates, LLV 10,304 90.10%11,427 30.15%
Ashok Krishnamurthi 10,234 100.10%
David C. & Roxanne N. Petterschmidt 9,173 70.12%
Saratoga Office Center Partners, LLC 19,300 10.26%
Deloise A. Jordan 9,020 80.12%
Public Storage Props IX Inc 8,530 100.12%
Assessed Value 9,934,362$ 7,393,858$
1 Earliest information available
Source: California Municipal Statistics, Inc.
2009 20051
96
CITY OF SARATOGA
PROPERTY TAX LEVIES AND COLLECTIONS
LAST FIVE YEARS
Fiscal YearTotal Tax Collections in
EndedLevy for Subsequent
June 30Fiscal YearAmountPercentageYearsAmountPercentage
20054,972,875$ 4,839,668$ 97.3%133,207$ 4,972,875$ 100.0%
20065,243,038 5,112,766 97.5%130,272 5,243,038 100.0%
20076,032,558 6,040,230 100.1%(7,672) 6,032,558 100.0%
20088,108,364 8,106,743 100.0%3,621 8,110,364 100.0%
20098,332,184 8,335,805 100.0%- 8,335,805 100.0%
Source: City of Saratoga
Note:Information on this schedule is not provided from the County of Santa Clara. An estimate has been
used for the total tax levy for the fiscal year based upon collections of prior year property taxes in
the next fiscal year.
Collected within the
Fiscal Year of the Levy Total Collections to Date
97
CITY OF SARATOGA
RATIOS OF OUTSTANDING DEBT BY TYPE
LAST FIVE YEARS
(amounts expressed in thousands, except per capita amounts)
20052006200720082009
Governmental activities
General obligation bonds 14,440$ 14,170$ 13,890$ 13,595$ 13,285$
Total primary government 14,440$ 14,170$ 13,890$ 13,595$ 13,285$
Percentage of Personal Income1 0.00%0.00%0.00%n/an/a
Per capita2 468 460 443 430 419
Source: CAFR
1Bureau of Economic Analysis - personal income information only available through 2007
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara region
2Population information from California State Controller's Office
Fiscal Year
98
CITY OF SARATOGA
RATIOS OF GENERAL BONDED DEBT OUTSTANDING
LAST FIVE YEARS
(amounts expressed in thousands, except per capita amounts)
20052006200720082009
General obligation bonds 14,440$ 14,170$ 13,890$ 13,595$ 13,285$
Less: Amount available in debt service fund(855) (865) (747) (854) (926)
Total primary government 13,585$ 13,305$ 13,143$ 12,741$ 12,359$
Percentage of actual taxable
value of property 0.18%0.16%0.15%0.14%0.12%
Per capita1 440 431 419 403 390
Source: CAFR
1Population information from California State Controller's Office
Fiscal Year
99
CITY OF SARATOGA
DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING
GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES DEBT
(amounts expressed in thousands)
Estimated
EstimatedShare of
DebtPercentageOverlapping
OutstandingApplicable 1 Debt
Direct and Overlapping Tax and Assessment Debt:
Santa Clara County 350,000$ 3.667%12,835$
Santa Clara Valley Water District, Zone W-1 1,390 3.920%54
Foothill-De Anza Community College District 482,349 1.767%8,523
West Valley Community College District 215,335 11.619%25,020
Campbell Union High School District 139,915 5.514%7,715
Fremont Union High School District 208,080 3.781%7,868
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District62,200 41.093%25,560
Campbell Union School District 101,400 6.861%6,957
Cupertino Union School District 124,159 6.306%7,829
Moreland School District 71,029 12.788%9,083
Saratoga Union School District 51,088 86.363%44,121
Saratoga Fire Protection District 5,249 97.631%5,125
City of Saratoga 13,285 100.000%13,285
Santa Clara Valley Water District Benefit Assessment161,485 3.667%5,922
Total Direct and Overlapping Tax and Assessment Debt 179,897
Overlapping General Fund Debt:
Santa Clara County General Fund Obligations 862,655 3.667%31,634$
Santa Clara County Pension Obligations 389,175 3.667%14,271
Santa Clara County Board of Education
Certificates of Participation 14,530 3.667%533
Santa Clara County Vector Control District
Certificates of Participation 4,125 3.667%151
Foothill-De Anza Community College District
Certificates of Participation 25,605 1.767%452
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District
Certificates of Participation 10,665 41.093%4,383
Cupertino Union School District
Certificates of Participation 1,215 6.306%77
Saratoga Union School District
Certificates of Participation 6,640 86.363%5,735
Midpeninsula Open Space Park District
General Fund Obligations 116,673 6.382%7,446
Total Overlapping General Fund Debt 64,682
Combined Total Debt2 244,579$
1Percentage of overlapping agency's assessed valuation located within boundaries of the city.
2Excludes tax and revenue anticipation notes, enterprise revenue, mortgage revenue and tax allocation
bonds and non-bonded capital lease obligations.
Source: California Municipal Statistics, Inc.
100
CITY OF SARATOGA
LEGAL DEBT MARGIN INFORMATION
LAST FIVE YEARS
(amounts expressed in thousands)
20052006200720082009
Debt Limit 1,120,618$ 1,241,761$ 1,334,455$ 1,423,398$ 1,514,378$
Total net debt applicable to limit 13,585 13,305 13,143 12,741 12,359
Legal debt margin 1,107,033$ 1,228,456$ 1,321,312$ 1,410,657$ 1,502,019$
Total net debt applicable to the limit
as a percentage of debt limit 1.21%1.07%0.98%0.90%0.82%
Legal debt margin calculation
Assessed value 7,393,857$ 8,144,454$ 8,755,510$ 9,329,953$ 9,934,362$
Add back: exempt real property 76,932 133,951 140,859 159,369 161,488
Total assessed value 7,470,789$ 8,278,405$ 8,896,369$ 9,489,322$ 10,095,850$
Debt limit (15% of total assessed value)1,120,618$ 1,241,761$ 1,334,455$ 1,423,398$ 1,514,378$
Debt applicable to limit:
General obligation bonds 14,440$ 14,170$ 13,890$ 13,595$ 13,285$
Less: Amount available in debt service fund(855) (865) (747) (854) (926)
Total net debt applicable to limit 13,585$ 13,305$ 13,143$ 12,741$ 12,359$
Legal debt margin 1,107,033$ 1,228,456$ 1,321,312$ 1,410,657$ 1,502,019$
Source: CAFR
Fiscal Year
101
CITY OF SARATOGA
DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS
LAST FIVE YEARS
PersonalPer Capita
FiscalCityIncomePersonalLaborUnemployment
YearPopulation1 (in millions)2 Income2 Force 3 Rate3
200530,850 89,615 51,418 12,600 2.5%
200630,835 98,252 55,754 12,700 2.1%
200731,352 105,999 59,338 12,900 2.3%
200831,592 n/a n/a 13,100 3.2%
200931,679 n/a n/a 13,300 6.0%
Source:1Popluaton information from California State Controller's Office
2Bureau of Economic Analysis - San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara region
3State of California - Employment Development Department
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
20052006200720082009
Labor Force vs. Population
Population
Labor Force
102
CITY OF SARATOGA
PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS
CURRENT YEAR AND FOUR YEARS AGO AT JUNE 30, 2009
Percentage Percentage
of Total City of Total City
Employer EmployeesRankEmploymentEmployeesRankEmployment
Gene's Fine Foods 85 10.68%85 1 1.39%
Safeway 65 20.52%65 2 1.06%
Saratoga Country Club 65 30.52%65 3 1.06%
Windermere SVP 27 40.22%27 5 0.44%
Longs Drug 20 50.16%20 6 0.33%
Classic Car Wash 20 60.16%20 7 0.33%
Harmonie European Day Spa 20 70.16%20 8 0.33%
Hinshaw, Draa & Marsh 20 80.16%20 9 0.33%
Jakes of Saratoga 20 90.16%
Bella Saratoga 18 100.14%20 100.33%
24 Hour Fitness 17 0.14%30 4 0.49%
Total City Employment2 12,500 6,129
1 Earliest information available
2State of California - Employment Development Department
Source: City of Saratoga
2009 20051
103
CITY OF SARATOGA
FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT CITY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES BY FUNCTION
LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS
20052006200720082009
Function
General government 12.65 10.75 11.00 13.00 12.00
Public works 20.75 20.75 21.75 22.75 21.75
Community development 14.00 13.00 14.00 14.00 14.00
Parks and recreation 10.35 10.35 10.60 10.60 10.60
Total 57.75 54.85 57.35 60.35 58.35
Source: City of Saratoga Budget Document
Fiscal Year
‐
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
70.00
20052006200720082009
Full‐Time Equivalents
Parks & Rec
Comm Development
Public works
General gov't
104
CITY OF SARATOGA
OPERATING INDICATORS BY FUNCTION
LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS
20052006200720082009
Function
Public safety
Part 1 crimes1 463 426 425 381 282
Total incidents 42,011 40,567 39,663 41,243 41,384
Police reports 1,767 1,659 1,767 1,941 1,949
Public Works
Street resurfacing (miles)N/A5 14 N/A6
Street lights repaired 2 3 3 12 25
Potholes filled (sq. ft.)N/A5,000 5,000 7,000 10,000
Community Development
Total permit valuation ($000)74,668 94,485 69,935 70,442 61,117
Parks and Recreation
Classes, trips (enrollment) community events5,604 5,712 4,817 4,782 4,698
Adult Exercise (e.g. basketball, softball)272 312 285 362 515
Sports programs (e.g. basketball, softball)470 473 515 591 459
Child care programs (enrollment)200 163 159 225 171
Day/summer camps (enrollment)301 287 205 242 225
Teen/youth council (enrollment)2,506 3,798 2,221 94 419
Senior center (enrollment/attendance days)22,312 22,591 18,515 17,826 16,325
1Part 1 Crimes are the following as reported to DOJ: homicide, rape, robbery, burglary, assault, theft,
auto theft, and arson.
Source: City of Saratoga various records
Fiscal Year
105
CITY OF SARATOGA
CAPITAL ASSET STATISTICS BY FUNCTION
LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS
20052006200720082009
Function
Public safety
Police Station 1 1 - - -
Fire Station
Saratoga Fire District 1 1 1 1 1
Central Fire District 1 1 1 1 1
Public Works
Street Miles - Private 13 13 13 13 13
Street Miles - Public 137 137 137 137 140
West Valley Sanitation District
Number of Connections 8,601 8,621 8,651 8,651 8,683
Length of Sewer Lines 120 120 127 127 127
Cupertino Valley Sanitation District
Number of Connections 2,118 2,118 2,915 2,927 2,938
Length of Sewer Lines 36 36 36 36 36.5
Parks and Recreation
Parks Acreage 81 81 81 81 84
Parks 15 15 15 15 15
Source: City of Saratoga various records
Fiscal Year
106