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Oversight Board Staff Report
ROPS 16-17-July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017
January 27, 2016
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SUCCESSOR AGENCY ITEM
F-2
TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE SUCCESSOR
AGENCY BOARD
VIA: SERGIO GONZALEZ, CITY MANAGER
FROM: TALIKA M. JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
DATE: JANUARY 22, 2019
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET FOR JULY 1, 2019 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2020
AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS
BACKGROUND:
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34177, the Successor Agency of the former
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Azusa (“Agency”) is required to continue to make
payments due for enforceable obligations of the former Redevelopment Agency. The Agency is
to prepare a “Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule” (“ROPS”) for the period of July 1,
2019 through June 30, 2020 (“ROPS 19-20”) that identifies these obligations for the period. In
addition, the Agency is required to prepare a proposed administrative budget and submit to the
Oversight Board (“Board”) for approval. This action requests the approvals of Resolution No.
2019-R02, approving and adopting ROPS 19-20 and Resolution No. 2019-R03, approving and
adopting the proposed administrative budget for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30,
2020.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council take the following actions:
1) Adopt the attached Resolution No. 2019-R02, approving and adopting the
“Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule” for the period of July 1, 2019 through
June 30, 2020 (ROPS 19-20) pursuant to AB x1 26 as amended by AB 1484.
2) Adopt the attached Resolution No. 2019-R03, approving and adopting the proposed
Administrative Budget for July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
ANALYSIS:
The Agency is required to adopt a ROPS setting forth the nature and amount of all existing
Agency recognized obligations (as defined in the law). Each ROPS previously reflected a six-
month interval of obligations. However, the new procedure requires the Successor Agencies to
prepare a ROPS for a 12-month interval, for the full fiscal year.
APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL
1/22/2019
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Successor agency Staff Report
ROPS 19-20-July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
January 22, 2019
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The obligations of the Agency may include the following: bonds; loans legally required to be
repaid pursuant to a payment schedule with mandatory repayment terms; payments required by
the federal government, preexisting obligations to the state or obligations imposed by state law;
judgments, settlements or binding arbitration decisions that bind the agency; legally binding and
enforceable agreements or contracts; and contracts or agreements necessary for the continued
administration or operation of the agency, including agreements to purchase or rent office space,
equipment and supplies.
The following is a summary of the enforceable obligations listed in ROPS 19-20:
1. Bond Debt Service
• 2014 Series A Subordinate Tax Allocation Refunding Bond
• 2015 Series A Subordinate Tax Allocation Refunding Bond
• 2015 Series A Subordinate Tax Allocation Refunding Bond
• 2017 Series A Subordinate Tax Allocation Refunding Bond
• 2017 Series B Subordinate Tax Allocation Refunding Bond
• 2003 Certificate of Participation Refunding Bond
2. Administrative Cost Allowance
These include costs for staff, audit services, maintenance of properties and legal
counsel that are required in the dissolution of the Agency to comply with AB x1 26
as amended by AB1484. The amount of the annual administrative cost allowance is
capped at three percent of the total amount allocated to the Redevelopment
Obligation Retirement Fund or $250,000, whichever is greater.
3. Loan Repayment
The loan from the City to the Successor Agency for the former Enterprise site was
approved by the State Department of Finance as an enforceable obligation. The loan can
now be repaid provided there is a residual balance available from the Redevelopment
Property Tax Trust Fund revenues remitted to the Successor Agency.
Upon the approval of ROPS 19-20 by the Board, it is submitted to the DOF, State Controller’s
Office and the County of Los Angeles Auditor-Controller by February 1, 2019. It will also be
posted on the City website. The DOF must complete its review of ROPS 19-20 by April 15, 2019
and issue a Determination Letter. If the Agency disagrees with DOF’s determination, the
Agency can request a Meet and Confer session with DOF, within five days of receipt of the
letter, to allow for a two-way dialogue between the Agency and the DOF. At the conclusion of
the Meet and Confer meeting, the DOF will issue a final Determination Letter by May 15, 2019.
This is a statutory deadline as the tax increment must be distributed to the Agency by June 1,
2019 to fund the ROPS 19-20 obligations.
The attached Resolution No. 2019-R02, approves and adopts ROPS 19-20, setting forth the
recognized obligations of the Agency and the amount of payments to be made for each
obligation from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. It also authorizes staff to amend the ROPS
in order to remove line items which are subsequently disapproved by the Board and/or DOF.
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Oversight Board Staff Report
ROPS 18-19-July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019
January 16, 2018
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Resolution No. 2019-R03 approves and adopts the proposed administrative budget reflecting
the estimated costs to perform the administrative functions for the purpose of winding
down the former Redevelopment Agency’s affairs. The Successor Agency is entitled to
receive a maximum amount of $250,000 annually.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The resources to fund the obligations of ROPS 19-20 will come from the Redevelopment
Property Tax Trust Fund (“RPTTF”). Approval of ROPS 19-20 will facilitate the ability of the
Agency to continue payment of the enforceable obligations of the former Redevelopment
Agency for the next fiscal year. Failure to approve and submit the ROPS 19-20 to the DOF by
the February 1, 2019 deadline, as required by AB1484, may result in penalties of $10,000 per
day to the Successor Agency.
Prepared by: Reviewed and Approved by:
Talika Johnson Sergio Gonzalez
Director of Finance City Manager
Attachments:
1) Resolution No. 2019-R02 – Successor Agency of the former Redevelopment Agency of the
City of Azusa Adopting a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule-July 1, 2019 to June
30, 2020 (ROPS 19-20)
Exhibit A – ROPS 19-20, July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
2) Resolution No. 2019-R03 – Successor Agency of the former Redevelopment Agency of the
City of Azusa Adopting an Administrative Budget -July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
Exhibit B – Proposed Administrative Budget, July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-R02
A RESOLUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE FORMER
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF AZUSA APPROVING
AND ADOPTING THE RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT
SCHEDULE FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2019 THROUGH JUNE 30,
2020 PURSUANT TO AB x1 26 AS AMENDED BY AB 1484
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 34169(h), enacted by AB x1 26, requires
successor agencies to prepare a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (“ROPS”) annually.
WHEREAS, because the Successor Agency of the former Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Azusa (“Board”) previously adopted a ROPS, Resolution No. 2018-R01, dated
January 16, 2018, is operative only through June 30, 2019, so that the Successor Agency of the
former Redevelopment (“Agency”) may continue to meet the Agency’s recognized obligations,
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, determined and ordered by the Oversight
Board as follows:
Section 1. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated
herein by reference.
Section 2. The Agency staff is hereby authorized to administratively amend
the ROPS in order to remove line items which are subsequently
disapproved by the Board, the California State Department of
Finance (“DOF”) and the County of Los Angeles Auditor-
Controller and to format the ROPS to conform with DOF
requirements and to take all necessary and appropriate actions to
prepare and submit the ROPS, provided, however, that neither such
authorization nor such removal shall be deemed to be, nor are they
intended as, an acknowledgement of the validity of AB x1 26 and
AB 1484 or such action by the Board and/or the DOF. The Agency
reserves all rights of the Agency to challenge the validity and/or
application of any or all provisions of AB x1 26 and AB 1484 in
any administrative or judicial proceeding, without prejudice to the
Agency’s right to list any such removed item on this or a future
ROPS. The Agency reserves the right to pursue any and all appeals
and any available legal or equitable remedy provided or available
by law to obtain the correction of any erroneous decision regarding
the ROPS.
Section 3. The Agency staff is authorized to include on the ROPS any items
which were approved on previous ROPS but not fully expended.
Section 4. The Board hereby approves and adopts ROPS 19-20, in
substantially the form attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A, so
that the Agency may continue to meet its recognized obligations, all
as required by Health and Safety Code section 34177, during the
time period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. The Agency
reserves the right to further amend the ROPS in the future in order
to provide an accurate schedule.
Section 5. The Board hereby directs that copies of this Resolution be submitted to
the California State Department of Finance, the California State
Controller’s Office and the Los Angeles County Auditor-Controller
and to be posted on the Agency’s website.
Section 6. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34179(h), all actions taken
by the Oversight Board, may be reviewed by the California Department
of Finance, and therefore, this Resolution shall not be effective for five
(5) business days, pending a request for review by the California
Department of Finance.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 22th day of January, 2019.
Joseph Romero Rocha, Chairperson
Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Azusa
ATTEST:
Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr., Secretary
Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Azusa
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2019-R02 was duly adopted
by the Board Members of the Oversight Board of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof
on the 28th day of January 2019, by the following vote of Board Members:
AYES: BOARD MEMBERS:
NOES: BOARD MEMBERS:
ABSENT: BOARD MEMBERS:
Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr., Secretary
Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Azusa
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EXHIBIT A
RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE 19-20
July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020
Successor Agency:Azusa
County:Los Angeles
Current Period Requested Funding for Enforceable Obligations (ROPS Detail)
19-20A Total
(July - December)
19-20B Total
(January - June) ROPS 19-20 Total
A 69,380$ 69,380$ 138,760$
B - - -
C - - -
D 69,380 69,380 138,760
E 3,338,934$ 990,612$ 4,329,546$
F 3,213,934 865,612 4,079,546
G 125,000 125,000 250,000
H Current Period Enforceable Obligations (A+E):3,408,314$ 1,059,992$ 4,468,306$
Name Title
/s/
Signature Date
Administrative RPTTF
Certification of Oversight Board Chairman:
Pursuant to Section 34177 (o) of the Health and Safety code, I
hereby certify that the above is a true and accurate Recognized
Obligation Payment Schedule for the above named successor
agency.
Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 19-20) - Summary
Filed for the July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 Period
Enforceable Obligations Funded as Follows (B+C+D):
RPTTF
Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund (RPTTF) (F+G):
Bond Proceeds
Reserve Balance
Other Funds
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
Bond Proceeds Reserve Balance Other Funds RPTTF Admin RPTTF Bond Proceeds Reserve Balance Other Funds RPTTF Admin RPTTF
$ 46,107,171 $ 4,468,306 $ 0 $ 0 $ 69,380 $ 3,213,934 $ 125,000 $ 3,408,314 $ 0 $ 0 $ 69,380 $ 865,612 $ 125,000 $ 1,059,992
4 Light Fund Advance Third-Party Loans 4/1/1997 6/27/2033 Light and Water Advance/577-645 Foothill/Krems Site MCBD&WE N $ - $ - $ -
5 Light Fund Advance Third-Party Loans 4/21/1997 10/1/2033 Light and Water City Adv./Autodealership MCBD&WE N $ - $ - $ -
6 Water Fund Advance Third-Party Loans 11/7/2005 6/30/2025 Light and Water City Adv./619-621 N. Azusa (Talley
Bldg)
MCBD&WE N $ - $ - $ -
7 Reimb. Agreement Bond Reimbursement
Agreements
12/1/2003 8/1/2020 City of Azusa Reimb Agrmt/2003 Refunding COP's MCBD & WE 1,160,000 N $ 359,071 340,481 $ 340,481 18,590 $ 18,590
19 SERAF FY 2010-11 Loan City/County Loan (Prior
06/28/11), Other
5/2/2011 6/30/2030 Light and Water FY 2010-11 SERAF Payment to State MCBD&WE N $ - $ - $ -
21 Harlan Lee Proj.(formerly
Coastfed/Casden)
Third-Party Loans 7/1/1991 6/30/2016 Light and Water Low-Mod Income Housing advance MCBD&WE N $ - $ - $ -
22 Administrative Allocation Admin Costs 7/1/2012 6/30/2017 City of Azusa Successor Agency Administrative
Allocation
MCBD & WE 250,000 N $ 250,000 125,000 $ 125,000 125,000 $ 125,000
24 City L&W Enterprise Loan Third-Party Loans 6/30/1989 6/30/2014 Light and Water 25 - Year Secured Note - Revolving Ranch Center N $ - $ - $ -
25 City Loan/Debt Obligation (Bond)City/County Loan (Prior
06/28/11), Other
7/1/1991 6/30/2039 City of Azusa 1990 APFA Bond City Lease Loan
Drawdown
Ranch Center N $ - $ - $ -
26 City L&W Enterprise Loan Third-Party Loans 8/7/1989 6/30/2039 Light and Water Advance/Rehabilitation Improvements Ranch Center N $ - $ - $ -
27 SERAF FY 2010-11 Loan SERAF/ERAF 5/2/2011 6/30/2030 Light and Water FY 2010-11 SERAF Payment to State Ranch Center N $ - $ - $ -
34 Administrative Allocation Housing Entity Admin Cost 7/1/2014 6/30/2017 LA County Low-Mod Income Housing
Administrative Allocation
MCBD & WE 150,000 N $ 150,000 75,000 $ 75,000 75,000 $ 75,000
35 1989 Ranch Center Project Loan City/County Loan (Prior
06/28/11), Other
9/11/2014 6/30/2030 City of Azusa Public Improvement Ranch Center N $ - $ - $ -
36 1990 Ranch Center/Central Business
District Loan
City/County Loan (Prior
06/28/11), Other
9/11/2014 6/30/2030 City of Azusa Public Improvement MCBD&WE N $ - $ - $ -
37 1989 West End Project Loan City/County Loan (Prior
06/28/11), Other
9/11/2014 6/30/2030 City of Azusa Public Improvement related to Price
Club Project
West End N $ - $ - $ -
39 Tax Allocation Bonds Bonds Issued After 12/31/10 10/14/2014 8/1/2034 Bond Holders 2014 Subordinate Tax Allocation
Refunding Bonds
MCBD & WE 7,590,000 N $ 1,095,644 947,572 $ 947,572 148,072 $ 148,072
40 Tax Allocation Bonds Bonds Issued After 12/31/10 9/23/2015 8/1/2036 Bond Holders 2015A Subordinate Tax Allocation
Refunding Bonds
MCBD & WE 14,315,000 N $ 504,212 252,106 $ 252,106 252,106 $ 252,106
41 Tax Allocation Bonds Bonds Issued After 12/31/10 9/23/2015 8/1/2036 Bond Holders 2015B Subordinate Tax Allocation
Refunding Bonds
MCBD & WE 15,065,000 N $ 928,056 630,884 $ 630,884 297,172 $ 297,172
42 City Enterprise Loan City/County Loan (Prior
06/28/11), Cash exchange
6/25/2015 8/1/2036 City of Azusa Enterprise Loan MCBD & WE 1,377,171 N $ 138,760 69,380 $ 69,380 69,380 $ 69,380
44 Tax Allocation Bonds Bonds Issued After 12/31/10 11/2/2017 8/1/2022 Bond Holders 2017 Series A Refunding bonds MCBD & WE 2,815,000 N $ 752,546 719,055 $ 719,055 33,491 $ 33,491
45 Tax Allocation Bonds Bonds Issued After 12/31/10 11/2/2017 8/1/1932 Bond Holders 2017 Series B Refunding bonds MCBD & WE 3,385,000 N $ 290,017 248,836 $ 248,836 41,181 $ 41,181
46 N $ - $ - $ -
47 N $ - $ - $ -
Fund Sources Fund Sources
Contract/Agreement
Termination Date
ROPS 19-20
Total
19-20B (January - June)
19-20A
Total
Azusa Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 19-20) - ROPS Detail
July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020
(Report Amounts in Whole Dollars)
Item #Payee Description/Project Scope Project Area
Total Outstanding
Debt or Obligation Retired
19-20A (July - December)
19-20B
Total Project Name/Debt Obligation Obligation Type
Contract/Agreement
Execution Date
A B C D E F G H
Reserve Balance Other Funds RPTTF
Bonds issued on or
before 12/31/10
Bonds issued on or
after 01/01/11
Prior ROPS RPTTF
and Reserve
Balances retained
for future period(s)
Rent,
Grants,
Interest, etc.
Non-Admin
and
Admin
1 Beginning Available Cash Balance (Actual 07/01/16)
RPTTF amount should exclude "A" period distribution amount
325,075 2 412,646 2,690,398 3,017,020
2 Revenue/Income (Actual 06/30/17)
RPTTF amount should tie to the ROPS 16-17 total distribution from the
County Auditor-Controller
1,106,033 2,733,913 1,394 1,310,351 2,229,989
3 Expenditures for ROPS 16-17 Enforceable Obligations
(Actual 06/30/17)
1,105,742 2,733,850 0 928,031 4,272,465
4 Retention of Available Cash Balance (Actual 06/30/17)
RPTTF amount retained should only include the amounts distributed as
reserve for future period(s)
325,366 65 414,040 0 0
5 ROPS 16-17 RPTTF Prior Period Adjustment
RPTTF amount should tie to the Agency's ROPS 16-17 PPA form
submitted to the CAC
6 Ending Actual Available Cash Balance (06/30/17)
C to F = (1 + 2 - 3 - 4), G = (1 + 2 - 3 - 4 - 5)
0$ 0$ 0$ 3,072,718$ 974,544$
No entry required
Azusa Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 19-20) - Report of Cash Balances
July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017
(Report Amounts in Whole Dollars)
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 34177 (l), Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund (RPTTF) may be listed as a source of payment on the ROPS, but only to the extent no other funding
source is available or when payment from property tax revenues is required by an enforceable obligation. For tips on how to complete the Report of Cash Balances Form, see Cash Balance Tips Sheet.
Fund Sources
Comments
Bond Proceeds
ROPS 16-17 Cash Balances
(07/01/16 - 06/30/17)
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-R03
A RESOLUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE FORMER
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF AZUSA APPROVING
AND ADOPTING THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET FOR THE
PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2019 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2020 PURSUANT TO
AB x1 26 AS AMENDED BY AB 1484
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 34177(J), enacted by AB x1 26, requires a
successor agency to a former redevelopment agency to prepare administrative budgets to the
Oversight Board for approval.
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency of the Former Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Azusa (“Agency”) has submitted to the Oversight Board of the Agency (“Board”) an annual
proposed administrative budget (“Budget”) that commences on July 1, 2019 through June 30,
2020. Attached hereto as Exhibit B, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, determined and ordered by the Oversight
Board as follows:
Section 1. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated
herein by reference.
Section 2. The Board hereby approves the Budget, in substantially the form
attached to this Resolution as Exhibit B, so that the Agency may
continue to meet its recognized obligations, all as required by Health
and Safety Code section 34177, during the time period from July 1,
2019 through June 30, 2020. The Agency reserves the right to further
amend the Budget in the future in order to provide an accurate
schedule.
Section 3. The Agency staff is authorized and directed to enter into any
agreements and amendments to agreements necessary to memorialize
and implement the agreements and obligations in the Budget herein
approved by the Board.
Section 4. The Board hereby directs that copies of this Resolution be submitted to
the California State Department of Finance, the California State
Controller’s Office and the Los Angeles County Auditor-Controller
and to be posted on the Agency’s website.
Section 5. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34179(h), all actions taken
by the Board, may be reviewed by the California Department of
Finance, and therefore, this Resolution shall not be effective for five (5)
business days, pending a request for review by the California
Department of Finance.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 22th day of January, 2019.
Joseph Romero Rocha, Chairperson
Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Azusa
ATTEST:
Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr., Secretary
Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Azusa
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2019-R03 was duly adopted
by the Board Members of the Oversight Board of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof
on the 28th day of January 2019, by the following vote of Board Members:
AYES: BOARD MEMBERS:
NOES: BOARD MEMBERS:
ABSENT: BOARD MEMBERS:
Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr., Secretary
Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Azusa
EXHIBIT B
PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET
July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020
Administrative Allocation 250,000$
Administrative Costs
Vendors:Description Estimate
Best Best & Krieger Agency Legal Counsel $55,000
Urban Futures Continuing Disclosures 6,000
HdL Coren & cone Tax Increment Audit Services 7,250
Dukes Landscaping Weed abatement/treatment 7,000
Iron Mountain Storage 2,500
Badawi & Associates CPAs'Audit Services 10,000
Frontier Communication Comm. Service-Reader Board 2,000
Azusa Light & Water Reader Board-Electrical 9,750
Wilmington Trust Trustee Admin Fees 9,000 $110,100
Personnel:
Position Estimate
City Manager $14,781
Econ & Comm director $91,503
Finance Director $21,123
Senior Accountant $52,871
Assist. City Clerk $11,668
A/P Specialist $2,577
Executive Asst $2,568
Payroll Specialist $1,945 199,038 309,138
Excess (Deficit) - Administrative Allocation (59,138)$
Successor Agency of the Former Redeveolpment Agency of the City of Azusa
PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020