Item 8-A

 

Council Meeting:       December 17, 2002                         Santa Monica, California

 

 

 

To:                   Mayor and City Council

                        Chairperson and Redevelopment Agency

 

From:              City Staff

 

Subject:          Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2001-2002 for the

Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Monica

 

 

INTRODUCTION

The California Health & Safety Code requires that the Redevelopment Agency present an annual report to the City Council and file such annual report with the Controller of the State of California no later than December 31, 2002.  This staff report presents the attached Santa Monica Redevelopment Agency Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2001-2002, which includes an independent financial audit, pursuant to Section 33080.1 of the California Health and Safety Code.

 

BACKGROUND

The purpose of the Annual Report of the Redevelopment Agency is to provide financial and housing data to the state legislature and interested parties regarding the Agency and its activities. The attached report includes the following:

1)     Annual Report Summary for Fiscal Year 2001-2002, which includes information which the Agency believes useful in explaining its programs and activities (Attachment A);

2)     An independent financial audit and report conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (Attachment B);

3)     A fiscal statement that provides information on the outstanding indebtedness and the amount of tax increment revenue generated by the Agency in total and by each project area (Attachment C); and

4)     A description of the Agency’s activities including those affecting housing and displacement (Attachment D)

 

DISCUSSION

The accounting firm of KPMG completed an independent financial audit for the financial year from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002, in compliance with standards set out in Section 33080.1 of the California Health and Safety Code. KPMG issued an unqualified audit report which means that the Agency’s records accurately and fairly represent the financial position of the various funds and account groups of the Redevelopment Agency as of June 30, 2002.

 

The attached annual report provides specific information on housing and other activities of the Redevelopment Agency in Fiscal Year 2001-2002. Presentation of the annual report to the City Council is required prior to its transmittal to the State Controller.

 

The Agency will be conducting a public hearing early in the 2003 calendar year to review and evaluate the progress of the Agency’s 1999 Implementation Plan.

 

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT

There is no budget/fiscal impact resulting from the approval of the Redevelopment Agency’s Annual Report of Fiscal Year 2001-2002.

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2001-2002 for the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Monica and that the Redevelopment Agency direct the Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency to transmit the report to the Controller of the State of California.

 

Prepared by:              Jeff Mathieu, Director of Resource Management

                                    Mike Dennis, Director of Finance/Agency Controller

                                    Robert Moncrief, Housing and Redevelopment Manager

                                    Tina Rodriguez, Redevelopment Administrator

                                    Martin Kennerly, Administrative Services Officer

                                    Bill Jias, Senior Account

                                   

 

 

Attachment A -           Annual Report Summary for Fiscal Year 2001-2002

Attachment B -           KPMG Independent Auditor’s Report for 2001-2002

Attachment C -          State Auditor Controller’s Report of Financial Transactions and Statement of Indebtedness for Tax Year 2001-2002      

Attachment D -          State Housing and Community Development Department Annual Report of Housing Activity of Community Redevelopment Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ended 06/30/2002