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CITY OF LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA <br />NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br />December 31, 2019 <br />Note 15 TAX INCREMENT DISTRICTS <br />The City is the administrating authority for four tax increment districts. The City's tax increment districts are <br />subject to review by the State of Minnesota Office of the State Auditor (OSA). Any disallowed claims or misuse <br />of tax increments could become a liability of the applicable fund. Management has indicated that they are not <br />aware of any instances of noocompliance which could have a material effi,ct oo the financial statements. <br />The following table reflects values at December 31, 2019: <br />1lF 1-5 1lF 1-11 1lF 1-12 <br />Cottage 11F 1-10 Woods Cleanwter <br />Homesteads Panattoni ~ Creek <br />Authorizing law M.S.469 M.S.469 M.S.469 M.S.469 <br />Year established 1994 2004 2005 2006 <br />Final year of district 2022 2023 2031 2026 <br />Net tax capacity: <br />Original $128 $15,869 $21,032 $21,416 <br />Current (payable 2019) 40398 243,818 224,749 _fil626 <br />Captured • retained $40,270 $227,949 $203,717 .....!ll!!dlO <br />Note 16 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENQ!!;§ <br />A. LIDGATION <br />Existing and pending lawsuits, claims and other actions in which the City is a defendant are either <br />covered by insurance, of an immaterial amount, or, in the judgment of the City's management, remotely <br />recoverable by plaintiffs. <br />B. FEDERALANDSTATEFUNDS <br />The City receives financial assistance from federal and state governmental agencies in the form of <br />grants. The disbursement of funds received under these programs generally requires compliance with <br />the terms and cooditions specified in the grant agreements and is subject to audit by the grantor <br />agencies. Any disallowed claims resulting from such audits could become a liability of the applicable <br />fund. However, in the opinion of management, any such disallowed claims will not have a material <br />effect oo any of the financial statements of the individual fund types included herein or on the overall <br />financial positioo of the City at December 31, 2019. <br />C. COMMITTED CONTRACTS <br />At December 31, 2019, the City had commitments of $4,910,154 for uncompleted constructioo <br />contracts. In additioo, the City has entered into coostructioo cootracts during 2020 totaling $2,467,839. <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA <br />NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br />December 31, 2019 <br />Note17 RISKMANAGEMENT <br />The City is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to and destructioh of assets, errors <br />and omissions, injuries to employees and natural disasters. <br />Workers compensation coverage is provided through a pooled self-insurance program through the League of <br />Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCin. The City pays an armual premium to LMCIT. The City is subject <br />to supplemental assessments if deemed necessary by the LMCIT. The LMCIT reinsures through Workers <br />Compensatioo Reinsurance Associatioo (WCRA) as required by law. For workers compensation, the City is not <br />subject to a deductible. The City's workers compensatioo coverage is retrospectively rated. With this type of <br />coverage, final premiums are determined after loss experience is known. The amount of premium adjustment, if <br />any, is considered immaterial and not recorded until received or paid. <br />Property and casualty insurance is provided through a pooled self-insurance program through the LMCIT. The <br />City pays an armual premium to the LMCIT. The City is subject to supplemental assessments if deemed <br />necessary by the LMCIT. The LMCIT reinsures through commercial companies for claims in excess of various <br />amounts. The City retains risk for the deductible portion of the insurance policies and for any exclusions from <br />the insurance policies. These amounts are considered immaterial to the financial statements. <br />The City cootinues to carry commercial insurance for all other risks of loss, including disability and employee <br />health insurance. <br />There were no significant reductions in insurance from the previous year or settlements in excess of insurance <br />coverage for any of the past three fiscal years. <br />Note 18 INSURANCE RECOVERY <br />During 2019, the City received insurance proceeds in the amount of$711,854 relating to storm damage. The <br />insurance proceeds were expended during the year to replace the roof of the Civic Complex. <br />Note lll PRESENTATION OF DEPOSITS PAYABLE <br />For the year ended December 31, 2019, the City implemented GASB Statement No. 84, Fiduciary Activities. <br />Based oo the guidance provided by GASB 84, the City's developer deposits no looger meet the definitioo of a <br />fiduciary activity. Therefore, the amounts and activity previously reported in a fiduciary fund are now reported <br />in the General Fund. This reclassificatioo had no effi,ct on beginning net positioo or fund balance. IV-36