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The General Fund is the chief operating fund of the City of St. Anthony, Minnesota. At the end of the current fiscal year, unassigned fund balance of the General Fund was $1,647,566, while total fund balance reached $1,702,837. As a measure of the General Fund's liquidity, it may be useful to compare both unassigned fund balance and total fund balance to total fund expenditures. Unassigned fund balance represents 30.7% of total General Fund expenditures and total fund balance represents 31.8% of that same amount. During the current fiscal year, the fund balance in the General Fund increased by $78,137. The Street Improvement Debt Service Fund increased by $2,241,362 as debt was refinanced near year end and proceeds were being held for payments of debt in early 2012. The HRA Debt Service Fund increased by $20,261 as annual revenue collected and transfers in was more than annual debt service requirements. The Street Improvement Projects Fund decreased by $1,256,727 substantially due to the payoff of the Fannie Mae debt of $1,250,000. This debt was associated with Apache Plaza area land acquisition associated with the Silver Lake Village Development. The HRA Projects Funds increased by $291,084 to a balance of $776,143. The key factor in the increase was that Tax Increment revenue exceed debt related payment by $322,730. The Storm Water Improvement Fund increased by $17,528 due to charges for services exceeding operating expenses. The 2009 Street Improvement Project Fund decreased by $46,525 as a result of payments to contractors and pending final construction expenses. The 2011 Street Improvement Project Fund increased by $351,212 as a result of bonds issued. Non -major Special Revenue Funds decreased by $57,737 to a balance of ($27,468) due to greater activity in the area of Housing and Redevelopment. Non -major Debt Service Funds had a total fund balance of $1,386,671, all of which is reserved for the payment of debt service. The net increase in fund balance during the current year in the non -major debt service funds was $344,711, of which $211,695 represents the addition of the 2011 Street Bond Fund. Non -major Capital Project Funds had a total fund balance of ($25,791), a decrease of $131,691 20