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April 19, 1994
FINANCIAL ADVISOR'S REPORT CONCERNING THE CASTAIC LAKE WATER
AGENCY
Community Recovery Agency
In a report to the Castaic Lake Water Agency Board, the General Manager justified opposition to
the City's Community Recovery Plan based on its alleged interference, or possible interference, with
the Agency's ability to make debt service payments on outstanding indebtedness of approximately
132 million dollars. (The current year's debt service payment amounts to approximately 11.2 million
dollars.) Following that report, several Castaic Lake Water Agency Board members appeared before
the City Council to express that concern.
Financial information is being evaluated by a financial advisor who has been retained to provide
a report to the City Council. Mr. Jim Regan, a prominent financial advisor, will be present to
provide a preliminary report at the City Council meeting of April 19, 1994. Attached is professional
biographical information about Mr. Regan and his firm.
Recommendation
Receive and file report, and provide direction as appropriate.
Attachments
1) Report Concerning Castaic Lake Water Agency
2) Professional Biographical Information
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ESTIMATED IMPACT OF COMMUNITY RECOVERYPROGRAM
ON CASTAIC LAKE WATER AGENCY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Recovery Program This report prepared by GRC-Copenhaver, Inc. was
will have limited impact commissioned to determine whether or not the City's
on CLWA's debt adoption of a Community Recovery Plan will jeopardize
repayment. repayment of existing Castaic Lake Water Agency
(hereinafter "CLWA") financing. The property taxes to be
captured by the Recovery Program will have a limited
impact on the CLWA.
Other conclusions of a preliminary review of the financial
impact of the Recovery Program are reflected in this
report's Summary Section.
Principle sources of information used in this report
include the Official Statement for the $132,000,000
Certificates of Participation issued by CLWA
("Certificates"), annual financial statements for the
CLWA, Recovery Program estimates of base values and
future revenues and miscellaneous reports of both the
CLWA and the Recovery Program. Additionally, we
spoke by telephone to Glenn Reiter, financial consultant
to the CLWA.
COMMUNITY RECOVERY PROGRAM REVENUES
Background
Recovery revenues are Community Recovery Program revenues are established
established by State by State law which provides a fixed formula for sharing
Law. property tax revenues between programs such as that
established by the City of Santa Clarita and other taxing
districts such as water agencies and counties. There is
little or no flexibility with respect to negotiating pass-
through agreements with the taxing districts beyond that
established in law.
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Community Recovery Program/Castaic Lake Water Agency
Current assessed value The Recovery Program's estimate of future revenues is
estimates will be updated based on the assumption that the initial assessed
by the County within 60 valuation of the area included in the Recovery Program
days. project boundaries will total approximately $4.5 billion.
This estimate of assessed value, in place prior to the
Recovery Program, was not calculated by reviewing the
values in individual tax rate areas. In accordance with
the law, Los Angeles County must provide a report within
the next 60 days and this report will precisely establish
the initial assessed valuation or "base year" valuation for
fiscal year 1993-94. This figure is important because it
establishes the amount of property tax that will continue
to flow to the taxing districts and it defines the baseline
for calculating future revenues of the Recovery Program.
Tax Increment Revenue Projection
CLWA will receive pass- The tax increment estimates prepared by the City's
through payments, Recovery Program staff assumed a 4% growth in assessed
value resulting from the annual inflationary increases
typically experienced since Proposition 13 and re-
assessment resulting from property transfers and
improvements. State law establishes the property tax
pass-throughs to other taxing districts at 20% of gross
revenues for the first 10 years and increases this amount
to 36.8% between years 11 through 30. The pass-through
payments continue to increase after year thirty to over
49% of the incremental property tax revenue for the
remaining life of the Recovery Program.
CLWA and the City have The CLWA and the City of Santa Clarita have similar
similar property tax rates. property tax rates with both entities receiving between
5% to 6% of the property tax assessment established
pursuant to Proposition 13. CLWA, in addition to its
share of the base property tax, also levies a tax override
to service the debt on bonds issued in 1976 and collects
property tax that pays for the State Water Project
Contract.
Tables Nos.: 1, 1(a), and 1(b), attached hereto, illustrate
the total tax increment to the Recovery Program and the
taxing districts over the fiscal years through 2014-15.
These tables were prepared using growth rates of 2%, 4%
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and 5% to provide a range of financial scenarios to
consider.
• In summary, the City's Community Recovery Program
will capture, for the first 10 years, 60% of the increase
in property tax revenues above that level collected by
all taxing districts in 1993-94. An additional 20% of
the increase will be devoted to housing programs and
the remaining 20% will be divided between the taxing
agencies such as Los Angeles County, and the CLWA.
After year 10, the percentage of revenues to the
Recovery Program declines to 43.2% offset by an
increase to 36.8% of revenues divided by other taxing
agencies.
• The only taxing district which does not receive a share
of pass-throughs is the City which will have to forego
all of its share of increases in property tax.,
.. no taxing district will The revenues which have historically been captured by
experience a decline in the taxing districts prior to the adoption of the Program
revenue. will continue to flow to the taxing districts; thus, no
taxing district will experience a decline in revenue.
One issue pointed out by the CLWA that is of equal
concern to the City's Community Recovery Program is
property assessment appeals. Mr. Reiter informed us
that over 5,000 property owners have filed appeals
seeking to lower their property taxes. It is possible that
the projections will need a period of time to make up for a
decline in property assessments before the Recovery
Program will receive any "new" revenue because the
Program is only eligible to receive its share of increased
revenues. If this were the case, the Recovery Program
will have no income and no impact on the revenues of
other taxing districts until the decrease in assessments is
reversed. The CLWA also informed us that it is preparing
its own estimate of the base year valuation by matching
the tax rate areas with the Recovery Area boundaries, a
process similar to that undertaken by Los Angeles
County.
the present value of The tables illustrate the impact of growth rates on
future dollars is revenues to be received by the Recovery Program. In year
considerably lower.
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20, the Recovery Program would receive $6.3 million at a
2% annual growth and slightly over $22 million annually
at a 5% annual growth. In reviewing revenue projections
that include inflation to the Recovery Program or to any
tax district, it should be remembered that the present
value of future dollars is considerably lower -- a $22
million payment in twenty years is worth $5.9 million
today using a discount rate equal to current tax exempt
financing rates (6.75%).
CASTAIC LAKE WATER AGENCY
COP -Pledged Revenues
CLWA covenants to pay In issuing Certificates of Participation totaling
debt. $132,000,000 in 1990 for the future expansion of the
CLWA's water system, the CLWA pledged a wide range of
revenues including property taxes not pledged to a 1976
general obligation bond issue and to payments under the
State Water Project Contract. In addition to property
taxes, the CLWA generally pledged all of its revenues
including fees, rents, water sale proceeds, interest
earnings, capacity charges etc. The pledge of revenue
sources was further bolstered by a covenant of the CLWA
to increase their revenues through the adjustment of
charges and fees if the CLWA did not have revenues
equal to 120% of debt service in any given year. This
combination of revenues and the covenant allowed the
CLWA to purchase bond insurance to further support the
Certificates which resulted in AAA bond rating.
Table No. 2 provides an overview of the outside revenue
sources pledged to the Certificates and provides a
comparison between the revenues projected to be received
by the CLWA at the time of issuance and the revenues
which were actually received over the period from 1990 to
1993. Property taxes pledged to the Certificates represent
a major component of the pledged revenues.
CLWA property tax . CLWA anticipated annual property taxes of $3.3 in
revenues exceed 1990 and $3.9 million in 1993. Actual receipts were
projections by 45%. $4.9 and $5.6 million respectively p y or approximately
45% higher than estimated by the CLWA.
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Water sales and fees . In 1993, water sales and capacity/connection fees were
have not met projections. about 73% and 83% lower respectively than projected.
This has caused the major shortfall in revenues
pledged to the bond issue.
Interest earnings will Interest earnings on unexpended capital improvement
decline significantly, funds, reserve funds and operating funds accounted for
the single largest revenue source during the period
reviewed. However, the interest earnings will decline
significantly now that the proceeds from the Certificates
have been expended.
TABLE 2
COMPARISON OF ACTUAL vs. PROJECTED REVENUES
SELECTED SOURCES PLEDGED TO 1990 BOND ISSUE, CLWA
($000's)
Projected 1
1990
1991
1992
1993
Property Taxes
$3,380.0
$3,549.0
$3,726.5
$3,912.8
Water Sales
2,746.5
3,269.8
3,888.3
5,037.1
Facility Fees
4,400.00
5,174.1
7,606.6
7,226.8
Other
10.0
10.5
11.0
11.6
Total
$10,536.5
$12,003.4
$15,232.4
$16,188.3
Actual 2
Property Taxes
N/A
$4,950.0
$5,753.2
$5,649.1
Water Sales
2,158.0
1,638.1
1,888.5
Facility Fees
1,763.7
6,886.7
1,225.7
Other
120.0
173.7
595.4
Total
$8,991.7
$14,451.7
$9,358.7
(1) Official Bond Statement, June 20, 1990
(2) COP Pledged Revenue Fund
N/A Not applicable (partial year)
Impact of Community Recovery Program
Property tax revenues are the focus of this initial review.
To analyze the impact of the City's Community Recovery
Program it is necessary to calculate the total property
taxes collected by the CLWA and deduct those future
taxes to be captured by the Recovery Program.
The base year assessed valuation of the CLWA service
area is that identified by the CLWA for FY1993-94 to be
$10.64 billion. Tables Nos. 3, 3(a) and 3(b), attached
hereto, estimate the property tax proceeds to the CLWA
at different growth rates and deduct the projected
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property taxes to be collected by the Recovery Program.
An assumed tax rate share of .0515 per $100 of assessed
valuation was utilized to estimate the property tax
revenues to the CLWA.
Tables 4, 4(a) and 4(b), attached hereto, summarize the
financial impact of the Recovery Program on the CLWA at
different growth rates. These tables • present both the
absolute dollar impact and the impact of the Recovery
Program stated as a percentage of CLWA revenue given
the assumptions discussed in this report.
• At a growth rate of 2%, the City's Community
Recovery Program will capture $37,000 of CLWA
property tax revenues in the first year increasing to
$474,000 per year by year 2014.
• At a growth rate of 5%, the CLWA would experience a
financial impact of $93,000 the first program year and
$1.7 million per year in the 20th year of the Recovery
Program.
• This represents an average of less than 9% of their
property tax revenues over the first twenty years.
CLWA property taxes To put this revenue in perspective, this revenue loss is
under Recovery Program equal to the property taxes on an additional 225 to 250
continue to exceed homes constructed annually in the CLWA area over the
projected levels. next 20 years. Furthermore, while declining water sales
and connection fees have adversely impacted CLWA
revenues, it is important to note that GRC's estimated
property tax revenues to CLWA net of the Recovery
Program impact exceed the level generated by projecting
base property tax revenues as estimated in the
Certificates Official Statement.
CLWA's debt payments The property tax captured by the Recovery Program from
@ $11.2 million are very the CLWA is a small percentage of the water agency's
large in comparison to annual debt. Assuming that assessed value increases 4%,
Recovery Program the Recovery Program will capture $74,000, which would
revenues captured from have otherwise gone to CLWA. In year 10 of the Recovery
the CLWA. program, the loss to CLWA is $597,000. This captured
revenue stream is dwarfed by CLWA's annual $11.2
million debt payment.
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CLWA plans $200 million In speaking with the Mr. Reiter, he pointed out that the
in additional debt. proposed Recovery Program may not impair the ability to
service the existing Certificate debt but that his agency
was concerned with the ability to finance and implement
the remaining $200,000,000 in improvements listed in the
water master plan. This plan is based on the needs of
servicing a population of approximately 270,000 in the
year 2010. The population estimate is based on
projections prepared by the regional planning agency, the
Southern California Association of Governments
("SCAG"). To implement the plan to accommodate this
population level, Mr. Reiter felt that the CLWA would
need to capture its full share of the property tax.
SUMMARY
In summary, our preliminary review has determined that:
♦ The Recovery Program will address improvement
needs in the community by reinvesting property tax
proceeds within the Project Area and through helping
to mitigate over $200 million in earthquake damage.
♦ The Recovery Program is anticipated to capture
approximately 9% of the CLWA base property tax
revenues over the next 20 years. Because property tax
is only a portion of the total revenue received by
CLWA, the captured tax increment is very small in
comparison to the total revenues of the water agency.
In the base year the captured funds amount to less
than 1%.
♦ The City of Santa Clarita will experience a greater
decline in property tax revenue than the CLWA in
furtherance of the Recovery Program.
♦ The CLWA will continue to receive its full allocation of
property tax revenues resulting from property tax
overrides. In addition to property taxes, CLWA
generates revenue from the sale of water to retail
companies, charging builders capacity/connection fees,
leasing property, earning interest on unused or
reserved funds.
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♦ The CLWA capital improvement plan calls for $200
million in new debt.
♦ The formula for sharing tax revenues between the
Recovery Program and other taxing Agencies is
established by State law and not the City of Santa
Clarita.
♦ Water agencies such as the CLWA without retail sales
were excluded from the tax shift (AB8) under which
the State of California reduced municipal and special
district revenues between 15% to over 50% to help
solve the state budget crisis.
♦ The base year assessed value within the Recovery
Program boundaries remains to be determined by Los
Angeles County and fluctuations in the value from the
estimated $4.5 billion will affect the results of this
analysis.
♦ The CLWA has experienced a significant decline in
anticipated revenues (as projected in the CLWA
financing document) from water sales and connection
fees. Property tax revenues have exceeded the
estimates of the CLWA by over 40%.
Water sales have declined due to reduced water
purchases by retail water companies, choosing instead
to pump water from the ground water table for
economic and other reasons pertaining to water rights.
The CLWA has expressed interest in purchasing a
retail water company and if successful, it would be
both the supplier and the purchaser of water
(wholesaler vs. retailer issue).
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RECOVERY PROGRAM PROPERTY TAX REVENUES
Tai!le No. 1 - 2% annual increase
($000'S)
Year. Assessed Value (1y Tax Increment ' Housing (2)Other Districts Recovery Program
base year $4,500,000
1994-95
$4,590,000
$900 (5)
$180
$180 (6)
$540
1995-96
$4,681,800
$1,818
$364
$364
$1,091
1996-97
$4,775,436
$2,754
$551
$551
$1,653
1997-98
$4,870,945
$3,709
$742
$742
$2,226
1998-99
$4,968,364
$4,684
$937
$937
$2,810
1999-00
$5,067,731
$5,677
$1,135
$1,135
$3,406
2000-01
$5,169,086
$6,691
$1,338
$1,338
$4,015
2001-02
$5,272,467
$7,725
$1,545
$1,545
$4,635
2002-03
$5,377,917
$8,779
$1,756
$1,756
$5,267
2003-04
$3,656,984 (3)
$6,570
$1,314
$1,314
$3,942
2004-05
$3,730,124
$7,301
$1,460
$2,687 (7)
$3,154 (4)
2005.06
$3,804,726
$8,047
$1,609
$2,961
$3,476
2006-07
$3,880,821
$8,808
$1,762
$3,241
$3,805
2007-08
$3,958,437
$9,584
$1,917
$3,527
$4,140
2008-09
$4,037,606
$10,376
$2,075
$3,818
$4,482
2009-10
$4,118,358
$11,184
$2,237
$4,116
$4,831
2010-11
$4,200,725
$12,007
$2,401
$4,419
$5,187
2011-12
$4,284,740
$12,847
$2,569
$4,728
$5,550
2012-13
$4,370,435
$13,704
$2,741
$5,043
$5,920
2013-14
$4,457,843
$14,578
$2,916
$5,365
$6,298
2014-15
$4,547,000
$15,470
$3,094
$5,693
$6,683
Notes:
(1) Base Year Assessed Value determined by Recovery Program during adoption process - final determination to be made by Los Angeles County.
(2) Housing payments equal to 20% of gross tax increment.
(3) Decrease in assessed value due to the deletion of Valencia from Project Area after 91h Program year.
(4) Recovery Program revenues decrease with change in Project Area boundaries and increase in pass-throughs to taxing districts.
(5) Gross tax increment equal to 1% of increased assessed value after Project adoption.
(6) AB1290 prescribes a 20% pass-through for first 10 Program years, followed by a 36.8% pass-through for years 11 through 30.
(7) First year of 36.8% pass-through to lazing districts other than the City.
RECOVERY PROGRAM PROPERTY TAX REVENUES
Table No. 1 a - 4% annual increase
Year Assessed Value(1) Tax In1.crement Housing (2) ,Other, DistrictsRecovery Program
base year $4,500,000
1994-95
$4,680,000
$1,800(5)
$360
$360 (6)
$1,080
1995-96
$4,867,200
$3,672
$734
$734
$2,203
1996-97
$5,061,888
$5,619
$1,124
$1,124
$3,371
1997.98
$5,264,364
$7,644
$1,529
$1,529
$4,586
1998-99
$5,474,938
$9,749
$1,950
$1,950
$5,850
1999-00
$5,693,936
$11,939
$2,388
$2,388
$7,164
2000-01
$5,921,693
$14,217
$2,843
$2,843
$8,530
2001-02
$6,158,561
$16,586
$3,317
$3,317
$9,951
2002-03
$6,404,903
$19,049
$3,810
$3,810
$11,429
2003-04
$4,451,135 (3)
$14,511
$2,902
$2,902
$8,707
2004-05
$4,629,180
$16,292
$3,258
$5,995 (7)
$7,038 (4)
2005-06
$4,814,347
$18,143
$3,629
$6,677
$7,838
2006-07
$5,006,921
$20,069
$4,014
$7,385
$8,670
2007-08
$5,207,198
$22,072
$4,414
$8,122
$9,535
2008-09
$5,415,486
$24,155
$4,831
$8,889
$10,435
2009-10
$5,632,105
$26,321
$5,264
$9,686
$11,371
2010-11
$5,857,390
$28,574
$5,715
$10,515
$12,344
2011-12
$6,091,685
$30,917
$6,183
$11,377
$13,356
2012-13
$6,335,353
$33,354
$6,671
$12,274
$14,409
2013-14
$6,588,767
$35,888
$7,178
$13,207
$15,503
2014-15
$6,852,317
$38,523
$7,705
$14,177
$16,642
Nates:
(1) Base Year Assessed Value determined by Recovery Program during adoption process - final determination to be made by Los Angeles County.
(2) Housing payments equal to 20% of gross tax increment.
(3) Decrease in assessed value due to the deletion of Valencia from Project Area after 9th Program year.
(4) Recovery Program revenues decrease with change in Project Area boundaries and increase in pass-throughs to taxing districts.
(5) Gross tax increment equal to 1% of increased assessed value after Project adoption.
(6) AB1290 prescribes a 20% pass-through for first 10 Program years, followed by a 36.8% pass-through for years 11 through 30.
(7) First year of 36.8% pass-through to taxing districts other than the City.
RECOVERY PROGRAM PROPERTY TAX REVENUES
Table No.1 b - 5% annual increase
($000's)
Year AssessedValue(1) _:.Tax Increment Housing (2) Other Districts Recovery Program
base year $4,500,000
1994-95
$4,725,000
$2,250 (5)
$450
$450 (6)
$1,350
1995-96
$4,961,250
$4,613
$923
$923
$2,768
1996-97
$5,209,313
$7,093
$1,419
$1,419
$4,256
1997-98
$5,469,778
$9,698
$1,940
$1,940
$5,819
1998-99
$5,743,267
$12,433
$2,487
$2,487
$7,460
1999-00
$6,030,430
$15,304
$3,061
$3,061
$9,183
2000-01
$6,331,952
$18,320
$3,664
$3,664
$10,992
2001-02
$6,648,549
$21,485
$4,297
$4,297
$12,891
2002-03
$6,980,977
$24,810
$4,962
$4,962
$14,886
2003-04
$5,003,033 (3)
$20,030
$4,006
$4,006
$12,018
2004-05
$5,253,185
$22,532
$4,506
$8,292 (7)
$9,734 (4)
2005-06
$5,515,844
$25,158
$5,032
$9,258
$10,868
2006-07
$5,791,636
$27,916
$5,583
$10,273
$12,060
2007.08
$6,081,218
$30,812
$6,162
$11,339
$13,311
2008-09
$6,385,279
$33,853
$6,771
$12,458
$14,624
2009-10
$6,704,543
$37,045
$7,409
$13,633
$16,004
2010-11
$7,039,770
$40,398
$8,080
$14,866
$17,452
2011-12
$7,391,758
$43,918
$8,784
$16,162
$18,972
2012-13
$7,761,346
$47,613
$9,523
$17,522
$20,569
2013-14
$8,149,414
$51,494
$10,299
$18,950
$22,245
2014-15
$8,556,884
$55,569
$11,114
$20,449
$24,006
Notes:
(1) Base Year Assessed Value determined by Recovery Program during adoption process -final determination to be made by Las Angeles County.
(2) Housing payments equal to 20% of gross tax increment.
(3) Decrease in assessed value due to the deletion of Valencia from Project Area after 9th Program year,
(4) Recovery Program revenues decrease with change in Project Area boundaries and increase in pass-throughs to taxing districts.
(5) Gross tax increment equal to i % of increased assessed value after Project adoption.
(6) AB1290 prescribes a 20% pass-through for first 10 Program years, followed by a 36.8% pass-through for years 11 through 30.
(7) First year of 36.8% pass-through to taxing districts other than the City.
CLWA PROPERTY TAX REVENUES
CLWA Property Tax Revenues After Adoption of Santa Clarita Recovery Program
Table No. 3 - 2% annual increase
(! 'Year
Assessed Value
Property Tax
3b - 5% annual Increase
Year
CLWA
base year
$10,644,344 (1)
1994-95
$10,857,231
$5,554 (2)
base year
$11,074,375
$5,628
11995-96
1996-97
$11,295,863
$5,704
1997-98
$11,521,780
$5,781
1998-99
$11,752,216
$5,860
1999-00
$11,987,260
$5,940
2000-01
$12,227,005
$6,022
2001-02
$12,471,546
$6,105
2002-03
$12,720,976
$6,190
2003-04
$12,975,396
$6,412
12004-05
$13,234,904
$6,579
12005-06
$13,499,602
$6,691
2006-07
$13,769,594
$6,805
2007-08
$14,044,986
$6,922
2008.09
$14,325,886
$7,041
2009-10
$14,612,403
$7,162
12010-11
$14,904,651
$7,286
12011-12
$15,202,744
$7,412
2012-13
$15,506,799
$7,541
2013-14
$15,816,935
$7,672
($000's)
Table No, 3a - 4% annual increase
Table No.
3b - 5% annual Increase
Year
Assessed Value
Property Tax ,
Year
'Assessed Value "
Property Tax
base year
$10,644,344 (1)
CLWA -
base year
$10,644,344 (1)
CLWA
1994-95
$11,070,118
$5,627(2)
1994-95
$11,176,561
$5,663 (2)
1995-96
$11,512,922
$5,778
1995-96
$11,735,389
$5,854
1996-97
$11,973,439
$5,935
1996-97
$12,322,159
$6,054
1997-98
$12,452,377
$6,098
1997-98
$12,938,267
$6,264
1998-99
$12,950,472
$6,268
1998-99
$13,585,180
$6,485
1999-00
$13,468,491
$6,445
1999-00
$14,264,439
$6,716
2000-01
$14,007,231
$6,629
2000-01
$14,977,661
$6,959
2001.02
$14,567,520
$6,820
2001-02
$15,726,544
$7,215
2002.03
$15,150,221
$7,018
12002-03
$16,512,871
$7,483
2003.04
$15,756,229
$7,517
j2003.04
$17,338,515
$8,105
2004-05
$16,386,479
$7,910
2004-05
$18,205,440
$8,644
2005-06
$17,041,938
$8,187
'2005-06
$19,115,713
$9,028
2006-07
$17,723,615
$8,476
2006-07
$20,071,498
$9,430
2007-08
$18,432,560
$8,776
2007-08
$21,075,073
$9,853
2008-09
$19,169,862
$9,088
'2008-09
$22,128,827
$10,297
2009-10
$19,936,657
$9,413
2009.10
$23,235,268
$10,763
2010-11
$20,734,123
$9,750
2010-11
$24,397,031
$11,253
2011-12
$21,563,488
$10,101
12011-12
$25,616,883
$11,766
2012.13
$22,426,027
$10,466
2012-13
$26,897,727
$12,306
2013-14
$23,323,068
$10,846
12013.14
$28,242,614
$12,873
2014-15
$24,255,991
$11,241
12014-15
$29,654,744
$13,468
Notes:
(1) Base year calculation as determined by CLWA
(2) Property tax rate assumed at .05151 and is net of Recovery Program's share
FINANCIAL IMPACT OF RECOVERY PROGRAM ON CLWA
Table No. 4.2% annual increase
($000,5)
Yeat Assessed Value . `. Property Tax Property Tax Financial . Percentage
Notes:
(1) Assessed value of entire CLWA service area as provided by the Agency,
(2) Property tax accruing to CLWA with the Recovery Program in place.
(3) Property tax which would accrue to CLWA without the Recovery Program.
(4) Loss of property tax revenue to CLWA as a result of the Recovery Program.
(5) Loss of revenue to CLWA stated as a percentage of entire revenue stream.
Recovery Prog. (2)%W/0
RecoveryProg43)
Impact ° (4)
Change (5)
base year
$10,644,344 (1)
1994-95
$10,857,231
$5,554
$5,591
$37
-0.67%
1995-96
$11,074,375
$5,628
$5,703
$75
-1.32%
1996-97
$11,295,863
$5,704
$5,817
$113
-1.95%
1997-98
$11,521,780
$5,781
$5,934
$153
-2.57%
1998.99
$11,752,216
$5,860
$6,052
$192
-3.18%
1999-00
$11,987,260
$5,940
$6,173
$233
-3.78%
2000-01
$12,227,005
$6,022
$6,297
$275
-4.37%
2001-02
$12,471,546
$6,105
$6,423
$318
-4.95%
2002-03
$12,720,976
$6,190
$6,551
$361
-5.51%
2003-04
$12,975,396
$6,412
$6,682
$270
-4.05%
2004-05
$13,234,904
$6,579
$6,816
$237
-3.48%
2005-06
$13,499,602
$6,691
$6,952
$261
-3.76%
2006-07
$13,769,594
$6,805
$7,091
$286
-4.04%
2007.08
$14,044,986
$6,922
$7,233
$311
-4.30%
2008-09
$14,325,886
$7,041
$7,378
$337
-4.57%
2009-10
$14,612,403
$7,162
$7,525
$363
-4.83%
2010-11
$14,904,651
$7,286
$7,676
$390
-5.08%
2011-12
$15,202,744
$7,412
$7,829
$417
-5.33%
2012-13
$15,506,799
$7,541
$7,986
$445
-5.57%
2013-14
$15,816,935
$7,672
$8,146
$474
-5.82%
2014-15
$16,133,274
$7,806
$8,309
$503
-6.05%
Notes:
(1) Assessed value of entire CLWA service area as provided by the Agency,
(2) Property tax accruing to CLWA with the Recovery Program in place.
(3) Property tax which would accrue to CLWA without the Recovery Program.
(4) Loss of property tax revenue to CLWA as a result of the Recovery Program.
(5) Loss of revenue to CLWA stated as a percentage of entire revenue stream.
FINANCIAL IMPACT OF RECOVERY PROGRAM ON CLWA
Table No. 4a - 4% annual increase
($000's)
Year
Assessed Value
+"Property Sax
Property Tax -
Pirt incial
Percentage
Recovery Prog. (2)
W/C1 Recovery Prog3
Impact (4)
Change (5)
base year
$10,644,344 (1)
1994-95
$11,070,118
$5,627
$5,701
$74
-1.30%
1995.96
$11,512,922
$5,778
$5,929
$151
-2.55%
1996-97
$11,973,439
$5,935
$6,166
$231
-3.75%
1997-98
$12,452,377
$6,098
$6,413
$315
-4.91%
1998-99
$12,950,472
$6,268
$6,669
$401
-6.02%
1999-00
$13,468,491
$6,445
$6,936
$491
-7.08%
2000-01
$14,007,231
$6,629
$7,214
$585
-8.11%
2001-02
$14,567,520
$6,820
$7,502
$682
-9.09%
2002-03
$15,150,221
$7,018
$7,802
$784
-10.05%
2003-04
$15,756,229
$7,517
$8,114
$597
-7.36%
2004-05
$16,386,479
$7,910
$8,439
$529
-6.27%
2005-06
$17,041,938
$8,187
$8,777
$590
-6.72%
2006-07
$17,723,615
$8,476
$9,128
$652
-7.14%
2007-08
$18,432,560
$8,776
$9,493
$717
-7.55%
2008-09
$19,169,862
$9,088
$9,872
$784
-7.95%
2009-10
$19,936,657
$9,413
$10,267
$854
-8.32%
2010-11
$20,734,123
$9,750
$10,678
$928
-8.69%
2011-12
$21,563,488
$10,101
$11,105
$1,004
-9.04%
2012-13
$22,426,027
$10,466
$11,549
$1,083
-9.38%
2013-14
$23,323,068
$10,846
$12,011
$1,165
-9.70%
2014-15
$24,255,991
$11,241
$12,492
$1,251
-10.01%
Notes:
(1) Assessed value of entire CLWA service area as provided by the Agency.
(2) Property tax accruing to CLWA with the Recovery Program in place.
(3) Property tax which would accrue to CLWA without the Recovery Program.
(4) Loss of property tax revenue to CLWA as a result of the Recovery Program.
(5) Loss of revenue to CLWA stated as a percentage of entire revenue stream.
FINANCIAL IMPACT OF RECOVERY PROGRAM ON CLWA
Table No. 4b-5% annual increase
($000's)
base year
$10,644,344 (1)
..
. ..
_. -.�-,
1994-95
$11,176,561
$5,663
$5,756
$93
-1.61%
1995-96
$11,735,389
$5,854
$6,044
$190
-3.14%
1996-97
$12,322,159
$6,054
$6,346
$292
-4.60%
1997-98
$12,938,267
$6,264
$6,663
$399
-5.99%
1998.99
$13,585,180
$6,485
$6,996
$511
-7.31%
1999-00
$14,264,439
$6,716
$7,346
$630
-8.58%
2000-01
$14,977,661
$6,959
$7,713
$754
-9.78%
2001-02
$15,726,544
$7,215
$8,099
$884
-10.92%
2002-03
$16,512,871
$7,483
$8,504
$1,021
-12.01%
2003.04
$17,338,515
$8,105
$8,929
$824
-9.23%
2004-05
$18,205,440
$8,644
$9,376
$732
-7.81%
2005-06
$19,115,713
$9,028
$9,845
$817
-8.29%
2006-07
$20,071,498
$9,430
$10,337
$907
-8.77%
2007-08
$21,075,073
$9,853
$10,854
$1,001
-9.22%
2008-09
$22,128,827
$10,297
$11,396
$1,099
-9.65%
2009-10
$23,235,268
$10,763
$11,966
$1,203
-10.05%
2010-11
$24,397,031
$11,253
$12,564
$1,311
-10.44%,
2011-12
$25,616,883
$11,766
$13,193
$1,427
-10.81%
2012-13
$26,897,727
$12,306
$13,852
$1,546
-11.16%
2013-14
$28,242,614
$12,873
$14,545
$1,672
-11.50%
2014-15
$29,654,744
$13,468
$15,272
$1,804
-11.81%
Notes:
(1) Assessed value of entire CLWA service area as provided by the Agency.
(2) Property tax accruing to CLWA with the Recovery Program in place.
(3) Property tax which would accrue to CLWA without the Recovery Program.
(4) Loss of property tax revenue to CLWA as a result of the Recovery Program.
(5) Loss of revenue to CLWA stated as a percentage of enure revenue stream.
I
ESTIMATED IMPACT OF COMMUNITY RECOVERY PROGRAM
ON CASTAIC LAKE WATER AGENCY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Recovery Program This report prepared by GRC-Copenhaver, Inc. was
will have limited impact commissioned to determine whether or not the City's
on CLWA`s debt adoption of a Community Recovery Plan will jeopardize
repayment. repayment of existing Castaic Lake Water Agency
(hereinafter "CLWA") financing. The property taxes to be
captured by the Recovery Program will have a limited
impact on the CLWA.
Other conclusions of a preliminary review of the financial
impact of the Recovery Program are reflected in this
report's Summary Section.
Principle sources of information used in this report
include the Official Statement for the $132,000,000
Certificates of Participation issued by CLWA
("Certificates"), annual financial statements for the
CLWA, Recovery Program estimates of base values and
future revenues and miscellaneous reports of both the
CLWA and the Recovery Program. Additionally, we
spoke by telephone to Glenn Reiter, financial consultant
to the CLWA.
COMMUNITY RECOVERY PROGRAM REVENUES
Background
Recovery revenues are Community Recovery Program revenues are established
established by State by State law which provides a fixed formula for sharing
Law. property tax revenues between programs such as that
established by the City of Santa Clarita and other taxing
districts such as water agencies and counties. There is
little or no flexibility with respect to negotiating pass-
through agreements with the taxing districts beyond that
established in law.
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Current assessed value The Recovery Program's estimate of future revenues is
estimates will be updated based on the assumption that the initial assessed
by the County within 60 valuation of the area included in the Recovery Program
days. project boundaries will total approximately $4.5 billion.
This estimate of assessed value, in place prior to the
Recovery Program, was not calculated by reviewing the
values in individual tax rate areas. In accordance with
the law, Los Angeles County must provide a report within
the next 60 days and this report will precisely establish
the initial assessed valuation or "base year" valuation for
fiscal year 1993-94. This figure is important because it
establishes the amount of property tax that will continue
to flow to the taxing districts and it defines the baseline
for calculating future revenues of the Recovery Program.
Tax Increment Revenue Projection
CLWA will receive pass The tax increment estimates prepared by the City's
through payments. Recovery Program staff assumed a 4% growth in assessed
value resulting from the annual inflationary increases
typically experienced since Proposition 13 and re-
assessment resulting from property transfers and
improvements. State law establishes the property tax
pass-throughs to other taxing districts at 20% of gross
revenues for the first 10 years and increases this amount
to 36.8% between years 11 through 30. The pass-through
payments continue to increase after year thirty to over
49% of the incremental property tax revenue for the
remaining life of the Recovery Program.
CLWA and the City have The CLWA and the City of Santa Clarita have similar
similar property tax rates. property tax rates with both entities receiving between
5% to 6% of the property tax assessment established
pursuant to Proposition 13. CLWA, in addition to its
share of the base property tax, also levies a tax override
to service the debt on bonds issued in 1976 and collects
property tax that pays for the State Water Project
Contract.
Tables Nos. 1, 1(a), and 1(b), attached hereto, illustrate
the total tax increment to the Recovery Program and the
taxing districts over the fiscal years through 2014-15.
These tables were prepared using growth rates of 2%, 4%
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Community Recovery Program/Castaic Lake Water Agency
and 5% to provide a range of financial scenarios to
consider.
• In summary, the City's Community Recovery Program
will capture, for the first 10 years, 60% of the increase
in property tax revenues above that level collected by
all taxing districts in 1993-94. An additional 20% of
the increase will be devoted to housing programs and
the remaining 20% will be divided between the taxing
agencies such as Los Angeles County, and the CLWA.
After year 10, the percentage of revenues to the
Recovery Program declines to 43.2% offset by an
increase to 36.8% of revenues divided by other taxing
agencies.
• The only taxing district which does not receive a share
of pass-throughs is the City which will have to forego
all of its share of increases in property tax.
no taxing district will The revenues which have historically been captured by
experience a decline in the taxing districts prior to the adoption of the Program
revenue. will continue to flow to the taxing districts; thus, no
taxing district will experience a decline in revenue.
One issue pointed out by the CLWA that is of equal
concern to the City's Community Recovery Program is
property assessment appeals. Mr. Reiter informed us
that over 5,000 property owners have filed appeals
seeking to lower their property taxes. It is possible that
the projections will need a period of time to make up for a
decline in property assessments before the Recovery
Program will receive any "new" revenue because the
Program is only eligible to receive its share of increased
revenues. If this were the case, the Recovery Program
will have no income and no impact on the revenues of
other taxing districts until the decrease in assessments is
reversed. The CLWA also informed us that it is preparing
its own estimate of the base year valuation by matching
the tax rate areas with the Recovery Area boundaries, a
process similar to that undertaken by Los Angeles
County.
the present value of The tables illustrate the impact of growth rates on
future dollars is revenues to be received by the Recovery Program. In year
considerably lower.
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20, the Recovery Program would receive $6.3 million at a
2% annual growth and slightly over $22 million annually
at a 5% annual growth. In reviewing revenue projections
that include inflation to the Recovery Program or to any
tax district, it should be remembered that the present
value of future dollars is considerably lower -- a $22
million payment in twenty years is worth $5.9 million
today using a discount rate equal to current tax exempt
financing rates (6.75%).
CASTAIC LAKE WATER AGENCY
COP -Pledged Revenues
CLWA covenants to pay In issuing Certificates of Participation totaling
debt. $132,000,000 in 1990 for the future expansion of the
CLWA's water system, the CLWA pledged a wide range of
revenues including property taxes not pledged to a 1976
general obligation bond issue and to payments under the
State Water Project Contract. In addition to property
taxes, the CLWA generally pledged all of its revenues
including fees, rents, water sale proceeds, interest
earnings, capacity charges etc. The pledge of revenue
sources was further bolstered by a covenant of the CLWA
to increase their revenues through the adjustment of
charges and fees if the CLWA did not have revenues
equal to 120% of debt service in any given year. This
combination of revenues and the covenant allowed the
CLWA to purchase bond insurance to further support the
Certificates which resulted in AAA bond rating.
Table No. 2 provides an overview of the outside revenue
sources pledged to the Certificates and provides a
comparison between the revenues projected to be received
by the CLWA at the time of issuance and the revenues
which were actually received over the period from 1990 to
1993. Property taxes pledged to the Certificates represent
a major component of the pledged revenues.
CLWA property tax . CLWA anticipated annual property taxes of $3.3 in
revenues exceed 1990 and $3.9 million in 1993. Actual receipts were
projections by 45%. $4.9 and $5.6 million respectively or approximately
45% higher than estimated by the CLWA.
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Water sales and fees . In 1993, water sales and capacity/connection fees were
have not met projections_ about 73% and 83% lower respectively than projected.
This has caused the major shortfall in revenues
pledged to the bond issue.
Interest earnings will Interest earnings on unexpended capital improvement
decline significantly. funds, reserve funds and operating funds accounted for
the single largest revenue source during the period
reviewed. However, the interest earnings will decline
significantly now that the proceeds from the Certificates
have been expended.
TABLE 2
COMPARISON OF ACTUAL vs. PROJECTED REVENUES
SELECTED SOURCES PLEDGED TO 1990 BOND ISSUE, CLWA
($000's)
Projected 1
1990
1991
1992
1993
Property Taxes
$3,380.0
$3,549.0
$3,726.5
$3,912.8
Water Sales
2,746.5
3,269.8
3,888.3
5,037.1
Facility Fees
4,400.00
5,174.1
7,606.6
7,226.8
Other
10.0
10.5
11.0
11.6
Total
$10,536.5
$12,003.4
$15,232.4
$16,188.3
Actual 2
Property Taxes
NIA
$4,950.0
$5,753.2
$5,649.1
Water Sales
2,158.0
1,638.1
1,888.5
Facility Fees
1,763.7
6,886.7
\1,225.7
Other
120.0
173.7
5954
Total
$8,991.7
$14,451.7
$9,358.7
(1J Utticial Bond Statement, June 20, 1990
(2) COP Pledged Revenue Fund
NIA Not applicable (partial year)
Impact of Community Recovery Program
Property tax revenues are the focus of this initial review.
To analyze the impact of the City's Community Recovery
Program it is necessary to calculate the total property
taxes collected by the CLWA and deduct those future
taxes to be captured by the Recovery Program.
The base year assessed valuation of the CLWA service
area is that identified by the CLWA for FY1993-94 to be
$10.64 billion. Tables Nos. 3, 3(a) and 3(b), attached
hereto, estimate theeproperty tax proceeds to the CLWA
at different growth rates and deduct the projected
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Community Recovery Program/Castaic Lake Water Agency
property taxes to be collected by the Recovery Program.
An assumed tax rate share of .0515 per $100 of assessed
valuation was utilized to estimate the property tax
revenues to the CLWA.
Tables 4, 4(a) and 4(b), attached hereto, summarize the
financial impact of the Recovery Program on the CLWA at
different growth rates. These tables present both the
absolute dollar impact and the impact of the Recovery
Program stated as a percentage of CLWA revenue given
the assumptions discussed in this report.
• At a growth rate of 2%, the City's Community
Recovery Program will capture $37,000 of CLWA
property tax revenues in the first year increasing to
$474,000 per year by year 2014.
• At a growth rate of 5%, the CLWA would experience a
financial impact of $93,000 the first program year and
$1.7 million per year in the 20th year of the Recovery
Program.
• This represents an average of less than 9% of their
property tax revenues over the first twenty years.
CLWA property taxes To put this revenue in perspective, this revenue loss is
under Recovery Program equal to the property taxes on an additional 225 to 250
continue to exceed homes constructed annually in the CLWA area over the
projected levels. next 20 years, Furthermore, while declining water sales
and connection fees have adversely impacted CLWA
revenues, it is important to note that CRC's estimated
property tax revenues to CLWA net of the Recovery
Program impact exceed the level generated by projecting
base property tax revenues as estimated in the
Certificates Official Statement.
CLWA's debt payments The property tax captured by the Recovery Program from
@ $11.2 million are very the CLWA is a small percentage of the water agency's
large in comparison to annual debt. Assuming that assessed value increases 4%,
Recovery Program the Recovery Program will capture $74,000, which would
revenues captured from have otherwise gone to CLWA In year 10 of the Recovery
the CLWA. program, the loss to CLWA is $597,000. This captured
revenue stream is dwarfed by CLWA's annual $11.2
million debt payment.
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Community Recovery Program/Castaic Lake Water Agency
CLWA plans $200 million In speaking with the Mr. Reiter, he pointed out that the
in additional debt. proposed Recovery Program may not impair the ability to
service the existing Certificate debt but that his agency
was concerned with the ability to finance and implement
the remaining $200,000,000 in improvements listed in the
water master ,plan, This plan is based on the needs of
servicing a population of approximately 270,000 in the
year 2010. The population estimate is based on
projections prepared by the regional planning agency, the
Southern California Association of Governments
("SCAG). To implement the plan to accommodate this
population level, Mr. Reiter felt that the CLWA would
need to capture its full share of the property tax.
SUMMARY
In summary, our preliminary review has determined that:
The Recovery Program will address improvement
needs in the community by reinvesting property tax
proceeds within the Project Area and through helping
to mitigate over $200 million in earthquake damage.
♦ The Recovery Program is anticipated to capture
approximately 9% of the CLWA base property tax
revenues over the next 20 years. Because property tax
is only a portion of the total revenue received by
CLWA, the captured tax increment is very small in
comparison to the total revenues of the water agency.
In the base year the captured funds amount to less
than 1%.
♦ The City of Santa Ciarita will experience a greater
decline in property tax revenue than the CLWA in
furtherance of the Recovery Program.
♦ The CLWA will continue to receive its full allocation of
property tax revenues resulting from ,property tax
overrides. In addition to ,property taxes, CLWA
generates revenue from the sale of water to retail
companies, charging builders capacity/connection fees,
leasing property, earning interest on unused or
reserved funds.
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Community Recovery Program/Castaic Lake Water Agency
A
♦ The CLWA capital improvement plan calls for $200
million in new debt.
♦ The formula for sharing tax revenues between the
Recovery Program and other taxing Agencies is
established by State law and not the City of Santa
Clarita.
♦ Water agencies such as the CLWA without retail sales
were excluded from the tax shift (AB8) under which
the State of California reduced municipal and special
district revenues between 15% to over 50% to help
solve the state budget crisis.
♦ The base year assessed value within the Recovery
Program boundaries remains to be determined by Los
Angeles County and fluctuations in the value from the
estimated $4.5 billion will affect the results of this
analysis.
♦ The CLWA has experienced a significant decline in
anticipated revenues (as projected in the CLWA
financing document) from water sales and connection
fees. Property tax revenues have exceeded the
estimates of the CLWA by over 40%.
♦ Water sales have declined due to reduced water
purchases by retail water companies, choosing instead
to pump water from the ground water table for
economic and other reasons pertaining to water rights.
The CLWA has expressed interest in purchasing a
retail water company and if successful, it would be
both the supplier and the purchaser of water
(wholesaler vs, retailer issue).
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RECOVERY PROGRAM PROPERTY TAX REVENUES
Taille No. 1 -2% annual increase
($000's)
Year Assessed ValUe(1) Tax Increment Housing (2) Other Districts Recovery Program
base year $4,500,000
1994-95
$4,590,000
$900(5)
$180
$180 (6)
$540
1995.96
$4,681,800
$1,818
$364
$364
$1,091
1996-97
$4,775,436
$2,754
$551
$551
$1,653
1997-98
$4,870,945
$3,709
$742
$742
$2,226
1998-99
$4,968,364
$4,684
$937
$937
$2,810
1999-00
$5,067,731
$5,677
$1,135
$1,135
$3,406
2000-01
$5,169,086
$6,691
$1,338
$1,338
$4,015
2001-02
$5,272,467
$7,725
$1,545
$1,545
$4,635
2002-03
$5,377,917
$8,779
$1,756
$1,756
$5,267
2003-04
$3,656,984 (3)
$6,570
$1,314
$1,314
$3,942
2004-05
$3,730,124
$7,301
$1,460
$2,687 (7)
$3,154(4)
2005-06
$3,804,726
$8,047
$1,609
$2,961
$3,476
2006-07
$3,880,821
$8,808
$1,762
$3,241
$3,805
2007-08
$3,958,437
$9,584
$1,917
$3,527
$4,140
2008-09
$4,037,606
$10,376
$2,075
$3,818
$4,482
2009-10
$4,118,358
$11,184
$2,237
$4,116
$4,831
2010-11
$4,200,725
$12,007
$2,401
$4,419
$5,187
2011.12
$4,284,740
$12,847
$2,569
$4,728
$5,550
2012-13
$4,370,435
$13,704
$2,741
$5,043
$5,920
2013-14
$4,457,843
$14,578
$2,916
$5,365
$6,298
2014-15
$4,547,000
$15,470
$3,094
$5,693
$6,683
Notes:
(1) Base Year Assessed Value determined by Recovery Program during adoption process - final determination to be made by Los Angeles County.
(2) Housing payments equal to 20% of gross tax increment.
(3) Decrease in assessed value due to the deletion of Valencia from Project Area atter 9th Program year.
(4) Recovery Program revenues decrease with change in Project Area boundaries and increase in pass-throughs to taxing districts.
(5) Gross tax increment equal to 11% of increased assessed value after Project adoption.
(6) AB1290 prescribes a 20% pass-through for first 10 Program years, followed by a 36.8% pass-through for years 11 through 30.
(n First year of 36.8% pass-through to taxing districts other than the City.
RECOVERY PROGRAM PROPERTY TAX REVENUES
Table No. 1 a - 4% annual increase
Year. Assessed Value(1) Tax Increment Housing ' (2) Other Districts Recovery Program
base year $4,500,000
1994-95
$4,680,000
$1,800(5)
$360
$360 (6)
$1,080
1995-96
$4,867,200
$3,672
$734
$734
$2,203
1996-97
$5,061,888
$5,619
$1,124
$1,124
$3,371
1997.98
$5,264,364
$7,644
$1,529
$1,529
$4,586
1998-99
$5,474,938
$9,749
$1,950
$1,950
$5,850
1999.00
$5,693,936
$11,939
$2,388
$2,388
$7,164
2000-01
$5,921,693
$14,217
$2,843
$2,843
$8,530
2001-02
$6,158,561
$16,586
$3,317
$3,317
$9,951
2002-03
$6,404,903
$19,049
$3,810
$3,810
$11,429
2003-04
$4,451,135(3)
$14,511
$2,902
$2,902
$8,707
2004-05
$4,629,180
$16,292
$3,258
$5,995(7)
$7,038(4)
2005-06
$4,814,347
$18,143
$3,629
$6,677
$7,838
2006.07
$5,006,921
$20,069
$4,014
$7,385
$8,670
2007-08
$5,207,198
$22,072
$4,414
$8,122
$9,535
2008-09
$5,415,486
$24,155
$4,831
$8,689
$10,435
2009-10
$5,632,105
$26,321
$5,264
$9,686
$11,371
2010-11
$5,857,390
$28,574
$5,715
$10,515
$12,344
2011-12
$6,091,685
$30,917
$6,183
$11,377
$13,356
2012-13
$6,335,353
$33,354
$6,671
$12,274
$14,409
2013-14
$6,588,767
$35,888
$7,178
$13,207
$15,503
2014-15
$6,852,317
$38,523
$7,705
$14,177
$16,642
Notes:
(1) Base Year Assessed Value determined by Recovery Program during adoption process - final determination to be made by Los Angeles County.
(2) Housing payments equal to 20% of gross tax increment.
(3) Decrease in assessed value due to the deletion of Valencia from Project Area after 9th Program year.
(4) Recovery Program revenues decrease with change in Project Area boundaries and increase in pass-throughs to taxing districts.
(5) Gross tax increment equal to 1% of increased assessed value after Project adoption.
(6) AB1290 prescribes a 20% pass-through for first 10 Program years, followed by a 36.8% pass-through for years 11 through 30-
(7) First year of 36.6% pass-through to taxing districts other than the City,
RECOVERY PROGRAM PROPERTY TAX REVENUES
Table No. 1 b - 5% annual increase
($000's)
Year .Assess :Value(-!). Tax Increment Housing (2) Met Districts Recovery, Program
base year $4,500,000
11994-95
$4,725,000
$2,250 (5)
$450
$450 (6)
$1,350
1995-96
$4,961,250
$4,613
$923
$923
$2,768
1996-97
$5,209,313
$7,093
$1,419
$1,419
$4,256
1997-98
$5,469,778
$9,698
$1,940
$1,940
$5,819
1998.99
$5,743,267
$12,433
$2,487
$2,487
$7,460
1999-00
$6,030,430
$15,304
$3,061
$3,061
$9,183
2000-01
$6,331,952
$18,320
$3,664
$3,664
$10,992
2001-02
$6,648,549
$21,485
$4,297
$4,297
$12,891
2002-03
$6,960,977
$24,810
$4,962
$4,962
$14,886
2003-04
$5,003,033 (3)
$20,030
$4,006
$4,006
$12,018
2004.05
$5,253,185
$22,532
$4,506
$8,292 (7)
$9,734 (4)
2005-06
$5,515,844
$25,158
$5,032
$9,258
$10,868
2006-07
$5,791,636
$27,916
$5,583
$10,273
$12,060
2007-08
$6,081,218
$30,812
$6,162
$11,339
$13,311
2008-09
$6,385,279
$33,853
$6,771
$12,458
$14,624
2009-10
$6,704,543
$37,045
$7,409
$13,633
$16,004
2010-11
$7,039,770
$40,398
$8,080
$14,866
$17,452
2011-12
$7,391,758
$43,918
$8,784
$16,162
$18,972
2012-13
$7,761,346
$47,613
$9,523
$17,522
$20,569
2013-14
$8,149,414
$51,494
$10,299
$18,950
$22,245
2014-15
$8,556,884
$55,569
$11,114
$20,449
$24,006
Notes:
(1) Base Year Assessed Value determined by Recovery Program during adoption process • final determination to be made by Los Angeles County.
(2) Housing payments equal to 20% of gross tax increment.
(3) Decrease in assessed value due to the deletion of Valencia from Project Area after 9th Program year.
(4) Recovery Program revenues decrease with change in Project Area boundaries and increase in pass-throughs to taxing districts.
(5) Gross lax increment equal to 1 % of increased assessed value after Project adoption.
(6) AB1290 prescribes a 20% pass-through for first 10 Program years, followed by a 36.8% pass-through for years 11 through 30.
M First year of 36.8% pass-through to taxing districts other than the City.
CLWA PROPERTY TAX REVENUES
CLWA Property Tax Revenues After Adoption of Santa Clarita Recovery Program
($000's)
Table No. 3 - 2% annual increase Table No. 3a - 4%, annual increase Table No. 3b - 5% annual increase
Year
Assessed Value
Property. Tax
Year
Assessed Value
PropertyTax
Year ,'.
Assessed Value
Property Tax
CLWA..
CLWA
CLWA
base year
$10,644,344 (1)
base year
$10,644,344 (1)
base year
$10,644,344 (1)
1994-95
$10,857,231
$5,554 (2)
1994-95
$11,070,118
$5,627(2)
11994-95
$11,176,561
$5,663 (2)
1995-96
$11,074,375
$5,628
1995-96
$11,512,922
$5,778
1995-96
$11,735,389
$5,854
1996-97
$11,295,863
$5,704
1996.97
$11,973,439
$5,935
1996-97
$12,322,159
$6,054
1997-98
$11,521,780
$5,781
1997-98
$12,452,377
$6,098
1997-98
$12,938,267
$6,264
1998.99
$11,752,216
$5,860
1998-99
$12,950,472
$6,268
1998-99
$13,585,180
$6,485
1999-00
$11,987,260
$5,940
1999-00
$13,468,491
$6,445
1999-00
$14,264,439
$6,716
2000-01
$12,227,005
$6,022
2000-01
$14,007,231
$6,629
12000-01
$14,977,661
$6,959
2001-02
$12,471,546
$6,105
2001-02
$14,567,520
$6,820
12001-02
$15,726,544
$7,215
2002-03
$12,720,976
$6,190
2002-03
$15,150,221
$7,018
12002-03
$16,512,871
$7,483
2003-04
$12,975,396
$6,412
2003-04
$15,756,229
$7,517
12003-04
$17,338,515
$8,105
2004-05
$13,234,904
$6,579
2004-05
$16,386,479
$7,910
:2004-05
$18,205,440
$8,644
2005-06
$13,499,602
$6,691
2005-06
$17,041,938
$8,187
2005-06
$19,115,713
$9,028
2006-07
$13,769,594
$6,805
2006-07
$17,723,615
$8,476
2006-07
$20,071,498
$9,430
2007.08
$14,044,986
$6,922
2007-08
$18,432,560
$8,776
2007-08
$21,075,073
$9,853
2008.09
$14,325,886
$7,041
2008-09
$19,169,862
$9,088
'2008-09
$22,128,827
$10,297
2009-10
$14,612,403
$7,162
2009-10
$19,936,657
$9,413
2009.10
$23,235,268
$10,763
2010-11
$14,904,651
$7,286
2010-11
$20,734,123
$9,750
2010-11
$24,397,031
$11,253
2011-12
$15,202,744
$7,412
2011-12
$21,563,488
$10,101
12011-12
$25,616,883
$11,766
2012-13
$15,506,799
$7,541
2012-13
$22,426,027
$10,466
12012-13
$26,897,727
$12,306
2013-14
$15,816,935
$7,672
2013.14
$23,323,068
$10,846
12013-14
$28,242,614
$12,873
2014-15
$16,133,274_
$7,806----
2014-15
$24,255,991
$11,241
2014-15
$29,654 744
$13,468
Notes:
(1) Base year calculation as determined by CLWA
(2) Property tax rate assumed at .05151 and is net of Recovery Program's share
FINANCIAL IMPACT OF RECOVERY PROGRAM ON CLWA
Table No. 4 - 2% annual increase
($000's)
Year
Assessed Value
. Property Tax
`Property Tax
Financial
Percentage
Recovery Prog. (2)
W/O Recovery Prog j3)
Impact ' (4)
Change
base year
$10,644,344 (1)
1994-95
$10,857,231
$5,554
$5,591
$37
-0.67%
1995-96
$11,074,375
$5,628
$5,703
$75
-1.32%
1996-97
$11,295,863
$5,704
$5,817
$113
-1.95%
1997-98
$11,521,780
$5,781
$5,934
$153
-2.57%
1998-99
$11,752,216
$5,860
$6,052
$192
-3.18%
1999-00
$11,987,260
$5,940
$6,173
$233
-3.78%
2000-01
$12,227,005
$6,022
$6,297
$275
-4.37%
2001-02
$12,471,546
$6,105
$6,423
$318
-4.95%
2002-03
$12,720,976
$6,190
$6,551
$361
-5.51%
2003-04
$12,975,396
$6,412
$6,682
$270
-4.05%
2004-05
$13,234,904
$6,579
$6,816
$237
-3.48%
2005.06
$13,499,602
$6,691
$6,952
$261
-3.76%
2006-07
$13,769,594
$6,805
$7,091
$286
•4.04%
2007.08
$14,044,986
$6,922
$7,233
$311
-4.30%
2008-09
$14,325,886
$7,041
$7,378
$337
-4.57%
2009-10
$14,612,403
$7,162
$7,525
$363
-4.83%
2010-11
$14,904,651
$7,286
$7,676
$390
-5.08%
2011-12
$15,202,744
$7,412
$7,829
$417
-5.33%
2012-13
$15,506,799
$7,541
$7,986
$445
-5.57%
2013-14
$15,816,935
$7,672
$8,146
$474
-5.82%
2014-15
$16,133,274
$7,806
$8,309
$503
-6.05%
Notes:
(1) Assessed value of entire CLWA service area as provided by the Agency,
(2) Property tax accruing to CLWA with the Recovery Program in place.
(3) Property tax which would accrue to CLWA without the Recovery Program.
(4) Loss of property lax revenue to CLWA as a result of the Recovery Program.
(5) Loss of revenue to CLWA stated as a percentage of entire revenue stream.
(5)
FINANCIAL IMPACT OF RECOVERY PROGRAM ON CLWA
Table No. 4a - 4% annual increase
($000's)
Year
Assessed Value
Property Tax .
Property Tax ,
Financial
Percentage
- ,
Recovery Prog. (2)
W/O Recovery Prog(3)
" Impact (4)
Change (5)
base year
$10,644,344 (1)
1994.95
$11,070,118
$5,627
$5,701
$74
-1.30%
1995.96
$11,512,922
$5,778
$5,929
$151
-2.55%
1996.97
$11,973,439
$5,935
$6,166
$231
-3.75%
1997-98
$12,452,377
$6,098
$6,413
$315
-4.91%
1998-99
$12,950,472
$6,268
$6,669
$401
-6.02%
1999-00
$13,468,491
$6,445
$6,936
$491
-7.08%
2000-01
$14,007,231
$6,629
$7,214
$585
-8.11%
2001-02
$14,567,520
$6,820
$7,502
$682
-9.09%
2002.03
$15,150,221
$7,018
$7,802
$784
-10.05%
2003.04
$15,756,229
$7,517
$8,114
$597
-7.36%
2004.05
$16,386,479
$7,910
$8,439
$529
-6.27%
2005-06
$17,041,938
$8,187
$8,777
$590
-6.72%a
2006-07
$17,723,615
$8,476
$9,128
$652
-7.14%
2007-08
$18,432,560
$8,776
$9,493
$717
-7.55%
2008-09
$19,169,862
$9,088
$9,872
$784
-7.95%
2009-10
$19,936,657
$9,413
$10,267
$854
-8.32%
2010-11
$20,734,123
$9,750
$10,678
$928
-8.69%
2011-12
$21,563,488
$10,101
$11,105
$1,004
-9.04%
2012-13
$22,426,027
$10,466
$11,549
$1,083
-9.38%
2013-14
$23,323,068
$10,846
$12,011
$1,165
-9.70%
2014-15
$24,255,991
$11,241
$12,492
$1,251
-10.01%
Notes:
(1) Assessed value of entire CLWA service area as provided by the Agency.
(2) Property tax accruing to CLWA with the Recovery Program in place.
(3) Property tax which would accrue to CLWA without the Recovery Program.
(4) Loss of property tax revenue to CLWA as a result of the Recovery Program.
(5) Loss of revenue to CLWA slated as a percentage of entire revenue stream.
J
FINANCIAL IMPACT OF RECOVERY PROGRAM ON CLWA
Table No. 4b-5% annual increase
($000,5)
base year $10,644,344 (1)
1994-95
$11,176,561
$5,663
$5,756
$93
-1.61%
1995-96
$11,735,389
$5,854
$6,044
$190
•3.14%
1996-97
$12,322,159
$6,054
$6,346
$292
-4.60%
1997-98
$12,938,267
$6,264
$6,663
$399
-5.99%
1998-99
$13,585,180
$6,485
$6,996
$511
-7.31%
1999-00
$14,264,439
$6,716
$7,346
$630
-8.58%
2000-01
$14,977,661
$6,959
$7,713
$754
-9.76%
2001-02
$15,726,544
$7,215
$8,099
$884
-10.92%
2002-03
$16,512,871
$7,483
$8,504
$1,021
-12.01%
2003-04
$17,338,515
$8,105
$8,929
$824
-9.23%
2004-05
$18,205,440
$8,644
$9,376
$732
-7.81%
2005-06
$19,115,713
$9,028
$9,845
$817
-8.29%
2006-07
$20,071,498
$9,430
$10,337
$907
-8.77%
2007-08
$21,075,073
$9,853
$10,854
$1,001
-9.22%
2008-09
$22,128,827
$10,297
$11,396
$1,099
-9.65%
2009-10
$23,235,268
$10,763
$11,966
$1,203
-10.05%
2010-11
$24,397,031
$11,253
$12,564
$1,311
-10.44%
2011.12
$25,616,883
$11,766
$13,193
$1,427
-10.81%
2012-13
$26,897,727
$12,306
$13,852
$1,546
-11.16%
2013-14
$28,242,614
$12,873
$14,545
$1,672
-11.50%
2014-15
$29,654,744
$13,468
$15,272
$1,804
-11.81%
Nates:
(1) Assessed value of entire CLWA service area as provided by the Agency,
(2) Property tax accruing to CLWA with the Recovery Program in place.
(3) Property tax which would accrue to CLWA without the Recovery Program.
(4) Loss of property tax revenue to CLWA as a result of the Recovery Program.
(5) Loss of revenue to CLWA stated as a percentage of entire revenue stream.