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CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA <br />MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS <br />YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 <br />Capital Assets at Year -End <br />(Net of Accumulated Depreciation) <br />Governmental Activities <br />Business -Type <br />Activities <br />Total <br />2020 <br />2019 <br />2020 <br />2019 <br />2020 <br />2019 <br />Land <br />$ 40,769,513 <br />$ 40,946,181 <br />$ 1,844,071 <br />$ 1,843,977 <br />$ 42,613,584 <br />$ 42,790,158 <br />Construction in Progress <br />2,586,460 <br />12,883,985 <br />1,209,742 <br />1,011,708 <br />3,796,202 <br />13,895,693 <br />Intangible Assets <br />- <br />- <br />24,971,677 <br />24,114,139 <br />24,971,677 <br />24,114,139 <br />Buildings <br />67,975,766 <br />44,997,927 <br />28,157,885 <br />27,372,648 <br />96,133,651 <br />72,370,575 <br />Other Improvements <br />10,387,112 <br />6,557,771 <br />- <br />- <br />10,387,112 <br />6,557,771 <br />Infrastructure <br />72,706,872 <br />71,116,985 <br />134,340,283 <br />130,506,501 <br />207,047,155 <br />201,623,486 <br />Equipment <br />14,857,960 <br />14,298,469 <br />11,916,424 <br />11,625,356 <br />26,774,384 <br />25,923,825 <br />Total Capital Assets <br />209,283,683 <br />190,801,318 <br />202,440,082 <br />196,474,329 <br />411,723,765 <br />387,275,647 <br />Less: Accumulated Depreciation <br />(85,386,018) <br />(84,966,178) <br />(87,326,486) <br />(81,316,024) <br />(172,712,504) <br />(166,282,202) <br />Total Capital Assets, Net <br />$ 123,897,665 <br />$ 105,835,140 <br />$ 115,113,596 <br />$ 115,158,305 <br />$ 239,011,261 <br />$ 220,993,445 <br />Additional information on the City of Elk River's capital assets can be found in Note 5 starting on page <br />52 of this report. <br />Long -Term Debt. At the end of the current fiscal year, the City had total long-term debt outstanding of <br />$118,863,707, an increase of $21,305,584 from 2019. General obligation improvement bonds <br />($9,435,000) were issued to finance improvements to the public safety building and fire station #3. <br />General obligation improvement refunding bonds ($5,340,000) were issued and will be used to refund <br />and call the outstanding balance on the City's 2010A and 2012A bonds on February 1, 2021. General <br />obligation sewer revenue refunding bonds ($7,200,000) were issued and will be used to crossover <br />refund the City's 2014B General obligation sewer revenue bonds in 2022. <br />Governmental Activities <br />Business -Type Activities <br />Total <br />2020 <br />2019 <br />2020 <br />2019 <br />2020 <br />2019 <br />General Obligation Bonds <br />$ 29,390,000 <br />$ 15,965,000 <br />$ - <br />$ - <br />$ 29,390,000 $ <br />15,965,000 <br />General Obligation Revenue Bonds <br />32,165,000 <br />32,715,000 <br />16,010,000 <br />9,595,000 <br />48,175,000 <br />42,310,000 <br />Revenue Bonds <br />- <br />- <br />18,985,000 <br />19,825,000 <br />18,985,000 <br />19,825,000 <br />Issuance Premium <br />4,708,545 <br />3,511,113 <br />800,445 <br />818,036 <br />5,508,990 <br />4,329,149 <br />Total Bonds Payable, Net <br />66,263,545 <br />52,191,113 <br />35,795,445 <br />30,238,036 <br />102,058,990 <br />82,429,149 <br />Notes Payable <br />- <br />- <br />415,740 <br />619,692 <br />415,740 <br />619,692 <br />Compensated Absences <br />1,710,968 <br />1,607,604 <br />542,294 <br />491,365 <br />2,253,262 <br />2,098,969 <br />Net Pension Liability <br />8,670,701 <br />7,541,740 <br />4,294,798 <br />3,816,162 <br />12,965,499 <br />11,357,902 <br />Other Postemployment Benefits <br />821,235 <br />740,405 <br />348,981 <br />312,006 <br />1,170,216 <br />1,052,411 <br />Total Outstanding Debt <br />$ 77,466,449 <br />$ 62,080,862 <br />$ 41,397,258 <br />$ 35,477,261 <br />$ 118,863,707 $ <br />97,558,123 <br />Additional long-term debt in the amount of $415,740 is for notes payable, $2,253,262 is for <br />compensated absences, $12,965,499 is for the City's net pension liability, and $1,170,216 is for the <br />City's total other postemployment benefits liability. <br />The City maintains a bond rating of AA+ from Standard & Poor's for general obligation debt. <br />State statutes limit the amount of general obligation debt a Minnesota City may issue to 3% of total <br />Estimated Taxable Market Value. The current debt limitation for the City of Elk River is $76,424,256. <br />$19,165,251 of the City's net outstanding debt is counted within the statutory limitation. <br />Additional information on the City of Elk River's long-term debt can be found in Note 7 starting on page <br />55 of this report. <br />(20) <br />