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<br />CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA <br />NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br />DECEMBER 31, 2005 <br /> <br />Note 3: DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS - CONTINUED <br /> <br /> Beginning Ending Due Within <br /> Balance Additions Reductions Balance One Year <br />Business-type activities: <br />Bonds payable <br />G.O. revenue bonds $ 11,050,000 $ 2,860,000 $(1,025,000) $ 12,885,000 $ 2,280,000 <br />Certificates of indebtedness 375,000 (125,000) 250,000 125,000 <br />Total bonds payable 11,425,000 2,860,000 (1,150,000) 13,135,000 2,405,000 <br />Notes payable 2,663,145 (124,919) 2,538,226 127,272 <br />Compensated absences 282,989 38,933 (26,718) 295,204 110,895 <br />Business-type activity <br />long-term liabilities $ 14.371.134 $ 2.898.933 $(1.301.637) $ 15.968.430 $ 2.643.167 <br /> <br />For the governmental activities, bonds payable can be summarized in the following categories: <br /> <br />The general obligation revenue bonds were used for the construction of various drainage projects and expansion of <br />an indoor ice arena. The bonds are payable from revenues but are backed by the full faith and credit of the City. <br /> <br />The lease revenue bonds were used for the construction of city hall and a public safety building and the expansion of <br />city hall. The bonds are payable from annual lease payments received by the EDA from the City. <br /> <br />The special assessment bonds are used to finance assessable improvements within the City. The bonds are payable <br />primarily from special assessments levied against properties benefited by the improvements. In addition, the bonds <br />are general obligations of the City and are backed by its full faith and credit. <br /> <br />The permanent improvement revolving bonds are used to finance assessable improvements within the City. The <br />bonds are payable primarily from special assessments levied against properties benefited by the improvements. In <br />addition, the bonds are general obligations of the City and are backed by its full faith and credit. <br /> <br />The tax increment bonds are used to [mance land acquisition and other public costs to facilitate development within <br />the tax increment district. The bonds are payable from tax increment revenues generated by existing and new <br />development within the district. In addition, the bonds are general obligation of the City and are backed by its full <br />faith and credit. <br /> <br />The certificates of indebtedness are used to finance the purchase of capital equipment. The certificates are general <br />obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the City. <br /> <br />For the governmental activities, compensated absences are generally liquidated through the General Fund. <br /> <br />For the business-type activities, the general obligation revenue bonds are used to [mance the acquisition and construction <br />of major capital facilities and the certificates of indebtedness are used to [mance the purchase of equipment. The bonds <br />and certificates are payable from net revenues of the benefiting enterprise fund but are backed by the full faith and credit <br />of the City. The City also issued a promissory note to provide for the construction of a landfill gas generator. The note <br />is to be paid from revenue of the system and is secured by the facility. <br /> <br />The City issued $1,660,000 General Obligation Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2005B, the proceeds of which <br />will be used to refund in advance the 2007-2016 maturities of the General Obligation Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series <br />1996. On February 1,2006, the escrow account will be used to call the $1,630,000 remaining principal of the General <br />Obligation Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 1996. Until this call date the City will continue to make debt service payments <br />on the General Obligation Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 1996 issue, while the interest payments on the General <br />Obligation Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2005B issue will be paid from proceeds on the escrow account. <br />This "crossover refunding" was undertaken to reduce its total debt service payments over the next ten years by $175,500 <br /> <br />51 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />