TO: Financing Corporation Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Financial Statements for the Second Quarter Ended December 31, 2020
BRIEFING ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving the Financial Statements for the AC Transit Financing Corporation for the Second Quarter Ended December 31, 2020.
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Financial Stability and Resiliency
Initiative - Financial Efficiency and Revenue Maximization
The Financing Corporation provides the means for the District to participate in common longer-term Government Debt instruments to finance capital activities where grant funding sources may not be available.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
Consistent with the amortization tables, accrued interest on the 2019 Refunding Certificates of Participation (COPS) for fiscal year to date December 31, 2020 was $170,212, which was $164,310 lower than that of the prior fiscal year and consistent with the amortization schedules. The accrued interest does not equal the interest payment due to the timing of accruals and actual cash payment of the interest expense.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The Financing Corporation was created to provide financing assistance to the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District. The Board receives quarterly and annual reports on the Financing Corporation's financial results. The financial statements reflect the remaining Certificates of Participation financing as follows:
In December 2019, the District issued Refunding Certificates of Participation Series 2019 (2019 COPS). The proceeds from the issuance of the $11.66 million were used to refund and retire the 2009A COPS. In connection with this transaction, the District incurred a deferred loss on refunding that is reported as a deferred outflow of resources in the amount of $583,000 which will be recognized as a component of interest expense over the remaining life of the debt. Principal payments on these 2019 Refunding COPS were deferr...
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