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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007/01/09 Item 11 ~ 1ft.. ~ ~~~~ (llY OF (HUlA VISTA Mayor and City Council City of Chula Vista 276 Fourth Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910 (619) 476-5379 FAX MEMO Date: Thursday, January 4, 2007 TO: FROM: Lorraine Bennett, Deputy City Clerk Lily Cesena, Office Specialist .-li) SUBJECT: Growth Management Oversight Commission Mayor Cox would like to recommend Mr. Kevin O'Neill, (Development Representative) for appointment to the Growth Management Oversight Commission. Please place on the January 9, 2007 council agenda for ratification. Thank you. CC: Mayor Cox /-4- 07 /)1;-; e/Vo4/ ~;etI/eus~ .served' IffY1 _-!he. ~/<'t'Ntf/17 ~/YfI":n;CJry ~ ("'17 tf1 cI~ 3'0, .,;l6c'S". 1'-1 IT; 7 OIL llDf=l- //fJ-/ SCOPE OF WORK: INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL REVIEW This Scope of Work for an Independent Financial Review (Review) is intended to provide a baseline assessment of the current and medium term financial health of the City of Chula Vista and its Redevelopment Agency, particularly in assessing current implications of the past use of financial resources (e.g., MOUs, use of redevelopment funds), the current financial direction, and recommended course changes in light of debt, obligations, and expenditure levels relative to revenue sources that include but are not limited to fees, property and sales tax, tax increment, and developer impact fees. The City's accounting procedures have been audited and are not a subject of this Review. If, however, during the course of the Review, financial issues of accounting procedures relative to the City's financial health are discovered, ltlese shall be identified. The Review should use existing financial materials and reports provided by the City (including, but not limited to, three years of Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs), audits, budgets and mid-period reviews, bond statements, state mandated annual redevelopment reports and any financial forecasts and assessments performed by staff or consultants) to prepare an assessment of the City's current financial condition and a five-year forecast. Desired results: . A summary of the current approach used by the City in managing its finances; . A review of the current state of City's financial condition relative to trends in revenues and expenditures, use o/debt, development and demographic changes, sufficiency of reserves, and identify opportunities and threats; . A determination of and focus on the most pressing factors on the City's financial condition, to include best case, worst case, and most likely scenarios for the operating budget over a five or ten-year period . A discussion of the financial implications of current and additional support for continued residential and commercial development in newer areas and in supporting projects such as the bayfront and urban core; . A review of capital, infrastructure, and maintenance commitments and spending; . A review of the past and current use and capability of tax increment financing as a means of promoting redevelopment; . An assessment of the financial implications of unfunded retirement liability; and . Recommendations for strengthening Chula Vista's financial condition with respect to long term sustainability. The finished product should provide the City Council, City staff and the incoming City Manager with a baseline assessment of how the City of Chula Vista is positioned financially for the present and near future. A fiscal forecast of five to ten years, forecasting revenues and expenditures and balancing them against the last year (e.g., year 2012) of the forecast should reflect the anticipated facilities and major expenditures during the five- and ten-year periods. Products: . Final report with an executive summary, key findings, conclusions, and 2 ) I B-1 recommendations in MS Word and/or Excel format . Oral presentation of findings and recommendations with accompanying graphics suitable for presentation (e.g., PowerPoint) to the City Council and to the community in a public meeting. City staff are committed to being immediately available to the reviewer/s and responsive to reviewer/s' requests for information. Documents including the CAFRs, Redevelopment Agency financial statements, quarterly reports, rating agency reports, draft,form for infrastructure needs, and bond documents are currentiy being assembled in a single location for the Review. The consultant's point of contact is City Treasurer Maria Kachadoorian, m kachadoorian@ci.chula-vista.ca.us. Response to this scope of work shall be received by the City on or before January 16, 2007 at 5:00 PM. Duration of project: 45 - 60 days Estimated cost, including expenses: $30,000 The City reserves the right further to negotiate the proposed work scope and/or method and amount of compensation. 3 II 13,,;3-