Financial Report 06-30-2011City of Cupertino, California
www.cupertino.org
For Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2011
2011
2010
CompRehensive AnnuA l Fin A n CiAl RepoRt
CITY OF CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL
FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED
JUNE 30, 2011
PREPARED BY:
CITY OF CUPERTINO
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT
FINANCE DIVISION
NOTES
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
Page
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................. i
Letter of Transmittal ........................................................................................................................................... iii
Organization Chart ............................................................................................................................................ viii
City Council and Directory of City Officials ..................................................................................................... ix
Commissions and Committees ............................................................................................................................ x
Certificate of Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting ............................................................................. xi
FINANCIAL SECTION
Independent Auditor’s Report ......................................................................................................................... 1
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited) ................................................................................... 3
Basic Financial Statements:
Government-wide Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Assets ................................................................................................................... 19
Statement of Activities ..................................................................................................................... 20 Fund Financial Statements:
Governmental Funds:
Balance Sheet .................................................................................................................................... 21
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds to the
Statement of Net Assets - Governmental Activities ........................................................................ 22
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances ............................................. 23
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the
Statement of Activities - Governmental Activities ......................................................................... 24
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances –
Budget to Actual - General Fund .................................................................................................... 25
Proprietary Funds:
Statement of Fund Net Assets ........................................................................................................... 26
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Assets ................................................ 27
Statement of Cash Flows ................................................................................................................... 28
Fiduciary Funds:
Statement of Fiduciary Assets and Liabilities ................................................................................... 29
Notes to Basic Financial Statements ..................................................................................................... 31
Required Supplementary Information (Unaudited):
Schedules of Funding Progress ........................................................................................................... 63
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Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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Table of Contents
FINANCIAL SECTION (Continued)
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Other Supplementary Information:
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance –
Budget and Actual - Public Facilities Corporation Debt Service Fund ............................................ 66
Nonmajor Governmental Funds:
Combining Balance Sheet ................................................................................................................. 68
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances .............................................................................................................. 70
Statements of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances – Budget and Actual ............................................................................ 72
Internal Service Funds:
Combining Statement of Net Assets ................................................................................................. 76
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and
Changes in Fund Net Assets ........................................................................................................... 77
Combining Statement of Cash Flows ................................................................................................ 78
Agency Fund:
Statement of Changes in Assets and Liabilities – Special Assessment District ................................ 80
STATISTICAL SECTION
Financial Trends:
Net Assets by Component – Last Nine Fiscal Years ................................................................................ 83
Changes in Net Assets – Last Nine Fiscal Years ...................................................................................... 84
Fund Balances of Governmental Funds – Last Nine Fiscal Years ........................................................... 86
Changes in Fund Balance of Governmental Funds – Last Nine Fiscal Years ......................................... 87
Revenue Capacity:
Assessed and Estimated Actual Value of Taxable Property – Last Ten Fiscal Years ............................. 88
Property Tax Rates – All Overlapping Governments – Last Ten Fiscal Years ....................................... 89
Principal Property Taxpayers – Current Year and Nine Years Ago ........................................................ 90
Property Tax Levies and Collections – Last Ten Fiscal Years ................................................................. 91
Debt Capacity:
Ratio of Outstanding Debt by Type – Last Ten Fiscal Years ................................................................... 92
Direct and Overlapping Bonded Debt ...................................................................................................... 93
Legal Debt Margin Information – Last Ten Fiscal Years ......................................................................... 94
Ratio of General Bonded Debt Outstanding – Last Ten Fiscal Years ...................................................... 95
Demographic and Economic Information:
Demographic and Economic Statistics – Last Ten Fiscal Years .............................................................. 96
Principal Employers – Current Year and Nine Years Ago ....................................................................... 97
Operating Information:
Full-Time Equivalent City Employees by Function/Program – Last Ten Fiscal Years .......................... 98
Operating Indicators by Function/Program – Last Seven Fiscal Years ................................................... 99
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program – Last Ten Fiscal Years ................................................. 100
COMMUNITY PROFILE
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
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November 10, 2011
To the Citizens of Cupertino, Honorable Mayor,
Members of the City Council, and City Manager
It is our pleasure to submit the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the City of
Cupertino (the City) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011. The report is prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) set by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
(GASB). The report presents City information on an entity-wide basis and on a more detailed fund level
basis. The fund-level reports emphasize the City’s major funds. A Management Discussion and Analysis
(MD&A) presents a comparative analysis of current and prior year results, changes in financial position, a
comparison of actual versus budget, financial highlights, trends, and disclosure of any known significant
events or decisions that affect the financial condition of the City. This transmittal letter is designed to
complement the MD&A, and should therefore be read in conjunction with it. The MD&A is required
supplementary information and is found in the Financial Section of the CAFR.
The accuracy of the data presented and the completeness and fairness of the presentations, including all
disclosures, are the responsibility of the management of the City. To provide a reasonable basis for
making these representations, management has established a comprehensive internal control framework
that is designed to protect the City’s assets and provide sufficient, reliable information for the proper
preparation of these financial statements. We believe the data is accurate in all material respects and is
presented in a manner that fairly sets forth the City’s financial position. Furthermore, we believe that all
disclosures necessary to enable the reader to gain an understanding of the City’s financial activity have
been included.
REPORTING ENTITY
This CAFR includes all component units and funds of the City. It reports all activities for which the City
is considered to be financially accountable. The general governmental funds support a full range of
services, including law enforcement, community development, recreation, public works, public and
environmental affairs, and general administration. This financial report incorporates data for the City of
Cupertino and its component units, the Cupertino Public Facilities Corporation and the Cupertino
Redevelopment Agency.
The City operates under a Council-City Manager form of government. There are five council members,
including the Mayor, who serve staggered four-year terms. The City Council appoints the City Manager
who is responsible for the daily administration of City affairs. The City Council also appoints the City
Attorney and the City Treasurer. All other employees are appointed by the City Manager.
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ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
The City of Cupertino is located in Santa Clara County at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay
Peninsula. The City is comprised of 13 square miles and is bordered by the cities of San Jose, Saratoga,
Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and Los Altos. It has a residential population of 58,302 and a daytime workforce
of 99,623.
Situated at the west end of Silicon Valley, Cupertino has
earned the reputation of a balanced community with a
healthy climate for business and well maintained
residential neighborhoods, community parks and public
facilities. The excellent reputation of Cupertino’s schools
has been a major attraction for families wishing to settle in
close proximity to jobs in Silicon Valley. The City
recognizes the importance of quality school facilities and
programs to all Cupertino residents, and works in
partnership with the schools in many programs affecting
education and youth. National surveys rank the City high
in education levels, median household incomes, and
registered patent numbers.
Cupertino is the corporate headquarters of almost twenty
companies including Apple, Seagate Technology, Verigy,
Durect Corporation, and ArcSight, and houses sixty high-
tech firms. Other major employers include DeAnza
College, one of the largest single-campus community
colleges in the country, the Fremont Union High School District, and Cupertino Union School District.
With Hewlett-Packard, a primary employer, leaving the City in 2012, Apple purchased their properties as
part of 155 acres acquired for a major expansion between Interstate 280, Homestead Road, Wolfe Road
and Tantau Avenue. Apple has submitted plans for a new circular-shaped research building at the site that
will accommodate 12,000 people. In 2011, ten million square feet of office and research and development
space existed with vacancy rates of 10.7% for office and 8.1% for research and development. The City’s
unemployment rate of 7.3% falls below the statewide rate of 12.2%.
City retail space encompasses 3.6 million square feet, with over 160 eating establishments. The 1.2
million square feet Vallco Shopping Mall comprises most of the City’s redevelopment agency area and
features two levels of enclosed shopping, three anchor stores, a 16-screen AMC theatre, a bowling center,
ice rink, and international food court. A new Western Athletic Health Club is being built within the
existing Sears store at the mall. In spite of earlier additions and remodel, the shopping center continues to
underperform. Macy’s, JCPenney, Target, Sears, and Whole Foods Market are leading City retailers. A
local restaurant association promotes the City as a regional dining destination.
The assessed value of properties in the City grew by 1.87% from 2010 to 2011, a reversal of the 0.36%
decline experienced from 2009 to 2010. Cupertino ranked seventh in this percentage change out of the
sixteen cities and unincorporated area in the county. The number of City properties receiving a reduction
in assessed value increased from 2,901 to 2,934, but the dollar cost of the reductions fell from $530
million to $510 million, as the county continues to adjust tax rolls based on home prices. Moreover, the
cost of living index adjustment for all assessed values experienced a 0.753% increase for 2011 compared
to a 0.237% cut for 2010. The City’s popular school districts and high median income levels allowed it to
avoid the steep property value declines suffered in other regions during the housing recession. Apple is
the leading assessed value property owner in the City and is in the top twenty-five, county-wide, for
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business personal property assessment. The WW DASC Owner LLC office property in Cupertino is
ranked sixth in the county for 2011-12 assessed value growth due to ownership change. Looking forward,
cities in the county are seeing increases in assessed value due to changes in ownership and higher
assessed values per new building permit.
Cupertino has a high 73% of its sales taxes coming from business-to-business commerce, compared to
California and San Francisco Bay Area averages of 18% and 21% respectively. Three companies
comprise a large part of that sector and one of those companies, Hewlett-Packard is leaving the City.
Conversely, the City is not as diversified into retail, food products, and transportation as the state and Bay
Area. The City’s fiscal strategic plan, part of the City’s adopted budget, supports the redevelopment of the
Vallco Shopping Mall and recommends that quality retail components be incorporated into future
developments. The following chart shows City sales tax variations over the past ten years, reflecting two
recessions and the volatility of the business-to-business and company concentration.
Sales Tax Trend
Commercial development activity picked up in 2011 led by initial plan submittals for the expanded Apple
campus along with tenant improvement work in various office buildings. Homestead Square and
Cupertino Crossroads retail center improvement projects and the new 123-room Hyatt Place hotel are
undergoing development or building review. On the other hand, continuing postponement of major
commercial or residential projects approved in recent years, such as the mixed-use Main Street Cupertino
complex, the 24,455 sq. ft. retail expansion of Cupertino Village, the 10,582 sq. ft. retail building at
Tantau Avenue and Stevens Creek Blvd., the 51,000 sq. ft. mixed-use building and 122-room hotel at the
Oaks Shopping Center, the 19.8 acre One Results Way office campus redevelopment, and the Rose Bowl
mixed-use project, has deferred potential construction, permit, park, and housing fees.
The City’s pension and retiree medical unfunded actuarial accrued liabilities are discussed in the Notes to
the Basic Financial Statements. The City must pay CalPERS, the state’s government pension system,
annually to reduce this long-term liability. Cupertino’s pension actuarial valuation report of June 2009
reports a pension unfunded liability of $17,021,000 with annual payments to CalPERS of $2,089,000 in
2010-11 and $2,657,000 in 2011-12, with ongoing increases after that because of CalPERS’ investment
losses and changes to the assumptions used in their actuarial studies. Most Bay Area Peninsula cities,
including Cupertino, have agreed to work toward reducing pension benefits for new hires to address the
long-term rising costs. As of the January 2011 health cost actuarial valuation report, the City has a retiree
medical unfunded liability of $13,431,000 that requires an annual contribution of $1.9 million in 2010-11
and 2011-12 in order to fund it. The City has been setting aside monies annually for health costs since
2004, accumulating $9 million in an irrevocable trust and $840,000 in City reserves as of June 30, 2011.
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Regarding other fiscal strategies, because the City contracts out police services to the County Sheriff and
because fire protection is handled by a special district, the City avoids the high pension, capital, and
operating costs of a City-operated public safety function. The City caps its contributions to employee
health insurance premiums and works with its bargaining units to come up with labor agreements that
benefit both the City and employees. A build-up of operating reserves from strong revenue years, such as
2010-11, along with a traditional under-spending of budgets, enables the City to withstand the weak
revenue years that periodically occur, such as in 2009-10.
ECONOMIC INITIATIVES
The recessions and the departure of a major company, Hewlett-Packard, demonstrates the need for
diversification of the City’s revenue base and a long-term balance of revenues and expenditures as
described in the City’s Fiscal Strategic Plan. The City needs to find other revenues to mitigate the
fluctuating nature of sales taxes, hotel taxes, user fees, and state grabs of local taxes in times of budget
distress. It needs to reduce the concentration of sales taxes among its top companies and top economic
sector, the volatile business-to-business area. Legislation raising the City’s property tax share, the
opening of a regional sales office of a major technology provider, and the update of the utility user tax are
successes of the strategic plan. Voters approved a two percent increase in the transient occupancy tax rate
this month. The City is studying further increases of the property tax share, pursuing a storm drain tax
increase to eliminate the General Fund subsidy, and looking at the value of its water system ownership.
Nevertheless, other tax or fee initiatives in the plan have incurred opposition to their implementation. The
City’s Community Development department strives to generate revenues by recruiting and retaining
retail, by finding office tenants, facilitating development, branding and outreaching to new business,
revising policies, coordinating with regional organizations, and promoting economic vitality.
The City has taken advantage of stimulus opportunities from grant programs for streets, parks, energy
efficiency, housing improvements, and emergency preparedness. The City has installed streetlight and
irrigation systems that save utility costs and energy. As part of its service delivery automation and
streamlining initiative, Cupertino has digitized documents and restructured the agenda for City Council
meetings. Plans to enhance building and planning permit usage on the Internet will bring City Hall closer
to the customer at reduced cost. The fiscal strategic plan promotes the streamlining and repositioning of
the workforce as opportunities arise along with decreasing expenditures and risk exposure by requiring
that developers maintain new open space associated with their projects and that private and public capital
projects be added only if ongoing maintenance is funded.
State budget deficits continue to pressure City resources. Despite a state law that prevents raids and
borrowings of city taxes, the state proposed an elimination of all city redevelopment agencies unless they
paid a large share of their taxes to schools and special districts. While the courts review an appeal of the
proposal, Cupertino’s redevelopment agency has opted to continue its existence and pay the taxes.
ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETARY CONTROL
In developing and evaluating the City’s accounting system, consideration is given to the adequacy of
internal accounting controls. The City’s controls are designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute,
assurance regarding the safeguarding of assets against losses from unauthorized use or disposition and the
reliability of financial records for preparing financial statements and maintaining accountability of assets.
The concept of reasonable assurance recognizes that the costs of a control should not exceed the benefits
likely to be derived and that the evaluation of costs and benefits requires estimates and judgments by
management.
The City’s budget is a detailed operating plan that identifies estimated costs and results in relation to
estimated revenues. The budget includes 1) the programs, projects, services and activities to be provided
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during the fiscal year; 2) estimated revenue available to finance the operating plan; and 3) the estimated
spending requirements of the operating plan. The budget represents a process through which policy
decisions are made, implemented and controlled.
INDEPENDENT AUDIT
City ordinance requires an annual audit of the financial records by an independent certified public
accounting firm selected by the City Council and its audit committee. Macias Gini and O’Connell LLP
audited the City’s Basic Financial Statements, and their opinion thereon is included in the Financial
Section of this report.
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded a
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City of Cupertino for its CAFR
for the year ended June 30, 2010. In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, a government unit
must publish an easily readable and efficiently organized CAFR. This report must satisfy both GAAP
and applicable legal requirements.
A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe that the current report
continues to meet the Certificate of Achievement Program’s requirements and we are submitting it to the
GFOA to determine its eligibility for another certificate.
Respectfully submitted,
David Woo
Finance Director
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to express my appreciation to the City employees, City Manager, and the members of the
City Council for their interest in conducting the financial operations of the City in a responsible manner.
Special thanks go to Tina Mao, Yulia Rumalean, and Richard Wong of the Finance staff for their
continued support and dedication. Special recognition goes to Jennifer Chang, Liz Nunez, and David
Woo for their efforts in the preparation and production of this report.
Reviewed by,
Carol A. Atwood
Director of Administrative Services
Citizen AdivisoryCommissions andCommitteesCity AttorneyCarol KoradePublic & EnvironmentalAffairs DirectorRick KitsonIT ManagerMariyah SerratosCity ClerkKimberly SmithFinance DirectorDavid WooHuman ResourcesDirectorVacantCodeEnforcementNeighborhoodWatchEmergencyPreparednessDirector ofAdministrative ServicesCarol AtwoodBuilding OfficialAlbert SalvadorCity PlannerGary ChaoEconomic Development/RDA ManagerVacantDirector ofCommunity DevelopmentAarti ShrivastavaRecreation SupervisorSports CenterDon McCarthySr. Recreation SupervisorSenior CenterJulia LamyRecreation SupervisorYouth ProgramsChristine HanelRecreation SupervisorFacilities/Community EventsTom WaltersDirector ofParks and RecreationMark LinderCityArchitectVacantAssistant Directorof Public Works - Eng.Glenn GoepfertPublic WorksProject ManagerCarmen LynaughEnvironmentalPrograms ManagerCheri DonnellyGroundsSupervisorJohn BiselyFacilitiesSupervisorChris OrrTrees/ROWSupervisorJonathan FerranteFleet/StreetsSupervisorVacantAssistant Directorof Public Works - Maint.Roger LeeSenior Civil EngineerDavid StillmanDirector ofPublic WorksTimm BordenCity ManagerDavid KnappCity TreasurerCarol AtwoodCityCouncilCitizensof Cupertinoviii
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CITY OF CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA
Fiscal Year 2010-11
CITY COUNCIL
Gilbert Wong Mark Santoro
Mayor Vice Mayor
DIRECTORY OF CITY OFFICIALS
David W. Knapp - City Manager
Carol Korade – City Attorney
Carol Atwood – Director of Administrative Services
Timm Borden – Director of Public Works
Mark Linder – Director of Parks and Recreation
Aarti Shrivastava - Director of Community Development
Kris Wang
Councilmember
Orrin Mahoney
Councilmember
Barry Chang
Councilmember
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CITY OF CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA
Fiscal Year 2010/11
COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
AUDIT COMMITTEE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
Myoung Kang David Fung
Mark Santoro David Greenstein
Stanley Stemkoski David Lee
Garrett Wade Darcy Paul
Barry Chang Marcia St. Clair
HOUSING COMMISSION LIBRARY COMMISSION
Harvey Barnett Rose Grymes
Jimmy Chien Adrian Kolb
Radha Kulkarni Ronald Miller
Nicole Maroko Ann Stevenson
Rajeev Raman Susanna Tsai
FINE ARTS COMMISSION PLANNING COMMISSION
KC Chandratreya Paul Brophy
Jessi Kaur Clinton Brownley
Russell Leong Winnie Lee
Rajeswari Mahaliagan Marty Miller
Marvin Spielman Don Sun
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
Nina Daruwalla William Chan
Andy Huang Mark Fantozzi
Craig Lee Ashish Kolli
Daniel Nguyen Jill Mitsch
Tamara Pow Alan Takahashi
TEEN COMMISSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Jacqueline Do Sanika Puranik Carol Atwood David Knapp
Ashley Ding Hadar Sachs Paul Brophy Orrin Mahoney
Anand Hemmady Kailash Sundaram Timm Borden Aarti Shrivastava
Dana Lujack Madeline Yip Paula Davis Kris Wang
Greg Pommier Mike Foulkes John Zirelli
TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION & FISCAL STRATEGIC COMMITTEE
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Peter Friedland Gilbert Wong Julia Lamy
Wallace Iimura Mark Santoro Aarti Shrivastava
Jitendra Jadhav Carol Atwood David Woo
Rod Livingood Roger Lee
Reena Nadkarni
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NOTES
FINANCIAL SECTION
NOTES
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City Council
City of Cupertino, California
Independent Auditor’s Report
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type
activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Cupertino,
California (the City), as of and for the year ended June 30, 2011, which collectively comprise the City’s
basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the City’s management. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial
statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration
of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in
the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the City's
internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinions.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund,
and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Cupertino, California as of June 30, 2011,
and the respective changes in financial position and, where applicable, cash flows thereof, and the
respective budgetary comparison for the General Fund for the year then ended in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
As discussed in Note 1(l) to the basic financial statements, effective July 1, 2010, the City adopted the
provisions of Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 54, Fund Balance
Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions.
As discussed in note 9(e) to the basic financial statements, the California State Legislature has enacted
legislation that is intended to provide for the dissolution of redevelopment agencies in the State of
California. The effects of this legislation are uncertain pending the result of certain lawsuits that have
been initiated to challenge the constitutionality of this legislation.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the management’s
discussion and analysis and the schedules of funding progress, as listed in the table of contents, be
presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic
financial statements, is required by GASB, who considers it to be an essential part of financial reporting
for placing the basic financial statements in the appropriate operational, economic, or historical context.
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We have applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information in accordance with
auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of
management regarding the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for
consistency with management’s responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other
knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion
or provide any assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide sufficient
evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively
comprise the City’s financial statements as a whole. The introductory, other supplementary information,
statistical , and community profile sections are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a
required part of the financial statements. The other supplementary information is the responsibility of
management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying auditing procedures applied in
the audit of the financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and
reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the
financial statements or to the financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in
accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion,
the information is stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole. The
introductory, statistical, and community profile sections have not been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, accordingly, we do not express no
opinion or provide any assurance on them.
Walnut Creek, California
November 10, 2011
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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This describes the City of Cupertino’s financial performance for the year. Please read it in conjunction
with the accompanying Transmittal Letter and Basic Financial Statements.
2010-11 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Governmental activity revenues were $49,552,000, up significantly from $46,152,000 in 2009-10.
Governmental activity expenses were $48,105,000 in 2010-11, up from $46,223,000 in the prior year.
Revenues from business-type activities were $6,433,000 in current year, down from $6,575,000 in the
prior year.
Expenses of business-type activities were $5,728,000 in current year, down slightly from $5,808,000
in the prior year.
Governmental net assets increased $1,447,000 while business-type net assets rose $705,000.
General Fund revenues of $43,195,000 represented a large increase of $7,617,000 from the prior year;
General Fund expenditures increased $706,000 to $33,662,000 in 2010-11.
The General Fund incurred expenditure budget savings of $3,529,000 with revenues surpassing
budget by $2,542,000.
Including proceeds from sale of capital assets and transfers, the General Fund balance grew by
$3,876,000 to end the year at $19,807,000.
OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Basic Financial Statements comprise the City-wide Financial Statements and the Fund Financial
Statements; these two sets of financial statements provide two different views of the City’s financial
activities and position.
The City-Wide Financial Statements provide a long-term view of the City’s activities as a whole, and
comprise the Statement of Net Assets and the Statement of Activities. These statements are prepared on
the accrual basis, which means they measure the flow of all economic resources of the City as a whole.
The accrual basis of accounting is similar to the accounting used by most private sector companies. The
Statement of Net Assets provides information about the financial position of the City as a whole,
including all its capital assets and long-term liabilities. The Statement of Activities provides information
about all the City’s revenues and all its expenses, with the emphasis on measuring net revenues or
expenses for each of the City’s programs. The Statement of Activities explains in detail the change in Net
Assets for the year. Over time, increases or decreases in net assets can be indicators of whether the
financial condition of the City is improving or deteriorating.
All of the City’s activities are grouped into Governmental activities and Business-type activities, as
explained below. The Statement of Net Assets and the Statement of Activities provide a summary of
these two types of activities for the City as a whole.
Governmental activities—Most of the City’s basic services are considered to be governmental
activities, including public works, law enforcement, community development, recreation, public &
environmental affairs, and general administration. These services are supported by general City
revenues such as property, sales and other taxes, and by specific program revenues such as developer
fees and grants.
The City’s governmental activities include the activities of a separate legal entity, the Cupertino
Redevelopment Agency, because the City is considered to be financially accountable for the Agency.
The Cupertino Public Facilities Corporation, from which the City leases its major facilities through
the payment of long-term debt, is also included as a component unit.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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Business-type activities—All the City’s enterprises are reported here, including solid waste
management and some of the City’s recreational operations. Unlike governmental services, these
services are supported by charges paid by users based on the amount of the service they use.
The Fund Financial Statements report the City’s operations in more detail than the government-wide
statements and focus primarily on the short-term activities of the City’s General Fund and other major
funds. The Fund Financial Statements measure only current revenues, expenditures, assets, and
liabilities; they exclude long-term assets and liabilities. Because these statements focus on the near-term
inflows and outflows of spendable resources, such information may be useful in evaluating near-term
financing requirements.
The Fund Financial Statements provide detailed information about each of the City’s most significant
funds, called major funds. Cupertino’s Fund Financial Statements include governmental, enterprise and
internal service funds as discussed below. Each major fund is presented individually, with all non-major
funds summarized and presented only in a single column. Subordinate schedules, which follow the Notes
to Basic Financial Statements, present the detail of these nonmajor funds. Major funds present the
significant activities of the City for the year, and may change from year to year as a result of changes in
the pattern of City’s activities and public interest. For example, the Capital Improvement Projects Fund
may or may not appear as a major fund depending on the volume of construction activity in a certain year.
Governmental Fund financial statements are prepared on the modified accrual basis, which means they
measure only current financial resources and uses. They present essentially the same functions reported
as governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, capital assets and
other long-lived assets, along with long-term liabilities, are not presented in the Governmental Fund
financial statements. Reconciliations are provided to facilitate a comparison between governmental funds
and governmental activities statements to allow a better understanding of the long-term impact of the
government’s near-term financial decisions.
Enterprise and Internal Service Fund financial statements are prepared on the full accrual basis and
include all their assets and liabilities, current and long-term. Enterprise funds are used to report the same
functions presented as business-type activities in the government-wide financial statements, and in more
detail in the fund financial statements.
Since the City’s Internal Service Funds provide goods and services only to the City’s governmental and
business-type activities, their activities are reported only in total at the fund level. Internal Service Funds
may not be major funds because their revenues are derived from other City funds. These revenues are
eliminated in the City-wide financial statements and any related profits or losses are returned to the
activities which created them, along with any residual net assets of the Internal Service Funds. For this
City, internal service activities predominantly benefit governmental rather than business-type functions,
and are therefore included within governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements.
Comparisons of budget and actual financial information are included in the Basic Financial Statements for
the General Fund and other major Special Revenue Funds. Since none of the City’s Special Revenue
Funds are considered major funds, budgetary comparison schedules for these funds are included in this
document as supplemental information only.
Fiduciary Fund statements provide financial information about the activity of an assessment district.
The City acts strictly as an agent for the district holding amounts collected from property owners, prior to
transferring the money to the districts’ bond trustees. The City’s fiduciary activities are reported in the
separate Statement of Fiduciary Assets and Liabilities and the Agency Funds Statement of Changes in
Assets and Liabilities. These activities are excluded from the City’s other financial statements because
the City cannot use these assets to finance its own operations.
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The Notes to Basic Financial Statements provide additional detail that is essential to a full
understanding of the information provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements.
CITY-WIDE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
This analysis focuses on the net assets and changes in net assets of the City’s Governmental Activities
(Tables 1 and 2) and Business-Type Activities (Tables 3 and 4) presented in the City-wide Statement of
Net Assets and Statement of Activities that follow. The Change in Net Asset Tables 2 and 4 show activity
from a revenue and expense perspective.
Governmental Activities
2011 2010
Assets:
Cash and investments 43,353$ 41,700$
Other assets 11,685 10,391
Capital assets 164,734 165,915
Total assets 219,772 218,006
Liabilities:
Long term debt 44,010 45,510
Other liabilities 14,130 12,311
Total liabilities 58,140 57,821
Net assets:
Invested in capital assets, net of debt 120,724 120,405
Restricted 7,779 8,692
Unrestricted 33,129 31,088
Total net assets 161,632$ 160,185$
Table 1
Condensed Statement of Net Assets at June 30
(in thousands)
Governmental Activities
The City’s net assets from governmental activities rose 1% from the prior year. The following significant
changes within asset, liability, and net asset categories occurred:
Tax receipts and proceeds from the sale of the City’s equity share in the City Manager’s
residence, net of capital project spending and retiree health trust contributions, were the primarily
cause of the cash and investments increase.
The trust contribution and higher revenue accruals increased other assets. Increase in accounts
payable and development permit deposits increased other liabilities.
Scheduled principal payments on the 2002 certificates of participation lowered long-term debt by
$1,500,000.
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As the Sources of Revenue chart above shows, property and sales taxes make up more than half of
governmental revenue. The Functional Expenses chart below includes only current year expenses with
Public Works action on streets, facilities, parks and storm drains comprising the largest activity. The chart
does not include capital outlays or principal payments on debt. Capital outlays are instead shown as
additions to capital assets and principal payments are reported as long-term liability reductions.
Administration
4%
Law Enforcement
18%
Public & Environmental
Affairs
3%
Administrative
Services
8%
Recreation
Services
9%Community
Development
13%
Public
Works
41%
Interest
4%
Functional Expenses, Governmental Activities 2010-11
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The Statement of Activities presents program revenues, expenses, and general revenues. These are all
elements of the Changes in Governmental Net Assets summarized in the next table.
2011 2010
Expenses:
Administration 1,860$ 1,912$
Law enforcement 8,435 8,385
Public and environmental affairs 1,626 1,653
Administrative services 3,994 4,080
Recreation services 4,529 4,445
Community development 5,962 4,351
Public works 19,667 19,320
Interest on long term debt 2,032 2,077
Total expenses 48,105 46,223
Revenues
Program revenues:
Charges for services 6,533 5,631
Operating contributions and grants 2,351 2,043
Capital grants and contributions 1,973 5,511
Total program revenues 10,857 13,185
General revenues:
Taxes:
Property tax 7,297 7,489
Property tax in lieu of motor vehicle fee 4,405 4,421
Incremental property tax 1,252 1,323
Sales tax 14,539 9,931
Transient occupancy tax 2,537 2,142
Utility user tax 3,228 3,271
Franchise tax 2,841 2,598
Other taxes 1,491 1,212
Intergovernmental, unrestricted
Motor vehicle license fee 259 166
Investment earnings 259 295
Gain on sale of capital assets 497 -
Miscellaneous 90 119
Total general revenues 38,695 32,967
Total revenues 49,552 46,152
Change in net assets 1,447 (71)
Beginning net assets, as previously reported 160,185 143,293
Prior period adjustment for easements - 16,963
Beginning net assets, as restated 160,185 160,256
Ending net assets 161,632$ 160,185$
Table 2
Condensed Changes in Net Assets For The Year Ended June 30
(in thousands)
Governmental Activities
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City-wide Governmental Revenues
Table 2 shows that total governmental revenues climbed $3,400,000 or 7% over of last year, finishing at
$49,552,000.
Sales taxes improved $4,608,000 or 46% over last year to finish up at $14,539,000. Quarterly tax
collections all exceeded the prior year, with growth in the business-to-business sector, led by Apple, Inc.,
driving the increase. Business-to-business, historically a volatile sector, comprised 73% of sales taxes, far
exceeding San Francisco Bay Area and State averages. The City’s sales tax per capita of $294 tops other
County cities. The timing of a sales tax consulting agreement that is payable out of a percentage of
revenues also partially effected the variance. Positive revenue growth in the first quarter of this fiscal year
was offset by a tax liability increase for the agreement in the last quarter of the prior fiscal year.
All property taxes, including incremental taxes for the Redevelopment Agency, fell $279,000 or 2% from
last year. As allowed by recent State law, the City Council passed an ordinance on September 20, 2011
electing to continue the Agency’s existence with payments of $529,000 to schools and special districts in
2011-12 and approximately $134,000 per year after that.
Grants and contributions, both operating and capital related, decreased a combined $3,230,000 or 43%
from 2009-10. The current year grants received includes an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block
Grant, a Stevens Creek Corridor Park Roberti-Z’berg Harris grant, Homeland Security Department grant
and easement contributions. Last year included Stevens Creek, pavement resurfacing and Don Burnett
Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge (formerly Mary Avenue Bicycle Footbridge) grants from federal, state, and
local sources such as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, SAFETEA-LU, Proposition 1B
bonds, Park Bond Act, and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
Gain on sale of capital assets of $497,000 for 2010-11 represents gain from the sale of the City’s equity
share in the City Manager’s residence.
Charges for services increased $902,000 or 16% reflecting building and development application growth
including Apple Inc.’s new corporate headquarters and several tenant improvements.
City-wide Governmental Expenses
City-wide governmental expenses in Table 2 rose $1,882,000 or 4% above 2009-10. Community
Development and Public Works rose. Administration, Law Enforcement, Administrative Services, Public
& Environmental Affairs, Recreation Services, Administrative Services, and Interest on Long Term Debt
were relatively stable.
Administration decreased $52,000 or 3% this year. Lower accrued leave, internal service, and
depreciation costs offset higher community grant, support and outreach costs.
Administrative Services declined 2% or $86,000 because of lower internal service costs.
Community Development expenses rose $1,611,000 or 37% because of new Redevelopment Agency
outlays, including a $1 million contribution to the Santa Clara County Housing Trust, and additional
Community Development Block Grants for affordable housing, such as those for Senior Housing
Solutions’ Price Avenue and for Maitri transitional housing.
Public Works expenses went up $347,000 or 2% over the prior year reflecting higher depreciation
expenses from completed projects and budgeted increases for maintenance, repair and engineering.
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Annual interest on the 2002 certificates of participation decreased $45,000 or 2% according to its debt
service schedule.
Change in Net Assets
City-wide governmental revenues in excess of expenses and accompanying net asset increase of
$1,447,000 significantly outperformed the $71,000 decrease of last year, mostly due to the revenue rise.
Business Type Activities
Business-type activities in the City-wide Financial Statements include the City’s four enterprise funds.
Enterprise funds are used to account for recreational and solid waste management operations that are
financed and operated in a manner similar to private business enterprises where the intent is that the costs
of providing services and facilities to the general public on a continuing basis can be financed or
recovered primarily through user fees. The major proprietary funds section of this report provides more
information on business-type results.
Business-type net assets totaled $10,557,000 at June 30, 2011, an increase of $705,000 from the prior
year with unrestricted net assets rising $715,000 and capital assets decreasing by $10,000.
Overall revenues of $6,433,000 this year were $142,000 or 2% lower than last year with Blackberry Farm
and Resources Recovery revenue declines partially offset by Sports Center and Recreation Programs
revenue growth.
Expenses for all business-type activities were essentially flat at $5,728,000. A $705,000 net asset increase
fell below the $767,000 increase of 2009-10, with lower operating incomes from the Sports Center and
Blackberry Farm countered by improved operating margins from the Resources Recovery and Recreation
Program enterprises.
2011 2010
Assets:
Cash and investments 10,394$ 9,762$
Other assets 389 348
Capital assets 778 788
Total assets 11,561 10,898
Other liabilities 1,004 1,046
Total liabilities 1,004 1,046
Net assets:
Invested in capital assets 778 788
Unrestricted 9,779 9,064
Total net assets 10,557$ 9,852$
Table 3
Condensed Statement of Net Assets at June 30
(in thousands)
Business Type Activities
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2011 2010
Expenses:
Resources recovery 1,801$ 2,018$
Blackberry farm 457 457
Sports center 1,717 1,478
Recreation programs 1,753 1,855
Total expenses 5,728 5,808
Revenues
Program revenues:
Charges for services 6,362 6,501
Operating contributions and grants - 7
Total program revenues 6,362 6,508
General revenues:
Investment income 71 67
Total revenues 6,433 6,575
Change in net assets 705 767
Beginning net assets 9,852 9,085
Ending assets 10,557$ 9,852$
(in thousands)
Business Type Activities
Condensed Changes in Net Assets For The Year Ended June 30
Table 4
MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
General Fund
General Fund Revenues
General Fund revenues of $43,195,000 ended up $2,542,000 or 6% above the final budget and $2,653,000
above the original budget for the year ended June 30, 2011. This was $7,617,000 or 21% above last year.
Except for utility taxes, fines and forfeitures, and other, all categories exceeded the prior year, with sales
taxes and property taxes accounting for $5,819,000 of the increase. Similarly, sales taxes accounted for
$2,421,000 of the amount exceeding budget. Table 5 displays year-to-year variations, while Table 6
shows budget versus actual differences.
Property taxes ended the year at $11,650,000, up 12% or $1,211,000 from last year. However, it fell
under the final and original budget by $426,000. Revenues were up because last year’s result includes a
deferral of $1,419,000 in property taxes that was borrowed by the State under Proposition 1A. If that
deferral is excluded, then current year receipts were up $208,000 from last year. Proposition 1A requires
that the State repay the taxes to the City by June 30, 2013 with 2% annual interest; accordingly, this loan
is carried as a receivable and deferred revenue. Higher tax receipts this year resulted from cost of living
and property assessment increases allowed per State statute. Weakness in residential and commercial real
estate markets affected these trends, but because of the City’s popular local school districts and healthy
business occupancy rates, assessed values have been impacted less severely relative to other cities in the
County.
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Sales taxes jumped $4,608,000 or 46% above last year to finish at $14,539,000. It exceeded the final
budget by $2,421,000 or 20%, with the original budget similar to the final. Quarterly tax collections all
exceeded the prior year, with growth in the business-to-business sector, led by Apple, Inc., driving the
increase. Business-to-business, historically a volatile sector, comprised 73% of sales taxes, far exceeding
San Francisco Bay Area and State averages. The City’s sales tax per capita of $294 tops other County
cities. The timing of a sales tax consulting agreement that is payable out of a percentage of revenues also
partially effected the variance. Positive revenue growth in the first quarter of this fiscal year was offset by
a tax liability increase for the agreement in last quarter of the prior fiscal year. Future revenues will be
impacted when Hewlett-Packard, a major sales tax provider, leaves the City in 2012.
The City’s four hotels paid $2,537,000 in transient occupancy taxes this year; $395,000 or 18% over last
year’s performance. It was 21% or $443,000 better than the final and original budget. Average revenue
per available room for all four hotels rose from $85 to $101 reflecting the pickup in business travel to
companies located in the City. The City has placed on the November 2011 election ballot a measure to
increase the City’s transient occupancy tax rate from 10% to 12% of the room charge.
The City’s 2.4% utility user tax on telecommunication, gas, and electric services dropped 1% from last
year. This $3,228,000 in revenues was $205,000 or 6% under the original and final budget as wireless and
energy receipts fell in the second half of the year.
Franchise taxes of $2,841,000 from electric, gas, water, solid waste, and cable utilities rose 9% from last
year and 7% from original and final budget due to new public access cable fees and a new solid waste
franchise agreement.
Other taxes include business license, construction, and property transfer taxes. The County assesses the
transfer tax, at $1.10 per $1,000 in sales price, upon recording the ownership change, and gives the City
one-half of the tax. The sale of the Hewlett-Packard property to Apple, Inc. for the latter’s new corporate
campus caused other taxes to grow 20% or $230,000 from 2009-10 figures and 13% or $157,000 higher
than the final and original budget.
Licenses and permits finished at $2,902,000, rising 12% or $319,000 from 2009-10. It was 11% or
$292,000 above the final and original budget. Tenant improvement activity picked up in the last quarter of
the year for retail projects.
Zoning, planning, and engineering review fees comprise three-quarters of the charges for services
category, with non-enterprise recreational programs encompassing the rest. The category improved from
$1,334,000 last year to $1,945,000 this year, a 46% rise. It finished $293,000 or 18% over the final and
original budget. Initial entitlement fees for Apple’s new corporate headquarters were received in June.
Intergovernmental revenues of $689,000 rose 10% or $63,000 from last year, exceeding the final budget
by 18% or $107,000. Additional motor vehicle license fees partially offset by lower grant revenues caused
the year-to-year fluctuations while higher than expected Association of Bay Area Government grants, State
mandated cost reimbursements, and vehicle license fees caused the budget variance. The final budget
increased $29,000 from the original amount because of a new grant to reduce smoking.
General Fund cash is invested as part of the City’s pooled investment portfolio. Investment returns of the
pool are allocated to the Fund based on the Fund’s monthly cash balance. These returns plus the renting
of City facilities comprise use of money and property revenues that rose 6% from 2009-10, to finish at
$728,000. However, current results were $460,000 or 39% under budget expectations. Rent income rose
9% over last year from increased recreational and public facility usage. The continued low interest rate
environment and the portfolio’s concentration in safe short-term Treasuries because of market turmoil and
credit risk, has kept investment returns at a steady, but relatively low amount for the last two years. Since
interest rates did not increase as anticipated and purchases of traditional, higher-yielding instruments such
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as Federal agencies and the Local Agency Investment Fund did not occur as proposed, the interest income
fell below budget. A further explanation of the investment picture for the year is in Note 2 of the Basic
Financial Statements.
Fines and forfeitures fell 5% or $40,000 off of prior year and $224,000 or 24% below budget; to complete
the year at $696,000 due to lower fine assessments by courts.
Proceeds from sale of capital assets represents proceeds received from the sale of the City’s equity share
in the City Manager’s residence that is not budgeted for current year.
Transfers into the General Fund dropped 31% from $487,000 last year to $337,000 this year. There were
fewer surplus dollars returned to the General Fund from project savings in the Capital Project
Improvement Fund. The budget for transfers was adjusted accordingly depending on project savings
realized during the year.
Revenue by Source Amount % of Total Amount Percent
Taxes:
Property 11,650$ 27% 1,211$ 12%
Sales 14,539 34% 4,608 46%
Transient occupancy 2,537 6% 395 18%
Utility user 3,228 7% (43) -1%
Franchise 2,841 7% 243 9%
Other 1,381 3% 230 20%
Use of money & property 728 2% 42 6%
Intergovernmental 689 2% 63 10%
Licenses and permits 2,902 7% 319 12%
Charges for services 1,945 5% 611 46%
Fines and forfeitures 696 2% (40) -5%
Other 59 0% (22) -27%
Total revenues $ 43,195 100% $ 7,617 21%
Other financing sources:
Proceeds from sale of capital assets $ 1,055 76% $ 1,055 100%
Transfers in 337 24% (150) -31%
Total other financing sources $ 1,392 100% $ 905 186%
Fiscal 2011 From Fiscal 2010
Table 5
Revenue Changes
General Fund, Fiscal 2011 vs. 2010
(in thousands)
Increase/(Decrease)
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Over/(Under)
Original Final Actual Final
Taxes:
Property 12,076$ 12,076$ 11,650$ (426)$
Sales 12,036 12,118 14,539 2,421
Transient occupancy 2,094 2,094 2,537 443
Utility user 3,433 3,433 3,228 (205)
Franchise 2,656 2,656 2,841 185
Other 1,224 1,224 1,381 157
Use of money & property 1,188 1,188 728 (460)
Intergovernmental 553 582 689 107
Licenses and permits 2,610 2,610 2,902 292
Charges for services 1,652 1,652 1,945 293
Fines and forfeitures 920 920 696 (224)
Other 100 100 59 (41)
Total revenues 40,542$ 40,653$ 43,195$ 2,542$
Other financing sources
Proceeds from sale of capital assets -$ -$ 1,055$ 1,055$
Transfers in 265 337 337 -
Total other financing sources 265$ 337$ 1,392$ 1,055$
Table 6
Budgeted Amounts
(in thousands)
General Fund, 2010-11
Revenue Budget and Actual Comparisons
General Fund Expenditures
Fiscal 2010-11 overall expenditures, at $33,662,000, were $706,000 or 2% higher than last year’s total of
$32,956,000. However, this result came in 9% or $3,529,000 under the final budget and $2,405,000
below the original budget. Year-to-year and budget versus actual results by General Fund department are
described below and in Tables 7 and 8.
Administration expenditures of $1,528,000 rose 4% or $59,000 over last year while finishing $83,000 or
5% under final budget. The increase reflected more community grants, support, and outreach over last
year.
Law Enforcement sheriff contract costs of $8,435,000 were under the final budget by $450,000 or 5%.
The budget contains dollars for anticipated service levels and unexpected events or incidences. By the end
of the year, the actual rate of general law enforcement, service requests, emergency calls, patrol, and
investigations may bring budget savings as it did in 2010-11. Having the Sheriff contract helps the City
contain public safety costs as reflected in the steadiness of the expenditures with the previous year. Funds
for school traffic safety was carried over from the previous year and added to the original budget.
Public and Environmental Affairs expenditures of $1,497,000 were flat on a budget and year-to-year
basis.
Administrative Services outlays were comparatively unchanged from a year ago and finished 15% or
$640,000 under final budget. Most of the budget savings were realized in finance, city clerk, human
resources and insurance. The final budget was $131,000 higher than the original budget due to the new
transient occupancy tax ballot measure, new legislative and grants assistance, and leadership program,
litigation, and code enforcement budgets carried over from the prior year.
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Non-enterprise Recreation expenditures ended up $363,000 or 8% below final budget, but exceeded last
year’s spending by $113,000 or 3%. The year-to-year rise was in line with the budgetary increase. Most
operational areas realized budget savings but, in particular, the senior travel program and Blackberry
Farm comprised 70% of the savings. The travel program’s cost of trips sold came in under budget.
Blackberry Farm had staff vacancy and contract service cost savings.
Community Development costs of $3,238,000 were $612,000 or 16% below the final budget due to
personnel savings in current planning and building code enforcement divisions and contract service
savings in mid and long-term planning. Costs grew 6% or $169,000 from last year in order to process
more planning and building applications. Increases for municipal code changes, regional housing need
studies, and economic development made the final budget 5% higher than the original.
Public Works maintenance, repair, and engineering expenditures of $11,152,000 rose 3% or $343,000
over the prior year. It was $1,381,000 or 11% under final budget due to staff vacancies, lower-than-
expected maintenance costs on traffic signals, parks, and City Hall and lower engineering design & traffic
study costs. Outstanding purchase and job orders and a school traffic safety budget carried over from last
year comprised the $594,000 increase from original to final budget.
Transfers out of the General Fund dropped from $9,375,000 in 2009-10 to $7,049,000 in 2010-11, as
finally budgeted, with $3,533,000 for ongoing debt service, $1,500,000 for ongoing retiree health
obligations, $750,000 for ongoing road maintenance, $432,000 for capital project reserves, $225,000 for
ongoing accrued leave payouts, $474,000 for new information technology and equipment, including a
new permitting system, and a $135,000 subsidy for storm drain improvement. The decrease from 2009-10
resulted primarily from lower capital project and retiree health funding. The transfers budget increased
during the fiscal year for the permitting system and capital project reserves.
Service Area Amount % of Total Amount Percent
Administration $ 1,528 5% $ 59 4%
Law enforcement 8,435 25% 51 1%
Public and environmental affairs 1,497 4% 10 1%
Administrative services 3,695 11% (39) -1%
Recreation services 4,117 12% 113 3%
Community development 3,238 10% 169 6%
Public works 11,152 33% 343 3%
Total expenditures $ 33,662 100% $ 706 2%
Transfers out $ 7,049 100% $ (2,326) -25%
Table 7
Increase/(Decrease)
From Fiscal 2010
Expenditure Changes from Prior Year
General Fund, Fiscal 2011 vs. 2010
(in thousands)
Fiscal 2011
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Under
Service Area Original Final Actual Final
Administration $ 1,608 $ 1,611 $ 1,528 $ 83
Law enforcement 8,784 8,885 8,435 450
Public and environmental affairs 1,437 1,497 1,497 -
Administrative services 4,205 4,335 3,695 640
Recreation services 4,427 4,480 4,117 363
Community development 3,667 3,850 3,238 612
Public works 11,939 12,533 11,152 1,381
Total expenditures $ 36,067 $ 37,191 $ 33,662 $ 3,529
Transfers out $ 6,725 $ 7,049 $ 7,049 $ -
Budgeted Amounts
(in thousands)
General Fund, 2010-11
Expenditure Budget and Actual Comparison
Table 8
General Fund Balance
At June 30, 2011, the General Fund reported a total ending fund balance of $19,807,000, up 24% or
$3,876,000 from the prior year. The City assigns $12,500,000 of this for general economic uncertainty,
$1,400,000 for state budget actions that impact City revenues, $534,000 for capital projects funded by
utility user taxes, and $306,000 of purchase orders. $1,024,000 represents non-spendable rehabilitation
and employee housing loan receivables and prepaid expenses. $663,000 is restricted for public access
programming. Finally, $3,380,000 is unassigned as of June 30, 2011, but intended for future budget
actions and capital projects.
The fund balance rise resulted from revenues exceeding expenditures by $9,533,000 and proceeds from
sale of capital assets of $1,055,000 offset by a net transfer out of $6,712,000. The unassigned fund
balance benefitted from most of the increase jumping from $207,000 a year ago to $3,380,000 at June 30,
2011. The fund balance growth allowed the City to increase to $1,400,000 for the amount set-aside for
State takeaways of City taxes. The utility user tax balance was drawn down by $382,000 during the year
for capital project use. Loan payoffs reduced loan receivables by $252,000. Encumbrance decreased by
$130,000 when compared to prior year. Public access programming funds increased $69,000. Fund
balance comparisons reflect the new classifications required by accounting guidance.
Public Facilities Corporation
This fund accounts for the payments of principal and interest on the 2002 certificates of participation,
which refinanced the long-term debt that funded many of the City’s major parks and facilities. As in
previous years, General Fund transfers into the fund cover the debt service payments of $3,533,000.
Capital Improvement Projects
All of the City’s non-enterprise capital projects are in this fund, except for the Stevens Creek Corridor
Park, which is a separate major fund, and the Don Burnett Pedestrian-Bicycle Bridge, which is a part of
Other Governmental Funds. Outlays for park, facility, traffic, and energy efficiency projects rose from
$1,359,000 in 2009-10 to $2,609,000 in 2010-11, as streetlight and irrigation energy retrofits, Scenic
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Circle access, Garden Gate Safe Routes to Schools, Community Hall audio visual upgrades, and traffic
signal battery backups were new projects worked on this year.
A $439,000 Federal stimulus grant for the energy retrofits was received this year, more than the $116,000
in smaller grants earned last year. The General Fund, Stevens Creek Corridor Park, and Recreation
Programs provided $929,000 in funding this year compared to $2,482,000 the previous year to finance
projects that may occur over multiple years. Completed project cost savings of $537,000 were returned to
the General Fund and Recreation Programs compared to $487,000 last year. As of June 30, 2011, the
Capital Improvement Fund has $3,547,000 assigned to capital projects including $495,000 in purchase
orders, $1,000,000 for infrastructure reserves, and $1,354,000 for capital project reserves.
Stevens Creek Corridor Park
This fund contains three capital projects. The $13,577,000 Stevens Creek Corridor Park Phase One
segment to completely re-design the picnic grounds at Blackberry Farm, re-align and restore the natural
habitat of the creek, renovate the swimming pool facilities, and build the creek trail, completed major
construction and re-opened to the public on July 4, 2009. Outlays for this segment fell to $160,000 during
2010-11 compared to $923,000 the previous year as this year’s work consisted of providing additional
improvements to the area facilities. The Corridor Park’s Phase Two, with an initial $200,000 budget for
designing a trail extension to Stevens Creek Boulevard, began with $37,000 in expenditures for 2009-10
and $88,000 in 2010-11. A third project, the $685,000 Blackberry Farm infrastructure upgrade, kicked off
with $33,000 spent in 2009-10 and $78,000 in 2010-11 for design.
The General Fund, the Recreation Programs fund, Park Dedication fund, and State and local grants
finance the projects. Reflecting the winding-down of the project, the City recorded fewer Phase One cost-
reimbursement grant receipts, with $349,000 received this year compared to $2,294,000 the prior year.
To help fund their respective budgets, the infrastructure upgrade project received a $303,000 transfer
from the General Fund and Phase Two received a $200,000 transfer from the Park Dedication fund last
year. With Phase One nearly completed and Blackberry Farm infrastructure design underway, $172,000
in realized budget savings from both projects were transferred into Capital Improvement Project Fund
reserves this year whereupon they will be re-budgeted into 2011-12 Phase Two work. Another $125,000
from the Blackberry Farm project was temporarily transferred to the Scenic Circle project within the
Capital Improvement Project fund, with reserves restoring the money to Blackberry Farm in 2011-12. The
transfers out caused much of the 2010-11 assigned project fund balance decrease of $274,000 and the
unrestricted cash decrease of $312,000.
Other assets and liabilities decreased by $400,000 from a year ago due to grant revenues recognized from
the subsequent receipt of a prior year receivable and due to the release of contract retentions held in
escrow.
MAJOR PROPRIETARY FUNDS
Resources Recovery
The City renewed its Recology solid waste franchise agreement for five years commencing in November
2010 with a minor revenue rate increase and a restructuring of how the City and franchisee share revenues
and costs. Accordingly, this solid waste enterprise fund experienced a 9% comparative yearly decrease in
residential and commercial pickup revenues, offset by 12% lower contract expenses for collection,
landfill disposal, and recycling. Operating income improved from $93,000 last year to $129,000 this year.
With interest earnings, net assets increased by $172,000, outperforming the $134,000 growth of last year,
to end the year with a $6,003,000 unrestricted balance.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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Blackberry Farm
City employees, with a teaching professional on contract, staff the City-owned Blackberry Farm golf
course and pro shop. Golfing green fees declined to a higher degree that the previous year, as the older
demographics of golf course users continued to negatively impact rounds played and purchases of group
packages prior to this year’s fee increase impacted early current year sales. Operating revenues of
$448,000 in 2010-11 represented a 21% or $121,000 fall from the prior year. Expenses were unchanged
at $457,000 this year with minimal staffing levels maintained at the course and water costs kept steady
until a capital project can get underway that will look at cost-saving irrigation alternatives. $400,000
transferred from Recreation Programs during the year will finance the project. With lower revenues, the
golf course incurred a $9,000 operating loss compared to $112,000 in operating income last year. Offset
with the $406,000 coming from transfers and interest income, net assets increased $397,000, an
improvement over the $115,000 of last year. At June 30, 2011, unrestricted net assets were $910,000.
Cupertino Sports Center
Tennis lesson, membership, fitness class and rent revenues of $1,723,000 rose by $145,000 or 9% over
last year, resulting from more lesson revenues generated by the private tennis program operator. With
contract instructor, facility support, and maintenance costs growing by $239,000 or 16%, operating
income fell to $6,000 in 2010-11, off of the $100,000 produced in 2009-10. After adding-in interest
earnings, the increase in net assets of $10,000 brought ending unrestricted net assets to $369,000 by year-
end. The Sports Center completed a tennis court resurfacing project during the fiscal year.
Recreation Programs
Cultural events, youth and teen programs, sports, dance and fitness classes generated $2,260,000 in
revenues, which was flat compared to last year, for this enterprise operating out of the Quinlan
Community Center, Monta Vista Recreation Center, McClellan Ranch, Creekside Park building, eight
school sites, and various parks. Ongoing program expenses, including full-time administrative and
programming staff, part-time activity leaders, and class instructors on contract decreased $102,000 or 5%
from 2009-10. The Quinlan Center interior upgrade project began in 2010-11 with $29,000 in design
costs. Operating income improved to $507,000 compared to $395,000 a year ago. The fund transferred
$400,000 to the Blackberry Farm fund’s golf course irrigation project. A $200,000 transfer to the Capital
Improvement Project fund for an environmental education facility was returned after the project was re-
prioritized and wrapped into next year’s McClellan Ranch master plan. After adding interest earnings and
net transfers out, the fund ended up with an increase in net assets of $126,000 and an unrestricted net
asset balance of $2,497,000 that is intended for future capital, equipment, insurance, and reserve needs.
CAPITAL ASSETS
At June 30, 2011 the City had $165,512,000, net of depreciation, invested in a broad range of capital
assets used in governmental and business-type activities, as shown in Table 9 and in Note 6 to the Basic
Financial Statements. While the City’s capital asset total was relatively unchanged, current year major
capital additions includes streetlight retrofits, storm water easement, and street and pedestrian projects.
The sale of the City’s equity share in the City Manager residence and overall depreciation offset the
additions.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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2011 2010
Governmental Activities:
Land 60,471$ 60,806$
Easements 19,105 17,939
Buildings 23,961 25,589
Improvements other than buildings 17,042 18,173
Machinery and equipment 1,195 1,377
Roads, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, medians and bridges 34,511 34,519
Streetlights 1,777 85
Storm drain structures and mains 5,304 5,981
Traffic signals 1,368 1,446
Total Governmental Activities 164,734 165,915
Business-Type Activities
Buildings 257 285
Improvements other than buildings 435 387
Machinery and equipment 86 116
Total Business-Type Activities 778 788
Total City 165,512$ 166,703$
Table 9
Capital Assets, Net of Depreciation, at June 30
(in thousands)
DEBT ADMINISTRATION
The City’s only long-term debt liability comes from $56,640,000 in Certificates of Participation (COPs)
issued in 2002 by the Cupertino Public Facilities Corporation. The certificates refunded previously issued
COPs that financed the Wilson Park, Blackberry Farm, and Fremont Older site, the Memorial Park
expansion, the Quinlan Community Center construction, and the City Hall remodel. It provided capital for
the new library opened in 2004. The serial, fixed interest rate debt ranging from 2% to 5% requires annual
debt payments of $3,532,000 that are covered by the General Fund. The June 30, 2011 outstanding
principal of $44,010,000 is due to be paid off by 2030. More information can be found in Note 7 to the
Basic Financial Statements.
CONTACTING THE CITY’S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
This Comprehensive Annual Financial Report is intended to provide a general overview of the City’s
finances. Further information can be provided by the City of Cupertino Finance Department, 10300 Torre
Avenue, Cupertino CA 95014, phone (408) 777-3220, or by the City website at www.cupertino.org.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Statement of Net Assets
June 30, 2011
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
Assets:
Cash and investments 40,837,507$ 10,394,377$ 51,231,884$
Restricted cash and investments 2,515,072 - 2,515,072
Receivables:
Accounts 3,195,082 370,865 3,565,947
Interest 68,473 18,074 86,547
Intergovernmental - State Proposition 1A 1,419,497 - 1,419,497
Loans 1,728,904 - 1,728,904
Prepaid items and other assets 92,712 - 92,712
Land held for housing development 615,000 - 615,000
Net OPEB assets 4,565,406 - 4,565,406
Capital assets:
Nondepreciable 79,576,112 - 79,576,112
Depreciable, net of accumulated depreciation 85,158,093 777,521 85,935,614
Total assets 219,771,858 11,560,837 231,332,695
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals 6,694,247 315,521 7,009,768
Accrued payroll and benefits 579,244 49,067 628,311
Deposits 1,993,988 - 1,993,988
Unearned revenue 482,571 594,552 1,077,123
Compensated absences:
Due in one year 34,927 - 34,927
Due in more than one year 2,692,858 45,089 2,737,947
Claims payable:
Due in one year 388,594 - 388,594
Due in more than one year 1,263,359 - 1,263,359
Long-term debt:
Due in one year 1,545,000 - 1,545,000
Due in more than one year 42,465,000 - 42,465,000
Total liabilities 58,139,788 1,004,229 59,144,017
Net Assets:
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 120,724,205 777,521 121,501,726
Restricted for:
Special revenue projects 4,046,498 - 4,046,498
Affordable housing 3,010,648 - 3,010,648
Public access television 663,254 - 663,254
Debt service 58,213 - 58,213
Total restricted net assets 7,778,613 - 7,778,613
Unrestricted 33,129,252 9,779,087 42,908,339
Total net assets $161,632,070 $ 10,556,608 $172,188,678
See accompanying notes to basic financial statements.
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Statement of Activities
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
Net (Expense) Revenue and
Program Revenues Changes in Net Assets
Operating Capital
Charges for Grants and Grants and Governmental Business-type
Functions/Programs Expenses Services Contributions Contributions Activities Activities Total
Governmental Activities:
1,860,451$ 15,801$ 91,788$ -$ (1,752,862)$ -$ (1,752,862)$
8,434,885 797,757 125,090 - (7,512,038) - (7,512,038)
1,625,876 - - - (1,625,876) - (1,625,876)
3,993,654 - - - (3,993,654) - (3,993,654)
4,528,968 1,020,159 - - (3,508,809) - (3,508,809)
5,961,774 4,149,620 695,929 - (1,116,225) - (1,116,225)
19,666,598 549,065 1,438,480 1,972,951 (15,706,102) - (15,706,102)
2,032,464 - - - (2,032,464) - (2,032,464)
48,104,670 6,532,402 2,351,287 1,972,951 (37,248,030) - (37,248,030)
1,801,599 1,931,076 - - - 129,477 129,477
457,065 447,797 - - - (9,268) (9,268)
1,716,741 1,722,700 - - - 5,959 5,959
1,753,156 2,260,296 - - - 507,140 507,140
5,728,561 6,361,869 - - - 633,308 633,308
Total 53,833,231$ 12,894,271$ 2,351,287$ 1,972,951$ (37,248,030) 633,308 (36,614,722)
7,296,970 - 7,296,970
4,404,795 - 4,404,795
1,251,777 - 1,251,777
14,539,243 - 14,539,243
2,536,501 - 2,536,501
3,227,942 - 3,227,942
2,841,344 - 2,841,344
1,491,316 - 1,491,316
259,289 - 259,289
259,217 71,486 330,703
497,385 - 497,385
88,980 - 88,980
15 (15) -
Total general revenues 38,694,774 71,471 38,766,245
Change in net assets 1,446,744 704,779 2,151,523
160,185,326 9,851,829 170,037,155
161,632,070$ 10,556,608$ 172,188,678$
See accompanying notes to basic financial statements
Transfers
Net assets, beginning of year
Net assets, end of year
Property tax in lieu of motor vehicle fee
Other taxes
Intergovernmental, unrestricted
Motor vehicle license fee
Investment earnings
Gain on sale of capital assets
Miscellaneous
Incremental property tax
Sales taxes
Transient occupancy tax
Utility user tax
Franchise tax
Recreation programs
Business-type activities:
Total business-type activities
General revenues:
Taxes:
Property taxes
Public works
Interest on long - term debt
Total governmental activities
Resource recovery
Blackberry farm
Cupertino sports center
Administration
Law enforcement
Public and environmental affairs
Administrative services
Recreation services
Community development
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Governmental Funds
Balance Sheet
June 30, 2011
Stevens
Public Capital Creek Other
Facilities Improvement Corridor Governmental
General Corporation Projects Park Funds Total
Assets:
Cash and investments 23,173,690$ 58,213$ 3,788,060$698,010$ 5,769,660$ 33,487,633$
Restricted cash and investments - 2,515,072 - - - 2,515,072
Receivables:
Accounts 2,604,221 - 233,100 - 348,761 3,186,082
Interest 47,183 - - - 8,283 55,466
1,419,497 - - - - 1,419,497
Loans 953,070 - - - 775,834 1,728,904
Prepaid items 70,880 - - - - 70,880
Land held for housing development - - - - 615,000 615,000
Other assets 3,884 - - - - 3,884
Total assets 28,272,425$ 2,573,285$4,021,160$698,010$ 7,517,538$ 43,082,418$
Liabilities and Fund Balances:
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals 3,541,911$ 2,515,072$241,374$ 7,076$ 365,416$ 6,670,849$
Accrued payroll and benefits 523,084 - - - 28,774 551,858
Deposits 1,993,988 - - - - 1,993,988
Advance from other funds 504,497 - - - - 504,497
Unearned revenue 482,571 - - - - 482,571
Deferred revenue 1,419,497 - 233,100 - 186,253 1,838,850
Total liabilities 8,465,548 2,515,072 474,474 7,076 580,443 12,042,613
Fund balances:
Nonspendable 1,023,950 - - - 615,000 1,638,950
Restricted 663,254 58,213 - - 6,255,893 6,977,360
Assigned 14,739,394 - 3,546,686 690,934 66,202 19,043,216
Unassigned 3,380,279 - - - - 3,380,279
Total fund balances 19,806,877 58,213 3,546,686 690,934 6,937,095 31,039,805
Total liabilities and fund balances 28,272,425$ 2,573,285$4,021,160$698,010$ 7,517,538$ 43,082,418$
See accompanying notes to basic financial statements.
Intergovernmental - State Proposition 1A
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds to
the Statement of Net Assets - Governmental Activities
June 30, 2011
Total fund balances reported on the governmental funds balance sheet 31,039,805$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net assets
are different from those reported in the governmental funds above because
of the following:
Capital assets:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not current assets or financial
resources and therefore are not reported in the governmental funds. 163,801,518
Allocation of internal service funds net assets:
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs of activities
such as information technology, insurance, equipment acquisition and
maintenance, and certain employees' benefits to governmental funds. The
assets and liabilities of the internal service funds are therefore included in
governmental activities in the statement of net assets. 11,604,782
Receivables not available:
Certain receivables are not available to pay for current period expenditures
and therefore are deferred in the governmental funds. 1,838,850
Long-term liabilities:
The liabilities below are not due and payable in the current period and therefore
are not reported in the governmental funds:
Certifications of participation (44,010,000)
Compensated absences (2,642,885)
Net assets of governmental activities 161,632,070$
See accompanying notes to basic financial statements.
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Governmental Funds
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
Stevens
Public Capital Creek Other
Facilities Improvement Corridor Governmental
General Corporation Projects Park Funds Total
Revenues:
Taxes 36,176,232$ -$ -$ -$ 1,406,067$ 37,582,299$
727,983 - - - 64,052 792,035
689,239 - 439,640 349,165 2,065,597 3,543,641
2,901,944 - - - - 2,901,944
1,944,609 - - - 366,607 2,311,216
695,666 - - - - 695,666
58,881 - - - 15,000 73,881
Total revenues 43,194,554 - 439,640 349,165 3,917,323 47,900,682
Expenditure:
Current:
1,528,070 - - - - 1,528,070
8,434,885 - - - - 8,434,885
1,497,263 - - - - 1,497,263
3,695,076 - - - - 3,695,076
4,117,477 - - - - 4,117,477
3,237,643 - - - 2,455,898 5,693,541
11,152,029 - - - 1,082,697 12,234,726
- - 2,608,597 326,103 2,347,227 5,281,927
Principal - 1,500,000 - - - 1,500,000
Interest and fiscal charges - 2,032,464 - - - 2,032,464
Total expenditures 33,662,443 3,532,464 2,608,597 326,103 5,885,822 46,015,429
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures 9,532,111 (3,532,464) (2,168,957) 23,062 (1,968,499) 1,885,253
1,055,449 - - - - 1,055,449
337,482 3,533,000 929,000 - 885,000 5,684,482
(7,049,283) - (537,467) (297,000) - (7,883,750)
(5,656,352) 3,533,000 391,533 (297,000) 885,000 (1,143,819)
Change in fund balances 3,875,759 536 (1,777,424) (273,938) (1,083,499) 741,434
Fund balances, beginning of year 15,931,118 57,677 5,324,110 964,872 8,020,594 30,298,371
Fund balances, end of year 19,806,877$ 58,213$ 3,546,686$ 690,934$ 6,937,095$ 31,039,805$
See accompanying notes to basic financial statements.
Transfers out
Total other financing sources (uses)
Public works
Capital outlay
Debt service:
Other financing sources (uses)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets
Transfers in
Administration
Law enforcement
Public and environmental affairs
Administrative services
Recreation services
Community development
Use of money and property
Intergovernmental
Licenses and permits
Charges for services
Fines and forfeitures
Other
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities - Governmental Activities
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
Net change in fund balances - total governmental funds 741,434$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities
are different because of the following:
Capital assets transactions:
Governmental Funds report capital outlays as expenditures. However, in the statement of
activities, the cost of those assets is capitalized and allocated over their estimated useful
lives and reported as depreciation expense.
Expenditures for capital assets reported as:
Capital outlay 5,281,927
Public works 326,460
Easement received during the year 1,166,398
Less current year depreciation (7,325,562)
Net effect of sales/disposal of capital assets (558,064)
Long term debt transactions:
Repayment of bond principal is an expenditure in the governmental funds, but in the
statement of net assets the repayment reduces long-term liabilities.1,500,000
Accrual of noncurrent items:
The amounts below included in the statement of activities do not provide or (require)
the use of current financial resources and therefore are not reported as revenues or
expenditures in governmental funds (net change):
Change in compensated absences (194,746)
Change in deferred revenue (69,450)
Allocation of internal service funds' activities:
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs of activities, such
as information technology, insurance, equipment acquisition and maintenance, and
employees' benefits to individual funds. The portion of the net revenue (expense)
of these Internal Service Funds arising out of their transactions with governmental
funds is reported with governmental activities.
Change in net assets - internal service funds 578,347
Change in net assets of governmental activities 1,446,744$
See accompanying notes to basic financial statements.
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
General Fund
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
Variance with
Budgeted Amounts Final Budget
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Revenues:
Taxes 33,519,000$ 33,600,875$ 36,176,232$ 2,575,357$
Use of money and property 1,188,000 1,188,000 727,983 (460,017)
Intergovernmental 553,000 582,000 689,239 107,239
Licenses and permits 2,610,000 2,610,000 2,901,944 291,944
Charges for services 1,652,000 1,652,000 1,944,609 292,609
Fines and forfeitures 920,000 920,000 695,666 (224,334)
Other 100,000 100,000 58,881 (41,119)
Amounts available for appropriation 40,542,000 40,652,875 43,194,554 2,541,679
Charges for appropriation (outflows):
Current:
Administration 1,608,502 1,611,139 1,528,070 83,069
Law enforcement 8,784,597 8,884,396 8,434,885 449,511
Public and environmental affairs 1,436,734 1,497,263 1,497,263 -
Administrative services 4,204,559 4,335,491 3,695,076 640,415
Recreation services 4,426,903 4,480,147 4,117,477 362,670
Community development 3,666,722 3,850,000 3,237,643 612,357
Public works 11,939,167 12,533,314 11,152,029 1,381,285
Total charges for appropriations 36,067,184 37,191,750 33,662,443 3,529,307
Excess of revenues over expenditures 4,474,816 3,461,125 9,532,111 6,070,986
Other financing sources (uses)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets - - 1,055,449 1,055,449
Transfers in 265,000 337,482 337,482 -
Transfers out (6,725,000) (7,049,283) (7,049,283) -
Total other financing sources (uses) (6,460,000) (6,711,801) (5,656,352) 1,055,449
Change in fund balance (1,985,184)$ (3,250,676)$ 3,875,759 7,126,435$
Fund balance, beginning of year 15,931,118
Fund balance, end of year 19,806,877$
See accompanying notes to basic financial statements.
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Proprietary Funds
Statement of Fund Net Assets
June 30, 2011
Business-type Activities-Enterprise Funds Governmental
Cupertino Activities -
Resources Blackberry Sports Recreation Internal Service
Recovery Farm Center Programs Totals Funds
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and investments 5,861,492$ 943,789$ 628,819$ 2,960,277$ 10,394,377$ 7,349,874$
Accounts receivable 257,546 113 67 113,139 370,865 9,000
Interest receivable 10,394 1,672 1,115 4,893 18,074 13,007
Prepaid items - - - - - 17,948
Total current assets 6,129,432 945,574 630,001 3,078,309 10,783,316 7,389,829
Noncurrent assets:
Advances to other funds - - - - - 504,497
Net OPEB assets - - - - - 4,565,406
Capital assets:
Depreciable, net of
accumulated depreciation 37,186 25,864 113,044 601,427 777,521 932,687
Total noncurrent assets 37,186 25,864 113,044 601,427 777,521 6,002,590
Total assets 6,166,618 971,438 743,045 3,679,736 11,560,837 13,392,419
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals 117,277 8,470 149,017 40,757 315,521 23,398
Accrued payroll and benefits 6,119 4,282 9,857 28,809 49,067 27,386
Compensated absences - - - - - 34,927
Claims payable - - - - - 388,594
Unearned revenue - - 83,163 511,389 594,552 -
Total current liabilities 123,396 12,752 242,037 580,955 959,140 474,305
Noncurrent liabilities:
Compensated absences, net
of current portion 3,225 23,065 18,799 - 45,089 49,973
Claims payable, net of current portion - - - - - 1,263,359
Total liabilities 126,621 35,817 260,836 580,955 1,004,229 1,787,637
Net assets:
Invested in capital assets 37,186 25,864 113,044 601,427 777,521 932,687
Unrestricted 6,002,811 909,757 369,165 2,497,354 9,779,087 10,672,095
Total net assets 6,039,997$ 935,621$ 482,209$ 3,098,781$ 10,556,608$ 11,604,782$
See accompanying notes to basic financial statements.
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Proprietary Funds
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Assets
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
Business-type Activities-Enterprise Funds Governmental
Cupertino Activities-
Resources Blackberry Sports Recreation Internal Service
Recovery Farm Center Programs Totals Funds
Operating revenues:
Charges for services 1,916,054$ 432,646$ 1,720,521$ 2,260,296$ 6,329,517$ 2,840,201$
Other 15,022 15,151 2,179 - 32,352 -
Total operating revenues 1,931,076 447,797 1,722,700 2,260,296 6,361,869 2,840,201
Operating expenses:
Salaries and benefits 184,756 136,393 314,476 441,414 1,077,039 2,888,894
Materials and supplies 6,547 79,576 208,753 164,957 459,833 387,323
Contractual services 1,606,945 240,158 1,166,505 1,064,539 4,078,147 452,612
Insurance claims and premium - - - - - 367,029
Depreciation 3,351 938 27,007 82,246 113,542 421,663
Total operating expenses 1,801,599 457,065 1,716,741 1,753,156 5,728,561 4,517,521
Operating income (loss) 129,477 (9,268) 5,959 507,140 633,308 (1,677,320)
Nonoperating revenues:
Investment income 42,497 6,164 3,627 19,198 71,486 56,384
Income (loss) before transfers 171,974 (3,104) 9,586 526,338 704,794 (1,620,936)
Transfers in - 400,000 - 199,985 599,985 2,199,283
Transfers out - - - (600,000) (600,000) -
Change in net assets 171,974 396,896 9,586 126,323 704,779 578,347
Net assets, beginning of year 5,868,023 538,725 472,623 2,972,458 9,851,829 11,026,435
Net assets, end of year 6,039,997$ 935,621$ 482,209$ 3,098,781$ 10,556,608$ 11,604,782$
See accompanying notes to basic financial statements.
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Proprietary Funds
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
Business-type Activities-Enterprise Funds Governmental
Cupertino Activities-
Resources Blackberry Sports Recreation Internal Service
Recovery Farm Center Programs Totals Funds
Cash flows from operating activites:
Cash received from customers 2,008,231$ 447,684$ 1,718,854$ 2,210,447$ 6,385,216$ 2,831,201$
Cash payments to suppliers for goods and services (1,654,393) (327,683) (1,381,032) (1,274,833) (4,637,941) (869,075)
Cash payments for employees (184,305) (132,827) (309,908) (438,657) (1,065,697) (3,679,046)
Cash payments for judgment and claims - - - - - (351,034)
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities 169,533 (12,826) 27,914 496,957 681,578 (2,067,954)
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities:
Transfers in - 400,000 - 199,985 599,985 2,199,283
Transfers out - - - (600,000) (600,000) -
Cash flows provided by (used in)
noncapital financing activities - 400,000 - (400,015) (15) 2,199,283
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities:
Acquisition of capital assets - (22,504) (13,900) (66,446) (102,850) (349,419)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Interest received 32,103 4,492 2,512 14,305 53,412 43,377
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 201,636 369,162 16,526 44,801 632,125 (174,713)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 5,659,856 574,627 612,293 2,915,476 9,762,252 7,524,587
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $ 5,861,492 $ 943,789 $ 628,819 $ 2,960,277 $ 10,394,377 $ 7,349,874
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to
net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Operating income (loss) 129,477$ (9,268)$ 5,959$ 507,140$ 633,308$ (1,677,320)$
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to
net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation 3,351 938 27,007 82,246 113,542 421,663
Contributions to an irrevocable trust for
current year's annual OPEB cost - - - - - -
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable 77,155 (113) 652 (100,831) (23,137) (9,000)
Prepaid items - - - - - 1,149
Net OPEB assets - - - - - (818,723)
Accounts payable and accruals (40,901) (7,949) (5,774) (45,337) (99,961) (32,304)
Accrued payroll and benefits 965 624 2,045 2,757 6,391 3,244
Unearned revenue - - (4,498) 50,982 46,484 -
Compensated absences (514) 2,942 2,523 - 4,951 25,327
Claims payable - - - - - 18,010
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities $ 169,533 $ (12,826) $ 27,914 $ 496,957 $ 681,578 $ (2,067,954)
See accompanying notes to basic financial statements.
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Statement of Fiduciary Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2011
Agency
Fund
Assets:
Cash and investments 81,403$
Total assets 81,403$
Liabilities:
Deposits 81,403$
Total liabilities 81,403$
See accompanying notes to basic financial statements.
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Reporting Entity
The City of Cupertino, California (the City) was incorporated on October 3, 1955, under the laws of the
State of California. The City operates under a Council - City Manager form of government and provides
services through the following departments: Administrative Services, Community Development, City
Manager, Parks and Recreation, Public and Environmental Affairs, and Public Works/Engineering. Fire
services are provided by the Santa Clara County Fire District, and the City contracts with the Santa
Clara County Sheriff’s Department for police services, and with Recology for garbage and recycling
services.
The accompanying basic financial statements include all funds and boards and commissions that are
controlled by the City Council. The basic financial statements include the City’s blended component
units, entities for which the City is considered to be financially accountable. A blended component unit,
although a legally separate entity, is in substance, part of the City’s operations and so data from this unit
is combined with the City.
Blended component units - The Cupertino Public Facilities Corporation (the Corporation) was
incorporated in May 1986, under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law of the State of
California. The Corporation was organized as a nonprofit corporation for the purpose of assisting the
City in the acquisition, construction, and financing of public improvements which are of public benefit
to the City. The Corporation, after acquiring certain properties from the City, leases these back to the
City. The lease money provides the funds for the debt service for the Certificates of Participation issued
by the Corporation to acquire the properties.
The Cupertino Redevelopment Agency (the Agency) was formed in 2000 under the California Health &
Safety Code to assist in the elimination of areas considered to be in a blighted condition. The City
Council acts as the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the Agency. The Mayor and Vice Mayor
of the City have been elected President and Vice President, respectively, of the Corporation. The City
Clerk has been elected Secretary, and the City’s Director of Administrative Services has been appointed
Treasurer of both entities.
The Corporation does not issue separate financial statements, since it is reported separately in the City’s
basic financial statements. The Agency’s separate report is available from the City of Cupertino’s
website at www.cupertino.org.
(b) Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Basis of Presentation
The City’s basic financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the
acknowledged standard setting body for establishing accounting and financial reporting standards
followed by governmental entities in the United States.
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Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
(b) Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Basis of Presentation (Continued)
Government-wide Statements - The Statement of Net Assets and the Statement of Activities display
information about the primary government (the City) and its component units. These statements include
the financial activities of the overall City government, except for fiduciary activities. These statements
distinguish between the governmental and business-type activities of the City. Governmental activities
generally are financed through taxes, intergovernmental revenues, and other nonexchange transactions.
Business-type activities are financed in whole or in part by fees charged to external parties.
The Statement of Activities presents a comparison between expenses and program revenues for each
segment of the business-type activities of the City and for each function of the City’s governmental
activities. Expenses include direct and indirect types. Direct expenses are those that are specifically
associated with a program or function and, therefore, are clearly identifiable to a particular function.
Indirect expenses such as depreciation, information technology, insurance and equipment replacement
are included in expenses for individual activities and functions. Program revenues include (a) charges
paid by the recipients of goods or services offered by the programs and (b) grants and contributions that
are restricted to meeting the operational or capital needs of a particular program. Revenues that are not
classified as program revenues, including taxes, are presented as general revenues. Program revenues
and direct expenses related to interfund services are included and indirect expenses funded by interfund
transfers are excluded from the Statement of Activities. The Statement of Net Assets eliminates
interfund balances between governmental funds and interfund balances between proprietary funds.
Fund Financial Statements - The fund financial statements provide information about the City’s
funds, including fiduciary funds and blended component units. Separate statements for each fund
category – governmental, proprietary, and fiduciary – are presented. The emphasis of fund financial
statements is on major individual governmental and enterprise funds, each of which is displayed in a
separate column. All remaining governmental funds are aggregated and reported as nonmajor funds.
Proprietary fund operating revenues, such as charges for services, result from exchange transactions
associated with the principal activity of the fund. Exchange transactions are those in which each party
receives and gives up essentially equal values. Nonoperating revenues, such as subsidies and
investment earnings, result from nonexchange transactions or ancillary activities.
Major Funds - The City’s major governmental and enterprise funds are identified and presented
separately in the fund financial statements. All other funds, called nonmajor funds, are combined and
reported in a single column, regardless of their fund type.
Major funds are defined as funds, which have either assets, liabilities, revenues or expenditures in
excess of ten percent of their fund-type total and five percent of the aggregate total for both
governmental funds and enterprise funds. The General Fund is always a major fund. The City may
select other funds it believes should be presented as major funds.
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Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
(b) Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Basis of Presentation (Continued)
The City reported the following major governmental funds in the accompanying financial statements:
The General Fund is the general operating fund of the City. It is used to account for all financial
resources except those that are required to be accounted for in another fund.
The Public Facilities Corporation Debt Service Fund accounts for the payments of principal and
interest on certificates of participation issued to provide for the financing of City Hall, Library, Wilson
Park, Memorial Park, and other City facilities.
The Capital Improvement Projects Fund accounts for activities related to the acquisition or
construction of major capital facilities.
The Stevens Creek Corridor Park Capital Projects Fund accounts for the design and construction of
the Stevens Creek Corridor Park projects.
The City reports all its enterprise funds as major funds in the accompanying financial statements:
The Resources Recovery Fund accounts for activity related to the collection, disposal, and recycling of
solid waste. A private company has been issued an exclusive franchise to perform these services.
The Blackberry Farm Fund accounts for activities related to the municipal golf course.
The Cupertino Sports Center Fund accounts for the operation and maintenance of the Cupertino
Sports Center.
The Recreation Programs Fund accounts for activities of the City’s community centers and park
facilities.
The City also reports the following fund types:
Internal Service Funds. These funds account for workers’ compensation, management information
systems maintenance and replacement, equipment maintenance and replacement, retiree health costs,
accrued leave payouts, and long-term disability coverage; all of which are provided to other departments
on a cost-reimbursement basis.
Fiduciary Fund. The City acts as an agent for repayment of certain special assessment debt described
in Note 7. This fund accounts for the tax assessments used for bond payments.
Basis of Accounting - The government-wide and proprietary financial statements are reported using the
economic resources measurement focus and the full accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded
when earned and expenses are recorded at the time liabilities are incurred, regardless of when the
related cash flows take place.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
(b) Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Basis of Presentation (Continued)
Governmental funds are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and the
modified accrual basis of accounting. Under this method, revenues are recognized when measurable
and available. The City considers all revenues reported in the governmental funds to be available if the
revenues are collected within sixty days after year-end. Expenditures are recorded when the related
fund liability is incurred, except for principal and interest on long-term debt which are recognized as
expenditures to the extent the City has provided financial resources to a debt service fund for payment
of these liabilities that mature early in the following year. General capital asset acquisitions are reported
as expenditures in governmental funds. Proceeds from long-term debt and acquisitions under capital
leases are reported as other financing sources.
Unearned revenues are considered on a full accrual basis, while deferred revenues are based on the
modified accrual measure.
Fiduciary financial statements consisting of agency funds, report only assets and liabilities, and
therefore have no measurement focus. They recognize receivables and payables on a full accrual basis.
Property taxes, transient occupancy taxes, utility taxes, franchise taxes, interest and special assessments
are susceptible to accrual. Other receipts and taxes are recognized as revenue when the cash is received.
Sales taxes collected and held by the state at year end on behalf of the City are also recognized as
revenue. Sales taxes consulting payments which are contingent on revenues collected are netted against
the related revenues.
Under the terms of grant agreements, the City may fund certain programs with a combination of cost-
reimbursement grants, categorical block grants, and general revenue. The City’s policy is to first apply
restricted grant resources to such programs, followed by general revenues if necessary. Grant revenues
are recognized after eligibility and billing occurs, but may be deferred if not received within sixty days
of year-end. Because of the cost-reimbursement and recognition nature of some grants, certain capital
project funds may carry deficit fund balances until billing and receipt of grants. The City may also front
the capital outlays with cash advances from other funds.
Non-exchange transactions, in which the City gives or receives value without directly receiving or
giving equal value in exchange, include property taxes, grants, entitlements, and donations. On the
accrual basis, revenue from property taxes is recognized in the fiscal year for which the taxes are levied
or assessed. Revenue from grants is recognized as described above. Entitlement and donation revenues
are recognized when cash is received.
Private-sector standards of accounting and financial reporting issued prior to December 1, 1989,
generally are followed in both the government-wide statements for the business-type activities and
proprietary fund financial statements to the extent that those standards do not conflict with or contradict
guidance of GASB. Governments also have the option of following subsequent private-sector guidance
for business-type activities and enterprise funds, subject to the same limitation. The City has elected not
to follow subsequent private-sector guidance.
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Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
(c) Budgetary Practices
The budget of the City is a detailed operating plan which identifies estimated costs and results in
relation to estimated revenues. The budget includes (1) the programs, projects, services and activities to
be provided during the fiscal year; (2) estimated revenue available to finance the operating plan; and (3)
the estimated spending requirements of the operating plan. The budget represents a process through
which policy decisions are made, implemented and controlled. The City prohibits expending funds for
which there is no legal appropriation. Operating appropriations lapse at fiscal year end.
In May of each year, the City Manager submits to the City Council a proposed budget for the fiscal year
beginning July 1. Public hearings on the proposed budget are held during the month of June and the
budgets for all fund types are legally adopted by Resolution prior to June 30. Original budget amounts
are presented on the accompanying budgetary statements include these legally adopted amounts.
The City’s legal level of budgetary control is at the functional level. The City Manager is responsible
for controlling the City’s expenditures in accordance with the adopted budget. The City Manager is
authorized to transfer appropriations within functional expenditure classifications. Any revision which
requires transfers between functional expenditure classifications or increases total appropriations must
be approved by the City Council. Requests for additional personnel or capital outlay also require the
approval of the City Council.
Budgets for governmental funds are adopted on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting
principles. Budget information is presented for the general, special revenue and debt service funds only.
Capital projects funds are budgeted on a long-term project-by-project basis and, hence, budgets for these
funds are not presented in the basic financial statements.
(d) Cash and Investments
The City pools its cash resources, consisting of cash and investments, of all funds for investment except
for restricted funds generally held by an outside fiscal agent. Cash amounts are reported net of
outstanding warrants. Investments are stated at fair value.
(e) Capital Assets
Capital assets are recorded at cost or estimated historical cost if purchased or constructed. Donated
capital assets are recorded at their estimated fair value on the date donated. Public domain
(infrastructure) capital assets consisting of roads, bridges, curbs, gutters, medians, sidewalks, drainage
and lighting systems have been capitalized and depreciated. Capital assets are defined as assets with an
initial individual cost of more than $5,000 for general capital assets and $100,000 for intangible assets.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
(e) Capital Assets (Continued)
Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the following useful lives:
Years
Buildings 15 - 25
Improvements 10 - 15
Vehicles 4 - 10
Street equipment 3 - 20
Water equipment 3 - 50
Office equipment 3 - 5
Road, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, medians and bridges 30 - 40
Streetlights 20
Storm drain structure and mains 40
Traffic signals 20
Major outlays for capital assets and improvements are capitalized as projects are constructed. For
enterprise funds, interest incurred during the construction phase is reflected in the capitalized value of
the asset constructed, net of interest earned on the invested proceeds over the same period. Some capital
assets may be acquired using federal and state grant funds, or they may be contributed by developers or
other governments. These contributions are accounted for as revenues at the time the capital assets are
contributed.
(f) Land Held for Redevelopment
Land held for redevelopment of $615,000 at June 30, 2011 is stated at the lowest of historical cost, net
realizable value determined upon the execution of disposition and development agreement, or agreed-
upon sales price. The land was purchased using federal grant funds for housing activities.
(g) Claims Payable
Claims and judgments payable are accrued when the liability is incurred and the amount can be
reasonably estimated. Claims and judgments payable are recorded in an internal service fund for
workers’ compensation and long-term disability, and other claims and judgments are recorded in the
General Fund or enterprise funds, as appropriate.
(h) Compensated Absences
Compensated absences comprise vested accumulated vacation and sick leave. The City’s liability for
compensated absences is recorded in governmental or business-type activities as appropriate. The
liability for compensated absences is determined annually. For all governmental funds, amounts
expected to be “permanently liquidated,” such as what is due to be paid because of a realized
employment action, are recorded as fund liabilities; the long-term portion is recorded in the Statement of
Net Assets.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
(h) Compensated Absences (Continued)
Compensated absences are liquidated by the fund that has recorded the liability. The long-term portion
of governmental activities compensated absences are liquidated primarily by the General Fund, using
the Compensated Absences and the Long-Term Disability internal service fund to account for
termination payouts.
The changes in compensated absences for the year ended June 30, 2011 were as follows:
Govermental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
Balance, beginning of year 2,507,712$ 40,138$ 2,547,850$
Additions 1,432,761 30,000 1,462,761
Payments (1,212,688) (25,049) (1,237,737)
Balance, end of year 2,727,785 45,089 2,772,874
Less current portion (34,927) - (34,927)
Non-current portion 2,692,858$ 45,089$ 2,737,947$
(i) Property Tax Calendar
All property taxes are levied and collected by the County of Santa Clara. Secured taxes are levied on
July 1, are due in two installments on November 1 and February 1 and become delinquent after
December 10 and April 10. Unsecured taxes are levied on July 1 and become delinquent on August 31.
The lien date for secured and unsecured property taxes is January 1.
The City, in fiscal year 1993-94, adopted an alternative method of property tax distribution (the “Teeter
Plan”). Under this method, the City receives 100% of its secured property tax levied in exchange for
foregoing any interest and penalties collected on delinquent taxes. The City receives remittances as a
series of advances made by the County during the year.
(j) Interfund Transactions
Interfund loans and balances related to unsettled service transactions are reported as receivables and
payables as appropriate, and are subject to elimination upon consolidation of similar fund types, and are
referred to as either “due to/from other funds” (i.e., the current portion of inter-fund loans and unsettled
service transactions) or “advances to/from other funds” (i.e., the non-current portion of interfund loans).
Any residual balances outstanding between the governmental activities and the business-type activities
are reported in the government-wide financial statements as “internal balances”.
Services provided or used, deemed to be at market or near market rates, are treated as revenues and
expenditures or expenses. Transactions constituting reimbursements to a fund for
expenditures/expenses initially made from it that are properly applicable to another fund, are recorded as
expenditures/expenses in the reimbursing fund and as reductions of expenditures/expenses in the fund
that is reimbursed. All other interfund transactions are treated as transfers. Transfers between
governmental or proprietary funds are netted as part of the reconciliation to the government-wide
presentation.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
(k) Statement of Cash Flows
For purposes of reporting cash flows for the City’s proprietary funds, pooled cash and investments are
considered cash equivalents as the proprietary funds can access pooled cash and investments in a
manner similar to a demand deposit account.
(l) Effects of New Pronouncements
During the year ended June 30, 2011, the City implemented the following GASB Statement:
In March 2009, GASB issued Statement No. 54, Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type
Definitions. The objective to this Statement is to enhance the usefulness of fund balance information by
providing clearer fund balance classifications that can be more consistently applied and by clarifying the
existing governmental fund type definitions. This Statement establishes fund balance classifications
that comprise a hierarchy based primarily on the extent to which a government is bound to observe
constraints imposed upon the use of the resources reported in governmental funds. The initial
distinction in reporting fund balance information is identifying amounts that are considered
nonspendable, such as fund balance associated with prepaid items. This Statement provides for
additional classification as restricted, committed, assigned and unassigned based on the relative strength
of the constraints that control how specific amounts can be spent. The details for the governmental fund
balance classifications prescribed under this Statement are separately discussed in Note 8.
The City is currently analyzing its accounting practices to determine the potential impact on the
financial statements for the following GASB Statements:
In December 2010, GASB issued Statement No. 60, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Service
Concession Arrangements. This Statement addresses how to account for and report service concession
arrangements (SCAs), a type of public-private or public-public partnership that state and local
governments are increasingly entering into. Common examples of SCAs include long-term
arrangements between a transferor (a government) and an operator (governmental or nongovernmental
entity) in which the transferor conveys to an operator the right and related obligation to provide services
through the use of infrastructure or another public asset in exchange for significant consideration and
the operator collects and is compensated by fees from third parties. Application of this Statement is
effective for the City’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.
In December 2010, GASB issued Statement No. 61, The Financial Reporting Entity: Omnibus. GASB
Statement No. 61 is designed to improve financial reporting for governmental entities by amending the
requirements of GASB Statement No. 14, The Financial Reporting Entity, and GASB Statement No. 34,
Basic Financial Statements-and Management’s Discussion and Analysis-for State and Local
Governments, to better meet the needs of users and address reporting entity issues that have come to
light since these statements were issued in 1991 and 1999, respectively. GASB Statement No. 61
improves the information presented about the financial reporting entity, which is comprised of a primary
government and related entities (component units) and amends the criteria for blending – reporting
component units as if they were part of the primary government – in certain circumstances. Application
of this Statement is effective for the City’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
(l) Effects of New Pronouncements (Continued)
In December 2010, GASB issued Statement No. 62, Codification of Accounting and Financial
Reporting Guidance Contained in Pre-November 30, 1989 FASB and AICPA Pronouncements. The
objective of this Statement is to incorporate into the GASB’s authoritative literature certain accounting
and financial reporting guidance that is included in the following pronouncements issued on or before
November 30, 1989, which does not conflict with or contradict GASB pronouncements. This Statement
also supersedes Statement No. 20, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Proprietary Funds and
Other Governmental Entities That Use Proprietary Fund Accounting. The requirements of this
Statement are effective for the City’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.
In June 2011, GASB issued Statement No. 63, Financial Reporting of Deferred Outflows of Resources,
Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Net Position. This Statement provides financial reporting guidance
for deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources. This Statement also amends the net
asset reporting requirements in Statement No. 34, Basic Financial Statements—and Management’s
Discussion and Analysis—for State and Local Governments, and other pronouncements by
incorporating deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources into the definitions of the
required components of the residual measure and by renaming that measure as net position, rather than
net assets. The requirements of this Statement are effective for the City’s fiscal year ending
June 30, 2013.
In June 2011, GASB issued Statement No. 64, Derivatives Instruments: Application of Hedge
Accounting Termination Provisions – an amendment of GASB Statement No. 53. The objective of this
Statement is to clarify whether an effective hedging relationship continues after the replacement of a
swap counterparty or a swap counterparty’s credit support provider. This Statement sets forth criteria
that establish when the effective hedging relationship continues and hedge accounting should continue
to be applied. The requirements of this Statement are effective for the City’s fiscal year ending
June 30, 2013.
(m) Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
certain amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 2 – CASH AND INVESTMENTS
The City’s pooled idle funds are invested pursuant to investment policy guidelines adopted by the City
Council. The objectives of the policy are to invest funds to the fullest extent possible and to invest in
accordance with the provisions of the California Government Code with the priority of safety, liquidity and
yield. The policy addresses the safekeeping of securities, types of investment instruments, diversification,
maturities, reporting requirements, and internal control. The City maintains a cash and investment pool that
is available for use by all funds. Each fund type’s portion of this pool is displayed on the financial
statements as “cash and investments.”
(a) Policies
California law requires banks and savings and loan institutions to pledge government securities with a
market value of 110% of the City’s cash on deposit, or first trust deed mortgage notes with a market value
of 150% of the deposit, as collateral for these deposits. Under California law, this collateral is held in a
separate investment pool by another institution in the City’s name and places the City ahead of general
creditors of the institution.
The City and its fiscal agents invest in individual investments and in investment pools. Individual
investments are evidenced by specific identifiable securities instruments, or by an electronic entry
registering the owner in the records of the institution issuing the security, called the book entry system.
Security instruments owned by the City are held in safekeeping by a third party custodian acting as agent
for the City under the terms of a custody agreement.
The City’s investments are carried at fair value. The City adjusts the carrying value of its investments to
reflect their fair value at each fiscal year end, and it includes the effects of these adjustments in investment
income for that fiscal year.
(b) Classification
The City's total cash and investments, at fair value, are presented on the accompanying financial
statements in the following allocation:
Primary Agency
Government Funds Total
Cash and investments 51,231,884$ 81,403$ 51,313,287$
Restricted cash and investments:
Held by Fiscal Agent for bond repayments 2,515,072 - 2,515,072
Total cash and investments 53,746,956$ 81,403$ 53,828,359$
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 2 – CASH AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
(c) Authorized Investments by the City
The City’s Investment Policy and the California Government Code allow the City to invest its pooled
idle funds in the following, under limits and provisions that address interest rate risk, credit risk, and
concentration of credit risk. This does not include the City’s investments of debt proceeds held by fiscal
agents that are governed by the provisions of debt agreements of the City.
Minimum Maximum Maximum
Maximum Credit Percentage of Investment in
Maturity Quality Portfolio One Issuer
5 years N/A None None
U.S. Agency Securities * 5 years N/A None None
Fund (LAIF)
10% of portfolio;
Deposits (time deposits) 5% of issuer's net worth. **
warrants, treasury notes, or bonds
warrants, or other obligations
Bond issued by the local agency 5 years N/A None None
Bankers' Acceptances 180 days N/A 40% None
10% of portfolio;
Commercial Paper 270 days A-1+/P-1 25% 5% of issuer's net worth;
10% of outstanding paper of issuer. **
10% of portfolio;
5% of issuer's net worth. **
10% of portfolio;
5% of issuer's net worth. **
10% of portfolio;
5% of issuer's net worth. **
Money market mutual funds investing
in U.S. Treasury, Government
Agency securities or repurchase
agreements collaterized by
U.S. Treasury or Government
Agency securities
*
** Represents restriction in which the City’s investment policy is more restrictive than the California Government Code.
*** 30% maximum % of portfolio if using a private sector entity to assist in the placement of the time deposits. No maximum for others.
None
Securities issued by agencies of the federal government such as the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), the Federal
Farm Credit System (FFCB), the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), the Student
Loan Marketing Association (SLMA), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).
Authorized Investment Type
U.S. Treasury Obligations
California local agency bonds, notes,
State of California registered state
Non-negotiable Certificates of
California Local Agency Investment
Negotiable Certificates of Deposit
Repurchase Agreements 1 year N/A None
Aaa/AAA 20%
N/A 30%
N/A N/A
5 years N/A 30% ***
None
None5 years N/A None
None
Medium Term Corporate Notes 5 years A or better 30%
Up to $50
million
5 years
5 years N/A None
5 years
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Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 2 – CASH AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
(d) Authorized Investments by Debt Agreements
The City must maintain required amounts of cash and investments with trustees or fiscal agents under
the terms of certain debt issues. These funds are unexpended bond proceeds or are pledged reserves to
be used if the City fails to meet its obligations under these debt issues. The California Government
Code requires these funds to be invested in accordance with City ordinances, bond indentures or State
statutes. The City’s Investment Policy allows investments of bond proceeds to be governed by
provisions of the related bond indentures. The following identifies the investment types that are
authorized for investments held by fiscal agents under the terms of the bond indentures of the related
debt issue:
Minimum Maximum
Maximum Credit Percentage of
Maturity Quality Portfolio
N/A N/A None
and credit of the U.S.
guaranteed b y the full faith and credit of the U.S.
360 days P-1, A-1+, A-1 None
bankers' acceptances with domestic commercial banks
Commercial Paper 270 days P-1, A-1 None
N/A Aaam or AAAm-G None
prior to maturity or as to which irrevocable instructions N/A None
have been given to call on the date specified in the notice
N/A A2, A None
including repurchase agreements, approved by the N/A N/A None
financial guarant y insurance carrier.
N/A N/A Up to $50 million
to Title 1, Division 7, Chapter 5 of the California Government
Code which invests exclusively in investments permitted by N/A N/A None
Section 53635 of Title 5, Division 2, Chapter of the California
Government Code, as it may be amended.
Shares in a California common law trust established pursuant
Authorized Investment Type
Money market funds
Investment agreements or other forms of investments,
General obligations of states
Pre-refunded municipal obligations that are not callable
Federal agencies obligations which represent full faith
U.S. Treasury obligations
California Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF)
U.S. dollar denominated deposit accounts, federal funds and
N/A N/A None
Direct federal agencies obligations which are not fully
N/A N/A None
Highest rating
category
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Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 2 – CASH AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
(e) Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in market interest rates will adversely affect the fair value of an
investment. Generally, the longer the maturity of an investment the greater the sensitivity of its fair
value to changes in market interest rates.
Information about the sensitivity of the fair values of the City’s investments (including investments held
by bond trustees) to market interest rate fluctuations is provided by the following table that shows the
distribution of the City’s investments by maturity or earliest call date:
Less Than 3 to 12 1 to 5
Investment Type 3 Months Months Years Total
Pooled investments
U.S. Treasury Securities 4,004,680$ 19,077,260$ 18,080,790$ 41,162,730$
Local Agency Investment Fund - 596,237 - 596,237
Money Market Mutual Funds 7,284,339 - - 7,284,339
Total pooled investments 11,289,019 19,673,497 18,080,790 49,043,306
Investment held by fiscal agent
Money Market Mutual Funds 2,515,072 - - 2,515,072
Total investments 13,804,091$ 19,673,497$ 18,080,790$ 51,558,378
Cash in banks and on hand 2,269,981
Total cash and investments 53,828,359$
Maturities in
The City is a participant in the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) that is regulated by California
Government Code Section 16429 under the oversight of the Treasurer of the State of California. The
Local Investment Advisory Board (Board) has oversight responsibility for LAIF. The Board consists of
five members as designated by State Statute. The City reports its investment in LAIF at the fair value
amount provided by LAIF, which is the same as the value of the pool share. The balance is available for
withdrawal on demand, and is based on the accounting records maintained by LAIF, which are recorded
on an amortized cost basis. Included in LAIF’s investment portfolio are U.S. Treasuries, Federal
Agency obligations, time deposits, negotiable certificates of deposits, commercial paper, corporate
bonds, and security loans. As of June 30, 2011, the total amount recorded by all participating public
agencies in LAIF was approximately $24.0 billion. Of that amount, 94.99% was invested in non-
derivative financial products and 5.01% in structured notes and asset backed securities. These
investments had weighted average maturity of 237 days.
Money market mutual funds are available for withdrawal on demand. At June 30, 2011, money market
mutual funds in the pooled investment and held by fiscal agent had weighted average maturity of
approximately 48 days and 19 days, respectively.
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Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 2 – CASH AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
(f) Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer of an investment will not fulfill its obligation to the holder of the
investment. This is measured by the assignment of a rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating
organization. Presented below is the actual rating as of June 30, 2011 for each investment type,
including those with fiscal agents, as provided by Moody’s ratings:
Investment Type Ratings Total
Money Market Mutual Funds Aaam 9,799,411$
Exempt from credit rating disclosure:
U.S. Treasury Securities Exempt 41,162,730
Not rated:
Local Agency Investment Fund Not rated 596,237
Total investments 51,558,378$
(g) Concentration of Credit Risk
The City’s investment policy contains certain limitations on the amount that can be invested in any one
issuer. In certain categories, these limitations are more restrictive than those required by California
Government Code Sections 53600 et seq. Excluding those issued or explicitly guaranteed by the U.S.
government and investments in the Local Agency Investment Fund and mutual funds, the City did not
have investments that represent 5% or more of total City-wide investments at June 30, 2011.
NOTE 3 – PROPOSITION 1A BORROWING BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Under the provisions of Proposition 1A and as part of the 2009‐10 budget package passed by the
California state legislature on July 28, 2009, the State of California borrowed 8% of the amount of
property tax revenue, including those property taxes associated with the in‐lieu motor vehicle license
fee, the triple flip in lieu sales tax, and supplemental property tax, apportioned to cities, counties and
special districts (excluding redevelopment agencies). The State of California is required to repay this
borrowing plus interest by June 30, 2013. The amount of this borrowing pertaining to the City was
$1,419,497.
This borrowing by the State of California was recognized as a receivable in the accompanying basic
financial statements. Under the modified accrual basis of accounting, the borrowed tax revenues are not
permitted to be recognized as revenue in the governmental fund financial statements until the tax
revenues are received from the State of California (expected to be fiscal year 2012‐13). In the
government‐wide financial statements, the tax revenues were recognized in the fiscal year for which
they were levied (fiscal year 2009‐10).
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Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 4 – LOANS RECEIVABLE
(a) Related Party Loans
In conjunction with the City’s executive housing assistance program, loans totaling $849,360 have been
provided to two executive managers. These 40-year loans bear an interest rate equal to the 11th District
Cost of Funds at the time of the loan, and require bi-weekly principal and interest payments. In
addition, there is a two percent deferral on the interest rate for the first five years of the loan, at which
time the interest rate may be adjusted to the current 11th District Cost of Funds for the remainder of the
loan. During the year ended June 30, 2011, one of the loans was repaid and the balance remaining on
the outstanding loan was $464,914 at June 30, 2011.
(b) Housing Program Loans
On June 30, 1995, the City loaned $821,000 to Community Housing Developers, a California nonprofit
public benefit corporation. The note bears interest at three percent per annum, compounded annually,
payable to the extent of surplus cash, and all unpaid principal and interest due June 30, 2035. At
June 30, 2011, the balance remaining on the loan was $821,000.
On June 6, 1996, the City loaned $320,000 to Cupertino Community Services, a California nonprofit
public benefit corporation. The note bears interest at three percent per annum and due on July 14, 2026.
At June 30, 2011, the balance on the loan was $251,069.
In addition to these loans, the City has $191,921 in housing and other loans receivable at June 30, 2011.
These loans bear interest at 3 to 6 percent and are due by June 30, 2025.
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Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 5 - INTERFUND TRANSACTIONS
Transfers between funds during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 were as follows:
Amount
Fund Making Transfers Fund Receiving Transfers Transferred
General Fund Public Facilities Corporation Debt Service Fund 3,533,000$ (A)
Capital Improvement Projects Fund 432,000 (B)
Nonmajor governmental funds 885,000 (C)
Internal Service Funds 2,199,283 (D)
Capital Improvement Projects Fund General Fund 337,482 (E)
Recreation Programs Fund 199,985 (F)
Stevens Creek Corridor Park Capital Project Fund Capital Improvement Projects Fund 297,000 (B)
Recreation Programs Fund Capital Improvement Projects Fund 200,000 (F)
Blackberry Farm Fund 400,000 (G)
Total interfund transfers 8,483,750$
The reasons for these transfers are set forth below:
(A) For annual lease payment related to the 2002 Certificates of Participation debt issue.
(B) To fund various capital improvements projects.
(C) To fund operating expenditures of the Environmental Management Special Revenue Fund
($135,000) and street maintenance expenditures ($750,000).
(D) To fund management information systems, equipment, compensated absences, and retiree medical
expenses.
(E) To return capital projects savings back to General Fund.
(F) To provide and return funds for the environmental education facility project.
(G) To fund golf course irrigation project.
Internal Balances – The government wide financial statements had no net interfund receivables and
payable remaining after the elimination of all such balances within governmental and business-type
activities.
Advance to and advance from other funds
During fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, the Equipment Internal Service Fund loaned the General Fund
$504,497 for payment of the Prop 1A borrowing by the State of California. The General Fund is
expected to repay the funds upon receipt of the repayment from the State of California during fiscal year
ended June 30, 2013.
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Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 6 - CAPITAL ASSETS
A summary of changes in capital assets is as follows:
Balance, Balance,
July 1, 2010 Additions Retirements June 30, 2011
Governmental activities
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land 60,806,081$ -$ (335,112)$ 60,470,969$
Easements 17,938,745 1,166,398 - 19,105,143
Total capital assets, not being depreciated 78,744,826 1,166,398 (335,112) 79,576,112
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Buildings 40,998,928 143,239 (393,870) 40,748,297
Improvements other than buildings 39,684,798 782,866 - 40,467,664
Machinery and equipment 7,576,532 349,419 (57,547) 7,868,404
Roads, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, medians and bridges 121,612,009 2,834,755 - 124,446,764
Streetlights 6,596,456 1,697,633 - 8,294,089
Storm drain structure and mains 31,799,233 117,227 - 31,916,460
Traffic signals 6,034,208 32,667 - 6,066,875
Total capital assets, being depreciated 254,302,164 5,957,806 (451,417) 259,808,553
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings (15,410,360) (1,548,043) 170,918 (16,787,485)
Improvements other than buildings (21,668,745) (1,756,695) - (23,425,440)
Machinery and equipment (6,199,057) (531,448) 57,547 (6,672,958)
Roads, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, medians and bridges (86,936,007) (2,999,682) - (89,935,689)
Streetlights (6,511,832) (4,823) - (6,516,655)
Storm drain structure and mains (25,817,840) (794,981) - (26,612,821)
Traffic signals (4,587,859) (111,553) - (4,699,412)
Total accumulated depreciation (167,131,700) (7,747,225) 228,465 (174,650,460)
Total capital assets, being depreciated, net 87,170,464 (1,789,419) (222,952) 85,158,093
Governmental activities, capital assets, net 165,915,290$ (623,021)$ (558,064)$ 164,734,205$
Business-type activities
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Buildings 293,372$ -$ -$ 293,372$
Improvements other than buildings 389,511 102,850 - 492,361
Machinery and equipment 272,088 - - 272,088
Total capital assets, being depreciated 954,971 102,850 - 1,057,821
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings (8,813) (27,753) - (36,566)
Improvements other than buildings (2,089) (55,346) - (57,435)
Machinery and equipment (155,856) (30,443) - (186,299)
Total accumulated depreciation (166,758) (113,542) - (280,300)
Total capital assets, being depreciated, net 788,213 (10,692) - 777,521
Business-type activities, capital assets, net 788,213$ (10,692)$ -$ 777,521$
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Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 6 - CAPITAL ASSETS (Continued)
Depreciation expense was charged to functions and programs based on their usage of the related assets.
Depreciation expense was charged to governmental activities as follows:
Administration 282,072$
Public and environmental affairs 10,829
Administration services 26,551
Recreation service 86,604
Public works 6,919,506
Amount reported in the internal service funds 421,663
Total depreciation expense - governmental activities 7,747,225$
Depreciation expense was charged to the business-type activities as follows:
Resources Recovery 3,351$
Blackberry Farm 938
Cupertino Sports Center 27,007
Recreation Programs 82,246
Total depreciation expense - business-type activities 113,542$
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Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 7 - LONG-TERM DEBT
(a) Cupertino Public Facilities Corporation Certificates of Participation
Amount
Original Balance Balance Due
Issue July 1, June 30, Within
Amount 2010 Retirements 2011 One Year
Governmental activities debt:
2002 Refinancing and Capital Improvement
Project, 2.00 - 5.00%, due 07/01/2030 56,640,000$ 45,510,000$ (1,500,000)$ 44,010,000$ 1,545,000$
The Cupertino Public Facilities Corporation issued Certificates of Participation to provide financing for
the construction of the Community Center, improvements of the City Hall and the Library in July 1986;
purchase of Wilson Park in 1989; finance the Memorial Park Expansion in 1990; and purchase the
Blackberry Farm and Fremont Older site in 1991. The Cupertino Public Facilities Corporation, as
lessor, leased real property to the City (under the Lease Agreement with the lessee) and assigned the
base rental payments to the trustee for the benefit of the owners of the certificates of participation. The
rental payments are scheduled to be sufficient in both time and amount, when the principal and interest
of the certificates are due.
On October 1, 2002, $56,640,000 principal amount of 2002 Refinancing and Capital Improvement Project
Certificates of Participation (2002 COPs), were issued to finance the costs of acquiring and constructing a
new public library and to refund the 1992A COPs, the 1992B COPS and the 1993A COPs (“Prior
COPS”). Payment of the principal and interest are insured by a financial guaranty insurance policy issued
by Ambac Assurance Corporation (Ambac). The reserve fund required for the 2002 COPs is funded
with a reserve fund surety bond issued by Ambac.
The 2002 COPs are payable by a pledge of revenues from the lease payments payable by the City
pursuant to the Lease Agreement between the Cupertino Public Facilities Corporation and the City for
the use and possession of the Site and Facility as described in the Lease Agreement. The City also
covenanted in the Lease Agreement to include all lease payments in its annual budget. In the event that
insufficient funds are available to make the lease payments, payments will be made from an
apportionment of moneys to which the City is entitled from the Motor Vehicle Licenses Fee Account in
the Transportation Fund of the State of California. Total debt service payments remaining on the 2002
COPs is $67,121,456 payable through July 1, 2030. For the year-ended June 30, 2011, principal and
interest paid totaled $1,500,000 and $2,030,144, respectively, while total Motor Vehicle Licenses Fee
revenues received by the City totaled $4,664,084.
Annual debt service requirements for the 2002 COPs are shown below:
For the Year
Ending June 30, Principal Interest
2012 1,545,000$ 1,985,144$
2013 1,600,000 1,934,931
2014 1,660,000 1,870,931
2015 1,730,000 1,804,531
2016 1,795,000 1,735,331
2017-2021 10,250,000 7,415,456
2022-2026 12,830,000 4,834,444
2027-2030 12,600,000 1,530,688
44,010,000$ 23,111,456$
Governmental Activities
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For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 7 - LONG-TERM DEBT (Continued)
(b) 1915 Act Bonds Without City Commitment
The City acts as agent for the property owners of parcels upon which assessments were made for local
improvements. The City collects the assessments and forwards the collections to bond holders. The
City is not directly liable for the repayment of special assessment district bonds as such bonds and
interest payable are secured by fixed lien assessments on real property; however, the City has
determined that it is not probable that the government would assume responsibility for all or part of the
debt in the event of default. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, the City paid off the remaining
balance of the bonds in the amount of $35,000.
(c) Conduit Debt
On October 1, 2001, the City authorized the issuance of the Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds in an
amount up to $1.6 million to assist a developer in financing the cost of site acquisition and construction
of a 24 unit multi-family rental housing project. The bonds are payable solely out of loan repayments
received from the developer. The principal balance outstanding of the bonds and any accrued and
unpaid interest is due and payable on October 1, 2031. The City has no legal or moral liability with
respect to the payment of this debt. The amount of outstanding conduit debt principal at June 30, 2011
was $798,153.
NOTE 8 - NET ASSETS AND FUND BALANCES
Net Assets are measured on the full accrual basis while Fund Balance is measured on the modified accrual
basis.
Net Assets – The government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements utilize a net assets
presentation. Net assets are categorized as follows:
Invested in Capital Assets, net of related debt – This category groups all capital assets including,
infrastructure, into one component of net assets. Accumulated depreciation and outstanding balances of
debt that are attributable to the acquisition, construction or improvement of these assets reduce the balance
in this category.
Restricted – This category represents net assets that have external restrictions imposed by creditors,
grantors, contributors or laws or regulations of other governments and restrictions imposed by law
through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation. At June 30, 2011, the government-wide
statement of net assets reported restricted assets of $7,778,613 in governmental activities, of which,
$258,390 are restricted by enabling legislation.
Unrestricted – This category represents net assets of the City that do not meet the definition of “invested
in capital assets, net of related debt” or “restricted.”
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For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 8 - NET ASSETS AND FUND BALANCES (Continued)
Fund Balances – As prescribed by GASB Statement No. 54, governmental funds report fund balance in
classifications based primarily on the extent to which the City is bound to honor constraints on the
specific purposes for which amounts in the funds can be spent. Fund balances for governmental funds
are made up of the followings:
Nonspendable Fund Balance – includes amounts that are (a) not in spendable form, or (b) legally or
contractually required to be maintained intact. The “not in spendable form” criterion includes items that
are not expected to be converted to cash, for example: prepaid items, land held for redevelopment and
long-term notes receivable.
Restricted Fund Balance – includes amounts that can be spent only for the specific purposes stipulated
by external resource providers, constitutionally or through enabling legislation. Restrictions may
effectively be changed or lifted only with the consent of resource providers.
Committed Fund Balance – includes amounts that can only be used for the specific purposes determined
by a formal action of the City’s highest level of decision-making authority, the City Council.
Commitments may be changed or lifted only by the City taking the same formal action that imposed the
constraint originally (for example: resolution and ordinance). At June 30, 2011, the City did not have
fund balance classified as committed.
Assigned Fund Balance – comprises amounts intended to be used by the City for specific purposes that
are neither restricted nor committed. Intent is expressed by the City Council or official to which the City
Council has delegated the authority to assign amounts to be used for specific purposes.
Unassigned Fund Balance – is the residual classification for the General Fund and includes all amounts
not contained in the other classifications. Unassigned amounts are technically available for any purpose.
In circumstances when an expenditure may be made for which amounts are available in multiple fund
balance classifications, the fund balance in General Fund will generally be used in the order of
restricted, unassigned, and then assigned reserves. In other governmental funds, the order will generally
be restricted and then assigned.
The City Council has established reserve policy levels for various capital and contingency purposes.
These balances are reported as part of the governmental funds’ assigned fund balance as follows:
Amount Purpose
General Fund:
Economic Uncertainty I 12,500,000$ For economic downturns and major unforeseen outlays.
Economic Uncertainty II 1,400,000 For state borrowing of local funds under Proposition 1A and
other shifts of funds to address state budget deficitis.
Utilities Users Tax Revenue 534,000 Contingency for potential revenue lost prior to the 2009
adoption of a modern utility users tax ordinance.
Capital Improvement Projects Fund:
Capital Improvement 1,354,346 Reserves set aside for future capital projects.
Infrastructure 1,000,000 Funds set aside for citywide infrastructure improvements.
Total Fund Balances Assigned
to Reserves 16,788,346$
Fund
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For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 8 - NET ASSETS AND FUND BALANCES (Continued)
Fund balances for all major and nonmajor governmental funds as of June 30, 2011, were classified as
follows:
Stevens
Public Capital Creek Other
Facilities Improvement Corridor Governmental
General Corporation Projects Park Funds Total
Nonspendable:
Loans receivable 953,070$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 953,070$
Prepaid items 70,880 - - - - 70,880
Land held for development - - - - 615,000 615,000
Subtotal 1,023,950 - - - 615,000 1,638,950
Restricted for:
Public access television 663,254 - - - - 663,254
Debt service - 58,213 - - - 58,213
Storm drain system - - - - 869,447 869,447
Parks and open space - - - - 561,889 561,889
Environmental management - - - - 258,390 258,390
Streets and road projects - - - - 1,283,527 1,283,527
Housing programs - - - - 2,102,131 2,102,131
Redevelopment - - - - 1,016,594 1,016,594
Low and moderate income housing - - - - 163,915 163,915
Subtotal 663,254 58,213 - - 6,255,893 6,977,360
Assigned to:
General government 14,739,394 - - - - 14,739,394
Capital projects - - 3,546,686 690,934 66,202 4,303,822
Subtotal 14,739,394 - 3,546,686 690,934 66,202 19,043,216
Unassigned 3,380,279 - - - - 3,380,279
Total 19,806,877$ 58,213$ 3,546,686$ 690,934$ 6,937,095$ 31,039,805$
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For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 9 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
(a) Federal and State Grant
The City participates in a number of federal and state grant programs subject to financial and
compliance audits by the grantors or their representatives. Audits of certain grant programs, including
those for the year ended June 30, 2011, have yet to be conducted. The amount, if any, of expenditures
that may be disallowed by the granting agencies cannot be determined at this time. Management
believes that such disallowances, if any, would not have a material effect on the financial statements.
(b) Encumbrances
The City uses encumbrances to control expenditure commitments for the year. Encumbrances represent
commitments related to executed contracts not yet performed and purchase orders not yet filled.
Commitments for such expenditure of monies are encumbered to allocate a portion of applicable
appropriations. Encumbrances still open at year end are not accounted for as expenditures and
liabilities, but as restricted or assigned fund balance. As of June 30, 2011, the City had the following
encumbrances outstanding:
Governmental Funds:
General Fund 305,394$
Capital Improvement Projects Fund 494,816
Stevens Creek Corridor Park Fund 229,514
Other Governmental Funds 1,152,305
Total encumbrances 2,182,029$
(c) Lease Agreement with County of Santa Clara
The City has an agreement, expiring in 2019, to lease a building to the County of Santa Clara for the
purpose of providing library service to the City’s residents. The lease requires a minimum annual
payment of $120,000 adjusted for Cupertino’s portion of book circulation and increase of assessed
valuation. This is an operating lease with a renewable option. At June 30, 2011, the cost and carrying
value of the building which opened in October 2004, is $21,935,325 and $16,668,443 respectively, with
$5,266,882 in accumulated depreciation.
(d) Consulting Agreement for Sales Taxes
The City entered into agreements with two companies to provide services consisting of the assessment
and creation of new sales and use tax revenue sources for the City. The City agreed to pay the two
companies based on a sliding scale payment schedule dependent on the level of new sales tax revenue
realized by the City as defined in the consulting agreements. The agreement with one of the companies
expired on June 30, 2011 while the agreement with the other company will expire by June 30, 2012.
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For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 9 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
(e) Continuation of the Redevelopment Agency
In June 2011, the California legislature adopted Assembly Bill 1x 26 (“AB1x 26” or the “Dissolution
Bill”) and Assembly Bill 1x 27 (“AB1x 27” or the “Continuation Bill”). The Dissolution Bill
immediately suspends all new redevelopment activities and incurrence of indebtedness, and dissolves
redevelopment agencies effective October 1, 2011. However, the Continuation Bill allows
redevelopment agencies to avoid dissolution by “opting” into an alternative voluntary redevelopment
program (“Voluntary Program”), requiring substantial annual contributions to local school and special
districts. On September 20, 2011, City Council adopted an ordinance to “opt into the Voluntary
Program” and will be required to make a contribution of $528,802 by January 15, 2012 for fiscal year
2011-12. Ongoing contributions of a lesser magnitude will be required going forward.
On July 18, 2011, the California Redevelopment Association and the League of California Cities, along
with certain other petitioners, filed a lawsuit asking the California Supreme Court to overturn AB1x 26
and AB1x 27 as they violate the Constitution of California. The California Supreme Court announced it
would hear the lawsuit and issued a partial stay suspending the effectiveness of AB1x 26 and AB1x 27
until it can rule on the constitutionality of these two bills. The Court allowed the Dissolution Bill to
remain in effect insofar as it precludes existing redevelopment agencies from incurring new
indebtedness, transferring assets, acquiring real property, entering into new contracts or modifying
existing contracts, entering into new partnerships, adopting or amending redevelopment plans, etc., but
it stayed enforcement of both statutes in all other respects. The Court also states in its order that “the
briefing schedule is designed to facilitate oral argument as early as possible in 2011, and a decision
before January 15, 2012,” which is the date that the Voluntary Program contributions are due. At this
time, due to the Court’s involvement, redevelopment operations are effectively placed on hold pending
the outcome of the litigation, including whether or not the City will make the contribution required
under the Voluntary Program.
(f) Housing Trust
Under Health & Safety Code Section 33334.3, the Agency is obligated to expend monies in the
Agency’s Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund for the purposes of increasing, improving, and
preserving the community supply of housing available at affordable housing cost to low and moderate
income households, lower income households, very low income households, and extremely low income
household. Under Health & Safety Code Section 33220, The Agency is authorized to enter into
agreements to assist the Agency in performing powers and obligations under the California
Redevelopment Law.
On February 15, 2011, the City and Agency entered into an Affordable Housing Agreement with the
Housing Trust of Santa Clara County, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation (Trust). The
City and the Agency agreed to contribute $1,000,000 to the Trust from the Agency’s Low and Moderate
Income Housing Fund for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 and an amount not to exceed $250,000
annually for the next fifteen subsequent years. The Trust shall use the funds received exclusively for
eligible costs pursuant to the California Redevelopment Law while the City and the Agency will provide
on-going monitoring and complete all required reporting requirements to the State of California. For the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, the Agency transferred $1,000,000 into the Trust and the expenditure is
recorded as part of community development expenditures in the basic financial statements.
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For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 10 - LIABILITIES UNDER SELF-INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT
(a) General and Property Liability
The City is self-insured for the first $250,000 of general and property liability for each occurrence, and
the excess (up to $10,000,000 for each occurrence and annual aggregate) is covered through the City’s
participation in the Association of Bay Area Governments Pooled Liability Assurance Network (ABAG
PLAN). The risk pool consists of 31 agencies within the San Francisco Bay Area. The stated purpose
of the ABAG PLAN is to provide certain levels of liability insurance coverage, claims management, risk
management services, and legal defense to its participating members. ABAG PLAN is governed by a
Board of Directors, which comprises officials appointed by each participating member. Premiums paid
to ABAG are subject to possible refund based on the results of actuarial studies and approval by the
Board of Directors. Complete financial statements for ABAG PLAN may be obtained from their offices
at the following address: ABAG PLAN, Finance Department, P.O. Box 2050, Oakland, CA 94604.
Premiums are revised each year based on the City’s claims experience and risk exposure. For the year
ended June 30, 2011, the City paid ABAG PLAN premiums of $182,583.
(b) Workers’ Compensation Liability
The City belongs to the CSAC Excess Insurance Authority (EIA), a joint power authority which
provides excess workers’ compensation liability claims coverage above the City’s self-insured retention
of $500,000 per occurrence. Losses above the self-insured retention are pooled with excess reinsurance
purchased to a $50,000,000 statutory limit. EIA was established in 1979 for the purpose of creating a risk
management pool for all California public entities. EIA is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of
representatives of its member public entities. Complete financial statements for EIA may be obtained
from their offices at the following address: CSAC Excess Insurance Authority, Finance Department,
75 Iron Point Circle, Suite 200, Folsom, CA 95630. For the year ended June 30, 2011, the City paid
premiums of $50,033 to EIA.
It is the City’s practice to obtain biennial actuarial studies for the self-insured workers’ compensation
liability. The claims liabilities included in the workers’ compensation internal service fund is based on
the results of actuarial studies and include amounts for claims incurred but not reported and loss
adjustment expenses. Claim liabilities are calculated considering the effects of inflation, recent claim
settlement trends, including frequency and amount of payouts, and other economic and social factors.
Inflation of 2.5%, annual rate of return of 3%, claim severity increase at 2.5% were assumed. In the
current year, management used actuarial estimates based on an 80% confidence level.
Settlements have not exceeded insurance coverage in the past three years.
Changes in the balances of workers’ compensation claims liabilities during the years ended
June 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:
2011 2010
Unpaid claims, beginning of year 1,633,943$ 1,568,000$
Incurred claims and changes in estimate 244,857 232,696
Claim payments and credits (226,847) (166,753)
Unpaid claims, end of year 1,651,953 1,633,943
Less current portion (388,594) (376,037)
Non-current portion 1,263,359$ 1,257,906$
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 11 - DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN
(a) Plan Description
Substantially all City employees are eligible to participate in pension plans offered by California Public
Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), an agent multiple employer defined benefit pension plan
which acts as a common investment and administrative agent for its participating member employers.
CalPERS provides retirement and disability benefits, annual cost of living adjustments and death
benefits to plan members, who must be public employees and beneficiaries. The City’s employees
participate in the Miscellaneous Employee Plan (Plan). Benefit provisions under the Plan are
established by State statute and City resolution. Benefits are based on years of credited service and
compensation. Audited annual financial statements are available from CalPERS at www.calpers.ca.gov.
(b) Funding Policy
The contribution requirements of plan members and the City are established and may be amended by
CalPERS. The City is required to contribute at an actuarially determined rate. Based on the
June 30, 2008 actuarial report, the Plan’s provisions and benefits in effect at June 30, 2011, are
summarized as follows:
Benefit vesting schedule 5 years service
Benefit payments Monthly for life
Eligible retirement age 50 with at least 5 years of
credited service
Benefits, as a % of annual salary multiplied by
years of service and annual salary 2% - 2.7%
Required employee contribution rates 8%
Required employer contribution rates 16.751%
The City covered 75% of the employees’ required payroll contributions for fiscal year 2011. The City
uses the actuarially determined percentages of payroll to calculate and pay 100% of the required
contributions to CalPERS. This results in no net pension obligations or unpaid contributions.
(c) Annual Pension Cost
The required contribution was determined as part of June 30, 2008 actuarial valuations using the entry
age normal method. The actuarial assumptions included (a) 7.75% investment rate of return (net of
administrative expenses), (b) projected annual salary increases ranging from 3.25% to 14.45% and (c)
3.25% per year cost-of-living adjustments. Both (a) and (b) included an inflation component of 3.0%.
The actuarial value of CalPERS assets was determined using techniques that smooth the effects of short-
term volatility in the market value of investments over a fifteen-year period. The excess of the total
actuarial accrued liability over the actuarial value of plan assets is called the unfunded actuarial accrued
liability. Funding requirements are determined by adding the normal cost and an amortization of the
unfunded liability as a level percentage of assumed future payrolls. Initial unfunded liabilities are
amortized over a closed period that depends on the plan’s date of entry into CalPERS. Subsequent plan
amendments are amortized as a level percentage of pay over a closed 20-year period. Gains and losses
that occur in the operation of the plan are amortized over a 30-year rolling period, which results in an
amortization of about 6% of unamortized gains or losses each year.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 11 - DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN (Continued)
Recent Annual Pension Costs, which equal the Annual Required Contribution to CALPERS, were as
follows:
Annual Percent of
Pension Cost APC
Fiscal Year (APC) Contributed
06/30/2009 1,835,521$ 100%
06/30/2010 1,841,350 100%
06/30/2011 2,088,898 100%
(d) Funded Status and Funding Progress
The CalPERS’ Board of Administration adopted updated actuarial assumptions to be used beginning
with the June 30, 2009 valuation. Nearly all of the demographic assumptions have changed, including
salary increase assumptions (3.55% to 14.45% depending on Age, Service, and type of employment)
and rates for mortality, disability, termination and retirement. As of the June 30, 2009 actuarial
valuation, the change in assumptions resulted in a $3.5 million increase in the unfunded actuarial
accrued liability for the City to be amortized over a closed 20-year period.
In June 2009, the CalPERS’ Board adopted changes to the asset smoothing method as well as changes to
the Board policy on the amortization of gains and losses in order to phase in over a three year period the
impact of the 24% investment loss experienced by CalPERS in fiscal year 2008-2009. The following
changes were adopted:
Increase the corridor limits for the actuarial value of assets from 80%-120% of market value to
60%-140% of market value on June 30, 2009.
Reduce the corridor limits for the actuarial value of assets to 70%-130% of market value on
June 30, 2010.
Return to the 80%-120% of market value corridor limits for the actuarial value of assets on June 30,
2011 and thereafter.
Isolate and amortize all gains and losses during fiscal year 2008-2009, 2009-2010, and 2010-2011
over fixed and declining 30-year periods (as opposed to the current rolling 30-year amortization).
As of the June 30, 2009 actuarial valuation, the change in “special” investment assumptions resulted in a
$2.7 million increase in the unfunded actuarial accrued liabilities for the City that will be amortized over
fixed and declining 30 year periods.
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Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 11 - DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN (Continued)
(e) Funded Status and Funding Progress (Continued)
The other significant actuarial assumptions used to prepare the City’s June 30, 2009 actuarial valuation
include the following:
Valuation date: June 30, 2009
ARC: Determined for fiscal year 2011/2012
Actuarial Cost Method:Entry Age Normal Cost Method
Amortization Method:Level percent of payroll
Average Remaining Period 22 Years as of the Valuation Date
Asset Valuation Method: 15 Year Smoothed Market
Actuarial Assumptions:
Investment Rate of Return: 7.75% (net of administrative expenses)
Projected Salary Increases: 3.55% to 14.45% depending on Age, Service, and type of employment
Inflation: 3.00%
Payroll Growth: 3.25%
Individual Salary Growth: A merit scale varying by duration of employment coupled with an assumed annual
inflation growth of 3.00% and an annual production growth of 0.25%.
CalPERS’ latest available actuarial data and funding progress are set forth below at their actuarial
valuation date as of June 30, 2009.
Actuarial accrued liability (AAL) 74,955,504$
Actuarial value of plan assets 57,934,851
Unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL) 17,020,653$
Funded ratio (actuarial value of plan assests/AAL) 77.3%
Covered payroll (active plan members) 11,668,964$
UAAL as a percentage of covered payroll 145.9%
Actuarial valuations of an on-going plan involve estimates of the value of reported amounts and
assumptions about the probability of occurrence of events far into the future. Amounts determined
regarding the funded status of the plan and the annual required contribution of the City are subject to
continual revision as actual results are compared with past expectations and new estimates are made
about the future. The schedule of funding progress, presented as required supplementary information
following the notes to the financial statements, presents multi-year trend information about whether the
actuarial value of plan assets is increasing or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued
liabilities for benefits.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 12 - OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB)
(a) Plan Description
Permanent employees who retire under the City’s CalPERS retirement plan are, pursuant to their
respective collective bargaining agreements, eligible to have their medical insurance premiums paid by
the City. Retirees receive the amount necessary to pay the cost of his/her enrollment, including the
enrollment of his/her family members, in a health benefit plan provided by CalPERS up to the
maximum received by active employees in their respective bargaining unit.
The City contracts with CalPERS for this insured-benefit plan established under the state Public
Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA). The plan offers employees and retirees three
CalPERS’ self-funded options, setup as insurance risk pools, or offers various third-party insured health
plans. The plan’s medical benefits and premium rates are established by CalPERS and the insurance
providers. The City contribution is established by City resolution. Retirees and active employees pay
the difference between the premium rate and the City’s contribution. Premiums and City contributions
are based on the plan and coverage selected by actives and retirees, with the City’s potential
contribution ranging from zero to $1,326 per month per employee or retiree. The responsibility for
benefit payments has transferred to the insurers and the City does not guarantee the benefits in the event
of default by the insurers. A comprehensive annual financial report of CalPERS, inclusive of their
benefit plans, is available at www.calpers.ca.gov.
The City participates in the Public Agency Retirement System (PARS) Public Agencies Post Retirement
Health Care Plan Trust Program (PARS Trust), an agent-multiple employer irrevocable trust established
to fund other postemployment benefits. The PARS Trust is approved by the Internal Revenue Code
Section 115 and invests funds in equity, bond, and money market mutual funds. Copies of PARS Trust
annual financial report may be obtained from PARS at 4350 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 100, Newport
Beach, CA 92660. A separate report for the City’s portion of the PARS Trust is available at the City’s
Finance Department.
An employee is eligible for lifetime medical benefits under the OPEB Plan, along with his/her spouse or
declared domestic partner at the time of retirement, if all criteria listed below are met:
The employee was hired or the City Council member was elected prior to August 1, 2004, and the
employee has five or more full-time years of service and the City Council member has five or more
years of elected service with the City of Cupertino; or
The employee was hired or the City Council member was elected on or after August 1, 2004, and
the employee has ten or more full-time and/or elected years of CalPERS service, five years of which
must be from the City of Cupertino; and
The employee is eligible for retirement as defined under the CalPERS retirement system; and
The employee retires from the City of Cupertino.
In addition, the eligible employee’s dependent children at the time of retirement who are under 23 years
old are eligible for medical benefits. In addition to extending the eligibility of dependents from age 23
to age 26 in accordance with the recent healthcare reform act, effective July 1, 2010, employees that
retire or resign from service with the City of Cupertino and who are not eligible for retiree medical
benefits can continue on the City’s medical and dental plans provided that they pay the premiums in full.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 12 - OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB) (Continued)
(b) Funding Policy
The contribution requirements to the OPEB Plan are established through budget adoption and may be
amended by the City Council. The cost of the benefits provided by the OPEB Plan is currently being
paid by the City on a fully pre-funded basis. The City has expressed intent to fully fund the annual
required contribution (ARC) each year. Based on the actuarial valuation date of January 1, 2011, the
annual required contribution rate is 14.20% of annual covered payroll. For the year ended June 30,
2011, the City contributed $2,000,000 to the PARS Trust and paid $688,723 in healthcare premium
payments to fully pre-fund OPEB Plan.
(c) Annual OPEB Cost
Actuarial valuations of an ongoing plan involve estimates of the value of reported amounts and
assumptions about the probability of occurrence of certain events far into the future. Examples include
assumptions about future employment, mortality, and the healthcare cost trend. Amounts determined
regarding the funded status of the plan and the annual required contributions of the employer are subject
to continual revision as actual results are compared with past expectations and new estimates are made
about the future.
The other significant actuarial assumptions used to prepare the City’s January 1, 2011 actuarial
valuation include the following:
Valuation date: January 1, 2011
Actuarial Cost Method: Entry Age Normal Cost Method
Amortization Method:
Amortization Period:
Asset Valuation Method: Market value
Actuarial Assumptions:
Investment Rate of Return: 6.00% (net of investment expenses)
Projected Salary Increases: 3.25%
Inflation: 3.00%
Increases in Pay:
Medical Inflation: Year Gross Medical City Maximum
2011 10.0% 3.5%
2012 8.0% 3.5%
2013 7.0% 3.5%
2014 6.0% 3.5%
2015 5.0% 3.5%
2016+ 5.0% 3.5%
Level percent of payroll (assuming 3.25% per year growth in total payroll)
Assumed annual rates of future pay increases are based on the current
CalPERS age and service based assumptions.
Closed initial 20 years period. At January 1, 2011, remaining amortization
period is 18 years.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 12 - OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB) (Continued)
(c) Annual OPEB Cost (Continued)
In addition, PEMHCA is a community-rated plan, where the same premiums apply for all plan
participants regardless of the presence or number of active employees. There is no implicit rate subsidy
in the premiums for pre-Medicare retirees.
The City’s annual OPEB cost and actual contributions to the OPEB Plan for the past three years are as
follows:
Annual Percentage Net OPEB
Fiscal Year OPEB Actual of AOC Obligation
Year Ended Cost (AOC) Contribution Contributed (Asset)
6/30/2009 2,475,000$ 647,923$ 26% 1,827,077$
6/30/2010 2,043,000 7,616,760 373% (3,746,683)
6/30/2011 1,870,000 2,688,723 144% (4,565,406)
The City’s Net OPEB asset is recorded in the Retiree Medical Internal Service Fund and is calculated as
of June 30, 2011 as follows:
Annual required contribution $ 1,837,000
Interest on prior year net OPEB asset (225,000)
Adjustment to annual required contribution 258,000
Annual OPEB Cost 1,870,000
Contribution made (2,688,723)
Increase in net OPEB asset (818,723)
Net OPEB obligation (asset) - beginning of year (3,746,683)
Net OPEB obligation (asset) - end of year $ (4,565,406)
(d) Funded Status and Funding Progress
The latest available actuarial data and funding progress are set forth below at their actuarial valuation
date of January 1, 2011.
Actuarial accrued liability (AAL) 20,869,058$
Actuarial value of plan assets 7,438,341
Unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL) 13,430,717$
Funded ratio (actuarial value of plan assests/AAL) 35.6%
Covered payroll (active plan members) 12,724,000$
UAAL as a percentage of covered payroll 105.6%
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Notes to Basic Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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NOTE 12 - OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB) (Continued)
(d) Funded Status and Funding Progress (Continued)
Projections of benefits for financial reporting purposes are based on the substantive plan (the plan as
understood by the employer and the plan members) and include the types of benefits provided at the
time of each valuation and the historical pattern of sharing of benefit costs between the employer and
plan members to that point. The actuarial methods and assumptions used include techniques that are
designed to reduce effects of short-term volatility in actuarial accrued liabilities and the actuarial value
of assets, consistent with long-term perspective of the calculations.
The schedule of funding progress, presented as required supplemental information following the notes
to basic financial statements, presents multi-year trend information about whether the actuarial value of
plan assets is increasing or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued liability for benefits.
NOTE 13 – CONCENTRATION RISK
The City has an economic dependency on revenues generated directly or indirectly from one major
taxpayer. For the year ended June 30, 2011, more than 10% of the City General Fund’s total revenues
are derived from one taxpayer. The City’s operations would be adversely impacted if there are any
significant declines in revenues received from the taxpayer.
NOTE 14 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
(a) Land Held for Redevelopment
On July 1, 2010, the City entered into a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) with a
developer. In accordance with the DDA, the City will transfer the land held for redevelopment in the
amount of $615,000 to the developer at no cost for the purpose of developing four single-family
detached homes at an affordable price to very low income homebuyers. At September 13, 2011, the
City transferred the property to the developer.
(b) Credit Ratings Downgrade
On August 5, 2011, Standard & Poor’s lowered its long-term credit rating on debt of the United States
government from AAA to AA+. That action affected Standard & Poor’s view of United States public
finance debt instruments that are directly or indirectly backed by the United States government. These
credit downgrades impact the credit risk associated with the City’s investments in U.S. Treasury
securities.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Required Supplementary Information (Unaudited)
Schedules of Funding Progress
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
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Schedule of Funding Progress – CalPERS Defined Benefit Retirement Miscellaneous Plan:
Actuarial Actuarial Accrued Accrued Percentage
Valuation Asset Liability- Liability – Funded Covered of Covered
Date Value Entry Age UAAL Ratio Payroll Payroll
6/30/2007 50,157,077$ 59,241,300$ 9,084,223$ 84.7% 10,751,350$ 84.5%
6/30/2008 54,571,233 65,337,134 10,765,901 83.5% 11,009,984 97.8%
6/30/2009 57,934,851 74,955,504 17,020,653 77.3% 11,668,964 145.9%
Schedule of Funding Progress –Defined Benefit Other Post Employment Benefits Plan:
Unfunded UAAL
Actuarial Actuarial as
Actuarial Actuarial Accrued Accrued Percentage
Valuation Asset Liability- Liability – Funded Covered of Covered
Date Value Entry Age UAAL Ratio Payroll Payroll
1/1/2007 -$ 21,981,544$ 21,981,544$ 0.0% 11,118,000$ 197.7%
1/1/2009 - 18,069,366 18,069,366 0.0% 11,892,000 151.9%
1/1/2011 7,438,341 20,869,058 13,430,717 35.6%12,724,000 105.6%
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MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS OTHER THAN THE
GENERAL FUND AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
This section is provided for the presentation of Budget-to-Actual Statements for the Public Facilities
Corporation Debt Service Fund. Although the fund is considered to be a major government fund, GASB
Statement 34 states that budget-to-actual information in the basic financial statements should be limited to
the General Fund and major Special Revenue Funds. All other major governmental fund schedules with
such information should be included as Supplementary Information.
Public Facilities Corporation Debt Service Fund - Accounts for the accumulation of resources for and the
payments of principal and interest on certificates of participation issued in 2002 to advance refund debt
that was previously issued to finance the City Hall, Library, Wilson Park and Memorial Park projects.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Public Facilities Corporation Debt Service Fund
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
Variance
Positive
Budget Actual (Negative)
Revenues:
Use of money and property 2,000$ -$ (2,000)$
Total revenues 2,000 - (2,000)
Expenditures:
Debt service:
Principal 1,500,000 1,500,000 -
Interest and fiscal charges 2,034,964 2,032,464 2,500
Total expenditures 3,534,964 3,532,464 2,500
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures (3,532,964) (3,532,464) 500
Other financing sources:
Transfers in 3,533,000 3,533,000 -
Change in fund balance 36$ 536 500$
Fund balance, beginning of year 57,677
Fund balance, end of year 58,213$
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NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
All funds not considered as major funds on the Fund Financial Statements are consolidated in one column
entitled “Other Governmental Funds.” These nonmajor funds are identified and included in this
supplementary section and includes all of the City’s Special Revenue Funds and one Capital Project Fund.
The Special Revenue Funds are used to account for the proceeds of specific revenue sources that are
legally restricted to expenditures for specified purposes.
Storm Drain Improvement - Accounts for the construction and maintenance of storm drain
facilities including drainage and sanitary sewer facilities. Revenues were collected from
developers as a result of connections to the storm drainage sewer system.
Park Dedication - Accounts for the activity granted by the business and professions code of the
State of California in accordance with the open space and conservation element of the City’s
General Plan. Revenues of this fund are restricted for the acquisition, improvement, expansion
and implementation of the City’s parks and recreation facilities.
Environmental Management/Clean Creeks - Accounts for all activities related to operating the
non-point source pollution program.
Transportation - Accounts for the City's gas tax, sales tax and grant revenues and expenditures
related to the maintenance and construction of City streets. All revenue in this fund is restricted
exclusively for street and road purposes including related engineering and administrative
expenditures.
Housing Development - Accounts for the Federal Housing and Community Development Grant
Program activities administered through the County. Monies collected from developers that
mitigate the impact of housing needs are also included. Monies in this fund are governed by the
program’s rules.
Redevelopment Agency – Accounts for the Vallco project area and low and moderate income
housing funds.
Capital Projects Funds account for the financial resources committed to the acquisition or construction of
major capital facilities.
Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge – Formerly known as the Mary Avenue Bicycle
Footbridge. Accounts for the design and construction of a bicycle footbridge extension of Mary
Avenue over Interstate 280. It includes gateways, paths, residential buffering elements, and
landscaping.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
Combining Balance Sheet
June 30, 2011
Storm Environment
Drain Park Management/Housing
Improvement Dedication Clean Creeks Transportation Development
Assets:
Cash and investments 869,286$ 560,894$ 265,639$ 1,330,713$ 1,483,407$
Accounts receivable - - - 144,661 204,100
Intergovernmental receivable 1,541 995 472 2,359 2,631
Loans receivable - - - - 775,834
Land held for housing development - - - - 615,000
Total assets 870,827$ 561,889$ 266,111$ 1,477,733$ 3,080,972$
Liabilities and fund balances:
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals -$ -$ 2,805$ 126,192$ 229,120$
Accrued payroll and benefits 1,380 - 4,916 11,363 5,119
Deferred revenue - - - 56,651 129,602
Total liabilities 1,380 - 7,721 194,206 363,841
Fund balances:
Nonspendable - - - - 615,000
Restricted 869,447 561,889 258,390 1,283,527 2,102,131
Assigned - - - - -
Total fund balances 869,447 561,889 258,390 1,283,527 2,717,131
Total liabilities and fund balances 870,827$ 561,889$ 266,111$ 1,477,733$ 3,080,972$
Special Revenue Funds
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Special Capital
Revenue Funds Projects Fund
Don Burnett
Redevelopment Bicycle-
Agency Pedestrian Bridge Total
1,191,827$ 67,894$ 5,769,660$
- - 348,761
285 - 8,283
- - 775,834
- - 615,000
1,192,112$ 67,894$ 7,517,538$
5,607$ 1,692$ 365,416$
5,996 - 28,774
- - 186,253
11,603 1,692 580,443
- - 615,000
1,180,509 - 6,255,893
- 66,202 66,202
1,180,509 66,202 6,937,095
1,192,112$ 67,894$ 7,517,538$
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
Storm Environment
Drain Park Management/Housing
Improvement Dedication Clean Creeks Transportation Development
Revenues:
Taxes 20,101$ 110,250$ -$ -$ 23,939$
Use of money and property 6,350 4,030 738 11,017 28,892
Intergovernmental - - - 1,427,463 638,134
Charges for services - 2,860 363,747 - -
Other - - - - 15,000
Total revenues 26,451 117,140 364,485 1,438,480 705,965
Expenditures:
Current:
Community development - - - - 905,918
Public works 82,142 - 394,680 605,858 -
Capital outlay 35,087 - - 2,258,515 -
Total expenditures 117,229 - 394,680 2,864,373 905,918
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures (90,778) 117,140 (30,195) (1,425,893) (199,953)
Other financing sources:
Transfers in - - 135,000 750,000 -
Change in fund balances (90,778) 117,140 104,805 (675,893) (199,953)
Fund balances, beginning of year 960,225 444,749 153,585 1,959,420 2,917,084
Fund balances, end of year 869,447$ 561,889$ 258,390$ 1,283,527$ 2,717,131$
Special Revenue Funds
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Special Capital
Revenue Funds Projects Fund
Don Burnett
Redevelopment Bicycle-
Agency Pedestrian Bridge Total
1,251,777$ -$ 1,406,067$
13,025 - 64,052
- - 2,065,597
- - 366,607
- - 15,000
1,264,802 - 3,917,323
1,549,980 - 2,455,898
- 17 1,082,697
- 53,625 2,347,227
1,549,980 53,642 5,885,822
(285,178) (53,642) (1,968,499)
- - 885,000
(285,178) (53,642) (1,083,499)
1,465,687 119,844 8,020,594
1,180,509$ 66,202$ 6,937,095$
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Nonmajor Governmental Funds - Special Revenue Funds
Statements of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances -
Budget and Actual
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
Storm Drain Improvement Park Dedication
Variance Variance
Positive Positive
Budget Actual (Negative) Budget Actual (Negative)
Revenues:
Taxes 50,000$ 20,101$ (29,899)$ 1,500,000$ 110,250$ (1,389,750)$
Use of money and property 34,000 6,350 (27,650) 20,000 4,030 (15,970)
Intergovernmental - - - - - -
Charges for services - - - - 2,860 2,860
Other - - - - - -
Total revenues 84,000 26,451 (57,549) 1,520,000 117,140 (1,402,860)
Expenditures:
Current:
Community development - - - - - -
Public works 82,424 82,142 282 - - -
Capital outlay 982,701 35,087 947,614 - - -
Total expenditures 1,065,125 117,229 947,896 - - -
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures (981,125) (90,778) 890,347 1,520,000 117,140 (1,402,860)
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in - - - - - -
Transfers out - - - - - -
Total other financing sources (uses) - - - - - -
Change in fund balances (981,125)$ (90,778) 890,347$ 1,520,000$ 117,140 (1,402,860)$
Fund balances, beginning of year 960,225 444,749
Fund balances, end of year 869,447$ 561,889$
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Environmental Management / Clean Creeks Transportation Housing Development
Variance Variance Variance
Positive Positive Positive
Budget Actual (Negative) Budget Actual (Negative) Budget Actual (Negative)
-$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 70,000$ 23,939$ (46,061)$
2,000 738 (1,262) 30,000 11,017 (18,983) 120,000 28,892 (91,108)
- - - 2,280,000 1,427,463 (852,537) 724,640 638,134 (86,506)
365,000 363,747 (1,253) - - - - - -
- - - - - - - 15,000 15,000
367,000 364,485 (2,515) 2,310,000 1,438,480 (871,520) 914,640 705,965 (208,675)
- - - - - - 1,463,281 905,918 557,363
529,115 394,680 134,435 726,808 605,858 120,950 - - -
- - - 3,696,004 2,258,515 1,437,489 - - -
529,115 394,680 134,435 4,422,812 2,864,373 1,558,439 1,463,281 905,918 557,363
(162,115) (30,195) 131,920 (2,112,812) (1,425,893) 686,919 (548,641) (199,953) 348,688
135,000 135,000 - 750,000 750,000 - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
135,000 135,000 - 750,000 750,000 - - - -
(27,115)$ 104,805 131,920$ (1,362,812)$ (675,893) 686,919$ (548,641)$ (199,953) 348,688$
153,585 1,959,420 2,917,084
258,390$ 1,283,527$ 2,717,131$
(Continued)
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Nonmajor Governmental Funds - Special Revenue Funds
Statements of Revenues, Expenditrues and Changes in Fund Balances -
Budget and Actual
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
Redevelopment Agency
Variance
Positive
Budget Actual (Negative)
Revenues:
Taxes 1,256,000$ 1,251,777$ (4,223)$
Use of money and property 30,000 13,025 (16,975)
Intergovernmental - - -
Charges for services - - -
Other - - -
Total revenues 1,286,000 1,264,802 (21,198)
Expenditures:
Current:
Community development 2,249,849 1,549,980 699,869
Public works - - -
Capital outlay - - -
Total expenditures 2,249,849 1,549,980 699,869
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures (963,849) (285,178) 678,671
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in - - -
Transfers out - - -
Total other financing sources (uses) - - -
Change in fund balances (963,849)$ (285,178) 678,671$
Fund balances, beginning of year 1,465,687
Fund balances, end of year 1,180,509$
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INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
The Internal Service Funds are used to account for the financing of goods or services provided by one
department to other departments of the City on a cost reimbursement basis.
The concept of major funds does not extend to internal service funds because they do not do business with
outside parties. For the Statement of Activities, the net revenues and expenses of each internal service
fund are eliminated by netting them against the operations of the City departments that generated them.
The remaining balance sheet items are consolidated with these same funds in the Statement of Net Assets.
However, internal service funds are still presented separately in the Fund Financial Statements.
Information Technology - Accounts for the activities related to the maintenance and replacement
of the City’s technology infrastructure.
Workers’ Compensation - Accounts for the activities in support of the self-insured workers’
compensation program.
Equipment - Accounts for the activities related to the maintenance and replacement of the City's
vehicle fleet.
Compensated Absences and Long-Term Disability - Accounts for the activities related to the
City’s program for compensated absences payouts and long-term disability.
Retiree Medical - Contains funds set aside for other post employment retirement benefits.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Internal Service Funds
Combining Statement of Net Assets
June 30, 2011
Compensated
Absences and
Information Workers' Long-Term Retiree
Technology Compensation Equipment Disability Medical Total
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and investments 2,675,622$ 1,941,121$ 1,694,075$ 198,748$ 840,308$ 7,349,874$
Accounts receivable - 9,000 - - - 9,000
Interest receivable 4,744 3,418 3,004 352 1,489 13,007
Prepaid items 17,948 - - - - 17,948
Total current assets 2,698,314 1,953,539 1,697,079 199,100 841,797 7,389,829
Noncurrent assets:
Advances to other funds - - 504,497 - - 504,497
Net OPEB assets - - - - 4,565,406 4,565,406
Capital assets:
Depreciable, net of
accumulated depreciation 297,357 - 635,330 - - 932,687
Total noncurrent assets 297,357 - 1,139,827 - 4,565,406 6,002,590
Total assets 2,995,671 1,953,539 2,836,906 199,100 5,407,203 13,392,419
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals 17,893 - 5,505 - - 23,398
Accrued payroll and benefits 16,888 769 9,729 - - 27,386
Compensated absences - - - 34,927 - 34,927
Claims payable - 388,594 - - - 388,594
Total current liabilities 34,781 389,363 15,234 34,927 - 474,305
Noncurrent liabilities:
Compensated absences,
net of current portion 37,966 - 12,007 - - 49,973
Claims payable, net of
currrent portion - 1,263,359 - - - 1,263,359
Total liabilities 72,747 1,652,722 27,241 34,927 - 1,787,637
Net assets:
Invested in capital assets 297,357 - 635,330 - - 932,687
Unrestricted 2,625,567 300,817 2,174,335 164,173 5,407,203 10,672,095
Total net assets 2,922,924$ 300,817$ 2,809,665$ 164,173$ 5,407,203$ 11,604,782$
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Internal Service Funds
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Assets
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
Compensated
Absences and
Information Workers' Long-Term Retiree
Technology Compensation Equipment Disability Medical Total
Operating reveneus:
Charges for services 1,268,800$ 412,547$ 1,091,000$ 67,854$ -$ 2,840,201$
Operating expenses:
Salaries and related expenses 504,206 23,554 368,328 122,806 1,870,000 2,888,894
Materials and supplies 126,958 - 260,365 - - 387,323
Contractual services 295,848 2,250 144,514 - 10,000 452,612
Insurance claims and premium - 294,890 - 72,139 - 367,029
Depreciation 235,267 - 186,396 - - 421,663
Total operating expenses 1,162,279 320,694 959,603 194,945 1,880,000 4,517,521
Operating income (loss) 106,521 91,853 131,397 (127,091) (1,880,000) (1,677,320)
Nonoperating revenues:
Investment income 17,666 13,444 12,331 1,246 11,697 56,384
Income (loss) before transfers 124,187 105,297 143,728 (125,845) (1,868,303) (1,620,936)
Transfers in 474,283 - - 225,000 1,500,000 2,199,283
Change in net assets 598,470 105,297 143,728 99,155 (368,303) 578,347
Net assets, beginning of year 2,324,454 195,520 2,665,937 65,018 5,775,506 11,026,435
Net assets, end of year 2,922,924$ 300,817$ 2,809,665$ 164,173$ 5,407,203$ 11,604,782$
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Internal Service Funds
Combining Statement of Cash Flows
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
Compensated
Absences and
Information Workers' Long-Term Retiree
Technology Compensation Equipment Disability Medical Total
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from customers 1,268,800$ 403,547$ 1,091,000$ 67,854$ -$ 2,831,201$
Cash payments to suppliers for goods and services (428,778) (2,250) (428,047) - (10,000) (869,075)
Cash payments for employees (495,633) (23,436) (366,691) (104,563) (2,688,723) (3,679,046)
Cash payments for judgment and claims - (278,895) - (72,139) - (351,034)
Cash flows provided by (used in)
operating activities 344,389 98,966 296,262 (108,848) (2,698,723) (2,067,954)
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities:
Transfers in 474,283 - - 225,000 1,500,000 2,199,283
Cash flows provided by noncapital
financing activities 474,283 - - 225,000 1,500,000 2,199,283
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities:
Acquisition of capital assets (161,969) - (187,450) - - (349,419)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Interest received 12,922 10,026 9,327 894 10,208 43,377
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 669,625 108,992 118,139 117,046 (1,188,515) (174,713)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 2,005,997 1,832,129 1,575,936 81,702 2,028,823 7,524,587
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $ 2,675,622 $ 1,941,121 $ 1,694,075 $ 198,748 $ 840,308 $ 7,349,874
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash
flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
Operating income (loss)106,521$ 91,853$ 131,397$ (127,091)$ (1,880,000)$ (1,677,320)$
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss)
to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation 235,267 - 186,396 - - 421,663
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable - (9,000) - - - (9,000)
Prepaid items 1,149 - - - - 1,149
Net OPEB assets - - - - (818,723) (818,723)
Accounts payable and accruals (7,121) (2,015) (23,168) - - (32,304)
Accrued payroll and benefits 2,644 118 482 - - 3,244
Compensated absences 5,929 - 1,155 18,243 - 25,327
Claims payable - 18,010 - - - 18,010
Cash flows provided by (used in)
operating activities 344,389$ 98,966$ 296,262$ (108,848)$ (2,698,723)$ (2,067,954)$
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AGENCY FUNDS
All Agency Funds, representing all fiduciary funds of the City, are custodial in nature and do not involve
measurement of results of operations. Such funds have no equity since any assets are due to individuals
or other entities at some future time.
These funds are presented separately from the Governmental and Proprietary Fund Financial Statements.
Special district assessments held by the City, acting as an agent for bond debt service payments, comprise
City Agency funds. The City is not liable for the debt payments.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Special Assessment District Agency Fund
Statement of Changes in Assets and Liabilities
For the Year Ended June 30, 2011
Balance Balance
July 1, 2010 Additions Deletions June 30, 2011
Assets:
Cash and investments 118,241$ -$ (36,838)$ 81,403$
Liabilities:
Deposits 118,241$ -$ (36,838)$ 81,403$
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STATISTICAL SECTION
This part of the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report presents detailed information as a context
for understanding what the information in the financial statements, note disclosures, and required
supplementary information says about the City’s overall financial health. In contrast to the financial section,
the statistical section information is not subject to independent audit.
Financial Trends
These schedules contain trend information to help the reader understand how the City’s financial
performance and well being have changed over time:
1. Net Assets by Component
2. Changes in Net Assets
3. Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
4. Changes in Fund Balance of Governmental Funds
Revenue Capacity
These schedules contain information to help the reader assess the City’s most significant own-source
revenues, property tax:
1. Assessed and Estimated Actual Value of Taxable Property
2. Property Tax Rates – All Overlapping Governments
3. Principal Property Taxpayers
4. Property Tax Levies and Collections
Debt Capacity
These schedules present information to help the reader assess the affordability of the City’s current levels of
outstanding debt and the City’s ability to issue additional debt in the future:
1. Ratio of Outstanding Debt by Type
2. Direct and Overlapping Bonded Debt
3. Legal Debt Margin Information
4. Ratio of General Bonded Debt Outstanding
Demographic and Economic Information
These schedules offer demographic and economic indicators to help the reader understand the environment
within which the City’s financial activities take place:
1. Demographic and Economic Statistics
2. Principal Employers
Operating Information
These schedules contain service and infrastructure data to help the reader understand how the information in
the City’s financial report relates to the services the City provides and the activities it performs:
1. Full-Time Equivalent City Employees by Function/Programs
2. Operating Indicators by Function/Program
3. Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program
Sources
Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002-03;
schedules presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Governmental ActivitiesInvested in capital assets, net of related debt 79,705,041$ 85,425,753$ 86,530,017$ 83,064,879$ 80,343,053$ 85,173,998$ 103,341,905$ 120,405,290$ 120,724,205$ Restricted 9,081,791 7,416,930 7,291,925 8,329,671 9,265,565 9,926,770 6,661,074 8,692,175 7,778,613 Unrestricted 24,472,451 18,541,954 21,202,795 26,916,679 39,243,717 43,242,639 33,290,050 31,087,861 33,129,252 Total governmental activities net assets 113,259,283 111,384,637 115,024,737 118,311,229 128,852,335 138,343,407 143,293,029 160,185,326 161,632,070 Business-Type ActivitiesInvested in capital assets, net of related debt 688,331 645,290 578,962 497,681 467,416 84,126 136,127 788,213 777,521 Unrestricted 6,573,514 7,314,068 6,028,989 6,291,439 6,977,436 7,849,147 8,949,142 9,063,616 9,779,087 Total business-type activities net assets 7,261,845 7,959,358 6,607,951 6,789,120 7,444,852 7,933,273 9,085,269 9,851,829 10,556,608 Primary GovernmentInvested in capital assets, net of related debt 80,393,372 86,071,043 87,108,979 83,562,560 80,810,469 85,258,124 103,478,032 121,193,503 121,501,726 Restricted 9,081,791 7,416,930 7,291,925 8,329,671 9,265,565 9,926,770 6,661,074 8,692,175 7,778,613 Unrestricted 31,045,965 25,856,022 27,231,784 33,208,118 46,221,153 51,091,786 42,239,192 40,151,477 42,908,339 Total primary government net assets 120,521,128$ 119,343,995$ 121,632,688$ 125,100,349$ 136,297,187$ 146,276,680$ 152,378,298$ 170,037,155$ 172,188,678$ Net Assets by ComponentCITY OF CUPERTINOFiscal Year Ended June 30(Unaudited)(Accrual basis of accounting)Last Nine Years83
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011ExpensesGovernmental activities:Administration 1,635,846$ 1,430,523$ 1,280,339$ 1,354,543$ 1,675,443$ 1,636,284$ 1,769,500$ 1,911,665$ 1,860,451$ Law enforcement 6,041,831 6,090,038 6,179,326 6,577,199 7,148,187 7,679,467 8,804,195 8,385,476 8,434,885 Public and environmental affairs 763,254 710,754 824,317 914,024 1,186,929 1,216,164 1,624,210 1,653,034 1,625,876 Administrative services 3,556,129 3,923,377 3,750,174 4,208,389 3,874,003 3,923,217 4,001,738 4,080,134 3,993,654 Recreation services 2,156,972 2,234,509 2,173,936 2,359,966 2,517,725 3,845,873 4,206,343 4,444,536 4,528,968 Community development 3,234,456 2,678,109 3,269,475 4,541,965 4,090,959 4,059,740 6,177,879 4,351,975 5,961,774 Public works 17,534,128 15,546,461 14,585,232 16,384,026 16,230,274 16,569,310 18,104,649 19,320,151 19,666,598 Interest on long-term debt 3,796,472 2,317,837 2,289,526 2,262,913 2,239,657 2,183,403 2,118,714 2,076,264 2,032,464 Total governmental activities expenses 38,719,088 34,931,608 34,352,325 38,603,025 38,963,177 41,113,458 46,807,228 46,223,235 48,104,670 Business-type activities:Resource recovery 1,897,425 1,793,083 2,927,060 2,101,198 2,122,805 2,056,061 1,998,184 2,018,147 1,801,599 Blackberry farm 1,497,420 1,353,362 1,341,712 1,302,855 975,064 450,206 495,845 457,169 457,065 Cupertino sports center 1,130,077 1,352,509 1,452,957 1,448,048 1,623,839 1,547,402 1,594,325 1,478,143 1,716,741 Recreation programs 1,554,834 1,590,302 1,689,436 1,729,194 1,830,401 1,853,217 1,739,892 1,854,648 1,753,156 Senior center 570,412 493,244 438,440 588,818 771,570 - - - - Total business-type activities expense 6,650,168 6,582,500 7,849,605 7,170,113 7,323,679 5,906,886 5,828,246 5,808,107 5,728,561 Total primary government expenses 45,369,256 41,514,108 42,201,930 45,773,138 46,286,856 47,020,344 52,635,474 52,031,342 53,833,231 Program RevenuesGovernmental activities:Charges for services:Administration - - - 23,201 3,618 10,711 2,240 21,873 15,801 Law enforcement 468,110 838,457 694,952 722,164 1,031,736 799,350 869,295 811,676 797,757 Administrative services 294,577 16,650 - - - - - - - Recreation services 161,969 148,337 163,462 240,074 193,752 847,424 801,280 930,773 1,020,159 Community development 1,624,181 1,903,277 4,164,792 5,286,336 4,768,026 3,551,478 3,586,993 3,310,355 4,149,620 Public works 348,905 325,959 286,280 201,250 200,969 135,942 157,311 556,636 549,065 Operating grants and contributions 2,388,199 2,496,689 593,657 3,403,762 3,048,512 2,392,987 4,014,036 2,042,557 2,351,287 Capital grants and contributions 965,211 3,612,102 2,164,907 522,950 3,496,095 5,696,124 4,759,485 5,511,359 1,972,951 Total government activities program revenues 6,251,152 9,341,471 8,068,050 10,399,737 12,742,708 13,434,016 14,190,640 13,185,229 10,856,640 Business-type activities:Charges for services:Resource recovery 2,397,439 2,398,819 2,395,282 2,203,127 2,254,416 2,254,790 2,100,704 2,104,299 1,931,076 Blackberry farm 1,479,312 1,301,092 1,218,958 1,155,986 1,101,564 640,771 596,944 568,770 447,797 Cupertino sports center 1,109,799 1,184,860 1,385,837 1,419,672 1,655,169 1,605,545 1,732,282 1,578,330 1,722,700 Recreation programs 1,872,004 1,910,599 2,167,705 2,331,409 2,396,720 2,493,214 2,364,037 2,249,191 2,260,296 Senior center 484,530 456,211 473,787 704,390 690,603 - - - - Operating grants and contributions 61,441 84,660 28,860 135,539 14,343 14,309 14,471 6,895 - Total business-type activities program revenue 7,404,525 7,336,241 7,670,429 7,950,123 8,112,815 7,008,629 6,808,438 6,507,485 6,361,869 Total primary government program revenues 13,594,236 16,677,712 15,738,479 18,349,860 20,855,523 20,442,645 20,999,078 19,692,714 17,218,509 (Continued)Changes in Net AssetsCITY OF CUPERTINOFiscal Year Ended June 30(Unaudited)(Accrual basis of accounting)Last Nine Fiscal Years84
Changes in Net AssetsCITY OF CUPERTINO(Unaudited)(Accrual basis of accounting)Last Nine Fiscal Years2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Net (Expense) Revenue:Governmental activities (32,467,936) (25,590,137) (26,284,275) (28,203,288) (26,220,469) (27,679,442) (32,616,588) (33,038,006) (37,248,030) Business-type activities 754,357 753,741 (179,176) 780,010 789,136 1,101,743 980,192 699,378 633,308 Total primary government net expense (31,713,579) (24,836,396) (26,463,451) (27,423,278) (25,431,333) (26,577,699) (31,636,396) (32,338,628) (36,614,722) General Revenues and TransfersGovernmental activities:Taxes:Property taxes 4,100,856 3,944,459 4,296,940 4,728,811 6,529,772 6,941,910 7,491,965 7,488,701 7,296,970 Property tax in lieu of motor vehicle fee (1) - - 2,930,000 3,569,300 3,652,509 3,894,502 4,299,902 4,420,912 4,404,795 Incremental property tax 25,831 76,570 15,974 185,676 187,276 220,267 1,211,128 1,322,925 1,251,777 Sales taxes 8,843,792 8,654,185 9,224,661 10,671,642 11,252,341 13,154,749 14,139,190 9,930,530 14,539,243 Transient occupancy tax 1,679,225 1,632,514 1,790,917 2,054,904 2,511,184 2,711,590 2,140,274 2,142,137 2,536,501 Utility user tax 2,566,265 2,636,264 2,705,888 2,809,587 3,011,755 3,175,724 3,205,073 3,271,452 3,227,942 Franchise tax 2,175,913 2,194,651 2,217,313 2,353,575 2,537,018 2,547,439 2,618,125 2,597,930 2,841,344 Other taxes 1,110,545 1,248,437 3,146,516 2,534,393 2,661,449 1,709,892 1,317,767 1,211,899 1,491,316 Intergovernmental (2) 3,215,866 2,460,137 978,059 (300,039) 364,261 266,789 171,621 166,440 259,289 Investment earnings 1,207,017 526,560 684,952 669,820 1,752,177 1,451,973 889,823 295,059 259,217 Gain on sale of capital assets - - - 1,222,849 1,510,410 - - - 497,385 Miscellaneous 79,280 166,714 545,155 189,262 291,423 103,529 81,342 119,393 88,980 Transfers 225,000 175,000 1,388,000 800,000 500,000 992,150 - - 15 Total Government Activities 25,229,590 23,715,491 29,924,375 31,489,780 36,761,575 37,170,514 37,566,210 32,967,378 38,694,774 Business-type activities:Investment earnings 211,093 95,127 215,769 201,159 366,596 378,828 171,804 67,182 71,486 Transfers (225,000) (175,000) (1,388,000) (800,000) (500,000) (992,150) - - (15) Total business-type activities 106,496 (56,228) (1,172,231) (598,841) (133,404) (613,322) 171,804 67,182 71,471 Total primary government 25,336,086 23,659,263 28,752,144 30,890,939 36,628,171 36,557,192 37,738,014 33,034,560 38,766,245 Change in Net AssetsGovernment activities (7,238,346) (1,874,646) 3,640,100 3,286,492 10,541,106 9,491,072 4,949,622 (70,628) 1,446,744 Business-type activities 860,853 697,513 (1,351,407) 181,169 655,732 488,421 1,151,996 766,560 704,779 Total primary government (6,377,493)$ (1,177,133)$ 2,288,693$ 3,467,661$ 11,196,838$ 9,979,493$ 6,101,618$ 695,932$ 2,151,523$ (1) Replaced the reduced motor vehicle license fee (an intergovernmental revenue) in 2005.(2) The 2006 state take-away of sales taxes, property taxes, and vehicle license fees is reported in this category.Fiscal Year Ended June 3085
2003 (1)2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010General FundReserved 3,782,689$ 3,897,270$ 3,864,969$ 2,931,046$ 2,711,586$ 2,668,914$ 2,325,283$ 2,308,290$ Unreserved 13,099,033 12,632,286 18,313,846 23,866,568 23,634,874 16,997,569 19,871,574 13,622,828 Total General Fund 16,881,722 16,529,556 22,178,815 26,797,614 26,346,460 19,666,483 22,196,857 15,931,118 All Other Governmental FundsReserved 20,891,656 9,784,645 2,701,067 4,925,900 8,555,042 11,240,851 4,180,483 5,465,423 Unreserved, reported in:Special Revenue Funds 3,976,517 3,736,446 3,618,814 6,249,004 6,844,632 7,270,331 3,692,187 5,113,020 Capital Project Funds 6,576,208 2,236,730 1,663,033 (1,208,341) (472,405) 7,631,866 968,077 3,788,810 Total All Other Governmental Funds 31,444,381 15,757,821 7,982,914 9,966,563 14,927,269 26,143,048 8,840,747 14,367,253 Total Governmental Funds 48,326,103$ 32,287,377$ 30,161,729$ 36,764,177$ 41,273,729$ 45,809,531$ 31,037,604$ 30,298,371$ 2011 (2)General FundNonspendable 1,023,950$ Restricted 663,254 Assigned 14,739,394 Unassigned 3,380,279 Total General Fund 19,806,877 All Other Governmental FundsNonspendable 615,000 Restricted 6,314,106 Assigned 4,303,822 Total All Other Governmental Funds 11,232,928 Total Governmental Funds 31,039,805$ (1)The City implemented GASB Statement No. 34 in fiscal year 2003 and has elected to show the above information from that date. (2)The City implemented GASB Statement No. 54 under which governmental fund balances are reported as nonspendable, restricted, committed, assigned and unassigned compared to reserved andunreserved.Fund Balances of Governmental FundsCITY OF CUPERTINO(Unaudited)(Accrual basis of accounting)Fiscal Year Ended June 30Last Nine Fiscal Years86
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011RevenuesTaxes 20,200,250$ 21,004,405$ 23,614,623$ 25,616,553$ 28,903,993$ 34,589,139$ 36,395,950$ 30,994,583$ 37,582,299$ Use of money and property 1,910,503 940,963 1,119,399 1,607,837 2,169,977 2,490,444 1,300,508 774,219 792,035 Intergovernmental 6,318,523 7,236,955 5,567,266 5,896,167 8,200,519 8,285,280 6,896,394 7,539,835 3,543,641 Licenses and permits 1,410,572 1,540,760 2,896,000 3,614,953 3,325,844 2,656,017 2,740,463 2,583,131 2,901,944 Charges for services 855,844 930,050 1,568,935 2,143,729 2,062,067 1,728,099 1,707,533 1,701,157 2,311,216 Fines and forfeitures 550,377 723,748 559,791 629,586 926,310 722,087 761,320 736,239 695,666 Other 59,219 1,009,260 1,792,795 245,176 154,235 95,388 80,835 689,941 73,881 Total revenues 31,305,288 33,386,141 37,118,809 39,754,001 45,742,945 50,566,454 49,883,003 45,019,105 47,900,682 ExpendituresCurrent:Administration 1,474,924 1,222,581 1,162,096 1,236,390 1,287,101 1,351,273 1,336,921 1,469,004 1,528,070 Law enforcement 6,015,036 5,950,849 6,144,695 6,499,911 6,975,517 7,456,661 8,133,168 8,384,310 8,434,885 Public and environmental affairs 703,431 686,798 758,314 853,484 1,121,437 1,169,247 1,486,443 1,487,265 1,497,263 Administrative services 3,475,991 3,758,806 3,671,303 4,103,497 3,715,994 3,797,156 3,634,043 3,733,414 3,695,076 Recreation services 2,104,167 2,141,431 2,121,366 2,302,995 2,403,296 3,745,244 3,789,260 4,003,764 4,117,477 Community development 3,177,406 2,563,242 3,156,908 4,467,655 3,969,837 3,931,055 5,841,428 4,125,739 5,693,541 Public works 10,440,335 9,322,086 9,637,314 10,386,055 10,477,727 11,137,935 11,914,584 11,961,218 12,234,726 Capital outlay 6,812,856 20,246,237 10,025,935 2,771,502 4,292,169 8,334,093 22,262,369 4,710,360 5,281,927 Debt service:Principal repayment 6,925,948 1,220,000 1,245,000 1,270,000 1,295,000 1,355,000 1,415,000 1,460,000 1,500,000 Interest and fiscal charges 2,939,757 2,317,837 2,289,526 2,262,913 2,239,657 2,183,403 2,118,714 2,076,264 2,032,464 Total expenditures44,069,851 49,429,867 40,212,457 36,154,402 37,777,735 44,461,067 61,931,930 43,411,338 46,015,429 Excess (deficiency) of revenues over(under) expenditures (12,764,563) (16,043,726) (3,093,648) 3,599,599 7,965,210 6,105,387 (12,048,927) 1,607,767 1,885,253 Other Financing Sources (Uses)Bond proceeds 57,677,519 - - - - - - - - Proceeds from sale of capital assets - - - 2,422,849 1,663,842 - - - 1,055,449 Payment to refunded debt escrow agent (39,208,286) - - - - - - - - Transfers in 25,775,538 4,765,307 7,904,763 8,364,084 9,658,000 19,136,165 5,035,925 7,788,417 5,684,482 Transfers out (25,840,538) (4,760,307) (6,936,763) (7,784,084) (14,777,500) (20,705,750) (7,758,925) (10,135,417) (7,883,750) Total other financing sources 18,404,233 5,000 968,000 3,002,849 (3,455,658) (1,569,585) (2,723,000) (2,347,000) (1,143,819) Change in fund balances 5,639,670$ (16,038,726)$ (2,125,648)$ 6,602,448$ 4,509,552$ 4,535,802$ (14,771,927)$ (739,233)$ 741,434$ Debt service as a percentage ofnoncapital expenditures (1)25.3% 11.6% 11.4% 10.6% 10.6% 9.8% 8.9% 9.1% 8.7%The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in fiscal year 2003. This calculation is included only for fiscal years from that date.1) Noncapital expenditures is total expenditures less capital assets added each year to statement of net assetsChanges in Fund Balances of Governmental FundsCITY OF CUPERTINOFiscal Year Ended June 30(Unaudited)(Modified accrual basis of accounting)Last Nine Fiscal Years87
Total Assessed & DirectTotal SBE Secured Est. Full Market TaxFiscal Year Secured (1) Unsecured (1) NonUnitary Exemptions Valuation (1) Rate2002 7,836,349,904$ 634,624,124$ 203,348$ 82,089,594$ 8,562,981,335$ 2.29%2003 8,119,969,820 565,212,987 332,959 75,795,294 8,685,515,766 1.69%2004 8,689,558,802 530,097,614 223,580 80,704,482 9,219,879,996 1.73%2005 9,159,184,070 367,378,773 278,536 80,678,889 9,526,841,379 1.66%2006 9,942,314,157 350,391,447 259,809 88,612,732 10,292,965,413 4.37%2007 10,794,991,704 381,307,801 213,610 94,957,979 11,176,513,115 5.74%2008 11,512,949,952 417,564,226 - 96,690,910 11,930,514,178 5.87%2009 12,637,622,059 533,413,208 1,390,000 99,950,894 13,172,425,287 6.26%2010 12,979,346,158 564,277,611 1,390,000 99,947,559 13,545,013,769 6.51%2011 13,017,910,372 476,332,025 1,390,000 96,704,811 13,495,632,397 6.51%(1) Net of exemptionsSources:HdL, Coren & ConeCITY OF CUPERTINO(Unaudited)Last Ten Fiscal YearsAssessed and Estimated ActualValue of Taxable Property88
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Basic Levy 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 - - - - - - - - 0.0122 0.0095 County Library Retirement Levy 0.0024 0.0024 0.0024 0.0024 0.0024 0.0024 0.0024 0.0024 0.0024 0.0024 County Retirement Levy 0.0364 0.0388 0.0388 0.0388 0.0388 0.0388 0.0388 0.0388 0.0388 0.0388 Cupertino Elementary 0.0457 0.0329 0.0357 0.0360 0.0350 0.0289 0.0337 0.0306 0.0312 0.0308 El Camino Hopital 2003 - - - - - 0.0129 0.0129 0.0129 0.0129 0.0129 Foothill/DeAnza College 1999 0.0115 0.0108 0.0110 0.0129 0.0119 0.0346 0.0113 0.0123 0.0322 0.0326 Fremont High 0.0204 0.0246 0.0249 0.0268 0.0260 0.0243 0.0241 0.0339 0.0306 0.0365 Los Gatos/Saratoga High 1998 0.0224 0.0530 0.0417 0.0409 0.0371 0.0351 0.0345 0.0330 0.0352 0.0377 Santa Clara Unified 0.0366 0.0252 0.0263 0.0344 0.0861 0.0797 0.0271 0.0743 0.0701 0.0519 Santa Clara Valley Water District 0.0062 0.0072 0.0087 0.0092 0.0078 0.0072 0.0071 0.0061 0.0074 0.0072 Saratoga Elementary 0.0285 0.0387 0.0385 0.0361 0.0356 0.0351 0.0363 0.0363 0.0388 0.0437 West Valley College 2004 - - - - 0.0140 0.0126 0.0118 0.0032 0.0140 0.0139 Total Direct & Overlapping Rates 1.2101 1.2336 1.2280 1.2375 1.2947 1.3116 1.2400 1.2838 1.3258 1.3179 City's Share of 1% Levy 0.02236 0.02236 0.02234 0.02234 0.04343 0.05725 0.05706 0.05661 0.05641 0.05644 Redevelopment Rate 1.04500 1.04840 1.04990 1.05040 1.04900 1.04840 1.04830 1.04730 1.04860 1.04840 Total Direct Rate 0.02293 0.01687 0.01726 0.01664 0.04374 0.05742 0.05870 0.06263 0.06510 0.06507 Source: HdL, Coren & ConeAll Overlapping GovernmentsProperty Tax RatesCITY OF CUPERTINOCounty Bond 2008 Hospital Facility(Unaudited)(Per $100 Assessed Valuation)Last Ten Fiscal Years89
2011 Percentage of 2002 Percentage ofAssessed Total Assessed Assessed Total AssessedValuation Valuation Valuation ValuationApple Inc. 807,920,115$ 5.99% 82,161,923$ 0.97%Campus Holdings Inc. 396,651,458 2.94% - - Hewlett Packard - - 386,145,926 4.56%Tandem Computers Inc. - - 285,218,476 3.37%Cupertino Gateway Partners - - 135,359,062 1.60%Cupertino Property LP - - 85,540,000 1.01%Cupertino City Center Buildings - - 73,122,085 0.86%Teachers Insurance & Annuity - - 64,503,727 0.76%DNS Trust 94,453,581 0.70% - - Vallco Shopping Mall LLC 85,475,396 0.63% - - WW DASC Owner LLC 84,034,907 0.62% - - 500 Forbes LLC 72,294,452 0.54% - - Irvine Company LLC 70,715,658 0.52% 61,658,232 0.73%Seagate Technology LLC 67,238,438 0.50% - - ECI Two Results LLC 64,351,920 0.48% - - RWC LLC - - 61,628,310 0.73%Ridgeview Court Associates - - 54,573,444 0.64%Villa Serra Apartments 62,263,801 0.46% - - Total 1,805,399,726$ 13.38% 1,289,911,185$ 15.23%Source: HdL, Coren & ConeCITY OF CUPERTINOPrincipal Property TaxpayersCurrent Year and Nine Years Ago(Unaudited)Taxpayer90
Percent ofPercent Delinquent Total Total TaxFiscal Total Current Tax of Levy Tax Tax CollectionsYear Tax Levy Collections Collected (1) Collections (1) Collections to Tax Levy2002 4,024,705$ 4,024,705$ 100.00% -$ 4,024,705$ 100.00%2003 4,126,687 4,126,687 100.00% - 4,126,687 100.00%2004 4,021,029 4,021,029 100.00% - 4,021,029 100.00%2005 4,312,914 4,312,914 100.00% - 4,312,914 100.00%2006 4,914,487 4,914,487 100.00% - 4,914,487 100.00%2007 6,717,048 6,717,048 100.00% - 6,717,048 100.00%2008 7,162,177 7,162,177 100.00% - 7,162,177 100.00%2009 8,703,093 8,703,093 100.00% - 8,703,093 100.00%2010 8,760,881 8,760,881 100.00% - 8,760,881 100.00%2011 8,497,119 8,497,119 100.00% - 8,497,119 100.00%(1) Per the Teeter Plan, the City receives 100% of the tax levy, while the County receives delinquencies and penalties.Source: County of Santa Clara, Department of FinanceCITY OF CUPERTINOProperty Tax Levies and CollectionsLast Ten Fiscal Years(Unaudited)91
Percentage of Estimated % ofFiscal Certificates Actual Market Value PersonalYear of Participation of Taxable Property Per Capita Income 200242,370,000$ 0.49%832 1.91%200354,770,000 0.63%1,055 2.40%200453,550,000 0.58%1,033 2.26%200552,305,000 0.55%995 2.01%200651,035,000 0.50%963 1.82%200749,740,000 0.45%929 1.60%200848,385,000 0.41%886 1.44%200946,970,000 0.36%853 1.36%201045,510,000 0.34%815 1.36%201144,010,000 0.33%755 1.70%CITY OF CUPERTINORatios of Outstanding Debt by TypeLast Ten Fiscal Years(Unaudited)92
13,495,632,397$
(119,068,401)
13,376,563,996$
Total Debt % City’s Share of
6/30/2011 Applicable (1) Debt 6/30/11
Santa Clara County 334,900,000$ 5.042% 16,885,658$
Santa Clara Valley Water District, Zone W-1 405,000 5.272% 21,352
Foothill-DeAnza Community College District 650,224,288 13.812% 89,808,979
West Valley Community College District 213,049,346 0.644% 1,372,038
Santa Clara Unified School District 252,260,000 2.060% 5,196,556
Fremont Union High School District 265,975,108 29.730% 79,074,400
Cupertino Union School District 122,899,991 48.968% 60,181,668
El Camino Hospital District 143,805,000 1.392% 2,001,766
Santa Clara Valley Water District Benefit Assessment 143,160,000 5.042% 7,218,127
Total Overlapping Tax and Assessment Debt 2,126,678,733 261,760,544
Total Overlapping Tax and Assessment Debt 1.94%
Overlapping Debt:
Santa Clara County General Fund Obligations 786,980,000 5.042% 39,679,532
Santa Clara County Pension Obligations 386,024,822 5.042% 19,463,372
Santa Clara County Board of Education COP 12,580,000 5.042% 634,284
Foothill-De Anza Community College District COP 21,215,000 13.812% 2,930,216
West Valley-Mission Community College District General Fund Obligations 56,120,000 0.644% 361,413
Santa Clara Unified School District COP 12,980,000 2.060% 267,388
Santa Clara County Vector Control District COP 3,800,000 5.042% 191,596
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Park District COP 131,003,031 7.743% 10,143,565
Subtotal Overlapping General Fund Debt 1,410,702,853 73,671,366
Direct Debt: City of Cupertino Certificates of Participation 44,010,000 100.000% 44,010,000
Total Direct and Overlapping General Fund Debt 1,454,712,853 117,681,366
Combined Total Debt 3,581,391,586$ 379,441,910$ (2)
Ratios to Adjusted Assessed Valuation:
Total Direct Debt ($44,010,000) 0.33%
Combined Total Debt 2.84%
-$
(1)
(2) Excludes tax and revenue anticipation notes, enterprise revenue, mortgage revenue and tax allocation bonds and
non-bonded capital lease obligations.
Percentage of overlapping agency's assessed valuation located within boundaries of the city.
Source: California Municipal Services
Overlapping Tax and Assessment Debt:
2010-11 Assessed Valuation
Less: Redevelopment Incremental Valuation
Adjusted Assessed Valuation
(Unaudited)
Direct and Overlapping General Fund Debt
State School Building Aid Repayable as of 6/30/11:
Ratios to 2010-11 Assessed Valuation:
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Direct and Overlapping Bonded Debt
June 30, 2011
93
Total net debtTotal Net Legal applicable to theFiscal Debt Debt Applicable Debt limit as a % ofYear Limit to Limit Margin debt limit2002 321,111,800$ -$ 321,111,800$ -$ 2003 325,706,841 - 325,706,841 - 2004 345,745,500 - 345,745,500 - 2005 357,745,500 - 357,256,552 - 2006 376,159,758 - 376,159,752 - 2007 408,373,114 - 408,373,114 - 2008 431,735,623 - 431,735,623 - 2009 473,910,827 - 473,910,827 - 2010 486,725,480 - 486,725,480 - 2011 488,171,639 - 488,171,639 - Debt Limit:Secured property assessed value, net of exempt real property 13,017,910,372$ Adjusted valuation - 25% of assessed valuation3,254,477,593 Debt limit - 15% of adjusted valuation488,171,639 Amount of Debt Subject to Limit:Total bonded debt44,010,000 Less: Certificates of Participation not subject to debt limit (44,010,000) Amount of debt subject to limit- Legal Debt Margin488,171,639$ Source: City of Cupertino(Unaudited)Last Ten Fiscal YearsLegal Debt Margin InformationThe Government Code of the State of California provides for a legal debt limit of 15% of gross assessed valuation. However, this provision was enacted when assessed valuation was based upon 25% of market value. Effective with the 1981-82 fiscal year, each parcel is now assessed at 100% of market value (as of the most recent change in ownership for that parcel). The computations shown above reflect a conversion of assessed valuation data for each fiscal year from the current full valuation perspective to the 25% level that was in effect at the time that the legal debt margin was enacted by the State of California for local governments located within the state.CITY OF CUPERTINO94
Ratio of GeneralFiscal Assessed General Bonded Debt Bonded Debt toYear Population Value Bonded Debt Per Capita Assessed Value2002 50,913 8,562,981,335$ -$ -$ -$ 2003 51,910 8,685,515,766 - - - 2004 51,858 9,219,879,996 - - - 2005 52,590 9,526,841,379 - - - 2006 53,012 10,292,965,413 - - - 2007 53,549 11,176,513,115 - - - 2008 54,584 11,930,514,178 - - - 2009 55,045 13,172,425,287 - - - 2010 55,838 13,545,013,769 - - - 2011 58,302 13,495,632,397 - - - Sources: HdL, Coren & Cone City of CupertinoCITY OF CUPERTINORatio of General Bonded DebtLast Ten Fiscal Years(Unaudited)95
% of % of Population Population City City Per Capita School Over 25 with Over 25 with Fiscal City County Population Personal Personal Enrollment Unemployment Median High School Bachelor'sYear Population Population % of County Income Income Grades 9-12 Rate Age (1) Degree (1) Degree (1)2002 50,913 1,668,309 3.05% 2,221,262,000$ 43,629$ 9,063 3.2% - - -2003 51,910 1,675,915 3.10% 2,278,527,000 43,894 9,108 5.4% - - -2004 51,858 1,656,128 3.13% 2,368,206,000 45,667 9,147 5.4% - - -2005 52,590 1,759,585 2.99% 2,595,892,000 49,361 9,138 4.1% - - -2006 53,012 1,773,258 2.99% 2,805,559,000 52,923 9,875 3.4% - - -2007 53,549 1,794,522 2.98% 3,117,408,000 58,216 9,823 2.8% - - -2008 54,584 1,748,976 3.12% 3,369,668,000 61,734 10,300 3.0% - - -2009 55,045 1,857,621 2.96% 3,442,884,000 62,547 10,300 3.8% - - -2010 55,838 1,800,876 3.10% 3,350,250,000 59,999 10,350 7.2% 40.5 96.5% 69.3%2011 58,302 1,781,642 3.27% 2,586,120,000 44,357 10,365 7.3% 39.1 96.3% 72.6%(1) New statistic available starting in fiscal year 2010.Sources: HdL, Coren & Cone Fremont Union High School District U.S. Census BureauCITY OF CUPERTINODemographic and Economic StatisticsLast Ten Fiscal Years(Unaudited) 96
PercentagePercentageNumber of of Total City Number of of Total CityEmployer Employees Employment Employees EmploymentApple, Inc. 12,000 12.0% 6,000 9.7%Hewlett-Packard3,000 3.0% 4,682 7.6%Compaq - - 2,500 4.1%Cupertino Union School District1,490 1.5%1,500 2.4%Foothill/DeAnza Community College District1,290 1.3% 1,341 2.2%Fremont Union High School District 837 0.8% 735 1.2%Arc Sight Inc.512 0.5%- - Oracle500 0.5%- - Chordiant Software285 0.3%- - Trend Micro Inc.250 0.3%- - Target Stores220 0.2%270 0.4%Sears150 0.2%294 0.5%Symantec- - 400 0.6%Honeywell-Measurex - - 220 0.4%Sources: InfoUSA.com Cupertino Union School District Fremont Union High School District Foothill/DeAnza Community College District CA Employment Development Department Labor Market Information US Census BureauFiscal Year 2011 Fiscal Year 2002CITY OF CUPERTINOPrincipal EmployersCurrent Year and Nine Years Ago(Unaudited)97
Function/Program2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Council/Commissions0.50 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.47 1.46Administration4.85 4.90 4.65 4.70 4.70 4.30 4.30 4.85 4.90 4.85Public & Environmental Affairs 4.15 4.40 4.40 4.40 4.40 5.55 6.50 7.45 6.95 6.95Administrative Services19.90 20.3020.30 20.35 20.35 21.63 21.88 22.33 22.33 22.34Parks & Recreation35.15 32.63 33.1332.13 32.13 31.96 31.76 30.77 30.78 30.78Community Development / RDA 19.95 20.75 20.75 21.15 21.15 22.78 23.78 23.78 23.73 23.78Public Works70.00 70.22 70.22 71.22 71.22 71.13 71.13 72.17 72.59 72.59 Total154.50 154.00 154.25 154.75 154.75 158.75 160.75 162.75 162.75 162.75Source: City of Cupertino BudgetCITY OF CUPERTINOFull-Time Equivalent City Employees by Function/ProgramLast Ten Fiscal Years(Unaudited)0204060801001201401601802002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Public WorksCommunity Development / RDAParks & RecreationAdministrative ServicesPublic & Environmental AffairsAdministrationCouncil/Commissions98
2005 (a) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Public InformationAccess Cupertino Response 3 Days 3 Days 3 Days 3 Days 3 Days 3 Days 3 DaysPublic Safety Sheriff ResponsePriority One 5.37 Min. 4.94 Min. 4.94 Min. 5.83 Min. 3.88 Min. 3.95 Min. 4.49 Min.Priority Two 8.61 Min. 8.09 Min. 7.15 Min. 7.95 Min. 5.94 Min. 5.90 Min. 5.76 Min.Priority Three 18.92 Min. 16.74 Min. 15.82 Min. 15.73 Min. 9.40 Min. 9.77 Min. 9.79 Min.Public WorksStreet Sweeping 696 Curb Miles 696 Curb Miles 696 Curb Miles 696 Curb Miles 696 Curb Miles 696 Curb Miles 696 Curb MilesStreet Maintenance 24 Hrs of Call 24 Hrs of Call 24 Hrs of Call 24 Hrs of Call 24 Hrs of Call 24 Hrs of Call 24-48 Hrs of CallCulture & Recreation (b)Senior Center Memberships 2,000 3,100 1,935 2,110 2,243 2,287 2,387Local Resident Rentals at Blackberry Farm----2891120Quinlan Community Center Rental Revenue----$80,000 $71,000 $95,090Community DevelopmentApproved Building Plan Sets Within 5 Days Within 5 Days Within 5 Days Within 5 Days Within 5 Days Within 5 Days Within 5 DaysDiscretionary Land Use Applications Within 21 Days Within 21 Days Within 21 Days Within 21 Days Within 21 Days Within 21 Days Within 21 DaysPublic Notice of Upcoming Projects Within 10 Days Within 10 Days Within 10 Days Within 10 Days Within 10 Days Within 10 Days Within 10 DaysAdministrative ServicesAccounts Payable Processing 5 Days 5 Days 5 Days 5 Days 5 Days 5 Days 5 DaysBusiness License Renewal Certificates 3 Days 3 Days 3 Days 3 Days 3 Days 3 Days 3 DaysDuplication Requests 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day By Request Date(a) First year of available information (b) With change of operating indicators.CITY OF CUPERTINOFunction/ProgramOperating Indicators by Function/ProgramLast Seven Fiscal Years(Unaudited)99
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Public WorksMiles of Streets 450 450 450 450 450 450 450 450 450 450 Streetlights 3,250 3,250 3,250 3,250 3,250 3,250 3,250 3,250 3,250 3,250 Traffic Signals 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 Culture & RecreationCity Parks 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16City Park Acreage 150.8 150.8 150.8 150.8 150.8 150.8 150.8 150.8 151.4 151.4City Trails1111111111Golf Courses1111111111Boathouse1111111111Community Center1111111111Community Hall0001111111Senior Center1111111111Sports Center1111111111Swimming Pools1111111111Tennis Courts 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17Sports Fields1111111111City Library1111111111Source: City of CupertinoLast Ten Fiscal Years(Unaudited)Function/ProgramCITY OF CUPERTINOCapital Asset Statistics by Function/Program100
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History
Cupertino owes its name and earliest mention in recorded history to the 1776 expedition led by the Spaniard, Don Juan
Bautista de Anza, from Sonora, Mexico to the Port of San Francisco to found the presidio of St. Francis.
Leaving the majority of the party of men, women, and children
in Monterey to rest from their travels, deAnza, his diarist and
cartographer, Petrus Font, and 18 other men pressed on through
the Santa Clara Valley in late March to their San Francisco
destination.
With the expedition encamped in what is now Cupertino, Font
christened the creek next to the encampment the Arroyo San
Joseph Cupertino in honor of his patron, San Guiseppe (San
Joseph) of Cupertino, Italy. The arroyo is now known as
Stevens Creek.
The village of Cupertino sprang up at the crossroads of
Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road (now DeAnza Boulevard) and
Stevens Creek Boulevard. It was first known as West Side; but by 1898 the post office at the Crossroads needed a new
name to distinguish it from other similarly named towns. John T. Doyle, a San Francisco lawyer and historian, had given
the name Cupertino to his winery in recognition of the name bestowed on the nearby creek by Petrus Font. In 1904 the
name was applied to the Crossroads and to the post office when the Home Union Store incorporated under the name, The
Cupertino Stores, Inc.
Many of Cupertino’s pioneer European settlers planted their
land in grapes. Vineyards and wineries proliferated on
Montebello Ridge, on the lower foothills, and on the flat
lands below.
After 1906 a lot more than grape growing was going on in
Cupertino. Orchards were thriving and new businesses were
being started. In the late 1940’s Cupertino was swept up in
Santa Clara Valley’s postwar population explosion.
Concerned by unplanned development, higher taxes, and
piecemeal annexation to adjacent cities, Cupertino’s
community leaders began a drive in 1954 for incorporation.
Cupertino rancher Norman Nathanson, the Cupertino –
Monta Vista Improvement Association, and the Fact Finding
Committee played important roles in this movement.
Incorporation was approved in the September 27, 1955 election. Cupertino officially became Santa Clara County’s 13th
City on October 10, 1955.
A major milestone in Cupertino’s development was the creation by some of the city’s largest landowners of Vallco
Business and Industrial Park in the early 1960’s. Of the 25 property owners, 17 decided to pool their land to form Vallco
Park, six sold to Varian Associates, a thriving young electronics firm, founded by Russell Varian, and two opted for
transplanting to farms elsewhere. The name Vallco was derived from the names of the principal developers: Varian
Associates and the Leonard, Lester, Craft, and Orlando families.
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2011 Community Economic Profile
Cupertino, with a population of 58,302 and city limits stretching across 13 square miles, is considered to be one of the San
Francisco Bay Area’s most prestigious cities in which to live and work.
Economic health is an essential component to maintaining a balanced city, which provides high-level opportunities, and
services that create and help sustain a sense of community and quality of life. Public and private interests must be mutual
so that our success as a partnership is a direct reflection of our success as a community. The cornerstone of this
partnership is a cooperative and responsive government that fosters business and residential prosperity and strengthens
working relationships among all sectors of the community.
Our economic development strategies are tailored to address the specific needs of Cupertino. Because this is a mature,
and 90% built-out city, the focus is on business retention and revitalization. Business recruitment is site specific and
targeted to industries that enhance, rather than draw from, our existing business base.
Cupertino is home to many well-known high-tech companies, and offers a dynamic and exciting business climate. Apple
Inc., Verigy, Durect Corporation, and Seagate are headquartered in the city. DeAnza College, one of the largest single-
campus community colleges in the country, is another major employer.
The City’s proactive economic development efforts have resulted in a number of innovative, mutually beneficial
partnerships with local companies. The City strives to retain and attract local companies through active outreach and an
entitlement process that is responsive and customer oriented.
The Vallco shopping center includes Macy’s, JCPenney, and Sears as anchors and features many exciting entertainment
and eating venues. Shoppers can enjoy the latest shows at the AMC 16-screen theater, skating at the mall’s full-size ice
rink, and bowling at the chic and upscale Bowl Mor Lanes. They can begin or top off the evening with fine dining at the
critically-acclaimed Alexander’s Steakhouse or enjoy more casual cuisine at TGI Friday’s, Benihana’s, Dynasty Seafood
Restaurant, Fresh Choice, and the international food court. The city features many other stores and over 160 restaurants to
serve the local workforce and residents.
Four hotels occupy the city: Hilton Garden Inn, Marriott Courtyard, Cupertino Inn and the Cypress Hotel, operated by
the Kimpton Group. A fifth hotel with 123 rooms is ready to break ground on DeAnza Boulevard.
The City of Cupertino has a history of providing high-level municipal services to complement the sense of community
and quality of life enjoyed by our constituents. The City will continue to enhance and promote a strong local economy to
provide municipal services that make Cupertino a place that people are proud to call home.
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The City of Cupertino operates as a general law city with a City Council-City Manager form of government. Five council
members serve four year, overlapping terms, with elections held every two years. The council meets twice a month on the
first and third Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. in the Community Hall.
The City has 163 authorized full-time benefited employee positions. City departments include Administration (City
Council, commissions, city manager, city attorney); Administrative Services (finance, human resources, information
technology, city clerk, neighborhood watch, emergency preparedness, code enforcement); Community Development
(planning, building, and economic development); Parks and Recreation; Public Works (engineering, maintenance,
transportation, solid waste, and storm drain management); and Public and Environmental Affairs. Police service is
provided by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department, and fire service is provided through the Santa Clara County
Fire District.
Assisting the City Council are several citizen advisory commissions/committees which include housing,
telecommunications, fine arts, library, planning, audit, parks and recreation, bicycle and pedestrian, teen, economic
development, strategic planning, and public safety. Members of the volunteer boards are appointed by the City Council
and vacancies are announced so that interested residents may apply for the positions. Residents are kept informed about
city services and programs through the Cupertino Scene, a monthly newsletter; The City Channel, Cupertino’s
government access cable TV channel; and the city’s website.
Housing
The average sales price of an existing single-family home is
$1,000,324 as of 2011.
Community Health Care Facilities
Cupertino is served by the Cupertino Medical Clinic,
NovaCare Occupational Health Services. Nearby hospitals
include Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Santa Clara,
El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, O’Connor Hospital
in San Jose, Community Hospital of Los Gatos, Stanford
Hospital in Palo Alto, and the Saratoga Walk-in Clinic in
Saratoga.
Utilities
Gas & Electric – Pacific Gas and Electric, 800-743-5000.
Phone – AT&T, residential service, 800-894-2355;
business service, 800-750-2355.
Cable – Comcast, 800- 945-2288.
Solid Waste & Recycling – Recology, 408-725-0420.
Water – San Jose Water Company, 408-279-7900 and
California Water, 650-917-0152.
Sewer Service – Cupertino Sanitary District, 408-253-7071
Tax Rates and Government Services
Residential, commercial, and industrial property is
appraised at full market value, as it existed on March 1,
1975, with increases limited to a maximum of 2% annually.
Property created or sold since March 1, 1975 will bear full
cash value as of the time created or sold, plus the 2%
annual increase. The basic tax rate is $1.00 per $100 full
cash value plus any tax levied to cover bonded
indebtedness for county, city, school, or other taxing
agencies. Assessed valuations and tax rates are published
annually after July 1.
Retail Sales Tax: Santa Clara County: 1.25%; City: 1%;
State General Fund: 5%; State Local Public Safety Fund:
0.50%; State Local Revenue Fund: 0.25%; County
Transportation Fund: 0.25%. Total: 8.25%.
Assessed Valuation: (Secured and Unsecured)
Cupertino: $13,747,541,573 (7/1/11)
County: $299,096,733,565 (7/1/11)
Transportation
Rail – CalTrain service to Gilroy and San Francisco, with
local station four miles north of city; Amtrak station is 10
miles south.
Air –Mineta San Jose International Airport 11 miles south;
San Francisco International Airport 30 miles north.
Bus – Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
Highways – Interstate Route 280, State Route 85.
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Community Statistics
Facts and Figures
Population in City Limits 58,302
Median Household Income $131,517
Median Age 39
Sales Tax Rate 8.25%
Registered Voters 26,658
Democrats 10,023
Republicans 5,829
American Independent 366
Other 320
Decline to State 10,120
Top 40 Sales Tax Producers
First Quarter 2011
(In Alphabetical Order)
ArcSight Hewlett-Packard Sears
Alexander’s Steakhouse Insight Direct Shane Diamond Jewelers
Aeroflex High Speed JC Penney Shell Service Station
Apple Inc. Joy Luck Place Staples
Argonaut Window & Door Macy’s Symantec
Benihana of Tokyo Marina Foods Target
BJ’s Bar & Grill Michael’s Arts & Crafts TJ Maxx
California Dental Arts Mirapath TGI Friday’s
Chevron Service Stations Outback Steakhouse Union 76 Service Station
CVS Pharmacy Ricoh Valero Service Station
DeAnza College Campus Center Rohde & Schwarz Verigy
Dynasty Restaurant Rotten Robbie Service Station Verizon Wireless
Elephant Bar Ranch 99 Market Whole Foods
Scandinavian Designs
Demographic Information
Asian 63.3%
White, non-Hispanic 31.3%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6%
Black or African American 0.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific
Islander
0.1%
Other .6%
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Community and Recreation Services
Blackberry Farm
Blackberry Farm has been upgraded and restored to
improve the natural habitat for native trees, animals, and
fish. Improvements to the park include construction of a
new ticket kiosk, re-plastered pools, a new water slide,
bocce ball, horseshoe courts, and numerous upgrades to
the west bank picnic area. The park is located at 21979
San Fernando Avenue. Telephone: 408-777-3140.
The Blackberry Farm golf course is located at 22100
Stevens Creek Boulevard. Telephone: 408-253-9200.
The Quinlan Community Center
The City of Cupertino’s Quinlan Community Center is a
27,000 square foot facility that provides a variety of
recreational opportunities.
Most prominent is the Cupertino Room - a multi-
purpose room that can accommodate 300 people in a
banquet format. Telephone: 408-777-3120.
Cupertino Sports Center
The Sports Center is a great place to meet friends. The
facility features 17 tennis courts, complete locker room
facilities, and a fully equipped fitness center featuring
free weights, Cybex, and cardio equipment. A teen
center is also included as well as a child watch center.
The center is located at the corner of Stevens Creek
Boulevard and Stelling Road. Telephone: 408-777-
3160.
Cupertino Senior Center
The Senior Center provides a welcome and friendly
environment for adults over age 50. There is a full
calendar of opportunities for learning, volunteering, and
enjoying life. There are exercise classes, a computer lab
and classes, language instruction including English as a
second language, and cultural and special interest
classes. The center also coordinates trips and socials.
The Senior Center is located at 21251 Stevens Creek
Boulevard and is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. Telephone: 408-777-3150.
Civic Center and Library
The complex has a 6,000 square foot Community Hall,
plaza with fountain, trees and seating areas. City Council
meetings are held in the Community Hall as well as
Planning Commission and Parks and Recreation
Commission sessions.
The 54,000 square foot library continues to be one of the
busiest in the Santa Clara County Library system. For
more information call 408-446-1677.
McClellan Ranch Park
A horse ranch during the 1930’and 40’s, this 18-acre park
has the appearance of a working ranch. Preserved on the
property are the original ranch house, milk barn, livestock
barn, and two historic buildings: Baer’s Blacksmith Shop,
originally located at DeAnza and Stevens Creek, and the
old water tower from the Parish Ranch, now the site of
Memorial Park. Rolling Hills 4-H Club members raise
rabbits, chickens, sheep, swine, and cattle and a Junior
Nature Museum, which features small live animal exhibits
and dispenses information about bird, animal, and plant
species of the area. McClellan Ranch is located at 22221
McClellan Road. Telephone: 408-777-3120.
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Education
Winner of numerous state and national awards for excellence, our city’s schools are
widely acknowledged to be models of quality instruction.
Cupertino Union School District serves 18,000 students in a 26 square mile area
that includes Cupertino and portions of five other cities. The district has 20
elementary schools and five middle schools, including several choice programs.
Eighteen schools have received state and/or national awards for educational
excellence.
Student achievement is exceptionally high. Historically, district test scores place Cupertino among the premier public
school districts in California. The district is a leader in the development of a standards-based system of education and is
nationally recognized for leadership in the use of technology as an effective tool for learning. Quality teaching and parent
involvement are the keys to the district’s success.
The Fremont Union High School District serves 10,000 students in a 42 square mile area covering all of Cupertino, most
of Sunnyvale and portions of San Jose, Los Altos, Saratoga, and Santa Clara. The five high schools of the district have
garnered many awards and recognition based on both the achievement of students and the programs designed to support
student achievement. Four of five high schools in the district exceeded their state established achievement targets for the
2009 Academic Performance Index. District students are encouraged to volunteer and/or provide service to organizations
within the community. During their senior year, if students complete 80 hours of service to a non-profit community
organization, they are recognized with a “Community Service Award” medal that may be worn during their graduation
ceremonies.
Building on its tradition of excellence and innovation, DeAnza
College challenges students of every background to develop their
intellect, character and abilities; to achieve their educational goals;
and to serve their community in a diverse and changing world.
DeAnza College offers a wide range of quality programs and
services to meet the work force development needs of our region.
The college prepares current and future employees of Silicon
Valley in traditional classroom settings and through customized
training arranged by employers. Several DeAnza programs
encourage economic development through college credit courses,
short-term programs, services for manufacturers, technical
assistance, and/or recruitment and retention services.
Cupertino is served by two local
institutions of higher education:
DeAnza College and the University
of San Francisco. In addition to
these schools, Cupertino’s location
offers easy access to Stanford
University, Santa Clara University
and San Jose State University.
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Things to do and See
Euphrat Museum of Art
The highly regarded Euphrat Museum of Art, at its new location next to the new Visual Arts and Performance Center at
DeAnza College, traditionally presents one-of-a-kind exhibitions, publications and events reflecting the rich diverse
heritage of our area. The Museum prides itself on its changing exhibitions of national and international stature,
emphasizing Bay Area artists. Museum hours are 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Telephone: 408-864-
8836.
Fujitsu Planetarium
Stargazers will have a Cupertino facility catering to their interests, the Fujitsu Planetarium on the DeAnza College
campus. It will host a variety of planetarium shows and events, including educational programs for school groups and
family astronomy evenings when it reopens for Saturday evening shows on September 25, 2010. For more information,
visit the website at www.deanza.edu/planetarium or call 408-864-8814.
Flint Center
The cultural life of the Peninsula and South Bay is enhanced by programs presented at the Flint Center for Performing
Arts located at 21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard at DeAnza College campus. The center opened in 1971 and was named in
honor of Calvin C. Flint, the first chancellor of the Foothill-DeAnza Community College District. The box office is open
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and one and one half hours prior to any performance. Box office: 408-864-
8816; administrative office: 408-864-8820.
Cupertino Historical Society
On May 2, 1966, the Cupertino Historical Society was founded as a non-profit organization by a group of 177 longtime
residents concerned about the rapid growth in the area and its impact on the quickly vanishing Cupertino heritage. On
March 30, 1990, the Society opened the Cupertino Historical Museum dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of the
city’s history. Through its exhibits the museum attempts to develop and expand the learning opportunities that it offers to
the ethnically diverse community of the City of Cupertino. The Society continues to build partnerships with the local
school districts to ensure that the history of Cupertino is offered as part of the educational curriculum. The Society is
located at the Quinlan Community Center, 10185 N. Stelling Road. Telephone: 408-973-1495.
Farmers’ Market
Residents and visitors can visit the farmers’ market every
Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Vallco Shopping
Center parking lot next to Sears.
California History Center
The California History Center and Foundation is located on the DeAnza College campus. The center has published 37
volumes on California history and has a changing exhibit program. The center’s Stocklmeir Library Archives boasts a
large collection of books, a pamphlet file, oral history tapes, videotapes and a couple thousand student research papers.
The library’s collection is for reference only. Heritage events focusing on California’s cultural or natural history are
offered by the center each quarter. For more information, call 408-864-8987. The center is open September through June
9:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.
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