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W E AS, the City of Morro Bay (the "Member") is a member of the Central Coast Water
Authority (the "Authority"); and
W)FIE AS, in September 2006, in order to provide funds to refinance the acquisition and
construction of certain water system transmission facilities and improvements (the "Project"), the
Authority issued its Central Coast Water Authority Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A; and
E AS, the Authority has approved the issuance of its Central Coast Water Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2016A (the "Bonds") in order to (i) refinance the Project by
refunding all of the outstanding 2006 Bonds, (ii) fund a debt service reserve fund for the Bonds and
(iii) pay the costs of issuance for the Bonds; and
E AS, the Member wishes to approve of the use of certain information with respect to
the Member contained in the Preliminary Official Statement relating to the Bonds (the "Preliminary
Official Statement"); and
1. Appendix L of the Preliminary Official Statement, in the form on file with the Member (the
"Member Information"), be and the same is hereby approved. The City Manager, or the designee
thereof (each an "Authorized Officer"), is hereby authorized to sign a certificate pursuant to Rule
15c2-12 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") relating to
the Member Information with respect to the Preliminary Official Statement. Each Authorized
Officer is individually authorized and directed to approve, deliver and certify to the Member
Information for the Official Statement for the Bonds (the "Official Statement") in substantially the
form provided for the Preliminary Official Statement, with such changes, insertions and omissions
as may be approved by such Authorized Officer. Each Authorized Officer is authorized and
directed to execute and deliver a certificate to the Authority pursuant to Rule 10b-5 promulgated
under the Exchange Act, with respect to the Member Information with respect to the Official
Statement.
2. Each Authorized Officer of the Member, acting singly, is hereby authorized and directed to execute
and deliver any and all documents and instruments and to do and cause to be done any and all acts
and things necessary or proper for carrying out the transactions contemplated by this Resolution.
Any and all acts and things previously done by any officer of the Member which are necessary or
proper for carrying out the transactions contemplated by this Resolution are hereby ratified.
3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 12th day of April 2016, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT
ATTEST:
Irons, Headding, Makowetski, Smukler
None
Johnson
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DANA SWANSON, City Clerk
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The information set forth below has been provided by the City of Morro Bay (the "City"). The
Central Coast Water Authority (the "Authority") makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or
completeness of any of the information set forth below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Water Treatment and Local Facilities Agreement, dated
March 1, 1992, between the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (the
"SLOCFCWD") and the City (the "Local Water Treatment Agreement").
Reference is hereby made to the portion of the Official Statement entitled "FACTORS AFFECTING
PROJECT PARTICIPANTS AND WATER PURCHASERS GENERALLY" for a discussion of various
factors, among others, which could adversely affect the City.
The City was incorporated in 1964. The City is located in the west coastal portion of San Luis Obispo
County and has a population of approximately 10,284. Within the territory of the City, the City is the sole
provider of water service to customers. As of June 30, 2015, the City has 5,455 active domestic connections.
In 2015, the City obtained approximately 88% of City water supplies from the SLOCFCWD (and
which is treated by the Authority), approximately 12% from City wells which pump from the Morro Basin and
are subsequently treated for nitrate removal using brackish water reverse osmosis at the City's desalination
facility, and pumped no water from the Chorro Basin for delivery to customers. In addition, the City's
desalination facility can also treat sea water as a back-up water source. The desalination plant has been on line
since 1991, but is accessed only for seasonal peaking and replacement purposes. During calendar year 2015,
the plant produced 138 acre-feet of water from the Morro Basin (including brackish water treated by reverse
osmosis – see the caption "WATER SUPPLY—Desalination Facility"),
The City encompasses an area of approximately 3,392 acres, of which approximately 3,290 acres are
developed (about 60% as residential, 30% as commercial, 5% as industrial and 5% as agricultural). An
average topography of 5-10% results in pressure zones from gravity fed water systems serving elevations from
375 feet to near sea level.
The City expects that the undeveloped land within City boundaries will continue to be developed and
that the estimated population of the City at buildout, projected to be in the year 2024, will be limited to 12,200,
as set by Ordinance No. 266, dated November 30, 1984,
The City is governed by afive-member City Council (the "Council"), the members of which are
elected by the registered voters of the City to staggered four-year terms. The mayor serves atwo-year term.
The current members of the Council, their occupations and the expiration dates of their terms are set forth
below.
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Council Member
Jamie L. Irons, Mayor
Christine Johnson, Council Member
Matt Makowetski, Council Member
John Headding, Council Member
Noah Smukler, Council Member
Expiration of Term
12/16
12/16
12/18
12/18
12/16
®ccupahon
Property Management
Community Volunteer
High School Teacher
Small Business Owner
Small Business Owner
The City is a general law city and operates under the council-manager form of government.
lYlunicipal Services
The City offers City residents a full range of municipal services including public safety, fire
protection, water and sewer services, harbor, street maintenance, parks and recreation and mass transit. Mass
transit services are provided by a contractor.
General. Responsibilities for the City water system is divided among several departments: the Public
Services Department which handles operations, maintenance, supply, capital improvements and water
resources; the Finance Department which handles billing, costs projection and financing structures; and the
Planning and Building Department which handles water allocation, water conservation and the retrofit program
of the City.
The City currently employs 5 full time equivalents in the water department. Additionally, the water
department is supported by the engineering and administrative division with an indirect equivalent of 2
employees. Administrative and finance support equates to another .5 full time equivalents. Day to day
management of the water department is delegated to Mr. Rob Livick, PE/PLS Director of Public Works.
Mr. Livick has been employed with the City since May 4, 2007.
The Miscellaneous Employees of the City (an employee bargaining unit) are represented by the
Service Employees International Union. The City has not experienced any strike or other labor action.
Pension Plan. The City contributes to the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS),
an agent multiple -employer public employee defined benefit pension plan. PERS provides retirement and
disability benefits, annual cost -of -living adjustments, and death benefits to plan members and beneficiaries.
PERS acts as a common investment and administrative agent for participating public entities within the State.
Benefit provisions and all other requirements are established by state statute and city ordinance.
The City has three tiers of retirement plans for its fire, police and miscellaneous plan part
icipants.
Employees in the first tier (Safety/Nlisc.) participate in the 3%/2.7% at 50/55 risk pool. The City has
negotiated as second tier retirement plans with each of its bargaining units as follows:
Employee Category Hire Date Risk Pool
Fire After 3/19/.11. 3% @ 55
Police After 9/17/11 3%@55
Miscellaneous After 1/1/12 2% at 60
The City has implemented a third tier of PERS pension benefits (2.7% @ 57 for sworn safety
members (fire, police and harbor patrol) and 2% @ 62 for miscellaneous members) for employees hired on and
after January 1, 2013 ("New Members"), to comply with Assembly Bill 340s compulsory reduced formula
for more information with respect to PERS, see Appendix Q attached to the Official Statement for more
information with respect to Assembly Bill 340). Participants hired on or after January 1, 2013 who are New
Members are entitled to benefits as third tier members, and are required to contribute the percentage of their
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annual covered salary under the City's PERS plans required by PERS, which will not exceed 50% of the
normal cost rate, as determined by PERS. The current contribution rate for members in the 2.7% @ 57 risk
pool and the 2.0% @ 62 risk pool are 11.5% and 6.25% of annual base salary, respectively, with the City
paying the same, for a total contribution rate of 23% and 12.5%.
Participants are required to contribute 8%/7% (9% for sworn safety employees) of their annual
covered salary, for Tier 1 and Tier 2 employees. All employees pay their employee required contribution. The
City collects and pays contributions required of City employees to Ca1PERS for credit their individual
accounts. The City is required to contribute at actuarially determined rates. The rates for the three tiers of
retirement plans are set forth in Note 7 to the supplementary information in the City's audited financial
statements attached as Exhibit 1 to this Appendix L. The contribution requirements of plan members and the
City are established and may be amended by PERS.
For fiscal year 2015, the City's annual pension cost of $2,226,567 for PERS was determined as part of
the June 30, 2012 actuarial valuation using the entry age normal actuarial cost method. The actuarial
assumptions included (a) 7.5% investment rate of return (net of administrative expenses), (b) projected annual
salary increases that vary by duration of service, and (c) payroll growth of 3.0%. Both (a) and (b) included an
inflation component of 2.75%. The actuarial value of PERS assets was determined using techniques that
smooth the effects of short-term volatility in the market value of investments over a 20 -year period (smoothed
market value).
Initial unfunded liabilities are amortized over a closed period that depends on the plan's date of entry
into PERS. 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 rolling period, which
results in an amortization of 10% of unamortized gains and losses each year. If the plans accrued liability
exceeds the actuarial value of plan assets, then the amortization payment on the total unfunded liability may
not be lower than the payment calculated over a 30 -year amortization period.
The three-year trend information for the Annual Pension Cost of the City for all plans is as follows:
Fiscal Year
Ending
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06/30/13
06/30/14
06/30/15
Annual
Pension Cost (APC)
$2,095,921
2,155,466
2,226,567
Percentage o.et ension
APC Contributed Obligation
The tables below display a short history of the Entry Age Normal Accrued Liability, the Actuarial
Value of Assets, the Unfunded Liability (or Excess Assets), Funded Status (i.e., the ratio of the Actuarial
Value of Assets to Entry Age Normal Accrued Liability), the estimated annual covered payroll and the
Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability (UAAL) as a percentage of that covered payroll:
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Valuation
Date
Miscellaneous Plan:
06/30/11
06/30/12
06/30/13
Safety Fire Plan:
06/30/11
06/30/12
06/30/13
Safety Poliee Plan:
06/30/11
06/30/12
06/30/13
Entry Age
1®lormal Accrued
Liability
$ 33,930,975
35,829,301
37,216,608
Actuarial Value
of Assets
$ 25,212,168
25,331,199
28,075,051
Unfunded
Liability/
(Excess Assets)
$ 8,718,807
10,498,102
9,141,557
Funded Status
74.3
70.7
75.4
$ 4,336,062
4,317,006
4,311,248
$ 10,910,052
$ 7,836,768
$ 3,073,284
71.8%
$ 802,425
11,195,934
7,5793725
3,616,209
67.7
858,770
11,588,613
8,3303978
3,257,635
71.9
997,968
$ 16,473,002
$ 12,112,793
$ 4,360,209
73.5%
$ 1,654,086
17,0981550
11,860,148
5,2385402
69.4
1,725,424
175654,586
12,997,966
4,656,620
73.6
1,631,739
201.0%
243.2
212.0
383.0%
421.1
326.4
263.6%
303.6
285.4
The City also provides group health, vision, dental and life insurance for the City's active, regular
employees. Qualifying part-time employees, working 1,560 or more hours per year, receive a health bank
equal to the employee only medical coverage, pursuant to the Affordable Care Act of 2010.
Further information with respect to the City's pension plan is set forth in Note 7 to the City's audited
financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, attached as Exhibit 1 to this Appendix L. For
more information with respect to PERS, see Appendix Q attached to the Official Statement.
®tdzer Post-Employynent Pene�ts. The City participates in the PERS Health Benefit Program, an
agent multiple -employer defined benefit other post -employment benefits plan. The required employer
contribution was $122 per person per month in fiscal year 2015. Participating retirees pay the differential
monthly amount of the premium, which varies depending on the health benefits that they select. For active
employees, this required contribution is a part of the monthly health bank offered to employees, who pay all
additional amounts over the health banks, which currently are: employee only $715; employee plus one
dependent $1,109, and employee plus two or more dependents $1,326.
Governmental Accounting Stan
dards Board Statement No. 45 ("GASB 45") requires governmental
agencies that fund post -employment benefits on apay-as-you-go basis, such as the City, to account for and
report the outstanding obligations and commitments related to such post -employment benefits in essentially
the same manner as for pensions. In fiscal year 2013 the City contracted with an actuarial consultant to assess
the City's liability for post -employment benefits. In such report, the actuarial consultant concluded that, as of
August 1, 2012, the City's unfunded actuarial accrued liability for post -employment benefits based upon a 5%
discount rate was $1,289,676. The City's annual required contribution (the actuarial value of benefits earned
during fiscal year 2015 plus costs to amortize the unfunded actuarial accrued liability, or "ARC") was
$149,704 representing approximately 2.48% of annual payroll, the City does not expect that any increased
funding of post -employment benefits will have a material adverse effect on the ability of the City to make
payments to the SLOCFCWD under the Local Water Treatment Agreement.
Further information with respect to the City's post -employment benefits funding status is set fort
h in
Note 8 to the City's audited financial statements for Fiscal Year 2015 attached as Exhibit 1 to this Appendix L.
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Budget Process
Prior to June 1 of each year, the City Manager of the City submits to the Council a proposed budget
for the fiscal year commencing the following July 1. The Council conducts public workshops to obtain
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omments from residents and ratepayers. Subsequent to the public workshops, the Council approves the
budget, prior to July 1. The fiscal year 2016 budget was approved on June 9, 2015.
The budget of the City is prepared on a cash basis and includes the enterprise funds of the City, as
well as the City general fund. For budgeting purposes, the City generally sets user charges to cover operating
expenses of the water, sewer and harbor funds. Tax and assessment collections are used to finance general
administrative, community development, police, fire, street and recreation expenses.
Insurance
The City is a member of the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (the "CJPIA") and is
organized under a joint powers agreement pursuant to Government Code Section 6500 et. seq. The CJPIA is
composed of 118 member agencies and was created to arrange and administer programs of insurance for the
pooling of self-insured losses, to purchase excess insurance or reinsurance coverage, and to arrange for group
purchased insurance for property and other lines of coverage for its members.
General Liability. The City is self-insured for general liability claims through the CJPIA. Each
member of the CJPIA pays an annual contribution to cover estimated losses for the coverage period. The
overall coverage limit for each member, including all layers of coverage (including reinsurance and excess
insurance), is $50,000,000 per occurrence. Costs of covered claims for subsidence losses have a sub -limit of
$30,000,000 per occurrence.
TYorkers' Compensation. The City is self-insured through the CJPIA for workers' compensation
claims. Employer's liability losses are pooled among members of the CJPIA for up to $2,000,000 per
occurrence. Coverage from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 is covered through a reinsurance policy, and losses from
$5,000,000 to $10,000,000 are pooled among the CJPIA members.
All -Risk Property. The City purchases all-risk property insurance through the CJPIA program, which
has a limit of $91,123,400 and a $5,000 deductible per occurrence. Non -emergency vehicle insurance has a
$1,000 deductible.
Earthquake and Flood. The City purchases earthquake and flood insurance on a port
ion of its
property through the CJPIA property protection program with a limit of $49,309,584, and a deductible of 5%
per unit of value, with a minimum deductible of $100,000.
Crime. The City also purchases crime insurance coverage in the amount of $1,000,000, with a $2,500
deductible. The fidelity coverage is provided through the CJPIA.
During the last three years, sett
led claims or judgments have not exceeded the City's pooled or
purchased insured coverage.
Further information with respect to the City's insurance policies is set fort
h in Note 6 to the City's
audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, attached as Exhibit 1 to this Appendix L.
Outstanding Debt
Other than the Local Water Treatment Agreement, the City has no other obligations payable from
Contractor Water System Revenues.
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As of June 30, 2015, the City currently has other indebtedness outstanding, from sources other than
the City Contractor Water System Revenues, consisting of the following:
Original Annual
Issue Principal Principal Deht Final
Date Amount Outstanding Service Maturity
Floating Slips
Boating & Waterways0) 1992 $250005000 $6955566 $134,121 08/2021
�') Loans from State.
Source: City.
WATER SUPPLY
Chesil
In 2015 the City obtained approximately 88% of City water supplies from the SLOCFCWD (and
which is treated by the Authority), approximately 12% from City wells which pump from the Morro Basin and
are subsequently treated for nitrate removal using brackish water reverse osmosis at the City's desalination
facility, and pumped no water from the Chorro Basin for delivery to customers. In addition, the City's
desalination facility can also treat sea water as a back-up water source. The desalination facility has been on
line since 1991, but is accessed only for seasonal peaking and replacement purposes. During calendar year
2015, the plant produced 138 acre-feet of water from the Morro Basin.
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The City has contracted for 1,313 acre-feet along with 2,290 acre-feet of drought buffer from the
SLOCFCWD (the "Project Allotment"). Pursuant to the terms of the Local Water Treatment Agreement,
water purchased from the SLOCFCWD is treated by the Authority. The City share of Authority Bond debt
service is estimated to be approximately 6.684%.
Challenges to Department of Water Resources Water Supplies. DWR faces various challenges in
continuing to supply imported water to its respective member agencies. The ability of the City to provide
water service is dependent upon its receipt of treated water from SLOCFCWD, which in turn is dependent
upon SLOCFCWD's receipt of imported water from the State Water Project. No assurance can be given that
additional water supplies will be secured, or that the City will receive its Project Allotment. A description of
the challenges DWR faces in continuing to supply imported water as well as a variety of other operating
information with respect to DWR is included in detail under the caption "STATE WATER PROJECT
WATER SUPPLY" in DWR'S Official Statement dated August 25, 2015, relating to its Central Valley Project
Water System Revenue Bonds Series AU (Index Floating Rate Bonds) ("DWR's Water Supply Disclosure").
DWR's Water Supply Disclosure is the disclosure of DWR and, accordingly, the Authority and the City do not
make any representations as to the accuracy or completeness of DWR's Water Supply Disclosure or as to the
absence of material adverse changes in DWR's Water Supply Disclosure after the date hereof.
DWR has entered into cert
ain continuing disclosure agreements pursuant to which it is contractually
obligated for the benefit of owners of certain outstanding obligations to file with certain information
repositories annual reports, notices of certain material events as defined under Rule 15c2-12 of the Exchange
Act ("Rule 15c2-12") and annual audited financial statements (the "Department of Water Resources
Information"). This information is to be filed by DWR with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's
Electronic Municipal Market Access System for municipal securities disclosures, maintained on the Internet at
http://emma.msrb.org/. DWR disclosure documents and annual reports should be reviewed for information
pertaining to water supply matters. DWR has not entered into any contractual commitment with the Authority,
the City, the Trustee or the Owners of the Bonds to provide Department of Water Resources Information to the
Authority, the City, the Trustee or the Owners of the Bonds. The Authority and the City have not incorporated
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by reference the information filed by DWR described above and neither the Authority, the City nor the
Underwriters assume any responsibility for the accuracy of DWR Information.
In calendar year 2015, the City pumped 165 acre-feet of groundwater from the Morro Basin (including
brackish water treated by reverse osmosis – see the caption "—Desalination Facility") and 2.7 acre-feet of
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roundwater from the Chorro Basin for testing, non -potable purposes and feed water for the brackish water
reverse osmosis treatment system at the desalinization facility. The City has appropriative water rights permits
with the State for entitlements to 581 acre-feet of water in the Morro Basin and 1,142.5 in the Chorro Basin for
a total of 1723.5 acre-feet per year.
Although exact calculations have not been made, long term yield of the combined Morro and Chorro
water basins was estimated to be between 4,000 and 5,500 acre-feet per year in a 1981 report by Brown &
Caldwell engineers. The Department of Water Resources 1982 report concluded the long-term yield for both
basins during extreme drought conditions to be 5,300 acre-feet per year.
Both the Chorro and Morro Groundwater basins are contaminated with nitrate which exceed the
maximum contaminant level for drinking water without treatment. Additionally the Chorro basin has a water
rights permit condition that requires stream flow at the Chorro Creek road crossing to exceed 1.4 cfs in order to
make any ground water extractions for the Chorro Creek groundwater source.
The City estimated that the total amount of water pumped from the basins in calendar year 2015 (the
last year for which such information is available) was 167.7 acre-feet. The major pumpers in the Morro and
Morro water basins for calendar year 2015 were as follows:
Water Testing and Maintenance – Chorro
B WRO Feed –Morro
TOTAL
Total �4mount of Water dumped
(acre feet)
2.7
165
167.7
Water supplies from City wells which pump from the Morro Basin and are subsequently treated for
nitrate removal using brackish water reverse osmosis at the City's desalination facility, and approximately 0%
from City wells which pump from the Chorro Basin. In addition, the City's desalination facility can also treat
sea water as a back-up water source. The desalination facility has been on line since 1991, but is accessed only
for seasonal peaking and replacement purposes. During calendar year 2015, the facility produced 138 acre-feet
of treated water from the Morro BWRO feed. The capacity of the desalination facility is approximately 645
acre-feet per year.
City Drought Response Actions and Impact
As described in the. Official Statement under the caption "FACTORS AFFECTING PROJECT
PARTICIPANTS AND WATER PURCHASERS .GENERALLY —California Drought," Governor Edmund
G. Brown proclaimed a drought emergency on January 17, 2014 and subsequently issued an executive order
mandating certain reductions in potable urban water usage (the "Executive Order"). Under the related State
Water Resources Control Board ("S WCRB") regulations which resulted from the Executive Order, the City is
required to achieve a 12% reduction as compared to the City's potable water usage in 2013. On November 13,
2015, the Governor issued Executive Order B-36-15, which calls for an extension of urban water use
restrictions until October 31, 2016 should drought conditions persist through January 2016. On February 2,
2016, the reductions mandated by the Executive Order were extended through October 31, 2016. See
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"FACTORS AFFECTING PROJECT PARTICIPANTS AND WATER PURCHASERS GENERALLY —
California Drought" in the Official Statement. See "CALIFORNIA DROUGHT" in the Official Statement.
The City has a requirement to reduce its consumption by 12% over 2013 demands. The City has met
SWRCB compliance requirements and conservation targets, and as of January 1, 2016 has achieved a 14.2%
reduction in potable water usage as compared to the City's potable water usage in 2013. The City has
implemented its severely restricted water supply conservation measures and has met or exceeded the
conservation requirements. With this tier of water conservation, irrigation of public and private landscaping is
only permitted on Tuesdays and Saturdays for odd numbered property addresses, and on Wednesdays and
Sundays for even numbered property addresses. No potable water is permitted be used for cleaning or rinsing
of docks, boats and other marine facilities; driveways, patios, parking lots, sidewalks and other hardscapes.
Washing cars by use of a hose is prohibited. Use of a bucket to wash a car is permitted, subject to non -
wasteful applications. Also all restaurants in the City will not be providing water unless requested.
While reductions in water usage resulting from implementation of the Executive Order may adversely
affect the City's projected operating results set forth under the caption "—Projected Operating Results and
Local Water Treatment Agreement Coverage," the City does not currently believe that such reductions, if
achieved, will have a material adverse effect on the ability of the City to make its Contract Payments under the
Local Water Treatment Agreement. The City is obligated under the Local Water Treatment Agreement to set
rates and charges sufficient to provide revenues from the Water System at least equal to 125% of the Contract
Payments due in each Fiscal Year. The ability of the City to modify its current rate structure could, however,
be limited by certain California Constitutional provisions, including but not limited to Proposition 218. See
the caption "CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS AND CHARGES" in the Official
Statement.
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The City is the sole provider of water service to water users within City boundaries. The water system
of the City includes a seawater desalination facility, three disinfection stations and over sixty miles of pipelines
ranging in size from 6 inches to 14 inches in diameter. In connection with the distribution system, the City
operates a total of seven major pumps. The City delivers over 400 million gallons of water annually. _
I3istoric Water Connections and Sales Revenues
The following table shows the number of active water connections to the water system of the City for
fiscal years 2011-2015, together with the amount of its annual water sales revenues.
Historic Water Connections and Sales Revenues
Fiscal Year %Increase %Increase
Ending June 30 Connections (Decrease) Sales Revenues (Decrease)
2015 55455 (0.3)% $3,217,845 (5.1)%
2014 5,473 0.3 3,391,983 3.6
2013 5,455 1.0 352735369 (1.6)
2012 5,401 0.3 333255454 0.0
2011 53385 NA 3,3235916 NA
Source: City.
TL€istoric Water Deliveries and Sources
of Water Delivered
The City records the volume of water produced by the City water system. The following table
presents a summary of historic water deliveries in acre-feet per year for fiscal years 2011-2015.
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historic Water Deliveries
(In acre-feet per year)
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
20150)
2014
2013
2012
2011
decrease/
Deliveries (Decrease)
1,094 (9.9)%
1,214 6.4
13141 (3.1)
1,177 (5.8)
1,250 (2.5)
(1) Deliveries for fiscal year 2015 reflect the effects of mandatory conservation measures required by the Executive Order. See
the caption "— City Drought Response Actions and Impact."
Source: City.
The following table shows water produced (in acre-feet) into the municipal supply from all sources for
calendar years 2011-2015, based on the City's Annual Production Report for the SWRCB.
historic Sources ®f Water Delivered
Calendar Chorro lilorro BWR®Feed Desalted
Year Basinh> Basin Water Seawater SLOCFCWCD Total
2015(2) 2.7 0 138 0 950 15090.7
2014 2 59 41 0 1,140 1,242
2013 1 151 107 0 1,139 1,398
2012 1 109 70 0 1,130 1,310
2011 18 101 84 0 1,144 1,347
Amounts for 2012 — 2015 produced for maintenance an
d testing purposes.
�2> The total amount of water delivered from the Morro Creek Groundwater Basin for fiscal year 2015 includes only "Morro
BWRO Feed Water" from the Morro Creek Groundwater Basin for the brackish reverse osmosis system, as nitrate levels
exceeded acceptable limits to use the Morro Basin groundwater directly.
Source: City.
The City has experienced an increase in connections of 1.3% over the last five fiscal years. Water
sales experienced declines in fiscal years 2011 through 2013, a slight increase in fiscal year 2014 and a
significant decline in fiscal year 2015. Decreases in sales and deliveries are a result of climatic conditions,
water conservation and the Executive Order. See the captions "—City Drought Response Actions and Impact"
and "—Management Discussion of Fiscal Year 2011 through 2015 Historic Operating Results."
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The following table sets forth the ten largest customers of the water system of the City as of June 30,
2015, as determined by the amount of their respective annual payments.
Customer
Pacific Care Center
Mission Linen
City of Morro Bay
Morro Bay High School – Irrigation
Imperial Coast, LP
Silver City Resort
Department of Parks
San Luis Coastal School District
Morro Dunes Trailer Park
Morro Elementary School
TOTAL
��� In hundred cubic feet.
Source: City,
2015.
Water US"Se Annual Payment
13,958 $154,649
13,753 152,382
12,058 1335605
9,665 30,023
4,369 8407
3,858 475871
3,536 725170
2,429 26,914
2,350 36,130
1,927 19347
67,903 $757,898
The ten customers accounted for approximately 25% of total revenues in fiscal year ending June 30,
General. The City is not subject by statute to the jurisdiction of, or regulation by, the California
Public Utilities Commission. The City staff annually determines the adequacy of the water system rate
structure after full consideration of expected operations, maintenance and capital costs. The City currently sets
water charges to pay costs of groundwater pumping and current operating expenses for the water system.
Capital improvements, debt service payments and payments due under the Local Water Treatment Agreement
are funded from water charges and from connection fees.
Water Service Charges. Water fees are collected on metered water delivered to each customer. Fees
are based on an ever increasing curve to encourage conservation. The City charges a fixed monthly charge and
a variable charge based on usage. Water rates had been reviewed by the City Council since 1996, and had not
been adjusted. After several years of failing to meet the City's debt coverage ratio (although all payments
were made on time), the City took action and conducted a water rate study with Bartle Wells. In May 2015,
after a public hearing and protest proceeding conducted in accordance with Proposition 218 (see the Official
Statement under the caption "CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS AND
CHARGES — Proposition 218"), the City approved increases for its fixed service charge and usage charges
for the next four fiscal years. For the 2016 fiscal year rates range from the minimum billing of $3.00 per
hundred cubic feet, for zero through three hundred cubic feet to a high of $12.00 for usage of 50 hundred cubic
feet and above. The fixed monthly charge for water service for fiscal year 2016 is $23.00.
The rate structure adopted by the Council in 2015 includes the ability to temporarily add a rate
surcharge should the required conservation levels be increased to that of an emergency or the City needs to
operate its desalinization facility in the long term. These surcharges must be approved by the Council, but do
not require additional Proposition 218 proceedings. The purpose of these surcharges is to allow the water fund
not to suffer in times of emergency.
Collection Procedures. The -City
is on a monthly billing cycle sending out bills for the prior service
of each month. Payment is due by the last day of the month, and is considered delinquent if not paid by that
date. If payment is not received, a delinquency message appears on the next water bill along with a 10%
penalty. Currently, 2% of the accounts, which account for approximately 0.8% of Contractor Water System
monthly revenues, are delinquent. The City reports, however, that upon receipt of such notice almost all of the
City customers pay the delinquent amount within two weeks. All accounts not paid in full within 25 days of
the billing date will be discontinued until full payment is made, including late penalties and a $48 reconnection
fee.
Connection Fees. The City charges connection fees for water improvement or expansion of water
treatment and distribution facilities to meet the requirements of community growth. The current connection
fee is based on the water meter size, due to its proportionality to peak demand, and is part of the City's master
fee schedule.
These fees have been studied by the City as part of a comprehensive sewer and water development
impact fee study and are subject to change.
Future Water System Improvements
The City does not currently anticipate undertaking any major water system improvements, except for a
replacement water storage tank at approximately $2 million. The City expects to pay for such improvements
with financing backed by its current rate structure. Additionally, the City does expect to construct a major
(approximately $25 -million) water supply project to diversify its water portfolio with up to 1,000,000 gallons
per day of advanced treated wastewater from its proposed water reclamation facility. It is anticipated that the
advance treatment and distribution facilities would begin construction sometime after 2021; when it is
anticipated the first phase of the City's water reclamation facility will be complete. The requirement for the
funding necessary to finance this capital project is projected to be beyond the scope of current five year water
rate schedule and will be addressed in an update.
Projected Water Connections and Sales Revenues
The following table shows the increase in the number of active water connections to the water system
projected by the City for fiscal years 2016-2020, together with the increase in the amount of its annual water
sales revenues projected by the City.
Projected Water Connections and Sales Revenues
Fiscal Year
Ending June 30 Connections % Increase Sales Revenues % Increase(I)
2016 51455 0.0% $4149600 31.8%
2017 5,465 0.2 5,019,000 11.6
2018 5,475 0.2 5,366,000 6.9
2019 5,485 0.2 5,712,000 6.4
2020 5,495 0.2 55741,000 0.5
Source: City.
�l> Projected increases in water sales revenues reflects small increases in projected connections as well as rate increases
approved in fiscal year 2015, effective July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2020. See the caption "— Water System Rates and
Charges."
The City currently estimates that water system deliveries, and the source of water to be delivered, for
fiscal years 2016-2020 will be as shown in the following table.
Projected Water Deliveries
(In acre-feet per year)
Fiscal Year % Increase/
Ending June 30 Deliveries (Decrease)
20160) 1,140 4.2%
2017 1,142 0.2
2018 11145 0.2
2019 1,147 0.2
2020 1,153 0.5
�i> Projected deliveries for fiscal year 2016 reflect projected effects of mandatory conservation measures required by the
Executive Order. Seethe caption "—City Drought Response Actions and Impact." Projected amounts for fiscal year 2017
and thereafter reflect continued conservation and projected increase in connections.
Source: City.
Projected Sources of Water Delivered
(In Acre -Feet per year)
Fiscal Year Morro
Ending Chorro Morro BWR® Feed
June 30 Basin Basin Water
2015 0 0 0
2014 0 0 0
2013 0 0 0
2012 0 0 0
2011 0 0 0
Source: City.
Desalted
Seawater
SL®CFCWCD
Total
0
15140
1,140
0
1,142
1,142
0
1,145
1,145
0
1,147
1,147
0
1,153
15153
1Vlanagement Discussion of Projected Water Connections, Sales Revenues and Water Deliveries
Based on water rate increases approved in fiscal year 2015, effective July 1, 2015 through June 30,
2020, the City expects revenues to be sufficient going forward to meet debt service coverage required by the
Local Water Treatment Agreement.
Financial
Information
Financial Statements. A copy of the most recent audited financial statements of the City prepared by
The Pun Group, Santa Ana, California (the "Auditor") is attached as Exhibit 1 hereto (the "Financial
Statements"). The Auditor's letter concludes that the Financial Statements present fairly-, in all material
respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business -type activities, the
discretely presented component unit, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the
City as of June 30, 2015, and the respective changes in financial position and, where applicable, cash flows
thereof for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America. The Financial Statements are public documents and the City has not sought the approval of
the Auditor to append the Financial Statements to this Official Statement. The Auditor has neither performed
any post -audit review of the financial condition of the City nor reviewed or audited this Official Statement.
The summary operating results contained under the caption "—Historic Operating Results and Local
Water Treatment Agreement Coverage" are derived from these Financial Statements and the financial
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statements for prior fiscal years (excluding certain non-cash items and after certain other adjustments) and are
qualified in their entirety by reference to such statements, including the notes thereto.
The financial statements of the City have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board
("GASB") is the accepted standard setting body for governmental accounting financial reporting
purposes. The City accounts for moneys received and expenses paid in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles applicable to governmental agencies such as the City ("GAAP"). In certain cases GAAP
requires or permits moneys collected in one fiscal year to be recognized as revenue in a subsequent fiscal year
and requires or permits expenses paid or incurred in one fiscal year to be recognized in a subsequent fiscal
year. See Note 1 to the City's audited financial statements for fiscal year 2015 set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto for
a discussion of the accounting policies applicable to the City. Except as otherwise expressly noted herein, all
financial information derived from the City's audited financial statement reflect the application of GAAP.
The following table is a summary of operating results and Local Water Treatment Agreement coverage
of the water system of the City for fiscal years 2011-2015. These results have been derived from the financial
statements of the City but exclude certain non-cash items and include certain other adjustments. The table has
not been audited by the Auditor.
Fiscal Year Ending June30
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2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Revenues
Water Service Charge $3,217,845 $ 3,391,983 $ 352735369 $ 3,325,454 $ 33323,916
Connection Fees 435451 285075 43,010 61920 165566
Penalties & Reconnections 755571 715517 61,155 645562 80,669
Miscellaneous 85,491 60,929 77,438 250,021 78,980
Total Revenues $3,332,358 $ 3,552,504 $ 3,4545972 $ 3,646,957 $ 35500,131
Operating Expenses
Administration & General $1,461,504 $ 15765,579 $ 1,6245475 $ 1,412,610 $ 1,550,729
Maintenance(') 138,451 192,702 140,341 17064 185,916
Total Operating Expenses $15599,955 $ 1,9585281 $ 15764,816 $ 1,586,674 $ 11736,645
Net Revenues $1,732,403 $ 1,557,098 $ 1,690,156 $ 2,060,283 $ 1,783,486
Local Water Treatment $2,238,795 $ 2,158,842 $ 2,155,816 $ 2,186,578 $ 2,108,814
Agreement�2>
Coverage Ratio�3� 0.77 0.72 0.78 0.94 0.84
Transfers from Reservel3>(603,744) $ (465,660) $ (126,295) $ (345,328)
(l) Includes public works personnel service, supplies, and services and other.
(2) Includes the contractual share of the City: (i) debt service on the Authority Bonds and all Authority operating and
administrative costs (including Fixed and Variable 0&M for the Authority Project), and (ii) payments to SLOCFCWCD for
payment to DWR under the State Water Supply Contract, as amended (including capital, operation, maintenance, power and
replacement costs of the DWR Facilities) and all other costs.
0) Debt service paid from water operating fund. See the captions "THE WATER SYSTEM — Historic Water Deliveries and
Source of Water Delivered" above and "Management Discussion of Fiscal Year 2011 through 2015 Historic Operating
Results" below for a discussion of remedial actions taken in 2015 to comply with the rate covenant under the Local Water
Treatment Agreement,
Source: City.
Management Discussion of Fiscal Year 2011 through 2015 Historic Operating Results. In fiscal
years 2011 through 2015, the City's debt service coverage (computed in accordance with the Local Water
Treatment Agreement) was below 1.25. On March 27, 2014, the City of Morro Bay issued a Request for
Proposals for Consulting Services, Water and Sewer Rate Study Services, and on May 23, 2014, Bartle Wells
was selected to perform these studies. The City established the following proposed schedule to present,
discuss and implement the new rates:
1. Public Works Advisory Board preliminary workshop, January 29, 2015
2. City Council Rate Study. Session, February 24, 2015
3. City Council meeting to further discuss and potentially adopt the rate schedule(s), March 24, 2015
4. City Council Prop 218 Public Hearing, May 26, 2015
5. New rates implementation date: July 1, 2015
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In May 2015, as set by the schedule above, the City approved rate increases for its water service for
fiscal years commencing July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2020 (see the caption "— Water System Rates and
Charges"). Increases approved in fiscal year 2015 went into effect with July 2015 usage, which is billed on
September 1. As set forth under the caption "— Projected Operating Results and Local Water Treatment
Agreement Coverage," projected coverage for fiscal year 2016 is 1.26, and is projected to increase annually
thereafter.
The estimated projected operating results of the City for the City water system and Local Water
Treatment Agreement coverage for fiscal years 2016-2020 are set forth below, reflecting certain significant
assumptions concerning future events and circumstances. The financial forecast represents the estimate of
projected financial results of the City based upon the judgment of the most probable occurrence of certain
important future events. The assumptions set forth in the footnotes to the chart below are material in the
development of the financial projections of the City, and variations in the assumptions may produce
substantially different financial results. Actual operating results achieved during the projection period may
vary from those presented in the forecast and such variations may be material.
Revenues
Water Service Charge,
Connection Fees
Penalties and Reconnections
Miscellaneous('-)
Total Revenues
Fiscal Year Ending n. 30
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2016 2017
$4,496,000 $5,019,000
30,000 30,000
68,000 7000
$4,59400 $55123,000
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$5,366,000
31,000
85,000
$5,482,000
2019
$5,712,000
31,000
88,000
$5,831,000
2020
$6,000,000
31,000
88,000
$6,119,000
Operating Expenses
Administration & Genera1�31 $1,594,000 $1,641,000 $1,690,000 $1,741,000 $1,793,000
Maintenance(4) 141,000 164,000 187,000 211,000 296,000
Total Operating Expenses $1,735,000 $15805,000 $15877,000 $1,952,000 $2,0895000
Net Revenues $2,859,000 $3,318,000 $3,605,000 $3,879,000 $4,030,000
Local Water Treatment $2,262,000 $2,338,000 $2,418,000 $2,502,000 $2,577,000
Agreement�5�
Coverage Ratio 1.26 1.42 1.49 1.55 1.56
Available for Capital $597,000 $9805000 $151875000 $1537700 $1,453,000
Improvements and Other
Purposes
(l) Assumes water rates, charges and water deliveries set forth under the caption "THE WATER SYSTEM — Water System
Rates and Charges" and under the caption "THE WATER SYSTEM — Projected Water Connections and Sales Revenues"
and under the caption "THE WATER SYSTEM — Projected Water Deliveries and Sources of Water Delivered."
('-) Projected to increase by approximately 1.2% per annum.
(') Projected to increase by approximately 3% per annum.
(4) Projected to increase by approximately 4% per annum.
(1) Projections are inclusive of all estimated payments required under the Local Water Treatment Agreement, including but not
limited to the contractual share of the City: (i) debt service on the Authority Bonds and all Authority operating and
administrative costs (including Fixed and Variable O&M for the Authority Project), and (ii) payments to SLOCFCWCD for
payment to DWR under the State water Supply Contract, as amended (including capital, operation, maintenance, power and
replacement costs of the DWR Facilities) and all other costs.
Source: City,
The City has not entered into a continuing disclosure undertaking in connection with the issuance of
the Bonds. The City is obligated under the Local Water Treatment Agreement to provide audited financial
statements each fiscal year, which audited financial statements will assist the Authority in complying with the
Continuing Disclosure Agreement the Authority executed in connection with the Bonds. See the caption
"CONTINUING DISCLOSURE" in the Official Statement and Appendix P attached to the Official Statement
for a description of the annual information and operating data required to be provided by the Authority. The
City has not had any continuing disclosure obligations in the last five years.
Over the past five years, the City provided the required audited financial reports to the Authority in a
timely manner. In order to better comply with the obligations under the Local Water Treatment Agreement,
the City adopted disclosure policies and procedures (the "Disclosure Policy") on April 12, 2016. A copy of
such Disclosure Policy may be obtained from the City.
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