Lakeview Downtown Development Authority
Regular MeetingBattle Creek, MI · April 25, 2023
Minutes
LAKEVIEW DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS – Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 4:30pm – Room 302A, City Hall
MEMBERS PRESENT: David Rost, T.R. Shaw, Dave Schweitzer, Mark Steinbrunner
ABSENT: Anmar Atchu
OTHERS PRESENT: Rebecca Fleury – City Manager, Ted Dearing – Assistant City Manager,
Aaron Kuhn – Assistant Revenue Services Director
Call to order: David Rost called the meeting to order at 4:30pm.
Approval of Minutes:
MOTION: T.R. Shaw moved that the Lakeview Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors
approve the meeting minutes from October 25, 2022. Dave Schweitzer supported the motion.
Unanimously approved.
Mark Steinbrunner arrived.
Annual Audit
Aaron Kuhn discussed the Annual Audit.
MOTION: T.R. Shaw moved that the Lakeview Downtown Development Authority approve the Annual Audit.
Dave Schweitzer supported the motion. Unanimously approved.
Annual Report
Aaron Kuhn discussed the Annual Report.
MOTION: Dave Schweitzer moved that the Lakeview Downtown Development Authority approve the Annual
Report. Rebeca Fleury supported the motion. Unanimously approved.
There was discussion about updating the Plan, New Auditor Summary requirements, an RFP for a Study of the District and
miscellaneous Financials.
Financials
Interim Financials through March 31,2023:
Aaron Kuhn discussed the Interim Financials through March 31, 2023.
Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
Ted Dearing discussed the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget.
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Project Updates:
Capital Ave. Bridge Replacement
Ted Dearing shared that the Capital Bridge work would begin on July 10th after the Balloon Fest. The bridge will be entirely closed
for a 75-day period during the work. The Contractor faces severe penalties if the work is not done within the 75-day term. Ted
also discussed some highway closures and traffic rerouting for Riverside. He noted there are other projects in the works resulting
in additional closures and this will basically be a Summer of disruption.
Horrocks Opening
Ted Dearing reported that Horrocks is open and has been very successful since opening,
Mall Development
Ted Dearing advised there is discussion with additional developers about Lakeview Square Mall, but noted he cannot say a lot
right now. Ted indicated he was finally able to connect with GK Development and they will be coming to Battle Creek for a
meeting.
There was additional discussion about Lakeview Square Mall common areas, store ownerships, tax appeals and investment income.
Public Comments:
There were no public comments.
Board Member Comments
Dave Schweizer commented about pot shops in Emmett Township and their making money from them and the casino.
There was discussion about pot shops in the LDDA area and Ted Dearing noted the LDDA is zoned for one (1) pot shop.
T.R. Shaw asked about the old Lakeview area and under whose jurisdiction it was. Ted Dearing indicated that area is not
part of the LDDA, but rather part of the DDA.
Adjourn:
MOTION T.R. Shaw moved to adjourn the meeting. Dave Schweitzer supported the motion. Unanimously approved.
The Meeting was adjourned at 5:20pm.
Agenda
LAKEVIEW DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
AGENDA
Regularly Scheduled Meeting
April 25, 2023 4:30 pm
Conference Room 302A – City Hall
10 N. Division Street
1. Welcome and introductions (as needed) Chair
a. New board member Mark Steinbrunner
2. Approval of minutes October 25, 2022 (action required) Chair
3. Annual Audit (action required) Staff
a. Approval of the FY 2022 Annual Audit
b. Approval of the FY 2022 Annual Report
4. Financials Staff
a. Interim financials through March 31, 2023
b. Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
5. Project updates Staff
a. Capital Ave. Bridge Replacement
b. Horrocks opening
c. Mall Development
6. Public comments
7. Board member comment
8. Adjourn
Attachments
- Agenda
- Minutes from October 25, 2022
- FY 2022 Annual Audit
- FY 2022 Annual Report
- Interim financials
- FY 24 budget
- Bridge replacement presentation
NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR October 24, 2023, City Hall, Room 302A
Lakeview Downtown Development Authority Minutes
of the Meeting of October 25, 2022
Commission Chambers, City Hall
4:00pm.
MEMBERS PRESENT: David Rost, Anmar Atchu and T.R. Shaw,
MEMBERS ABSENT: Dave Schweitzer, Rebecca Fleury
OTHERS: Assistant City Manager Ted Dearing, Finance Services Manager Kourtney Matuschka,
communication Specialist Eric McClure (online support).
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 4:03 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion by Atchu, supported by Shaw, to approve the minutes of the regular
meeting of May 4, 2022 as submitted.
MOTION CARRIED
RES. NO. 2022-05
FY 202 Preliminary year end financials: Mr. Dearing briefly reviewed the FY 2022 preliminary year end
financials noting revenues over expense of $16,715.
Interim Financials: Mr. Dearing briefly presented the interim financials for the period of July 1, 2022
through September 30, 2022.
PROJECT UPDATES: Mr Dearing provided updates on the follow projects.
A. Site improvements: Recommendation to consider weed control along the corridor. Consider
renaming Whitmark Drive back to Kim Sigler Drive.
B. Capital Ave Bridge replacement: Considering complete closure of the bridge versus keeping lanes
open which will extend the project time.
C. I-194 PEL WSP kick-off meeting: Public engagement process to consider the future
development/redevelopment of the I-194 corridor between I-94 and Hamblin Ave.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
BOARD COMMENT: Board members discuss bridge signage, the status of development at the mall and the
status of retail in the market.
ADJOURNMENT: The Board adjourned the meeting at 4:33 pm.
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LAKEVIEW DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
(A Component Unit of the
City of Battle Creek, Michigan)
Year Ended Financial
June 30, 2022 Statements
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LAKEVIEW DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Table of Contents
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Independent Auditors’ Report
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
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Basic Financial Statements
Statement of Net Position and Governmental Funds 10
Balance Sheet
Statement of Activities and Governmental Fund Revenues,
Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances 11
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund
Balance – Budget and Actual – General Fund 12
Notes to Financial Statements 13
Independent Auditors’ Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and
on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements
Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards 19
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
December 22, 2022
To the Board of Directors of the
Lakeview Downtown Development Authority
City of Battle Creek, Michigan
Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements
Opinions
We have audited the financial statements of the governmental activities and each major fund of the
Lakeview Downtown Development Authority, a component unit of the City of Battle Creek, Michigan (the
"Authority") as of and for the year ended June 30, 2022, and the related notes to the financial statements,
which collectively comprise the Authority’s basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents.
In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities and each major fund of the
Authority, as of June 30, 2022, and the respective changes in financial position and the budgetary
comparison for the general fund for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinions
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America (GAAS) and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing
Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Our responsibilities under those
standards are further described in the Independent Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial
Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of the Authority and to meet our other
ethical responsibilities, in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audit. We
believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
audit opinions.
Responsibilities of Management for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and for the
design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair
presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error.
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In preparing the financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or
events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Authority's ability to continue as
a going concern for twelve months beyond the financial statement date, including any currently known
information that may raise substantial doubt shortly thereafter.
Independent Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that
includes our opinions. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute assurance and
therefore is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with GAAS and Government Auditing
Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. The risk of not detecting a material
misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,
forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Misstatements are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the
aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on the financial statements.
In performing an audit in accordance with GAAS and Government Auditing Standards, we:
∙ exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
∙ identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud
or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include
examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
∙ obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the Authority’s internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.
∙ evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant
accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the financial
statements.
∙ conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that
raise substantial doubt about the Authority’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable
period of time.
We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the
planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control–related
matters that we identified during the audit.
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Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the Management’s
Discussion and Analysis, as listed in the table of contents, be presented to supplement the basic financial
statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and, although not a part of the basic
financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board who considers it to be an
essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational,
economic, or historical context. 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 about 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 us with
sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated December 22,
2022, on our consideration of the Authority’s internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its
compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters.
The purpose of that report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial
reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness
of the Authority’s internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of
an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the Authority’s
internal control over financial reporting and compliance.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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LAKEVIEW DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Management's Discussion and Analysis
The Lakeview Downtown Development Authority (the “Authority”) was established October 27, 1981, pursuant
to Public Act 197 of 1975. The Authority is a component unit of the City of Battle Creek, Michigan and presents
this management discussion and analysis of its financial performance as an overview of financial activities for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
Using this Annual Report
This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the Authority’s basic financial statements.
The basic financial statements are comprised of the following:
• The statement of net position and governmental funds balance sheet presents information on all of the
Authority’s assets, liabilities, and deferred inflows of resources, with the difference reported as net
position/fund balance. Over time, increases or decreases in net position/fund balance may serve as a useful
indicator of whether the financial position of the Authority is improving or deteriorating.
• The statement of activities and governmental fund revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances
presents information showing how the Authority’s net position/fund balance changed during the most
recent fiscal year.
• The statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balance – budget and actual – general fund
presents information showing the comparison of the Authority’s actual revenues and expenditures to what
was budgeted.
• The notes to the basic financial statements provide additional information that is essential to a full
understanding of the data provided in the basic financial statements.
Financial Analysis
The net position of the Authority is summarized for the purpose of determining the overall fiscal position. As
shown below, the Authority’s assets exceeded liabilities and deferred inflows of resources by $137,149 at the
end of the fiscal year.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis
A comparative analysis of the data is presented below:
Net Position as of June 30,
2022 2021
Assets
Current and other assets $ 1,054,502 $ 314,784
Liabilities
Other liabilities 741,483 ‐
Deferred inflows of resources 175,870 194,350
Net position
Unrestricted $ 137,149 $ 120,434
When comparing the current fiscal year to the previous fiscal year, net position increased by $16,715. This
increase is a result of the electronic billboard lease revenue offset by decreases in the value of investments held
at year end. Assets and deferred inflows of resources increased $175,870 due to the implementation of GASB 87
‐ Leases. The remaining increases in assets and liabilities is the result of tax distributions to other municipalities
outstanding at June 30, 2022. These distributions were made before year end in the prior fiscal year.
Changes in Net Position for
the Year Ending June 30,
2022 2021
Total revenues $ 2,045,858 $ 2,076,593
Total expenses 2,029,143 2,056,438
Change in net position 16,715 20,155
Net position, beginning of year 120,434 100,279
Net position, end of year $ 137,149 $ 120,434
General Fund Budgetary Highlights
The general fund original adopted and final budget reflected expenditures in excess of revenues and a net fund
balance decrease of $5,500. The increase of fund balance for the fiscal year of $16,715 is a positive variance
from the budget primarily due to the lease revenue that was unbudgeted for the fiscal year.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis
Economic Factors
The Lakeview Downtown Development Authority's expenses are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan.
During 2022, total expenses were $2,029,143.
Contacting the Authority
This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the Lakeview Downtown Development
Authority's finances and to show accountability for the money it receives and expends. The financial statements
can be found on the City’s website: www.battlecreekmi.gov. Questions concerning any of the information
provided in this report or requests for additional financial information should be addressed to the City Revenue
Services Director, P.O. Box 1717, Battle Creek, MI 49016‐1717.
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BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Statement of Net Position and Governmental Funds
Balance Sheet
June 30, 2022
Total
Capital Governmental Statement of
General Projects Funds Adjustments Net Position
Assets
Pooled cash and
investments $ 829,238 $ 46,648 $ 875,886 $ ‐ $ 875,886
Interest receivable 2,746 ‐ 2,746 ‐ 2,746
Leases receivable 175,870 ‐ 175,870 ‐ 175,870
Total assets $ 1,007,854 $ 46,648 $ 1,054,502 ‐ 1,054,502
Liabilities
Accounts payable $ 741,483 $ ‐ $ 741,483 ‐ 741,483
Deferred inflows of resources
Deferred lease amounts 175,870 ‐ 175,870 ‐ 175,870
Fund balances
Committed for capital
projects ‐ 46,648 46,648 (46,648) ‐
Unassigned 90,501 ‐ 90,501 (90,501) ‐
Total fund balances 90,501 46,648 137,149 (137,149) ‐
Total liabilities, deferred
inflows of resources, and
fund balances $ 1,007,854 $ 46,648 $ 1,054,502 (137,149) ‐
Net position
Unrestricted $ 137,149 $ 137,149
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Activities and Governmental Fund Revenues,
Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
For the Year Ended June 30, 2022
Total
Capital Governmental Statement
General Projects Funds Adjustments of Activities
Revenues
Property taxes $ 2,016,772 $ ‐ $ 2,016,772 $ ‐ $ 2,016,772
Rents and leases 25,000 ‐ 25,000 ‐ 25,000
Unrestricted investment
earnings 4,086 ‐ 4,086 ‐ 4,086
Total revenues 2,045,858 ‐ 2,045,858 ‐ 2,045,858
Expenditures/expenses
Community development 2,029,143 ‐ 2,029,143 ‐ 2,029,143
Change in fund balance/
net position 16,715 ‐ 16,715 ‐ 16,715
Fund balances/net position
Beginning of year 73,786 46,648 120,434 ‐ 120,434
End of year $ 90,501 $ 46,648 $ 137,149 $ ‐ $ 137,149
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance
Budget and Actual ‐ General Fund
For the Year Ended June 30, 2022
Budget Actual
(Original Over (Under)
and Final) Actual Final Budget
Revenues
Property taxes $ 2,011,277 $ 2,016,772 $ 5,495
Rents and leases ‐ 25,000 25,000
Unrestricted investment earnings 4,000 4,086 86
Total revenues 2,015,277 2,045,858 30,581
Expenditures
Community development 2,020,777 2,029,143 8,366
Net change in fund balance (5,500) 16,715 22,215
Fund balance, beginning of year 73,786 73,786 ‐
Fund balance, end of year $ 68,286 $ 90,501 $ 22,215
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Notes to Financial Statements
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Reporting Entity
These financial statements present the activities of the Lakeview Downtown Development Authority (the
“Authority”). The Authority was established October 27, 1981, pursuant to Public Act 197 of 1975. The
primary purpose of the Authority is to revitalize and encourage economic activity in the Lakeview
business district. The Authority’s activities are primarily funded through tax increment financing.
The Authority is a component unit of the City of Battle Creek, Michigan (the “City”) because the City
appoints the Authority’s Board of Directors, it has the ability to significantly influence the Authority’s
operations, and it is financially accountable for the Authority. Accordingly, the Authority is presented as a
discrete component unit in the City’s financial statements and is an integral part of that reporting entity.
Government‐wide and Fund Financial Statements
As permitted by generally accepted accounting principles, the Authority uses an alternative approach
reserved for single program governments to present combined government‐wide and fund financial
statements by using a columnar format that reconciles individual line items of fund financial data to
government‐wide data in a separate column. Accordingly, this is presented in the statement of net
position and governmental funds balance sheet and the statement of activities and governmental fund
revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances. Major individual governmental funds are reported
as separate columns in the aforementioned basic financial statements.
Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation
The government‐wide financial information is reported using the economic resources measurement focus
and the accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded
when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Property taxes are recognized as
revenues in the year for which they are levied.
Governmental fund financial information is reported using the current financial resources measurement
focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized as soon as they are both
measurable and available. Revenues are considered to be available when they are collectible within the
current period or soon enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the current period. For this purpose, the
Authority considers revenues to be available if they are collected within 60 days of the end of the current
fiscal period. Expenditures generally are recorded when a liability is incurred, as under accrual accounting.
Property taxes and interest associated with the current fiscal period are all considered to be susceptible
to accrual and so have been recognized as revenues of the current fiscal period. All other revenue items
are considered to be measurable and available only when cash is received by the government.
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LAKEVIEW DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Notes to Financial Statements
The Authority reports the following major governmental funds:
The general fund is the Authority’s primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial resources of
the Authority, except those accounted for and reported in another fund.
The capital projects fund accounts for all financial resources restricted, committed or assigned to
expenditures for the acquisition or construction of capital assets.
The effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the government‐wide financial statements.
Leases Receivable and Deferred Inflows of Resources
The Authority is a lessor for a noncancellable lease related to a billboard. The Authority recognizes a lease
receivable and a deferred inflow of resources in the statement of net position and governmental funds
financial statements.
At the commencement of a lease, the Authority initially measures the lease receivable at the present
value of payments expected to be received during the lease term. Subsequently, the lease receivable is
reduced by the principal portion of lease payments received. The deferred inflow of resources is initially
measured as the initial amount of the lease receivable, adjusted for prepaid lease payments received at
lease inception. Subsequently, the deferred inflow of resources is recognized as revenue over the life of
the lease term.
Key estimates and judgments include how the Authority determines (1) the discount rate it uses to
discount the expected lease receipts to present value, (2) lease term, and (3) lease receipts. The Authority
uses its estimated incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate for leases. The lease term includes the
noncancellable period of the lease. Lease receipts included in the measurement of the lease receivable is
composed of fixed payments from the lessee.
The Authority monitors changes in circumstances that would require a remeasurement of its lease and
will remeasure the lease receivable if certain changes occur that are expected to significantly affect the
amount of the lease receivable.
Fund Balances
Governmental funds report nonspendable fund balance for amounts that cannot be spent because they
are either (a) not in spendable form or (b) legally or contractually required to be maintained intact.
Restricted fund balance is reported when externally imposed constraints are placed on the use of
resources by grantors, contributors, or laws or regulations of other governments. Committed fund
balance is reported for amounts that can only be used for specific purposes pursuant to constraints
imposed by formal action of the government’s highest level of decision‐making authority, the Board. A
formal resolution of the Board is required to establish, modify, or rescind a fund balance commitment.
The Authority currently has no nonspendable or restricted fund balances. The Authority also has no
assigned fund balance as the Board has not yet given authority for the making of such assignments;
assigned fund balances are neither restricted nor committed. Unassigned fund balance is the residual
classification for the general fund.
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Notes to Financial Statements
When the government incurs expenditures for purposes for which various fund balance classifications can
be used, it is the government’s policy to use restricted fund balance first, then committed, assigned, and
finally unassigned fund balance.
Budgetary Information
The general fund is under formal budgetary control and its budget is prepared on the same modified
accrual basis used to reflect actual results. The Authority follows the City budget process in establishing
the budgetary data reflected in the financial statements:
• The Authority submits a proposed budget to the City Manager. After review and approval, the City
Manager submits a recommended operating budget to the City Commission. Public hearings are held
to obtain taxpayer comments. The budget is legally adopted through a City Commission resolution
prior to the beginning of the budgetary year for the Authority’s funds.
• The budget is adopted on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. Budgeted
amounts are as originally adopted and amended by the City Commission during the year. No budget
amendments were made during the year.
For the year ended June 30, 2022, the Authority incurred general fund expenditures in excess of the
amounts appropriated for community development of $8,366.
2. POOLED CASH AND INVESTMENTS
At year‐end, the carrying amount of the Authority’s pooled cash and investments, which were deposited
entirely in the City’s internal cash management pool, was $875,886. Because it is infeasible to allocate risk
to individual component units or pool participants, aggregate cash and investment categorizations are
presented in the City’s basic financial statements.
3. LEASES
The Authority is involved in an agreement as a lessor that qualifies as a long‐term lease agreement.
Below is a summary of the agreement. The agreement qualifies as long‐term lease agreement as the
Authority will not surrender control of the asset at the end of the term and the noncancelable term of the
agreement surpasses one year. Total lease revenue for the year ended June 30, 2022 was $25,000.
Remaining Term of Agreement
Asset Type
Billboard 7 years
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Notes to Financial Statements
Lease receivable activity for the year ended June 30, 2022, was as follows:
Beginning Ending
Balance Additions Deductions Balance
Leases receivable $ 194,350 $ ‐ $ (18,480) $ 175,870
4. PROPERTY TAXES
Property tax revenue is derived pursuant to a tax increment financing agreement between the Authority
and various applicable taxing districts. Real and personal property taxes are levied and attach as an
enforceable lien on properties located within the boundaries of the tax increment financing district. The
City bills and collects the taxes on behalf of the Authority. Delinquent taxes on ad valorem real property
are purchased by the County of Calhoun. Property tax revenue is recognized when levied in the
government‐wide financial statements and in the fund financial statements to the extent that it is
available to pay current obligations.
Except for property taxes captured from local schools that exceed contractual obligations, the Authority is
entitled to all taxes levied on property within the Lakeview Downtown Development Authority district to
the extent that the current taxable value exceeds the base year taxable value. The Lakeview Downtown
Development Authority district was established in 1981 and then expanded in 1991. Taxable values of ad
valorem property for the 2021 levy are summarized below:
Total taxable value $ 88,007,609
Less: base year value 8,693,117
Capture increment $ 79,314,492
5. DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND COMMITMENTS
The Authority has entered into a development agreement with the City whereby the Authority reimburses
the City for costs to construct certain public improvements. At June 30, 2022, the Authority has
committed $46,648 to existing projects. The capital projects funds not committed to existing projects
would be available for new projects approved by the Authority.
6. CONTINGENCIES
The Authority is currently involved in various tax appeals pending before the Michigan Tax Tribunal. The
appeals cover various commercial and industrial properties for 2022. Due to the large number of appeals
currently before the Tribunal, the time frame for resolution of these matters is unknown at this time. An
estimate of the Authority's maximum exposure is approximately $5,453,000 in taxable value. The City is
vigorously defending all litigation.
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Notes to Financial Statements
7. CORONAVIRUS (COVID‐19)
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID‐19) to be
a global pandemic. The pandemic has resulted in operational challenges for the Authority as it determines
the impact on employees, vendors, and taxpayers, and the appropriate method for providing services. At
this time, management does not believe that any ongoing negative financial impact related to the
pandemic, if any, would be material to the Authority.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
December 22, 2022
To the Board of Directors of the
Lakeview Downtown Development Authority
City of Battle Creek, Michigan
We have audited, in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards
issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, the financial statements of the governmental
activities and each major fund of the Lakeview Downtown Development Authority, a component unit of
the City of Battle Creek, Michigan (the "Authority") as of and for the year ended June 30, 2022, and the
related notes to the financial statements, , which collectively comprise the Authority's basic financial
statements, and have issued our report thereon dated December 22, 2022.
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the Authority’s internal
control over financial reporting (internal control) as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements, but
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Authority’s internal control.
Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Authority’s internal control.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management
or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct,
misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in
internal control such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the entity’s
financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A significant
deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe than a
material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.
Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this
section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material
weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify any
deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses
may exist that have not been identified.
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Report on Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the Authority’s financial statements are free from
material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations,
contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the
financial statements. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an
objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed
no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government
Auditing Standards.
Purpose of this Report
The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance
and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the Authority’s internal
control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with
Government Auditing Standards in considering the entity’s internal control and compliance. Accordingly,
this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.
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Annual Report on Status of Tax Increment Financing Plan
Send completed form to: For Fiscal Years
Treas-StateSharePropTaxes@michigan.gov Enter Municipality Name in this cell TIF Plan Name ending in
Issued pursuant to 2018 PA 57, MCL 125.4911
Filing is required within 180 days of end of
authority's fiscal year ending in 2022. MCL 125.4911(2)
Downtown Development Authority LDDA #1 2022
Year AUTHORITY (not TIF plan) was created: 1981
Year TIF plan was created or last amended to extend 2004
its duration:
Current TIF plan scheduled expiration date: 2034
Did TIF plan expire in FY22? No
Year of first tax increment revenue capture:
Does the authority capture taxes from local or
intermediate school districts, or capture the state No
education tax? Yes or no?
If yes, authorization for capturing school tax:
Year school tax capture is scheduled to expire: 2034
Revenue: Tax Increment Revenue $ 2,016,772
Property taxes - from DDA millage only $ -
Interest $ 4,086
State reimbursement for PPT loss (Forms 5176 and 4650) $ -
Other income (grants, fees, donations, etc.) $ 25,000
Total $ 2,045,858
Tax Increment Revenues Received Revenue Captured Millage Rate Captured
From counties $ 467,844 5.9261
From cities $ 1,263,647 15.7650
From townships $ - 0.0000
From villages $ - 0.0000
From libraries (if levied separately) $ - 0.0000
From community colleges $ 285,281 3.6136
From regional authorities (type name in next cell) $ - 0.0000
From regional authorities (type name in next cell) $ - 0.0000
From regional authorities (type name in next cell) $ - 0.0000
From local school districts-operating $ - 0.0000
From local school districts-debt $ - 0.0000
From intermediate school districts $ - 0.0000
From State Education Tax (SET) $ - 0.0000
From state share of IFT and other specific taxes (school taxes) $ - 0.0000
Total $ 2,016,772
Expenditures Professional Services $ 5,500
Attorney Fees $ -
Contribution-Other Govt Entities $ 741,483
Transfer to Primary Government $ 1,282,160
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Transfers to other municipal fund (list fund name) $ -
Transfers to other municipal fund (list fund name) $ -
Transfers to General Fund $ -
Total $ 2,029,143
Total outstanding non-bonded Indebtedness Principal $ -
Interest $ -
Total outstanding bonded Indebtedness Principal $ -
Interest $ -
Total $ -
Bond Reserve Fund Balance $ -
Unencumbered Fund Balance $ 90,501
Encumbered Fund Balance $ 46,648
CAPTURED VALUES Overall Tax rates captured by TIF plan
PROPERTY CATEGORY Current Taxable Value Initial (base year) Assessed Value Captured Value TIF Revenue
Ad valorem PRE Real $ 3,379,004 $ 298,691 $ 3,080,313 25.3047000 $77,946.40
Ad valorem non-PRE Real $ 75,172,029 $ 6,857,334 $ 68,314,695 25.3047000 $1,728,682.86
Ad valorem industrial personal $ - $ - $ - 0.0000000 $0.00
Ad valorem commercial personal $ 8,738,269 $ 196,161 $ 8,542,108 25.3047000 $216,155.48
Ad valorem utility personal $ 351,232 $ - $ 351,232 25.3047000 $8,887.82
Ad valorem other personal $ - $ 1,340,931 $ (1,340,931) 25.3047000 ($33,931.86)
IFT New Facility real property, 0% SET exemption $ - $ - $ - 0.0000000 $0.00
IFT New Facility real property, 50% SET exemption $ - $ - $ - 0.0000000 $0.00
IFT New Facility real property, 100% SET exemption $ - $ - $ - 0.0000000 $0.00
IFT New Facility personal property on industrial class land $ - $ - $ - 0.0000000 $0.00
IFT New Facility personal property on commercial class land $ - $ - $ - 0.0000000 $0.00
IFT New Facility personal property, all other $ - $ - $ - 0.0000000 $0.00
Commercial Facility Tax New Facility $ - $ - $ - 0.0000000 $0.00
IFT Replacement Facility (frozen values) $ 24,493 $ - $ 24,493 25.3047000 $619.79
Commercial Facility Tax Restored Facility (frozen values) $ - $ - $ - 0.0000000 $0.00
Commercial Rehabilitation Act $ 342,582 $ - $ 342,582 0.0000000 $0.00
Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Act $ - $ - $ - 0.0000000 $0.00
Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act $ - $ - $ - 0.0000000 $0.00
Eligible Tax Reverted Property (Land Bank Sale) $ - $ - $ - 0.0000000 $0.00
Exempt (from all property tax) Real Property $ - $ - $ - 0.0000000 $0.00
Total Captured Value $ 8,693,117 $ 79,314,492 Total TIF Revenue $1,998,360.49
Budget Performance Report
Date Range 07/01/22 - 03/31/23
Include Rollup Account and Rollup to Object Act
Adopted Budget Amended Current Month YTD YTD Budget - YTD % Used/
Account Account Description Budget Amendments Budget Transactions Encumbrances Transactions Transactions Rec'd
Fund 251 - LDDA General Fund
REVENUE
Department 62 - LDDA
Business Unit 2311 - LDDA General Fund
402 Current Real Property Taxes
402.100 Current Real Property Taxes Tax Incremental Revenue 2,052,254.00 .00 2,052,254.00 .00 .00 2,048,576.98 3,677.02 100
402.110 Current Real Property Taxes Tax Incremental Rev-Prior .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 (77,558.89) 77,558.89 +++
402 - Current Real Property Taxes Totals $2,052,254.00 $0.00 $2,052,254.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,971,018.09 $81,235.91 96%
573 State Aid Revenue
573.001 State Aid Revenue State Reimbursement for PPT loss .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++
573 - State Aid Revenue Totals $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 +++
664 Investment Income
664.010 Investment Income Appreciation - invest value .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 3,769.50 (3,769.50) +++
664.020 Investment Income Interest-Investments .00 4,000.00 4,000.00 .00 .00 9,515.45 (5,515.45) 238
664 - Investment Income Totals $0.00 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $13,284.95 ($9,284.95) 332%
667 Rents
667.020 Rents Rents & Other .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 25,000.00 (25,000.00) +++
667 - Rents Totals $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $25,000.00 ($25,000.00) +++
Business Unit 2311 - LDDA General Fund Totals $2,052,254.00 $4,000.00 $2,056,254.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2,009,303.04 $46,950.96 98%
Department 62 - LDDA Totals $2,052,254.00 $4,000.00 $2,056,254.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2,009,303.04 $46,950.96 98%
REVENUE TOTALS $2,052,254.00 $4,000.00 $2,056,254.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2,009,303.04 $46,950.96 98%
EXPENSE
Department 62 - LDDA
Business Unit 2311 - LDDA General Fund
801 Prof & Oth Svcs
801.010 Prof & Oth Svcs Professional Services .00 5,500.00 5,500.00 .00 .00 4,036.99 1,463.01 73
801.030 Prof & Oth Svcs Attorney Fees .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++
801 - Prof & Oth Svcs Totals $0.00 $5,500.00 $5,500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $4,036.99 $1,463.01 73%
900 Printing & Publishing
900.010 Printing & Publishing Print-Publish-Broadcast .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++
900 - Printing & Publishing Totals $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 +++
959 Contribution-Other Govt Entities
959.030 Contribution-Other Govt Entities Surplus Tax 781,777.00 (1,500.00) 780,277.00 .00 .00 .00 780,277.00 0
Distribution
959 - Contribution-Other Govt Entities Totals $781,777.00 ($1,500.00) $780,277.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $780,277.00 0%
960 Transfer to Primary Government
960.101 Transfer to Primary Government Transfer to General 1,270,477.00 .00 1,270,477.00 105,873.08 .00 952,857.72 317,619.28 75
Fund
960 - Transfer to Primary Government Totals $1,270,477.00 $0.00 $1,270,477.00 $105,873.08 $0.00 $952,857.72 $317,619.28 75%
Business Unit 2311 - LDDA General Fund Totals $2,052,254.00 $4,000.00 $2,056,254.00 $105,873.08 $0.00 $956,894.71 $1,099,359.29 47%
Department 62 - LDDA Totals $2,052,254.00 $4,000.00 $2,056,254.00 $105,873.08 $0.00 $956,894.71 $1,099,359.29 47%
EXPENSE TOTALS $2,052,254.00 $4,000.00 $2,056,254.00 $105,873.08 $0.00 $956,894.71 $1,099,359.29 47%
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Budget Performance Report
Date Range 07/01/22 - 03/31/23
Include Rollup Account and Rollup to Object Act
Adopted Budget Amended Current Month YTD YTD Budget - YTD % Used/
Account Account Description Budget Amendments Budget Transactions Encumbrances Transactions Transactions Rec'd
Fund 251 - LDDA General Fund Totals
REVENUE TOTALS 2,052,254.00 4,000.00 2,056,254.00 .00 .00 2,009,303.04 46,950.96 98%
EXPENSE TOTALS 2,052,254.00 4,000.00 2,056,254.00 105,873.08 .00 956,894.71 1,099,359.29 47%
Fund 251 - LDDA General Fund Totals $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($105,873.08) $0.00 $1,052,408.33 ($1,052,408.33)
Grand Totals
REVENUE TOTALS 2,052,254.00 4,000.00 2,056,254.00 .00 .00 2,009,303.04 46,950.96 98%
EXPENSE TOTALS 2,052,254.00 4,000.00 2,056,254.00 105,873.08 .00 956,894.71 1,099,359.29 47%
Grand Totals $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($105,873.08) $0.00 $1,052,408.33 ($1,052,408.33)
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Lakeview Downtown Development Authority
2023-2024 Fiscal Year Budget
Revenue
Item
Tax Incremental Revenue $2,306,732.00 (1)
Investment Income $22,900.00
Rental Income $25,000.00
TOTAL $2,354,632.00
(1) Assumes captured taxable value of $91,126,406
and capture of City, KCC and County Millage in FY 2023/2024
Expense
Item
Professional/administrative fees $2,500.00 (2)
Audit fees $3,000.00 (2)
Contingency $0.00
Unexpended funds $2,349,132.00 (3)
TOTAL $2,354,632.00
(2) To City Finance Department
(3) Expected to be returned proportionately to City, KCC, and Calhoun County
I-94 in Calhoun County
Project – Capital Avenue Bridge
Replacement
December 8, 2022 MDOT - Marshall TSC
SEVEN MILES OF
ROAD PAVING
M-311
17 MILE
F DRIVE
FOUR MILES OF
ENHANCED
ROAD
RESURFACING
9 MILE
RIVERSIDE
BEADLE LAKE
6 ½ MILE
BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
CAPITAL AVE OVER I-94
BRIDGE REPLACEMENT BRIDGE REHABILITATION
• Design-Build Delivery Method. 2023, 2024 and 2025 Construction
• Nine Bridge Replacements, Eight Bridge Rehabilitations
• Four Miles of Enhanced Road Resurfacing
• Seven Miles of Road Paving
• Capital Ave Bridge and Road Reconstruction
Capital Avenue
CAPITAL AVENUE
Interchange BRIDGE & APPROACH
RECONSTRUCTION
MODERNIZE
TRAFFIC SIGNALS
AT RAMP
TERMINALS
ALL RAMP
RESURFACING
RECONSTRUCTION
OF I-94 UNDER
CAPITAL AVENUE
BECKLEY ROAD WESTBOUND
MODERNIZE TRAFFIC RIGHT TURN LANE
SIGNALS AT BECKLEY AT BECKLEY ROAD
ROAD & CAPITAL
AVENUE INTERSECTION
Proposed Capital Avenue Bridge
EASTBOUND I-94 WESTBOUND I-94
Capital Avenue Bridge Cross-Section
SHOULDER SHOULDER
Capital Avenue Bridge Construction
• Full closure with no access thru Capital Avenue over I-94.
• 75 days construction duration.
• Proposed construction start after July 4, 2023.
• All ramps open during bridge reconstruction.
• Access to Capital Avenue and Beckley Road during bridge work
using ramps.
• Bridge will be opened prior to ramp reconstruction:
• Eastbound Ramps Closure: 2 weeks.
• Westbound Ramps Closure: 3-4 weeks.
Capital Avenue Bridge Construction
• Improved safety for motorist, pedestrians, and workers during bridge
demolition.
• Contractor funded shuttle service to be provided on Capital Avenue for
pedestrians to get across I-94 during Battle Creek Transit service hours.
• Contractor funded traffic calming measures and extra law enforcement
on local roads to reduce cut-through traffic in neighborhoods.
• $1.5 million savings in project costs.
Capital Avenue Bridge Construction Schedule
• Early July: Detour Capital Avenue after the Independence Day Holiday. Full closure
and detour of I-94 for bridge demolition will be at night for 12 hours.
• Mid July – Early August: Construct cast-in-place concrete substructure & utility
construction.
• Early August: Intermittent 15-minute night-time full closure of I-94 for prestressed
concrete beam erection.
• Early August – Early September: Construct cast-in-place concrete superstructure and
continue utility & earthwork construction.
• Early September – Mid/Late September: Complete bridge approach work, signals,
lighting, and slope restoration.
• Mid/Late September – October: Open Capital Avenue to traffic and begin ramp
closures for ramp pavement reconstruction.
Northbound Capital Avenue Vehicle Detour
WESTBOUND
I-94 ENTRANCE
DETOUR ROUTE RAMP AT M-66
CAPITAL AVENUE
EASTBOUND
I-94 EXIT
RAMP AT M-66
BECKLEY ROAD
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC DETOUR ROUTE
SIGNALS AT HELMER
RAMP TERMINALS
CAPITAL AVENUE
HELMER ROAD
BECKLEY ROAD
Greg Finnila
MDOT – Marshall TSC
MDOT-MarshallTSC@michigan.gov
269.789.0592
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