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6.1 B - Attachment No. 2 Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redwood City Notes to Basic Financial Statements For the year ended June 30,2009 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The basic financial statements of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redwood City, California, (Agency) have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as applied to governmental agencies. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the accepted standard setking body for establishing governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. The more significant of the Agency's accounting policies are described below. A. Description of Reporting Entity The Agency of the City of Redwood City was created under the provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law (California Health and Safety Code) to redevelop certain areas in the City of Redwood City. A Redevelopment Plan was originally adopted in July 1982 (Original Area); it was amended in May 1985(First Amendment) and again in December 1989 (Second Amendment)to provide an improved physical, social and economic environment in the Agency's project area. The Agency is authorized to finance the Plan from various sources, including assistance from the City, the State and federal governments,property tax increments,interest income and the issuance of Agency bonds. The Agency is an integral part of the City of Redwood City (City) and the Accompanying Basic Financial Statements are included as a component unit of the basic financial statements prepared by the City. B. Basis of Accounting/Measurement Focus The accounts of the Agency are organized on the basis of funds, each of which is considered a separate accounting entity. The operations of each fund are accounted for with a separate set of self-balancing accounts that comprise its assets, liabilities, fund equity, revenues, and expenditures or expenses, as appropriate. Governmental resources are allocated to and accounted for in individual funds based upon the purposes for which they are to be spent and the means by which spending activities are controlled. Government-Wide Financial Statements-The Agency's government-wide financial statements include a Statement of Net Assets and a Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets. These statements present summaries of governmental activities for the Agency. These financial statements are presented on an "economic resources" measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Accordingly, all of the Agency's assets and liabilities, including capital assets, as well as infrastructure assets, and long-term liabilities, are included in the accompanying Statement of Net Assets. The Statement of Activities presents changes in net assets. Under the accrual basis of accounting, revenues are recognized in the period in which they are earned while expenses are recognized in the period in which the liability is incurred. Certain eliminations have been made as prescribed by GASB Statement No. 34 in regards to interfund activities, payables and receivables. All internal balances in the Statement of Net Assets have been eliminated except those representing balances between the governmental activities, which are presented as internal balances and eliminated in the total primary government column. The following interfund activities have been eliminated: • Transfers in/out 22