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City of Palo Alto (ID # 12108)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 5/10/2021
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Summary Title: Approval of FY 2020 Single Audit Report
Title: Finance Committee Recommends the City Council Approve the Macias
Gini & O’Connell’s Single Audit Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2020
From: City Manager
Lead Department: City Auditor
RECOMMENDATION
The Finance Committee, Office of the City Auditor, and Staff recommend that the City Council
approve the following audit reports for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 prepared by Macias
Gini & O’Connell (“MGO”). These reports are collectively referred to as the Single Audit.
1. Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on
Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements in Accordance
With Government Auditing Standards.
2. Independent Auditor’s Report on Compliance for Each Major Federal Program; Report on
Internal Control Over Compliance; and Report on the Schedule of Federal Awards
Required by the Uniform Guidance.
SUMMARY
At the January 11, 2021 City Council Meeting, the City Council approved the following audit
reports prepared by MGO:
a) Report to the City Council (the “Management Letter”)
b) Cable TV Franchise, Independent Auditor’s Report and Statements of Franchise
Revenues and Expenses for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
c) Palo Alto Public Improvement Corporation (a component unit of the City of Palo Alto)
Annual Financial Report for the year ended June 30, 2020
d) Regional Water Quality Control Plant, Independent Auditor’s Report and Financial
Statements for the year ended June 30, 2020
e) Independent Accountant’s Report on Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures related to the
Article XIII-B Appropriations (GANN) Limit for the year ended June 30, 2020
f) The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (Annual Report)
included in CMR #1171 that is available here.
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At that time, guidance necessary for the completion of the Single Audit had not yet been
released by Federal Office of Management and Budget. The Single Audit report has since been
completed, thus the recommended action within this report.
MGO reports the following within the Single Audit Report:
- Unmodified opinions as it pertains to both the Financial Statements and to Federal
Awards
- No material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in internal controls over financial
reporting or over major programs
- No findings or questioned costs
The Office of the City Auditor and Staff presented this recommendation to the Finance
Committee on April 6, 2021, and the motion was unanimously approved after a presentation by
MGO.
Stakeholder Engagement
This report has been prepared by the Administrative Service Department Accounting division
and coordinated with the Office of the City Auditor and the Office of Management and Budget.
Environmental Review
This is not a project for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Attachments:
• City of Palo Alto - Single Audit Report FY2020
• MGO Presentation to Palo Alto - Single Audit FY2020
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'ƌĂŶƚŽƌͬWĂƐƐͲdŚƌŽƵŐŚ'ƌĂŶƚŽƌͬWƌŽŐƌĂŵdŝƚůĞ EƵŵďĞƌ EƵŵďĞƌ džƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐ džƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐ
h͘^ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐĂŶĚhƌďĂŶĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
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ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚůŽĐŬ'ƌĂŶƚƐͬŶƚŝƚůĞŵĞŶƚ'ƌĂŶƚƐ ŶͬĂ ϭϰ͘Ϯϭϴ ϲϬϲ͕ϬϲϮΨ ϱϭϲ͕ϴϭϵΨ
h͘^͘ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ:ƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŝƌĞĐƚ
ƵůůĞƚƉƌŽŽĨsĞƐƚWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŶͬĂ ϭϲ͘ϲϬϳ ϭ͕ϴϮϴ Ͳ
h͘^͘ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƚŝŽŶ
ŝƌĞĐƚ
WƵďůŝĐdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƚŝŽŶZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
ĂŶĚdƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ͲϮϬϭϳͲϬϮϬͲϬϬ ϮϬ͘ϱϭϰ ϱϴϲ͕ϯϳϴ Ͳ
ŝƌƉŽƌƚ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚWƌŽŐƌĂŵ ϯͲϬϲͲϬϭϴϮͲϬϭϰͲϮϬϭϴ ϮϬ͘ϭϬϲ ϱ͕ϰϴϭ͕ϰϱϬ Ͳ
^ƵďƚŽƚĂůͲŝƌĞĐƚǁĂƌĚƐ ϲ͕Ϭϲϳ͕ϴϮϴ Ͳ
WĂƐƐͲƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨƌŽŵ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƚŝŽŶ
,ŝŐŚǁĂLJWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ Z>^ͲϱϭϬϬ;ϬϭϳͿ ϮϬ͘ϮϬϱ ϰϯ͕ϭϯϵ Ͳ
,ŝŐŚǁĂLJWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ D>ͲϱϭϬϬ;ϬϮϳͿ ϮϬ͘ϮϬϱ ϲϬϴ͕ϴϰϲ Ͳ
WĂƐƐͲƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨƌŽŵ^ĂŶƚĂůĂƌĂsĂůůĞLJdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƚŝŽŶƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ
,ŝŐŚǁĂLJWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ^>ϭϳϬϬϮϭ ϮϬ͘ϮϬϱ ϮϬϳ͕ϵϳϲ Ͳ
^ƵďƚŽƚĂůͲ,ŝŐŚǁĂLJWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶϴϱϵ͕ϵϲϭ Ͳ
dŽƚĂůh͘^͘ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƚŝŽŶ ϲ͕ϵϮϳ͕ϳϴϵ Ͳ
EĂƚŝŽŶĂůŶĚŽǁŵĞŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞ,ƵŵĂŶŝƚŝĞƐ
ŝƌĞĐƚ
DƵƐĞƵŵƐĨŽƌŵĞƌŝĐĂ DͲϭϬͲϭϳͲϬϯϮϳͲϭϳ ϰϱ͘ϯϬϭ ϲϵ͕ϰϬϱ Ͳ
WĂƐƐͲƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨƌŽŵĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ^ƚĂƚĞ>ŝďƌĂƌLJ
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dŽƚĂůEĂƚŝŽŶĂůŶĚŽǁŵĞŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞ,ƵŵĂŶŝƚŝĞƐ ϴϲ͕ϱϲϱ Ͳ
dKd>&Z>&/EE/>tZ^ϳ͕ϲϮϮ͕ϮϰϰΨ ϱϭϲ͕ϴϭϵΨ
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&ŽƌƚŚĞzĞĂƌŶĚĞĚ:ƵŶĞϯϬ͕ϮϬϮϬ
^ĞĞĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶLJŝŶŐŶŽƚĞƐƚŽWKH6FKHGXOHRI([SHQGLWXUHVRI)HGHUDO$ZDUGV
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EŽƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞ^ĐŚĞĚƵůĞŽĨdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐŽĨ&ĞĚĞƌĂůǁĂƌĚƐ
zĞĂƌŶĚĞĚ:ƵŶĞϯϬ͕ϮϬϮϬ
EKdϭʹZWKZd/E'Ed/dz
dŚĞƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞŽĨĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐŽĨĨĞĚĞƌĂůĂǁĂƌĚƐ;ƚŚĞ^ĐŚĞĚƵůĞͿŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐŽĨĨĞĚĞƌĂůĂǁĂƌĚƐ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƚLJŽĨWĂůŽůƚŽ͕ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ;ŝƚLJͿ͕ĂŶĚŝƚƐĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƵŶŝƚĂƐĚŝƐĐůŽƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŶŽƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞďĂƐŝĐ
ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘
EKdϮʹ^/^K&KhEd/E'
ĂƐŝƐ ŽĨ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƌĞĨĞƌƐ ƚŽ ǁŚĞŶ ƌĞǀĞŶƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐ Žƌ ĞdžƉĞŶƐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĨŽĐƵƐ ĂƉƉůŝĞĚ͘ ůů
ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂůĨƵŶĚƐĂƌĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĞĚĨŽƌƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŽĚŝĨŝĞĚĂĐĐƌƵĂůďĂƐŝƐŽĨĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ͘ůůƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚĂƌLJ
ĨƵŶĚƐĂƌĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĞĚĨŽƌƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĂĐĐƌƵĂůďĂƐŝƐŽĨĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ͘džƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐŽĨĨĞĚĞƌĂůĂǁĂƌĚƐƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ
ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ĐŚĞĚƵůĞ ĂƌĞ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ ŝŶĐƵƌƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ĞůŝŐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŵĞƚ͘ ^ƵĐŚ
ĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƐƚ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ŝŶ Ϯ &Z ϮϬϬ͕ ^ƵďƉĂƌƚ ;ŽƐƚ
WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐͿ͕ǁŚĞƌĞŝŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJƉĞƐŽĨĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐĂƌĞŶŽƚĂůůŽǁĂďůĞŽƌĂƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂƐƚŽƌĞŝŵďƵƌƐĞŵĞŶƚ͘
dŚĞŝƚLJĚŝĚŶŽƚĞůĞĐƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞϭϬйĚĞŵŝŶŝŵŝƐĐŽƐƚƌĂƚĞĂƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚŝŶϮ&ZϮϬϬ͘ϰϭϰ;&ΘͿĐŽƐƚƐ͘
EKdϯʹ/ZdE/E/Zd;W^^Ͳd,ZKh',Ϳ&Z>tZ^
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ŽƚŚĞƌŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƉĂƐƐͲƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨĞĚĞƌĂůĂǁĂƌĚƐƚŽƚŚĞŝƚLJ͘dŚĞ^ĐŚĞĚƵůĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐďŽƚŚ
ŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚLJƉĞƐŽĨĨĞĚĞƌĂůĂǁĂƌĚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJŽĐĐƵƌ͘
EKdϰʹZ>d/KE^,/WdK&Z>&/EE/>ZWKZd^
ŵŽƵŶƚƐƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ ^ĐŚĞĚƵůĞĂŐƌĞĞƚŽŽƌĐĂŶďĞƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞĂŵŽƵŶƚƐƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ƌĞůĂƚĞĚĨĞĚĞƌĂůĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ͘
EKdϱʹZ>d/KE^,/WdK^/&/EE/>^ddDEd^
&ĞĚĞƌĂůĂǁĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐĂŐƌĞĞƚŽŽƌĐĂŶďĞƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂŵŽƵŶƚƐƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƚLJ͛Ɛ
ďĂƐŝĐĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘
/dzK&W>K>dK
^ĐŚĞĚƵůĞŽĨ&ŝŶĚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚYƵĞƐƚŝŽŶĞĚŽƐƚƐ
zĞĂƌŶĚĞĚ:ƵŶĞϯϬ͕ϮϬϮϬ
^ĞĐƚŝŽŶ/ ^ƵŵŵĂƌLJŽĨƵĚŝƚŽƌ͛ƐZĞƐƵůƚƐ
&ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐ͗
dLJƉĞŽĨĂƵĚŝƚŽƌ͛ƐƌĞƉŽƌƚŝƐƐƵĞĚ͗ hŶŵŽĚŝĨŝĞĚ
/ŶƚĞƌŶĂůĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽǀĞƌĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůƌĞƉŽƌƚŝŶŐ͗
xDĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĞĚ͍ EŽ
x^ŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐŝĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĞĚƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ
ŶŽƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽďĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐĞƐ͍ EŽŶĞƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ
EŽŶĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƚŽƚŚĞĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐŶŽƚĞĚ͍ EŽ
&ĞĚĞƌĂůǁĂƌĚƐ͗
/ŶƚĞƌŶĂůĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽǀĞƌŵĂũŽƌƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͗
xDĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĞĚ͍ EŽ
x^ŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐŝĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĞĚƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ
ŶŽƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽďĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐĞƐ͍ EŽŶĞƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ
dLJƉĞŽĨĂƵĚŝƚŽƌ͛ƐƌĞƉŽƌƚŝƐƐƵĞĚŽŶĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚŵĂũŽƌ
ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͗ hŶŵŽĚŝĨŝĞĚ
ŶLJĂƵĚŝƚĨŝŶĚŝŶŐƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽďĞƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞ
ǁŝƚŚϮ&ZϮϬϬ͘ϱϭϲ;ĂͿ͍ EŽ
DĂũŽƌƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͗
&EƵŵďĞƌ EĂŵĞŽĨ&ĞĚĞƌĂůWƌŽŐƌĂŵŽƌůƵƐƚĞƌ
ϮϬ͘ϭϬϲ ŝƌƉŽƌƚ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚWƌŽŐƌĂŵ
ϮϬ͘ϱϭϰ WƵďůŝĐdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƚŝŽŶZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ĂŶĚ
dƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ
ŽůůĂƌƚŚƌĞƐŚŽůĚƵƐĞĚƚŽĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚďĞƚǁĞĞŶ
dLJƉĞĂŶĚdLJƉĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ΨϳϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ
ƵĚŝƚĞĞƋƵĂůŝĨŝĞƐĂƐĂůŽǁͲƌŝƐŬĂƵĚŝƚĞĞ͍ zĞƐ
^ĞĐƚŝŽŶ// &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ&ŝŶĚŝŶŐƐ
EŽŶĞƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ͘
^ĞĐƚŝŽŶ/// &ĞĚĞƌĂůǁĂƌĚƐ&ŝŶĚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚYƵĞƐƚŝŽŶĞĚŽƐƚƐ
EŽŶĞƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ͘
/dzK&W>K>dK
^ƵŵŵĂƌLJ^ĐŚĞĚƵůĞŽĨWƌŝŽƌƵĚŝƚ&ŝŶĚŝŶŐƐ
zĞĂƌŶĚĞĚ:ƵŶĞϯϬ͕ϮϬϮϬ
WƌŝŽƌĂƵĚŝƚĨŝŶĚŝŶŐƐǁĞƌĞŶŽƚƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ͘
The following presentation was prepared as part of our audit of the City
of Palo Alto (the “City”) for the year ended June 30, 2020, is limited in its
overall information, and is intended solely for the information and use
by those charged with governance, management and as necessary,
those charged with financial reporting oversight role of the City. This
communication is not intended and should not be used by any other
party, committee or person other than these specified parties.
2
MGO Presentation to the City of Palo Alto
Deliverable Repor ts
•Independent Auditor ’s Repor t on Internal Control Over Financial
Repor ting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit
of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government
Auditing Standards
•Independent Auditor ’s Repor t on Compliance for Each Major Federal
Program; Repor t on Internal Control Over Compliance and Repor t on
the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Required by the
Uniform Guidance
Reports Issued
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MGO Presentation to the City of Palo Alto
Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA)
•Total FY 2020 SEFA Expenditure: $7.6 million for 7 federal programs
•2 Major federal programs totaled to $6.1 million (80% coverage)
–CFDA No. 20.106 Airpor t Improvement Program
–CFDA No. 20.514 Public Transpor tation Research, Technical
Assistance, and Training
Summary of Audit Results
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MGO Presentation to the City of Palo Alto
Financial Statements
•Unmodified opinion
•No repor ted significant deficiencies or material weaknesses over financial repor ting
•No noncompliance significant to the financial statements
Federal Awards
•Unmodified opinion on each major federal program
•No repor ted significant deficiencies or material weaknesses over compliance
•No repor ted instances of noncompliance or other matters
•SEFA is fairly stated in relation to the basic financial statements
Summary of Audit Results
Government Audit & Oversight Committee
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w w w . m g o c p a . c o m
The presentation was prepared as part of our audit of the City of Palo Alto (the “City”) for the year ended June 30, 2020, is limited in its overall information, and is
intended solely for the information and use by those charged with governance, management and as necessary, those charged with financial reporting oversight role of
the City. This communication is not intended and should not be used by any other party, committee or person other than these specified parties.