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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The project is currently under construction and is anticipated to be completed by the end of <br />November 2006. The LORHA is covering the engineering and construction costs of the project <br />by a bridge loan obtained from Community Bank of Basalt, Colorado. It is the intent of the <br />LORHOA to pay off this bridge loan upon securing a loan with the Water Conservation Board. <br /> <br />Financial Analvsis <br />The total estimated cost of the project, including engineering, is $167,500. Staffis <br />recommending a Small Project loan in the maximum amount of$152,258 (90% of the total <br />project cost, plus a 1 % loan service fee). The recommended loan term is 30-years at the high <br />income municipal rate of 4.25%. <br /> <br />Table 1 is a summary of the financial aspects of the project with a $152,258 CWCB loan. The <br />annual payment would be $9,981 (including the 10% reserve requirement) at the loan term of <br />4.25% for 30-years. This represents a cost of$767 per acre-foot, based on an expected annual <br />diversion for outside irrigation of 13 acre-feet by the LORHOA. <br /> <br />Table 1. financial Summary <br /> <br />Project Cost $167,500 <br />CWCB Loan Amount $152,258 <br />Number of Shareholders 22 <br />CWCB Annual Payment $9,074 <br />CWCB Loan Payment (includes 10% reserve) $9,981 <br />Current Annual Assessment per Shareholder 2006 $7,186 <br />Proposed Annual Assessment per Shareholder 2007 $9,342 <br />Annual Cost of Loan per AF delivered (13 ac- ft.) $767 <br /> <br />Creditworthiness: The LORHA has an existing "bridge" loan with the Community Bank of <br />Basalt, Colorado. The loan with Community Bank is a $150,000 line of credit, which will be <br />paid off from the loan funds received from CWCB. The LORHOA has no other existing debt. <br /> <br />Table 2 shows the Financial Ratios and indicates overall strong ability to repay the $152,258 <br />CWCB loan, with annual assessments raised from $7,186 to $9,342 per shareholder in 2007 and <br />from $9,342 to $12,145 per shareholder in 2011. <br /> <br />Table 2. Financial Ratios <br /> <br />Financial Ratio Without With the project <br /> the project Future Year - <br /> (Aver. 2004-06) (2007+) <br />Operating Ratio (revenue/expense) <br />weak: less than 100% 116% 140% <br />average: 100% - 120% (aver. ) ( strong) <br />strong: greater than 120% <br /> ($260,460/$225,600) ($303,218/217,391 ) <br />Debt Service Coverage Ratio <br />(revenues-expenses)/ debt service N/A 700% <br />weak: less than 100% ( strong) <br />average: 100% - 125% <br />strong: greater than 125% ($303,218-217391) <br /> ($12,323) <br /> <br />3 <br />