CRA Annual Report 20/21 | Page 60

City of Port St . Lucie , Florida Community Redevelopment Agency Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended September 30 , 2021
NOTE 5 . LONG-TERM LIABILITIES ( CONTINUED )
B . COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REDEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND REFUNDING BONDS , SERIES 2016 ( CONTINUED )
Refunded and Defeased Debt :
Bonds are refunded to retire all or a portion of an outstanding bond issue . Typically , the purpose of refundings is to refinance at a lower interest rate to reduce overall debt service . Refunding provides an irrevocable deposit with an escrow agent of sufficient funds to pay principal and interest , when due , on the refunded bonds to the earliest call date . These obligations are no longer considered a liability of the City .
The deferred and amortized amounts of accounting gains / losses on bond refundings ( which are deferred outflows / inflows of resources ) at September 30 , 2021 , are amortized as follows :
Deferred Amount
Additions ( Gains / Losses )
Reductions due to Refunding
Amortization Gains /( Losses )
Deferred Amount
CRA TIF Refunding Bonds , Series 2016 $ 313,082 $ - $ - $ ( 31,498 ) $ 281,584
$ 313,082 $ - $ - $ ( 31,498 ) $ 281,584
C .
DEBT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
Long-term debt service requirements for each of the years subsequent to September 30 , 2021 are :
CRA TIF Refunding Bonds , Series 2016
September 30 ,
Principal
Interest
Total
2022
$
3,770,000 $
1,109,250
$
4,879,250
2023
3,955,000
916,125
4,871,125
2024
5,185,000
687,625
5,872,625
2025
5,445,000
421,875
5,866,875
2026
5,715,000
142,875
5,857,875
Total
$
24,070,000 $
3,277,750
$
27,347,750
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