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Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2020
Financial Statements
Maricopa County                   
Stadium District
A Component Unit of Maricopa County, Arizona

MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA 
 
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issued by: 
 
Maricopa County – Department of Finance

MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
 
 
 
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 
 
1 
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART 
 
3 
LIST OF PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS 
 
4 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT 
 
5 
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 
 
7 
BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
 
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION 
 
13 
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 
 
14 
BALANCE SHEET – GOVERNEMENTAL FUNDS 
 
15 
RECONCILIATION OF THE BALANCE SHEET OF GOVERNMENTAL  
 
 
  FUNDS TO THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION 
 
16 
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN  
 
 
  FUND BALANCES – GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS 
17 
RECONCILIATION OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES,  
 
 
  EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE OF 
 
  GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 
 
18 
NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
19 
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
 
BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULES 
 
28 
NOTE TO BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULES 
 
 
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October 1, 2020, 
 
The Honorable Maricopa County Stadium District Board of Directors: 
 
It is our pleasure to submit to you the Financial Statements of the Maricopa County Stadium District 
(Stadium District) for the year ended June 30, 2020, in accordance with Arizona Revised Statue 
§48-4231.D. The Statute requires that the Stadium District receive an independent financial audit of 
the accounts and records of the Stadium District within 120 days of the June 30 fiscal year end. 
 
CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, a certified public accounting firm, has audited the Stadium District’s financial 
statements for the year ended June 30, 2020, and issued an unmodified opinion. The audit was 
conducted in accordance with U. S. generally accepted governmental auditing standards; the 
Independent Auditors’ Report is included in this report. 
 
Management assumes full responsibility for the completeness and reliability of the information 
contained in this report. Management of the Stadium District has established a comprehensive internal 
control framework that is designed both to protect the Stadium District’s assets from loss, theft, or 
misuse and to compile sufficient reliable information for the preparation of the Stadium District’s financial 
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 
Because the cost of internal controls should not outweigh their benefits, the Stadium District’s 
comprehensive framework of internal controls has been designed to provide reasonable rather than 
absolute assurance that the financial statements will be free from any material misstatement. 
 
PROFILE OF THE STADIUM DISTRICT 
The Stadium District was formed in accordance with ARS §48-4202.A. through action of the Maricopa 
County Board of Supervisors in September 1991. The Stadium District has a Board of Directors 
consisting of the five members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. The County Manager 
serves as the Executive Director of the Stadium District. The Stadium District is located in the central 
portion of the State of Arizona and has the same boundaries as Maricopa County. The Stadium 
District’s boundaries encompass the Greater Metropolitan Phoenix area and includes the cities of 
Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale, Glendale, Peoria, Goodyear, Surprise, Chandler, and the town of 
Paradise Valley. 
 
The mission of the Maricopa County Stadium District is to provide fiscal resources and asset 
management for the community and visitors to Maricopa County so they can attend Major League 
Baseball games and other entertainment in a well maintained facility. From the Stadium District’s 
inception through 1996, the Stadium District provided funds for building or renovating seven Cactus 
League baseball spring training facilities. On February 17, 1994, the Stadium District entered into an 
agreement with the Arizona Professional Baseball Team (AZPB) Limited Partnership to finance a 
portion of the acquisition cost and construction for a new major league baseball stadium currently 
known as Chase Field.

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The Stadium District owns Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, which opened in 1998 
under the name Bank One Ballpark. Bank One was bought by JPMorgan Chase and in the fall of 2005, 
the name of the ballpark was changed to Chase Field. On May 9, 2018, the Maricopa County Stadium 
District (District) and AZPB Limited Partnership (Team) entered into a Binding Memorandum and 
Agreement which provided for the Team to have sole control and responsibility for the operation and 
maintenance of Chase Field. 
 
The Stadium District is a blended component unit of Maricopa County. The Stadium District’s financial 
information is included in the Maricopa County Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. 
 
The annual operating budget serves as the foundation for the Stadium District’s financial planning and 
control. The Stadium District is required by ARS §48-4232 to annually prepare and adopt a balanced 
budget. The objective of these budgetary controls is to ensure compliance with legal provisions embodied 
in the annual operating budget approved by the Board of Directors not later than June 30 each year. 
Arizona law further requires that no expenditure shall be made or liability incurred in excess of the amounts 
budgeted except as provided by law, however, expenditures can be  transferred between line items within 
a fund without seeking Board approval. The level at which expenditures may not legally exceed 
appropriations is the fund level; however, the Board of Directors may amend the budget upon a finding 
of good cause. 
 
ECONOMIC CONDITION 
Maricopa County Stadium District’s primary revenue source is the Auto Rental Surcharge of $2.50 per 
rental car contract established by ARS §48-4234 for Cactus League purposes. This revenue is dependent 
entirely on the number of autos rented within the Stadium District boundaries (Maricopa County). 
 
FINANCIAL POLICIES AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL PLANNING 
The Board of Directors has a fiscally conservative management philosophy and adopts a fiscally 
prudent, balanced budget annually. As part of the budget and financial planning process, the District 
prepares financial forecasts that provide an estimate of the District’s fiscal condition given realistic 
economic trends, current policies, and existing laws. The annual budget serves as the foundation for 
the District’s financial planning and control. 
 
The preparation of these financial statements could not have been accomplished without the efficient 
and dedicated services of the Department of Finance staff. We appreciate all of those who assisted in 
and contributed to the preparation of this report. We also wish to express our sincere appreciation to 
the Board of Directors for their support in planning and overseeing the financial operations of the Stadium 
District in a responsible and progressive manner. 
 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
 
 
 
Joy Rich Executive 
Director

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MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
LIST OF PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS 
JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
 
 
 
Board of Directors 
 
Chairman............................................................................................. Clint L. Hickman, District 4 
Vice-Chairman........................................................................................... Jack Sellers, District 1 
Director.................................................................................................... Steve Chucri, District 2 
Director........................................................................................................... Bill Gates, District 3 
Director.................................................................................................. Steve Gallardo, District 5 
 
 
Appointed Officials 
 
Executive Director ...........................................................................................................Joy Rich

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
Board of Directors
Maricopa County Stadium District
Phoenix, Arizona
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities and each major 
fund of the Maricopa County Stadium District (Stadium District) (a component unit of Maricopa County), 
as of and for the year ended June 30, 2020, and the related notes to the financial statements, which 
collectively comprise the Stadium District’s basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in 
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes 
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.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit. We 
conducted our audit in accordance with 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. Those standards require that we plan and 
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from 
material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in 
the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the 
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or 
error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Stadium 
District’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements 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 Stadium District’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. 
An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the 
reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the 
overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for 
our audit opinions.

Board of Directors
Maricopa County Stadium District
Opinions
In our opinion, the 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 Maricopa County 
Stadium District as of June 30, 2020, and the respective changes in financial position for the year then 
ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the management’s 
discussion and analysis and budget to actual schedules for the General Fund and major special 
revenue funds be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, 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 Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively 
comprise the Maricopa County Stadium District’s basic financial statements. The letter of transmittal, 
organizational chart and list of principal officials are presented for purposes of additional analysis and 
are not a required part of the basic financial statements. The letter of transmittal, organizational chart 
and list of principal officials have not been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of 
the basic financial statements, and accordingly, we do not express an opinion or provide any assurance 
on them.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated 
October 1, 2020, on our consideration of the Maricopa County Stadium District’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 result of that 
testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of Maricopa County Stadium District’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 Stadium District’s 
internal control over financial reporting and compliance.
a
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
October 1, 2020

MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
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This section of the Maricopa County Stadium District’s (Stadium District) financial statements presents a 
discussion and analysis of the Stadium District’s financial performance during the fiscal year ended June 
30, 2020. Please read it in conjunction with the Stadium District’s basic financial statements following this 
section. 
 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
♦ 
The assets of the Stadium District exceeded liabilities at the close of fiscal year ending June 30, 
2020 by $229.7 million (net position). Of this amount, $221.5 million is the net investment in capital 
assets, $5.3 million is restricted, and $2.9 million is unrestricted. 
 
♦ 
The Stadium District’s total net position decreased by $5.5 million primarily due to the annual 
recognition of depreciation expense and distributions to the Arizona Tourism and Sports Authority 
(AZSTA) for auto surcharge taxes collected in excess of the debt service requirements, as stipulated 
in the intergovernmental agreement with the AZSTA.  
 
♦ 
As of June 30, 2020, the governmental funds reported combined fund balances of $8.2 million, an 
increase of $0.4 million in comparison with the prior year. Of the combined fund balance, $5.3 million 
is restricted for Cactus League purposes and the remaining $2.9 million is unrestricted for Chase 
Field General Fund operations. 
 
♦ 
At the end of the fiscal year, unassigned fund balance for the Chase Field General Fund was $2.9 
million, or 3,490.9% of total General Fund expenditures. When compared to total expenditures, the 
unassigned Chase Field General Fund fund’s balance is 57.4% of total governmental expenditures 
during the current fiscal year. 
 
OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the Stadium District’s basic financial 
statements. The Stadium District’s basic financial statements comprise three components 1) Government-
wide financial statements; 2) Fund financial statements; and 3) Notes to the financial statements. Required 
Supplementary Information is included in addition to the basic financial statements. 
 
Government-Wide Financial Statements 
Government-wide Financial Statements are designed to provide readers with a broad overview of the 
Stadium District’s finances, in a manner similar to private-sector business. The accrual basis of accounting 
is used for the government-wide financial statements. 
 
The statement of net position presents information on all Stadium District assets, deferred outflows, 
liabilities, and deferred inflows, with the difference reported as net position. Over time, increases or 
decreases in net position may serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of the Stadium 
District is improving or deteriorating. 
 
The statement of activities presents information showing how net position changed during the most recent 
fiscal year. All changes in net position are reported as soon as the underlying event giving rise to the 
change occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are reported 
in this statement for some items that will result in cash flows in future fiscal periods.

MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
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Both of these government-wide financial statements distinguish functions of the Stadium District that are 
principally supported by Chase Field operations and auto rental surcharge revenues (governmental 
activities). The governmental activity of the Stadium District is culture and recreation. The Stadium District 
has no business-type activities. 
 
The Stadium District is a blended component unit of Maricopa County and is included as such in the 
County’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. 
 
The Stadium District has no component units. 
 
Fund Financial Statements 
Fund Financial Statements are groupings of related accounts that are used to maintain control over 
resources that have been segregated for specific activities or objectives. The Stadium District, like other 
state and local governments, uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate finance-related legal 
compliance. All of the funds of the Stadium District are governmental funds. 
 
Governmental Funds – Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions 
reported as governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, unlike the 
government-wide financial statements, governmental fund financial statements use the modified accrual 
basis of accounting and focus on near-term inflows and outflows of spendable resources, as well as on 
balances of spendable resources available at the end of the fiscal year. Such information may be useful in 
evaluating the Stadium District’s near-term financing requirements. 
 
Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the government-wide financial 
statements, it is useful to compare the information presented for governmental funds with similar 
information presented for governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. By doing 
so, readers may better understand the long-term impact of the government’s near-term financing decisions. 
Both the governmental funds balance sheet and the governmental funds statement of revenues, 
expenditures and changes in fund balances provide a reconciliation to facilitate the comparison between 
governmental funds and governmental activities. 
 
The Stadium District maintains three individual governmental funds, all of which are reported as major 
funds. Information is presented separately in the governmental funds balance sheet and in the 
governmental funds statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances for the Chase 
Field General Fund, Cactus League Special Revenue Fund, and Debt Service Fund. 
 
The Stadium District has no proprietary or fiduciary funds. 
 
Notes to Basic Financial Statements 
The notes provide additional information that is essential to a full understanding of the data provided in 
the government-wide and fund financial statements. The notes to the financial statements can be found 
immediately following the basic financial statements. 
 
Required Supplementary Information 
Required supplementary information is presented for the Stadium District’s budgetary schedules for the 
Chase Field General Fund and Cactus League Special Revenue Fund.

MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
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GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 
As noted earlier, net position may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government’s financial position. 
In the case of the Stadium District, assets and deferred outflows of resources exceeded liabilities and 
deferred inflows of resources by $229.7 million at the close of the current fiscal year. 
 
The following table reflects the condensed statement of net position as of June 30, 2020, and 2019. 
 
Table A-1 
Condensed Statement of Net Position 
 
 
2020 
 
2019 
Percent 
Change 
ASSETS 
 
 
 
Current and Other Assets 
$ 
8,533,152 
$ 11,380,843 
 -25.0% 
Capital Assets: 
 
 
 
   Nondepreciable 
 
35,608,005 
 
35,608,005 
 
0.0% 
   Depreciable (net) 
 185,925,937 
 191,843,433 
 -3.1% 
        Total Assets 
 230,067,094 
 238,832,281 
 -3.7% 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES 
 
 
 
Other Liabilities 
 
379,304 
 
3,610,890 
 -89.5% 
 
 
 
 
NET POSITION 
 
 
 
Net Investment in Capital Assets 
 221,533,942 
 227,451,438 
 -2.6% 
Restricted 
 
5,302,702 
 
5,161,429 
 
2.7% 
Unrestricted 
 
2,851,146 
 
2,608,524 
 
9.3% 
        Total Net Position 
$ 229,687,790 
$ 235,221,391 
 -2.4% 
 
 
Current and other assets decreased by $2.8 million and other liabilities decreased $3.2 million primarily 
due to a decrease in the outstanding auto surcharge tax revenues that are subsequently remitted to the 
Arizona Tourism and Sports Authority (AZSTA).  The outstanding receivable and corresponding payable 
to AZSTA decreased at June 30, 2020, due to a decrease in auto surcharge tax revenues received 
subsequent to June 30. In addition, the decrease in liabilities was also attributed to the prior year calculation 
of the tax due to AZSTA after the final payment for debt in fiscal year 2019. 
 
By far the largest portion of the Stadium District’s net position reflects its net investment in capital assets, 
mainly Chase Field. The restricted net position represents net position restricted for Cactus League 
operations. The unrestricted net position represents net position that is available, without restriction, for 
Chase Field operations. 
 
The Stadium District uses the capital assets to provide services to citizens; consequently, these assets are 
not available for future spending. The Stadium District’s net investment in its capital assets is reported net 
of related debt; however, the Stadium District does not report any related debt. 
 
The decrease of $5.5 million in Stadium District net position is primarily due to the annual recognition of 
depreciation expense.

MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
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The following table indicates the changes in net position for governmental activities for the fiscal years 
ended June 30, 2020, and 2019. 
 
 
Table A-2 
Condensed Statement of Activities 
 
 
2020 
 
2019 
Percent 
Change 
REVENUES 
 
 
 
   Program Revenues: 
 
 
 
      Charges for Services 
$ 
250,000 
$ 
250,000 
 
0.0% 
   General Revenues: 
 
 
 
      Auto Surcharge Tax 
 
4,882,593 
 
6,003,193 
 -18.7% 
      Other Income 
 
23 
 
146 
 -84.2% 
      Investment Earnings 
 
215,546 
 
361,912 
 -40.4% 
         Total Revenues 
 
5,348,162 
 
6,615,251 
 -19.2% 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES 
 
 
 
   Culture and Recreation 
 
10,881,763 
 
12,336,661 
 -11.8% 
   Interest on Long-Term Debt 
 
 
174,480 
-100.0% 
         Total Expenses 
 
10,881,763 
 
12,511,141 
 -13.0% 
 
 
 
 
CHANGE IN NET POSITION 
 (5,533,601) 
 (5,895,890) 
 -6.1% 
 
 
 
 
Net Position – Beginning of Year 
 235,221,391 
 241,117,281 
 -2.4% 
NET POSITION – END OF YEAR 
$ 229,687,790 
$ 235,221,391 
 -2.4% 
 
 
Total revenues decreased $1.3 million or 19.2%. 
 
♦ Auto surcharge taxes remitted by the State of Arizona decreased $1.1 million or 18.7% from the 
prior fiscal year. This revenue is dependent entirely on the number of autos rented within the Stadium 
District boundaries (Maricopa County). The decrease in autos rented and resulting auto surcharge 
tax revenues is primarily due the COVID-19 pandemic and the decrease in tourism due to travel 
restrictions and concerns. 
 
♦ Investment earnings decreased by $146.4 thousand or 40.4% due to an overall decrease in cash 
and investments as a result of the final debt payments at the end of fiscal year 2019 and the decrease 
in auto surcharge revenues noted above. 
 
Total expenses decreased $1.6 million, or 13.0%. 
 
♦ Culture and recreation expenses decreased by $1.5 million, or 11.8%, primarily due to a decrease 
in annual depreciation expense charged during fiscal year 2020.

MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE STADIUM DISTRICT’S FUNDS 
As noted earlier, the Stadium District uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with 
finance-related legal requirements. 
 
Governmental Funds – The general government functions are contained in the Chase Field General, 
Cactus League Special Revenue, and Debt Service Funds. The focus of the Stadium District’s 
governmental funds is to provide information on near-term inflows, outflows, and balances of spendable 
resources. Such information is useful in assessing the Stadium District’s financing requirements. In 
particular, unassigned fund balance may serve as a useful measure of a government’s net resources 
available for spending at the end of the fiscal year. 
 
The Chase Field General Fund is the chief operating fund of the Stadium District. At the end of the current 
fiscal year, total fund balance was $2.9 million. As a measure of liquidity, it may be useful to compare fund 
balance to total fund expenditures. Unassigned fund balance represents 3,490.9% of total Chase Field 
General Fund expenditures. 
 
During the current fiscal year, the fund balance of the Stadium District’s Chase Field General Fund 
increased by $0.2 million. This increase was mainly due to revenues received from the Arizona 
Diamondbacks as a result of the binding MOU that was entered into during fiscal year 2019. 
 
The fund balance of the Cactus League Special Revenue Fund increased by $0.2 million during the current 
fiscal year. This change was not significant and was largely due to the auto surcharge tax recognized as 
revenue being remitted to the Arizona Tourism and Sports Authority. 
 
The Debt Service Fund was closed out during the fiscal year.  The Stadium District bonds were paid off in 
fiscal year 2019, the remaining fund balance of $16,416 was transferred to the Cactus League Special 
Revenue Fund. 
 
The following table indicates the changes in fund balance for governmental funds for the fiscal year 
ended June 30, 2020. 
 
Table A-3 
Fund Balances 
 
 
Fund 
 
Balance at  
June 30, 2020 
Increase  
(Decrease) 
From June 30, 2019 
Chase Field General Fund 
$ 2,851,146 
$ 
242,622 
Cactus League Special Revenue Fund 
 
5,302,702 
 
157,689 
Debt Service Fund 
 
- 
 
(16,416) 
 
BUDGETARY HIGHLIGHTS 
A schedule showing the original and final budget amounts compared to the Stadium District’s actual 
financial activity for the Chase Field General Fund is provided in this report as required supplementary 
information.  
 
The District did not amend the Chase Field General Fund budget during the fiscal year.

MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
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The favorable variance of $0.07 million in revenues was entirely due to the receipt of unbudgeted interest 
earnings. Additionally, the favorable balance of $0.2 million between total budgeted expenditures and 
actual expenditures was due to the Stadium District budgeting expenditures at a level equal to the 
budgeted revenue, but experiencing less operating costs than originally budgeted. 
 
CAPITAL ASSETS 
The Stadium District’s net investment in capital assets for its governmental activities at year-end was 
$221.5 million. This net investment in capital assets includes land, buildings and improvements, and 
machinery and equipment. The total decrease in the Stadium District’s net investment in capital assets 
for the current period was 2.6%, due to depreciation expense recognized in the current year. The 
Stadium District did not have any current year additions or disposals. Capital assets for the governmental 
activities are presented below fiscal year 2020 and 2019. 
 
Table A-4 
Capital Assets 
(Net of Accumulated Depreciation) 
 
 
2020 
 
2019 
Percent 
Change 
Land 
$ 35,608,005  
$ 35,608,005 
 
0.0% 
Buildings and Improvements 
 185,406,294 
 189,796,574 
 -2.3% 
Machinery and Equipment 
 
519,643 
 
2,046,859  
 -74.6% 
      Total Capital Assets 
$221,533,942 
$227,451,438 
 -2.6% 
 
Additional information on the Stadium District’s capital assets can be found in the notes to the financial 
statements, Note 5. 
 
ECONOMIC FACTORS AND NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET 
♦ The revenue bonds backed by the auto rental surcharge revenue were paid off June 1, 2019.  In 
compliance with the intergovernmental agreement with the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority 
(AZSTA) auto rental surcharge revenue received in fiscal year 2020 was remitted to AZSTA. 
♦ Auto rental surcharge revenue for fiscal year 2020 came in at 24.6% below fiscal year 2020 budget. 
The revenue received from the auto rental surcharge is dependent entirely on the number of autos 
rented within the Stadium District boundaries (Maricopa County). This decrease is due to the 
reduction in Arizona tourism as a result of the coronavirus and mandated travel restrictions. 
♦ The Arizona short term outlook, assuming minimal or no additional surges in the coronavirus, is 
expected to gradually recover from the pandemic in to the first half of 2021 (www.azeconomy.org).  
All of these factors were considered in preparing the Stadium District’s budget for fiscal year 2021.  
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION 
This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the Stadium District’s finances for all 
those with an interest in the government’s finances. Questions concerning any of the information provided 
in this report or requests for additional financial information should be addressed to the Maricopa County 
Stadium District, 301 W. Jefferson St., Suite 960, Phoenix, AZ 85003.

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MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION 
JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Governmental 
Activities 
ASSETS 
 
 
Cash and Investments 
 
$ 
8,124,227 
Accounts Receivable 
 
 
408,925 
Capital Assets: 
 
 
Nondepreciable 
 
 
35,608,005 
Depreciable (Net) 
 
 
185,925,937 
Total Assets 
 
 
230,067,094 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES  
 
 
   Accounts Payable 
 
 
379,304 
 
 
 
 
 
NET POSITION 
 
 
Net Investment in Capital Assets 
 
 
221,533,942 
   Restricted for: 
 
 
      Cactus League Operations 
 
 
5,302,702 
   Unassigned 
 
 
2,851,146 
Total Net Position 
 
$ 
229,687,790

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MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (Expense) 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue 
 
 
 
 
 
and Changes 
 
 
Program Revenues 
in Net Position 
 
Fees, Fines and 
Operating 
Capital 
 
 
 
Charges for 
Grants and 
Grants and 
Governmental 
Functions/Programs 
Expenses 
Services 
Contributions 
Contributions 
Activities 
Governmental Activities: 
 
 
 
 
 
   Culture and Recreation 
$ 
10,881,763 
$ 
250,000 $ 
$ 
$ (10,631,763) 
      Total Governmental Activities  
$ 
10,881,763 
$ 
250,000 $ 
$ 
$  (10,631,763) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General Revenues: 
 
 
 
 
   Taxes: 
 
 
 
 
 
      Auto Rental Surcharge 
 
 
 
4,882,593 
 
   Other Income 
 
 
 
23 
 
   Investment Earnings 
 
 
 
215,546 
 
         Total General Revenues        
 
 
 
5,098,162 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in Net Position 
 
 
 
(5,533,601) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Position – Beginning 
 
 
 
235,221,391 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Position – Ending 
 
 
$ 229,687,790

15 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
BALANCE SHEET 
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS 
JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
 
 
Chase Field 
General Fund 
 
Cactus League 
Special 
Revenue Fund 
 
Total 
Governmental 
Funds 
ASSETS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and Investments 
$ 
2,841,129 
 
$ 
5,283,098 
 
$ 
8,124,227 
Accounts Receivable 
10,543 
 
398,382 
 
408,925 
Total Assets 
$ 
2,851,672 
 
$ 
5,681,480 
 
$ 
8,533,152 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities: 
$ 
 
526 
 
 
378,778 
 
$ 
379,304 
   Accounts Payable 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fund Balances: 
 
 
 
 
 
   Restricted for: 
 
 
 
 
 
      Cactus League Operations 
 
 
5,302,702 
 
5,302,702 
   Unassigned 
2,851,146 
 
 
 
2,851,146 
Total Fund Balances 
2,851,146 
 
5,302,702 
 
8,153,848 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Fund Balances 
$ 
2,851,672 
 
$ 
5,681,480 
 
$ 
8,533,152

16 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
RECONCILIATION OF THE BALANCE SHEET OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS 
TO THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION  
JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Fund Balances for Governmental Funds 
$ 
8,153,848 
 
 
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities are different 
 
because: 
 
 
 
     Capital assets used in the governmental activities are not financial resources and  
 
     therefore, are not reported in the governmental funds. 
 
 
 
          Governmental Capital Assets 
 
387,155,164 
          Less Accumulated Depreciation       
 
(165,621,222) 
          Capital Assets Used in Governmental Activities 
 
221,533,942 
Total Net Position of Governmental Activities 
$ 
229,687,790

17 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES 
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chase Field 
General Fund 
Cactus League 
Special Revenue 
Fund 
 
Debt Service 
Fund 
Total  
Governmental  
Funds 
REVENUES 
 
 
 
 
   Auto Rental Surcharge Tax 
$ 
  
$ 
4,882,593 
$ 
 
$ 
4,882,593 
   Chase Field Operations 
 
250,000 
 
 
 
250,000 
   Investment Earnings 
 
74,273 
 
139,823 
 
1,450 
 
215,546 
   Other 
 
23 
 
 
 
23 
   Total Revenues 
 
324,296 
 
5,022,416 
 
1,450 
 
5,348,162 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENDITURES 
 
 
 
 
   Current: 
 
 
 
 
     Culture and Recreation 
 
81,674 
 
4,882,593 
 
 
4,964,267 
Total Expenditures 
 
81,674 
 
4,882,593 
 
 
4,964,267 
 
 
 
 
 
  Excess of Revenues Over 
Expenditures 
 
 
242,622 
 
 
139,823 
 
 
1,450 
 
 
383,895 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 
(USES) 
 
 
 
 
Transfers In 
 
 
17,866 
 
 
17,866 
Transfers Out 
 
 
 
(17,866) 
 
(17,866) 
Total Other Financing 
Sources (Uses)  
 
 
 
 
 
17,866 
 
 
 
(17,866) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Change in Fund Balances 
 
242,622 
 
157,689 
 
(16,416) 
 
383,895 
 
 
 
 
 
FUND BALANCES 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of Year  
 
2,608,524 
 
5,145,013 
 
16,416 
 
7,769,953 
End of Year 
$ 
2,851,146 
$ 
5,302,702 
$ 
 
$ 
8,153,848

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MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
RECONCILIATION OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN 
FUND BALANCES OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
 
Net Change in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds 
$ 
383,895 
 
 
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities are  
 
different because: 
 
 
 
     Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures.  However, in 
 
     the statement of activities the cost of those assets is allocated over their  
 
     estimated useful lives and reported as depreciation expense. 
 
 
 
          Depreciation Expense 
 
(5,917,496) 
Change in Net Position of Governmental Activities 
$ 
(5,533,601)

19 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
NOTE 1 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 
 
The financial statements of the Maricopa County Stadium District (the Stadium District) 
have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the 
United States of America as applied to government units. The Governmental Accounting 
Standards Board (GASB) is the accepted standard-setting body for establishing 
governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. The more significant of the 
Stadium District’s accounting policies are described below. 
 
A. Reporting Entity 
 
The Stadium District is a component unit of Maricopa County. Component units are 
legally separate entities for which the County is considered to be financially 
accountable. 
 
The Stadium District was formed through action of the Maricopa County Board of 
Supervisors in September 1991 pursuant to Title 48, Chapter 26, Arizona Revised 
Statutes (the Act). The Stadium District and the County have the same boundaries. The 
Stadium District may acquire land and construct, finance, furnish, maintain, improve, 
operate, market and promote the use of existing or proposed major league baseball 
spring training facilities or stadiums and other structures, utilities, roads, parking areas 
or buildings necessary for full use of the training facilities or stadiums for sports and 
other purposes. The Stadium District has authority to issue special obligation bonds for 
this purpose. 
 
The Stadium District has a Board of Directors consisting of the five members of the 
Maricopa County (the County) Board of Supervisors, with the County Manager serving 
as the Executive Director of the Stadium District. 
 
From the Stadium District’s inception through 1996, the Stadium District provided funds 
for building or renovating seven Cactus League facilities within the County. Fifteen 
major league baseball teams hold spring training games in the County as part of the 
Cactus League: California Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland 
Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Arizona 
Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Texas 
Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, and Cincinnati Reds. 
 
The Stadium District owns Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, which 
opened in 1998. On February 17, 1994, the Stadium District entered into an agreement 
with the Arizona Professional Baseball Team Limited Partnership (the Team) to provide 
for the financing of a portion of the costs of acquisition and construction of a new major 
league baseball stadium. 
 
On May 9, 2018, the Stadium District and the Team entered into a Binding MOU which 
provided for the Team to have sole control and responsibility for the operation and 
maintenance of Chase Field.

20 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
NOTE 1 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 
 
B. Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements 
 
The government-wide financial statements (i.e., the statement of net position and the 
statement of activities) present financial information about the Stadium District as a 
whole. The reported information includes all of the activities of the Stadium District. 
Governmental activities normally are supported by taxes and intergovernmental 
revenues, and are reported separately from business-type activities, which rely to a 
significant extent on fees and charges for support. The Stadium District does not have 
any business-type activities. 
 
The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a 
given function or segment is offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those 
that are clearly identifiable with a specific function or segment. Program revenues 
include 1) charges to customers or applicants who purchase, use, or directly benefit 
from goods, services, or privileges provided by a given function or segment and 2) 
grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital 
requirements of a particular function or segment. Sales taxes, auto rental surcharges 
and other items not included among program revenues are reported instead as general 
revenues. Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds and major 
individual governmental funds are reported as separate columns in the fund financial 
statements. 
C.  Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting, and Financial Statement Presentation 
Government-Wide Financial Statements 
The government-wide financial statements are 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. Sales taxes and auto rental surcharges are recognized as revenues 
in the year in which the underlying exchange transaction occurs. Grants and similar 
items are recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the 
grantor or provider have been met. As a general rule, the effect of internal activity has 
been eliminated from the government-wide financial statements. 
 
Fund Financial Statements 
Governmental fund financial statements are 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 Stadium 
District 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. Compensated absences are recorded only when 
payment is due.

21 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
NOTE 1 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 
 
C.  Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting, and Financial Statement Presentation 
(Continued) 
 
Fund Financial Statements (Continued) 
 
Chase Field operations, auto rental surcharges, and investment income 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. Grants and similar awards are 
recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the grantor or 
provider have been met. 
 
Receivables that will not be collected within the available period are also reported as 
deferred inflows of resources on the governmental fund financial statements. 
 
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the Stadium 
District’s policy to use restricted resources first, then unrestricted resources as they are 
needed. 
 
The focus of governmental fund financial statements is on major funds rather than 
reporting funds by type. Each major fund is presented in a separate column. All funds of 
the Stadium District are considered major. 
 
The Stadium District reports the following major governmental funds: 
 
Major Governmental Funds 
 
Chase Field General Fund 
The Chase Field General Fund accounts for all resources used to finance Stadium 
District operations except those required to be accounted for in other funds and is 
considered the main operating fund. The Fund’s main revenue source is derived from 
use agreements with the Arizona Diamondbacks. 
 
Cactus League Special Revenue Fund 
The Cactus League Special Revenue Fund accounts for specific revenue resources 
that are legally restricted to expenditures for specified purposes. The Fund’s main 
revenue source for Cactus League purposes is the Auto Rental Surcharge of $2.50 per 
rental car contract. 
 
Debt Service Fund 
The Debt Service Fund accounts for resources accumulated for the payment of long- 
term debt principal, interest, and related costs. The Fund’s main revenue source for 
Cactus League Bond repayment is the Auto Rental Surcharge of $2.50 per rental car 
contract.

22 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
NOTE 1 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 
 
D. Cash and Investments 
 
The Stadium District’s cash and cash equivalents are considered to be cash on hand, 
demand deposits, cash and investments held by the State Treasurer, and investments. 
The Stadium District deposits certain cash with the County Treasurer. That cash is 
pooled for investment purposes. Interest earned from investments purchased with such 
pooled monies is allocated to each of the funds based on their average daily cash 
balances on a quarterly basis. All investments are stated at fair value. 
 
E. Investment Income 
 
Investment income is composed of interest, dividends, and net changes in the fair value 
of applicable investments. 
 
F. Receivables and Payables 
 
Accounts receivables reported in the statement of net position represent revenues 
earned, but not yet received by the Stadium District. See Note 4 for a summary of the 
Stadium District’s account receivables. 
 
Accounts payable represents amounts due for goods, services, or contract obligations 
that are due as of the end of the fiscal year, but paid subsequent to year-end. The 
balance of accounts payable reported at June 30, 2020 is almost entirely composed of 
amounts due to the Arizona Tourism and Sports Authority for auto surcharge revenue 
received in excess of the debt service requirements on the outstanding bonds. 
 
G. Capital Assets 
 
Capital assets, which include land, buildings and improvements; machinery and 
equipment, are reported in the government-wide financial statements. 
 
Capital assets are defined by the Stadium District as assets with an initial, individual 
cost in excess of $5,000 and an estimated useful life of more than one year. Such 
assets are recorded at historical cost, or estimated historical cost if purchased or 
constructed. Donated capital assets, donated works of art and capital assets received 
through a service concession arrangement are recorded at acquisition value. 
 
The costs of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset 
or materially extend the life of the asset are not capitalized. 
 
Capital assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over the following 
estimated useful lives: 
 
Buildings and Improvements 
20 to 50 Years 
Machinery and Equipment 
3 to 10 Years

23 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
NOTE 1 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 
 
 
H. Net Position/Fund Equity 
 
In the government-wide financial statements, net position is reported in three categories: 
net investment in capital assets, restricted net position; and unrestricted net position. Net 
investment in capital assets is separately reported because the District reports all District 
assets which make up a significant portion of total net position. Restricted net position 
accounts for the portion of net position restricted by parties outside the District. 
Unrestricted net position is the remaining net position not included in the previous two 
categories. 
 
Fund balances of the governmental funds are reported separately within classifications 
based on a hierarchy of the constraints placed on the use of those resources. The 
classifications are based on the relative strength of the constraints that control how the 
specific amounts can be spent. The classifications are nonspendable, restricted, 
committed, assigned and unassigned fund balance classifications. 
 
The nonspendable fund balance classification includes amounts that cannot be spent 
because they are either not in spendable form, such as inventories, or are legally or 
contractually required to be maintained intact. 
 
Restricted fund balances are those that have externally imposed restrictions on the usage 
by creditors (such as through debt covenants), grantors, contributors, or laws and 
regulations. 
 
The committed fund balances are self-imposed limitations committed by the Board of 
Directors (the highest level of decision making authority) by resolution and can only un-
commit funds through the same procedure. The Board of Directors must commit and/or 
uncommit fund balances before the end of the fiscal year. 
 
Assigned fund balances are resources constrained by the District’s intent to be used for 
specific purposes, but are neither restricted nor committed. The Stadium District does not 
currently have a minimum fund balance policy or policy to assign funds and will not present 
any assigned fund balances. The unassigned fund balance is the residual classification 
for the General Fund and includes all spendable amounts not reported in the other 
classifications. Also, deficits in fund balances of the other governmental funds (if any) are 
reported as unassigned.

24 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
NOTE 1 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 
 
I. 
Interfund Activity 
 
Flows of cash from one fund to another without a requirement for repayment are 
reported as interfund transfers. Interfund transfers between governmental funds are 
eliminated in the Statement of Activities. Interfund transfers in the fund financial 
statements are reported as other financing sources/uses in governmental funds. 
 
J. Estimates 
 
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles 
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make 
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements 
and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates. 
 
NOTE 2 
STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY 
 
Budgetary Information 
The Stadium District is required by Arizona law to prepare and adopt a budget annually for 
the Chase Field General, Cactus League Special Revenue, and Debt Service Funds. Arizona 
law further requires that no expenditure shall be made or liability incurred in excess of the 
amounts budgeted except as provided by law. Budget amounts are reported as originally 
adopted and as amended by authorization from the Board of Directors. Appropriations 
lapse at year-end. 
 
The Stadium District budgets for governmental funds on a basis consistent with generally 
accepted accounting principles (GAAP). 
 
 
NOTE 3 
CASH AND INVESTMENTS 
 
Deposits and investments at June 30, 2020, consisted of $8,124,227 invested in the 
County Treasurer’s investment pool: 
 
Deposits 
A.R.S. authorize the Stadium District to invest public monies in obligations of the U.S. 
Government and its agencies, obligations of the State and certain local government 
subdivisions, interest-bearing savings accounts and certificates of deposit, collateralized 
repurchase agreements, certain obligations of U.S. corporations, and certain other 
securities. The statutes do not include any requirements for credit risk, custodial credit risk, 
concentration of credit risk, interest rate risk, or foreign currency risk for the Stadium 
District’s investments.

25 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
NOTE 3 
CASH AND INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) 
 
Custodial Credit Risk – Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of bank failure the 
Stadium District’s deposits may not be returned to the Stadium District. It is the Stadium 
District’s policy to collateralize all deposits by at least 101% of the deposits not covered by 
depository insurance. At year-end, the Stadium District did not have any cash on deposit 
with a local financial institution. 
 
Investments 
The County Treasurer’s investment pool is an internal investment pool and is not registered 
with the Securities Exchange Commission as an investment company and there is no 
regulatory oversight of its operations. The pool’s structure does not provide for shares, and 
the County has not provided or obtained any legally binding guarantees to support the 
value of the participant’s investments. The Treasurer allocates interest earnings to each of 
the pool’s participants. The Counties investments are valued at fair value; however, the 
District’s investments are not identified with specific shares. 
 
Interest Rate Risk. The Stadium District does not have a formal investment policy that limits 
investment maturities as a means of managing its exposure to fair value losses arising from 
increasing interest rates. However, state statutes do limit the maturity of investments to five 
years or less. The Stadium District is allowed by statute to invest monies not held for 
operations, such as the long-term reserves, for longer periods of time as long as the 
maturities are matched with the expected need for the monies to be available for 
improvements to the facility. 
 
Credit Risk. The Stadium District  has no investment  policy that would further limit its 
investment choices. As of year-end, the Stadium District’s investment in the County 
Treasurer’s investment pool did not receive a credit quality rating from a national rating 
agency, however, the investments held by the County Treasurer at year end were primarily 
cash, bonds and U.S. agencies. 
 
Custodial Credit Risk - The Stadium District’s investment in the County Treasurer’s 
investment pool represents a proportionate interest in the pool’s portfolio; however, the 
Stadium District’s portion is not identified with specific investments and is not subject to 
custodial credit risk.

26 
 
 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
 
NOTE 4 
RECEIVABLES 
 
Receivable balances for the year ended June 30, 2020, were as follows: 
 
 
 
 
 
Chase Field 
Cactus League 
 
 
General Fund 
Special Revenue Fund 
Total 
 
 
 
 
Interest 
 $ 
10,543 
$ 
19,604 
$ 
30,147 
Due from State Government 
 
 
378,778 
 
378,778 
     Net Total Receivables 
 $ 
10,543 
 
$ 
398,382 
$ 
408,925 
 
 
Amounts due from State Government at year-end include $378,778 of auto rental 
surcharges in the Cactus League Special Revenue Fund collected by the State of Arizona 
but not received by the Stadium District. 
 
 
NOTE 5 
CAPITAL ASSETS 
 
Capital assets for the year ended June 30, 2020, were as follows: 
 
 
Beginning 
 
 
Ending 
 
Balance 
Increases 
Decreases 
Balance 
Governmental Activities: 
 
 
 
 
Capital Assets, Note Being Depreciated: 
 
 
 
 
     Land 
$ 
35,608,005 
$ 
$ 
$ 
35,608,005 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital Assets, Being Depreciated 
 
 
 
 
     Buildings and Improvements 
 
333,667,855 
 
 
 
333,667,855 
     Machinery and Equipment 
 
17,879,304 
 
 
 
17,879,304 
          Total Capital Assets, Being  
 
 
 
 
             Depreciated 
 
351,547,159 
 
 
 
351,547,159 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated Depreciation for: 
 
 
 
 
     Buildings and Improvements 
 
(143,871,281) 
 
(4,390,280) 
 
 (148,261,561) 
     Machinery Equipment 
 
(15,832,445) 
 
(1,527,216) 
 
 
(17,359,661) 
          Total Accumulated Depreciation 
 
(159,703,726) 
 
(5,917,496) 
 
 (165,621,222) 
 
 
 
 
 
          Total Capital Assets, Being 
 
 
 
 
 
             Depreciated, Net 
 
191,843,433 
 
(5,917,496) 
 
 
185,925,937 
 
 
 
 
 
          Governmental Activities Capital 
 
 
 
 
             Assets, Net 
$ 
227,451,438 
$ 
(5,917,496) 
$ 
$ 
221,533,942 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation expense was charged to a single governmental function as follows: 
 
Governmental Activities: 
 
     Culture and Recreation 
$      5,917,496

27 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
 
NOTE 6 
INTERFUND TRANSFERS 
 
Interfund transfers for the year ended June 30, 2020, consisted of the following: 
 
 
Transfers In 
 
Transfers out 
Cactus League  
Special Revenue Fund 
Debt Service Fund 
$ 
17,866 
 
The transfer of $17,866 from the Debt Service Fund to the Cactus League Special Revenue 
Fund was made to close out the Debt Service Fund as the Stadium District bonds were paid 
off in fiscal year 2019. 
 
 
NOTE 7 
RISK MANAGEMENT 
 
The Stadium District is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to, 
and destruction of assets; errors and omissions; injuries to employees; and natural 
disasters. 
 
Under the agreements between the Stadium District and the Team, the facility insurance for 
Chase Field is carried by the facility manager and includes the Stadium District as a named 
insured. The caterer and all suite holders also are required to carry insurance naming the 
Stadium District as insured. In addition, events other than Diamondbacks baseball games 
are required to obtain their own insurance also naming the Stadium District as insured. The 
Stadium District has been indemnified against all claims arising from events held in the 
Ballpark. 
 
The Stadium District continues to be covered by Maricopa County through their Risk 
Management and Health Benefits Self-Insurance Fund for all risks of loss, including workers’ 
compensation and employee health and accident insurance. Settled claims resulting from 
these risks have not exceeded insurance coverage in any of the past three fiscal years.

28 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE 
CHASE FIELD GENERAL FUND 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Variance with 
 
 
 
Budget 
 
Original and  
 
Positive 
 
Final 
Actual 
(Negative) 
REVENUES 
 
 
 
   Chase Field Operations 
$ 
250,000 
$ 
250,000 
$ 
 
   Investment Earnings 
 
 
 
74,273 
 
74,273 
   Other 
 
 
 
23 
 
23 
   Total Revenues 
 
250,000 
 
324,296 
 
74,296  
 
 
 
 
EXPENDITURES 
 
 
 
   Current: 
 
 
 
     Culture and Recreation 
 
250,000 
 
81,674 
 
168,326 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures 
 
 
 
242,622 
 
242,622 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fund Balance – Beginning 
 
2,526,795 
 
2,608,524 
 
81,729 
 
 
 
 
FUND BALANCE - END 
$ 
2,526,795 
$ 
2,851,146 
$ 
324,351

29 
 
 
 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE 
CACTUS LEAGUE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Variance with 
 
 
 
 
Final Budget 
 
 
 
 
Positive 
 
Original 
Final 
Actual 
(Negative) 
REVENUES 
 
   Auto Surcharge Tax 
$ 
 $ 6,200,000 
$ 4,882,593 
$ 
(1,317,407) 
   Investment Earnings 
 
  
 
 
139,823 
 
139,823 
   Total Revenues 
 
  
6,200,000 
 
5,022,416 
 
(1,177,584) 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENDITURES 
 
 
 
 
   Current: 
 
 
 
 
     Culture and Recreation 
 
  
6,200,000 
 
4,882,593 
 
1,317,407 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures  
  
 
 
139,823 
 
139,823 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 
 
 
 
 
   Transfers In 
 
 
 
17,866 
 
17,866 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Change in Fund Balances 
 
 
 
157,689 
 
157,689 
 
 
 
 
 
Fund Balance – Beginning 
 
  
 
 
5,145,013 
 
5,145,013 
FUND BALANCE – END 
$ 
 $ 
 
$ 5,302,702 
$ 
5,302,702

30 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
NOTE TO BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULES 
JUNE 30, 2020 
 
 
NOTE 1 
BUDGETARY BASIS OF ACCOUNTING 
 
Budgets are prepared on a basis of accounting consistent with accounting principles generally 
accepted in the United States of America.