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NOTE 1— SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) L. Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources In addition to assets, the Statement of Financial Position will sometimes report a separate section for deferred outflows of resources. This separate financial statement element, deferred outflows of resources, represents a consumption of net position that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be recognized as an outflow of resources (expense/expenditure) until that time. The City has only one item that qualifies for reporting in this category. It is the deferred outflows of resources related to pensions reported in the government -wide and enterprise funds Statement of Net Position. This deferred outflow results from differences between expected and actual experience, changes of assumptions, differences between projected and actual earnings on pension plan investments, and contributions to the plan subsequent to the measurement date and before the end of the reporting period. These amounts are deferred and amortized as required under pension standards. In addition to liabilities, the Statement of Financial Position will sometimes report a separate section for deferred inflows of resources. This separate financial statement element, deferred inflows of resources, represents an acquisition of net position that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that time. The City has two items which qualify for reporting in this category. The first item, unavailable revenue, arises under a modified accrual basis of accounting and is reported only in the governmental funds Balance Sheet. The governmental funds report unavailable revenue from three sources: property taxes, special assessments, and notes receivable. These amounts are deferred and recognized as an inflow of resources in the period the amounts become available. The second item, deferred inflows of resources related to pensions, is reported in the government -wide and enterprise funds Statement of Net Position. This deferred inflow results from differences between expected and actual experience, changes of assumptions, and the difference between projected and actual earnings on pension plan investments. These amounts are deferred and amortized as required under pension standards. M. Land Held for Resale Land held for resale represents various property purchases made by the City with the intent to sell in order to increase tax base or to attract new businesses. These assets are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. N. Capital Assets Capital assets, which include property, buildings, improvements, equipment, and infrastructure assets are reported in the applicable governmental or business -type activities columns in the government -wide financial statements. Such assets are capitalized at historical cost, or estimated historical cost for assets where actual historical cost is not available. Donated assets are recorded as capital assets at their estimated fair market value at the date of donation. The City defines capital assets as those with an initial, individual cost of $5,000 or more with an estimated useful life in excess of one year. The cost of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend asset lives are not capitalized. As allowed by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the City has elected not to retroactively capitalize the infrastructure of its governmental activities acquired prior to January 1, 2004. 66