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DocuSign Envelope ID:9D75147C-A6EF-4E54-94F5-57200035C54F JONES HALL Mr. Fama represents cities, counties, school districts and special districts throughout California. David's expertise is spread among bond counsel and disclosure counsel work in many diverse areas, with especially extensive experience in community facilities district and assessment district matters, pooled financings, conduit financings redevelopment and joint powers authorities. He received his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from the University of Santa Clara. David Walton (Tax Counsel). David Walton serves as one of Jones Hall's two dedicated federal tax law experts, and has over 30 years of municipal bond experience. Along with Eorl Carlson, Mr. Walton provides tax support in all tax-exempt financings at the firm as either bond counsel or special tax counsel. Mr. Walton also represents issuers before the Internal Revenue Service in obtaining written advice and also represents issuers in IRS audits. Mr. Walton has participated in virtually every type of municipal bond transaction permitted under the Internal Revenue Code. Mr. Walton acted as the lead attorney in successful litigation with the IRS on behalf of the City of Santa Rosa. In addition to the shareholders described above, a closing coordinator would be assigned to each closing for the City. The closing coordinator has responsibility for collecting signatures, filling CDIAC forms, and preparing the closing transcript for each matter. All of the closing coordinators at Jones Hall are very experience, with hundreds of deals closed by each of them, and with an average experience at Jones Hall of 15+ years. C. NO CONFLICTS Jones Hall practices exclusively in the area of municipal finance, with no litigation or other practice areas. Accordingly, there are no arrangements or other representations, formal or informal, that the firm has with any party that could potentially conflict with our obligation to provide independent and unbiased legal advice and recommendations to the City. D. NO LITIGATION OR CLAIMS Jones Hall is not involved in any litigation, administrative proceeding, or investigations (actual or pending, or which has occurred in the last five years) in which the firm, or any attorney with the firm, is involved or to which it is subject, or of which the City should be aware in evaluating the firm's capacity to undertake this engagement. We are not aware of any malpractice claims relating to the firm's public finance work. E. NO REMOVALS There have been no occasions during the past five years in which the firm (or any partner of the firm) was removed as bond counsel, co-bond counsel and/or disclosure counsel by a tax-exempt issuer prior to the completion of the transaction. F. PROFESSIONAL LIAIBLITY INSURANCE Jones Hall carries professional liability insurance providing coverage in an amount of $5,000,000 per claim. 4