Agenda, first session — Coalinga City Council, November 7, 2024 (part 2 of 2)

Order No.: P-597784 Amend
Reference:

Escrow Officer: Tracy Murphy
Email: [email protected]
Email Loan Docs To: [email protected]
Proposed Insured:

Proposed Loan Amount:

Proposed Sales Price: $1.00
Proposed Buyer(s):

Proposed Underwriter: First American Title Insurance Company Property Address: Coalinga Project 4 Lots, Coalinga, CA 93210

PRELIMINARY REPORT
In response to the above referenced application for a policy of title insurance, Placer Title Company hereby reports that it is prepared to issue, or cause to be issued, as of the date hereof, a Policy or Policies of Title Insurance describing the land and the estate or interest therein hereinafter set forth, insuring against loss which may be sustained by reason of any defect, lien or encumbrance not shown or referred to as an Exception below or not excluded from coverage pursuant to the printed Schedules, Conditions and Stipulations of said Policy forms.

The printed Exceptions and Exclusions from the coverage and Limitations on Covered Risks of said Policy or Policies are set forth in Attachment One. The policy to be issued may contain an arbitration clause. When the Amount of Insurance is less than that set forth in the arbitration clause, all arbitrable matters shall be arbitrated at the option of either the Company or the Insured as the exclusive remedy of the parties. Limitations on Covered Risks applicable to the CLTA and ALTA Homeowner's Policies of Title Insurance which establish a Deductible Amount and a Maximum Dollar Limit of Liability for certain coverages are also set forth in Attachment One. Copies of the policy forms should be read. They are available from the office which issued this report.

Please read the exceptions shown or referred to below and the exceptions and exclusions set forth in Attachment One of this report carefully. The exceptions and exclusions are meant to provide you with notice of matters which are not covered under the terms of the title insurance policy and should be carefully considered.

It is important to note that this preliminary report is not a written representation as to the condition of title and may not list all liens, defects, and encumbrances affecting title to the land.

This report (and any supplements or amendments hereto) is issued solely for the purpose of facilitating the issuance of a policy of title insurance and no liability is assumed hereby. If it is desired that liability be assumed prior to the issuance of a policy of title insurance, a Binder or Commitment should be requested.

Dated: October 24, 2024 at 7:30AM
Title Officer: David James
Placer Title Company
1508 Eureka Road, Suite 150
Roseville, CA 95661
Phone: (916)782-3711
Fax: (800) 521-1393
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Order Number: P-597784
The form of policy of title insurance contemplated by this report is:
2021 ALTA Standard Owners Policy
2021 ALTA Extended Loan Policy
The estate or interest in the land hereinafter described or referred to covered by this report is:

Fee Simple
Title to said estate or interest at the date hereof is vested in:

City of Coalinga, a municipal corporation of the State of California, as to Parcel One and Redevelopment Agency of the City of Coalinga, as to Parcels Two and Three The land referred to in this report is described as follows:

See Exhibit “A” Attached for Legal Description
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Exhibit “A”
Legal Description
The land described herein is situated in the State of California, County of Fresno, City of Coalinga, described as follows:

Parcel One:

All that portion of the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way as shown on a Record of Survey for said right-ofway, recorded on September 16, 1986 in Book 34 Page 19 of Record of Surveys, Fresno County Records, lying in Section 32, Township 20 South, Range 15 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the City of Coalinga, County of Fresno, State of California, according to the Official Plat thereof. Said right-of-way having been abandoned by Act of Congress on November 6, 1986 (Public Law 99-614) to the City of Coalinga.

Excepting therefrom all minerals and mineral rights, without right of surface access, including, without limiting, the generality thereof, oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances, as well as metallic or other solid minerals, in and under the property; however, grantor or its successors and assigns, shall not have the right for any purpose whatsoever to enter upon, into or through the surface of the property in connection therewith, as reserved in the Deed recorded February 22, 1991, as Document No. 91021671, Official Records.

APN: 072-222-02ST
Parcel Two:

That parcel of land situate in Section 5, Township 21 South, Range 15 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, City of Coalinga, County of Fresno, State of California described as follows:

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Thence along the Easterly lines of said Parcel 1 the following three (3) courses and distances:
1) North 37° 38' 43" East, 343.90 feet;
2) North 00° 20' 16" West, 243.01 feet;
3) North 37° 38' 42" East, 191.99 feet;
Thence North 37° 38' 00" East, 741.65 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Excepting therefrom any portion thereof lying within that parcel of land as abandoned by Act of Congress dated November 06, 1986, Public Law 99-614.

Also excepting therefrom all that portion thereof lying within the North half of Section 5, Township 21 South, Range 15 East, M.D.B. & M.

Also excepting therefrom all that portion lying within APN 083-020-62ST as shown on the County Assessors Map.

Also excepting therefrom that portion of the land granted to Coalinga Family Associates, a California Limited Partnership, in that Grant Deed recorded February 18, 2022 as Instrument No. 2022-0022573 of Official Records.

APN: 083-020-56T, 083-020-58ST and 083-080-87ST
Parcel Three:

All that portion of that strip of land as abandoned by Southern Pacific Railroad Company per Act of Congress on November 6, 1986, Public Law 99-614 lying in the Southeast quarter of Section 5, Township 21 South, Range 15 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, and lying 100.00 feet equally on each side of the following described center line:

Commencing at the intersection of the Southeasterly right-of-way line of Elm Avenue and the center line of Pacific Street as shown on Parcel Map No. 032, recorded in Book 51 of Parcel Maps at Pages 87 and 88, Fresno County Records; thence South 52° 20’14" East along said center line of Pacific Street a distance of 549.33 feet to the point of intersection with the centerline of said abandoned strip of land; thence South 37° 38' 43" West along said center line a distance of 610.00 feet to the "True Point of Beginning" of the center line to be described; thence South 37° 38' 43" West along said center line a distance of 1059.16 feet to Point B as shown on map recorded in Book 27 of Record of Surveys at Page 55, Fresno County Records and the terminus of the center line herein described.

The side lines of said 200.00 foot strip of land to be lengthened or shortened to terminate, on the North, in a line projected Northwesterly and Southeasterly at 90° to said herein above described center line at said "True Point of Beginning" and on the South by the Southeasterly prolongation of the Southeasterly line of Parcel 3 of Parcel Map 006 filed In Book 29 of Parcel Maps at Pages 19 and 20, Fresno County Records.

Excepting therefrom that portion of the land granted to Coalinga Family Associates, a California Limited Partnership, in that Grant Deed recorded February 18, 2022 as Instrument No. 2022-0022573 of Official Records.

ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM all oil, gas and other minerals, with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove same as reserved by the United States of America pursuant to Act of Congress approved March 8, 1922 (43 U.S. 912) In that certain Act entitled, "An Act to Confirm a Conveyance of Certain Real Property by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company to Ernest Pritchett and his wife, Diana Pritchett, and for other purposes", approved November 6, 1986 (Public Law 99-614).

APN: 083-020-59ST
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EXCEPTIONS
At the date hereof, exceptions to coverage in addition to the printed Exceptions and Exclusions in said policy form would be as follows:

THE FOLLOWING MATTERS AFFECT PARCEL ONE:

1. Taxes, special and general, assessment districts and service areas for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025, are exempt.

2. The lien of supplemental taxes, if any, assessed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3.5, (commencing with Section 75) of the Revenue and Taxation Code, of the State of California.

3. Any taxes or assessments levied by:

A. Pleasant Valley Water District
B. Coalinga Union High School District

4. Rights of the public and of the County of Fresno, as to that portion of the herein described property lying within any public road or highway.

5. Riparian or water rights, claims, or title to water whether or not shown by the Public Records.

6. The herein land lies within the Coalinga Redevelopment Project, pursuant and subject to all terms, conditions and provisions hereof, as contained in the Redevelopment Plan recorded September 20, 1983, as (instrument) 83086883, Official Records.

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7. Easements and/or notes as shown on the Survey Map filed September 16, 1986, in Book 34 of Record of Surveys, at Page 19.

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8. Matters which may be disclosed by an inspection or by a survey of said land that is satisfactory to this Company, or by inquiry of the parties in possession thereof.

9. Rights of tenants in possession, including any unrecorded leases and/or subleases affecting the herein described property.

THE FOLLOWING MATTERS AFFECT PARCELS TWO AND THREE:

10. Taxes, special and general, assessment districts and service areas for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025, are exempt.

11. The lien of supplemental taxes, if any, assessed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3.5, (commencing with Section 75) of the Revenue and Taxation Code, of the State of California.

12. Any taxes or assessments levied by:

A. Pleasant Valley Water District
B. Coalinga Union High School District
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C. Coalinga-Huron Recreation and Park District
D. Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District
E. Assessment District No. 92-1

13. Rights of the public and of the County of Fresno, as to that portion of the herein described property lying within any public road or highway.

14. Riparian or water rights, claims, or title to water whether or not shown by the Public Records.

15. An easement over said land for county roads and incidental purposes as reserved in deed recorded March 22, 1912, Book 492, Page 413 of Deeds.

Affects: The exact location and extent of said easement is not disclosed of record.

No representation is made as to the current ownership of said easement.

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16. Easements and/or notes as shown on the Survey Map filed September 29, 1975, in Book 27 of Record of Surveys, at Page 55.

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17. An easement over said land for a county road and PGE power line, as disclosed on Tract No. 2750 filed on December 31, 1976 in Book 30, Pages 55 and 56 of Maps.

The exact location and extent of said easement is not disclosed of record.

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18. The herein land lies within the Coalinga Redevelopment Project, pursuant and subject to all terms, conditions and provisions hereof, as contained in the Redevelopment Plan recorded September 20, 1983, as (instrument) 83086883, Official Records.

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19. Easements and/or notes as shown on the Survey Map filed April 14, 1989, in Book 35 of Record of Surveys, at Pages 85-86.

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20. The terms, conditions and provisions as contained in the document entitled "Consent Decree", executed by United States District Court, Eastern District of California, recorded June 21, 1990, as (instrument) 90072305, Official Records.

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Said document was modified in part by instrument recorded July 27, 1990, (instrument) 90087770, Official Records.

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Deed Restriction executed by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, and the terms and provisions contained therein, recorded June 22, 1990, (instrument) 90072506, Official Records.

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21. Easements and/or notes as shown on the Survey Map filed May 1, 1991, in Book 37 of Record of Surveys, at

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22. The terms, conditions and provisions as contained in the document entitled "Quitclaim Deed", by and between SF Pacific Properties Inc., a Delaware corporation and Southern Pacific Transportation Company, a Delaware corporation, recorded February 19, 1992, as (instrument) 92019682, Official Records.

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23. An instrument entitled "Option Agreement", in favor of Housing Assistance Corporation, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, as optionee, and on the terms and conditions as contained therein, recorded September 2, 2003, (instrument) 2003-0208429, Official Records.

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24. The terms, conditions and provisions as contained in the document entitled "Covenant to Restrict Use of Property, Environmental Restriction", executed by Redevelopment Agency of the City of Coalinga, recorded September 24, 2010, as (instrument) 2010-0126541, Official Records.

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25. Matters which may be disclosed by an inspection or by a survey of said land that is satisfactory to this Company, or by inquiry of the parties in possession thereof.

26. Rights of tenants in possession, including any unrecorded leases and/or subleases affecting the herein described property.

27. Any loss or damage, including attorneys' fees and costs, resulting from any violation or claim of violation of the California statutes commonly known by their bill number AB 1X 26 regarding the abolition of redevelopment agencies, including but not limited to failure to comply with any requirement of those statutes or to obtain any approval required by any state agencies or their governing boards or any city, county or other local governments or authorities.
************************* SPECIAL INFORMATION ************************* *** CHAIN OF TITLE REPORT:

According to the public records, no deeds conveying the property described in this report have been recorded within a period of 2 years prior to the date of this report, except as shown herein: NONE *** LENDER'S SUPPLEMENTAL ADDRESS REPORT:

The above numbered report is hereby modified and/or supplemented to reflect the following additional items relating to the issuance of an American Land Title Association Loan Form Policy:

Placer Title Company states that the herein described property is City Owned and that the property address is:

Coaling Project 4 Lots, Coalinga, CA 93210
***NOTICE REGARDING MAPS
Any maps provided herewith are for reference only. The property and/or easements shown are but approximations, and no assurances are given as to accuracy, reliability, dimensions or acreage. This will not limit the coverage provided by a CLTA 116, 116.1 or 116.03 endorsement if issued to the policy. *** NOTICE REGARDING FUNDS DEPOSITED IN ESCROW:

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IMPORTANT NOTICE- ACCEPTABLE TYPE OF FUNDS
Please be advised that in accordance with the provisions of the California Insurance Code, Section 12413.1, any funds deposited for the closing must be deposited into the escrow depository and cleared prior to disbursement. Funds deposited by wire transfer may be disbursed upon receipt. Funds deposit via cashier’s checks drawn on a California based bank may be disbursed the next business day. If funds are deposited with the Company by other methods, recording and/or disbursement may be delayed.

IMPORTANT NOTE: PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ESCROW HOLDER DOES NOT ACCEPT CASH, MONEY ORDERS, ACH TRANSFERS, OR FOREIGN CHECKS.

PLEASE CONTACT ESCROW REGARDING QUESTIONS ON TYPE OF FUNDS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE PROMPT CLOSING OF THIS TRANSACTION.

NOTE: If you intend to remit multiple cashier's checks to close your escrow (which may or may not include gift funds or third party funds) IRS cash reporting under IRS Code 8300 may be required. For this reason, you may wish to consider wiring funds in lieu of remitting cashier's checks.

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*** DISCLOSURE OF DISCOUNTS ***
You may be entitled to a discount on your title premiums and/or escrow fees if you meet any of the following conditions:

1. You are an employee of the title insurer or Placer Title Company and the property is your primary residence; or

2. The transaction is a loan, the purpose of which is to rebuild the improvements on the property as a result of a governmentally declared disaster; or

3. The property is being purchased or encumbered by a religious, charitable or nonprofit organization for its use within the normal activities for which such entity was intended.

Please advise the company if you believe any of the above discounts apply. *** LENDER'S NOTE ***
In accordance with Executive Order 13224, and the USA Patriot Act, PLACER TITLE COMPANY compares the names of parties to the proposed transaction to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) maintained by the United States Office of Foreign Asset Control.
*** BUYER'S NOTE ***
If an ALTA Residential Owner's Policy is requested and if the property described herein is determined to be eligible for this policy, the following Exceptions From Coverage will appear in the policy:

1. Taxes or assessments which are not shown as liens by the public records or by the records of any taxing authority.

2. (a) Water rights, claims or title to water; (b) reservations or exceptions in patents or in Acts authorizing the issuance thereof; (c) unpatented mining claims; whether or not the matters exception under (a), (b) or (c) are shown by the public records.

3. Any rights, interest or claims of parties in possession of the land which are not shown by the public records.

4. Any easements or liens not shown by the public records. This exception does not limit the lien coverage in Item 8 of the Covered Title Risks.

5. Any facts about the land which a correct survey would disclose and which are not shown by the public records. This exception does not limit the forced removal coverage in Item 12 of the Covered Title Risks.

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CLTA PRELIMINARY REPORT FORM
Attachment One (Rev 11-09-18)
CALIFORNIA LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION STANDARD COVERAGE POLICY - 1990

EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE
The following matters are expressly excluded from the coverage of this policy and the Company will not pay loss or damage, costs, attorneys' fees or expenses which arise by reason of:

1. (a) Any law, ordinance or governmental regulation (including but not limited to building or zoning laws, ordinances, or regulations) restricting, regulating, prohibiting or relating (i) the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of the land; (ii) the character, dimensions or location of any improvement now or hereafter erected on the land; (iii) a separation in ownership or a change in the dimensions or area of the land or any parcel of which the land is or was a part; or (iv) environmental protection, or the effect of any violation of these laws, ordinances or governmental regulations, except to the extent that a notice of the enforcement thereof or a notice of a defect, lien, or encumbrance resulting from a violation or alleged violation affecting the land has been recorded in the public records at Date of Policy. (b) Any governmental police power not excluded by (a) above, except to the extent that a notice of the exercise thereof or notice of a defect, lien or encumbrance resulting from a violation or alleged violation affecting the land has been recorded in the public records at Date of Policy.

2. Rights of eminent domain unless notice of the exercise thereof has been recorded in the public records at Date of Policy, but not excluding from coverage any taking which has occurred prior to Date of Policy which would be binding on the rights of a purchaser for value without knowledge.

3. Defects, liens, encumbrances, adverse claims or other matters:
(a) whether or not recorded in the public records at Date of Policy, but created, suffered, assumed or agreed to by the insured claimant;
(b) not known to the Company, not recorded in the public records at Date of Policy, but known to the insured claimant and not disclosed in writing to the Company by the insured claimant prior to the date the insured claimant became an insured under this policy;
(c) resulting in no loss or damage to the insured claimant; (d) attaching or created subsequent to Date of Policy; or (e) resulting in loss or damage which would not have been sustained if the insured claimant had paid value for the insured mortgage or for the estate or interest insured by this policy.

4. Unenforceability of the lien of the insured mortgage because of the inability or failure of the insured at Date of Policy, or the inability or failure of any subsequent owner of the indebtedness, to comply with the applicable doing business laws of the state in which the land is situated.

5. Invalidity or unenforceability of the lien of the insured mortgage, or claim thereof, which arises out of the transaction evidenced by the insured mortgage and is based upon usury or any consumer credit protection or truth in lending law.

6. Any claim, which arises out of the transaction vesting in the insured the estate of interest insured by this policy or the transaction creating the interest of the insured lender, by reason of the operation of federal bankruptcy, state insolvency or similar creditors' rights laws.

EXCEPTIONS FROM COVERAGE - SCHEDULE B, PART I
This policy does not insure against loss or damage (and the Company will not pay costs, attorneys' fees or expenses) which arise by reason of:

1. Taxes or assessments which are not shown as existing liens by the records of any taxing authority that levies taxes or assessments on real property or by the public records.

Proceedings by a public agency which may result in taxes or assessments, or notices of such proceedings, whether or not shown by the records of such agency or by the public records.

2. Any facts, rights, interests, or claims which are not shown by the public records but which could be ascertained by an inspection of the land or which may be asserted by persons in possession thereof.

3. Easements, liens or encumbrances, or claims thereof, not shown by the public records.

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4. Discrepancies, conflicts in boundary lines, shortage in area, encroachments, or any other facts which a correct survey would disclose, and which are not shown by the public records.

5. (a) Unpatented mining claims; (b) reservations or exceptions in patents or in Acts authorizing the issuance thereof; (c) water rights, claims or title to water, whether or not the matters excepted under (a), (b) or (c) are shown by the public records.

6. Any lien or right to a lien for services, labor or material unless such lien is shown by the public records at Date of Policy.

CALIFORNIA LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION
STANDARD COVERAGE OWNER’S POLICY (02-04-22)

EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE
The following matters are excluded from the coverage of this policy, and the Company will not pay loss or damage, costs, attorneys’ fees, or expenses that arise by reason of:

1. a. any law, ordinance, permit, or governmental regulation (including those relating to building and zoning) that restricts, regulates, prohibits, or relates to:
i. the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of the Land; ii. the character, dimensions, or location of any improvement on the Land; iii. the subdivision of land; or iv. environmental remediation or protection. b. any governmental forfeiture, police, regulatory, or national security power. c. the effect of a violation or enforcement of any matter excluded under Exclusion 1.a. or 1.b. Exclusion 1 does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 5 or 6.

2. Any power of eminent domain. Exclusion 2 does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 7.

3. Any defect, lien, encumbrance, adverse claim, or other matter:
a. created, suffered, assumed, or agreed to by the Insured Claimant; b. not Known to the Company, not recorded in the Public Records at the Date of Policy, but Known to the Insured Claimant and not disclosed in writing to the Company by the Insured Claimant prior to the date the Insured Claimant became an Insured under this policy;
c. resulting in no loss or damage to the Insured Claimant; d. attaching or created subsequent to the Date of Policy (Exclusion 3.d. does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 9 or 10); or
e. resulting in loss or damage that would not have been sustained if consideration sufficient to qualify the Insured named in Schedule A as a bona fide purchaser had been given for the Title at the Date of Policy.

4. Any claim, by reason of the operation of federal bankruptcy, state insolvency, or similar creditors’ rights law, that the transaction vesting the Title as shown in Schedule A is a:
a. fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer;
b. voidable transfer under the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act; or c. preferential transfer:
i. to the extent the instrument of transfer vesting the Title as shown in Schedule A is not a transfer made as a contemporaneous exchange for new value; or ii. for any other reason not stated in Covered Risk 9.b.

5. Any claim of a PACA-PSA Trust. Exclusion 5 does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 8.

6. Any lien on the Title for real estate taxes or assessments imposed or collected by a governmental authority that becomes due and payable after the Date of Policy. Exclusion 6 does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 2.b.

7. Any discrepancy in the quantity of the area, square footage, or acreage of the Land or of any improvement to the Land.

EXCEPTIONS FROM COVERAGE
Some historical land records contain Discriminatory Covenants that are illegal and unenforceable by law. This policy treats any Discriminatory Covenant in a document referenced in Schedule B as if each Discriminatory Covenant is redacted, repudiated, removed, and not republished or recirculated. Only the remaining provisions of the document are excepted from coverage.

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This policy does not insure against loss or damage and the Company will not pay costs, attorneys’ fees, or expenses resulting from the terms and conditions of any lease or easement identified in Schedule A, and the following matters:

PART I

1. (a) Taxes or assessments that are not shown as existing liens by the records of any taxing authority that levies taxes or assessments on real property or by the Public Records; (b) proceedings by a public agency that may result in taxes or assessments, or notices of such proceedings, whether or not shown by the records of such agency or by the Public Records.

2. Any facts, rights, interests, or claims that are not shown by the Public Records at Date of Policy but that could be (a) ascertained by an inspection of the Land, or (b) asserted by persons or parties in possession of the Land.

3. Easements, liens or encumbrances, or claims thereof, not shown by the Public Records at Date of Policy.

4. Any encroachment, encumbrance, violation, variation, easement, or adverse circumstance affecting the Title that would be disclosed by an accurate and complete land survey of the Land and not shown by the Public Records at Date of Policy.

6. Any lien or right to a lien for services, labor, material or equipment unless such lien is shown by the Public Records at Date of Policy.

7. Any claim to (a) ownership of or rights to minerals and similar substances, including but not limited to ores, metals, coal, lignite, oil, gas, uranium, clay, rock, sand, and gravel located in, on, or under the Land or produced from the Land, whether such ownership or rights arise by lease, grant, exception, conveyance, reservation, or otherwise; and (b) any rights, privileges, immunities, rights of way, and easements associated therewith or appurtenant thereto, whether or not the interests or rights excepted in (a) or (b) appear in the Public Records or are shown in Schedule B.

PART II
(Variable exceptions such as taxes, easements, CC&R’s, etc., are inserted here) CLTA/ALTA HOMEOWNER’S POLICY OF TITLE INSURANCE (07-01-2021)

EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE
The following matters are excluded from the coverage of this policy and We will not pay loss or damage, costs, attorneys' fees, or expenses that arise by reason of:

1. a. any law, ordinance, permit, or governmental regulation (including those relating to building and zoning) that restricts, regulates, prohibits, or relates to: i. the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of the Land; ii. the character, dimensions, or location of any improvement on the Land; iii. the subdivision of land; or iv. environmental remediation or protection.
b. any governmental forfeiture, police, or regulatory, or national security power. c. the effect of a violation or enforcement of any matter excluded under Exclusion 1.a. or 1.b.

Exclusion 1 does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 8.a., 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, or 27.

2. Any power to take the Land by condemnation. Exclusion 2 does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 17.

3. Any defect, lien, encumbrance, adverse claim, or other matter:
a. created, suffered, assumed, or agreed to by You;
b. not Known to Us, not recorded in the Public Records at the Date of Policy, but Known to You and not disclosed in writing to Us by You prior to the date You became an Insured under this policy; c. resulting in no loss or damage to You;
d. attaching or created subsequent to the Date of Policy (Exclusion 3.d. does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 5, 8.f., 25, 26, 27, 28, or 32); or
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e. resulting in loss or damage that would not have been sustained if You paid consideration sufficient to qualify You as a bona fide purchaser of the Title at the Date of Policy.

4. Lack of a right:
a. to any land outside the area specifically described and referred to in Item 3 of Schedule A; and b. in any street, road, avenue, alley, lane, right-of-way, body of water, or waterway that abut the Land.

Exclusion 4 does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 11 or 21.

5. The failure of Your existing structures, or any portion of Your existing structures, to have been constructed before, on, or after the Date of Policy in accordance with applicable building codes. Exclusion 5 does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 14 or 15.

6. Any claim, by reason of the operation of federal bankruptcy, state insolvency, or similar creditors’ rights law, that the transfer of the Title to You is a:
a. fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer;
b. voidable transfer under the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act; or c. preferential transfer: i. to the extent the instrument of transfer vesting the Title as shown in Schedule A is not a transfer made as a contemporaneous exchange for new value; or ii. for any other reason not stated in Covered Risk 30.

7. Contamination, explosion, fire, flooding, vibration, fracturing, earthquake, or subsidence.

8. Negligence by a person or an entity exercising a right to extract or develop oil, gas, minerals, groundwater, or any other subsurface substance.

9. Any lien on Your Title for real estate taxes or assessments imposed or collected by a governmental authority that becomes due and payable after the Date of Policy. Exclusion 9 does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 8.a. or 27.

10. Any discrepancy in the quantity of the area, square footage, or acreage of the Land or of any improvement to the Land.

LIMITATIONS ON COVERED RISKS
Your insurance for the following Covered Risks is limited on the Owner’s Coverage Statement as follows:

For Covered Risk 16, 18, 19, and 21 Your Deductible Amount and Our Maximum Dollar Limit of Liability shown in Schedule A.

The deductible amounts and maximum dollar limits shown on Schedule A are as follows:

Your Deductible Amount Our Maximum Dollar
Limit of Liability
Covered Risk 16: 1% of Policy Amount or $2,500.00 $10,000.00 (whichever is less)
Covered Risk 18: 1% of Policy Amount or $5,000.00 $25,000.00 (whichever is less)
Covered Risk 19: 1% of Policy Amount or $5,000.00 $25,000.00 (whichever is less)
Covered Risk 21: 1% of Policy Amount or $2,500.00 $5,000.00 (whichever is less)
CLTA/ALTA HOMEOWNER'S POLICY OF TITLE INSURANCE (12-02-13)

EXCLUSIONS
In addition to the Exceptions in Schedule B, You are not insured against loss, costs, attorneys' fees, and expenses resulting from:

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1. Governmental police power, and the existence or violation of those portions of any law or government regulation concerning:
a. building;
b. zoning;
c. land use;
d. improvements on the Land;
e. land division; and
f. environmental protection.

This Exclusion does not limit the coverage described in Covered Risk 8.a., 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23 or 27.

2. The failure of Your existing structures, or any part of them, to be constructed in accordance with applicable building codes. This Exclusion does not limit the coverage described in Covered Risk 14 or 15.

3. The right to take the Land by condemning it. This Exclusion does not limit the coverage described in Covered Risk 17.

4. Risks:
a. that are created, allowed, or agreed to by You, whether or not they are recorded in the Public Records; b. that are Known to You at the Policy Date, but not to Us, unless they are recorded in the Public Records at the Policy Date;
c. that result in no loss to You; or
d. that first occur after the Policy Date - this does not limit the coverage described in Covered Risk 7, 8.e., 25, 26, 27 or

28. 5. Failure to pay value for Your Title.

6. Lack of a right:
a. to any land outside the area specifically described and referred to in paragraph 3 of Schedule A; and b. in streets, alleys, or waterways that touch the Land.

This Exclusion does not limit the coverage described in Covered Risk 11 or 21.

7. The transfer of the Title to You is invalid as a preferential transfer or as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under federal bankruptcy, state insolvency, or similar creditors’ rights laws.

8. Contamination, explosion, fire, flooding, vibration, fracturing, earthquake, or subsidence.

9. Negligence by a person or an Entity exercising a right to extract or develop minerals, water, or any other substances.

LIMITATIONS ON COVERED RISKS
Your insurance for the following Covered Risks is limited on the Owner’s Coverage Statement as follows:

For Covered Risk 16, 18, 19, and 21 Your Deductible Amount and Our Maximum Dollar Limit of Liability shown in Schedule A.

The deductible amounts and maximum dollar limits shown on Schedule A are as follows:

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ALTA OWNER’S POLICY (07-01-2021)

1. a. any law, ordinance, permit, or governmental regulation (including those relating to building and zoning) that restricts, regulates, prohibits, or relates to: i. the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of the Land; ii. the character, dimensions, or location of any improvement on the Land; iii. the subdivision of land; or iv. environmental remediation or protection.
b. any governmental forfeiture, police, regulatory, or national security power. c. the effect of a violation or enforcement of any matter excluded under Exclusion 1.a. or 1.b.

Exclusion 1 does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 5 or 6.

2. Any power of eminent domain. Exclusion 2 does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 7.

4. Any claim, by reason of the operation of federal bankruptcy, state insolvency, or similar creditors’ rights law, that the transaction vesting the Title as shown in Schedule A is a:
a. fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer;
b. voidable transfer under the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act; or c. preferential transfer: i. to the extent the instrument of transfer vesting the Title as shown in Schedule A is not a transfer made as a contemporaneous exchange for new value; or ii. for any other reason not stated in Covered Risk 9.b.

5. Any claim of a PACA-PSA Trust. Exclusion 5 does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 8.

7. Any discrepancy in the quantity of the area, square footage, or acreage of the Land or of any improvement to the Land.

NOTE: The 2021 ALTA Owner’s Policy may be issued to afford either Standard Coverage or Extended Coverage. In addition to variable exceptions such as taxes, easements, CC&R’s, etc., the Exceptions from Coverage in a Standard Coverage policy will also include the Western Regional Standard Coverage Exceptions listed as 1 through 7 below:

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assessments, or notices of such proceedings, whether or not shown by the records of such agency or by the Public Records.

2. Any facts, rights, interests, or claims that are not shown by the Public Records at Date of Policy but that could be (a) ascertained by an inspection of the Land or (b) asserted by persons or parties in possession of the Land.

3. Easements, liens or encumbrances, or claims thereof, not shown by the Public Records at Date of Policy.

6. Any lien or right to a lien for services, labor, material or equipment unless such lien is shown by the Public Records at Date of Policy.

EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE
The following matters are expressly excluded from the coverage of this policy, and the Company will not pay loss or damage, costs, attorneys' fees, or expenses that arise by reason of:

1. (a) Any law, ordinance, permit, or governmental regulation (including those relating to building and zoning) restricting, regulating, prohibiting, or relating to (i) the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of the Land; (ii) the character, dimensions, or location of any improvement erected on the Land; (iii) the subdivision of land; or (iv) environmental protection; or the effect of any violation of these laws, ordinances, or governmental regulations. This Exclusion 1(a) does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 5. (b) Any governmental police power. This Exclusion 1(b) does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 6.

2. Rights of eminent domain. This Exclusion does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 7 or

8. 3. Defects, liens, encumbrances, adverse claims, or other matters (a) created, suffered, assumed, or agreed to by the Insured Claimant; (b) not Known to the Company, not recorded in the Public Records at Date of Policy, but Known to the Insured Claimant and not disclosed in writing to the Company by the Insured Claimant prior to the date the Insured Claimant became an Insured under this policy;
(c) resulting in no loss or damage to the Insured Claimant; (d) attaching or created subsequent to Date of Policy (however, this does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 9 and 10); or
(e) resulting in loss or damage that would not have been sustained if the Insured Claimant had paid value for the Title.

4. Any claim, by reason of the operation of federal bankruptcy, state insolvency, or similar creditors’ rights laws, that the transaction vesting the Title as shown in Schedule A, is (a) a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer; or
(b) a preferential transfer for any reason not stated in Covered Risk 9 of this policy.

5. Any lien on the Title for real estate taxes or assessments imposed by governmental authority and created or attaching between Date of Policy and the date of recording of the deed or other instrument of transfer in the Public Records that vests Title as shown in Schedule A.

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EXCEPTIONS FROM COVERAGE
This policy does not insure against loss or damage, and the Company will not pay costs, attorneys’ fees or expenses, that arise by reason of:

NOTE: The 2006 ALTA Owner’s Policy may be issued to afford either Standard Coverage or Extended Coverage. In addition to variable exceptions such as taxes, easements, CC&R’s, etc., the Exceptions from Coverage in a Standard Coverage policy will also include the Western Regional Standard Coverage Exceptions listed below as 1 through 7 below:

3. Easements, liens or encumbrances, or claims thereof, not shown by the Public Records at Date of Policy.

6. Any lien or right to a lien for services, labor, material or equipment unless such lien is shown by the Public Records at Date of Policy.

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NOTICE
FEDERAL FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN REAL PROPERTY TAX ACT OF 1980 (FIRPTA) Upon the sale of United States real property, by a non-resident alien, foreign corporation, partnership or trust, the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 (FIRPTA), and as revised by the Tax Reform Act of 1984 (26 USCA 897 (C)(1)(A)(1) and 26 USCA 1445), Revised by the Path Act of 2015, These changes may be reviewed in full in H.R. 2029, now known as Public Law 114-113. See Section 324 of the law for the full text of FIRPTA changes. Effective February 27, 2016, the amendments to FIRPTA contained in the PATH Act have increased the holdback rate from 10% of gross proceeds to 15% of gross proceeds of the sale, regardless of whether the actual tax due may exceed (or be less than) the amount withheld if ANY of the following conditions are met:

1. If the amount realized (generally the sales price) is $300,000 or less, and the property will be used by the Transferee as a residence (as provided for in the current regulations), no monies need be withheld or remitted to the IRS.

2. If the amount realized exceeds $300,000 but does not exceed $1,000,000, and the property will be used by the Transferee as a residence, (as provided for in the current regulations) then the withholding rate is 10% on the full amount realized (generally the sales prices)

3. If the amount realized exceeds $1,000,000, then the withholding rate is 15% on the entire amount, regardless of use by the Transferee. The exemption for personal use as a residence does not apply in this scenario.

If the purchaser who is required to withhold income tax from the seller fails to do so, the purchaser is subject to fines and penalties as provided under Internal Revenue Code Section 1445.

Escrow Holder will, upon written instructions from the purchaser, withhold Federal Income Tax from the seller and will deposit said tax with the Internal Revenue Service, together with IRS Forms 8288 and 8288-A. The fee charged for this service is $45.00 payable to the escrow holder.

CALIFORNIA WITHHOLDING
In accordance with Sections 18662 and 18668 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, a transferee (Buyer) may be required to withhold an amount equal to 3 1/3 percent of the sales price or an alternative withholding amount certified to by the seller in the case of a disposition of California real property interest by either:

1. A seller who is an individual or when the disbursement instructions authorize the proceeds to be sent to a financial intermediary or the seller, OR

2. A corporate seller that has no permanent place of business in California.

The buyer may become subject to penalty for failure to withhold an amount equal to the greater of 10 percent of the amount required to be withheld or five hundred dollars ($500).

However, notwithstanding any other provision included in the California statutes referenced above, no buyer will be required to withhold any amount or be subject to penalty for failure to withhold if:

1. The sales price of the California real property conveyed does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), OR

2. The seller executes a written certificate, under the penalty of perjury, of any of the following:
a. The property qualifies as the seller's (or decedent's, if being sold by the decedent's estate) principal residence within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 121; or
b. The seller (or decedent, if being sold by the decedent's estate) last used the property as the seller's (decedent's) principal residence within the meaning of IRC Section 121 without regard to the two-year time period; or c. The seller has a loss or zero gain for California income tax purposes on this sale; or d. The property is being compulsorily or involuntarily converted and the seller intends to acquire property that is similar or related in service or use to qualify for non-recognition of gain for California income tax purposes under IRC Section 1033; or e. If the transfer qualifies for non-recognition treatment under IRC Section 351 (transfer to a corporation controlled by the transferor) or IRC Section 721 (contribution to a partnership in exchange for a partnership interest); or f. The seller is a corporation (or an LLC classified as a corporation for federal and California income tax purposes) that is either qualified through the California Secretary of State or has a permanent place of Business in California; or g. The seller is a partnership (or an LLC that is not a disregarded single member LLC and is classified as a partnership for federal and California income tax purposes) with recorded title to the property in the name of the partnership of LLC; or h. The seller is a tax-exempt entity under either California or federal law; or i. The seller is an insurance company, individual retirement account, qualified pension/profit sharing plan, or charitable remainder trust; or j. The transfer qualifies as a simultaneous like-kind exchange within the meaning of IRC Section 1031; or k. The transfer qualifies as a deferred like-kind exchange within the meaning of IRC Section 1031; or l. The transfer of this property will be an installment sale that you will report as such for California tax purposes and the buyer has agreed to withhold on each principal payment instead of withholding the full amount at the time of transfer.

The Seller is subject to penalty for knowingly filing a fraudulent certificate for the purpose of avoiding the withholding requirement.

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NOTICE

DEPOSIT OF FUNDS AND DISBURSEMENT DISCLOSURE
Unless you elect otherwise (as described below), all funds received by (the "Company") in escrow will be deposited with other escrow funds in one or more non-interest bearing escrow accounts of the Company in a financial institution selected by the Company. The depositor acknowledges that the deposit of funds in a non-interest bearing demand account by Escrow Holder may result in said company receiving a range of economic benefits from the bank in the form of services, credits, considerations, or other things of value. The depositor hereby specifically waives any claim to such economic benefits payable to Escrow Holder resulting from non-interest bearing deposits. Unless you direct the Company to open an interest-bearing account (as described below), the Company shall have no obligation to account to you in any manner for the value of, or to compensate any party for, any benefit received by the Company and/or its affiliated company. Any such benefits shall be deemed additional compensation of the Company for its services in connection with the escrow.

If you elect, funds deposited by you prior to the close of escrow may be placed in an individual interest-bearing account arrangement that the Company has established with one of its financial institutions. You do not have an opportunity to earn interest on the funds deposited by a lender. If you elect to earn interest through this special account arrangement, the Company will charge you an additional fee of $50.00 for the establishment and maintenance of the account. This fee compensates the Company for the costs associated with opening and managing the interest-bearing account, preparing correspondence/documentation, transferring funds, maintaining appropriate records for audit/reconciliation purposes, and filing any required tax withholding statements. It is important that you consider this cost in your decision since the cost may exceed the interest you earn.

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Placer Title Co., Centric Title and Escrow, Montana Title and Escrow, National Closing Solutions, National Closing Solutions of Alabama, National Closing Solutions of Maryland, North Idaho Title Insurance, Placer Title Insurance Agency of Utah, Premier Reverse Closings, Premier Title Agency, Texas National Title, Washington Title and Escrow, Western Auxiliary Corp., Wyoming Title and Escrow

NOTICE AT COLLECTION AND PRIVACY POLICY
Updated December 1, 2022
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how Mother Lode Holding Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “Mother Lode,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collect, use, store, and share your information when: (1) when you access or use our websites, mobile applications, web-based applications, or other digital platforms where this Policy is posted (“Sites”); (2) when you use our products and services (“Services”); (3) when you communicate with us in any manner, including by e-mail, in-person, telephone, or other communication method (“Communications”); and (4) when we obtain your information from third parties, including service providers, business partners, and governmental departments and agencies (“Third Parties”).

This Policy applies wherever it is posted. To the extent a Mother Lode subsidiary or affiliate has different privacy practices, such entity shall have their own privacy statement posted as applicable.

What Type Of Information Do We Collect About You? We collect a variety of categories of information about you. To learn more about the categories of information we collect, please visit https://www.mlhc.com/privacy-policy.

How Do We Collect Your Information? We collect your information: (1) directly from you; (2) automatically when you interact with us; and (3) from third parties, including business parties and affiliates.

How Do We Use Your Information? We may use your information in a variety of ways, including but not limited to providing the services you have requested, fulfilling your transactions, comply with relevant laws and our policies, and handling a claim. To learn more about how we may use your information, please visit https://www.mlhc.com/privacy-policy.

How Do We Share Your Information? We do not sell your personal information. We only share your information, including to subsidiaries, affiliates, and to unaffiliated third parties: (1) with your consent; (2) in a business transfer; (3) to service providers; (4) to subsidiaries and affiliates; and (5) for legal process and protection. To learn more about how we share your information, please visit https://www.mlhc.com/privacy-policy.

How Do We Store and Protect Your Information? The security of your information is important to us. That is why we take commercially reasonable steps to make sure your information is protected. We use our best efforts to maintain commercially reasonable technical, organizational, and physical safeguards, consistent with applicable law, to protect your information.

How Long Do We Keep Your Information? We keep your information for as long as necessary in accordance with the purpose for which it was collected, our business needs, and our legal and regulatory obligations.

Your Choices We provide you the ability to exercise certain controls and choices regarding our collection, use, storage, and sharing of your information. You can learn more about your choices by visiting https://www.mlhc.com/privacy-policy.

International Jurisdictions: Our Products are offered in the United States of America (US), and are subject to US federal, state, and local law. If you are accessing the Products from another country, please be advised that you may be transferring your information to us in the US, and you consent to that transfer and use of your information in accordance with this Privacy Notice. You also agree to abide by the applicable laws of applicable US federal, state, and local laws concerning your use of the Products, and your agreements with us.

We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. Any and all changes to this Privacy Notice will be reflected on this page, and where appropriate provided in person or by another electronic method. YOUR CONTINUED USE, ACCESS, OR INTERACTION WITH

OUR PRODUCTS OR YOUR CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS WITH US AFTER THIS NOTICE HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU WILL REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS PRIVACY NOTICE.

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For California Residents
If you are a California resident, you may have certain rights under California law, including but not limited to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act and its implementing regulations (“CCPA”). All phrases used in this section shall have the same meaning as those phrases are used under California law, including the CCPA.

Right to Correct. You have a right to request that we correct your personal information. This right is subject to certain exceptions available under the CCPA and other applicable law. To submit a verified request for correction, go to our online privacy policy at www.mlhc.com/privacy-policy or call toll-free at 1-877-626-0668.

Right of Deletion. You also have a right to request that we delete the personal information we have collected from and about you. This right is subject to certain exceptions available under the CCPA and other applicable law. To submit a verified request for deletion, go to our online privacy policy at www.mlhc.com/privacy-policy or call toll-free at 1-877-626-0668. You may also designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf by going to our online privacy policy at www.mlhc.com/privacy-policy or by calling toll-free at 1- 877-626-0668.

Verification Process. For a request to know, correct or delete, we will verify your identity before responding to your request. To verify your identity, we will generally match the identifying information provided in your request with the information we have on file about you.

Depending on the sensitivity of the information requested, we may also utilize more stringent verification methods to verify your identity, including but not limited to requesting additional information from you and/or requiring you to sign a declaration under penalty of perjury.

Notice of Sale and Share. We have not sold or shared the personal information of California residents in the past 12 months. To the extent any Mother Lode affiliated entity has a different practice, it will be stated in the applicable privacy policy. We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of any California resident under the age of 16.

Right of Non-Discrimination. You have a right to exercise your rights under California law, including under the CCPA, without suffering discrimination. Accordingly, Mother Lode will not discriminate against you in any way if you choose to exercise your rights under the CCPA.

Notice of Collection. To learn more about the categories of personal information we have collected about California residents over the last 12 months, how we have used that information, and how we share that information, please see “California Privacy Rights Act and Disclosures” in https://www.mlhc.com/privacy-policy.

Notice of Disclosure. To learn more about the categories of personal information we may have disclosed about California residents in the past 12 months, please see “California Privacy Rights Act and Disclosures” in https://www.mlhc.com/privacy-policy.

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GRAMM-LEACH-BLILEY ACT PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE
Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) requires financial companies to provide you with a notice of their privacy policies and practices, such as the types of nonpublic personal information that they collect about you and the categories of persons or entities to whom it may be disclosed. In compliance with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley-Act, we are notifying you of the privacy policies and practices of:

Mother Lode Holding Co.

Montana Title and Escrow Co.

National Closing Solutions, Inc.

National Closing Solutions of Alabama
National Closing Solutions of Maryland
Premier Reverse Closings
Centric Title and Escrow
Placer Title Co.

Placer Title Insurance Agency of Utah
Premier Title Agency
North Idaho Title Insurance Co.

Texas National Title
Western Auxiliary Corp.

Wyoming Title and Escrow Co.

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the transaction involved. This information may include:
 Identity information such as Social Security number and driver's license information.  Financial information such as mortgage loan account balances, checking account information and wire transfer instructions
 Information from others involved in your transaction such as documents received from your lender We collect this information from you, such as on an application or other forms, from our files, and from our affiliates or others involved in your transaction, such as the real estate agent or lender.

We may disclose any of the above information that we collect about our customers or former customers to our affiliates or to non-affiliates as permitted by law for our everyday business purposes, such as to process your transactions and respond to legal and regulatory matters. We do not sell your personal information or share it for marketing purposes.

We do not share any nonpublic personal information about you with anyone for any purpose that is not specifically permitted by law.

We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to those employees who need to know that information in order to provide products or services to you. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to guard your nonpublic personal information.

Questions about this notice and privacy policy may be sent to MLHC Counsel, Legal Dept., 1508 Eureka Rd., #130, Roseville, CA 95661 or [email protected].

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Privacy Notice
Effective: October 1, 2019
Notice Last Updated: January 1, 2021
This Privacy Notice describes how First American Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates (together referred to as “First American,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collect, use, store, and share your information. This Privacy Notice applies to information we receive from you offline only, as well as from third parties, when you interact with us and/or use and access our services and products (“Products”). For more information about our privacy practices, including our online practices, please visit https://www.firstam.com/privacy-policy/. The practices described in this Privacy Notice are subject to applicable laws in the places in which we operate.

How Do We Share Your Information? We do not sell your information. We only share your information, including to subsidiaries, affiliates, and to unaffiliated third parties: (1) with your consent; (2) in a business transfer; (3) to service providers; and (4) for legal process and protection. To learn more about how we share your information, please visit https://www.firstam.com/privacy-policy/.

OR INTERACTION WITH OUR PRODUCTS OR YOUR CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS WITH US AFTER THIS

NOTICE HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU WILL REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS PRIVACY NOTICE.

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For California Residents
If you are a California resident, you may have certain rights under California law, including but not limited to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). All phrases used in this section shall have the same meaning as those phrases are used under California law, including the CCPA.

Right to Know. You have a right to request that we disclose the following information to you: (1) the categories of personal information we have collected about or from you; (2) the categories of sources from which the personal information was collected; (3) the business or commercial purpose for such collection and/or disclosure; (4) the categories of third parties with whom we have shared your personal information; and (5) the specific pieces of your personal information we have collected. To submit a verified request for this information, go to our online privacy policy at www.firstam.com/privacy-policy to submit your request or call toll-free at 1-866-718-0097. You may also designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf by going to our online privacy policy at www.firstam.com/privacypolicy to submit your request or by calling toll-free at 1-866-718-0097 Right of Deletion. You also have a right to request that we delete the personal information we have collected from and about you. This right is subject to certain exceptions available under the CCPA and other applicable law. To submit a verified request for deletion, go to our online privacy policy at www.firstam.com/privacy-policy to submit your request or call toll-free at 1-866-718-0097. You may also designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf by going to our online privacy policy at www.firstam.com/privacy-policy to submit your request or by calling toll-free at 1-866-718- 0097.

Verification Process. For either a request to know or delete, we will verify your identity before responding to your request. To verify your identity, we will generally match the identifying information provided in your request with the information we have on file about you. Depending on the sensitivity of the information requested, we may also utilize more stringent verification methods to verify your identity, including but not limited to requesting additional information from you and/or requiring you to sign a declaration under penalty of perjury.

Notice of Sale. We do not sell California resident information, nor have we sold California resident information in the past 12 months. We have no actual knowledge of selling the information of minors under the age of 16.

Right of Non-Discrimination. You have a right to exercise your rights under California law, including under the CCPA, without suffering discrimination. Accordingly, First American will not discriminate against you in any way if you choose to exercise your rights under the CCPA.

Notice of Collection. To learn more about the categories of personal information we have collected about California residents over the last 12 months, please see “What Information Do We Collect About You” in https://www.firstam.com/privacy-policy. To learn about the sources from which we have collected that information, the business and commercial purpose for its collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we have shared that information, please see “How Do We Collect Your Information”, “How Do We Use Your Information”, and “How Do We Share Your Information” in https://www.firstam.com/privacy-policy.

Notice of Sale. We have not sold the personal information of California residents in the past 12 months.

Notice of Disclosure. To learn more about the categories of personal information we may have disclosed about California residents in the past 12 months, please see “How Do We Use Your Information” and “How Do We Share Your Information” in https://www.firstam.com/privacy-policy.

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APN: 083-020-56ST, 083-020-58ST, 083-020-59ST, 083-080-87ST Above Space for Recorder’s Use Only

QUITCLAIM DEED
THE UNDERSIGNED GRANTOR(S) DECLARE(S) DOCUMENTARY TRANSFER TAX is $ CITY TAX $ computed on full value of property conveyed, or
computed on full value of items or encumbrances remaining at time of sale, Unincorporated area City of Coalinga, and
FOR A FULL VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, City of Coalinga, acting as the Housing Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Coalinga hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim to City of Coalinga, a Municipal Corporation of the State of California, the following described real property in the City of Coalinga, County of Fresno, State of California: described in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof.

Dated:

STATE OF CALIFORNIA}
COUNTY OF } SS
On before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/their/her authorized capacity (ies), and that by his/her/their signatures(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

SIGNATURE (SEAL)
Mail Tax Statement to:

Exhibit A
Recording Requested By:

When recorded mail this deed and, unless
otherwise shown below, mail tax statement to:

NAME: City of Coalinga
Attention: City Clerk
ADDRESS: 155 West Durian
CITY: Coalinga
STATE & ZIP: CA, 93210
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

That parcel of land situate in Section 5, Township 21 South, Range 15 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, City of Coalinga, County of Fresno, State of California described as follows:

Beginning at a point that bears South 52° 20' 02" East, 40.10 feet from the point of intersection of the center line of Pacific Street and West Elm Street, as said streets are shown on that Record of Survey recorded in Book 35 of Record of Surveys at Pages 85 and 86 Fresno County records; Thence South 52° 20' 02" East and along the Southeasterly prolongation of the center line of said Pacific Street, 950.00 feet to the most Southerly line of that parcel of land as described in Patent # 51 recorded February 16, 1895, in Patent Book "P" at Page 288; Thence South 37° 38' 07" West and along said Southerly of said described line, distant parcel thereon 1668.38 feet to the most Southerly corner of said described parcel; Thence North 52° 21' 18" West and along the Southwesterly line of said described parcel, distant thereon 500.26 feet to the most Southern corner of Parcel 3 as shown on Parcel Map 006 recorded in Book 29 of Parcel Maps at Pages 19 and 20 Fresno County Records; Thence North 37° 38' 43" East along the Southeasterly line of Parcels 3 and 2 of said Parcel Map 006, 200.00 feet to the most Easterly corner of Parcel 2 of said Parcel Map 006; Thence North 52° 21' 17" West along the Northerly line of said Parcel 2, 299.88 feet to the most Southerly corner of Parcel 1 of said Parcel Map 006; Thence along the Easterly lines of said Parcel 1 the following three (3) courses and distances: 1) North 37° 38' 43" East, 343.90 feet; 2) North 00° 20' 16" West, 243.01 feet; 3) North 37° 38' 42" East, 191.99 feet; Thence North 37° 38' 00" East, 741.65 feet to the Point of Beginning. Excepting therefrom any portion thereof lying within that parcel of land as abandoned by Act of Congress dated November 06, 1986, Public Law 99-614. Also excepting therefrom all that portion thereof lying within the North half of Section 5, Township 21 South, Range 15 East, M.D.B. & M. Also excepting therefrom all that portion lying within APN 083-020-62ST as shown on the County Assessors Map. Also excepting therefrom that portion of the land granted to Coalinga Family Associates, a California Limited Partnership, in that Grant Deed recorded February 18, 2022, as Instrument No. 2022-0022573 of Official Records.

APN: 083-020-56T, 083-020-58ST and 083-080-87ST
All that portion of that strip of land as abandoned by Southern Pacific Railroad Company per Act of Congress on November 6, 1986, Public Law 99-614 lying in the Southeast quarter of Section 5, Township 21 South, Range 15 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, and lying 100.00 feet equally on each side of the following described center line:

Excepting therefrom that portion of the land granted to Coalinga Family Associates, a California Limited Partnership, in that Grant Deed recorded February 18, 2022, as Instrument No. 2022-0022573 of Official Records.

ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM all oil, gas and other minerals, with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove same as reserved by the United States of America pursuant to Act of Congress approved March 8, 1922 (43 U.S.912) In that certain Act entitled, "An Act to Confirm a Conveyance of Certain Real Property by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company to Ernest Pritchett and his wife, Diana Pritchett, and for other purposes", approved November 6, 1986 (Public Law 99-614).

APN: 083-020-59ST

STAFF REPORT - CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/PUBLIC FINANCE

AUTHORITY
Subject: Code Enforcement Monthly Report for September 2024 Meeting Date: Thursday, November 7,2024
From: Sean Brewer, Interim City Manager
Prepared by: Yaneth Ibarra, Code Enforcement Officer
I. RECOMMENDATION:

II. BACKGROUND:

III. DISCUSSION:

IV. ALTERNATIVES:

V. FISCAL IMPACT:

ATTACHMENTS:

File Name Description
September_2024.pdf Code Enforcement Report September 2024 September 2024 Notices Pending Cited Completed
Boken Fence 4 1 3
Duty to Maintain Side Walks 5 3 2
In-Op Vehicles 27 1 10
Garbage Receptacles 7 7
Junk Trash Debris 21 17
Over Grown Weeds 26 2 2 16
Recreational Vehicles 3 3
Semi-Trucks Residential 2 2
Shopping Carts 5 5
Unpermitted Business- Eyelashes 2 2 1
Unpermitted Business-Car Detail 1 1 1
Unpermitted Business-realtor/Broker 9 7 2
Unmaintained pools 2 2
Vehicles on Lawn 12 7
Vacant Reg- Property Maintenance 1 1
Total 127 14 11 73
72 Hour Parking Warning 33 13 33
Vehicle Tows 2
Water Conservation
Code Enforcement Activity

STAFF REPORT - CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/PUBLIC FINANCE

AUTHORITY
Subject: Coalinga Police Department Monthly Report for September 2024 Meeting Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
From: Sean Brewer, (i)City Manager
Prepared by: Jose Garza, Chief of Police
I. RECOMMENDATION:

II. BACKGROUND:

III. DISCUSSION:

IV. ALTERNATIVES:

V. FISCAL IMPACT:

ATTACHMENTS:

File Name Description
September_2024_Monthly_Report.docx September 2024 Crime Report September 2024
Monthly Report
The Coalinga Police Department, in partnership with the community, continues to do an outstanding job in addressing and reducing crime in the city. According to the Month to Month and Year to Year Table of Part 1 Crimes (See Table below), crimes are down by 24% Year to Date compared to last year 2023. For the month of September 2024, Part 1 crimes were down by 18% compared to September 2023, which was primarily due to a decrease in the number of larcenies and assaults. We need to keep the momentum going and work together to hold these criminals accountable for their actions.

Respectfully,
Jose V Garza
Chief of Police
Last
SEPT
This
SEPT
%
CHANGE
YTD
2023
YTD
2024
%
CHANGE
HOMICIDE 0 0 0% 0 1 100%
RAPE 0 0 0% 5 3 -40%
ROBBERY 0 0 0% 2 2 0%
ASSAULT 17 14 -18% 101 105 4%
BURGLARY 3 3 0% 16 14 -13%
LARCENY 8 5 -38% 79 34 -57%
AUTO THEFT 0 1 100% 13 5 -62%
TOTAL PART ONE 28 23 -18% 216 164 -24%
PART 1 CRIMES

STAFF REPORT - CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/PUBLIC FINANCE

AUTHORITY
Subject: Discussion, Direction and PotentialAction related to the Coalinga Electronic Sign Relocation Budget and Plan
Meeting Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
From: Sean Brewer, Interim City Manager
Prepared by: Sean Brewer, Interim City Manager
I. RECOMMENDATION:

Authorize the City Manager to proceed with the relocation of the community pride sign currently located at the corner of Elm Ave and Cherry Lane to its recommended new location.

II. BACKGROUND:

The community pride sign was designed and constructed in 2009 paid for by the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) when it was stillactive. The City has recently processed and approved a new commercial development (Starbucks) to be located at the corner of Elm Ave and Cherry Lane and, in order to accommodate the new development, the City will need to relocate the sign and pumper jack to the city-owned triangle parcelat Grant Street and Baker near the Tropicana. The parcel where the sign is currently located is owed by the developer and that additional land is needed to make the development work. The developer is willing to work with the City in order to access the site and remove the infrastructure as needed.

In September, the City Council directed staff to look at alternative locations for the relocation of the electronic sign. Staff has included the original location and one additional site for councils consideration.

III. DISCUSSION:

Staff has been working with the developer, City Engineer and a sign company to develop a detailed plan and cost estimate to relocate the existing sign to its new location. Attached is a layout of the new sign location as wellas the placement of the "horned toad" pumper jack and memorial plaque and tree for Rudy Flores.

In September a second location was presented to the Councilat the walking beam at the southeast corner of Phelps and Elm Ave as there is good visibility and near a signalas recommended by the Council the last time this item was discussed. After discussion this location posed some constraints from power and grade issues effecting potential visibility.

Staff went back and brainstormed other locations in the City that may be suitable for the sign and ruled them out due to several factors such as visibility, room on the site, access to infrastructure, and ownership. After considering alternative locations the following two locations could work, however it is still staffs recommendation that the triangle location at Grant Street would be the most suitable for this sign.

The second location in addition to the property on Grant Street would be the southwest corner of the Forest and E. Polk intersection. A copy of the location and potentialangles have been provided attached to the this report. Staff will have to reach out to the property owner to inquire about some additional right-of-way that would need to be acquired.

In addition to relocating the sign, staff, in the alternatives section, has provided an alternative to take the opportunity to replace the existing electronic message boards with newer units (Watchfire High Resolution Message Boards) as the the technology has improved significantly and the existing boards are starting to fail and repairs are becoming very costly and difficult to find parts. This could be an opportunity to upgrade the panels and increase the life of the sign as wellas provide added opportunity to advertise information clearly as the current sign has limitations due to its age.

IV. ALTERNATIVES:

Included in the requested budget is the replacement of the two existing electronic message boards with two new Watchfire 10mm units that will serve as a direct replacement to the existing sign design.

Relocate sign to the triangle parcel on Grant street.

Relocate the sign to Forest and Polk.

Disassemble the sign and do not relate the sign to a new location.

V. FISCAL IMPACT:

The estimated cost for the relocation which would include engineering, disassembling the existing sign and pumper jack, reinstalling at the new location with new power, water service and wireless connectivity is approximately $84,900.00.

If the City Council were to include replacing the existing electronic message boards with new units, the total budget would need to be $143,900.00.

This does not include contingency so staff would request a totalauthorization of $150,000.00.

This project will have to be funded by the General Fund and staff is recommending the use of one time fund balance to cover these one time expenses in combination of budgeted grounds and maintenance funds that were going to be used to beautify the triangle parcel at Grant and Baker ($5,000). Future ongoing maintenance can be absorbed in the grounds and maintenance budget but the one time cost for the relocation will have to come from one time reserve funds as this was not budgeted. Once authorized, staff will begin working on the relocation plan to ensure that the Starbucks development is not delayed.

ATTACHMENTS:

File Name Description
Pride_Sign_Relocation_Exhibit_A_060424.pdf EMB Relocation Site Plan Tree_for_Flores_Memorial.jpg Tree for Flores Memorial
New__Pride_Sign_Location_2a.pdf New Sign Location - Superimposed - Grant 3081_CostEst_070724.pdf Engineers Cost Estimate w/ New Message Boards Pride_Sign_Location_Exhibit_Polk-Forest.pdf Forest & Polk Location

4630 W. Jennifer Ave. Suite 101
Fresno, CA 93722-6415
(559) 447-9075
Fax: (559) 447-9074
www.TriCityEngineering.com

PRELIMINARY ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST
City of Coalinga - Community Pride Sign Re-location
JN 3081 Created:

Revised:

GENERAL ITEMS
Item No. Description Unit Quantity Unit Price Extension 1 MOBILIZATION / GENERAL REQUIREMENTS LS 1 $3,870.00 $ 3,870.00 2 WORKER SAFETY LS 1 $2,440.00 $ 2,440.00
3 TRAFFIC CONTROL LS 1 $1,010.00 $ 1,010.00
4 DUST CONTROL LS 1 $1,090.00 $ 1,090.00
ST-G $ 8,400.00

SIGN RELOCATION ITEMS
Item No. Description Unit Quantity Unit Price Extension 5 24" DIA X 7.5' DEEP DIRECT BURIAL FOOTINGS EA 2 $ 1,800.00 $ 3,600.00 6 STEEL SQUARE HSS 8"X8"X3/16"X 20'-4" LONG COLUMN POST EA 2 $ 1,500.00 $ 3,000.00 7 REMOVE AND RE-INSTALL ALUMINUM SKIN CLADDING EA 1 $ 2,500.00 $ 2,500.00 8 REMOVE AND RE-INSTALL 1" BACKER BRD MASONRY VENEER EA 1 $ 1,200.00 $ 1,200.00 9 3'-2" SQ CONCRETE PAD SF 20 $ 20.00 $ 400.00
10 RE-INSTALL ILLUMINATED ARCH & HORIZONTAL SUPPPORT EA 1 $ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00 11 REMOVE LED DISPLAY & COC LOGO/RE-INSTALL COC LOGO EA 1 $ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00 12 REMOVE DOUBLE POLE SIGN TO GRADE/CAP PIPE COLUMNS EA 1 $ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00 13 10MM WATCHFIRE LED DISPLAY READER BOARD SIGN EA 1 $ 59,000.00 $ 59,000.00 SL-1 $ 81,700.00

ELECTRICAL ITEMS
Item No. Description Unit Quantity Unit Price Extension 12 PAVEMENT / CONCRETE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL CY 3 $ 250.00 $ 750.00 13 AC PAVEMENT / CONCRETE TRENCH RESURFACING CY 3 $ 500.00 $ 1,500.00 14 TESCO 26-100 SERVICE PEDESTAL EA 1 $ 4,250.00 $ 4,250.00 15 CALTRANS NO. 3 1/2 PULLBOX EA 3 $ 900.00 $ 2,700.00
16 PG&E NO. 2 SPLICE BOX & EXTENSION EA 1 $ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00 17 2" ELECTRICAL CONDUIT/W #10 COPPER WIRE LF 78 $ 30.00 $ 2,340.00 18 1" TELEPHONE DUCT/W #10 AWG TELEPHONE SERVICE LF 31 $ 20.00 $ 620.00 19 TELEPHONE CABINET REMOVAL/RE-MOUNTING/#10 AWG EA 1 $ 2,200.00 $ 2,200.00 20 CCTV 30' POLE RELOCATION/NEW FOUNDATION/ANCHORS EA 1 $ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00 21 WIRELESS ANTENNA/COAXIAL CABLE RE-MOUNTING EA 1 $ 2,200.00 $ 2,200.00 SL-2 $ 23,600.00

PROJECT ENGINEERING
Item No. Description Unit Qty. Unit Price Extension
22 ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES LS 1 $ 17,100.00 $ 17,100.00 23 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES LS 1 $ 9,100.00 $ 9,100.00 24 PG&E RULE 20 ELECTRICAL SERVICE/METER SET LS 1 $ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00 PE-1 PROJECT ENGINEERING SUBTOTAL $ 30,200.00
June 11, 2024
July 8, 2024

GENERAL ITEMS SUBTOTAL

ELECTRICAL ITEMS SUBTOTAL

SIGN RELOCATION ITEMS SUBTOTAL
4630 W. Jennifer Ave. Suite 101
Fresno, CA 93722-6415
(559) 447-9075
Fax: (559) 447-9074
www.TriCityEngineering.com

SUMMARY OF CONSTRUCTION COST
Section Description Subtotal
ST-G GENERAL ITEMS SUBTOTAL $ 8,400.00
SL-1 SIGN RELOCATION ITEMS SUBTOTAL $ 81,700.00
SL-2 ELECTRICAL ITEMS SUBTOTAL $ 23,600.00
PE-1 PROJECT ENGINEERING SUBTOTAL $ 30,200.00
CONSTRUCTION TOTAL $ 143,900.00
STOP EXHIBIT FOR:FOREST AVE. AND POLK ST. PRIDE SIGN RELOCATION COALINGA, CALIFORNIA LEGEND BOUNDARY LINE STOP EXHIBIT FOR:FOREST AVE. AND POLK ST. PRIDE SIGN RELOCATION COALINGA, CALIFORNIA LEGEND BOUNDARY LINE STOP EXHIBIT FOR:FOREST AVE. AND POLK ST. PRIDE SIGN RELOCATION COALINGA, CALIFORNIA LEGEND BOUNDARY LINE

STAFF REPORT - CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/PUBLIC FINANCE

AUTHORITY
Subject: Fire Department Update on the Abatement of Burned Properties and Potential Action by the City Council
Meeting Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
From: Sean Brewer, Interim City Manager
Prepared by: Justin Milligan, Battalion Chief
I. RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the following:

Using Coalinga Municipal Code Sec. 8, Chapter 5 declaring the subject properties a Public Nuisance and abate the properties at the initial expense of the City with an expectation of cost recovery in the future thought liens and other encumbrances.

Direct staff to create a reimbursement account and expense account to track expenses and receivables from property abatements.

II. BACKGROUND:

Here is just a brief background on Municipal Code Sec. 8, Chapter 5 that is already in place. · Sec. 8-5.04. - Public nuisances: Notices to abate.

After investigation, it shall be the duty of the Fire Chief to notify the owner of any building partially or totally destroyed by fire which the Fire Chief has adjudged to be a nuisance that such building is a nuisance and that such nuisance shall be abated. The owner shall, within ninety (90) days after receiving such notice, reconstruct, repair, or remove such building or the remains thereof. Such notice shall be mailed by registered mail to the last known address of the owner and shallalso be posted on the property.
(§ 5, Ord. 228)
· Sec. 8-5.05. - Public nuisances: Notices to abate: Failure to comply.

If the owner of any building partially or totally destroyed by fire fails to comply with the notice provided for in Section 8-5.04 of this chapter by failing to reconstruct, repair, or remove any such building as directed by such notice within ninety (90) days after the date of the receipt of such notice, such owner will be guilty of an infraction.
(§ 6, Ord. 228, as amended by § 15, Ord. 452, eff. June 2, 1976) Sec. 8-5.06. - Public nuisances:Abatement by City: Costs: Liens.

Any building destroyed to the extent of fifty (50) percent or more by fire, and adjudged to be a nuisance by the Fire Chief as set forth in Section 8-5.03 of this chapter, which building shall not have been reconstructed, repaired, or removed within ninety (90) days after the date of the receipt of the notice by the owner, as set forth in Section 8-5.05 of this chapter, shall be abated by the order of the Fire Chief at the expense of the City. The cost of abating such nuisance shall become a lien on the property.
(§ 7, Ord. 228)
III. DISCUSSION:

Since October of 2021, Coalinga Fire Department has responded to 12 structure fires which could have been deemed a Public Nuisance. Of these fires, only 2 have not been addressed by property owners.

Both properties are a considerable blite in the community. Both have had multiple calls for service by the police department for vandalism, theft, and trespassing. And one burned a second time.

The house at 154 Buchannan had a fire on 8/7/2022 and 325 E. Houston on 2/5/2022. Both houses have over 50% damage and have been deemed nuisance properties by the Fire Chief. Both properties have been posted with abatement notices and certified letters sent to registered owners for over 90 days. As of September 2024, the Fire Department has not been contacted by the owner or family regarding either of the properties.

After reaching out to Griswold Lasalle, Nick Matoian recommended using provisions provided by the Coalinga Municipal Code Title 8, Chapter 5. To complete the process, the City Attorney will file to obtain an abatement warrant with the Fresno County Superior Court. This process typically takes 10 days for approval.

Once the warrant is approved, it will be posted on the buildings for 30 days. After 30 days, a 24-hour notice to remove all personal property shall be posted. The abatement process can then be performed. Once the abatement process is started, we will have 10 days to complete the work. After it is completed, a signed warrant will be returned to the court indicating what actions were taken and the results of those actions.

If the City Councilapproves moving forward with the abatement, the City will then direct the City Attorney to institute a lawsuit to collect allcosts incurred by the abatement process. Allcosts will be to the lien on the property. The City Attorney willalso include the costs of their services at an hourly rate.

IV. ALTERNATIVES:

1. Chose not to abate the properties. (not recommended) V. FISCAL IMPACT:

Potentially zero cost to the City. All upfront costs willeventually be recovered.

After reaching out to Tri City Engineering, this is the estimated cost to abate the houses:

1. 325 Houston Building Demolition costs itemized.

1. San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Demolition Permit: $317.00

2. Asbestos Survey Report preparation: $1,800.00

3. Contractor Demolition and Asbestos removal: 825 sq ft building @ $25 per sf ft = $20,625.00

4. City Engineer bid documents and permits preparation: $5,000.00 Total cost = $27,742.00

2. 154 Buchanan Building Demolition costs itemized.

1. San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Demolition Permit: $317.00

2. Asbestos Survey Report preparation: $1,800.00

3. Contractor Demolition and Asbestos removal: 950 sq ft building @ $25 per sf ft = $23,750.00

4. City Engineer bid documents and permits preparation: $5,000.00 Total cost = $30,867.00
In addition, the City Attorney stated their work would be billed at the standard hourly rate. This would include two to three hours for filling out documentation. Additional fees for filing the lawsuit and filling the lien would also be applied.

If the City Councilapproves moving forward with the abatement of the above properties, staff will prepare a receivable account and expense account with the intent that costs willeventually be recovered. However, this may or may not occur in the same fiscal year.

ATTACHMENTS:

File Name Description
NoAttachments Available

STAFF REPORT - CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/PUBLIC FINANCE

AUTHORITY
Subject: Discussion, Direction and PotentialAction Related to Solar Lights as a Citywide Standard
Meeting Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
From: Sean Brewer, Interim City Manager
Prepared by: Sean Brewer, Interim City Manager
I. RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the Coalinga City Councilapprove solar lighting as a new standard for on and off-street lights throughout the city. It is also recommended that the solar lights be provided by Fonroche Lighting America or approved equal.

II. BACKGROUND:

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has been providing electricity for on-street lighting and off-street light since the 1900’s. The city relies on PG&E for any type of adjustment and it often takes several months for them to respond and schedule the adjustment. The city recognizes there is a push an eco-friendly environment and has used Fonroche for the last five years on various projects and have another five projects in development that plan to use Fonroche lights. Their street light options offer advantages including energy efficiency, low maintenance, easy installation, cost-effectiveness, versatility, environmental friendliness and last longer than traditional lighting.

III. DISCUSSION:

The goal is for the city to own and control streetlighting infrastructure and implement renewable energy, while improving costs, responsiveness, safety and security.

Implementing solar lights than electrical traditional lights willallow the city and developers to go solar rather than relying on PG&E. It willallow the city to have fullcontrol over their street light infrastructure rather than relying on PG&E. Solar lighting willcreate a sustainable future in renewable energy and encourage developers to reduce their carbon footprint. It will help bring down the cost of implementing a street light as the solar will just include the product itself and a foundation rather than underground trenching and conduits to provide electricity to the light, hiring an electrician and PG&E to power the light, and a continuing cost for that electricity from PG&E. By sole sourcing Fonroche, the city will be able to use their LoRA wireless central controland monitoring through a digitalapp to controland respond to maintenance issues fast. It willalso allow for safe and secure infrastructure for the public as solar energy can be reliable and safer in incidents like traffic crashes, extreme weather provoking outages.

Fonroche Lighting is the largest Solar Lighting Manufacturer worldwide. Their Fonroche Lighting America headquarters is in Fort Worth Texas but have representatives within California and service many municipalities throughout California. They are the only approved manufacture for the Los Angeles Bureau and have approximately 1000 permanent streetlights implemented. They provide an 8-year full warranty and their products are Buy America Compliant which is an important factor for the City’s federally funded projects. It is recommended to sole source solar street lights as we have been working with them on over 10 projects throughout the last five years and they provide a digitalapp that willallow the city to controland maintain all solar lights citywide.

IV. ALTERNATIVES:

The alternative to this councilaction would be to reject the city’s mission to reduce their carbon footprint and control their own infrastructure and to continue relying on PG&E and paying for electrical lighting citywide.

V. FISCAL IMPACT:

Totalauthorization request for this contract is $0.00 as it is just an implementation to go solar.

There will be no fiscal impact to the General Fund.

ATTACHMENTS:

File Name Description
03_FLA_-_Sole_Source_Letter.pdf Sole Source Letter
04_FLA_-_Sole_Source_Technical_File.pdf Sole Source Technical File 05_Coalinga_Lighting_Standards_A21-A25.pdf Coalinga Lighting Standards

SOLAR IS THE NEW STANDARD
Fonroche Lighting America
4900 David Strickland Rd
Forest Hill, TX 76119
339-225-4530
FonrocheSolarLighting.com
August 13, 2024
To whom it may concern;
Please find this letter and attached supplemental technical file as sole source documentation for Fonroche Lighting America products, being completely unique. These products are purchased directly by municipality institutions from Fonroche Lighting America, at the address listed above. Fonroche Lighting America is the only manufacturer in the World manufacturing systems with the following attributes:

1. Unique Nickle Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery technology, sized for street and roadway applications. NiMH is important for use in autonomous solar lighting because it is the only battery technology capable withstanding hot and cold temperature climates of -40° - +158°, with a replacement lifespan greater than 10 years.

2. Only solar lighting manufacturer capable of central control and management of solar street lighting infrastructure. Allows cities to monitor and control functionality of solar street lighting infrastructure. Fonroche has a connected infrastructure base of 110,000 solar streetlights, sending over 7 million messages per day. This central control system provides a customer facing street light monitoring portal, allowing for continuous real time monitoring of each individual light.

3. Only full feature facility dedicated solely to solar street lighting, complete with education center, unique battery test center, monitoring center, production line, and photometric demonstrator.

4. Only manufacture capable of guaranteeing 365 nights per year of autonomy through 10 year localized solar analysis and data based system sizing

5. The system is uniquely suitable for both new pole locations and retrofitting existing poles and bases.

6. Only solar lighting manufacturer with over 200,000 lights deployed Worldwide.

7. Fonroche is the only manufacturer offering a standard full 8 year, non pro-rated parts and labor warranty.

Technical details supporting these topics, and more are enclosed in the attached technical file.

If you desire additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at 316-554-4180 at any time. Thank you for your interest in our systems.

Respectfully,
Hocine Benaoum
CEO, Fonroche Lighting America
FONROCHE LIGHTING - La STREET Technopôle Agen-Garonne, 174 allée de Martinon CS90021 47310 Ste Colombe-en-Bruillois Tél :0553779741-Fax:0553772151 -– www.fonroche-lighting.com SAS au capital de 3 484 000,00 € - RCS AGEN 749 986 030 - Siret : 749 986 030 00015 Code APE 4669C - FR 34 749 986 030 SmartLight Technical File Reference 265240123
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Smartlight Technical File
Reference 265240123-A
Project SmartLight Power365
Confidentiality Internal use only
Abstract:

This document explains the main characteristics of Fonroche Lighting Smartlight product Name Function
Author(s) P.THORIGNAC
O.BOSSARD
Q.MABILE
IoT&SW Team Manager
Battery Systems Director
Validation Team Manager
Review B.ARSAC
W.CHEVALLIER
Director of Innovation
Director of Development
Approval N.DIAS COO
Revision Date Reason for change (highlighted in green in the document) A 01/25/2024 Initial version
FONROCHE LIGHTING - La STREET Technopôle Agen-Garonne, 174 allée de Martinon CS90021 47310 Ste Colombe-en-Bruillois Tél :0553779741-Fax:0553772151 -– www.fonroche-lighting.com SAS au capital de 3 484 000,00 € - RCS AGEN 749 986 030 - Siret : 749 986 030 00015 Code APE 4669C - FR 34 749 986 030 SmartLight Technical File Reference 265240123
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Table of contents

1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................... 3

2. LFP or NiMH batteries? ........................................................................................................................................ 4

2.1. Durability ..................................................................................................................................................... 4

2.1.1. Cycling losses ...................................................................................................................................... 4

2.1.2. Storage losses ..................................................................................................................................... 5

2.1.3. Total losses.......................................................................................................................................... 6

2.2. Performances: LFP vs. NiMH........................................................................................................................ 7

2.2.1. Energy density..................................................................................................................................... 7

2.2.2. Power.................................................................................................................................................. 7

2.2.3. Temperature range ............................................................................................................................. 7

2.2.4. Safety .................................................................................................................................................. 8

2.3. NiMH technology knowledge ...................................................................................................................... 8

2.4. Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................. 10

3. Fonroche Lighting’s validation policy ................................................................................................................. 11

3.1. Test Facilities ............................................................................................................................................. 11

3.1.1. Power Room ..................................................................................................................................... 11

3.1.2. Test Lab............................................................................................................................................. 13

3.2. Test capacity .............................................................................................................................................. 13

3.2.1. Life duration...................................................................................................................................... 13

3.2.2. Calendar tests ................................................................................................................................... 14

3.3. Battery characterization ............................................................................................................................ 15

3.4. System validation ...................................................................................................................................... 15

3.5. External Validation .................................................................................................................................... 19

3.5.1. Solar panel performances validation ................................................................................................ 19

3.5.2. Mechanical design validation............................................................................................................ 19

3.5.3. Transportation validation ................................................................................................................. 20

3.5.4. Telecommunication validation ......................................................................................................... 20

3.6. Validation Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 21

4. Telecommunication systems.............................................................................................................................. 22

4.1. Fonroche Connect architecture................................................................................................................. 22

4.2. Fonroche Connect: a few numbers ........................................................................................................... 23

4.3. Fonroche Connect: key features................................................................................................................ 23

4.4. Telecommunications conclusions.............................................................................................................. 24

5. General conclusion on Smartlight ...................................................................................................................... 25 FONROCHE LIGHTING - La STREET Technopôle Agen-Garonne, 174 allée de Martinon CS90021 47310 Ste Colombe-en-Bruillois Tél :0553779741-Fax:0553772151 -– www.fonroche-lighting.com SAS au capital de 3 484 000,00 € - RCS AGEN 749 986 030 - Siret : 749 986 030 00015 Code APE 4669C - FR 34 749 986 030 SmartLight Technical File Reference 265240123
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1. Introduction
Fonroche Lighting produces solar street lights in various sizes and energy ranges since 2011. After more than 10 years of R&D and experience from the field, the Smartlight streetlight is the safest, most reliable and most powerful streetlight available on the market.

Following document will focus on the main forces of the Smartlight:
1) Battery and energy management system
2) Fonroche Lighting validation philosophy
3) Telecommunication system
FONROCHE LIGHTING - La STREET Technopôle Agen-Garonne, 174 allée de Martinon CS90021 47310 Ste Colombe-en-Bruillois Tél :0553779741-Fax:0553772151 -– www.fonroche-lighting.com SAS au capital de 3 484 000,00 € - RCS AGEN 749 986 030 - Siret : 749 986 030 00015 Code APE 4669C - FR 34 749 986 030 SmartLight Technical File Reference 265240123
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2. LFP or NiMH batteries?
There is no direct answer to this question. A lot of different technologies exist for batteries. LFP and NiMH are just some examples.

The choice of the battery technology highly depends on its application and environment. For example, a battery for an Electrical Vehicle will request high power, light weight, and high energy density. For the solar streetlight, focus will be made on durability, and behavior at high and low temperature.

The next paragraphs focus on the main parameters related to solar streetlighting.

2.1. Durability
As mentioned before, the lifespan and durability of any solar streetlight battery is the most important parameter: the solar panel and LED can easily sustain 25 years, but despite the latest technology improvements, batteries can hardly reach 20 years, especially in hot temperature environments. Since the battery is the most expensive sub-part of the solar streetlight, Fonroche Lighting focuses its engineering team to have the best knowledge of battery technology.

The lifespan of a battery used in a solar lighting application depends on its use. Indeed, climatic conditions, temperature in particular, can influence the durability of the battery technology chosen. NiMH (nickel metal hydride) technology is known to be a robust technology, both in high and low temperature conditions. LFP technology is rather renowned for being durable in temperate climates, with an ideal use of around 77°F. NiMH is better suited to partially extreme climates, and therefore, it allows a more generic distribution of the product in varied climates. The south of United States is considered rather “hot” climate regarding Battery technologies.

LFP is recognized for being very durable, compared to other Lithium technologies such as NCM, NCA, LMO, etc. But NiMH is just as efficient over time if its charging and balancing are well controlled. Among the numerous tests carried out by Fonroche Lighting, we have, among other things, carried out accelerated cycling tests, under different conditions, on LFP and NiMH technology.

2.1.1. Cycling losses
To emphasize its trust in NiMH technologies, Fonroche Lighting has invested in the world's largest solar lighting battery test center, which allows for evaluation of LFP and NiMH batteries, from different suppliers, in comparative cycling, to show the suitability of the battery technology to the climate.

The following graphic show the difference of irreversible energy loss depending on time in cycling conditions.

It has to be remembered that a solar streetlight is cycling more than 75% much of the time.

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In order to be fair, the LFP curve is the average values of 4 different suppliers of LFP who are considered to be in the top 10 of the market.

The graphic show two main information:
1) LFP batteries have a very fast drop of capacity (5%) after only 200 cycles, whereas the loss of capacity for NiMH is much more regular (1% of losses during the first 200 cycles). 2) After 1400 cycles (almost 8 years), the NiMH is at 87% of residual energy, and LFP at 81%. The NiMh is then 6% better than LFP.

However, those data are theorical. To be realistic, it has to be considered that the manufacturing of the batteries will not be at 100% identical. Some of the batteries can be better or worse than the nominal value show in previous graphic. We call it “manufacturing deviation”. This item depends on the quality policy of the chemistry and battery cell manufacturing, but also on the electronic board and software used to control the battery. Based on quality analysis of each supplier, the deviation due to production is considered at -10% in worst case for LFP, and -5% for NiMH.

As a conclusion, the NiMH will have the best performances compared to LFP in high temperature climates.

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LFP (average of 4 suppliers) NimH (Fonroche Lighting Reference) For Smartphones or Electrical Vehicles, the batteries will cycle 25% of the time. So, a solar streetlight will be much more used than any other consumer devices.

So, if we add the manufacturing deviation, the residual capacity of LFP will be 71% and the NiMH will be 82%. This difference can be considered as negligible, but the end of life of a battery occurs below 75% of residual capacity. It means what LFP batteries cannot sustain high temperature climates.

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Previous graphic shows the difference of irreversible losses due to storage: at 131°F, NiMH is almost 10% better than LFP, and 5% better at 104°F.

2.1.3. Total losses
A common error in life estimation is to simply check the average temperature of the location in which the Solar Streetlight is installed. For example, in Fort Worth, the average temperature is 68°F. But in any study, we shall consider the temperature distribution, and focus on the frequency of high temperature.

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But cycling is not the only degradation root cause of a battery. Even when the battery is not cycling, electric-chemical reaction inside induces some degradation. We call them storage or calendar degradation. They highly depend on the temperature.

Total losses is the sum of calendar and cycling losses seen in the previous chapter, that allows the real life estimation expected in any location to be calculated.

Temperature distribution in a typical year (inside battery) It can be seen that about 26% of the time temperatures exceed 95°F. The degradation factor is twice the one at 68°F.

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2.2. Performances: LFP vs. NiMH

2.2.1. Energy density
The stored energy density is interesting for the LFP batteries, because it can reach up to 180Wh per kg, but this criterion is not essential in our application. NiMH, which can reach up to 120Wh/kg, is compatible for solar lighting where mechanical integration in a given volume is not as restrictive as in the automobile for example, or even in the case of portable power equipment (electric screwdriver, tools, cordless vacuum cleaner, etc.) where weight is a differentiating criterion. So, battery energy density is not a key parameter for solar streetlight.

2.2.2. Power

2.2.3. Temperature range
We usually consider that optimum range of temperature for a LFP battery is between 50 and 86°F. Above those values, the degradation is strongly accelerated in hot temperature, and worse, it is impossible to recharge a LFP battery below 32°F.

This technical limitation is not due to the absorption of energy itself, which may well be stored in the electrochemical element. This limitation is due to the degradation of materials caused by charging in cold conditions. The graphite anode, when cold, is less capable of accommodating Lithium atoms, and deposits of Lithium metal will then appear on the surface of the electrode. These deposits, called “dendrite”, can Based on those results, by adding cycling and storage degradation, a lifetime of 8 years in LFP will be uncertain. However, 100% of the NiMH batteries will reach 8 years.

On the other hand, if the performance factors specific to LFP technology are not essential for the intended application, that of a solar lighting application, then the interest of LFP is then less obvious. The strong points of LFP are described in the following chapters (density, power, lifespan), and compared to NiMH, for solar lighting applications.

For the LFP, it is possible to achieve high power levels, in relation to the capacity of the battery, called Crate. Up to 3 or 5C is possible with a standard LFP cell. NiMH cannot generally be used beyond 1C in the standard version. In the case of solar applications, the power regime is limited by the power of the solar panel. Usually, the typical peak values would be around 160Wp for the Fort Worth project, and will mostly occur at noon. This power does not exceed 0.25C in charging and 0.1C in discharging mode, which is extremely low compared to the limit of the battery. Therefore, power is not a key parameter for solar streetlight.

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eventually perforate the cell separator and cause an internal short circuit. Charging below 32°F is strictly forbidden for safety reasons.

To avoid this drawback, there are technical solutions:
- Oversize the battery to allow it not to charge on certain days. But then the economic gain of this technology is quickly called into question
- Add a heating system in the battery, which again degrades the cost of the battery system, and the energy performance of the system. It is necessary to permanently provide an energy reserve for the heating system, which also means increasing the battery capacity. Once again, the cost of the LFP solution is impacted.

In comparison, NiMH batteries can operate without non-reversible degradation up to -5°F. Note in this case, that like many battery technologies, at these temperatures, the total capacity of the battery is reduced, because of the effect of the cold.

2.2.4. Safety
LFP battery technology requires greater control of risk management, compared to NiMH technology. In fact, Lithium-based batteries are classified as dangerous, IMDG class 9, by transport regulations, and require UN38.3 certification.

But beyond these specific transport regulations, other risks inherent in the production of these products are considered, such as the storage of large quantities of this type of material, as well as the management of after-sales service requiring interventions on potentially damaged equipment, slow down the deployment of this technology.

Unfortunately, many fires and accidents occurred all over the world on e-bikes, e-scooters, Smartphone (Galaxy Note 7).... Main rootcauses are always the same, especially for the low-cost LFP batteries suppliers:
- Insufficient quality control of production during battery cells manufacturing. - Defect in BMS design (controller) .

The risks incurred must be considered, by all parties (the manufacturer and the customer), with regard to the potentially achievable performance depending on the battery technology used.

2.3. NiMH technology knowledge
NiMH battery technology is a mature battery technology, which has long been used for domestic applications (telephone, vacuum cleaner, camera, audio player, etc.), for which the charging current is constant.

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In those types of applications, controlling the battery charge is not that complex, depending on the type of use of the product, as the charging current is usually stable. A product charged frequently, and consuming little battery each cycle of use, will be quite durable. This is the case for many of the applications cited above.
- control the design and performance of the BMS
- control and take into consideration all the factors influencing battery charging, namely the value of the instantaneous charging current, the battery temperature and its voltage. - take care to keep the battery modules balanced
- select a good NiMH/LFP chemistry, produced with a reliable and repetitive manufacturing process
Fonroche Lighting master all those elements.

On the other hand, an application of solar lighting type requiring greater discharge depths, and that cannot recharge completely the product every day, due to low power production in winter, will generate issues or the NiMH battery may age prematurely. The intermittency of the energy source, as well is another difficulty to handle in order to fully charge the batteries and also avoid over charging. The transposition of existing systems, to a solar application, does not work, with regard to the lifespan of the battery. Thus, many competitors have had difficulty developing this NiMH technology under these conditions and consider it less reliable.

Fonroche Lighting, thanks to its “Power room” laboratory, has learned a lot about the effects of NiMH battery aging in these types of conditions, as well as the quality of NiMH battery suppliers. All this knowledge is integrated inside the BMS (Battery Monitoring System). This electronic cart installed in the battery contains all the necessary parts to manage all functions of the battery with a perfect safety, and also, all the algorithms to make sure the Smartlight is working perfectly as planned.

It has to be highlight that a true player in solar streetlight can be considered as serious under the following conditions:

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2.4. Conclusion
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To sum-up, the fact that our example, is located in a hot location, and that hot temperature is the first degradation parameter in any battery, it is critical to master the lifetime of the batteries.

As seen before, having the best battery is useless if the BMS is not properly designed, and an excellent BMS will not improve a bad quality battery.

That’s why, the Fonroche Lighting Smartlight offers the best NiMH battery available, which is superior to any LFP battery for our example considering:

The following graph summarizes the differences between LFP and NiMH. It has to be reminded that Energy Density and Power are not key parameter for solar streetlights.

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3. Fonroche Lighting’s validation policy

3.1. Test Facilities

3.1.1. Power Room
The Power Room is an area of 3000sq² dedicated to battery, module and cell testing in various environmental conditions. It is far the biggest one dedicated to solar streetlight industry.

The climatic chamber volume of 1000L allows simultaneous testing within one chamber of 6 modules and 24 cells or batteries. External cooling provides the necessary quantity of cold water to the devices, assuring a perfect stability in the temperature setting of each machine.

The climatic chambers are linked with hybrid cyclers (German manufacturing), representing a total of 256 power lines. 64 lines are dedicated to battery testing and 192 to cell testing. Each power line Following the engineering philosophy, “when you don’t know, do a test”, “when you are sure, do a test anyway”, Fonroche Lighting invested in a large test center. Since most of Fonroche Lighting engineering staff come from automotive, or space and aeronautics industry, everyone knows how much validation is crucial to make a robust product. the following paragraph details each step of validation process.

The test centre is composed of 12 climatic chambers linked to 10 test benches, allowing a variation of test temperatures between -40°F and more than 180°F, and variation of humidity as well.

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is equipped with a minimum of 1 thermal sensor. All those cyclers are located at the second floor of the test center, as shown on picture below.

The discharged energy during testing can be reinjected on the power grid for self-consumption purpose, participating to Fonroche certification to ISO14001.

Notably, the control room allows central management (definition, planning, testing, monitoring, logging and reporting) of every test running in each climatic chamber.

A software solution allows the planning and monitoring of the test centre as an industrial site, with a versatile process to describe every test campaign, associate each test with a given specimen existing in The whole test centre is defined in compliance with automotive industry standards, our greatest provider of enhancements in battery testing solutions. All results curved shown in the previous chapter come from this facility.

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3.1.2. Test Lab
The test lab is extending the capacity of the power room with a set of benches, allowing additional multipurpose testing:
• Battery and cells characterization with 3 battery benches (24 power lines) and 1 cell bench (32 power lines). Battery benches can be linked to 2 climatic chambers if necessary (720L and 115L). 3 more small chambers are used to store cells at different temperatures in between capacity check.

3.2. Test capacity

3.2.1. Life duration
The life duration tests cover various test protocols on both modules and cells, realized for each supplier and / or model. These long-term tests (more than one year for the longest protocol) can have different parameters like:
• depth of discharge,
• current rate,
• or temperature.

The cycling test consists of a sequence of several 100-cycle periods, interrupted by intermediate checkups of notably remaining capacity measurement, repeated until DUT end of life. our database, schedule the test in accordance with available power lines, and track every single device under test.
• 8 system benches, composed of various power supplies, measurement benches and monitoring, allowing additional testing of full system including for example different set of luminaires.

The purpose of these tests is to quantify the battery durability in different conditions, corresponding to the diversity of areas where Fonroche products can be installed. The data extracted from these test results will then be implemented directly to the energy management algorithm.

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One of the protocols can be used with harsher parameters (100% charge / discharge cycle with high temperature and current rate) to speed up the battery degradation.

3.2.2. Calendar tests
The calendar tests are established in order to evaluate cell capacity degradation under various storage conditions is measured. This phase is separated in two protocols:
• Storage: non reversible capacity degradation during time • Self-discharge: drop of cell energy during time
The units under test are placed in different temperature conditions, from 77°F to 131°F, with different state of charge of the battery (100% and 50%). Dispatched in three 50L thermal chambers, their state is checked every two weeks as shown in below pic.

The data extracted from these tests can complete the life duration tests described above, in order to cover the full life cycle of the batteries on a solar lighting system. All this test equipment can reproduce at any time the weather conditions of any city in the US.

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3.3. Battery characterization
The battery characterization tests aim at measuring the battery performance at the beginning of life.

For each supplier / model, the following characteristics are measured:

Batteries are tested under different temperatures and current rates. Test results are then compiled into points tables, directly implemented in the BMS algorithm.

3.4. System validation
The software verification and validation tests are performed at the product level:
• System test benches are connected to the Battery (Energy Box), • A programmable power supply replaces the solar panel, simulating different sun profiles, extracted from real meteorological reports in different zones around the world, • The system is monitored through a debug cable, directly plugged on the BMS board, resulting in a total control in the execution of the firmware.

The purpose here is to supply a maximum of battery behavior to the embedded software and battery charging / discharging algorithms. With this perfect expertise of the battery’s behavior under various conditions, the firmware will be able to take its own decision, greatly improving the energy management of the system, leading to a perfect adaptation to the environment. • Cut-Off / end of charge behavior
• Open Circuit Voltage
• Rate Capability
• Charge Efficiency
As seen in the previous chapter, Fonroche Lighting is one of the only Solar Streetlight manufacturer that develops its own BMS (battery management system), and writes the associated software. • The discharge of the system is covered by real luminaires, with a wide range of models sold by Fonroche,
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The goal of these tests is to confront the full system to different realistic scenarios. Duration of the test varies from several days to several weeks depending of the depth of the change to test, in order to ensure that each iteration of the firmware behaves according to the test plan and the system / software specification.

A large variety of hardware configuration is covered (BMS board, luminaires, batteries, customer parameters), in order to verify that the new version of firmware will also be backwards compatible with older products.

In the case of new functionalities added in a new firmware generation, dedicated tests are added to the validation plan for the new and next generations of firmware.

In case of a need or special customer request, the system can be put in a thermal chamber to add the temperature parameter to the test. This allows to verify the performance of the BMS in case of temperature variation, and permits trigger of specific algorithm mechanisms. The following picture show a typical set up
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Some external devices, like current / voltage recorders can be added to correlate measurements with BMS acquisition, validating the accuracy of the electronics. Additional temperature probes can be set to characterize the thermal profile of the complete product.

Example of monitoring during Temperature variation sequence (from 41 to 113°F) – 1 week duration Battery current (A) Board temperature (°C) Battery voltage (V) Battery internal temperature (°C)
All these items contribute to enhance the strength of our product, increasing its lifetime and ensures Fonroche’s main commitment to our customer: Enlighten 365 nights a year, in every condition, whatever the location.

As an example, we can test the worst case in any city. Basically, most Solar Streetlight suppliers will claim they warranty 2 or 3 days without sun. Fonroche Lighting promise is 365days of light each year.

Considering a standard year in the subject city, it is easy to extrapolate the worst case. Worst case is considered when the irradiation is weak during a few days. On the below picture, we can see that the period in November has the least sun, with consecutive days with small irradiation.

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3.5. External Validation

3.5.1. Solar panel performances validation

3.5.2. Mechanical design validation

All previous equipment is relative to the tests performed in Fonroche Lighting facilities, but it is not enough.

Solar panels are validated with a solar simulator. The following picture shows the lights above the solar panels that reproduce the sun spectrum. It allows testing to have a very accurate prediction of electrical production depending on temperature, irradiation, wind speed and direction. Only Fonroche Lighting performs this test, which allows for the evaluation of the heating generated by the solar panel on the battery.

All the mechanical parts are designed and checked according to mechanical structures stress validation (defined in AASHTO regulations). To make sure the simulations are correct, Fonroche Lighting tests its Smartlight product and evolution in a wind tunnel, able to reproduce wind speed up to 230mph.

Following pictures show the wind tunnel and deformation of the solar panel before rupture at 195mph.

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3.5.3. Transportation validation

3.5.4. Telecommunication validation
If the batteries and others subparts are not really stressed during their lifetime once installed on the Streetlight, it has to be considered that the delivery roads leading to the installation location are not suitable. Fonroche Lighting tests its subparts in vibration by using a shaker as shown on following pic (pallet of batteries), and according to US standard MIL-STD-810.

This test offers the warranty that all the parts shipped will not be damaged during transportation, and packaging is robust enough to suffer any road bumps.

By using LoRa telecommunication protocol to control and monitor the solar streetlight, Fonroche Lighting certified Smartlight product to be compliant with FCC regulation. The Smartlight is tested in anechoic chamber to measure the performances of the radio antenna and modem.

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3.6. Validation Conclusion
A good solar streetlight can be considered as robust if the manufacturer do not consider sub-suppliers information as actual, and double-check them with:
1) Lifetime of batteries validated according to real use in solar streetlight applications 2) Mechanics parts checked in real conditions (wind tunnel) 3) Solar panel performances tested in real conditions (solar simulator) 4) Transportation hazardous checked
With the biggest testing center among all Solar Streetlight manufacturers, and a validation philosophy of highest standard in the industry, Fonroche Lighting claims to have the highest robustness level of any solar lighting product. This is due to all the means put in the equipment, but also in the manpower and competences dedicated to solar streetlighting.

Fonroche Lighting is the only company able to provide a full spectrum of validations that covers all items of solar streetlighting, and that can reproduce any customer’s specific test requirements.

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4. Telecommunication systems
In case of a solar streetlight, the energy supply is limited by the battery. It can work perfectly at the beginning of night, but if the energy management is not robust, the solar streetlight can shut down at

03.00am or 04.00am for instance. But there is a few chances that someone wake up in the middle of the night to perform an inspection.

As a consequence, as long as nobody complains, any Solar Streetlight manufacturer will consider its product as the best on the market.

The only way to avoid this situation is to have a telecommunication system embedded in the solar streetlight. Fonroche Lighting understood this very early, since a solution named “Fonroche Connect” became available in 2016.

4.1. Fonroche Connect architecture
Each streetlight is equipped with LoRa modem. The LoRa telecommunication protocol was adopted in 2012 to introduce on the market a protocol that allow very long range of transmission (up to 9 miles) and a very small electrical consumption.

LoRa is Wordwide available. To active the network, a Gateway is installed close to the Solar Streetlights.

This Gateway is a electrical device provided by US manufacturer, and will catch any messages emitted by Solar Streetlight in a range up to 9 miles.

Note that the range is strongly dependent of the environment: reinforces concrete buildings, skyscrapers, garden with high density of trees may decreased the range from 9 to 3 miles in worst conditions.

Immediately after receiving a message via LoRa protocol, the Gateway will transmit it on the GSM network (2G or 4G), until Fonroche Lighting’s data center. All messages are then treated and available for displays on Fonroche Connect interface for the final customer.

Streetlighting is a device that can only be judged during the night. If a classical grid streetlight has a defect, it can be seen at the beginning of the night. Usually, the faulty streetlight will be shut down. So, to have a quick look on a grid streetlight park, a simple inspection at beginning of the night is good enough.

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4.2. Fonroche Connect: a few numbers
The following map shows the distribution of the 110.000 connected solar streetlights in each country.

4.3. Fonroche Connect: key features
o Green: all good
o Yellow: abnormal behavior detected, but no effect on customer. o Red: loss of lighting performances or out of service: maintenance needed - Savings:
o In $ or any currencies
o In kWh
o In Co²
- First customer equipped in 2017
- The biggest solar streetlight connected infrastructure in the world: more than 110.000 in December 2023
- 19 different countries equipped
- 205 different projects
- 7 million messages per day: our data center treats 70 message each second. - All Solar Streetlight are updated over the air with latest software: As for a smartphone, or an electrical car, Fonroche Lighting always push the latest software on the Solar Streetlighting infrastructure.

We consider that each customer must benefit from the latest technological advances of R&D (improvement of lifetime, power, new features for customer’s).

Fonroche Connect displays the following information to the customer (example of African project, estimated to be completed in July 2024):
- Number of streetlight in the city
- Total length of road illuminated
- Switch on/switch off hour
- Solar Streetlight connected
- Health of Solar Streetlight:

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An interactive map is also available as shown in following picture- example of customer in Florida. Each Solar Streetlight is precisely located (a GPS chip is included inside), with its installation date and status of main functions.

4.4. Telecommunications conclusions
Thanks to Fonroche Connect, Fonroche Lighting accumulate huge experience regarding the good health of the park. The quality policy of Fonroche Lighting is to consider each small issue as a potential global crisis. With this philosophy, and the global monitoring of the park, Fonroche Lighting leads eradication workshop to have the best reliability on the field.

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Also, the telecommunication system allows for each customer to change at any request the lighting profile to face any exceptional situation (request to shut down the streetlight earlier for fireworks, extend the lighting duration for parties in garden etc…).

5. General conclusion on Smartlight
To summarize, Fonroche Lighting understand since its creation, that a good Solar Streetlight must be powerful, reliable and competitive. To reach this goal, huge investments have been made with high skills engineers from automotive/aerospace, the biggest testing center and an effective telecommunications system to monitor all the park. The application of Smartlight for Fort Worth would be the best product for following reasons:
1) The best durability expected thanks to NiMH batteries (8years warranty), based on a test campaign of 470.000hours in our battery test center.
2) The best BMS and software available on the market, based on Electrical Vehicle algorithms. 3) The best quality-proven Streetlight on the market, thanks to the most severe validation protocol ever applied in a streetlighting company.
4) The largest experience on the field, with more than 150.000 solar streetlights all over the world. 5) The biggest connected park in the world, with more than 110.000 solar streetlights connected, 7 million messages treated each day, allowing to detect and treat any defect before they have an impact on the customer.
6) A continuous improvement policy with permanent update of software for any Fonroche Lighting product that allows to extend the battery lifetime, bring new features to the customer Induced by the will to make no compromise on the quality, and to develop products according to automotive standard, the Smartlight is today the best Solar Streetlight available on the market.

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