Agenda packet — Poway City Council, August 15, 2023 (part 2 of 2)

Book-Entry Only System
One fully-registered Bond will be issued for each maturity of the Bonds in the principal amount of the Bonds of such maturity. Each such Bond will be registered in the name of Cede & Co. and will be deposited with DTC. As long as the ownership of the Bonds is registered in the name of Cede & Co., the term “Owner” as used in this Official Statement will refer to Cede & Co. and not to the actual purchasers of the Bonds (the “Beneficial Owners”).

The Authority may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfers through DTC (or a successor securities depository). In that event, the Bonds will be printed and delivered and will be governed by the provisions of the Indenture with respect to payment of principal and inter est and rights of exchange and transfer.
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The Authority cannot and does not give any assurances that DTC participants or others will distribute payments with respect to the Bonds received by DTC or its nominee as the registered Owner, or any redemption or o ther notices, to the Beneficial Owners, or that they will do so on a timely basis. See Appendix D for additional information concerning DTC.

Transfers and Exchanges Upon Termination of Book-Entry Only System In the event that the book-entry system that is described above is discontinued, the Bonds will be printed and delivered as provided in the Indenture. Thereafter, any Bond may, in accordance with its terms, be transferred on the Registration Books by the person in whose name it is registered, in perso n or by his or her duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of such Bond at the Office of the Trustee for cancellation, accompanied by delivery of a written instrument of transfer, duly executed in a form acceptable to the Trustee. The Trustee is not required to register the transfer of any Bond during the period in which the Trustee is selecting Bonds for redemption and any Bond that has been selected for redemption.

Whenever any Bond is surrendered for transfer, the Authority will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver a new Bond or Bonds of authorized denomination or denominations for a like series and aggregate principal amount of the same maturity and series. The Trustee will require the Bond Owner requesting such transfer to pay any ta x or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such transfer.

Following any transfer of Bonds, the Trustee will cancel and destroy the Bonds that it has received.

Prior to any transfer of the Bonds outside the book-entry system (including, but not limited to, the initial transfer outside the book -entry system) the transferor will provide or cause to be provided to the Trustee all information necessary to allow the Trustee to comply with any applicable tax reporting obligations, includin g without limitation any cost basis reporting obligations under Section 6045 of the Code, as amended. The Trustee will conclusively rely on the information provided to it and has no responsibility to verify or ensure the accuracy of such information.

Bonds may be exchanged at the Office of the Trustee for a like aggregate principal amount of other authorized denominations of the same series and maturity. The Trustee is not required to exchange any Bond during the period in which the Trustee is selecting Bonds for redemption or any Bond that has been selected for redemption. The Trustee will require the Bond Owner requesting such exchange to pay any tax or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such exchange. Following any exchange of Bonds, the Trustee will cancel and destroy the Bonds that it has received.

Redemption
Optional Redemption . The Bonds with stated maturities on or after June 1, 20__, are subject to redemption prior to their respective stated maturities, as a whole or i n part as directed by the Authority in a Request provided to the Trustee at least 35 days (or such lesser number of days acceptable to the Trustee in the sole discretion of the Trustee, such notice for the convenience of the Trustee) prior to redemption, by lot within each maturity in integral multiples of $5,000, on June 1, 20__ or any date thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption, without premium. 169 of 281
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Mandatory Sinking Fund Redemption. The Bonds with stated maturities on June 1, 20__ are subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption in part (by lot) on June 1, 20__ and each June 1 thereafter, in integral multiples of $5,000 at a Redemption Price of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption, without premium, in accordance with the following schedule:

Redemption Date
(June 1)
Principal
Amount
$

* Maturity.

The Bonds with stated maturities on June 1, 20__ are subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption in part (by lot) on June 1, 20__ and each June 1 thereafter, in integral multiples of $5,000 at a Redemption Price of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption, without premium, in accordance with the following schedule:

Redemption Date
(June 1)
Principal
Amount
$

* Final Maturity.

If some but not all of the Bonds maturing on June 1, 20__ or June 1, 20__ are redeemed as described under the subcaption “—Optional Redemption,” the principal amount of the applicable Bonds to be redeemed pursuant to the Indenture on any subsequent June 1 will be reduced, by $5,000 or an integral multiple thereof, as designated by the Authority in a Certificate of the Authority filed with the Trustee; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of such reductions may not exceed the aggregate amount of the applicable Bonds redeemed.

Partial Redemption of Bonds. Upon surrender of any Bond redeemed in part only, the Authority will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Owner thereof, at the expense of the Authority, a new Bond or Bonds of authorized denominations equal in aggregate principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Bonds surrendered and of the same series, interest rate and maturity.

Selection of Bonds for Redemption
Whenever provision is made in the Indenture for the redemption of less than all of the Bonds, the Trustee will select the Bonds for redemption as a whole or in part on any date as directe d by the Authority and by lot within each maturity in integral multiples of $5,000 in accordance with the Indenture. The Trustee will promptly notify the Authority in writing of the numbers of the Bonds or portions thereof so selected for redemption.

Notice of Redemption
Notice of redemption will be mailed by first class mail not less than 20 days nor more than 60 days before any Redemption Date, to the respective Owners of any Bonds that are designated for redemption at their addresses appearing on the Re gistration Books, to the Securities Depositories and the Information Services.

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and the Redemption Price, and will designate the maturities, CUSIP numbers, if any, and, in the case of Bonds to be redeemed in part only, the respective portions of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Each such notice will also state that on the redemption date there will become due and payable on each of sa id Bonds or parts thereof that are designated for redemption the Redemption Price thereof or of said specified portion of the principal thereof in the case of a Bond to be redeemed in part only, together with, interest accrued thereon to the redemption date, and that (provided that moneys for redemption have been deposited with the Trustee) from and after such redemption date interest thereon will cease to accrue, and will require that such Bonds be then surrendered to the Trustee. Neither the failure to receive such notice nor any defect in the notice or the mailing thereof will affect the validity of the redemption of any Bond. Notice of redemption of Bonds will be given by the Trustee, at the expense of the Authority, for and on behalf of the Authority.

With respect to any notice of optional redemption of Bonds, such notice may state that such redemption will be conditional upon the receipt by the Trustee on or prior to the date fixed for such redemption of moneys sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Bonds to be redeemed and that, if such moneys have not been so received, said notice will be of no force and effect and the Trustee will not be required to redeem such Bonds. In the event that such notice of redemption contains such a condition and such moneys are not so received, the redemption will not be made, and the Trustee will within a reasonable time thereafter give notice, in the manner in which the notice of redemption was given, that such moneys were not so received.

Effect of Redemption
Notice of redemption having been duly given as described above under the caption “ —Notice of Redemption,” and moneys for payment of the redemption price of, together with interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption on, the Bonds (or portions thereof) so called for redemption being held by the Trustee, on the redemption date designated in such notice, the Bonds (or portions thereof) so called for redemption will become due and payable, interest on the Bonds so called for rede mption will cease to accrue, said Bonds (or portions thereof) will cease to be entitled to any benefit or security under the Indenture, and the Owners of said Bonds will have no rights in respect thereof except to receive payment of the redemption price th ereof. The Trustee will, upon surrender for payment of any of the Bonds to be redeemed on their Redemption Dates, pay such Bonds at the Redemption Price. All Bonds redeemed pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture will be canceled upon surrender thereof.
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DEBT SERVICE SCHEDULE
Set forth below is a schedule of debt service on the 2021 IPA and the Bonds. Debt service on the Bonds equals the Series 2023 Installment Payments for each annual period ending on June 30 in the years indicated.

The below table assumes that there are no optional redemptions of the Bonds.

Bonds
Period
Ending
June 30 2021 IPA Principal Interest Total
Total Parity
Debt Service
2024 $ 752,400.00 $ $ $ $
2025 752,400.00
2026 752,000.00
2027 756,200.00
2028 754,800.00
2029 753,000.00
2030 755,800.00
2031 753,000.00
2032 754,800.00
2033 756,000.00
2034 751,600.00
2035 751,800.00
2036 751,400.00
2037 755,400.00
2038 753,600.00
2039 756,200.00
2040 753,000.00
2041 754,200.00
2042 754,600.00
2043 754,200.00
2044 753,000.00
2045 756,000.00
2046 753,000.00
2047 754,200.00
2048 754,400.00
2049 753,600.00
2050 751,800.00
2051 754,000.00
2052 -
2053 -
TOTAL $21,106,400.00 $ $ $ $

Source: Underwriter.

SECURITY FOR THE BONDS
General
Each Bond is a special limited obligation of the Authority payable solely from Authority Revenues, which consist of Series 2023 Installment Payments to be made by the City und er the Installment Purchase Agreement and certain other funds and accounts established pursuant to the Indenture. NEITHER THE FULL

FAITH AND CREDIT NOR ANY OTHER REVENUES OR FUNDS OF THE AUTHORITY ARE PLEDGED 172 of 281
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TO OR AVAILABLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF DEBT SERVIC E ON THE BONDS. THE OBLIGATION

OF THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS DOES

NOT CONSTITUTE AN OBLIGATION FOR WHICH THE AUTHORITY IS OBLIGATED TO LEVY OR

PLEDGE ANY FORM OF TAXATION OR FOR WHICH THE AUTHORITY HAS LEVIED OR PLEDGED ANY FORM OF TAXATION. THE AUTHORITY HAS NO TAXING POWER.

The Authority has assigned substantially all of its right, title and interest in the Installment Purchase Agreement to the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, including its right to receive Series 2023 Installment Payments and its rights as may be necessary to enforce payment of the Series 2023 Installment Payments when due.

Series 2023 Installment Payments Payable From Net Revenues All of the Authority Revenues and any other amounts (including proceeds of the sale of the Bonds) held in any fund or account established pursuant to the Indenture (except the Rebate Fund) have been irrevocably pledged to secure the payment of the principal of and intere st, and the premium, if any, on the Bonds in accordance with their terms and the provisions of the Indenture. Such pledge constitutes a lien on and security interest in such amounts and will attach, be perfected and be valid and binding from and after the Closing Date, without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and will be valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the Authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice hereof.

The obligation of the City to make the Series 2023 Installment Payments is payable solely from Net Revenues of the City’s Water System, which consist of Revenues of the City’s Water System remaining after the payment of Operation and Maintenance Costs of t he City’s Water System. All Revenues (as such term is defined below) of the City’s Water System, other amounts that are on deposit in the Revenue Fund and any other amounts (including proceeds of the sale of the Bonds) which are held in any fund or account that is established pursuant to the Installment Purchase Agreement (including the Rate Stabilization Fund) have been irrevocably pledged to the payment of the Series 2023 Installment Payments as provided in the Installment Purchase Agreement.

The Revenues will not be used for any other purpose while any of the Series 2023 Installment Payments remain unpaid; provided that out of the Revenues there may be apportioned such sums for such purposes as are expressly permitted in the Installment Purchase Agreem ent, including but not limited to the payment of Operation and Maintenance Costs of the Water System. Such pledge, together with the pledge created by all other Bonds and Contracts (as such terms are defined in Appendix B under the caption “INSTALLMENT PURCHASE AGREEMENT—Definitions” and referred to in the forepart of this Official Statement as “Parity Bonds and Contracts” or “ Parity Bonds or Contracts ,” as applicable), constitutes a first lien on Revenues and, subject to application of Revenues and all amounts on deposit in the Revenue Fund as permitted in the Installment Purchase Agreement, the Revenue Fund, the Rate Stabilization Fund and other funds and accounts created thereunder for the payment of the Series 2023 Installment Payments and all other P arity Bonds and Contracts in accordance with the terms thereof and of the Indenture.

The term “Revenues” means all income, rents, rates, fees, charges and other moneys derived from the ownership of or operation of the Water System, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (1) all in-lieu charges (including investment earnings thereon) collected by or on behalf of the City; (2) all income, rents, rates, fees, charges, business interruption insurance proceeds or other moneys derived by the City from the sale, furnishing and supplying of the water, recycled water or other services, facilities and commodities sold, furnished or supplied through the facilities of or in the conduct or operation of the business of the Water System; (3) the earnings on and income derived from the investment of such income, rents, rates, fees, charges, proceeds or other moneys, including City reserves; and (4) deposits to the Revenue Fund from amounts on deposit in the Rate Stabilization Fund in accordance with the Installment Purchase Agreement; but excluding in all cases: (w) any Revenues transferred from the Reve nue Fund to the Rate Stabilization Fund in accordance with the 173 of 281
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Installment Purchase Agreement; (x) all amounts reasonably anticipated to be reimbursed to the City by the United States of America pursuant to Section 54AA of the Code (Section 1531 of Title I of Division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111 -5, 23 Stat. 115 (2009), enacted February 17, 2009)), or any future similar program), to the extent that such amounts have been or will be deducted from the calculation of Debt Service; (y) customers’ deposits or any other deposits or advances that are subject to refund until such deposits or advances have become the property of the City; and (z) proceeds of taxes or benefit assessments restricted by law to be used by the City to pay amounts due on bonds or other obligations hereafter incurred.

The term “Operation and Maintenance Costs” means: (1) costs spent or incurred for maintenance and operation of the Water System calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to governmental agencies, including, but not limited to, the reasonable expenses of management and repair and other expenses that are necessary to maintain and preserve the Water System in good repair and working order, and including administrative costs of the City that are charged directly or apportioned to the Water System, including but not limited to salaries and wages of employees, payments to the Public Employees Retirement System, overhead, insurance, taxes (if any), fees of auditors, accountants, attorneys or engineers and insurance premiums, and including all other reasonable and necessary costs of the City or charges (other than debt service payments) required to be paid by it to comply with the terms of the Bonds or of the Installment Purchase Agreement or any Contract or of any resolution or indenture authorizing the issuance of any Parity Bonds or Contracts or of such Parity Bonds or Contracts; and (2) all payments under any contract for the purchase of water; but excluding in all cases depreciation, replacement and obsolescence charges or reserves therefor and amortization of intangibles or other bookkeeping entries of a similar nature.

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Installment Purchase Agreement, the City is not required to advance any moneys derived from any source of income other than the Revenues, the Revenue Fund and the Rate Stabilization for the payment of amounts due under the Installment Purchase Agreement or for the performance of any agreements or covenants that are required to be performed by it contained therein. The City may, however, advance moneys for any such purpose so long as such moneys are derived from a source legally available for such purpose and may be legally used by the City for such purpose.

THE OBLIGATION OF THE CITY TO MAKE SERIES 2023 INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS

PURSUANT TO THE INSTALLMENT PURCHASE AGREEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN

OBLIGATION FOR WHICH THE CITY IS OBLIGATED TO LEVY OR PLEDGE ANY FORM OF TAXATION OR FOR WHICH THE CITY HAS LEVIED OR PLEDGED ANY FORM OF TAXATION. THE OBLIGATION OF THE CITY TO MAKE THE SERIES 2023 INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS IS A SPECIAL LIMITED OBLIGATION OF THE CITY PAYABLE SOLELY FROM NET REVENUES OF THE CITY’S

WATER SYSTEM AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A DEBT OF THE CITY OR OF THE STATE OR OF

ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF IN CONTRAVENTION OF ANY CONSTITUTIONAL OR STATUTORY DEBT LIMITATION OR RESTRICTION.

Rate Covenant
The City will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, fix and prescribe, at the commencement of each fiscal year of the City ending June 30 (each, a “Fiscal Year”), rates and charges for the Water Service which are reasonably expected, at the commencement of each Fiscal Year, to be at least sufficient to yield during each Fiscal Year Net Revenues eq ual to 120% of the Debt Service in such Fiscal Year. The City may make adjustments from time to time in such rates and charges and may make such classification thereof as it deems necessary, but will not reduce the rates and charges then in effect unless the Net Revenues from such reduced rates and charges will at all times be sufficient to meet the foregoing requirements.

So long as the City has complied with its obligations set forth in the prior paragraph, the failure of Net Revenues to meet the thres holds set forth in the prior paragraph will not constitute a default or an Event of Default under the Installment Purchase Agreement or the Indenture. 174 of 281
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No Reserve Fund
No debt service reserve fund or account has been established under the Indenture or the I nstallment Purchase Agreement in connection with the issuance of the Bonds.

Rate Stabilization Fund
There has established with the City a fund to be known as the “Rate Stabilization Fund.” The City has agreed and covenanted in the Installment Purchase Agr eement to maintain, so long as any Bonds remain outstanding, the Rate Stabilization Fund. There will be $0 on deposit in the Rate Stabilization Fund as of the date of the initial issuance of the Bonds. The City may deposit amounts therein from time to ti me in its sole discretion.

Amounts in the Rate Stabilization Fund will be disbursed, allocated and applied by the City solely to the uses and purposes described in the Installment Purchase Agreement, and will be accounted for separately and apart from all other accounts, funds, money or other resources of the City.

The Rate Stabilization Fund and all amounts on deposit therein have been irrevocably pledged to the payment of the Bonds and Parity Bonds and Contracts as provided in the Installment Purchase Agreement; provided that amounts on deposit in the Rate Stabilization Fund may be apportioned for such purposes as are expressly permitted therein. The foregoing pledge constitutes a first lien on amounts on deposit in the Rate Stabilization Fund for the payment of Contracts and Bonds in accordance with the terms of the Installment Purchase Agreement.

The City may withdraw all or any portion of the amounts on deposit in the Rate Stabilization Fund from time to time and transfer such amounts to the Revenue Fund for application in accordance with the Installment Purchase Agreement. Amounts transferred from the Rate Stabilization Fund to the Revenue Fund pursuant to the Installment Purchase Agreement during or within 270 days after the end of a Fiscal Year may be taken into account as Revenues for purposes of the calculations under the additional debt test or the rate covenant in such Fiscal Year to the extent provided in the definition of “Revenues.” See the captions “—Rate Covenant” and “— Additional Parity Bonds and Contracts.”
Additional Parity Bonds and Contracts
The City may at any time issue or execute, as applicable, any Parity Bonds or Contracts, as the case may be, in accordance herewith; provided that:
(a) The Net Revenues for either the most recent audited Fiscal Year or a consecutive 12 month period within the 18 months preceding the date of adoption by the City Council of the City of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such Parity Bonds or the date of the execution of such Contract, as the case may be, as evidenced by both a calculation prepared by the City and a special report prepared by an Independent Certified Public Accountant or an Independent Financial Consultant on such calculation on file with the City, produce a sum equal to at least 120% of the Debt Service for such Fiscal Year or consecutive 12 month period; and (b) The Net Revenues for either the most recent audited Fiscal Year or a consecutive 12 month period within the 18 months preceding the date of adoption by the City Counci l of the City of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such Parity Bonds or the date of the execution of such Contract, as the case may be, including adjustments to give effect as of the first day of such Fiscal Year or consecutive 12 month period to increases or decreases in rates and charges for the Water Service approved and in effect as of the date of calculation, as evidenced by both a calculation prepared by the City and a special report prepared by an Independent Certified Public Accountant or an Independent Financial Consultant on such calculation on file with the City, produce a sum equal to at least 120% of: (i) the Debt Service for such Fiscal Year or consecutive 12 month period; plus (ii) the Debt Service which would have accrued on any then-outstanding Parity Bonds which 175 of 281
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were issued or any then -outstanding Contracts which were executed since the end of such audited Fiscal Year or consecutive 12 month period, assuming that such Parity Bonds or Contracts had been issued or executed, as applicable, on the first day of such audited Fiscal Year or consecutive 12 month period; plus (iii) the Debt Service which would have accrued on the proposed additional Parity Bonds or the proposed additional Contract, assuming that such proposed additional Parit y Bonds or proposed additional Contract had been issued or executed, as applicable, on the first day of such audited Fiscal Year or consecutive 12 month period.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parity Bonds issued or Contracts executed to refund outstanding Parity Bonds or to prepay outstanding Contracts may be delivered without satisfying the conditions set forth above if total Debt Service after such Parity Bonds are issued or Contracts executed is not greater than the total Debt Service which would have be en payable prior to the issuance of such Parity Bonds or execution of such Contracts.

BOND INSURANCE
The information under this caption has been prepared by the Insurer for inclusion in this Official Statement. None of the Authority, the City or the Under writer has reviewed this information, nor do the Authority, the City or the Underwriter make any representation with respect to the accuracy or completeness thereof. The following information is not a complete summary of the terms of the Policy (as such term is defined below) and reference is made to Appendix F for a specimen of the Policy.

Bond Insurance Policy
Concurrently with the issuance of the Bonds, ____ (“ ___”) will issue its Municipal Bond Insurance Policy (the “Policy”) for the Bonds maturing on June 1 of the years 20__ through 20__, inclusive, with CUSIP #’s ____ and ____, respectively (collectively, the “I nsured Bonds”). The Policy guarantees the scheduled payment of principal of and interest on the Insured Bonds when due as set forth in the fo rm of the Policy set forth in Appendix F.
[INSURER DISCLOSURE TO COME].

THE CITY
General
The City is located in central San Diego County (the “ County”), approximately 23 miles northeast of downtown San Diego. The City had a population of approximately 48,483 as of January 1, 2023 and covers approximately 39 square miles. The City was incorporated in 1980 and is a general law city operating under a council/manager form of government. Land use in the City is primarily residential, with areas of commercial and industrial development. See the caption “—Land Use and Service Area.” The City provides fire protection, street construction and maintenance a nd planning and building services, as well as parks and recreational programs and water service. The City also provides arts, cultural and social programs, including at the City -owned Poway Center for the Performing Arts, an 809 -seat theater and events ce nter, and the Mickey Cafagna Community Center, which opened in spring 2021 and includes a community swimming pool, skate park, picnic areas, athletic fields, playgrounds and a dog park. The City contracts with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department for police services and with the City of San Diego for wastewater services.

The City supplies: (i) potable water to approximately 12,751 single family residential customers, 157 multi-family residential customers and 830 commercial customers; and (ii) potable and recycled water to approximately 539 government, irrigation, agricultural and other customers. 176 of 281
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The City has three sources of water: (i) untreated water that is imported from the San Diego County Water Authority (“ SDCWA”), a member agency of The Metro politan Water District of Southern California (“MWD”), and treated at the WTP; (ii) rainfall that is impounded at Lake Poway, the City’s storage reservoir; and (iii) recycled water that the City purchases from the City of San Diego. See the caption “THE W ATER SYSTEM—Water Supply” for a detailed description of the City’s various water sources.

The Water System includes the storage reservoir at Lake Poway, which holds approximately 3,300 acre feet of water, a clearwell (as discussed further under the caption “THE 2023 PROJECT”), approximately 317 miles of water pipelines (including 12 miles of recycled water pipelines), 2,898 fire hydrants, 8,500 valves, 20 pressure zones, 20 pressure reducing stations, 15 pump stations, 18 treated water storage tanks and one reclaimed water storage tank.

Land Use and Service Area
The Water System provides retail water service to the majority of the City’s territory, excluding the easternmost territory within City limits (known as East Poway), residents of which are served by privately owned groundwater wells. Although approximately 29% of the City’s territory is located in East Poway, residents of East Poway make up less than 1% of the City’s population.

The City is known as “the city in the country” and maintains a semi -rural, predominantly residential character, with many large residential parcels and neighborhoods of relatively low density. Due to the City’s varied topography, the Water System’s 18 distribution service zones range in elevation from 420 feet to 1,420 feet above sea level. Over 30% of the City’s territory (approximately 7,000 acres) has been dedicated as preserved natural open space. The City has over 232 acres of parkland and 78 miles of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails. The City has the lowest crime rate of any incorporated city in the County.

Commercial and light industrial development has increased significantly in the City since the mid - 1990s, primarily due to development of the South Poway Business Park (the “ Business Park”), a 900 acre complex that offers tenants high-quality infrastructure, numerous amenities and open space in keeping with the City’s rural surroundings. The Business Park has over 9 million square feet of available leasing space and currently houses nearly 500 businesses that collectively employ over 18,000 people. Major tenants include General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (a defense contractor), Delkin Devices (a manufacturer of flash storage solutions for industrial applications) and Geico (an insurance provider). Rece nt development at the Business Park includes two industrial buildings with a total footprint of 535,000 square feet which were leased to a major tenant, Amazon.com, for a logistics and distribution center upon their completion in 2020. A small number of parcels remain available for development within the Business Park, but significant additional development is not expected in the future.

Landscaping in the Business Park is irrigated with recycled water that the City purchases from the City of San Diego, which is delivered through a dedicated meter and distribution system. See the caption “THE WATER SYSTEM—Water Supply—Recycled Water.” Currently, the City does not have any recycled water customers other than those in the Business Park. See the caption “ THE WATER SYSTEM—Water Supply— Future Water Supply Projects.”
The City is largely built out and San Diego Association of Governments projections reflect an increase of approximately 2,100 residents (or 4% based on the City’s current population) by 2045. Ne w residents and businesses in the Water System service area are required to connect to the Water System.

Seismic Considerations
The City is located in a seismically active region. Significant known faults near the City include the Rose Canyon, Coronado Bank, Elsinore and San Jacinto faults. There is potential for destructive ground shaking during the occurrence of a major seismic event. In addition, land along fault lines may be subject to liquefaction 177 of 281
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during the occurrence of such an event. In the event of a severe earthquake, there may be significant damage to both property and infrastructure within the City, including the Water System. The City has an emergency operations center that would be activated under such circumstances.

The City operates a dam at Lake Poway to impound the water held therein. See the caption “THE WATER SYSTEM—Water Supply—Local Water.” The dam is subject to annual surveillance and an annual survey. In the latest survey, the State Division of Safety of Dams’ Condition Assessment determined in October 2022 that the dam was in “Satisfactory” condition and safe for continued use with no restrictions on operation.

A “Satisfactory” rating signifies that no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized and that acceptable performance is expected under all loading conditions (static, hydrologic and seismic) in accordance with applicable regulatory criteria. The City also notes that, in the event of a breach of the dam, the inundation zone flows into a largely unpopulated area to the north of the dam.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City does not maintain earthquake insurance coverage for the dam, as discussed under the caption “ —City Insurance.” There can be no assurance that the dam will not be susceptible to damage in the event of an earthquake. Such damage is not expected to be covered by insurance, and seismic activity could subject areas of the City to widespread flooding in the event of a failure of Lake Poway Dam.

Newer Water System facilities are design ed to withstand earthquakes with minimal damage, as earthquake loads are taken into consideration in the design of project structures. The City has also undertaken a vulnerability assessment of critical Water System facilities. The vulnerability assessme nt ranks Water System infrastructure by importance, builds redundancy into existing operations and includes contingency plans in the event of damage to City assets and succession plans for critical staff. The impact of lesser magnitude events is expected by the City to be temporary, localized and repairable. The Water System has never sustained major damage to its facilities or experienced extended incidences of service interruptions as a result of seismic disturbances.

The City does not maintain earthquake insurance on Water System facilities. See the captions “—City Insurance” and “CERTAIN RISKS TO BONDHOLDERS —Natural Disasters.” However, the City is a participant in a regional project to provide an emergency source of water supply in the event of a natural disaster that damages or disrupts the City’s transmission and distribution network. See the caption “THE WATER SYSTEM—General.”
Governance and Management
General. The City operates under a council-manager form of government. Councilmembers are elected by district and the Mayor is elected at large for four-year alternating terms. The City Manager, appointed by the City Council, serves as the City’s chief administrative officer and is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of City departments and efficient management of all City business. Functions of the City Manager’s Office include coordination of the implementation of City Council policies and programs; providing overall direction to the departments that administer City programs and ser vices; coordinating intergovernmental relations and legislative advocacy; and administration of the City’s communications, media relations and public information programs.

Chris Hazeltine has over 30 years of local government experience and has served as the City Manager since May 2019. In this capacity he leads the daily operation of City government. Prior to coming to the City, Mr. Hazeltine served as the Parks and Recreation Director of Carlsbad, California and Encinitas, California. Mr.

Hazeltine has a Bachelor’s degree in Recreation Administration from San Diego State University and a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Point Loma Nazarene University. 178 of 281
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Other key personnel responsible for management of the Water System include the Assist ant City Manager, the Finance Director, the Interim Finance Director and the Director of Public Works. In addition, the City Attorney provides legal services to the City and the Authority.

Wendy Kaserman has served as the Assistant City Manager of the City since September 2016. She has over 20 years of local government experience and previously served as the Assistant to the City Manager/Fiscal Services Manager of the City of San Marcos, California. Ms. Kaserman has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Arizona State University and a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Arizona.

Judy Tran was named Finance Director of the City in July 2023. Prior to coming to the City, Ms. Tran served as the Deputy Finance Director for the County of Los Angeles Superior Courts. Ms. Tran has also served in financial management positions for the City of Azusa, Southern California Edison and the University of California at San Diego Foundation. Ms. Tran has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Adm inistration from San Diego State University and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of La Verne.

Tim McDermott has served as Interim Finance Director since January 2023. Prior to coming to the City, Mr. McDermott served as the Director of Finance/City Treasurer for the City of Santee, California for over 21 years and as the Assistant Finance Director for the City of Temecula, California for eight years. Mr.

McDermott has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from California State University, Chico, was previously licensed in the State of California as a certified public accountant and is a member of the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers.

Eric Heidemann has over 25 years of local government experience and has se rved as the Director of Public Works of the City since November 2019. Mr. Heidemann has been with the City since 2009 and previously served as the Assistant Director of Public Works and Operations Manager. Prior to coming to the City, Mr. Heidemann served as the Assistant Town Manager and Director of Community Development for the Town of Avon, Colorado, and as a Senior Planner for the County of Pima, Arizona. Mr. Heidemann has a Bachelor’s degree in Business/Regional Development and a Master’s degree in Urban Planning, both from the University of Arizona.

Alan Fenstermacher, Esq., of the law firm of Rutan & Tucker LLP, has over a decade of local government experience and has been City Attorney since January 1, 2018. Mr. Fenstermacher has been an attorney for over a decade in private practice specializing in municipal law. He has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California and a Juris Doctorate degree from Washington University. Rutan & Tucker has continuously represented government ag encies since its founding in 1940, with dozens of attorneys specializing in all areas of government and regulatory law.

Management Policies. The City has adopted several policies which are designed to ensure the prudent and effective management of City op erations, including a Debt Management Policy, an Investment Policy, a General Fund Reserve Policy and a Financial Policy. Further information about these policies is set forth below.

Debt Management Policy . The City has adopted a Debt Management Policy in accordance with California Government Code Section 8855 to establish guidelines and parameters for the effective governance, management and administration of debt issued by the City and its related entiti es and to ensure compliance with legislation, statutes and laws that place regulations on local agency debt. The following elements have been incorporated into this policy:
• The purposes for which debt may be incurred;
• The types of debt that may be issued;
• The relationship of the debt to, and integration with, the City’s capital improvement program or budget;
• Policy goals related to the City’s planning goals and objectives; and 179 of 281
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• Debt management practices, including the investment of proceeds and post -issuance compliance.

Investment Policy. The City invests its funds in accordance with the City’s investment policy (the “Investment Policy”), which was most recently reviewed and approved by the City Council on November 15, 2022. The Investment Policy: (a) describes the policies and procedures to be utilized in the City’s investment management system; (b) establishes guidelines for the prudent investment of the City’s funds, and (c) lists and describes suitable investments. The goals of the City’s investment policy and investment management function are compliance with law, enhancement of the economic status of the City and protection of the City’s funds by limiting credit and market risks.

In accordance with Section 53600 et seq. of the California Government Co de, idle cash management and investment transactions are the responsibility of the Finance Director, who serves as the City Treasurer.

Eligible investments are generally limited to the Local Agency Investment Fund which is operated by the California State Treasurer, the County Investment Pool, the Investment Trust of California (also known as CalTrust), mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities (each limited to 5-year maximum maturities and 20% of the portfolio), local agency bonds (limited to 5-year maximum maturities and 30% of the portfolio), money market mutual funds (limited to 20% of the portfolio), medium -term corporate notes (limited to 5-year maximum maturities and 30% of the portfolio), United States Treasury bills, notes and bonds (limited to 5-year maximum maturities), obligations issued by United States Government agencies (limited to 5 -year maximum maturities and 75% of the portfolio), FDIC -insured or negotiable certificates of deposit (limited to 5 -year maximum maturities and 30% of the portfolio), banker’s acceptances (limited to 180-day maximum maturities and 40% of the portfolio) and commercial paper (limited to 270 -day maximum maturities and 25% of the portfolio). Funds are invested in the following order of priority:
• Safety of Principal;
• Liquidity; and
• Return on Investment.

The Finance Director is required to provide a quarterly report to the City Council showing the type of investment, date of maturity, amount invested, current market value, rate of interest and other such information as may be requested by the City Council.

Approximately $19,914,968 (15%) of the City’s total investment portfolio as of March 31, 2023 was attributed to the Water Enterprise Fund.

General Fund Reserve Policy. On October 6, 2015, the City Council adopted a General Fund Reserve Policy that is intended to ensure consistent, uninterrupted municipal services and facilities in the wake of potential risk events, such as a major economic downturn or natural disaster (e.g., wildfires, winter storms or earthquakes) and to protect the City’s credit quality and reduce its cost of borrowing.

Under the General Fund Reserve Policy, the City seeks to maintain reserves in an amount that is equivalent to 45% of budgeted annual General Fund operating expenditures, including: (i) a 10% reserve for revenue volatility (designed to serve as a hedge against swings in revenue from economic conditions, State actions and other adverse conditions, particularly changes in sales tax, property tax and other fee-based revenue); (ii) a 5% reserve for expenditure volatility (designed to serve as a hedge against unanticipated costs such as major litigation, a spike in pension contributions resulting from market volatility or unplanned capital expenditures); and (iii) a 30% reserve for extreme events and public safety (designed to serve as a hedge against natural disasters, other public safety emergencies and unexpected infrastructure repairs and replacements).

The 45% General Fund Reserve Policy target will be adjusted annually as p art of the City’s budget process, with excess funds programmed to specific uses at the City Council’s direction or (if funds do not meet the 45% target) a plan developed to increases reserves to the target amount within a 5 -year period. Moneys in 180 of 281
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the General Fund reserve can be used only at City Council direction, or by the City Manager upon a declaration of an emergency by the City Council. The City must develop a plan to replenish moneys that are withdrawn from the reserve within 60 days of withdrawal.

The City and the Authority note that General Fund reserves are neither pledged to nor available to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments or the Bonds.

Financial Policy. The City’s Financial Policy sets forth the City’s commitment to the following fiscal policies and practices: (i) maintenance of a balanced operating budget, including ongoing tracking of revenues and expenditures and achieving ending fund balances that meet City needs; (ii) the establishment of a citizen’s budget committee (the Budget Review Committee) to advise City leaders on budget recommendations and offer citizen input; (iii) review of the City’s fiscal condition at the midpoint of each Fiscal Year; (iv) maintenance of a diversified and stable revenue base to protect the City from short-term fluctuations in any one source of revenue, with one -time and non -sustainable revenues excluded as funding sources for ongoing programs, debt service or other long-term obligations and City fees reviewed and updated annually in a master fee schedule; and (v) maintenance of a competitive procurement policy, including reviewing the benefits of outsourcing where appropriate.

Although there are no specific reserve funds with respect to the Water System, the City’s Financial Policy calls for the City to maintain a minimum working capital balance equivalent to 20% of annual Water System operating expenditures (excluding capital improvement project costs). In addition, Water System fees and rates must fully cover direct and indirect costs, including operations, capital outlay, long-term maintenance and debt service, and the Water Enterprise Fund will not be subsidized by the General Fund.

Employees
As of June 30, 2023, the City had 233.73 authorized full-time equivalent employees, of which 22 worked exclusively for the Water System and 25 worked in the Public Works Department with responsibility for the Water System and other public works functions.

City employees who work on behalf of the Water System are represented by the Teamsters Local 911 union (the “Union”), which represents approximately 105 employees Citywide. Relations between the City and the Union are governed by a m emorandum of understanding that expires on June 30, 2027. A total of approximately 87 management and confidential employees are exempt from collective bargaining. Salaries for employees who are exempt from collective bargaining are set by the City Counci l. The City has never experienced a strike, slowdown or work stoppage.

Budget Process
The City prepares and adopts a balanced budget for each Fiscal Year which includes proposed expenditures and the means of financing such expenditures. See the caption “—Governance and Management— Management Policies—Financial Policy.” The City’s budget cycle begins in or about December of each year with an inter-departmental meeting of City departments to discuss guidelines, assumptions and priorities for the next Fiscal Year. Departments develop and submit their budget requests for the next Fiscal Year in February of each and meet with Finance Department staff to discuss such requests. In or about March of each year, the budget is drafted, incorporating projections into the forecast, followed by the compilation of the full budget and continued review. In or about May of each year, a proposed budget is submitted to the City Council-appointed Budget Review Committee, a citizen’s advisory committee. See the caption “—Governance and Management— Management Policies—Financial Policy.” In or about June of each year, the budget is submitted to the City Council for review and approval. Prior to June 30 of each year, public hearings are conducted to obtain public comments and the budget is legally enacted through the passage of a resolution. 181 of 281
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The City Manager is authorized to transfer budgeted amounts between line items within a department or activity and may make such changes in department operating and program budget totals as may be deemed desirable and necessary in order to meet the City’s needs in amounts not to exceed $100,000 per adjustment.

Most other budget amendments require authorization by the City Council. The City Manager and affected department heads are mutually responsible for controlling expenditures within budgeted appropriations.

The City Council adopted the operating budget for Fiscal Year 2024 on June 13, 2023.

City Insurance
The City is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts, theft of, damage to and destruction of assets, errors and omissions, injuries to employees and natural disasters. The City is a member of the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (the “ JPIA”), a joint powers authority that is comprised of over 100 California agencies to arrange and administer programs for the pooling of self -insured losses and to purchase excess insurance from commercial insurers. Through the JPIA, the City maintains the following coverages:
• Liability (general, automobile and professional: $50,000,000 of first dollar coverage, with a limit of $50,000,000 per occurrence);
• Workers Compensation (statutory limits, including employer’s liability of $10,000,000 per occurrence);
• Property (replacement costs coverage, $500,000,000 pooled limit, with a $10,000 deductible for scheduled City assets);
• Pollution Legal Liability ($5,000,000 limit per incident and coverage up to $20,000,000 in aggregate, with a $250,000 deductible); and
• Crime (coverage up to $1,000,000, with a $2,500 deductible).

Certain portions of the Water System, including pipelines that are not in the vicinity of the WTP, are not covered by the City’s property insurance. In addition, the City does not maintain insurance coverage for earthquake damage to Water System facilities and Lake Poway Dam is not covered by any earthquake insurance policy. See the caption “CERTAIN RISKS TO BONDHOLDERS—Natural Disasters.” No assurance can be given as to the adequacy of the insurance maintained now or in the future by the City to fund necessary rep airs or replacement of any portion of the Water System, and the City does not have any obligation under the Installment Purchase Agreement to maintain earthquake coverage or other coverage in the current coverage amounts. Significant damage to the Water System could affect the City’s ability to generate sufficient Net Revenues to pay the Bonds.

The City has not settled any claims that exceeded its insurance coverage in the past three years.

See Appendix B under the caption “INSTALLMENT PURCHASE AGREEME NT—COVENANTS OF THE CITY—Insurance” for a description of insurance coverages that are required to be maintained while the Bonds are outstanding.

Parity Obligations
The City has no outstanding obligations that are payable from Net Revenues of the Water System on a senior basis to the Series 2023 Installment Payments.
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In 2021, the City entered into the 2021 IPA, which is currently outstanding in the principal amount of $12,560,000 and matures in Fiscal Year 2051, to finance the construction of a temporary clearwell and certain studies related to the construction of a new permanent clearwell. See the caption “THE 2023 PROJECT.” The Series 2023 Installment Payments are payable from Net Revenues on a parity with the obligation of the City to make payments under the 2021 IPA.

The City is permitted to incur additional obligations that are payable from Net Revenues on a parity with the Series 2023 Installment Payments in the future upon satisfaction of the conditions that are described under the caption “SECURITY FOR THE BONDS—Additional Parity Bonds and Contracts.” Financial Statements
A copy of the most recent audited financial statements of the City prepared by Davis Farr LLP, Irvine, California (the “Auditor”) is set forth in Appendix A. The Auditor’s letter dated January 17, 2023 is located at the beginning of the Financial Section therein.

The summary operating results that are contained under the caption “WATER SYSTEM FINANCIAL INFORMATION—Historical Operating Results and Debt Service Coverage” are derived from these financial statements and audited financial statements for prior Fiscal Years (excluding certain non-cash items and after certain other adjustments), and are qualified in their entirety by reference to such statements, including the notes thereto.

The City accounts for moneys received and expenses paid in accordance with GAAP. Gene rally, the City recognizes revenues and expenses on the full accrual basis of accounting, meaning that revenues are recognized in the accounting period in which they are earned and expenses are recognized in the period in which they are incurred, regardles s of when the related cash flows take place. However, in certain cases, GAAP requires or permits moneys that are collected in one Fiscal Year to be recognized as revenue in a subsequent Fiscal Year and requires or permits expenses that are paid or incurre d in one Fiscal Year to be recognized as expenses in a subsequent Fiscal Year. See Note 1.B to the financial statements that are set forth in Appendix A.

Except as otherwise expressly noted herein, all financial information that has been derived from the City’s audited financial statements reflects the application of GAAP.

The Water Enterprise Fund of the City has a separate set of self -balancing accounts and is accounted for as a proprietary fund type (enterprise fund) using the economic resources measur ement focus. In governmental accounting, enterprise funds are used to account for operations that are financed and operated in a manner similar to private business enterprises, where the intent is that the costs (expenses, including depreciation) of providing goods or services to the general public on a continuing basis are to be financed or recovered primarily through user charges, or where periodic determination of revenues earned, expenses incurred and/or net income is deemed appropriate for capital mai ntenance, public policy, management control, accountability or other purposes.

COVID-19 Outbreak
The spread of the strains of coronavirus which are collectively called SARS -CoV-2, which cause the disease known as COVID -19 (“COVID-19”), and governmental act ions in response to COVID -19, impacted the City’s operations and finances in recent years. In response to the initial outbreak, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic and, on March 4, 2020, as part of the State of California’s (the “ State”) response to the outbreak, the State Governor declared a state of emergency. On March 13, 2020, the President declared a national emergency, freeing up funding for federal assistance to state and local governments.

The federal government adopted a numbe r of measures to help address the impacts of COVID -19, including: (i) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stabilization Act, under which the City received a total of $1,495,251, which it applied to local business support, rental assistance and other City programs; and (ii) the 183 of 281
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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, under which the City received a total of $6.1 million to address public health, negative economic impacts and services to disproportionately impacted communities and infrastructure.

Such funds are not expected to directly support Water System revenues or operating costs.

The Governor suspended utility service shutoffs and the collection (although not the imposition) of late fees and penalties for residential customers through December 31, 2021. The City extended its shutoff moratorium to all water ratepayers, including non-residential customers. The City also waived late fees through June 30, 2021, which the Governor’s order did not require to be forgiven. The imposition of late fees (although not yet their collection) resumed on July 1, 2021. As a result of the foregoing actions, the City wrote off the collection of approximately $232,000 in late fees for delinquent Water System accounts that would otherwise have accrued between March 18, 202 0 and June 30, 2021, and, on June 1, 2022, re -instituted its standard collection procedures which were in place prior to the pandemic. See the caption “THE WATER SYSTEM — Water System Collection Procedures.”
The City received approximately $123,000 in early 2022 under the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program, a State program that provided funds to water service providers to cover delinquencies during the period between March 4, 2020 and June 15, 2021. The City also received approximately $31,800 under the County’s Emergency Rental and Utility Assistance Program, which provided funds to customers to cover delinquencies between April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2022. The City also participates in the California Low Income Household Water As sistance Program, which assists low -income residents in managing residential water and wastewater utility costs. As of June 1, 2023, City residents have received approximately $5,400 to cover delinquent water bills under this program.

The City reports tha t Water System revenues and expenses for Fiscal Years 2020 through 2022 were not materially affected by the COVID -19 outbreak. The City’s customer base is primarily residential and its water rate structure consists of variable and fixed rate components, w hich partially mitigates the effect of any reduced water usage by non -residential customers. See the captions “THE WATER SYSTEM —Historical Water System Connections” and “THE WATER SYSTEM —Water System Rates and Charges.” To date, the City has not experienced and does not at this time foresee a future negative impact on Water System operations or the execution of City services as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

THE WATER SYSTEM
General
The City supplies: (i) potable water to approximately 12,751 single family residential customers, 157 multi-family residential customers and 830 commercial customers; and (ii) potable and recycled water to approximately 539 government, irrigation, agricultural and other customers. All water service connections are metered.

The City has three sources of water: (i) untreated water that is imported from SDCWA, a member agency of MWD, and treated at the WTP; (ii) rainfall that is impounded at Lake Poway, the City’s storage reser voir; and (iii) recycled water that the City purchases from the City of San Diego. See the caption “—Water Supply” for a detailed description of the City’s various water sources.

In order to provide sufficient emergency water storage to supply water to member agencies for an extended period, SDCWA implemented the Emergency Carryover and Storage Project (the “ ESP”) in 2014. 184 of 281
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The ESP is a system of interconnected reservoirs, pipelines, pump stations and other conveyance facilities that are intended to improve the County’s regional water storage capacity and allow st ored emergency water to be delivered to SDCWA member agencies during a prolonged regional interruption. See the captions “THE CITY—Seismic Considerations” and “ —Water Supply —Imported Water.” By providing interconnections within regional facilities, the E SP is designed to make water available to the region during catastrophic conditions when there is an interruption in imported water deliveries.

Lester J. Berglund Water Treatment Plant
The City purchases untreated imported water from SDCWA which is stored at Lake Poway and treated at the adjacent WTP prior to delivery to customers.

The WTP is a conventional water filtration plant with a peak design capacity of 24 million gallons of water per day (“mgd”). The WTP was built in the 1970s concurrently with the construction of the Lake Poway reservoir. WTP influent has consisted almost entirely of raw imported water purchased from SDCWA in recent years, with a small amount of influent comprised of precipitation and surface water runoff into Lake Poway.

The raw water that is delivered to the WTP from SDCWA has historically been a blend of 60% Colorado River water and 40% State Water Project water. This blend dilutes the high salt concentration of the Colorado River water and the high nutrient content of the State Water Project water. See the caption “ —Water Supply— Imported Water.”
The City has experienced water quality challenges due to low flows in water pipes and lack of turnover in storage tanks, in both instances primarily due to substantial reductions in water use, especially during periods of drought. Water System operators have worked to modify the WTP’s operations to maintain water quality standards during periods of low usage.

Water Quality
General. The City’s primary water source is untreated imported water which is supplied by SDCWA.

Such supplies are treated to potable water standards at the WTP prior to delivery to customers. See the caption “—Lester J. Berglund Water Treatment Plant.” The City employs two methods of disinfection: (i) chlorination, which eliminates water-borne diseases from the water supply; and (ii) chloramination, in which a combination of chlorine and ammonia is introduced into the water supply to improve quality and reduce the formation of disinfection byproducts. The disinfection process chemically deactivates and physically removes bacteria, viruses and other contaminants.

The City’s recycled water supplies, which are purchased from the City of San Diego, are suitable for landscape irrigation under Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.

On November 30, 2019, at the State’s direction, the City issued a precautionary “boil water” advisory following a heavy rain event that caused stormwater overflow into the WTP’s clearwell, resulting in discoloration of the water and complaints from Water S ystem customers. The advisory was purely precautionary, as contamination was not detected in the Water System despite the stormwater overflow.

Customers were notified of the advisory through the County’s reverse 911 system and multiple other channels, including an alert to business customers in the Water System billing database. The County Department of Environmental Health also issued closure notices to food establishments in the City. The City set up two distribution points to provide bottled water to customers and distributed 117,850 gallons of water. The boil water advisory ended on December 6, 2019 when water samples over each of the prior seven days confirmed that the presence of contaminants did not exceed regulatory thresholds at any time while the advisory was in place.
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The outlet of the storm drain that overflowed during the rainstorm was secured to eliminate any future backflow occurrences. The City also flushed the water distribution system to ensure that all pipelines were in proper condition.

See the caption “LITIGATION—City—Water System Litigation” for a discussion of certain litigation arising out of the above-described events.

PFAS. In 2019, the State of California Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water (the “ Division”) lowered the Notification Levels (the “ NLs”) for Perfluorooctanoic acid (“ PFOA”) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) to 5.1 and 6.5 parts per trillion (“ PPT”), respectively. NLs are non - regulatory, precautionary health-based measures for concentrations of chemicals in drinking water that warrant notification and further monitoring and assessment. In 2020, the Division lowered the Response Level (the “RL”) for PFOA and PFOS from 70 PPT, combined, to 10 and 40 PPT, respectively. RLs are non-regulatory, precautionary health-based measures that are set at higher levels than NLs and represent thresholds at which the Division recommends that water systems remove a water source from use or treat it.

In addition, on March 14, 2023, Maximum Contamin ant Levels of 4 PPT for PFOA and PFOS and cumulative limits for certain other chemicals which are described below were proposed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”). The EPA proposal is currently subject to public comment and there can be no assurance as to the timing or substance of any final EPA rule with respect to PFOA and PFOS.

PFOA and PFOS are fluorinated organic chemicals which are part of a family of synthetic compounds referred to as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). PFAS are water and lipid resistant substances that were previously used in a variety of manufacturing processes and industrial applications. They are often present in water supplies which are impacted by wastewater treatment plant effluent or active or former military installations. The City understands that recent technological advances have enabled water agencies to detect PFAS compounds at very low concentrations.

In addition to PFOS and PFOA, the Division tasked the California Office of En vironmental Health Hazard Assessment with evaluating and recommending NLs for the following additional PFAS compounds on February 6, 2020: perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (known as PFHxS), perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (known as PFBS), perfluorohexanoic acid (known as PFHxA), perfluoroheptanoic acid (known as PFHpA), perfluorononanoic acid (known as PFNA), perfluorodecanoic acid (known as PFDA) and 4,8 -dioxia-3H- perfluorononanoic acid (known as ADONA). There can be no assurance as to the timing of the release of such recommendations. The establishment of a Hazard Index (a tool that assesses the cumulative health effect) for aggregate levels of the foregoing compounds other than ADONA is also included in the EPA’s March 14, 2023 regulatory proposal, which is described above.

The City is not required to test its water supplies for PFAS. However, the City’s goal is to ensure that all drinking water served to customers meets or exceeds all applicable State and federal water quality standards, including those related to PFAS. Imported water that SDCWA purchases from MWD has been tested for PFAS by MWD since 2013. MWD has not detected PFAS in such supplies.

The City does not anticipate that implementation of the lowered PFAS RLs by the Division will have a material adverse effect on the operation of the Water System or the costs thereof. The projected operating results which are set forth under the caption “WATER SYSTEM FINANCIAL INFORMATION—Projected Operating Results and Debt Service Coverage” do not assume sig nificant increases in water treatment or other Water System operating costs to meet State or federal regulations relating to PFAS.

Water Supply
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that is impounded at Lake Poway, the City’s storage reservoir, as discussed under the subcaption “ —Local Water” below; and (iii) recycled water which the City purchases from the City of San Diego, as discussed under the subcaption “—Recycled Water” below).

See the captions “ —Historical Water System Supply” and “ —Projected Water System Supply” for historical and projected information with respect to the City’s sources of water supply.

Imported Water. Approximately 96% (9,980 acre feet) of the Water System’s total water supply in Fiscal Year 2022 consisted of imported water that the City purchased from SDCWA.

SDCWA water supplies include: (i) untreated water purchased from MWD; (ii) desalinated water that SDCWA purchases from the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant (the “ Desalination Plant”), which is located in the City of Carlsbad northwest of the City along the Pacific Ocean; the City notes that none of the raw water that is delivered to the WTP and Lake Poway is currently derived from the Desalination Plant; (iii) Colorado River water purchased from Imperial Irrigation District (“ IID”); and (iv) conserved water from projects that line the All-American and Coachella Canals. Each of these sources is described in greater detail below.

SDCWA is a member agency of MWD. The imported water that is delivered to SDCWA by MWD consists of untreated State Water Project water from northern California.

As an SDCWA member, the City is entitled but not obligated to purchase water from SDCWA when available at rates that are determined by SDCWA’s governing board. The City currently has one representative and approximately 2.147% of the voting entitlement on SDCWA’s governing board. SDCWA’s rates are designed to recover SDCWA’s water supply, storage and conveyance costs, as well as SDCWA’s debt service payments and certain settlement obligations. SDCWA’s rates are largely determined by SDCWA’ s own costs to purchase water from MWD. The City’s practice is to recover the costs of water purchased from SDCWA through the rates that the City charges Water System customers. See the caption “ —Water System Rates and Charges—General.”
During a prolonged drought in the late 1980s and early 1990s, MWD and SDCWA stated that reductions in deliveries due to a drought would not exceed 20% at any time. Although reduced supplies during the last Statewide drought (as discussed under the caption “ —Drought Declarations”) did not exceed such threshold, there can be no assurance that reductions will not exceed this threshold during future drought conditions. In the event of prolonged drought conditions, supply constraints could result in restrictions on water avai lable to be purchased by the City, with resulting impacts on Net Revenues.

SDCWA has also undertaken projects to reduce the potential for a major water shortage through a series of investments in new facilities that are part of the ESP. See the caption “—General.” The ESP is a system of reservoirs, interconnected pipelines and pumping stations which are designed to make water available to the San Diego region in the event of an interruption in imported water deliveries. Projects include: (1) the Lake Hodges Project, which connect the City of San Diego’s Hodges Reservoir to SDCWA’s Olivenhain Reservoir, providing 20,000 acre feet of water in Hodges Reservoir for emergency use; (2) the Olivenhain Dam and Reservoir, with a storage capacity of 24,000 acre f eet of water; (3) the San Vicente Pipeline, which delivers water from San Vicente Reservoir in the eastern portion of the County to water agencies in the central and southern half of the County during emergencies; (4) the San Vicente Pumping Facilities, which will move up to 300 million gallons of water per day from the San Vicente Reservoir through the San Vicente Pipeline to SDCWA’s water delivery system in the event of a water supply emergency; and (5) the San Vicente Dam Raise, which increased the height of the San Vicente Dam by 117 feet, enabling the reservoir to impound an additional 152,000 acre feet of water.

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MWD. MWD was created in 1928 by vote of the electorates of a number of Southern California cities to provide a supplemental supply of water for domestic and municipal uses at wholesale to its mem ber agencies. The MWD service area comprises approximately 5,200 square miles and includes portions of the six counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura. There are 26 member agencies of MWD, consisting of 14 cities , 11 municipal water districts and one county water authority (SDCWA). MWD is governed by a Board of Directors (the “MWD Board”), which currently has 38 members.

Each member agency has at least one representative on the MWD Board. Representation and voting rights are based upon each member agency’s assessed valuation. SDCWA is MWD’s largest customer and has four representatives on the MWD Board. The total population of the MWD service area is approximately 19 million.

MWD member agencies request water from MWD at various delivery points within MWD’s service area and pay for such water at uniform rates that are established by the MWD Board for each class of service.

For planning purposes, each MWD member agency advises MWD annually in December of its an ticipated delivery requirements for each of the five following fiscal years. Charges for water delivered are billed monthly and payable by the end of the second month following delivery.

MWD’s principal sources of water are Colorado River supplies which a re imported through the Colorado River Aqueduct and supplies from the Lake Oroville watershed in northern California which are imported through the State Water Project. The same water rate is charged for water provided from each source.

MWD’s water rates are established by majority vote of the MWD Board and are not subject to regulation by the California Public Utilities Commission or any other local, State or federal agency. Rates must be uniform for any class of service, and no water may be provided fre e of charge. Under the Metropolitan Water District Act, California Statutes 1969, Chapter 209, as amended (the “ MWD Act ”), MWD is required, so far as practicable, to fix such rate or rates for water as will result in revenue which, together with revenue f rom any water standby or availability charge or assessment, will pay the operating expenses of MWD, provide for repairs and maintenance, provide for payment of the purchase price or other charges for property or services or other rights acquired by MWD and provide for the payment of the interest and principal of the bonded debt of MWD, subject to the applicable provisions of the MWD Act authorizing the issuance and retirement of such bonds.

MWD and SDCWA face various challenges in the continued supply of imported water to the City, including reductions in water deliveries through the State Water Project. In April 2023, the State of California Department of Water Resources (“DWR”), which operates the State Water Project, announced on a preliminary basis th at allocations for water year 2022 -23 would be equal to 100% of requested supplies. Allocations represent the amount of State Water Project water that DWR will deliver for the year. Allocations are reviewed monthly based on several factors, including wat er in storage, environmental requirements and rain and snow runoff projections. For water years 2019 -20, 2020-21 and 2021 -22, the final State Water Project allocations were 20%, 5% and 0%, respectively. To date, neither MWD nor SDCWA have announced suppl y cutbacks based on the DWR allocation announcement for water year 2022 -23, although there can be no assurance that they will not do so later in 2023, nor has the City Council considered imposing any restrictions on water use by Water System customers.

A d escription of the supply challenges faced by MWD and SDCWA, as well as a variety of other operating information with respect to MWD and SDCWA, is included in certain disclosure documents prepared by MWD and SDCWA, respectively. MWD and SDCWA periodically prepare official statements and other disclosure documents in connection with their respective bonds and other obligations. MWD and SDCWA have also entered into certain continuing disclosure agreements pursuant to which they are contractually obligated for the benefit of owners of certain of their outstanding obligations to file certain annual reports, including audited financial statements and notice of certain events, pursuant to Rule 15c2 -12 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amen ded (“Rule 15c2-12”). Such official statements, other disclosure documents, annual reports and notices are filed with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s Electronic Municipal Market Access system (“ EMMA”) at http://emma.msrb.org. Such information is not incorporated herein by reference thereto, and the City makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of such information. 188 of 281
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NEITHER MWD NOR SDCWA HAVE ENTERED INTO ANY CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENT WITH

THE CITY, THE AUTHORITY, THE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNERS OF THE BONDS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE CITY OR THE OWNERS OF THE BONDS.

MWD AND SDCWA HAVE NOT REVIEWED THIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND HAVE NOT

MADE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR

COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION T HAT IS CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED HEREIN, INCLUDING INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO MWD OR SDCWA. MWD AND SDCWA ARE NOT

CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED, AND HAVE NOT UNDERTAKEN, TO UPDATE SUCH

INFORMATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY OR THE OWNERS OF THE BONDS UNDER RULE 15c2-12.

Desalination Plant. SDCWA blends MWD supplies with desalinated ocean water produced at the 50 mgd capacity Desalination Plant. Although none of the raw water that is delivered to Lake Poway is currently derived from the Desalination Plant, this could change depending upon SDCWA operations and infrastructure improvements in the future, and SDCWA’s pur chases from the Desalination Plant provide SDCWA and its members (including the City) with supply reliability benefits. In 2016, upon the commencement of the Desalination Plant’s operations, SDCWA entered into a 30-year “take or pay” Water Purchase Agreement with the Desalination Plant’s developer and owner, Poseidon Water, under which SDCWA agreed to purchase up to 56,000 acre feet of water per year. SDCWA has the option to purchase the Desalination Plant after 10 and 30 years of operation.

Under the W ater Purchase Agreement, the total price for the desalinated water, including related upgrades to SDCWA’s pipelines and treatment facilities, is approximately $2,400 per acre foot, depending on how much water is purchased annually. Poseidon Water may only adjust the water price for inflation and in certain predefined circumstances.

The Desalination Plant is located on the Pacific coast of the City of Carlsbad, northwest of the City, on six acres next to the Encina Power Station, a natural gas-fired power plant. Both the power station and the land on which the Desalination Plant sits are currently owned by NRG, a Fortune 200 energy company. NRG is in the process of shutting down and decommissioning the power station, and the Desalination Plant will operate as a standalone facility upon the shutdown of the power station. It is the first desalination plant to comply with the 2015 California Ocean Plan Amendment to advance ocean water as a reliable supplement to traditional water supplies while protecting marine life and water quality.

IID. IID is an irrigation district that has senior water rights to Colorado River water. Its service area is located east of the City in Imperial County. In 1998, SDCWA entered into a transfer agreement with IID to purchase conserved agricultural water. Under the agreement, SDCWA will receive 200,000 acre feet of water in 2023, which is the maximum total annual volume that will be transferred during the remaining 53-year term of the agreement. In addition, as part of an agreement known as the Quantification Settlement Agreement which aims to reduce the State’s overall reliance on Colorado River water, SDCWA also receives 77,700 acre feet of water per year for 110 years. The source of such water is supplies that are conserved from lining the All - American and Coachella Canals.

SDCWA’s cost of water from IID is based on the annual increase in the Gross Domestic Product Implicit Price Deflator as published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce applied to the prior year price per acre foot; the 2022 price was $730.10 per acre foot. Beginning in 2035, if certain criteria are met, SDCWA or IID can elect a market price through a formula described in certain SDCWA- IID agreements. In addition, a shortage premium price can be imposed under certain conditions after 2035.

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documents in connection with its bonds and other obligations. IID has also entered into certain continuing disclosure agreements pursuant to which it is contractually obligated for the benefit of owners of certain of its outstanding obligations to file certain annual reports, including audited financial statements and notice of certain events, pursuant to Rule 15c2 -12. Such official statements, other disclosure documents, annual reports and notices are filed with EMMA. Such information is not incorporated herein by reference thereto, and the City makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of such infor mation. IID HAS NOT ENTERED

INTO ANY CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENT WITH THE CITY, THE AUTHORITY, THE TRUSTEE OR

THE OWNERS OF THE BONDS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE CITY OR THE OWNERS OF THE BONDS.

IID HAS NOT REVIEWED THIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND HAS NOT MADE

REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS

OF THE INFORMATION THAT IS CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED HEREIN, INCLUDING INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO IID. IID IS NOT CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED, AND HAS NOT

UNDERTAKEN, TO UPDATE SUCH INF ORMATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY OR THE OWNERS OF THE BONDS UNDER RULE 15c2-12.

Local Water. Less than 1% (84 acre feet) of the Water System’s total water supply in Fiscal Year 2022 consisted of precipitation and surface water runoff that was collected in Lake Poway.

Lake Poway and Lake Poway Dam were originally completed by the Poway Municipal Water District in 1972, prior to the incorporation of the City. The dam is an earth -filled dam with a height of 165 feet. Its spillway consists of a 100-foot wide concrete span on the east side of the dam. The reservoir has a surface area of approximately 60 acres and a capacity of approximately 3,300 acre feet and serves the City as a raw water storage reservoir and regional park and recreation facility. See the captions “THE CITY —Seismic Considerations” and “THE CITY—City Insurance” for a discussion of insurance coverage for Lake Poway Dam; such insurance does not include coverage for damage as a result of seismic events.

Lake Poway is normally maintained at a water surface elevation of between 930 and 933 feet, which is a few feet below the spillway, except during summer months when it is drawn down for operational purposes.

It is estimated that, depending on the volume of water in the lake, the season and conservation levels, Lake Poway would have adequate water to supply the City for up to six months. The water impounded in Lake Poway primarily consists of untreated water that is purchased from SDCWA and held in storage pending treatment. As discussed under the caption “THE CITY—Seismic Considerations,” the risk of restrictions on the operation of the dam is considered low. However, in the event that water levels at Lake Poway are required to be lowered for safety or other operational reasons, the City believes that it would still be able to generate sufficient revenues to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments given that there is a connection from the SDCWA aqueduct to the WTP which enables the City to continue to supply Water System customers even if storage levels are reduced.

Minimal surface runoff occurs in the 1,200 acre watershed upstream of Lake Poway. The City of San Diego has water rights in this watershed. The WTP typically only treats surface water from Lake Poway for a period of four to si x consecutive weeks beginning in early June. By agreement, 50% of seasonal stream flow into Lake Poway must be passed on to the City of San Diego unless the City of San Diego’s Hodges Reservoir overflows.

In May 2010, the City identified the presence of Quagga mussels in Lake Poway. Quagga mussels are an invasive species that present a hindrance to water facilities throughout the western United States. Some of MWD’s and SDCWA’s facilities have also been impacted by Quagga mussels. While Quagga mussels do not negatively impact water quality, they can be highly destructive to water system infrastructure and may require eradication and control measures to avoid reductions in water supplies. Currently, the City is monitoring the presence of the Quagga mus sels in Lake Poway and submitting annual monitoring reports to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (“ CDFW”) to remain compliant with CDFW regulations. However, in the future, more significant operational adjustments to mitigate Quagga mussels may be required. Although the City 190 of 281
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is unable to quantify the cost of such measures at this time, they are not expected to have a significant negative impact on the City’s ability to generate Net Revenues in amounts that are sufficient to pay the Bonds.

Because local water comprises such a small percentage of the City’s total potable water supply, it is not considered a reliable source and is not incorporated into the City’s water supply forecasts for planning purposes.

Recycled Water. The City pur chased approximately 353 acre feet of recycled water for delivery to approximately 216 recycled water customers in Fiscal Year 2022. The City’s source of recycled water is treated wastewater produced by the City of San Diego at its North City Water Reclam ation Plant, which is the facility at which the majority of the City’s wastewater is treated. Under the City’s agreement with the City of San Diego, the City can purchase up to 650 acre feet of recycled water per year. Currently, recycled water is delivered only to customers in the Business Park for landscape irrigation purposes. See the caption “THE CITY —Land Use and Service Area” above and the subcaption “—Future Water Supplies” below.

The City’s recycled water distribution system includes 12 miles of pipelines. Sales of recycled water to retail customers are on a metered basis, reducing the amount of potable water that the City is required to supply in order to meet overall demand. The City’s average charge to recycled water customers was $4.63 per 100 cubic feet (748 gallons) in 2022.

Currently, recycled water demand exceeds the amount of the recycled water that can be supplied to the City by the City of San Diego. As a result, the City periodically blends potable water into recycled water deliveries to its customers, selling such water at recycled water rates. See Tables 2 and 3 under the caption “— Historical Water System Supply” and “ —Historical Water System Deliveries.” The City is exploring investments in alternative recycled water supply sources. See the subcaption “—Future Water Supplies” below.

Future Water Supplies. The City and SDCWA are currently exploring the possibility of constructing an up to 15.5 mgd treated water connection to the Water System from SDCWA’s Ramona Aqueduct northeast of the City (the “Treated Water Project”). SDCWA’s governing board approved the City’s request with respect to the Treated Water Project in spring 2021, and the City is currently designing a proposed connection (including a pump station, pipeline and forebay tank near the WTP’s clearwell). See the caption “—Future Water System Improvements.” There can be no assurance that the Treated Water Project will ultimately be constructed.

Neither the City nor SDCWA have approved the construction of the Treated Water Project at this time, and the construction timeline and construction cost of the connecting facilities are still being evaluated. The study, design and planning costs of the Treated Water Project are being financed from proceeds of the 2021 IPA and the Bonds. See the caption “THE 2023 PROJECT.” However, the City has not yet determined how construction costs would be financed in the event that the City elects to construct the Treated Water Project. If constructed, the Treated Water Project would serve as an additional means of ensuring water supply reliability for the Water System.

Those portions of the Water System service area which are not currently served by recycled water are located far from recycled water supplies and would require expens ive infrastructure to connect to the City’s recycled water system. However, the City may consider serving these areas in the future. Potential opportunities to expand recycled water use include: (i) full buildout of the Business Park, which is expected t o occur within the next 15 years; (ii) extension of the recycled water system from the Business Park along Community Road into the central area of the City, where the City has identified 24 existing dedicated irrigation meters that could be connected and c onverted to recycled water supplies for a combined annual potable water savings of approximately 85 acre feet per year; and (iii) extension of the recycled water system from the Business Park along Pomerado Road into the western area of the City, where the City has identified several large customers (the City’s Landscape Maintenance District, Arbolitos Park and other City-owned facilities and Poway Unified School District), that could be connected and converted to recycled water supplies for a combined annual potable water savings of approximately 92 acre feet per year.
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In addition to the expansion of the City’s existing recycled water system, the City Council has expressed support for a conceptual recycled water project called the North County One Water Pro gram. This project involves the expansion of the San Elijo Water Reclamation Facility to the west of the City in order to construct an advanced water purification facility that could produce between 18,000 and 25,000 acre feet of purified recycled water per year by 2035, including between 400 acre feet and 3,100 acre feet per year for the benefit of the City; the City has expressed interest in purchasing up to 2,000 acre feet per year. Such water would be suitable for potable reuse. The facility currentl y has key assets available for production of purified water, including an ocean outfall, available land for advanced treatment, treated secondary effluent and technically proficient staff. Other agencies that are expected to participate in this project in clude the City of Carlsbad, Olivenhain Municipal Water District, San Dieguito Water District, Santa Fe Irrigation District, Vallecitos Water District, the Encina Wastewater Authority and the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority.

There can be no assurance t hat the above-described projects will be constructed, or as to the cost or timeline for doing so. None of the projects are expected to be commenced within the next five years.

Accordingly, no revenues or costs associated with such projects are included i n the projected operating results of the Water System that are set forth herein. See the caption “WATER SYSTEM FINANCIAL INFORMATION—Projected Operating Results and Debt Service Coverage.” Drought Declarations
State and SDCWA Orders. On January 17, 2014, the Governor declared a drought state of emergency (the “Declaration”) with immediate effect. The Declaration included an order encouraging local urban water suppliers, including the City, to implement their local water shortage contingency plans; the C ity’s plan is discussed under the subcaption “—City Response to Drought.” On April 7, 2017, after significant improvement in water supply conditions across California, the Governor issued Executive Order B -40-17, which rescinded mandatory conservation measures for most California counties (including the County).

In 2018, the California Governor signed Senate Bill 606 and Assembly Bill 1668 into law. These bills relate to water conservation and drought planning and empower DWR and the State of California Water Resources Control Board to adopt long -term standards for the following: (i) indoor residential water use; (ii) outdoor residential water use; (iii) commercial, industrial and institutional water use for landscape irrigation; and (iv) water loss. The indoor water use standard has been defined as 55 gallons per person per day (“GPCD”) until January 2025; the standard will decrease over time to 50 GPCD in January 2030. Standards for outdoor residential water use and commercial, industrial and institutional water use for landscape irrigation are still being developed. Urban water suppliers will be required to stay within annual water budgets, based on these standards, for their service areas.

The City is unable to predict the effect on the Water System of the implementation of Senate Bill 606 and Assembly Bill 1668 or any future legislation with respect to water conservation. However, the City is meeting and believes that it will be continue to be able to meet the 55 GPCD standard for indoor water use, along with annual State -mandated water use efficiency standards, based on the City’s current water demands and ongoing efforts to encourage conservation, as described below under the subcaption “ —City Response to Drought.” The City also has a tiered rate structure for residential customers that further promotes water use efficiency by charging a higher rate for water use in excess of maximum amounts within each tier. See the caption “—Water System Rates and Charges—Current Rates and Charges.” On October 19, 2021, the Governor declared a Statewide drought state of emergency and requested that all water users voluntarily reduce water use by 15%. On March 28, 2022, the Governor requested that all water users voluntarily reduce water use by 20%. These declarations encouraged water agencies to draw upon supplies other than groundwater and to implement their water shortage contingency plans and authorized the State Water Resources Control Board (the “SWRCB”) to adopt regulations that prohibit wasteful water use (such as the use of potable water to wash paved surfaces or to irrigate landscaping during the two days following rainfall). Such regulations went into effect on June 10, 2022. Following on the Governor’s initial declaration, SDCWA 192 of 281
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activated Level 1 of its water shortage contingency plan on October 28, 2021, calling for all water users to voluntarily reduce water use by 15%. The State experienced significant precipitation in the winter and early spring of 2023 and, on March 24, 2023, Executive Order N -5-23 terminated the requirement for urban water suppliers to implement Level 2 actions and SDCWA deactivated Level 1 and implementation of Level 2 actions of the SDCWA’s water shortage contingency plan effective July 1, 2023. There can be no assurance tha t subsequent State or SDCWA declarations will not impose mandatory water use restrictions should dry conditions persist in 2023 or future years.

In August 2021, the federal government declared a water shortage at Lake Mead, which is a major storage reservoir on the Colorado River. As discussed under the caption “—Water Supply—Imported Water— MWD,” Colorado River supplies are among the water sources for MWD, which provides water to the City’s water wholesaler, SDCWA. The water shortage declaration trigger ed cuts in water allocations for water users in Arizona and Nevada, although not for MWD or other users in California. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in December 2021, water users in California (including MWD), Arizona and Nevada agreed to voluntary cuts of 500,000 acre feet of water from the Colorado River in both 2022 and 2023, and MWD agreed to pay up to $20 million to certain agricultural rights holders that leave their land fallow. In April 2023, the United States Department of the Interior released a draft environmental impact statement (the “ EIS”) which proposes three alternatives for reducing Colorado River allocations in the American Southwest, including one alternative that could reduce California’s allocation by up to one fourth. There can be no assurance as to the content or timing of the final version of the April 2023 EIS, nor can there be any assurance that subsequent declarations with respect to the Colorado River will not require mandatory water cuts to MWD should dry conditions persist in 2023 or future years.

In order to achieve compliance with the SWRCB’s June 10, 2022 regulations, the City implemented Level 2 of its water shortage contingency plan beginning in June 2022. In response to the State’s removal of mandatory water restrictions, the City returned to Level 1 of its water shortage contingency plan on August 1, 2023. The City believes that it has significant water supplies and storage and is well positioned to respond to both drought and regulatory requirements. At this time, the City does not foresee a water supply shortage. See the subcaption “—City Response to Drought.”
City Response to Drought . The City’s water shortage contingency plan, which is referred to as the Water Conservation Plan and which meets State guidelines for such plans, calls for the City to respond to a water shortage in stages as follows:
• Level 1 is intended to effect a reduction in water use of up to 10% through voluntary measures.

Under Level 1, wasteful use of water (including using hose s without shutoff nozzles, irrigating landscaping between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and washing down paved areas) is discouraged. In addition, restaurants are encouraged to offer water to customers only if requested and operators of lodging establishments are encouraged to provide guests with the option not to have linens and towels laundered daily. • Level 2 is intended to effect a reduction in water use of up to 20%. Under Level 2, the Level 1 restrictions are in place, landscape irrigati on is limited to scheduled times and with time limits, covers are required for pools and spas and water leaks must be repaired within 72 hours of notification by the City. • Level 3 is intended to effect a reduction in water use of up to 40%. Under Level 3, the Level 1 and 2 restrictions are in place, landscape irrigation is further limited, the washing of vehicles except at commercial car washes is prohibited and water leaks must be repaired within 48 hours of notification by the City.
• Level 4 is intended to effect a reduction in water use of over 40%. Under Level 4, the Level 1, 2 and 3 restrictions are in place, landscape irrigation is prohibited except for commercial growers and nurseries and water leaks must be repaired within 24 hours of notification by the City. 193 of 281
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The City is empowered to enforce its water shortage contingency plan with successively increasing fines, the installation of flow restriction devices and the termination of water service.

The projected Water System operating results that are set forth under the caption “WATER SYSTEM FINANCIAL INFORMATION—Projected Operating Results and Debt Service Coverage” do not reflect the implementation of Water Conservation Plan through Fiscal Year 2028; rather, they reflect forecasted water demands assuming an average year with normal precipitation, as projected by SDCWA . The City does not currently expect that the implementation of the Water Conservation Plan in the future will have a material adverse effect on its ability to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments from Net Revenues. As discussed under the caption “—Water System Rates and Charges,” the City’s rate structure consists of variable and fixed rate components. Decreased water consumption is partially offset by a decrease in related variable costs, while fixed water charges largely cover the Water System’s fixed operating and maintenance costs. In addition, the City has covenanted to set Water System rates and charges in amounts that it expects to be sufficient to pay the Series 2023 In stallment Payments from Net Revenues. See the caption “SECURITY FOR THE BONDS —Rate Covenant.”
If a water shortage should arise again in the future, legal issues exist as to whether different California Water Code provisions or State regulations will be invoked to manage the allocation of water. Any curtailment pursuant to State orders could necessitate an increase in the City’s water rates to Water System customers. See the caption “CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS AND CHARGES —Proposition 218” for a discussion of certain restrictions on the City’s ability to raise water rates.

Historical Water System Supply
The following table shows sources of supply for the Water System for the last five Fiscal Years.

Table 1
City of Poway
Historical Water Supply in Acre Feet
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30
Imported
Water
Local
Water
Recycled
Water Total
Percentage
Increase/
(Decrease)
2019 8,844 294 387 9,525 N/A%
2020(1) 8,795 173 411 9,378 (1.53)
2021(2) 10,210 28 499 10,737 14.49
2022(3) 9,980 84 353 10,416 (2.99)
2023(4) 8,193 199 298 8,689 (16.57)

(1) Decrease reflects reductions in water use by commercial customers as a result of temporary business closings during the COVID-19 outbreak (as discussed under the caption “THE CITY—COVID-19 Outbreak”), as well as reduced outdoor water use as a result of mild weather conditions.
(2) Increase in imported water reflects a dry hydrological year, with a resultant increase in water demand, as well as a scheduled temporary shutdown of the SDCWA aqueduct for maintenance in May 2021. Lake Poway and the City’s storage tanks were filled in April 2021 to provide the City an extra 10 day supply of water during the planned shutdown. (3) Decrease reflects conservation by Water System customers. (4) Decrease reflects reductions in water use by customers as a result of wet hydrological year. Reflects actual figures through June 2023.

Source: City.
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Historical Water System Deliveries
The following table shows potable and recycled water deliveries to Water System customers for the last five Fiscal Years.

Table 2
City of Poway
Historical Water System Deliveries in Acre Feet(1)
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30
Residential
Customers
Commercial
Customers
Other
Customers(2)
Recycled
Water
Customers(3) Total
Percentage
Increase/
(Decrease)
2019 6,073 897 876 467 8,313 N/A%
2020(4) 5,978 878 858 519 8,233 (0.96)
2021 6,801 849 1,070 604 9,324 13.25
2022 6,463 879 1,012 577 8,931 (4.21)
2023(5) 5,713 841 827 395 7,776 (12.93)

(1) Differences between water deliveries and water supplies set forth under the caption “ —Historical Water System Supply” reflect unaccounted for water, including water losses and inaccuracies in water meter readings. (2) Reflects potable water deliveries to government, irrigation, agricultural and other customers. Recycled water deliveries to such customers are reflected in the Recycled Water Customers column. (3) Potable water is periodically added to recycled water deliveries because the City of San Diego cannot provide enough recycled water to meet the demands of the City’s customers. As such, deliveries to recycled water customers shown in the table exceed recycled water supplies set forth in Table 2. See the captions “—Water Supply—Recycled Water” and “—Water Supply— Future Water Supplies.”
(4) Decrease reflects reductions in water use by commercial customers as a result of temporary business closings during the COVID-19 outbreak (as discussed under the caption “THE CITY—COVID-19 Outbreak”), as well as reduced outdoor water use as a result of mild weather conditions. As shown below under the caption “—Historical Water System Sales Revenues,” Revenues increased in Fiscal Year 2020 despite the reduction in water deliveries as a result of a rate increase. (5) Decrease reflects reductions in water use by customers as a result of wet hydrological year. Reflects actual figures through June 2023.

Source: City.

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Historical Water System Connections
The following table shows the number of connections to the Water System for the last five Fiscal Years.

Table 3
City of Poway
Historical Water System Connections
Connection Type
Fiscal
Year 2019
Fiscal
Year 2020
Fiscal
Year 2021
Fiscal
Year 2022
Fiscal
Year 2023
Residential 12,673 12,659 12,681 12,686 12,908
Commercial(1) 509 510 501 496 830
Other(1)(2) 821 824 845 847 539 TOTAL 14,003 13,993 14,027 14,029 14,277
Percentage Increase/(Decrease) N/A (0.07)% 0.25% 0.00% 1.77%

(1) Differences between Fiscal Year 2023 and prior years reflect recategorization of certain industrial customers from the “Other” connection type to the “Commercial” connection type.
(2) Includes government, irrigation, agricultural and other customers that receive both potable and recycled water.

Source: City.

Historical Water System Sales Revenues
The following table shows the sales revenues of the Water System for the last five Fiscal Years.

Connection fees are not included in the below numbers.

Table 4
City of Poway
Historical Water System Sales Revenues
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30
Residential
Customers
Commercial
Customers

Other
Customers(1)
Recycled
Water
Customers Total
Percentage
Increase/
(Decrease)
2019 $17,096,630 $2,549,035 $2,168,856 $1,087,864 $22,902,385 N/A% 2020 18,171,834 2,687,661 2,392,584 1,337,683 24,589,762 7.37 2021 21,259,272 2,627,069 3,226,726 1,442,032 28,555,099 16.13 2022 21,733,904 2,760,603 3,450,754 1,298,419 29,243,681 2.41 2023(2) 22,210,852 3,285,042 2,924,379 1,635,007 30,055,280 2.78

(1) Reflects potable water sales revenues from government, irrigation, agricultural and other customers. Recycled water sales revenues from such customers are reflected in the Recycled Water Customers column. Increase in Fiscal Year 2021 reflects the findings of the City’s 2019 Cost of Service Study and a significant increase in the volumetric rate for Government customers.
(2) Unaudited. Reflects actual figures through May 2023 and City estimates for June 2023.

Source: City.

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Largest Water System Customers
The following table shows the largest Water System customers for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2022 (the latest Fiscal Year for which such information is available), as determined by annual payments. The below table reflects information for both potable and recycled water customers of the Water System.

Table 5
City of Poway
Ten Largest Water System Customers
Customer Customer Type
Annual
Payment
Percentage of Total Water
System Sales Revenues
General Atomics ASI Commercial $ 559,854 1.91%
Poway Medians and Parks Public Agency 436,668 1.49
Poway Unified School District Public Agency 424,338 1.45 Heritage Custom Estates Recycled Water 255,129 0.87
City of Poway Landscape Management District 19-1 Public Agency 250,954 0.86 Country View Condominium Association Residential 230,610 0.79 Hometown Poway Royal Estates Residential 212,912 0.73
Vineland Hills Homeowners Association Recycled Water 166,034 0.57 Poway Community Services Lake Poway Other 161,803 0.55
Pomerado Hospital Commercial 145,551 0.50
Total $2,843,854 9.72%

(1) These water costs are paid by the City’s General Fund. (2) These water costs are paid by assessments on property owners in the Business Park. See the caption “THE CITY—Land Use and Service Area.”
Source: City.

These customers accounted for approximately 9.72% of total Water System sales revenues and service charges of $29,243,681 in Fiscal Year 2022.

Water System Rates and Charges
General. The Water System’s rates and charges are set by the City Council and are not subject to the jurisdiction of, or regulation by, the California Public Utilities Commission or any other regulatory body. The City is, however, required to comply with the notice, hearing and majority protest provisions of Article XIIID of the State Constitution, which is popularly known as Proposition 218, as to Water System rates and charges.

See the caption “CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS AND CHARGES — Proposition 218” for further information with respect to Proposition 218.

The City annually determines the adequacy of the charge structure for water service in the service area after full consideration of expected operations, maintenance, capital costs and capital repayment obligations of the Water System. The City Council sets water rates and charges at a level that it determines is sufficient to pay all Operation and Maintenance Cos ts of the Water System, to make debt service payments and to maintain appropriate reserves for the Water System.

On November 2, 2021, the City Council adopted rates for calendar years 2022 through 2025 (the “Adopted Rate Plan”) in accordance with the provisions of Proposition 218. The Adopted Rate Plan includes water rate increases of approximately 10% in January 2022, 9% in January 2023, 8% in January 2024 and 8% in January 2025, with the proportion of the customer bill from fixed charges increasing each year by approximately 1%. There can be no assurance that the City Council will not repeal or modify the rates that are 197 of 281
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set forth in the Adopted Rate Plan in the future or that the City’s ratepayers will not approve an initiative to repeal or modify any increase in water rates and charges approved by the City Council.

The projected operating results which are set forth under the caption “WATER SYSTEM FINANCIAL INFORMATION—Projected Operating Results and Debt Service Coverage” assume Water System rate increases in accordance with the Adopted Rate Plan, as well as rate increases of approximately 8% on January 1, 2026, 8% on January 1, 2027 and 8% on January 1, 2028 which have not yet been approved. There can be no assurance that Water System rates will be increased on January 1, 2026, January 1, 2027 or January 1, 2028 as projected herein. In the event that the City Council does not adopt such rate increases as currently contemplated, Water System operating results could be materially different from the projections in this Official Statement.

Adopted Rates and Charges. The City’s water rates and charges include: (1) a commodity rate; and (2) a fixed bimonthly charge.
(1) Commodity Rates. The City imposes commodity rates for residential customers on a tiered basis per hundred cubic feet of water (“ HCF”) used in each billing cycle . Tier 1 (0 -20 HCF per bimonthly billing cycle for single family residential customers) generally reflects es sential indoor use and Tier 2 (21 -56 HCF per bimonthly billing cycle for single family residential customers) generally reflects average bimonthly summer outdoor use, while Tier 3 (57+ HCF per bimonthly billing cycle) generally reflects use greater than the average bimonthly summer outdoor use. Adopted commodity rates under the Adopted Rate Plan are set forth below.

Table 6
City of Poway
Water Commodity Rates per HCF
Water Use Type 1/1/2023 1/1/2024 1/1/2025
Single Family Residential Tier 1 $5.62 $6.00 $ 6.40
Single Family Residential Tier 2 6.56 7.00 7.46
Single Family Residential Tier 3 9.12 9.73 10.37
Multi-Family Residential 5.76 6.15 6.56
Landscape Irrigation 8.00 8.53 9.09
Non-Residential 6.13 6.54 6.97
Recycled 4.99 5.33 5.68
City Rate 6.13 6.54 6.97

Source: City.
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(2) Fixed Bimonthly Charge. Fixed bimonthly water service charges (for both potable and recycled water) based on water meter size under the Adopted Rate Plan are set forth below.

Table 7
City of Poway
Fixed Bimonthly Water Service Charges
Meter Size 1/1/2023 1/1/2024 1/1/2025
5/8” $ 56.79 $ 64.28 $ 72.69
3/4” /1” fire 76.78 86.90 98.27
1” 116.74 132.13 149.41
1½” 216.64 245.20 277.27
2” 336.51 380.87 430.67
3” 716.13 810.54 916.53
4” 1,275.55 1,443.72 1,632.50
6” 2,614.17 2,958.82 3,345.71
8” 4,811.93 5,446.33 6,158.49

Source: City.
(3) Drought Surcharge. During the prior Statewide drought (as discussed under the caption “ — Drought Declarations—State and SDCWA Orders”), the City imposed a drought surcharge of $0.75 per HCF of water usage in order to ensure the stability of Water System finances as custome rs conserved water. The surcharge was imposed from January 2016 through December 2018.

There can be no assurance that the City Council will approve the imposition of drought surcharges in the future during periods of Statewide water shortages. The projected operating results which are set forth under the caption “WATER SYSTEM FINANCIAL INFORMATION—Projected Operating Results and Debt Service Coverage” do not reflect the receipt of additional Revenues from drought surcharges in the current or next four Fiscal Years.

Connection Fees. The City charges a connection fee to customers for connecting to the Water System.

Current connection fees are as follows:

City of Poway
Water System Capacity Fees
Meter Size Potable Water
5/8” $ 0.00
3/4” & /1” fire 3,026.00
1” 5,448.00
1½” 8,474.00
2” 13,619.00
3” 24,211.00
4” 41,159.00
6” 84,739.00
8” 156,767.00

Source: City.

Comparison to Nearby Service Providers. The table below sets forth a comparison of the City’s typical water bill (monthly equivalent) for a single family residential user to those of certain nearby water purveyors.

Information for agencies other than the City is as of calendar year 2022 where available, while infor mation for 199 of 281
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the City is as of the date of this Official Statement.

Table 8
City of Poway
Water Rate Comparison
Water Service Provider
3/4” Meter Bimonthly
Fixed Rate(1)
Rate per
HCF(1)
Total Bimonthly
Water Bill(1)
Padre Dam Municipal Water District $ 90.42 $7.31 $383.12 Fallbrook Public Utility District 151.90 7.31 367.48
City of Del Mar 125.80 5.91 364.70
Rainbow Municipal Water District 138.40 5.47 340.79
City of Escondido 94.42 7.61 335.96
Valley Center Municipal Water District 103.40 6.19 332.43 Ramona Municipal Water District 76.94 6.83 314.53 Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District N/A(2) 8.14 318.76 City of San Diego 55.54 5.55 318.47
City of Poway 76.78 5.22 284.71
Olivenhain Municipal Water District 92.36 3.92 281.65
Vista Irrigation District 95.08 4.72 281.47
Helix Water District 53.84 5.78 279.70
City of Carlsbad 76.16 3.92 272.23
Otay Water District 68.80 5.26 271.07
San Dieguito Water District 58.04 3.46 268.41 Santa Fe Irrigation District 82.85 4.70 266.11
Sweetwater Authority N/A(3) 5.09 260.13 City of Oceanside 45.16 5.50 258.67
Vallecitos Water District 75.98 4.04 254.71
Yuima Municipal Water District 82.10 3.77 221.49
Lakeside Water District 27.80 5.09 218.38

(1) Based on 37 HCF of water use and ¾” meter size. All rates reflect first tier usage only for agencies that have a tiered rate structure, including the City. Bimonthly rate equivalent is shown for agencies that bill on a monthly basis. (2) 5/8” meter rate is $38.30 per month (or $76.60 on a bimonthly basis) and represents the most common residential meter. (3) No 3/4” meter rate. 5/8” meter rate is $30.86 per bimonthly billing period and represents the most common residential meter.

Source: City.

Water System Collection Procedures
The City is on a bimonthly billing cycle for Water System customers. A consolidated bill which includes wastewater and other utility charges is sent to customers every second month for services rendered in the prior two months. All accounts that remain unpaid on the 34th day following the delivery of an invoice incur a penalty of the lesser of 10% of the amount due or $50, and a notice is mailed to the billing address requiring payment within 14 business days. If payment is not received by the 73rd day following the original delivery of an invoice, a two-day notice of shutoff is posted at the billing address. If payment is not received by the second day following the posting of the shutoff notice, service is shut off. Accounts that have service discontinued are not reconnected without full payment of the bill and all penalties, a tagging fee, a reinstatement fee and certain other charges.

As of June 1, 2023, less than 0.07% of the Water System’s customers are delinquent in the payment of their bills, which is consistent with historical averages. This figure reflects the amount of unpaid bills that has been sent to a third party collections agency in Fiscal Year 2023. The City reports that most customers pay their bills in full, including late charges, prior to shutoff. 200 of 281
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See the caption “THE CITY—COVID-19 Outbreak” for a discussion of the suspension of water shutoffs through December 31, 2021. The suspension prevented the City from shutting off delinquent accounts as described in the preceding paragraph, and the City Council has also waived late fees through June 30, 2021. The imposition of late fees resumed on July 1, 2021. As a result of the foregoing actions, the City wrote off the collection of approximately $232,000 in late fees for delinquent Water System accounts that would otherwise have accrued between March 18, 2020 and June 30, 2021. The City resumed service disconnections due to non- payment on June 1, 2022 following standard collections procedures as described above.

Future Water System Improvements
The City projects total capital improvements to the Water System of approximately $60.6 million during Fiscal Years 2023 through 2027, including:
(i) construction of a new permanent clearwell, demolition of the temporary clearwell and replacement of the clearwell’s overflow structure, inlet, outlet and drain valves (all as discussed under the caption “THE 2023 PROJECT”);
(ii) remaining study, design and planning costs of the Treated Water Project (as discussed under the caption “—Water Supply—Future Water Supplies”); and (iii) miscellaneous water line repairs and replacements.

Such capital improvements are expected to be financed by a combination of the 2021 IPA, the Bonds, Water System reserves and Revenues remaining after the payment of debt s ervice on the 2021 IPA and the Installment Purchase Agreement.

Projected Water System Supply
The following table shows the sources of supply for the Water System projected by the City for the current and next four Fiscal Years.

Table 9
City of Poway
Projected Water Supply in Acre Feet
Fiscal Year
Ending
June 30
Imported
Water
Local
Water(1)
Recycled
Water Total
Percentage
Increase/
(Decrease)
2024 9,824 0 442 10,267 18.16%(2)
2025 10,087 0 450 10,537 2.63
2026 10,138 0 450 10,588 0.48
2027 10,189 0 450 10,639 0.48
2028 10,241 0 450 10,691 0.49

(1) Because local water has historically comprised such a small percentage of the City’s total potable water supply (as shown under the caption “—Historical Water System Supply”), it is not considered a reliable source and is not incorporated into the City’s water supply forecasts for planning purposes.
(2) Projected increase reflects expected resumption of average hydrological conditions.

Source: City.
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Projected Water System Deliveries
The following table shows Water System deliveries projected by the City for the current and next four Fiscal Years.

Table 10
City of Poway
Projected Water System Deliveries in Acre Feet
Fiscal Year
Ending
June 30
Residential
Customers
Commercial
Customers
Other
Customers(1)
Recycled
Water
Customers Total
Percentage
Increase/
(Decrease)
2024 7,122 884 1,819 442 10,267 32.03%(2)
2025 7,311 908 1,868 450 10,537 2.63
2026 7,348 912 1,878 450 10,588 0.48
2027 7,385 917 1,887 450 10,639 0.48
2028 7,422 922 1,897 450 10,691 0.49

(1) Reflects projected potable water deliveries to government, irrigation, agricultural and other customers. Projected recycled water deliveries to such customers are reflected in the Recycled Water Customers column. (2) Projected increase reflects expected resumption of average hydrological conditions.

Source: City.

Water System deliveries can be affected by a number of factors, including connections to the Water System, State mandates and weather conditions. See the caption “ —Projected Water System Connections” below.

Projected Water System Connections
The following table shows the number of retail connections to the Water System projected by the City for the current and next four Fiscal Years.

Table 11
City of Poway
Projected Water System Connections
Connection Type
Fiscal Year
2024
Fiscal Year
2025
Fiscal Year
2026
Fiscal Year
2027
Fiscal Year
2028
Residential 12,984 13,060 13,137 13,214 13,292
Commercial 830 830 830 830 830
Other(1) 539 539 539 539 539 TOTAL 14,353 14,429 14,506 14,583 14,661
Percentage Increase/(Decrease) 0.53% 0.53% 0.53% 0.53% 0.53%

(1) Includes government, irrigation, agricultural and other customers that receive both potable and recycled water.

Source: City.

Projected increases in connections reflect expectations of development within the Water System service area.
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Projected Water System Sales Revenues
The following table shows the sales revenues of the Water System projected by the City for the current and next four Fiscal Years. The projections: (i) are based on the increases in projected water deliveries that are described under the caption “—Projected Water System Deliveries;” and (ii) assume Water System rate increases in accordance with the Adopted Rate Plan, as described under the caption “—Water System Rates and Charges,” as well as rate increases of approximately 8% on January 1, 2026, 8% on January 1, 2027 and 8% on January 1, 2028 which have not yet been adopted. All rate increases are subject to the notice, hearing and protest provisions of Proposition 218, and there can be no assurance that rate increases which are projected to commence on January 1, 2026, January 1, 2027 and January 1, 2028 will be approved as described herein . See the caption “CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS AND CHARGES—Proposition 218.” Table 12
City of Poway
Projected Water System Sales Revenues
Fiscal Year
Ending
June 30
Residential
Customers
Commercial
Customers

Other
Customers(1)
Recycled
Water
Customers Total
Percentage
Increase/
(Decrease)
2024 $27,220,363 $4,025,962 $3,583,953 $2,003,772 $36,834,050 22.55%(2) 2025 29,575,846 4,374,344 3,894,086 2,177,167 40,021,443 8.65 2026 32,165,961 4,757,428 4,235,112 2,367,833 43,526,334 8.76 2027 34,983,582 5,174,162 4,606,093 2,575,246 47,339,083 8.76 2028 38,048,706 5,627,501 5,009,661 2,800,879 51,486,747 8.76

(1) Reflects projected potable water sales revenues from government, irrigation, agricultural and other customers. Projected recycled water sales revenues from such customers are reflected in the Recycled Water Customers column. (2) Projected increase reflects expected resumption of average hydrological conditions.

Source: City.

WATER SYSTEM FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Available Cash
As of March 31, 2023, the Water System had $20,605,464 in available cash and investments, including reserves and funds that are restricted for capital expenditures.

Historical Operating Results and Debt Service Coverage
The following table is a summary of operating results of the Water System for the last five Fiscal Years.

These results have been derived from the audited financial statements of the City (except for the results for Fiscal Year 2023, which were derived from unaudited actual results through May 2023 and estimates for June 2023) but exclude certain receipts which are not included as Revenues under the Installment Purchase Agreement and certain non-cash items and include certain other adjustments. 203 of 281
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Table 13
City of Poway
Historical Water System Operating Results and Debt Service Coverage Fiscal Year Ended June 30
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023(1)
Revenues
Charges for Services (2) $ 22,902,385 $ 24,589,762 $ 28,555,099 $ 29,243,681 $ 30,055,280 Connection Fees 82,015 142,174 149,293 342,321 1,252,671 Interest Revenue 378,093 469,724 133,448 79,163 211,504 Other(3) 1,268,966 419,507 1,322,386 1,339,986 16,840 Total Revenues $ 24,631,459 $ 25,621,167 $ 30,160,226 $ 31,005,151 $ 31,536,295

Operation and Maintenance Costs
Personnel Services (4) $ 5,253,694 $ 4,713,926 $ 4,701,072 $ 7,368,911 $ 6,937,939 Maintenance and Operations (5) 3,900,397 4,909,110 5,493,536 5,624,061 7,086,284 Pension Obligation Bonds (6) - - - - 371,898 Cost of Purchased Water (7) 13,280,941 13,849,989 15,759,907 15,916,270 14,615,949 Total Operation and Maintenance Costs $ 22,435,032 $ 23,473,025 $ 25,954,515 $ 28,909,242 $ 29,012,070

Net Revenues $ 2,196,427 $ 2,148,142 $ 4,205,711 $ 2,095,909 $ 2,524,225

Debt Service
2021 IPA $ - $ - $ - $ 406,580 $ 752,000
Total Debt Service $ - $ - $ - $ 406,580 $ 752,000

Remaining Net Revenues $ 2,196,427 $ 2,148,142 $ 4,205,711 $ 1,689,329 $ 1,772,225

Debt Service Coverage N/A N/A N/A 5.15 3.36

(1) Unaudited. Reflects actual figures through May 2023 and City estimates for June 2023. (2) Includes revenues from commodity rates and fixed bimonthly charges. (3) Includes drought recovery surcharge re venues, which the City collected through December 2018 (as discussed under the caption “—Water System Rates and Charges —Adopted Rates and Charges”), insurance settlements and grant revenues. Includes refunded amount of $1,167,915 received in Fiscal Year 2 021 and $1,112,169 received in Fiscal Year 2022 from SDCWA as part of the resolution of certain litigation between MWD and SDCWA.
(4) Increase in Fiscal Year 2022 primarily reflects the Water System’s share of a net additional recorded expenditure in the amount of $2,075,994 related to payment of the City’s unfunded pension liability from proceeds of the City’s pension obligation bond issuance and required year- end accounting adjustments resulting from CalPERS’ 21.3% return on investments in Fiscal Year 2 021, which caused a reduction in the applicable discount rate. Reduction in Fiscal Year 2023 primarily reflects reductions in pension contributions as a result o f the issuance of pension obligation bonds. See the captions “ —Employee Benefits—Pension Obligations” and “—Employee Benefits—Issuance of Pension Obligation Bonds.”
(5) Includes pumping and utility costs. Such costs were reflected in a separate line item entitled “Administrative Expenses” in the City’s audited financial statements in Fiscal Years 2019, 2021 and 2022. (6) Reflects the Water System’s share of scheduled pension obligation bond debt service. See the caption “ —Employee Benefits—Issuance of Pension Obligation Bonds.”
(7) Decrease in Fiscal Year 2023 reflects wet hydrological conditions , which led to reduced customer demand and reduced water purchases from SDCWA. See the captions “THE WATER SYSTEM —Historical Water System Supply” and “THE WATER SYSTEM —Historical Water System Deliveries.”
Source: City.

Projected Operating Results and Debt Service Coverage
Estimated projected operating results for the Water System for the current and next four Fiscal Years, reflecting certain significant assumptions concerning future events and circumstances (including those set forth in the footnotes to the table) are set forth below. All of such assumptions are material in the development of the City’s financial projections, and variations in the assumptions may produce substantially different financial 204 of 281
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results. Actual operating results achieved during the projection period may vary from those presented in the forecast and such variations may be material.

Table 14
City of Poway
Projected Water System Operating Results and Debt Service Coverage Fiscal Year Ending June 30
2024(1) 2025 2026 2027 2028
Revenues
Charges for Services (2) $ 36,834,050 $ 40,021,443 $ 43,526,334 $ 47,339,083 $ 51,486,747 Connection Fees (3) 413,885 207,000 207,000 207,000 207,000 Interest Revenue (4) 241,200 260,000 260,000 260,000 260,000 Other(5) 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Total Revenues $ 37,494,135 $ 40,493,443 $ 43,998,334 $ 47,811,083 $ 51,958,747

Operation and Maintenance Costs
Personnel Services (6) $ 6,499,612 $ 6,889,589 $ 7,302,964 $ 7,741,142 $ 8,205,611 Maintenance and Operations (7) 7,485,169 7,859,427 8,252,399 8,665,018 9,098,269 Pension Obligation Bonds (8) 591,273 591,072 590,739 590,572 590,542 Cost of Purchased Water (9) 17,578,388 19,336,227 21,269,849 23,396,834 25,736,518 Total Operation and Maintenance Costs $ 32,154,442 $ 34,676,315 $ 37,415,951 $ 40,393,566 $ 43,630,940

Net Revenues $ 5,339,693 $ 5,817,128 $ 6,582,383 $ 7,417,517 $ 8,327,807

Debt Service
2021 IPA $ 752,400 $ 752,400 $ 752,000 $ 756,200 $ 754,800 2023 Installment Purchase Agreement § 2,256,667 2,257,250 2,260,750 2,252,750 2,253,750 Total Debt Service * $ 3,009,067 $ 3,009,650 $ 3,012,750 $ 3,008,950 $ 3,008,550

Remaining Net Revenues * $ 2,330,626 $ 2,807,478 $ 3,569,633 $ 4,408,567 $ 5,319,257

Debt Service Coverage * 1.77 1.93 2.18 2.47 2.77

(1) Reflects budgeted amounts with certain adjustments. (2) Projected increase from Fiscal Year 2023 reflects expected resumption of average hydrological conditions. Includes projected revenues from commodity rates and fixed bimonthly charges. Assumes imple mentation of the Adopted Rate Plan as described under the caption “THE WATER SYSTEM—Water System Rates and Charges” and rate increases of approximately 8% in January 2026, 8% in January 2027 and 8% in January 2028 which have not yet been adopted. All rate increases are subject to the notice, hearing and protest provisions of Proposition 218, and there can be no assurance that rate increases which are projected to commence on January 1, 2026, January 1, 2027 an d January 1, 2028 will be approved as described herein. See the caption “CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS AND CHARGES—Proposition 218.”
(3) Reflects projected development within the City.
(4) Reflects projected interest on Water System reserves at the rate of 2.0% per annum. (5) Projected to remain at Fiscal Year 2024 budgeted amount. (6) Reduction in Fiscal Year 2024 primarily reflects reductions in pension contributions as a result of the issuance of pension o bligation bonds in late 2021. See the caption “ —Employee Benefits—Issuance of Pension Obligation Bonds.” Projected to increase by approximately 6.0% per annum beginning in Fiscal Year 2025.
(7) Projected to increase by approximately 5.0% per annum beginning in Fiscal Year 2025. (8) Reflects the Water System’s share of sche duled pension obligation bond debt service. See the caption “ —Employee Benefits—Issuance of Pension Obligation Bonds.”
(9) Includes projected payments to SDCWA. See the captions “THE WATER SYSTEM—Water Supply—Imported Water” and “THE WATER SYSTEM—Projected Water System Supply.” Projected increases reflect expected resumption of average hydrological conditions as well as SDCWA rate increases of approximately 10% per annum.

Source: City.

Employee Benefits
Pension Obligations. Accounting and financial reporting by state and local government employers for defined benefit pension plans is governed by GASB Statement No. 68 (“ GASB 68 ”), which includes the following: (i) unfunded pension liabilities are included on the employer’s balance sheet; (ii) pension expense incorporates rapid recognition of actuarial experience and investment returns and is not based on the employer’s actual contribution amounts; and (iii) the difference between expected and actual investment returns will be

§ Preliminary, subject to change .
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recognized over a closed five -year smoothing period. GASB 68 affects the City’s accounting and reporting requirements, but it does not change the City’s pension plan funding obligations.

The City participates in a Miscellaneous Plan to fund pension benefits for employees that serve t he Water System. The City’s pension plan is administered by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (“CalPERS”), which administers agent multiple -employer public employee defined benefit pension plans for City employees. CalPERS provides retirement, disability and death benefits to plan members and beneficiaries and acts as a common investment and administrative agent for participating public entities within the State, including the City. CalPERS plan benefit provisions and all other requirements are established by State statute and the City Council.

City employees are subject to different benefit levels based on their hire date. Current benefit provisions for City employees are set forth below.

Table 15
City of Poway
CalPERS Miscellaneous Plan – Summary of Benefit Provisions

Employees
Hired Before
January 1, 2011
Employees Hired On
or After January 1,
2011 and Before
January 1, 2013
Employees Hired On or
After January 1, 2013 (Not
Prior CalPERS Members)
Benefit Formula 2.0% @ age 55 2.0% @ age 60 2.0% @ age 62 Benefit Vesting 5 years of
service
5 years of service 5 years of service
Benefit Payments Monthly for life Monthly for life Monthly for life Minimum Retirement Age 50 50 52
Monthly Benefits as % of
Eligible Compensation

1.426% -

2.418%

1.092% - 2.418% 1.0% - 2.5%
Employee Normal Cost 7.0%(1) 7.0%(1) 7.75%(1)
Employer Normal Cost Rate 9.51%(2) 9.51%(2) 9.51%(2)

(1) Employees are required to make the full employee contribution themselves. The City does not make any portion of the employee contribution.
(2) The Employer Normal Cost Rate shown is a blended rate for all benefit groups in the plan. For a breakout of the normal cost by benefit group, refer to the most recent actuarial valuation.

Source: City.

Contributions to the City’s pension plan consist of: (a) contributions from plan participants (i.e., employees); and (b) contributions by the City.

City employees w ho were hired on or after January 1, 2013 are subject to the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (“ AB 340 ”), which was signed into law in 2012. Benefits for participants who are subject to AB 340 are calculated on the highest average a nnual compensation over a consecutive 36-month period. Employees must pay at least 50% of the total normal cost rate and pensionable income is capped as noted below. In addition, retroactive benefits increases are prohibited, as are contribution holidays and purchases of additional non-qualified service credit.

Table 16
City of Poway
Pensionable Income Caps for Calendar Year 2023 (AB 340 and Non-AB 340 Employees) 206 of 281
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Employees Hired Before
January 1, 2013
(Non-AB 340 Employees)
Employees Hired On or After
January 1, 2013
(AB 340 Employees)
Maximum Pensionable Income $330,000 $175,250
Maximum Pensionable Income if
also Participating in Social Security N/A $146,042

Source: City.

Additional employee contributions, limits on pensionable compensation and higher retirement ages for new members as a result of the passage of AB 340 are expected to reduce the City’s unfunded pension lability and potentially reduce City contribution levels in the long term.

The City is also required to contribute the actuarially determined remaining amounts necessary to fund benefits for its members. Employer contribution rates for all public employers are determined on an annual basis by the CalPERS actuary and are effecti ve on the July 1 following notice of a change in the rate. The total minimum required employer contribution is the sum of: (i) the plan’s employer normal cost rate, which funds pension benefits for current employees for the upcoming Fiscal Year (expressed as a percentage of payroll); plus (ii) the employer unfunded accrued liability contribution amount, which funds pension benefits that were previously earned by current and former employees (billed monthly).

As a result of the City’s issuance of pension obligation bonds in late 2021, the City expects the Water System’s share of the employer unfunded accrued liability to be at or near $0 in the current and next several Fiscal Years. See the subcaption “—Issuance of Pension Obligation Bonds” below.

For Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023, the required employer normal cost rates as a percentage of payroll were 8.74% and 8.52%, respectively, for Miscellaneous Plan employees. For Fiscal Year 2024, the required employer normal cost rate as a percentage of payroll is 9.51% for Miscellaneous Plan employees.

For Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023, the total required employer payment of the unfunded accrued liability for the City’s Miscellaneous Plan was $2,794,345 and $691,602, respectively, of which $540,985 and $133,894, respectively, was allocable to the Water System. In December 2021, upon the City’s issuance of pension obligation bonds, a payment in the amount of $29,499,528 was made towards the unfunded accrued liability for the City’s Miscellaneous Plan, of which $8,392,198 was allocable to the Water System. For Fiscal Year 2024, the total required employer payment of the unfunded accrued liability for the City’s Miscellaneous Plan is $0 as a result of the issuance of pension obligation bonds. See the subcaption “ —Issuance of Pension Obligation Bonds” below.

The City’s required contributions to CalPERS fluctuate each year and, as noted, include a normal cost component and a component that is equal to an amortized amount of the unfunded liability. Many assumptions are used to estimate the ultimate liability of pensions and the contributions that will be required to meet those obligations. The CalPERS Board of Administration has adjusted and may in the future further adjust certain assumptions used in the CalPERS actuarial valuations, which adjustments may increase the City’s required contributions to CalPERS in future years. Accordingly, the City cannot provide any assurances that the City’s required contributions to CalPERS in future years will not significantly increase (or otherwise vary) from any past or current projected levels of contributions. CalPERS earnings reports for Fiscal Years 2012 through 2022 report investment gains (and losses) of approximately 0.1%, 13.2%, 18.4%, 2.4%, 0.6%, 11.2%, 8.6%, 6.7%,

4.7%, 21. 3% and (6.1%), respectively. Future earnings performance may increase or decrease future contribution rates for plan participants, including the City.

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normal costs and unfunded actuarial liabilities. Active members hired after January 1, 2013 who were not previously CalPERS members will also see their contribution rates rise under AB 340.

Portions of the above disclosures are primarily derived from information that has been produced by CalPERS, its independent accountants and its actuaries. The City has not independently verified such information and neither makes any representations nor expresses any opinion as to the accuracy of the information that has been provided by CalPERS.

The comprehensive annual financial reports of CalPERS are available on CalPERS’ Internet website at www.calpers.ca.gov. The CalPERS website also contains CalPERS’ most recent actuarial valuation reports and other information that concerns benefits and other matters. The textual reference to such Internet website is provided for convenience only. None of the information on such Internet website is incorporated by reference herein. The City, the Authority and the Underwriter cannot guarantee the accuracy of such information.

Actuarial assessments are “forward -looking” statements that reflect the judgme nt of the fiduciaries of the pension plans, and are based upon a variety of assumptions, one or more of which may not materialize or be changed in the future.

The City’s Miscellaneous Plan had a total net pension liability of $15,110,746 for Fiscal Year 2023 (as of the measurement date of June 30, 2022), of which approximately $2,925,440 was attributable to the Water System. The net pension liability is the difference between the total pension liability and the fair market value of pension assets. The Cit y’s total pension assets include funds that are held by CalPERS, and its net pension asset or liability is based on such amounts. For Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023, the City incurred Miscellaneous Plan pension expenses of $1,547,615 and $4,427,991, respectively.

A summary of principal assumptions and methods used to determine the total pension liability for the City’s Miscellaneous pension plan for Fiscal Year 2023 (as of the measurement date of June 30, 2022) is shown below.

Table 17
City of Poway
Actuarial Assumptions for CalPERS Miscellaneous Plan
Actuarial Cost Method Entry Age Normal in accordance with the requirements of GASB 68 Asset Valuation Method Market Value of Assets
Actuarial Assumptions:

Discount Rate 6.90%
Inflation 2.50%
Salary Increases Varies by entry age and service
Investment Rate of Return 7.25% net of pension plan investment and administrative expenses; includes projected inflation rate of 2.50%
Mortality Rate Table(1) Derived using CalPERS’ membership data for all funds

(1) The mortality table used was developed based on CalPERS-specific data from a 2017 actuarial experience study for the period from 1997-2015.

Source: City.

Changes in the net pension liability for the City’s Miscellaneous pension plan in Fiscal Year 2023 were as follows:

Table 18
City of Poway
Changes in CalPERS Miscellaneous Plan Net Pension Liability 208 of 281
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Increase / (Decrease)

Total
Pension Liability
Plan Fiduciary
Net Position
Net Pension
Liability / (Asset)
Balance at June 30, 2021 $ 128,679,349 $ 102,766,275 $ 25,913,074 Balance at June 30, 2022 136,002,245 120,891,499 15,110,746 Net Changes for period from July 1, 2021
through June 30, 2022(1)
$ 7,322,896 $ 18,125,224 $
(10,802,328)

(1) Decrease in Net Pension Liability reflects issuance in December 2021 of pension obligation bonds, the proceeds of which were applied to pay a portion of the City’s CalPERS Miscellaneous pension plan liability, among other things. See the subcaption “—Issuance of Pension Obligation Bonds” below.

Source: City.

The table below presents the net pension liability of the City’s Miscellaneous pension plan, calculated using the discount rate applicable to Fiscal Year 2023 (6.90%), as well as what the net pension liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1 percentage point lower (5.90%) or 1 percentage point higher (7.90%) than the Fiscal Year 2022 rate:

Table 19
City of Poway
Sensitivity of CalPERS Miscellaneous Plan Net Pension Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate
Plan’s Net Pension
Liability/(Asset)
Discount Rate – 1%
(5.90%)
Applicable Discount
Rate (6.90%)
Discount Rate + 1%
(7.90%)
Miscellaneous Plan $32,492,161 $15,110,746 $714,274

Source: City.

For additional information relating to the City’s CalPERS Miscellaneous pension plan, see Note 9 to the City’s audited financial statements set forth in Appendix A.

Issuance of Pension Obligation Bonds . On December 21, 2021, the City issued pension obliga tion bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $43,825,000, the proceeds of which were applied to pay a portion of the City’s CalPERS Miscellaneous pension plan liability, among other things. The pension obligation bonds are not secured by a pledge and lien on or payable from Revenues of the Water System. However, the issuance of the pension obligation bonds has reduced the pension plan liability that is attributable to the Water System. The Water System’s share of scheduled debt service on the pension obligation bonds constitutes an Operation and Maintenance Cost of the Water System.

PARS Retirement Enhancement Plan. The City also provides a supplemental retirement benefit plan that is administered by Public Agency Retirement Services (the “ PARS Plan”) to employees who operate the Water System and who began working for the City prior to January 10, 2012. The PARS Plan is an agent, single- employer supplemental defined benefit plan that provides a benefit which is equal to the difference between the Public Agency Retirement Services 2.7% at age 55 plan benefit and the CalPERS 2.0% at age 55 plan benefit, multiplied by each employee’s final compensation for all years of covered service. Should an eligible employee die before receiving benefits, the PARS P lan benefits are payable to surviving spouses as an annuity as if the employee had retired.

Employees are not required to contribute to the PARS Plan. For Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023, the City incurred pension expenses of $1,508,366 and $1,398,654, respe ctively (not including GASB 68 adjustments), for the PARS Plan.
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Current benefit provisions for under the PARS Plan are set forth below.

Table 20
City of Poway
PARS Plan – Summary of Benefit Provisions
Employees Hired Before January 10, 2012
Benefit Formula 2.7% @ age 55 less CalPERS 2.0% at age 55 Benefit Vesting From date of hire
Benefit Payments Life only annuity
Minimum Retirement Age 50 or 55
Monthly Benefits as % of
Eligible Compensation

0.282% - 0.700%
Employee Normal Cost None

Source: City.

A summary of principal assumptions and methods used to determine the total pension liability for the PARS Plan for Fiscal Year 2022 is shown below.

Table 21
City of Poway
Actuarial Assumptions for PARS Plan
Actuarial Cost Method Entry Age Normal in accordance with the requirements of GASB 68 Asset Valuation Method N/A
Actuarial Assumptions:

Discount Rate 6.50%
Inflation 2.50%
Salary Increases 3.40% - 9.10%
Investment Rate of Return 6.50%
Mortality Rate Table(1) Derived using CalPERS’ Miscellaneous Non-Industrial Rates

Source: City.
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Changes in the net pension liability for the PARS Plan in Fiscal Year 2022 were as follows:

Table 22
City of Poway
Changes in PARS Plan Net Pension Liability
Increase / (Decrease)

Total
Pension Liability
Plan Fiduciary
Net Position
Net Pension
Liability / (Asset)
Balance at June 30, 2021 $ 20,690,933 $ 21,675,818 $ (984,885) Balance at June 30, 2022 20,979,331 18,821,156 2,158,175(1) Net Changes for period from July 1, 2021
through June 30, 2022
$ 288,398 $ (2,854,662) $ 3,143,060

(1) Approximately $496,380 of this amount is allocable to the Water System.

Source: City.

The table below presents the net pension liability of the PARS Plan, calculated using the discount rate applicable to Fiscal Year 2022 (6.50%), as well as what the net pension liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1 percentage point lower (5.50%) or 1 percentage point higher (7.50%) than the Fiscal Year 2022 rate:

Table 23
City of Poway
Sensitivity of PARS Plan Net Pension Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate Plan’s Net Pension
Liability/(Asset)
Discount Rate – 1%
(5.50%)
Applicable Discount
Rate (6.50%)
Discount Rate + 1%
(7.50%)
PARS Plan $4,509,275 $2,158,175 $168,034

Source: City.

For additional information relating to the City’s PARS Plan, see Note 10 to the City’s audited financial statements set forth in Appendix A.

No Post-Employment Benefits. The City does not currently provide post-retirement health benefits to any of its employees.

CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS AND CHARGES Article XIIIB
Article XIIIB of the State Constitution limits the annual appropriations of the State and of any city , county, school district, authority, special district or other political subdivision of the State to the level of appropriations of the particular governmental entity for the prior fiscal year, as adjusted for changes in the cost of living and population. The “base year” for establishing such appropriation limit is the 1978 -79 State fiscal year and the limit is to be adjusted annually to reflect changes in population and consumer prices. Adjustments in the appropriations limit of an entity may also be ma de if: (a) the financial responsibility for a service is transferred to another public entity or to a private entity; (b) the financial source for the provision of services is transferred from taxes to other revenues; or (c) the voters of the entity approve a change in the limit for a period of time not to exceed four years.
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Appropriations that are subject to Article XIIIB generally include the proceeds of taxes levied by or for the State or other entity of local government, exclusive of certain State subventions, refunds of taxes and benefit payments from retirement, unemployment, insurance and disability insurance funds. “Proceeds of taxes” include, but are not limited to, all tax revenues and the proceeds to an entity of government from: (i) regulatory licenses, user charges, and user fees (but only to the extent that such proceeds exceed the cost reasonably borne by the entity in providing the service or regulation); and (ii) the investment of tax revenues. Article XIIIB includes a requirement that if an entity’s revenues in any year exceed the amounts that are permitted to be spent, the excess would have to be returned by revising tax rates or fee schedules over the subsequent two years.

Certain expenditures are excluded from the appropriations lim it, including payments of indebtedness that were existing or legally authorized as of January 1, 1979, or of bonded indebtedness thereafter approved by the voters, and payments that are required to comply with court or federal mandates which without discre tion require an expenditure for additional services or which unavoidably make the provision of existing services more costly.

The City is of the opinion that its charges for Water Service do not exceed the costs that it reasonably bears in providing such s ervice and therefore are not subject to the limits of Article XIIIB. See the caption “SECURITY FOR THE BONDS —Rate Covenant” for a description of the City’s covenant to set rates and charges for the Water Service.

Proposition 218
General. An initiative measure entitled the “Right to Vote on Taxes Act” (the “ Initiative”) was approved by the voters of the State at the November 5, 1996 general election. The Initiative added Articles XIIIC and XIIID to the State Constitution. According to the “Title and Summary” of the Initiative prepared by the State Attorney General, the Initiative limits “the authority of local governments to impose taxes and property-related assessments, fees and charges.”
Article XIIID. Article XIIID defines the terms “fee” and “charge” to mean “any levy other than an ad valorem tax, a special tax or an assessment, imposed by an agency upon a parcel or upon a person as an incident of property ownership, including user fees or charges for a property -related service.” A “pr operty-related service” is defined as “a public service having a direct relationship to property ownership.” Article XIIID further provides that reliance by an agency on any parcel map (including an assessor’s parcel map) may be considered a significant factor in determining whether a fee or charge is imposed as an incident of property ownership.

Article XIIID requires that any agency which imposes or increases any property -related fee or charge must provide written notice thereof to the record owner of each identified parcel upon which such fee or charge is to be imposed and must conduct a public hearing with respect thereto. The proposed fee or charge may not be imposed or increased if a majority of owners of the identified parcels file written protest s against it. As a result, because fees for water service are a “fee” or “charge” as defined in Article XIIID, the local government’s ability to increase such fees or charges may be limited by a majority protest.

In addition, Article XIIID includes a numb er of limitations that are applicable to existing fees and charges, including provisions to the effect that: (a) revenues that are derived from the fee or charge may not exceed the funds which are required to provide the property-related service; (b) such revenues may not be used for any purpose other than that for which the fee or charge was imposed; (c) the amount of a fee or charge that is imposed upon any parcel or person as an incident of property ownership may not exceed the proportional cost of the service attributable to the parcel; and (d) no such fee or charge may be imposed for a service unless that service is actually used by, or immediately available to, the owner of the property in question. Property-related fees or charges based on potential or future use of a service are not permitted.

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believed that Article XIIID did not apply to charges for water and wastewater services that are “primarily based on the amount consumed” (i.e., metered water or wastewater rates), which had been held to be commodity charges related to consumption of the service, not property ownership. The State Supreme Court ruled in Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency v. Verjil, 39 Cal. 4th 205 (2006) (the “Bighorn Case”), however, that fees for ongoing water service through an existing connection were property -related fees and charges. The State Supreme Court specifically disapproved the holding in Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. City of Los Angeles that metered water rates are not subject to Proposition 218. The City complies with the notice, hearing and protest procedures in Article XIIID, as further explained by the State Supreme Court in the Bighorn Case, with respect to water rate increases.

On April 20, 2015, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, issued an opinion in Capistrano Taxpayers Association, Inc. v. City of San Juan Capistrano , 235 Cal. App. 4th 1493 (2015) (the “ SJC Case”) upholding tiered water rates under Proposition 218 provided that the tiers correspond to the actual cost of furnishing service at a given level of usage, including the capital costs of improvements to provide additional increments of water. The opinion included a finding that the City of San Juan Capistrano did not make any attempt to calculate the actual costs of providing water at various tier levels. The City’s current residential water rate structure includes tiered rates based on usage. The City has reviewed the SJC Case decision and does not expect the decision to affect its rate structure. The City believes that its current water rates comply with the requirements of Proposition 218 because they are tied to the cost of service and capital improvements, and expects that any future water rate increases will comply with Proposition 218’s procedural and substantive requirements to the extent applicable thereto.

Article XIIIC. Article XIIIC provides that the initiative power may not be prohibited or otherwise limited in matters of reducing or repealing any local tax, assessment, fee or charge and that the power of initiative to affect local taxes, assessments, fees and charges is applicable to all local governments. Article XIIIC does not define the terms “local tax,” “assessment,” “fee” or “charge,” so it was unclear whether the definitions set forth in Article XIIID referred to above are applicable to Article XII IC. Moreover, the provisions of Article XIIIC are not expressly limited to local taxes, assessments, fees and charges imposed after November 6, 1996.

On July 24, 2006, the State Supreme Court held in the Bighorn Case that the provisions of Article XIIIC applied to rates and fees charged for domestic water use. In the decision, the State Supreme Court noted that the decision did not address whether an initiative to reduce fees and charges could override statutory rate setting obligations.

On August 3, 2020, the State Supreme Court issued an opinion in Wilde v. City of Dunsmuir (2020) 9 Cal.5th 1105, holding that taxpayers do not have the right under Proposition 218 to challenge water rates by referendum, and the City does not believe that Article XIIIC g rants to the voters within the City the power (whether by initiative under Article XIIIC or otherwise, or by referendum, which is not authorized under Article XIIIC) to repeal or reduce rates and charges for the Water Service in a manner that would interfe re with the contractual obligations of the City or the obligation of the City to maintain and operate the Water System.

However, there can be no assurance as to the availability of particular remedies adequate to protect the Beneficial Owners of the Bonds. Remedies that are available to Beneficial Owners of the Bonds in the event of a default by the City are dependent upon judicial actions which are often subject to discretion and delay and could prove both expensive and time-consuming to obtain. So long as the Bonds are held in book -entry form, DTC (or its nominee) will be the sole registered owner of the Bonds and the rights and remedies of the Bond Owners will be exercised through the procedures of DTC.

Proposition 26
On November 2, 2010, voters in the State approved Proposition 26. Proposition 26 amends Article XIIIC of the State Constitution to expand the definition of “tax” to include “any levy, charge, or exaction of any kind imposed by a local government” except the following: (a) a charge imposed for a specific benefit conferred or privilege granted directly to the payor that is not provided to those not charged, and which does not exceed the reasonable costs to the local government of conferring the benefit or granting the privilege; (b) a charge imposed for a specific government service or product provided directly to the payor that is not provided 213 of 281
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to those not charged, and which does not exceed the reasonable costs to the local government of providing the service or product; (c) a charge imposed for the reasonable regulatory costs to a local government for issuing licenses and permits, performing investigations, inspections, and audits, enforcing agricultural marketing orders, and the administrative enforcement and adjudication thereof; (d) a charge imposed for entrance to or use of local government property, or the purchase, rental or lease of local government property; (e) a fine, penalty or other monetary charge imposed by the judicial branch of government or a local government as a result of a violation of law; (f) a charge imposed as a condition of property development; and (g) assessments and property -related fees imposed in accordance with the provisions of Article XIIID. Proposition 26 applies to charges imposed or increased after November 2, 2010 and provides that the local government bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that a levy, charge, or other exaction is not a tax, that the amount is no more than necessary to cover the reasonable costs of the governmental activity, and that the manner in which those costs are allocated to a payor bear a fair or reasonable relationship to the payor’s burdens on, or benefits received from, the governmental activity. The City believes that its water rates and charges meet th e exception that is described in clause (g) above and are not taxes under Proposition 26.

Future Initiatives
Articles XIIIB, XIIIC and XIIID and Proposition 26 were adopted as measures that qualified for the ballot pursuant to the State’s initiative process. From time to time other initiatives could be proposed and adopted affecting the City’s revenues or ability to increase revenues.

CERTAIN RISKS TO BONDHOLDERS
The following information, in addition to the other matters that are described in this Official Statement, should be considered by prospective investors in evaluating the Bonds. However, the following does not purport to be comprehensive, definitive or an exhaustive listing of risks and other considerations that may be relevant to making an invest ment decision with respect to the Bonds. In addition, the order in which the following information is presented is not intended to reflect the relative importance of any such risks. If any risk factor materializes to a sufficient degree, it alone could d elay or preclude payment of principal of or interest on the Bonds.

Limited Obligations
The obligation of the City to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments is a limited obligation of the City and is not secured by a legal or equitable pledge or charge or lien upon any property of the City or any of its income or receipts, except Revenues of the Water System. The obligation of the City to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments does not constitute an obligation of the City to levy or pledge any form of taxation or for which the City has levied or pledged any form of taxation.

Accuracy of Assumptions
To estimate the Net Revenues available to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments, the City has made certain assumptions with regard to various matters, in cluding but not limited to future development within the City and increases in revenues resulting therefrom, the rates and charges to be imposed in future years, the expenses associated with operating the Water System and the interest rate at which funds will be invested. The City believes these assumptions to be reasonable, but to the extent that any of such assumptions fail to materialize, the Net Revenues available to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments will, in all likelihood, be less than those projected herein. The City may choose, however, to maintain compliance with the rate covenant that is set forth in the Indenture in part by means of contributions from the Rate Stabilization Fund or other available reserves or resources. In such event, Ne t Revenues may generate amounts which are less than 120% of Debt Service in any given Fiscal Year. See the captions “SECURITY FOR THE BONDS—Rate Covenant,” “SECURITY FOR THE BONDS —Rate Stabilization Fund” and “WATER SYSTEM FINANCIAL INFORMATION—Projected Water System Operating Results and Debt Service Coverage.” 214 of 281
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Water System Demand
There can be no assurance that the demand for Water Service will occur as described in this Official Statement. A decrease in demand could require an increase in rates or charges in order to comply with the rate covenant. See the caption “SECURITY FOR THE BONDS—Rate Covenant.” Demand for Water Service could be reduced or may not occur as projected by the City as a result of reduced levels of development in the City’s service area, hydrological conditions, an economic downturn, voluntary conservation efforts or mandatory State conservation orders in response to drought conditions and other factors.

System Expenses
There can be no assurance that the City’s expenses will be co nsistent with the descriptions in this Official Statement. Operation and Maintenance Costs may vary with labor costs (including costs related to pension liabilities and the costs of retaining qualified personnel with the proper certifications to operate W ater System treatment and other facilities), water treatment costs, energy costs, regulatory compliance costs, increased imported water purchase costs (including as a result of drought restrictions) and other factors.

Much of the City’s water supply is sold to the City by SDCWA, which in turn purchases a large portion of its water from MWD. Increases in SDCWA or MWD costs or changes in such agencies’ operations over which the City has no control could impact the City’s cost of water to supply its customers. See the caption “THE WATER SYSTEM—Water Supply—Imported Water.” In addition, continued drought conditions and State or federal orders in response thereto could increase the cost of water for MWD and/or SDCWA, which increases would be expected to be passed on to the City. See the caption “THE WATER SYSTEM —Drought Declarations.” Increases in Operation and Maintenance Costs could require an increase in rates or charges in order to comply with the rate covenant. See the caption “SECURITY FOR THE BONDS—Rate Covenant.” Rate increases are subject to the provisions of Proposition 218 and there can be no assurance that the City will be able to increase rates as needed to address increases in Water System expenses. See the caption “ —Rate- Setting Process under Proposition 218.”
Limited Recourse on Default
If the City defaults on its obligation to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments, the Trustee, as assignee of the Authority, has the right to declare the total unpaid principal amount of the Series 2023 Installment Payments, together with the accrued interest thereon, to be immediately due and payable. However, in the event of a default and such acceleration, there can be no assurance that the City will have sufficient funds to pay such accelerated amounts from Net Revenues.

Rate-Setting Process under Proposition 218
Proposition 218, which added Articles XIIIC and XIIID to the State Constitution, affects the City’s ability to maintain existing Water System rates and impose rate increases, and no assurance can be given that future proposals to increase Water System rates will not encounter majority protest opposition or be challenged by initiative action authorized under Proposition 218. In the event that future proposed Water System rate increases cannot be imposed as a result of majority protest or initiative, the Cit y might thereafter be unable to generate Net Revenues in the amounts required by the Installment Purchase Agreement to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments. The City believes that its current Water System rates approved by the City Council were effected in accordance with the public hearing and majority protest provisions of Proposition 218. See the caption “CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS AND CHARGES—Proposition 218.” 215 of 281
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Statutory and Regulatory Compliance
Laws and regulations governing treatment and delivery of water are enacted and promulgated by federal, State and local government agencies. Compliance with these laws and regulations is and will continue to be costly, and, as more stringent standards are developed, such costs will likely increase.

Claims against the Water System for failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could be significant. Such claims may be payable from assets of the Water System and constitute Operation and Maintenance Costs or from other legally available sources. In addition to claims by private parties, changes in the scope and standards for municipal water systems such as that operated by the City may also lead to administrative orders issued by federal or State regulators. Future compliance with such orders can also impose substantial additional costs on the City. No assurance can be given that the cost of compliance with such laws, regulations and orders would not adversely affect the ability of the City to generate Net Revenues in amounts that are sufficient to pay the Bonds.

Natural Disasters
The occurrence of any natural disaster in the City, including, without limitation, earthquake, wildfire, drought, high winds, landslide or flood, could have an adverse material impact on the economy within the City and the revenues available for the payment of the Bonds and result in substantial damage to and interference with the operations of the Water System.

Significant earthquake faults are located in the region surrounding the City. See the captio n “THE WATER SYSTEM—Seismic Considerations.” Seismic activity could subject areas of the City to widespread flooding in the event of a failure of Lake Poway Dam. See the caption “THE WATER SYSTEM —Water Supply—Local Water.”
In addition, several wildfires have burned structures in and near the City in recent years.

The Installment Purchase Agreement does not require the City to maintain earthquake insurance and the City currently does not maintain such insurance. The City maintains liability insurance fo r the Water System and property casualty insurance (for losses other than from seismic events) for certain portions of the Water System. See the caption “THE CITY—City Insurance.” However, there can be no assurance that specific losses will be covered by insurance or, if covered, that claims will be paid in full by the applicable insurers.

Furthermore, significant portions of the Water System, including underground pipelines, are not covered by property casualty insurance. Damage to such portions of the Water System as a result of natural disasters would result in uninsured losses to the City.

Limitations on Remedies
The ability of the City to comply with its covenants under the Installment Purchase Agreement and to generate Net Revenues in amounts that are sufficient to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments may be adversely affected by actions and events that are outside of the control of the City and may be adversely affected by actions taken (or not taken) by voters, property owners, taxpayers or pe rsons obligated to pay assessments, fees and charges. See the caption “CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS AND CHARGES—Proposition 218.” Furthermore, the remedies that are available to the owners of the Bonds upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Indenture are in many respects dependent upon judicial actions, which are often subject to discretion and delay and could prove both expensive and time-consuming to obtain.

In addition, usual equity principles may limit the specific enforc ement under State law of certain remedies, as may the exercise by the United States of America of the powers delegated to it by the federal Constitution and the reasonable and necessary exercise, in certain exceptional situations, of the police power inherent in the sovereignty of the State and its governmental bodies in the interest of serving a significant and 216 of 281
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legitimate public purpose. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium proceedings and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights, or the exercise of powers by the federal or State government, if initiated, could subject the Beneficial Owners of the Bonds to judicial discretion and interpretation of their rights in bankruptcy or otherwise, and co nsequently may entail risks of delay, limitations or modification of their rights. Remedies may be limited because the Water System serves an essential public purpose.

The opinion to be delivered by Bond Counsel concurrently with the issuance of the Bonds will be subject to such limitations and the various other legal opinions to be delivered concurrently with the issuance of the Bonds will be similarly qualified. See Appendix C. In the event that the City fails to comply with its covenants under the Installment Purchase Agreement or fails to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments, which secure the payments of principal of and interest on the Bonds, there can be no assurance of the availability of remedies adequate to protect the interest of the holders of the Bonds.

Loss of Tax Exemption
In order to maintain the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of the interest on the Bonds, the Authority and the City have covenanted in the Indenture and the Installment Purchase Agreement, respectively, to comply with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and not to take any action or fail to take any action if such action or failure to take such action would adversely affect the exclusion fro m gross income of interest on the Bonds thereunder. Interest on the Bonds could become includable in gross income for purposes of federal income taxation retroactive to the date of issuance of such Bonds as a result of acts or omissions of the Authority o r the City in violation of this or other covenants in the Indenture or the Installment Purchase Agreement. The Bonds are not subject to redemption or any increase in interest rates should an event of taxability occur and will remain outstanding until matu rity or prior redemption in accordance with the provisions contained in the Indenture. See the caption “TAX MATTERS.”
Secondary Market
There can be no guarantee that there will be a secondary market for the Bonds or, if a secondary market exists, that the Bonds can be sold for any particular price. Occasionally, because of general market conditions or because of adverse history or economic prospects connected with a particular issue, secondary marketing practices are suspended or terminated. Additionally , prices of issues for which a market is being made will depend upon then prevailing circumstances. Such prices could be substantially different from the original purchase price.

Parity Obligations
The Installment Purchase Agreement permits the City to enter into Parity Bonds and Contracts payable from Net Revenues on a parity with the Series 2023 Installment Payments, which secure the Bonds, and the payments under the 2021 IPA, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein. The entry into of Pari ty Bonds and Contracts could result in reduced Net Revenues available to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments. The City has covenanted to maintain coverage of at least 120% of Debt Service, as further described under the caption “SECURITY FOR THE BONDS—Additional Parity Bonds and Contracts.” Climate Change
The State has historically been susceptible to wildfires and hydrologic variability. As greenhouse gas emissions continue to accumulate in the atmosphere as a result of economic activity, climate change is expected to intensify, increasing the frequency, severity and timing of extreme weather events such as coastal storm surges, drought, wildfires, floods and heat waves, and raising sea levels. The future fiscal impact of climate change on the City is difficult to predict, but it could be significant and it could have a material adverse effect 217 of 281
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on the Water System’s finances by requiring greater expenditures to counteract the effects of climate change, by changing the business and activities of Water System customers or by increasing the cost or decreasing the availability of water supplies from MWD and/or SDCWA. See the captions “ —System Expenses” and “THE WATER SYSTEM—Drought Declarations.”
Cyber Security
The City relies on computers and technology to conduct its operations. The City and its departments face cyber threats from time to time including, but not limited to, hacking, viruses, malware and other forms of technology attacks. Recently, there have been significant cyber security incidents affecting municipal agencies, including a ransomware attack targeting Los Angeles Unified School District, a freeze affecting computer systems of the City of Atlanta, an attack on the City of Baltimore’s 911 system, an attack on the Colorado Department of Transportation’s computers, an attack that resulted in the temporary closure of the Port of Los Angeles’ largest terminal and an attack on a water treatment facility in Oldsmar, Florida.

The City’s Information Technology Department employs a multi -level cyber protection scheme that includes firewalls, anti-virus software, anti-spam/malware software, intrusion protection, intrusion detection, log monitoring and other security measures. The City contracts with third party vendors to perform external audits of its network and to perform similar internal audits. The City also contracts with third party vendors to monitor and augment internal and external monitoring of the City’s computer systems. The City’s network topology employs firewalls at the core of i ts network to inspect, categorize and accept or reject all traffic between its internal and external virtual local area networks and networks. The City also contracts with a third party vendor for cybersecurity training for all staff as well as conducting regular simulated phishing campaigns. In 2017, the City implemented redundant, machine learning, next generation firewalls that perform deep packet inspection of Transport Layer Security/Secure Socket Layer encrypted traffic both inbound and outbound. All traffic must also pass through devices managed by a third party security vendor to further inspect all inbound and outbound traffic. Email is inspected inbound and outbound by a cloud email filtering service, and there are measures in place to protect against spoofing internal addresses. These measures prevent most malicious email traffic from ever traversing the City’s Internet links. To further protect against the specific threat of file/Server Message Blocking-based attacks such as crypto viruses, the City employs numerous file screens and filtering on its servers and desktops to catch and prevent this class of attack before it is able to cause damage. The City also practices the principle of least privilege across all of its systems and maintains regular, redundant, on and offline backups to minimize damage and allow for quick recovery in the event of an attack.

The City has not experienced a successful attack against its network and servers since the above security measure have been put in place. Over seven years ago, the City experienced a successful ransomware attack that affected a small number of files. The City was able to immediately isolate the issue and recover. However, there can be no assurance that a future attack or attempted attack would not result in disruption of City operations. The City expects that any such disruptions would be temporary in nature due to its backup/restore procedures and disaster recovery planning.

Rate Covenant Not a Guarantee
The Series 2023 Installment Payments, which secure the Bonds, are payable from Net Revenues of the Water System. See the caption “SECURITY FOR THE BONDS.” The City’s ability to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments depends on its ability to generate Net Revenues at the levels require d by the Installment Purchase Agreement. Although the City has covenanted in the Installment Purchase Agreement to impose rates and charges as more particularly described under the caption “SECURITY FOR THE BONDS —Rate Covenant,” and although the City expects that sufficient Revenues will be generated through the imposition and collection of such rates and charges, there is no assurance that the imposition and collection of such rates and charges will result in the generation of Net Revenues in amounts that are sufficient to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments. Among other matters, the availability of and demand for water and changes in law and government regulations could adversely affect the amount of Revenues realized by the City. The failure to 218 of 281
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generate sufficient Revenues to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments does not constitute a default or Event of Default under the Installment Purchase Agreement or the Indenture, provided that the City has set rates and charges at levels that it reasonabl y expects will generate sufficient Revenues at the beginning of each Fiscal Year.

Risks Associated with Bond Insurance
In the event that the Authority defaults in the payment of principal of or interest on the Insured Bonds when due, the owners of the Insured Bonds will have a claim under the Policy for such payments. See the caption “BOND INSURANCE.” In the event that the Insurer becomes obligated to make payments with respect to the Insured Bonds, no assurance can be given that such event will not adversely affect the market for the Bonds. In the event that the Insurer is unable to make payment of principal of and interest on the Insured Bonds when due under the Policy, the Insured Bonds will be payable solely from Series 2023 Installment Payments (which are payable solely from Water System Revenues) and amounts held in certain funds and accounts established under the Indenture, as described under the caption “SECURITY FOR THE BONDS.” The long-term rating on the Insured Bonds is dependent in part on the financial strength of the Insurer and its claims-paying ability. The Insurer’s financial strength and claims -paying ability are predicated upon a number of factors which could change over time. If the long-term ratings of the Insurer are lowered, such event could adversely affect the market for the Bonds. See the caption “RATINGS.” None of the Authority, the City or the Underwriter has made an independent investigation of the claims-paying ability of the Insurer and no assurance or representation regarding the financial strength or projected financial strength of the Insurer is being made by the Authority, the City or the Underwriter in this Official Statement. Therefore, when making an investment decision with respect to the Insured Bonds, potential investors should carefully consider the ability of the City to pay Series 2023 Installment Payments from Water System Revenues, assuming th at the Policy is not available to make payments on the Insured Bonds, and the claims-paying ability of the Insurer through final maturity of the Insured Bonds.

So long as the Policy remains in effect and the Insurer is not in default of its obligations thereunder, the Insurer has certain notice, consent and other rights under the Indenture and will have the right to control all remedies for default under the Indenture with respect to the Insured Bonds. The Insurer is not required to obtain the consent of the owners of the Insured Bonds with respect to the exercise of remedies. See Appendix B.

Initiative Measure Relating to Water Revenues
On February 1, 2023, the California Secretary of State announced that a ballot initiative, designated as Initiative 1935 and known as the “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act,” had received the required number of signatures to appear on the November 5, 2024 ballot.

If approved by a majority of voters casting a ballot at the November 5, 2024 Statewide election, Initiative 1935 would make numerous significant changes to Articles XIII, XIIIA, XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution to further limit the authority of local governments, and electors via the initiative process, to adopt and impose taxes and fees. See the caption “CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS AND CHARGES.” The full text of Initiative 1935 may be viewed at the website of the California Attorney General.

Among other things:
• Initiative 1935 would amend Article XIIIC to state that every levy, charge or exaction of any kind imposed by local law is either a “tax” or an “exempt charge,” and would amend the definition of “tax” added to Article XIIIC by Proposition 26 to state that “every levy, charge, or exaction of any kind imposed by a local law that is not an exempt charge” constitutes a tax. Initiative 1935 narrows the definition of “exempt 219 of 281
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charge” to mean a “reasonable charge for a specific government service or product provided directly to the payor that is not provided to th ose not charged, and which does not exceed the actual costs [as opposed to the reasonable costs] of providing the service or product to the payor.” “Exempt charges” also encompass existing exceptions from the definition of “tax” added to Article XIIIC by Proposition 26. “Actual costs” is defined in Initiative 1935 to mean “the minimum amount necessary to reimburse the government for the cost of providing the service or product to the payor … where the amount charged is not used by the government for any purpose other than reimbursing that cost. In computing “actual cost” the maximum amount that may be imposed is the actual cost less all other sources of revenue including, but not limited to taxes, other exempt charges, grants, and state or federal funds received to provide such service or product.” Initiative 1935 would retain an exemption from the definition of “tax” for assessments, fees or charges which are subject to Article XIIID. • Initiative 1935 would amend Article XIIIC to state that on ly the governing body of a local government, or an elector acting pursuant to the initiative power, has the authority to impose an exempt charge, and that exempt charges must be imposed by an ordinance specifying the type of exempt charge and the amount or rate of the exempt charge to be imposed, and passed by the governing body, other than for certain exempt charges imposed for a specific health care service. In addition, Initiative 1935 would amend Article XIIIC to prohibit any amendment to a municipal charter which provides for the imposition, extension or increase of a tax or exempt charge from being submitted to or approved by the electors. • Initiative 1935 would amend Article XIIIC to require the title, summary and ballot label or questions for a measure providing for the imposition of a tax to include: (a) the type and amount or rate of the tax; (b) the duration of the tax; and (c) the proposed use of the revenue derived from the tax; and (d) if the proposed tax is a general tax, the phrase “for gen eral government use.” In addition, no advisory measure may appear on the same ballot that would indicate that the revenue from the general tax will, could or should be used for specific purposes.
• Initiative 1935 would amend Article XIIIC to require that any special tax, whether proposed by the governing body or by an elector, be approved by a two-thirds vote of the electorate. • Initiative 1935 would amend Article XIIIC to state that the local government bears the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence (as opposed to a preponderance of the evidence) that: (a) a levy, charge or exaction is an exempt charge and not a tax; and (b) the amount of the exempt charge is reasonable and that the amount charged does not exceed the actual cost of providing the service or product to the payor. • Initiative 1935 would amend Article XIIIC to state that any tax or exempt charge adopted after January 1, 2022, but prior to the effective date of Initiative 1935, which was not adopted in compliance with the requirements thereof is void 12 months after the effective date of Initiative 1935, if adopted, unless the tax or exempt charge is reenacted in compliance with the provisions of Initiative 1935.

The City cannot predict whether Initiative 1935 will be approved by a majority of voters casting a ballot at the November 5, 2024 Statewide election. If Initiative 1935 is approved, the City cannot provide any assurances as to the effect of the implementation or judicial interpretations of Initiative 1935 on the finances of the State or the City.

THE AUTHORITY
The Authority is a public body that is duly organized and existing under the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, dated October 8, 1991 (the “JPA Agreement”), by and between the City and the Successor Agency to the Poway Redevelopment Agency (the “Successor Agency”), and under the Constitution and laws of the State. The Authority was formed for the purpose of assisting in the financing and refinancing of capital improvement projects of the City and related entities and to finance working capital for the City by exercising the powers referred to in the JPA Agreement, including the power to issue bonds to pay the costs of public improvements. Neither the City nor the Successor Agency is responsible for repayment of the obligations of the 220 of 281
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other. The members of the Board of Directors of the Authority are the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City.

APPROVAL OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The valid, legal and binding nature of the Bonds is subject to the approval of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation, Newport Beach, California, acting as Bond Counsel. The form of such legal opinion is set forth in Appendix C, and such legal opinion will be attached to each Bond. Certain matters will be passed upon for the City and the Authority by Rutan and Tucker LLP, Irvine, California, as City Attorney and General Counsel to the Authority, and by Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation, as Disclosure Counsel, for the Underwriter by its cou nsel, Jones Hall, A Professional Law Corporation, San Francisco, California, for the Insurer by its counsel and for the Trustee by its counsel.

LITIGATION
City
General. At the time of delivery of and payment for the Bonds, the City will certify that there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, regulatory agency, public board or body, pending or, to the knowledge of the City, threatened against the City affecting the existence of the City or the titles of its directors or officers to their respective offices or seeking to restrain or to enjoin the sale or delivery of the Bonds or the application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with the Installment Purchase Agreement and the Indenture, or that could have a material adverse effect on the City’s ability to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments, in any way contesting or affecting the validity or enforceability of the Bonds, the Indenture, the Installment Purchase Agreement or any action of the City contemplated by any of said documents, in any way contesting the completeness or accuracy of this Official Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto or contesting the powers of the City or its authority with respect to the Bonds or any action of the City contemplated by any of said documents, nor to the knowledge of the City, is there any basis therefor.

Water System Litigation. As discussed under the caption “THE WATER SYSTEM—Water Quality— General,” the City issued a precautionary “boil water” advisory for a one-week period in 2019 following a heavy rain event that caused stormwater overflow into the WTP’s clearwell. Two lawsuits were filed in connection with the advisory, one a class action seeking damages for lost profits on behalf of loc al restaurants that closed during the period that the advisory was in effect (Pina Smoothies, LLC, et al. v. City of Poway, Superior Court of San Diego, Case No. 37 -2020-00018626) and one asserting that contaminants in the City’s water caused personal injury to an individual and damages to approximately 20 local restaurants (DCVE CORP., et. al. v. City of Poway, Superior Court of San Diego, Case No. 37-2020-00042487). These cases have been consolidated for the purposes of setting a trial date, with the DVCE CORP. case as the lead case. The City has reached a global settlement of both these cases and is awaiting execution of the finalized settlement agreement by all of the plaintiffs. Pursuant to the settlement, compensation to the plaintiffs will be wholly funded by the City’s insurers.

In addition, three complaints have been filed in federal court against the City in the matter of Kelly v.

City of Poway, District Court for the Southern District of California, Case Nos. 3:18-cv-02615, 3:19-cv-1803 & 3:21-cv-00611. Two of the complaints have been consolidated, with the third currently subject to a pending motion to stay. The plaintiff, an individual property owner in the City, has alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act, as wel l as a supplemental state trespass claim, relating to damage to the plaintiff’s property and alleged discharges into Lake Poway. The plaintiff seeks an order compelling the City to buy his property for $2,850,000 and undertake a wetlands improvement proje ct, as well as civil penalties and attorneys’ fees. Although the litigation could become costly and discovery -intensive if not disposed of during the initial pleading stage, the City believes that the plaintiff’s claims are without merit. The City’s moti on to dismiss the complaint was granted in large part, and that decision has been appealed by the plaintiff to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal (Case No. 22-55920), which appeal is currently pending. In the event that the appeal is granted and the City ultimately does not prevail: (i) the plaintiff could be entitled to a large attorneys’ fees award; 221 of 281
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and (ii) the City could be ordered: (a) to pay monetary penalties; and/or (b) to undertake certain water quality projects, the cost of which the City is unable to estimate at this time, but which could be significant. The City’s former pollution insurance carrier, Tokio Marine Specialty Insurance Company, is defending the City in these matters, with a full reservation of rights, and therefore the City is curre ntly incurring very limited costs with respect thereto.

At this time, the City does not believe that an adverse outcome in the above -described matters would have a material adverse effect on the City’s ability to make the Series 2023 Installment Payments from Net Revenues.

Authority
At the time of delivery of and payment for the Bonds, the Authority will certify that there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, regulatory agency, public board or body, pending or, to the knowledge of the Authority, threatened against the Authority affecting the existence of the Authority or the titles of its directors or officers to their respective offices or seeking to restrain or to enjoin the sale or deliver y of the Bonds or the application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with the Installment Purchase Agreement and the Indenture, or that could have a material adverse effect on the Authority’s ability to pay the Bonds, in any way contesting or affecting the validity or enforceability of the Bonds, the Indenture, the Installment Purchase Agreement or any action of the Authority contemplated by any of said documents, in any way contesting the completeness or accuracy of this Official Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto or contesting the powers of the Authority or its authority with respect to the Bonds or any action of the Authority contemplated by any of said documents, nor to the knowledge of the Authority, is there any basis therefor.

TAX MATTERS
In the opinion of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation, Newport Beach, California, Bond Counsel (“Bond Counsel”), under existing statutes, regulations, rulings and judicial decisions, and assuming the accuracy of certain repr esentations and compliance with certain covenants and requirements described herein, interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes and is not an item of tax preference for purposes of calc ulating the federal alternative minimum tax imposed on individuals. However, it should be noted that for tax years beginning after December 31, 2022, with respect to applicable corporations as defined in Section 59(k) of the Code, generally certain corporations with more than $1,000,000,000 of average annual adjusted financial statement income, interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds might be taken into account in determining adjusted financial statement income for purposes of computing the alt ernative minimum tax imposed by Section 55 of the Code on such corporations.

In the further opinion of Bond Counsel, interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds is exempt from State of California personal income tax.

Bond Counsel’s opinion as t o the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds is based upon certain representations of fact and certifications made by the Authority, the City and others and is subject to the condition that the Authority and the City comply with all requirements of the Code that must be satisfied subsequent to the issuance of the Bonds to assure that interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds will not become includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes. Failure to comply with such requirements of the Code might cause interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds to be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes retroactive to the date of issuance of the Bonds. The Authority and the City have covenanted to comply with all such requirements.

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redemption price at maturity with respect to such Bond constitutes original issue discount. Original issue discount accrues under a constant yield method, and original issue discount will accrue to a Bond Owner before receipt of cash attributable to such excludable income. The amount of original issue discount deemed received by the Bond Owner will increase the Bond Owner’s basis in the Bond.

The amount by which a Bond Owner’s original basis for deter mining loss on sale or exchange in the applicable Bond (generally, the purchase price) exceeds the amount payable on maturity (or on an earlier call date) constitutes amortizable bond premium, which must be amortized under Section 171 of the Code; such amortizable bond premium reduces the Bond Owner’s basis in the applicable Bond (and the amount of tax - exempt interest received with respect to the Bonds), and is not deductible for federal income tax purposes. The basis reduction as a result of the amortization of bond premium may result in a Bond Owner realizing a taxable gain when a Bond is sold by the Owner for an amount equal to or less (under certain circumstances) than the original cost of the Bond to the Owner. Purchasers of the Bonds should consult their own tax advisors as to the treatment, computation and collateral consequences of amortizable bond premium.

The Internal Revenue Service (the “ IRS”) has initiated an expanded program for the auditing of tax-exempt bond issues, including both random and targeted audits. It is possible that the Bonds will be selected for audit by the IRS. It is also possible that the market value of the Bonds might be affected as a result of such an audit of the Bonds (or by an audit of similar municipal obligations). No assurance can be given that in the course of an audit, as a result of an audit, or otherwise, Congress or the IRS might not change the Code (or interpretation thereof) subsequent to the issuance of the Bonds to the extent that it adversely affects the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds or their market value.

SUBSEQUENT TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS, THERE MIGHT BE FEDERAL, STATE OR

LOCAL STATUTORY CHANGES (OR JUDICIAL OR REGULATORY CHANGES TO OR

INTERPRETATIONS OF FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW) THAT AFFECT THE FEDERAL, STATE

OR LOCAL TAX TREATMENT OF THE BONDS, INCLUDING THE IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL

FEDERAL INCOME OR STATE TAXES ON OWNERS OF TAX -EXEMPT STATE OR LOCAL OBLIGATIONS, SUCH AS THE BONDS. THESE CHANGES COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE MARKET VALUE OR LIQUIDITY OF THE BONDS. NO ASSURANCE CAN BE GIVEN THAT

SUBSEQUENT TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS STATUTORY CHANGES WILL NOT BE

INTRODUCED OR ENACTED OR JUDICIAL OR REGULATORY INTERPRETATIONS WILL NOT OCCUR HAVING THE EFFECTS DESCRIBED ABOVE. BEFORE PURCHASING ANY OF THE BONDS,

ALL POTENTIAL PURCHASERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS REGARDING

POSSIBLE STATUTORY CHANGES OR JUDICIAL OR REGULATORY CHANGES OR INTERPRETATIONS, AND THEIR COLLATERAL TAX CONSEQUENCES RELATING TO THE BONDS.

Bond Counsel’s opinions may be affected by actions taken (or not taken) or events occurring (or not occurring) after the date hereof. Bond Counsel has not undertaken to determine, or to inform any person, whether any such actions or events are taken or do occur. The Indenture and the Tax Certificate relating to the Bonds permit certain actions to be taken or to be omitted if a favorable opinion of Bond Counsel is provided with respect thereto. Bond Counsel expresses no opinion as to the effect on the exclusion from gross income of interest (and original issue discount) for federal income tax purposes with respect to any Bond if any such action is taken or omitted based upon the advice of counsel other than Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation.

Although Bond Counsel has rendered an opinion that interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes provided that the Authority and the City continue to comply with certain requirements of the Code, the ownership of the Bonds and the accrual or receipt of interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds may otherwise affect the tax liability of certain persons. Bond Counsel expresses no opinion regarding any such tax consequences. Accordingly, before purchasing any of the Bonds, all potential purchasers should consult their tax advisors with respect t o collateral tax consequences relating to the Bonds.
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Should interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds become includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, the Bonds are not subject to early redemption and will remain outstanding unt il maturity or until redeemed in accordance with the Indenture.

A copy of the proposed form of opinion of Bond Counsel is set forth in Appendix C.

CONTINUING DISCLOSURE
The City has covenanted in a Continuing Disclosure Agreement, dated the date of issuance of the Bonds (the “Continuing Disclosure Agreement”), for the benefit of the Owners and Beneficial Owners of the Bonds, to provide certain financial information and operating data relating to the City by not later than each April 1 following the end of the City’s Fiscal Year (currently its Fiscal Year ends on June 30) (the “Annual Report”), and to provide notices of the occurrence of certain enumerated events. The Annual Report and the notices of enumerated events will be filed by the City with EMMA. The specific nature of the information to be contained in the Annual Report and the notice of enumerated events is set forth in Appendix E. These covenants have been made in order to assist the Underwriter in complying with Section (b)(5) of Rule 15c2-12. [CONFIRM] The City and the Successor Agency have not failed to comply in all material respects with their respective continuing disclosure undertakings in the past five years. The City’s debt management policy includes continuing disclosure compliance policies and procedures. See the caption “THE CITY—Governance and Management—Management Policies—Debt Management Policy.”

RATINGS
S&P has assigned the rating of “[__]” to the Insured Bonds based upon the delivery of the Policy by the Insurer at the time of issuance of the Bonds. S&P has also assigned the Bonds the rating of “AA -” notwithstanding the delivery of the Policy for the Insured Bonds.

A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities . Future events, including the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic that is described under the caption “THE CITY—COVID-19 Outbreak,” could have an adverse impact on the rating of the Bonds, and there is no assurance that any credit rating that is given to the Bonds will be maintained for any period of time or that a rating may not be qualified, downgraded, lowered or withdrawn entirely by S&P if, in the judgment of S&P, circumstances so warrant. Any such qualification, downgrade, lowering or withdrawal of a rating may have an adverse effect on the market pr ice of the Bonds.

The ratings reflect only the views of S&P (which views and criteria could change at any time), and an explanation of the significance of such ratings may be obtained from S&P. Generally, a rating agency bases its ratings on the information and materials furnished to it (which may include information and material from the City that is not included in this Official Statement) and on investigations, studies and assumptions of its own.

The City has covenanted in the Continuing Disclosure Agreement to file notices of any rating changes on the Bonds with EMMA. See the caption “CONTINUING DISCLOSURE” and Appendix E.

Notwithstanding such covenant, information relating to rating changes on the Bonds may be publicly available from the rating agencies prior to the time that such information is provided to the City and prior to the date by which the City is obligated to file a notice of rating change. Purchasers of the Bonds are directed to the rating agencies and their respective websites and official media outlets for the most current ratings with respect to the Bonds after the initial issuance of the Bonds.

In providing a rating on the Bonds, S&P may have performed independent calculations of coverage ratios using its own internal formulas and methodology, which may not reflect the provisions of the Indenture.

The City and the Authority make no representations as to any such calculations, and such calculations should not be construed as a representation by the City or the Authority as to past or future compliance with any financial covenants, the availability of particular revenues for the payment of debt service or for any other purpose. 224 of 281
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None of the Authority, the City or the Underwriter makes any representation as to the Insurer’s creditworthiness and no representation that the Insurer’s credit rating will be maintained in the future. S&P has previously taken action to downgrade the ratings of certain municipal bond insurers and has published various releases outlining the processes that S&P intends to follow in evaluating the ratings of financial guarantors. For some financial guarantors, the result of such evaluations could be a rating affirmation, a change in rating outlook, a review for downgrade or a downgrade. Potential investors are directed to S&P for additional information on S&P’s evaluations of the financial guaranty industry and individual financial guarantors, including the Insurer.

See the caption “BOND INSURANCE” for further information relating to the Insurer.

MUNICIPAL ADVISOR
The City has retained Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates, Inc., Irvine, California (the “ Municipal Advisor”), as its municipal advisor in connection with the sale of the Bonds. The Municipal Advisor is not obligated to undertake, and has not undertaken to make , an independent verification or to assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information contained herein.

The Municipal Advisor is an independent advisory firm and is not engaged in the business of underwriting, trading or distributing municipal or other public securities.

UNDERWRITING
The Bonds are being purchased by Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (the “ Underwriter”) pursuant to a purchase agreement, dated the date hereof, by and among the Authority, the City a nd the Underwriter. The Underwriter will purchase the Bonds from the Authority at an aggregate purchase price of $_____, representing the principal amount of the Bonds, plus/less $_____ of net original issue premium/discount and less $_____ of Underwriter’s discount.

The initial public offering prices stated on the inside front cover of this Official Statement may be changed from time to time by the Underwriter. The Underwriter may offer and sell the Bonds to certain dealers (including dealers depositing Bonds into investment trusts), dealer banks, banks acting as agents and others at prices lower than said public offering prices.

FINANCIAL INTERESTS
The fees being paid to the Underwriter, Bond Counsel, Disclosure Counsel and counsel to the Underwriter are contingent upon the issuance and delivery of the Bonds.

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MISCELLANEOUS
Insofar as any statements made in this Official Statement involve matters of opinion or of estimates, whether or not expressly stated, they are set forth as such and not as representations of fact. No representation is made that any of such statements made will be realized. Neither this Official Statement nor any statement which may have been made verbally or in writing is to be construed as a contract with the Owners of the Bonds.

The execution and delivery of this Official Statement have been duly authorized by the Authority and the City.

POWAY PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
By:

Chair

CITY OF POWAY
By:

City Manager
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APPENDIX A

CITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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APPENDIX B

DEFINITIONS AND SUMMARY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE INSTALLMENT

PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND THE INDENTURE
The following is a summary of certain provisions of the Installment Purchase Agreement and the Indenture that are not described elsewhere. This summary does not purport to be comprehensive and reference should be made to the applicable document for a full and complete statement of the provisions thereof. [TO BE UPDATED BY BOND COUNSEL]

INSTALLMENT PURCHASE AGREEMENT

DEFINITIONS
Definitions. Unless the con text otherwise requires, the terms that are defined in the Installment Purchase Agreement will for all purposes thereof and of any amendment thereof or supplement thereto and of any report or other document that is mentioned therein have the meanings that are defined therein, the following definitions to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of any of the terms that are defined therein. All capitalized terms that are used in the Installment Purchase Agreement and not defined therein w ill have the meanings that are ascribed thereto in the Indenture.

Accountant’s Report. The term “Accountant’s Report” means a report signed by an Independent Certified Public Accountant.

Authority. The term “Authority” means Poway Public Financing Authority, a joint exercise of powers agency that is duly organized pursuant to the JPA Agreement and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California.

Bonds. The term “Bonds” means all revenue bonds or notes of the City that are authorized, executed, issued and delivered by the City, the payments of which are payable from Net Revenues on a parity with the Series 2023 Installment Payments and which are secured by a pledge of and lien on Revenues as described in the Installment Purchase Agreement.

City. The term “City” means City of Poway, a municipal corporation that is duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the general laws of the State of California.

City Manager. The term “City Manager” means the City Manager of the City, or an y other person that is designated by the City Manager to act on behalf of the City Manager.

Contracts. The term “Contracts” means all contracts of the City that are authorized and executed by the City, the payments under which are payable from Net Revenues on a parity with the Series 2023 Installment Payments and which are secured by a pledge and lien on Revenues as described in the Installment Purchase Agreement; but excluding contracts entered into for operation and maintenance of the Water System.

Debt Service. The term “Debt Service” means, for any period of calculation, the sum of:
(i) the interest accruing during such period on all outstanding Bonds, assuming that all outstanding serial Bonds are retired as scheduled and that all outstanding term Bon ds are redeemed or paid from sinking fund payments as scheduled (except to the extent that such interest is capitalized or is reasonably anticipated to be reimbursed to the City by the United States of America pursuant to Section 54AA of the Code (Section 1531 of Title I of Division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111 -5, 23 Stat. 115 (2009), enacted February 17, 2009)), or any future similar program); 228 of 281
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(ii) those portions of the principal amount of all outstanding serial Bonds maturing in such period; (iii) those portions of the principal amount of all outstanding term Bonds required to be prepaid or paid in such period; and
(iv) those portions of the Contracts that are required to be paid during such period (except to the extent that the interest that is evidenced and represented thereby is capitalized or is reasonably anticipated to be reimbursed to the City by the United States of America pursuant to Section 54AA of the Code (Section 1531 of Title I of Division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111-5, 23 Stat. 115 (2009), enacted February 17, 2009)), or any future similar program);
but less the earnings to be derived from the investment of moneys on deposit in debt service reserve funds established for Bonds or Contracts;
provided that, as to any such Bonds or Contracts bearing or comprising interest at other than a fixed rate, the rate of interest used to calculate Debt Service will, for all purposes, be assumed to be a fixed rate equal to the higher of: (1) the then-current variable interest rate borne by such Bonds or Contract plus 1%; and (2) the highest variable rate borne over the preceding 3 months by outstanding variable rate debt issued by the City or, if no such variable rate debt is at the time outstanding, by variable rate debt of which the interest rate is computed by reference to an index that is comparable to that to be utilized in determining the interest rate for the debt then proposed to be issued; provided further that i f any series or issue of such Bonds or Contracts have 25% or more of the aggregate principal amount of such series or issue due in any one year, Debt Service will be determined for the period of determination as if the principal of and interest on such ser ies or issue of such Bonds or Contracts were being paid from the date of incurrence thereof in substantially equal annual amounts over a period of 30 years from the date of calculation; and
provided further that, as to any such Bonds or Contracts or portions thereof which bear no interest but which are sold at a discount and which discount accretes with respect to such Bonds or Contracts or portions thereof, such accreted discount will be treated as interest in the calculation of Debt Service; and provided further that if the Bonds or Contracts constitute interest rate swap agreements or other paired obligations, the interest rate on such Bonds or Contracts will be the resulting linked rate or the effective fixed interest rate to be paid by the City with respect to such paired obligations; and provided further that the amount on deposit in a debt service reserve fund on any date of calculation of Debt Service will be deducted from the amount of principal due at the final maturity of the Bonds and Contracts for which such debt service reserve fund was established and, to the extent that the amount in such debt service reserve fund is in excess of such amount of principal, such excess will be applied to the full amount of principal due, in each preceding year, in descending order, until such amount is exhausted.

Event of Default. The term “Event of Default” means an event that is described as such in the Installment Purchase Agreement.

Fiscal Year. The term “Fiscal Year” means the twelve month period beginning on July 1 of each year and ending on the next succeeding June 30, both dates inclusive, or any other twelve month period later selected and designated as the official fiscal year period of the City.

Indenture. The term “Indenture” means the Indenture of Trust, dated as of the date of the Installment Purchase Agreement, by and between the Authority and the Trustee relating to the 2023 Bonds.

Independent Certified Public Accountant. The term “Independent Certified Public Accountant” means any firm of certified public accountants that is appointed by the City, and each of whom is independent pursuant to the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 1 of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 229 of 281
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Independent Financial Consultant . The term “Independent Financial Consultant” means a financial consultant or firm of such consultants that is appointed by the City, and who, or each of whom: (1) is in fact independent and not under domination of the City; (2) does not have any substantial interest, direct or indirect, with the City; (3) is not connected with the City as an officer or employee of the City, but who may be regularly retained to make reports to the City; and (4) is registered as a “municipal advisor,” as defined in Section 15B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Installment Purchase Agreement . The term “Installment Purchase Agreement” means the Installment Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2023, by and between the City and the Authority, as originally executed and as it may from time to time be amended or supplemented in accordance therewith.

JPA Agreement. The term “JPA Agreement” means the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, dated October 8, 1991, by and between the City and the Successor Agency to the Poway Redevelopment Agency, pursuant to which the Authority is established.

Net Proceeds . The term “Net Proceeds” means, when used with respect to any casualty insurance or condemnation award, the proceed s from such insurance or condemnation award remaining after payment of all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in the collection of such proceeds.

Net Revenues. The term “Net Revenues” means, for any Fiscal Year, the Revenues for such Fiscal Year less the Operation and Maintenance Costs for such Fiscal Year. When held by the Trustee in any funds or accounts established under the Installment Purchase Agreement, Net Revenues will include all interest or gain derived from the investment of amounts in any of such funds or accounts.

Operation and Maintenance Costs. The term “Operation and Maintenance Costs” means: (1) costs spent or incurred for maintenance and operation of the Water System calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to governmental agencies, including, but not limited to, the reasonable expenses of management and repair and other expenses necessary to maintain and preserve the Water System in good repair and working order, and including administr ative costs of the City that are charged directly or apportioned to the Water System, including but not limited to salaries and wages of employees, payments to the Public Employees Retirement System, overhead, insurance, taxes (if any), fees of auditors, a ccountants, attorneys or engineers and insurance premiums, and including all other reasonable and necessary costs of the City or charges (other than debt service payments) required to be paid by it to comply with the terms of the 2023 Bonds or of the Insta llment Purchase Agreement or any Contract or of any resolution or indenture authorizing the issuance of any Bonds or of such Bonds; and (2) all payments under any contract for the purchase of water; but excluding in all cases depreciation, replacement and obsolescence charges or reserves therefor and amortization of intangibles or other bookkeeping entries of a similar nature.

Purchase Price. The term “Purchase Price” means the principal amount plus interest thereon owed by the City to the Authority under the terms of the Installment Purchase Agreement as provided therein.

Rate Stabilization Fund. The term “Rate Stabilization Fund” means the fund by that name held by the City and established pursuant to the Installment Purchase Agreement.

Revenue Fund. The term “Revenue Fund” means the Water Enterprise Fund of the City, together with other accounts that may be created in the future and designated by action of the City Council of the City as a part of the fund called “Revenue Fund” that has been established pursuant to the Installment Purchase Agreement.

Revenues. The term “Revenues” means all income, rents, rates, fees, charges and other moneys derived from the ownership of or operation of the Water System, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (1) all in lieu charges (including investment earnings thereon) collected by or on behalf of the City; (2) all income, rents, rates, fees, charges, business interruption insurance proceeds or other moneys derived by the City from the sale, furnishing and supplying of the water, recycled water or other services, facilities and commodities sold, furnished or supplied through the facilities of or in the conduct or operation of the business of the Water System; (3) the earnings on and income deriv ed from the investment of such income, rents, rates, fees, charges, proceeds or other moneys, including City reserves; and (4) deposits to the Revenue Fund from amounts on deposit in the Rate Stabilization Fund 230 of 281
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in accordance with the Installment Purchase Agreement; but excluding in all cases: (w) any Revenues transferred from the Revenue Fund to the Rate Stabilization Fund in accordance with Section 5.02(c); (x) all amounts reasonably anticipated to be reimbursed to the City by the United States of America pursuant to Section 54AA of the Code (Section 1531 of Title I of Division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111-5, 23 Stat. 115 (2009), enacted February 17, 2009)), or any future similar program), to the extent that such amounts have been or will be deducted from the calculation of Debt Service; (y) customers’ deposits or any other deposits or advances that are subject to refund until such deposits or advances have become the property of the City; and (z) proceeds of taxes or benefit assessments restricted by law to be used by the City to pay amounts due on bonds or other obligations later incurred.

Series 2023 Installment Payment Date. The term “Series 2023 Installment Payment Date” means the fifteenth day of May and November of each year commencing on ____ 15, 202__.

Series 2023 Installment Payments . The term “Series 2023 Installment Payments” means the Installment Payments scheduled to be paid by the City under and pursuant to the Installment Purchase Agreement.

Trustee. The term “Trustee” means U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, acting in its capacity as Trustee under and pursuant to the Indenture, and its successors and assigns. 2023 Project. The term “2023 Project” means the additions, betterments, extensions and improvements to the City’s Water System facilities, including real property and buildings, if any, which are described as such in Installment Purchase Agreement.
2023 Bonds. The t erm “2023 Bonds” means Poway Public Financing Authority Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2023A issued pursuant to the Indenture.

Water Service. The term “Water Service” means the potable and recycled water distribution service that is made available or provided by the Water System.

Water System. The term “Water System” means the whole and each and every part of the potable and recycled water system serving the City, whether owned or operated by the City or another party, including the portion thereof existin g on the date of the Installment Purchase Agreement, and including all additions, betterments, extensions and improvements to such water system or any part thereof later acquired or constructed.

ACQUISITION OF 2023 PROJECT
Acquisition and Construction of the 2023 Project. The Authority has agreed to cause the 2023 Project, and any additions or modifications thereto, to be constructed, acquired or installed by the City as its agent, and the City will enter into contracts and provide for, as agent of the Authority, the complete acquisition of the 2023 Project. The City has agreed that it will cause the construction, acquisition and installation of the 2023 Project to be diligently performed after the deposit of funds with the City pursuant to the Indentu re, upon satisfactory completion of design work and compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and approval by the City Council of the City, unforeseeable delays beyond the reasonable control of the City only excepted. It has been understood and agreed that the Authority is under no liability of any kind or character whatsoever for the payment of any cost of the 2023 Project and that all such costs and expenses will be paid by the City, regardless of whether the funds deposited in the Acquisition Fund are sufficient to cover all such costs and expenses.

Changes to the 2023 Project. The City may substitute other improvements for those listed as components of the 2023 Project in the Installment Purchase Agreement, but only if the City first files with the Trustee a statement of the City in the form set forth therein.

Purchase and Sale of the 2023 Project. In consideration for the Series 2023 Installment Payments as set forth in the Installment Purchase Agreement, the Authority has agreed to sell, and has sold, to the City, and the City has agreed to purchase, and has purchased, from the Authority, the 20 23 Project at the purchase price specified in the Installment Purchase Agreement and otherwise in the manner and in accordance with the provisions of the Installment Purchase Agreement.
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Title. All right, title and interest in each component of the 2023 Pr oject will vest in the City immediately upon acquisition or construction thereof. Such vesting will occur without further action by the Authority or the City, and the Authority will, if requested by the City or if necessary to assure such automatic vestin g, deliver any and all documents which are required to assure such vesting.

Acquisition Fund. There has been established with the Trustee a fund known as the “Acquisition Fund.” The moneys in the Acquisition Fund will be held by the Trustee on behalf of the City in trust separate and apart from other funds held by it. The moneys in the Acquisition Fund will be applied to the payment of the costs of acquisition of the 2023 Project and of expenses incidental thereto. Before any payment is made from the Acquisition Fund, the Finance Director of the City will cause to be filed with the Trustee a Requisition in the form set forth in the Installment Purchase Agreement. Upon receipt of such Requisition, the Trustee will pay the amount set forth therein.

When t he 2023 Project has been constructed and acquired in accordance with the Installment Purchase Agreement, a statement of the City stating the fact and date of such acquisition, construction and acceptance and stating that all of such costs of acquisition and incidental expenses have been determined and paid (or that all of such costs and expenses have been paid less specified claims which are subject to dispute and for which a retention in the Acquisition Fund is to be maintained in the full amount of such claims until such dispute is resolved), will be delivered to the Trustee by the Finance Director of the City. Upon the receipt of such statement, the Trustee will transfer any remaining balance in the Acquisition Fund not needed for Acquisition Fund purposes (but less the amount of any such retention which amount will be certified by the Finance Director of the City) to the Revenue Fund.

SERIES 2023 INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS
Purchase Price. The Purchase Price to be paid by the City under the Installment Purchase Agreement to the Authority is the sum of the principal amount of the City’s obligations thereunder plus the interest to accrue on the unpaid balance of such principal amount from the effective date thereof over the term thereof, subject to prepayment as provided therein. The principal amount of the payments to be made by the City under the Installment Purchase Agreement is set forth therein. The interest to accrue on the unpaid balance of such principal amount is as specified in the Installment Purchase Agreement, and will be paid by the City as and constitute interest paid on the principal amount of the City’s obligations thereunder.

Series 2023 Installment Payments . The City will, subject to its rights of prepayment provided in the Installment Purchas e Agreement, pay the Authority the Purchase Price in installment payments of interest and principal in the amounts and on the Series 2023 Installment Payment Dates as set forth in the Installment Purchase Agreement.

Each Series 2023 Installment Payment will be paid to the Authority in lawful money of the United States of America. In the event that the City fails to make any of the payments which are required to be made by it under the Installment Purchase Agreement, such payment will continue as an obligation of the City until such amount has been fully paid, and the City has agreed to pay the same with interest accruing thereon at the rate or rates of interest then applicable to the remaining unpaid principal balance of the Series 2023 Installment Payments if paid in accordance with their terms.

SECURITY
Pledge of Revenues. The Revenues, other amounts that are on deposit in the Revenue Fund and any other amounts (including proceeds of the sale of the 2023 Bonds) which are held in any fund or account that is established pursuant to the Installment Purchase Agreement (including the Rate Stabilization Fund) are irrevocably pledged to the payment of the Series 2023 Installment Payments. Except for the payment of the Operation and Maintenance Costs, the Revenues will not be used for any other purpose while any of the Series 2023 Installment Payments remain unpaid; provided that out of the Revenues there may be apportioned such sums for such purposes as are expressly permitted in the Installment Purchase Agreement. The foregoing pledge constitutes a first lien on Revenues, the Revenue Fund, the Rate Stabilization Fund and the other funds and accounts that are created under the Installment Purchase Agreement for the payment of the Series 2023 Installment Payments and all other Contracts and Bonds in accordance with the terms thereof and of the Indenture.
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Allocation of Revenues. In order to carry out and effectuate the pledge and lien contained in the Installment Purchase Agreement, the City has agreed and covenant ed that all Revenues will be received by the City in trust thereunder and deposited when and as received in a special fund designated as the “Revenue Fund,” which fund has been created and which fund the City has agreed and covenanted to maintain and to hold separate and apart from other funds so long as any Contracts or Bonds remain unpaid. Moneys in the Revenue Fund will be used and applied by the City as provided in the Installment Purchase Agreement.

The City will, from the moneys in the Revenue Fund , pay all Operation and Maintenance Costs (including amounts which are reasonably required to be set aside in contingency reserves for Operation and Maintenance Costs, the payment of which is not then immediately required) as they become due and payable. All remaining moneys in the Revenue Fund will be set aside by the City at the following times in the following respective special funds in the following order of priority, and all moneys in each of such funds will be held in trust and will be applied, used and withdrawn only for the following purposes:
(a) Bond Payment Fund. On or before each Series 2023 Installment Payment Date, the City will, from remaining moneys in the Revenue Fund, transfer to the Trustee for deposit in the Bond Payment Fund an amount that is equal to the interest and principal payable and coming due on the 2023 Bonds on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date. The City will also, from the moneys in the Revenue Fund, transfer to the applicable trustee for deposit in the applicable payment fund, without preference or priority, and in the event of any insufficiency of such moneys ratably without any discrimination or preference, any other Debt Service in accordance with the provisions of the Contract, Bond, resolution or indenture relating thereto.

Any moneys which are on deposit in the Bond Payment Fund on each Series 2023 Installment Payment Date (other than amounts that are required for the payment of past due principal or interest with respect to any 2023 Bonds not presented for payment) will be credited to the payment of the Series 2023 Installment Payments due and payable on such date. No deposit need be made in the Bond Payment Fund as Series 2023 Installment Payments if the amount in the Bond Payment Fund is at least equal to t he amount of the Series 2023 Installment Payment that is due and payable on the next succeeding Series 2023 Installment Payment Date. (b) Reserve Funds. On or before each Series 2023 Installment Payment Date, the City will, from remaining moneys in the Revenue Fund, thereafter, without preference or priority, and in the event of any insufficiency of such moneys ratably without any discrimination or preference, transfer to the applicable trustee for deposit to reserve funds or accounts established for Bonds or Contracts an amount that is equal to the amount required to be deposited therein.
(c) Surplus. Moneys on deposit in the Revenue Fund which are not necessary to make any of the payments which are required above may be expended by the City at any time f or any purpose permitted by law, including but not limited to transfers to the Rate Stabilization Fund.

Investments. All moneys which are held by the City in the Revenue Fund and the Rate Stabilization Fund will be invested in Permitted Investments, and the investment earnings thereon will remain on deposit in such fund, except as otherwise provided in the Installment Purchase Agreement.

Rate Stabilization Fund . There has been established with the City a fund to be known as the “Rate Stabilization Fund.” The City has agreed and covenanted to maintain, so long as any 2023 Bonds remain outstanding, the Rate Stabilization Fund. There is $0 on deposit in the Rate Stabilization Fund as of the date of the initial issuance of the 2023 Bonds. The City may depos it amounts therein from time to time in its sole discretion. Amounts in the Rate Stabilization Fund will be disbursed, allocated and applied by the City solely to the uses and purposes described in the Installment Purchase Agreement, and will be accounted for separately and apart from all other accounts, funds, money or other resources of the City. The Rate Stabilization Fund and all amounts on deposit therein have been irrevocably pledged to the payment of the Bonds and Contracts as provided in the Insta llment Purchase Agreement; provided that amounts on deposit in the Rate Stabilization Fund may be apportioned for such purposes as are expressly permitted therein. The foregoing pledge constitutes a first lien on amounts on deposit in the Rate Stabilization Fund for the payment of Contracts and Bonds in accordance with the terms of the Installment Purchase Agreement. 233 of 281
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The City may withdraw all or any portion of the amounts on deposit in the Rate Stabilization Fund from time to time and transfer such amounts to the Revenue Fund for application in accordance with the Installment Purchase Agreement. Amounts transferred from the Rate Stabilization Fund to the Revenue Fund pursuant to the Installment Purchase Agreement during or within 270 days after the end of a Fiscal Year may be taken into account as Revenues for purposes of the calculations in of the additional debt test and rate covenant in such Fiscal Year to the extent provided in the definition of “Revenues.”

COVENANTS OF THE CITY
Compliance with Installment Purchase Agreement and Ancillary Agreements. The City will punctually pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments in strict conformity with the terms of the Installment Purchase Agreement, and will faithfully observe and perform all of the agreements, co nditions, covenants and terms contained therein which are required to be observed and performed by it, and will not terminate the Installment Purchase Agreement for any cause including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any acts or circumstances that may constitute failure of consideration, destruction of or damage to the 2023 Project, commercial frustration of purpose, any change in the tax or other laws of the United States of America or of the State of California or any political subdivision of either or any failure of the Authority to observe or perform any agreement, condition, covenant or term which is contained therein and required to be observed and performed by it, whether express or implied, or any duty, liability or obligation arising out of or connected therewith or the insolvency, or deemed insolvency, or bankruptcy or liquidation of the Authority or any force majeure, including acts of God, tempest, storm, earthquake, war, rebellion, riot, civil disorder, acts of public enemies, blockade or embargo, strikes, industrial disputes, lock outs, lack of transportation facilities, fire, explosion or acts or regulations of governmental authorities.

The City will faithfully observe and perform all of the agreements, conditions, covenants a nd terms which are required to be observed and performed by it pursuant to all outstanding Contracts and Bonds as such may from time to time be executed or issued, as the case may be.

Against Encumbrances. The City will not make any pledge of or place any lien on Revenues or the moneys in the Revenue Fund or the Rate Stabilization Fund except as provided in the Installment Purchase Agreement. In addition, the City may at any time, or from time to time, issue evidences of indebtedness or incur other obligations for any lawful purpose which are payable from and secured by a pledge of and lien on Revenues or any moneys in the Revenue Fund as may from time to time be deposited in the Installment Purchase Agreement (as provided therein), provided that such pledge and lien is subordinate in all respects to the pledge of and lien thereon provided therein.

Against Sale or Other Disposition of Property. So long as the Insured Bonds are outstanding or any amounts are due and payable to ___, the City will not sell, lease, transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose of the Water System or any material portion thereof or enter into any agreement or lease which impairs the operation of the Water System or any part thereof which is necessary to secure adequate Revenues for th e payment of the Series 2023 Installment Payments, or which would otherwise impair the rights of the Authority under the Installment Purchase Agreement or the operation of the Water System, except upon obtaining the prior written consent of ___. Any real or personal property which has become nonoperative or which is not needed for the efficient and proper operation of the Water System, or any material or equipment which has become worn out, may be sold if such sale will not impair the ability of the City to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments and if the proceeds of such sale are deposited in the Revenue Fund.

Nothing in the Installment Purchase Agreement restricts the ability of the City to sell any portion of the Water System if such portion is immediately repurchased by the City and if such arrangement cannot by its terms result in the purchaser of such portion of the Water System exercising any remedy which would deprive the City of or otherwise interfere with its right to own and operate such portion of the Water System.

Against Competitive Facilities. The City will not, to the extent permitted by law, acquire, construct, maintain or operate and will not, to the extent permitted by law and within the scope of its powers, permit any other public or private agency, corporation, district or political subdivision or any person whomsoever to acquire, construct, maintain or operate within the City any water system competitive with the Water System. 234 of 281
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Tax Covenants. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Installment Purchase Agreement, absent an opinion of Bond Counsel that the exclusion from gross income of the interest on the 2023 Bonds will not be adversely affected for federal income tax purposes, the City has covenanted to comply with all applicable requirements of the Code which are necessary to preserve such exclusion from gross income with respect to the 2023 Bonds and has specifically covenanted, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as follows:
(a) Private Activity. The City will take no action and refrain from taking any action, and the City will make no use of the proceeds of the 2023 Bonds or of any other moneys or property, which would cause the 2023 Bonds to be “private activity bonds” within the meaning of Section 141 of the Code; (b) Arbitrage. The City will make no use of the proceeds of the 2023 Bonds or of any other amounts or property, regardless of the source, and the City will not take any action or refrain from taking any acti on, which will cause the 2023 Bonds to be “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code; (c) Federal Guarantee. The City will make no use of the proceeds of the 2023 Bonds, and the City will not take or omit to take any action, that would cause the 2023 Bonds to be “federally guaranteed” within the meaning of Section 149(b) of the Code;
(d) Information Reporting. The City will take or cause to be taken all necessary action to comply with the informational reporting requirement of Section 149(e) of the Code which is necessary to preserve the exclusion of interest on the 2023 Bonds pursuant to Section 103(a) of the Code; (e) Hedge Bonds. The City will make no use of the proceeds of the 2023 Bonds or any other amounts or property, regardless of the source, and the City will not take any action and refrain from taking any action, that would cause the 2023 Bonds to be considered “hedge bonds” within the meaning of Section 149(g) of the Code unless the City takes all necessary action to assure compliance with the requirements of Section 149(g) of the Code to maintain the exclusion from gross income of interest on the 2023 Bonds for federal income tax purposes; and (f) Miscellaneous. The City will not take any action or refrain from taking any a ction which is inconsistent with its expectations stated in the Tax Certificate executed by the City in connection with the issuance of the 2023 Bonds and will comply with the covenants and requirements that are stated therein and incorporated by reference in the Installment Purchase Agreement.

The foregoing tax covenants are not applicable to, and nothing that is contained in the Installment Purchase Agreement will be deemed to prevent the City from causing the Authority to issue revenue bonds or issuing bonds or executing and delivering contracts that are payable on a parity with the 2023 Bonds, the interest with respect to which has been determined to be subject to federal income taxation.

Maintenance and Operation of the Water System. The City will maintain and preserve the Water System in good repair and working order at all times, operate the Water System in an efficient and economical manner and pay all Operation and Maintenance Costs as they become due and payable.

Payment of Claims. The City will pay and discharge any and all lawful claims for labor, materials or supplies which, if unpaid, might become a lien on the Revenues or the funds or accounts created under the Installment Purchase Agreement or under the Indenture or on any funds in the hands of the City which are pledged to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments or the Bonds, or which might impair the security of the Series 2023 Installment Payments.

Compliance with Contracts . The City will comply with, keep, observe and perform all agreeme nts, conditions, covenants and terms, express or implied, which are required to be performed by it contained in all contracts for the use of the Water System and all other contracts affecting or involving the Water System, to the extent that the City is a party thereto.

Insurance.
(a) The City will procure and maintain or cause to be procured and maintained insurance on the Water System, excluding coverage for earthquake damage or destruction, with responsible insurers in such amounts and 235 of 281
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against such risks (including accident to or destruction of the Water System) as are usually covered in connection with facilities that are similar to the Water System, so long as such insurance is available at reasonable rates.

In the event of any damage to or destruction of the Water System caused by the perils covered by such insurance, the Net Proceeds thereof will be applied to the reconstruction, repair or replacement of the damaged or destroyed portion of the Water System. The City will begin such reconstruction, repair or replacement promptly after such damage or destruction occurs, and will continue and properly complete such reconstruction, repair or replacement as expeditiously as possible, and will pay out of such Net Proceeds all costs and expenses in connection with such reconstruction, repair or replacement so that the same are completed and the Water System will be free and clear of all claims and liens. The City has covenanted to reconstruct, repair or replace the damaged or destroyed portions of the Water System promptly if a failure to reconstruct, repair or replace such portions would impair or adversely affect the ability of the City to pay the Series 2023 Installment Payments. (b) The City will procure and maintain such other insurance which it deems adv isable or necessary to protect its interests and the interests of the Authority, which insurance will afford protection in such amounts and against such risks as are usually covered in connection with municipal water systems similar to the Water System. (c) Any insurance that is required to be maintained by paragraph (a) above and, if the City determines to procure and maintain insurance pursuant to paragraph (b) above, such insurance, may be maintained under a self- insurance program so long as such self -insurance is maintained in the amounts and manner usually maintained in connection with water systems similar to the Water System, and is, in the opinion of an accredited actuary, actuarially sound.

All policies of insurance which are required to be maintain ed by the Installment Purchase Agreement must provide that the Authority or its assignee be given 30 days’ written notice of any intended cancellation thereof or reduction of coverage provided thereby.

Annually on or before September 1 in each year, the Au thority will provide the Trustee with a Certificate stating that the City is in full compliance with the foregoing insurance provisions. The Trustee is entitled to rely on any such Certificate as to the City’s compliance with these provisions, and the Tru stee has no further duties in that regard.

Accounting Records; Financial Statements and Other Reports. (a) The City will keep appropriate accounting records in which complete and correct entries are made of all transactions relating to the Water System, wh ich records will be available for inspection by the Authority and the Trustee at reasonable hours and under reasonable conditions. (b) The City will prepare and file with the Authority or its assignee, annually within 270 days after the close of each Fiscal Year (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2023) financial statements of the City for the preceding Fiscal Year prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, together with an Accountant’s Report thereon. The Trustee has no obligation to review any such financial statements.

Protection of Security and Rights of the Authority . The City will preserve and protect the security of the Installment Purchase Agreement and the rights of the Authority to the Series 2023 Installme nt Payments thereunder and will warrant and defend such rights against all claims and demands of all persons.

Payment of Taxes and Compliance with Governmental Regulations . The City will pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges which may later be lawfully imposed upon the Water System or any part thereof, or upon the Revenues when the same become due. The City will duly observe and conform with all valid regulations and requirements of any governmental authority relative to the operation of the Water System, or any part thereof, but the City is not required to comply with any regulations or requirements so long as the validity or application thereof is contested in good faith.

Collection of Rates and Charges . The City will h ave in effect at all times bylaws, rules and regulations requiring each customer to pay the rates and charges applicable to the Water Service to such customer’s land and 236 of 281
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providing for the billing thereof and for a due date and a delinquency date for each bill. In each case where such bill remains unpaid in whole or in part after it becomes delinquent, the City may discontinue such service from the Water System, and such service may not thereafter be recommenced except in accordance with City bylaws or rule s, regulations and the laws of the State of California governing such situations of delinquency.

Eminent Domain Proceeds. If all or any part of the Water System are taken by eminent domain proceedings, the Net Proceeds thereof will be applied either to ad ditions, betterments, extensions or improvements to the Water System or, if the City elects not to apply such Net Proceeds to such capital items or if such Net Proceeds are not fully expended for such purposes, such Net Proceeds which are not required by the City for such purposes will be deposited in the Revenue Fund.

Further Assurances . The City will adopt, deliver, execute and make any and all further assurances, instruments and resolutions as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out the int ention or to facilitate the performance of the Installment Purchase Agreement and for the better assuring and confirming unto the Authority of the rights and benefits provided to it therein.

Enforcement of Contracts. So long as any of the 2023 Bonds are o utstanding, the City will not voluntarily consent to or permit any rescission of, nor will it consent to any amendment to or otherwise take any action under or in connection with any contracts previously or later entered into if such rescission or amendment would in any manner impair or adversely affect the ability of the City to pay principal of and interest on the 2023 Bonds.

Continued Existence of Authority . The City and the Authority will take or cause to be taken all actions reasonably necessary to co ntinue the Authority’s existence until such time as the 2023 Bonds are no longer Outstanding under the Indenture, including but not limited to the addition of one or more new members to the Authority and execution of the JPA Agreement pursuant to which the Authority was created by such new members.

PREPAYMENT OF SERIES 2023 INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS
Prepayment.
(a) The City may prepay the Series 2023 Installment Payments as a whole, or in part, on the Business Day prior to _____ 1, 20__ or any date thereafter in the order of payment date as directed by the City, at a prepayment price equal to the principal amount of the Series 2023 Installment Payments to be prepaid, together with accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment, without premium. (b) Notwithstanding any such prepayment, the City will not be relieved of its obligations under the Installment Purchase Agreement until the Purchase Price has been fully paid (or provision for payment thereof has been provided to the written satisfaction of the Authority).

Method of Prepayment. Before making any prepayment pursuant to the Installment Purchase Agreement, the City will, within five days following the event permitting the exercise of such right to prepay or creating such obligation to prepay, gi ve written notice to the Authority and the Trustee describing such event and specifying the date on which the prepayment will be paid, which date must be not less than 60 (or such shorter number of days as is acceptable to the Trustee) days from the date that such notice is given.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES OF THE AUTHORITY
Events of Default and Acceleration of Maturities. If one or more of the following Events of Default happen:
(a) if default is made by the City in the due and punctual payment of any Series 2023 Installment Payment or any Contract or Bond when and as the same becomes due and payable; (b) if default is made by the City in the performance of any of the agreements or covenants which are required by the Installment Purchase Agreement to be performed by it, and such default has continued for a period of 30 days after the City has been given notice in writing of such default by the Authority; provided, however, that if in the reasonable opinion of the City the default stated in the notice can be corrected, but not within such 30 day period, 237 of 281
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and corrective action is instituted by the City within such 30 day period and diligently pursued in good faith until the default is corrected, such default will not be an Event of Default under the Installment Purchase Agreement; (c) if the City files a petition or answer seeking arrangement or reorganization under the federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable law of the United States of America or any state therein, or if a court of competent jurisdiction approves a petition filed with or without the consent of the City seeking arrangement or reorganization under the federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable law of the United States of America or any state therein, or if under the provisions of any other law for the relief or aid of debtors any court of competent jurisdiction assumes custody or control of the City or of the whole or any substantial part of its property; or (d) if payment of the principal of any Contract or Bond is accelerated in accordance with its terms; then and in each and every such case during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Authority will, by notice in writing to the City, with the prior written consent of ___, so long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder, declare the entire principal amount of the unpaid Series 2023 Installment Payments and the accrued interest thereon to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same will becom e immediately due and payable, anything contained in the Installment Purchase Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding. The foregoing, however, is subject to the condition that if at any time after the entire principal amount of the unpaid Series 2023 Installment Payments and the accrued interest thereon have been so declared due and payable, but before any judgment or decree for the payment of the moneys due has been obtained or entered, the City deposits with the Authority an amount that is sufficient t o pay the unpaid principal amount of the Series 2023 Installment Payments or the unpaid payment of any other Contract or Bond referred to in clause (a) above due prior to such declaration and the accrued interest thereon, with interest on such overdue installments, at the rate or rates applicable to the remaining unpaid principal balance of the Series 2023 Installment Payments or such Contract or Bond if paid in accordance with their terms, and the reasonable expenses of the Authority, and any and all other defaults known to the Authority (other than in the payment of the entire principal amount of the unpaid Series 2023 Installment Payments and the accrued interest thereon due and payable solely by reason of such declaration) has been made good or cured to the satisfaction of the Authority or provision deemed by the Authority to be adequate has been made therefor, then and in every such case the Authority, by written notice to the City, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences; but no such rescission and annulment will extend to or affect any subsequent default or impair or exhaust any right or power consequent thereon.

Application of Funds Upon Acceleration. Upon the date of the declaration of acceleration as provided in the Installment Purchase Agreement, all Revenues thereafter received by the City will be applied in the following order:

First, to the payment, without preference or priority, and in the event of any insufficiency of such Revenues ratably without any discrimination or pref erence, of the fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee and its assigns and thereafter to the Authority, as the case may be, in carrying out the default provisions of the Installment Purchase Agreement, including reasonable compensation to their respective accountants and counsel; Second, to the payment of the Operation and Maintenance Costs; and Third, to the payment, on a pro rata basis, of the entire principal amount of the unpaid Series 2023 Installment Payments and the unpaid principal amount of all Bonds and Contracts and the accrued interest thereon, with interest on the overdue installments at the rate or rates of interest applicable to the Series 2023 Installment Payments and such Bonds and Contracts if paid in accordance with their respective terms.

Other Remedies of the Authority. The Authority has the right:
(a) by mandamus or other action or proceeding or suit at law or in equity to enforce its rights against the City or any director, officer or employee thereof, and to compel the City or any such director, officer or employee to perform and carry out its or his or her duties under the laws of the State of California and the agreements and covenants required to be performed by it or him or her contained in the Installment Purchase Agreement; (b) by suit in equity to enjoin any acts or things which are unlawful or violate the rights of the Authority; or
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(c) by suit in equity upon the happening of an Event of Default to require the City and its directors, officers and employees to account as the trustee of an express trust.

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Installment Purchase Agreement, the Authority has no security interest in or mortgage on the 2023 Project, the Water System or other assets of the City and no default thereunder will result in the loss of the 2023 Project, the Water System or other assets of the City.

Non-Waiver. Nothing in the Installment Purchase Agreement affects or impairs the obligation of the City, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the Series 2023 Installmen t Payments to the Authority at the respective due dates or upon prepayment from the Net Revenues, the Revenue Fund, the Rate Stabilization Fund and the other funds therein pledged for such payment, or affects or impairs the right of the Authority, which is also absolute and unconditional, to institute suit to enforce such payment by virtue of the contract embodied in the Installment Purchase Agreement.

A waiver of any default or breach of duty or contract by the Authority will not affect any subsequent default or breach of duty or contract or impair any rights or remedies on any such subsequent default or breach of duty or contract. No delay or omission by the Authority to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any default or breach of duty or contract will impair any such right or remedy or be construed to be a waiver of any such default or breach of duty or contract or an acquiescence therein, and every right or remedy that is conferred upon the Authority by the laws of the State of California or by the Installment Purchase Agreement may be enforced and exercised from time to time and as often as deemed expedient by the Authority.

If any action, proceeding or suit to enforce any right or exercise any remedy is abandoned or determined adversely to the Authority, the City and the Authority will be restored to their former positions, rights and remedies as if such action, proceeding or suit had not been brought or taken.

Remedies Not Exclusive. No remedy that is conferred upon or reserved to the Authority in the Installment Purchase Agreement is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, and each such remedy will be cumulative and in addition to every other remedy given thereunder or now or later existing in law or in equity or by statute or otherwise and may be exercised without exhausting and without regard to any other remedy conferred by the laws of the State of California or any other law.

Control by ___ Upon Default . Anything in the Installment Purchase Agreement or the Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, so long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder, upon the occurrence and continuance of a default or an Event of Default: (a) ___ is entitled to control and direct the enforcement of all rights and remedies granted to the holders of the Insured Bonds or the Trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Insured Bonds under the Installment Purchase Agreement; (b) no default or Event of Default may be waived without ___’s written consent; and (c) ___ will be deemed to be the sole owner of the Insured Bonds for all purposes of the Installment Purchase Agreement, including, without limitations, for purposes of exercising remedies and approving amendments.

DISCHARGE OF OBLIGATIONS
Discharge of Obligations. When:
(a) all or any portion of the Series 2023 Installment Payments have become due and payable in accordance with the Installment Purchase Agreement or a written notice of the City to prepay all or any portion of the Series 2023 Installment Payments has been filed with the Trustee; and (b) there has been deposited with the Trustee at or prior to the Series 2023 Installment Payment Date or dates specified for prepayment, in trust for the benefit of the Authority or its assigns and irrevocably appropriated and set aside to the payment of all or any portion of the Series 2023 Installment Payments, sufficient moneys or a combination of sufficient moneys and non -callable Permitted Investments that are described in clause (A) of the definition thereof, the principal of and interest on which Permitted Investments when due will provide (together with any cash) money that is sufficient in the opinion of an Independent Certified Public Accountant to pay all principal, 239 of 281
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prepayment premium, if any, and interest of such Series 2023 Installment Payments to their respective Series 2023 Installment Payment Dates, as the case may be; and
(c) provision has been made for paying all fees and expenses of the Trustee, then and in that event, the right, t itle and interest of the Authority in the Installment Purchase Agreement and the obligations of the City thereunder will, with respect to all or such portion of the Series 2023 Installment Payments as have been so provided for, thereupon cease, terminate, become void and be completely discharged and satisfied (except for the right of the Trustee and the obligation of the City to have such moneys and such Permitted Investments applied to the payment of such Series 2023 Installment Payments).

In such event, upon request of the City, the Trustee will cause an accounting for such period or periods as may be requested by the City to be prepared and filed with the City and will execute and deliver to the City all such instruments as may be necessary or desirable t o evidence such total or partial discharge and satisfaction, as the case may be, and, in the event of a total discharge and satisfaction, the Trustee will pay over to the City, after payment of all amounts due the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, as an o verpayment of Series 2023 Installment Payments, all such moneys or such Permitted Investments held by it pursuant to the Installment Purchase Agreement, other than such moneys and such Permitted Investments as are required for the payment or prepayment of the Series 2023 Installment Payments, which moneys and Permitted Investments will continue to be held by the Trustee in trust for the payment of the Series 2023 Installment Payments and will be applied by the Trustee to the payment of the Series 2023 Installment Payments of the City.

MISCELLANEOUS
Benefits of Installment Purchase Agreement Limited to Parties . Nothing contained in the Installment Purchase Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to give to any person other than the City, ___ and the Authority any right, remedy or claim under or pursuant thereto, and any agreement or covenant that is required therein to be performed by or on behalf of the City or the Authority will be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the other party. ___ is recognized as and will be deemed to be a third party beneficiary of the Installment Purchase Agreement and may enforce the provisions thereof as if it were a party thereto.

Successor Is Deemed Included in all References to Predecessor. Whenever either the City or the Authority is named or referred to in the Installment Purchase Agreement, such reference will be deemed to include the successor to the powers, duties and functions that are presently vested in the City or the Authority, and all agreements and covenants which are required thereby to be performed by or on behalf of the City or the Authority will bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors thereof whether so expressed or not.

Waiver of Personal Liability. No member, officer or employee of the City will be individually or personally liable for the payment of the Series 2023 Installment Payments, but nothing contained in the Installment Purchase Agreement will relieve any member, officer or employee of the City from the performance of any off icial duty provided by any applicable provisions of law or thereby.

Partial Invalidity. If any one or more of the agreements or covenants or portions thereof required by the Installment Purchase Agreement to be performed by or on the part of the City or the Authority is contrary to law, then such agreement or agreements, such covenant or covenants or such portions thereof will be null and void and will be deemed separable from the remaining agreements and covenants or portions thereof and will in no way af fect the validity thereof. The City and the Authority have declared that they would have executed the Installment Purchase Agreement, and each and every other article, section, paragraph, subdivision, sentence, clause and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more articles, sections, paragraphs, subdivisions, sentences, clauses or phrases thereof or the application thereof to any person or circumstance may be held to be unconstitutional, unenforceable or invalid.

Assignment. The Installm ent Purchase Agreement and any rights thereunder may be assigned by the Authority, as a whole or in part, without the necessity of obtaining the prior consent of the City. In addition to the rights and remedies assigned by the Authority to the Trustee, to the extent that the Indenture and the Installment Purchase Agreement confer upon or give or grant to the Trustee any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of the Indenture or the Installment Purchase Agreement, the Trustee has been explicitly recogniz ed as being a third party 240 of 281
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beneficiary under the Installment Purchase Agreement and may enforce any such right, remedy or claim conferred given or granted.

Net Contract. The Installment Purchase Agreement will be deemed and construed to be a net contract, and the City will pay absolutely net during the term thereof the Series 2023 Installment Payments and all other payments required thereunder, free of any deductions and without abatement, diminution or set-off whatsoever.

California Law . THE INSTALLMENT P URCHASE AGREEMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED AND GOVERNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

Effective Date. The Installment Purchase Agreement will become effective upon its execution and delivery, and will terminate when the Purchase Price has been fully paid (or provision for the payment thereof has been made to the written satisfaction of the Authority).

Indemnification of Authority. The City has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Authority a nd its assigns and its officers and directors if and to the extent permitted by law, from and against all claims, advances, damages and losses, including legal fees and expenses, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or the performance of its duties under the Installment Purchase Agreement and under the Indenture; provided that no indemnification will be made for willful misconduct, negligence or breach of an obligation under the Installment Purchase Agreement or under the Indenture by the Authority.

Amendments Permitted.
(a) The Installment Purchase Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Authority and the City and of the Owners of the 2023 Bonds and of the Trustee may be modified or amended at any time by an amendment thereto which will become binding upon the prior written consents of ___, so long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder, the Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Bonds then Outstanding, exclusive of 2023 Bonds disqualified as provided in the Indenture. No such modification or amendment may: (1) extend the fixed maturity of any 2023 Bonds, or reduce the amount of principal thereof or premium (if any) thereon, or extend the time of payment , or change the rate of interest or the method of computing the rate of interest thereon, or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, without the consent of the Owner of each 2023 Bond so affected; or (2) reduce the aforesaid percentage of 2023 Bonds the consent of the Owners of which is required to affect any such modification or amendment, or permit the creation of any lien on the Revenues and other assets pledged under the Installment Purchase Agreement prior to or on a parity with the lien created by the Installment Purchase Agreement except as permitted in the Installment Purchase Agreement, or deprive the Owners of the 2023 Bonds of the lien created by the Indenture on such Revenues and other assets except as permitted in the Installment Purchase Agreement, without the consent of the Owners of all of the 2023 Bonds then Outstanding. (b) The Installment Purchase Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Authority and the City and of the Owners of the 2023 Bonds may also be modified or amended at any time by an amendment thereto which will become binding upon adoption, without the consent of the Owners of any 2023 Bonds, but as to any amendments which are described in clause (3) below, with the prior written consent of ___, so long as the Poli cy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder but only to the extent permitted by law and only for any one or more of the following purposes: (1) to add to the covenants and agreements of the City contained in the Installment Purchase Agreement other covenants and agreements thereafter to be observed, to pledge or assign additional security for the 2023 Bonds (or any portion thereof), or to surrender any right or power therein reserved to or conferred upon the City; (2) to make such provisions for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, inconsistency or omission, or of curing or correcting any defective provision, contained in the Installment Purchase Agreement, or in regard to matters or questions arising under the Installment Purchase Agreement, as the City may deem necessary or desirable; and (3) to modify, amend or supplement the Installment Purchase Agreement in such manner as to cause interest on the 2023 Bonds to remain excludable from gross income under the Code. No amendment without consent of the Owners may modify any of the rights or obligations of the Trustee without the written consent thereto.

Consent of ___ in Addition to Bondholder Consent . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Installment Purchase Agreement or the Indenture, whenever any provision of the Installment Purchase Agreement requires the consent of holders of Insured Bonds, ___’s consent will also be required so long as the Policy is in full 241 of 281
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force and effect and ___ has not d efaulted on its obligations thereunder. In addition, any amendment, supplement, modification to, or waiver of, any provision of the Installment Purchase Agreement that adversely affects the rights or interests of ___ will be subject to the prior written consent of ___.

No contract may be entered into or any action taken by which the rights of ___ or (so long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder) security for or source of payment of the Insured Bonds may be impaired or prejudiced in any material respect except upon obtaining the prior written consent of ___.

Insolvency. Any reorganization or liquidation plan with respect to the City must be acceptable to ___, so long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder. So long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder, each owner of the Insured Bonds appoints ___ as its agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to the Insured Bonds and agrees that ___ may at any time during the continuation of Insolvency Proceeding direct all matters relating to such Insolvency Proceeding, including without limitation: (a) all matters relating to any Claim; (b) the direction of any appeal of any order relating to any Claim; (c) the posting of any surety, supersedeas or performance bond pending any such appeal; and (d) the right to vote to accept or reject any plan of adjustment. In addition, each owner of the Insured Bonds delegates and assigns to ___, so long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the rights of each owner of the Insured Bonds with respect to the Insured Bonds in the conduct of any Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, all rights of any party to an adversary proceeding or action with respect to any court order issued in connection with any such Insolvency Proceeding.

INDENTURE
DEFINITIONS; CONTENT OF CERTIFICATES AND OPINIONS
Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms that are defined in the Indenture will, for all purposes of the Indenture and of any indenture supplemental thereto and of any certificate, opinion or other document therein mentioned, have the meanings therein specified, to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of any of the terms therein defined. Unless the context otherwise requires, all capitalized terms that are used in the Indenture and not defined have the meanings that are ascribed thereto in the Installment Purchase Agreement.

Acquisition Fund. The term “Acquisition Fund” means the fund by that name established pursuant to the Indenture.

Administrative Costs. The term “Administrative Costs” means fees and expenses of ___’s agents, attorneys, accountants, consultants, appraisers and auditors and reasonable costs of investigations, in connection with the administration (including waivers and consents, if any), enforcement, defense, exercise or preservation of any rights and remedies in respect of the Installment Purchase Agreement and the Indenture.

Authority. The term “Authority” means the Poway Public Financing Authority, a public body that is duly organized and existing under the JPA Agreement, and under the Constitution and laws of the State of California.

Authority Revenues. The term “Authority Revenues” means: (a) all Series 2023 Installment Payments received by the Authority or the Trustee pursuant to or with respect to the Installment Purchase Agreement; and (b) all interest or gain derived from the investment of amounts in any of the funds or accounts established under the Indenture.

Authorized Representative. The term “Authorized Representative” means with respect to the Authority, its Chair, Vice Chair, Executive Director and Treasurer or any other person designated as an Authorized Representative of the Authority by a Certificate of the Authority signed by its Chair, Vice Chair, Executive Director or Treasurer and filed with the Trustee.
___. The term “___” means ____, or any successor thereto. 242 of 281
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___ Policy Payment. The term “___ Policy Payment” means sum equal to the total of all amounts paid by ___ under the Policy.
___ Policy Payment Account . The term “___ Policy Payment Account” means the account by that name established and held by the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, to be used only to make scheduled payments of principal of and interest on the Insured Bonds.
___ Reimbursement Amounts. The term “___ Reimbursement Amounts” means a sum equal to the total of all ___ Policy Payments and interest on such ___ Policy Payments from the date paid by ___ until payment thereof in full by the Authority, payable to ___ at the Late Payment Rate per annum.

Bond Counsel. The term “Bond Counsel” means Stradling, Yocca, Car lson & Rauth, or another firm of nationally recognized attorneys experienced in the issuance of obligations the interest on which is excludable from gross income under Section 103 of the Code.

Bond Payment Fund. The term “Bond Payment Fund” means the fund by that name established pursuant to the Indenture.

Bond Year. The term “Bond Year” has the meaning that is given to such term in the Tax Certificate.

Bonds. The term “Bonds” means the Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2023A issued by the Authority and at any time Outstanding pursuant to the Indenture.

Business Day. The term “Business Day” means: (i) a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which banking institutions in the State, or in any other state in which the Office of the Trustee is located, are closed; or (ii) a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is not closed.

Certificate; Direction; Request; Requisition. The terms “Certificate,” “Direction,” “Request,” and “Requisition” of the Authority mean a written certificate, direction, r equest or requisition signed in the name of the Authority by its Authorized Representative. Any such instrument and supporting opinions or representations, if any, may, but need not, be combined in a single instrument with any other instrument, opinion or representation, and the two or more so combined will be read and construed as a single instrument. If and to the extent required by the Indenture, each such instrument will include the statements that are provided for in the Indenture.

City. The term “Ci ty” means the City of Poway, a municipal corporation that is duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the general laws of the State.

Claim. The term “Claim” means any claim or enforcement proceeding in connection with an Insolvency Proceeding.

Closing Date. The term “Closing Date” means the date on which the Bonds are delivered to the original purchaser thereof.

Code. The term “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Depository; DTC. The terms “Depository” and “DTC” mean The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, a limited purpose trust company that is organized under the laws of the State of New York, in its capacity as securities depository for the Bonds.

Event of Default. The term “Event of Default” means any of the events that are specified as such in the Indenture.

Federal Securities. The term “Federal Securities” means any direct, noncallable general obligations of the United States of America (including obligations issued or held in book-entry form on the books of the Department of the Treasury of the United States of America), or noncallable obligations the timely payment of principal of and interest on which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America. 243 of 281
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Fitch. The term “Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc., or any successor thereto.

Government Code. The term “Government Code” means the Government Code of the State.

Indenture. The term “Indenture” means the Indenture of Trust, dated as of Sep tember 1, 2023, by and between the Authority and the Trustee, as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented, modified or amended by any Supplemental Indenture.

Information Services. The term “Information Services” means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board; or, in accordance with then -current guidelines of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such other services providing information with respect to called bonds as the Authority may specify in a certificate to the Authority and the Trustee as the Trustee may select.

Insolvency Proceeding. The term “Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding by or against the Authority or the City under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receive rship, rehabilitation or similar law.

Installment Purchase Agreement . The term “Installment Purchase Agreement” means the Installment Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date of the Indenture, by and between the Authority and the City, as amended from time to time.

Insured Bonds. The term “Insured Bonds” means the Bonds maturing on June 1 of the years 20__ through 20__, inclusive, with CUSIP #’s _____ and _____, respectively.

Insurer Default. The term “Insurer Default” means: (i) ___ has failed to make any payment under the Policy when due and owing in accordance with it s terms; (ii) ___: (a) voluntarily commences any proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law; (b) consents to the institution of or fail to controvert in a timely and appropriate manner, any such proceeding or the filing of any such petition; (c) applies for or consents to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or similar official for such party or for a substantia l part of its property; (d) files an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding; (e) makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (f) takes action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or (iii) any state or federal agency or instrumentality orders the suspension of payments on the Policy or obtains an order or grant approval for the rehabilitation, liquidation, conservation or dissolution of ___ (including without limitation under the New York Insurance Law).

Interest Account. The term “Interest Account” means the account by that name in the Bond Payment Fund established pursuant to the Indenture.

Interest Payment Date . The term “Interest Payment Date” means ____ 1, 202__ and each June 1 and December 1 thereafter.

Investment Agreement. The term “Investment Agreement” means an investment agreement by a provider, supported by appropriate opinions of counsel, provided that any such Investment Agreement must: (i) be from a provider rated by S&P or Moody’s at “A -” or “A3”, respectively, or above; (ii) require the Authority or the City to terminate such agreement and immediately reinvest the proceeds thereof in other Permitted Investments if the rating assigned to the provider by S& P or Moody’s falls to “BBB” or “Baa2”, respectively, or below; and (iii) expressly permit the withdrawal, without penalty, of any amounts necessary at any time to fund any deficiencies on account of debt service requirements with respect to the Bonds, toge ther with such amendments as may be approved by the Authority and the Trustee from time to time.

Late Payment Rate. The term “Late Payment Rate” means the lesser of: (i) the greater of: (a) the per annum rate of interest, publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., at its principal office in The City of New York, New York, as its prime or base lending rate (the “Prime Rate”) (any change in such Prime Rate to be effective on the date that such change is announced by JPMorgan Chase Ban k, N.A.), plus 5%; and (b) the then applicable highest rate of interest on the Insured Bonds; and (b) the maximum rate permissible under applicable usury 244 of 281
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or similar laws limiting interest rates. In the event that JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., ceases to annou nce its Prime Rate, the Prime Rate will be the prime or base lending rate of such other bank, banking association or trust company as ___, in its sole and absolute discretion, designates. Interest at the Late Payment Rate on any amount owing to ___ will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days.

Letter of Representations. The term “Letter of Representations” means the letter of the Authority delivered to and accepted by the Depository on or prior to delivery of the Bonds as book-entry bonds setting forth the basis on which the Depository serves as depository for such book -entry bonds, as originally executed or as it may be supplemented or revised or replaced by a letter from the Authority delivered to and accepted by the Depository.

Moody’s. The term “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.

Nominee. The term “Nominee” means the nominee of the Depository, which may be the Depository, as determined from time to time pursuant to the Indenture.

Office. The term “Office” means with respect to the Trustee, the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee at 633 West Fifth Street, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071, Attention: Corporate Trust, Reference: Poway 2023 Water Revenue Bonds, or at such other or additional offices as may be specified in writing by the Trustee to the Authority, except that with respect to presentation of Bonds for payment or for registration of transfer and exchange such term means the office or agency of the Trustee at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust agency business is conducted.

Outstanding. The term “Outstanding,” when used as of any particular time with reference to Bonds, means (subject to the provisions of the Indenture) all Bonds theretofore, or thereupon being, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under the Indenture except: (i) Bonds theretofore canceled by the Trustee or surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation; (ii) Bonds with respect to which all liability of the Authority has been discharged in accordance with the Indenture, including Bonds (or portions thereof) described under the caption “MISCELLANEOUS—Money Held for Particular Bonds;” and (iii) Bonds for the transfer or exchange of or in lieu of or in substitution for which other Bonds have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.

Owner; Bond Owner. The terms “Owner” or “Bond Owner,” whenever used in the Indenture with respect to a Bond, mean the person in whose name the ownership of such Bond is registered on the Registration Books.

Participants. The term “Participants” means those broker-dealers, banks and other financial institutions from time to time for which the Depository holds book-entry certificates as securities depository.

Permitted Investments. The term “Permitted Investments” means any of the following which at the time of investment are legal investments under the laws of the State for the moneys proposed to be invested therein (provided that the Trustee is entitled to rely upon any written Request from the Authority as conclusive certification that the investments described therein are so authorized under the laws of the State):
(A) for all purposes, including: (i) as defeasance investments in refunding escrow accounts; and (ii) for the purpose of investing (and receiving premium credit for) accrued and capitalized interest: (1) cash; or (2) Federal Securities; and
(B) for all purposes other than: (i) defeasance investments in refunding escrow accounts; and (ii) investing (and receiving credit for) accrued and capitalized interest: (1) obligations of any of the following federal agencies which obligations represent full faith and credit of the United States of America, including the Export Import Bank; Farmers Home Ad ministration; General Services Administration; U.S. Maritime Administration; Small Business Administration; Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA); U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (PHAs); and Federal Housing Administration; (2) bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness rated “AAA” and “Aaa” by the applicable Rating Agency issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation with remaining maturities not exceeding three years; (3) U.S . dollar denominated deposit accounts, demand deposits, including interest bearing money market accounts, trust funds, trust accounts, overnight bank deposits, interest -bearing deposits, other deposit products, certificates of deposit, federal funds and banker’s acceptances with domestic commercial banks, which may include the Trustee and its affiliates, 245 of 281
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which: (I) have a rating on their short term certificates of deposit on the date of purchase of “A 1” or “A 1+” by S&P and “P 1” by Moody’s; or (II) deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation maturing no more than 360 days after the date of purchase (ratings on holding companies are not considered as the rating of the bank); (4) commercial paper which is rated at the time of purchase in the single highest classification, “A 1+” by S&P and “P 1” by Moody’s and which matures not more than 270 days after the date of purchase; (5) investments in a money market fund rated “AAAm,” “AAAm-G,” “AAm” or “AAm-G” or better by S&P, including funds for which the Trustee or its affiliates receives and retains a fee for services provided to the fund, whether as a custodian, transfer agent, investment advisor or otherwise; (6) pre -refunded municipal obligations defined as follows: any bonds or other obligations of any state of the United States of America or of any agency, instrumentality or local governmental unit of any such state which are not callable at the option of the obligor prior to maturity or as to which irrevocable instructions have been given by the obligor to call on the date specified in the notice and which are rated, based on the escrow, in the highest rating category of S&P and Moody’s, or any successor thereto; (7) any Investment Agreement; (8) the Local Agency Investment Fund of the State of California; and (9) any other investment permitted by law.

Policy. The term “Policy” means Municipal Bond Insurance Policy No. ____ issued by ___, which guarantees the scheduled payment of principal of and interest on the Insured Bonds when due.

Principal Account. The term “Principal Account” means the account by that name in the Bond Payment Fund established pursuant to the Indenture.

Rating Agencies. The term “Rating Agencies” means S&P, Moody’s and Fitch.

Rebate Fund. The term “Rebate Fund” means the fund by that name established pursuant to the Indenture.

Record Date. The term “Record Date” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the fifteenth day of the calendar month preceding such Interest Payment Date, whether or not such day is a Business Day.

Redemption Date. The term “Redemption Date” means the date fixed for an optional redemption prior to maturity of the Bonds.

Redemption Fund. The term “Redemption Fund” means the fund by that name established pursuant to the Indenture.

Redemption Price. The term “Redemption Price” means, with respect to any Bond (or portion thereof), the principal amount of such Bond (or portion) plus the interest accrued to the applicable Redemption Date and the applicable premium, if any, p ayable upon redemption thereof pursuant to the provisions of such Bond and the Indenture.

Registration Books. The term “Registration Books” means the records maintained by the Trustee for the registration of ownership and registration of transfer of the Bonds pursuant to the Indenture.

Responsible Officer of the Trustee. The term “Responsible Officer of the Trustee” means any officer within the corporate trust division (or any successor group or department of the Trustee) including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary or any other officer or assistant officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time are such officers, respectively, with responsibility for the administration of the Indenture.

S&P. The term “S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or any successor thereto.

Securities Depositories. The term “Securities Depositories” means The Depository Trust Company; and, in accordance with then current guidelines of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such other securities depositories as the Authority may designate in a Request of the Authority delivered to the Trustee.

State. The term “State” means the State of California. 246 of 281
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Supplemental Indenture . The term “Supplemental Indenture” means any indenture that is later duly authorized and entered into between the Authority and the Trustee, supp lementing, modifying or amending the Indenture; but only if and to the extent that such Supplemental Indenture is specifically authorized under the Indenture.

Tax Certificate. The term “Tax Certificate” means the Tax Certificate dated the Closing Date, co ncerning certain matters pertaining to the use and investment of proceeds of the Bonds issued by the Authority on the date of issuance of the Bonds, including any and all exhibits attached thereto.

Trustee. The term “Trustee” means U.S. Bank Trust Company , National Association, a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, or its successor, as Trustee in the Indenture as provided therein.

Content of Certificates and Opinions. Every certificate or opinion that is provided for in the Indenture, except the certificate of destruction that is provided for therein, with respect to compliance with any provision of the Indenture must include: (1) a statement that the person making or giving such certificate or opinion has read such provision and the definitions in the Indenture relating thereto; (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the certificate or opinion is based; (3) a statement that, in the opinion of such person he or she has made or caused to be made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable such person to express an informed opinion with respect to the subject matter referred to in the instrument to which such person’s signature is affixed; (4) a statement of the assumptions upon which such certificate or opinion is based, and that such assumptions are reasonable; and (5) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such person, such provision has been complied with.

Any such certificate or opinion that is made or given by an officer of the Authority may be based, insofar as it relates to legal or accounting matters, upon a certificate or opinion of or representation by counsel or an Independent Certified Public Accountant, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should have known, that the certificate, opinion or representation with respect to the matters upon which such certificate or statement may be based, as aforesaid, is erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion made or given by counsel or an Independent Certified Public Accountant may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters (with respect to which information is in the possession of the Authority) upon a certificate or opinion of or representation by an officer of the Authority, unless such counsel or Independent Certified Public Accountant knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should have known, that the certificate or opinion or representation with respect to the matters upon which such person’s certificate or opinion or representation may be based, as aforesaid, is erroneous. The same officer of the Authority, or the same counsel or Independent Certified Public Accountant, as the case may be, need not certify to all of the matters that are required to be certified under any provision of the Indenture, but different officers, counsel or Independent Certified Public Accountants may certify to different matters, respectively.

THE BONDS
Terms of the Bonds . Interest on the Bonds will be payable on each Interest Payment Date to the person whose name appears on the Registration Books as the Owner thereof as of the Record Date immediately preceding each such Interest Payment Date, such interest to be paid by check of the Trustee sen t by first class mail on the applicable Interest Payment Date to the Owner at the address of such Owner as it appears on the Registration Books (except that in the case of an Owner of $1,000,000 or more in principal amount, such payment may, at such Owner’s option, be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account in the United States in accordance with written instructions provided to the Trustee by such Owner prior to the Record Date). Principal of and premium (if any) on any Bond will be paid by check of the Trustee upon presentation and surrender thereof at maturity or upon the prior redemption thereof, at the Office of the Trustee. Both the principal of and interest and premium (if any) on the Bonds will be payable in lawful money of the United States of America.

Each Bond will be dated the date of initial delivery, and will bear interest from the Interest Payment Date next preceding the date of authentication thereof unless: (a) it is authenticated after a Record Date and on or bef ore the following Interest Payment Date, in which event it will bear interest from such Interest Payment Date; or (b) unless it is authenticated on or before ___ 15, 202__, in which event it will bear interest from the date of initial delivery; provided, however, that if, as of the date of authentication of any Bond, interest thereon is in default, such Bond will 247 of 281
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bear interest from the Interest Payment Date to which interest has previously been paid or made available for payment thereon. Interest on the Bonds will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months.

Transfer of Bonds . Prior to any transfer of the Bonds outside the book -entry system (including, but not limited to, the initial transfer outside the book-entry system) the transferor will provide or cause to be provided to the Trustee all information necessary to allow the Trustee to comply with any applicable tax reporting obligations, including without limitation any cost basis reporting obligations under Internal Rev enue Code Section 6045, as amended. The Trustee will conclusively rely on the information provided to it and has no responsibility to verify or ensure the accuracy of such information.

Registration Books. The Trustee will keep or cause to be kept, at the Office of the Trustee, records for the registration and transfer of ownership of the Bonds, which will upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times be open to inspection during regular business hours by the Authority, the City and the Owners; and, upon presentation for such purpose, the Trustee will, under such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, register or transfer or cause to be registered or transferred, on such records, the ownership of the Bonds as provided in the Indenture.

The person in whose name any Bond is registered will be deemed the Owner thereof for all purposes of the Indenture, and payment of or on account of the interest on and principal and Redemption Price of such Bonds will be made only to or upon the order in writing of such registered Owner, which payments will be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge liability upon such Bond to the extent of the sum or sums so paid.

Bonds Mutilated, Lost, Destroyed or Stolen. If any Bond becomes mutilated, the Authority, at the expense of the Owner of said Bond, will execute, and the Trustee will thereupon authenticate and deliver, a new Bond of like tenor, series and authorized denomination in exchange and substitution for the Bonds so mutilated, but only upon surrender to the Trustee of the Bond so mutilated. Every mutilated Bond so surrendered to the Trustee will be canceled by it and upon the written request of the Authority delivered to, or upon the order of, the Authority. If any Bond is lost, destroyed or stolen, evidence of s uch loss, destruction or theft may be submitted to the Trustee and, if such evidence is satisfactory to the Trustee and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee is given, the Authority, at the expense of the Owner, will execute, and the Trustee will thereupon authenticate and deliver, a new Bond of like tenor, series and authorized denomination in lieu of and in substitution for the Bond so lost, destroyed or stolen (or if any such Bond has matured or is about to mature, instead of issuing a substitute Bond, t he Trustee may pay the same without surrender thereof). The Authority may require payment by the Owner of a sum not exceeding the actual cost of preparing each new Bond issued under the Indenture and of the expenses which may be incurred by the Authority and the Trustee in the premises. Any Bond issued under the provisions of the Indenture in lieu of any Bond alleged to be lost, destroyed or stolen will constitute an original additional contractual obligation on the part of the Authority whether or not the Bond so alleged to be lost, destroyed, or stolen be at any time enforceable by anyone, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture with all other Bonds secured by the Indenture. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture, in lieu of delivering a new Bond for a Bond which has been mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen and which has matured or has been selected for redemption, the Trustee may make payment of such Bond upon receipt of indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee.

Book-Entry System.
(a) Election of Book-Entry System. Prior to the issuance of the Bonds, the Authority may provide that such Bonds be initially issued as book-entry Bonds. If the Authority elects to deliver any Bonds in book-entry form, then the Authority will cause t he delivery of a separate single fully registered bond (which may be typewritten) for each maturity date of such Bonds in an authorized denomination corresponding to that total principal amount of the Bonds designated to mature on such date. Upon initial issuance, the ownership of each such Bond will be registered in the Bond Registration Books in the name of the Nominee, as nominee of the Depository, and ownership of the Bonds, or any portion thereof may not thereafter be transferred except as provided in the Indenture.

With respect to book-entry Bonds, the Authority and the Trustee have no responsibility or obligation to any Participant or to any person on behalf of which such a Participant holds an interest in such book-entry Bonds. Without limiting the immediately preceding sentence, the Authority and the Trustee have no responsibility or obligation with respect to: (i) the accuracy of the records of the Depository, the Nominee, or any Participant with respect to any ownership interest in book-entry Bonds; (ii) the delivery to any Participant or any other person, other than an Owner 248 of 281
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as shown in the Bond Registration Books, of any notice with respect to book -entry Bonds, including any notice of redemption; (iii) the selection by the Depository and its Participants of the beneficial interests in book-entry Bonds to be redeemed in the event that the Authority redeems the Bonds in part; or (iv) the payment by the Depository or any Participant or any other person of any amount of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on book-entry Bonds. The Authority and the Trustee may treat and consider the person in whose name each book-entry Bond is registered in the Bond Registration Books as the absolute Owner of such book-entry Bond for the purpose of payment of principal of, premium and interest on such Bond, for the purpose of giving notices of redemption and other matters with respect to such Bond, for the purpose of registering transfers with respect to such Bond and for all other purposes whatsoever.

The Trustee will pay all principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds only to or upon the order of the respective Owner, as shown in the Bond Registration Books, or his or her respective attorney duly authorized in writing, and all such payments will b e valid and effective to fully satisfy and discharge the Authority’s obligations with respect to payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. No person other than an Owner, as shown in the B ond Registration Books, will receive a Bond evidencing the obligation to make payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds. Upon delivery by the Depository to the Authority and the Trustee of written notice to the effect that the D epository has determined to substitute a new nominee in place of the Nominee, and subject to the provisions in the Indenture with respect to Record Dates, the word Nominee in the Indenture will refer to such nominee of the Depository. (b) Delivery of Letter of Representations. In order to qualify the book-entry Bonds for the Depository’s book-entry system, the Authority will execute and deliver to the Depository a Letter of Representations. The execution and delivery of a Letter of Representations will not in any way impose upon the Authority or the Trustee any obligation whatsoever with respect to persons having interests in such book-entry Bonds other than the Owners, as shown on the Registration Books. In addition to the execution and delivery of a Let ter of Representations, the Authority and the Trustee, if necessary, will take such other actions, not inconsistent with the Indenture, as are reasonably necessary to qualify book-entry Bonds for the Depository’s book-entry program. (c) Selection of Depository. In the event that: (i) the Depository determines not to continue to act as securities depository for book-entry Bonds; or (ii) the Authority determines that continuation of the book-entry system is not in the best interest of the beneficial owners o f the Bonds or the Authority, then the Authority will discontinue the book -entry system with the Depository. If the Authority determines to replace the Depository with another qualified securities depository, the Authority will prepare or direct the prepa ration of a new single, separate, fully registered Bond for each of the maturity dates of such book-entry Bonds, registered in the name of such successor or substitute qualified securities depository or its Nominee as provided in paragraph (e) below. If the Authority fails to identify another qualified securities depository to replace the Depository, then the Bonds will no longer be restricted to being registered in such Bond Registration Books in the name of the Nominee, but will be registered in whatever name or names the Owners transferring or exchanging such Bonds designate, in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
(d) Payments To Depository. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture to the contrary, so long as all Outstanding Bonds are held in book-entry form and registered in the name of the Nominee, all payments of principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on such Bonds and all notices with respect to such Bonds will be made and given, respectively to the Nominee, a s provided in the Letter of Representations or as otherwise instructed by the Depository and agreed to by the Trustee notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions in the Indenture. (e) Transfer of Bonds to Substitute Depository.
(i) The Bonds will be initially issued as provided in the Indenture. Registered ownership of such Bonds, or any portions thereof, may not thereafter be transferred except: (A) to any successor of DTC or its nominee, or of any substitute depository designated pursuant to paragraph (B) (a “Substitute Depository”); provided that any successor of DTC or Substitute Depository is qualified under any applicable laws to provide the service proposed to be provided by it; (B) to any Substitute Depository, upon: (1) the resignation of DTC or its successor (or any Substitute Depository or its successor) from its functions as depository; or (2) a determination by the Authority that DTC (or its successor) is no longer able to carry out its functions as depository; provided that any such Substitute Depository is qualified under any applicable laws to provide the services proposed to be provided by it; or (C) to any person as provided below, upon: (1) the resignation of DTC or its successor (or any Substitute Depository or its 249 of 281
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successor) from its func tions as depository; or (2) a determination by the Authority that DTC or its successor (or Substitute Depository or its successor) is no longer able to carry out its functions as depository. (ii) In the case of any transfer pursuant to paragraphs (i)(A) or (B), upon receipt of all Outstanding Bonds by the Trustee, together with a written request of the Authority to the Trustee designating the Substitute Depository, a single new Bond, which the Authority will prepare or cause to be prepared, will be issued for each maturity of Bonds then Outstanding, registered in the name of such successor or such Substitute Depository or their Nominees, as the case may be, all as specified in such written request of the Authority. In the case of any transfer pursuant to paragraph (i)(C), upon receipt of all Outstanding Bonds by the Trustee, together with a written request of the Authority to the Trustee, new Bonds, which the Authority will prepare or cause to be prepared, will be issued in such denominations and registered in the names of such persons as are requested in such written request of the Authority, subject to the limitations of the Indenture, provided that the Trustee is not required to deliver such new Bonds within a period of less than 60 days from the date of receipt of such written request from the Authority. (iii) In the case of a partial redemption or an advance refunding of any Bonds evidencing a portion of the principal maturing in a particular year, DTC or its successor (or any Substitute Depository or its successor) will make an appropriate notation on such Bonds indicating the date and amounts of such reduction in principal, in form acceptable to the Trustee, all in accordance with the Letter of Representations. The Trustee will not be liable for such Depository’s failure to make such notations or errors in making such notations and the records of the Trustee as to the outstanding principal amount of such Bonds will be controlling. (iv) The Authority and the Trustee are entitled to treat the person in who se name any Bond is registered as the Owner thereof for all purposes of the Indenture and any applicable laws, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary received by the Trustee or the Authority; and the Authority and the Trustee has no responsibility for transmitting payments to, communicating with, notifying, or otherwise dealing with any beneficial owners of the Bonds. Neither the Authority nor the Trustee has any responsibility or obligation, legal or otherwise, to any such beneficial owners or to any other party, including DTC or its successor (or Substitute Depository or its successor), except to the Owner of any Bonds, and the Trustee may rely conclusively on its records as to the identity of the Owners of the Bonds.

ISSUANCE OF BONDS; APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS
Acquisition Fund. There has been established with the Trustee the Acquisition Fund, which fund the Trustee will maintain and hold in trust separate and apart from other funds held by it. The moneys in the Acquisition Fund will be used and withdrawn by the Trustee as des cribed under the caption “INSTALLMENT PURCHASE AGREEMENT—ACQUISITION OF 2023 PROJECT—Acquisition Fund” above.

Validity of Bonds. The validity of the authorization and issuance of the Bonds is not dependent on and will not be affected in any way by any proceedings taken by the Authority, the City or the Trustee with respect to or in connection with the Installment Purchase Agreement. The recital contained in the Bonds that the s ame are issued pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State will be conclusive evidence of the validity and of compliance with the provisions of law in their issuance.

REVENUES, FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS; PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST Pledge and Assignment; Bond Payment Fund.
(a) The Authority, for good and valuable consideration in hand received, has irrevocably assigned and transferred to the Trustee without recourse, for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds as set forth in the Indenture, all of its rights, title, and interest in all Series 2023 Installment Payments payable by the City pursuant to the Installment Purchase Agreement, including all rights of the Authority thereunder as may be necessary to enforce compliance with said provisions (including enforcement of payment obligations and rate covenants, if any, contained in the Installment Purchase Agreement, or otherwise to protect the interest of the Owners of the Bonds). Such assignment will be subject to and limited by the terms of the Indenture.
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(b) There has been established with the Trustee the Bond Payment Fund, which the Trustee has covenanted to maintain and hold in trust separate and apart from other funds held by it so long as any Series 2023 Installment Payments remain unpaid. Except as directed in the Indenture, all Authority Revenues will be promptly deposited by the Trustee upon receipt thereof into the Bond Payment Fund; except that all moneys received by the Trustee and required under the Indenture to be deposited in the Redemption Fund will be promptly deposited therein.

All Authority Revenues deposited with the Trustee will be held, disbursed, allocated and applied by the Trustee only as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee will also create and maintain an Interest Account and a Principal Account within the Bond Payment Fund.

Allocation of Authority Revenues. The Trustee will transfer from the Bond Payment Fund and deposit into the following respective accounts the following amounts in the following order of priority and at the following times, the requirements of each such account (including the making up of any deficiencies in any such account resulting from lack of Authority Revenues sufficient to make any earlier required deposit) at the time of deposit to be satisfied before any transfer is made to any account subsequent in priority:
(a) Not later than the Business Day preceding each date on which the interest on the Bonds becomes due and payable under the Indenture, the Trustee will deposit in the Interest Account tha t sum, if any, required to cause the aggregate amount on deposit in the Interest Account to be at least equal to the amount of interest becoming due and payable on such date on all Bonds then Outstanding. (b) Not later than the Business Day preceding eac h date on which the principal of the Bonds become due and payable under the Indenture, the Trustee will deposit in the Principal Account that sum, if any, required to cause the aggregate amount on deposit in the Principal Account to equal the principal amo unt of the Bonds coming due and payable on such date or subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption on such date.

Application of Interest Account . All amounts in the Interest Account will be used and withdrawn by the Trustee solely for the purpose of p aying interest on the Bonds as it becomes due and payable (including accrued interest on any Bonds purchased or accelerated prior to maturity pursuant to the Indenture).

Application of Principal Account. All amounts in the Principal Account will be used and withdrawn by the Trustee solely to pay the principal amount of the Bonds at maturity, mandatory sinking fund redemption, purchase or acceleration; provided, however, that at any time prior to selection for redemption of any such Bonds, upon written direction of the Authority, the Trustee will apply such amounts to the purchase of Bonds at public or private sale, as and when and at such prices (including brokerage and other charges, but excluding accrued interest, which is payable from the Interest Account) as will be directed pursuant to a Request of the Authority, except that the purchase price (exclusive of accrued interest) may not exceed the redemption price then applicable to the Bonds.

Application of Redemption Fund. There has been established with the Trustee, when needed, a special fund designated as the “Redemption Fund.” All amounts in the Redemption Fund will be used and withdrawn by the Trustee solely for the purpose of paying the principal of and accrued interest on the Bonds to be optionally redeemed on any Redemption Date; provided, however, that at any time prior to selection for redemption of any such Bonds, upon written direction of the Authority, the Trustee will apply such amounts to the purchase of Bonds at public or private sale, as and when and at such prices (including brokerage and other charges, but excluding accrued interest, which is payable from the Interest Account) as directed pursuant to a Request of the Authority, except that the purchase price (exclusive of accrued interest) may not exceed the redemption price then applicable to the Bonds.

Investments. All moneys in any of the funds or accounts that are established with the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture will be invested by the Trustee solely in Permitted Investments, which will, as nearly as practicable, mature on or before the dates when such moneys are anticipated to be needed for disbursement. Such investments will be directed by the Authority pursuant to a Request of the Authority filed with the Trustee at least two Business Days in advance of the making of such investments. In the absence of any such directions from the Authority, the Trustee will invest any such moneys in Permitted Investments that are described in clause (B)(5) of the definition thereof; provided, however, that any such investment will be made by the Trustee only if, prior to the date on which such investment is to be made, the Trustee has received a Direction from the Authority specifying a specific money market fund and, if no such Direction f rom the Authority is so received, the Trustee will hold such moneys uninvested. Obligations purchased as an investment of moneys in any fund will be deemed to be part of such fund or account. 251 of 281
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All interest or gain derived from the investment of amounts in any of the funds or accounts established under the Indenture (except for interest or gain derived from the Permitted Investment described in clause (B)(7) of the definition thereof, which will be retained in such Permitted Investment) will be deposited in the Interest Account unless otherwise provided in the Indenture. For purposes of acquiring any investments under the Indenture, the Trustee may commingle funds (other than the Rebate Fund) held by it thereunder upon the Request of the Authority. The Trustee may act as principal or agent in the acquisition or disposition of any investment and may impose its customary charges therefor. The Trustee will incur no liability for losses arising from any investments made pursuant to the Indenture.

The Authority has acknowledged that to the extent that regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency or other applicable regulatory entity grant the Authority the right to receive brokerage confirmations of security transactions as they occur, the Authority has specifically waived receipt of such confirmations to the extent permitted by law. The Authority further understands that trade confirmations for securities transactions effected by the Trustee will be available upon request at no additional cost and other trade confirmations may be obtained from the applicable broker. The Trustee will furnish the Authority with periodic cash transaction statements which include detail for all investment transactions effected by the Trustee under the Indenture. Upon the Authority’s election, such statements will be delivered via the Trustee’s online service and upon electing such service, paper statements will be provided only upon request.

The Trustee or any of its affiliates may act as sponsor, advisor or manager in connection with any investments made by the Trustee under the Indenture. The Trustee may rely conclusively upon the investment direction of the Authority as to the suitability and legality of the directed investments.

The Authority will invest, or cause to be invest ed, all moneys in any fund or accounts established with the Trustee as provided in the Tax Certificate.

In determining the market value of Permitted Investments, the Trustee may use and rely conclusively and without liability upon any generally recognized pricing information service (including brokers and dealers in securities) available to it.

Rebate Fund.
(a) Establishment. The Trustee will establish a separate fund designated the “Rebate Fund” when required in accordance with the Indenture. Absent an opinion of Bond Counsel that the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest with respect to the Bonds will not be adversely affected, the Authority will cause to be deposited in the Rebate Fund such amounts as are required to be deposited therein pursuant to the Indenture and the Tax Certificate. All money at any time deposited in the Rebate Fund will be held by the Trustee in trust for payment to the United States Treasury. All amounts on deposit in the Rebate Fund for the Bonds will be governed by the Indenture and the Tax Certificate for the Bonds, unless and to the extent that the Authority delivers to the Trustee an opinion of Bond Counsel that the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on the Bonds will not be adversely affected, if such requirements are not satisfied. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or in the Tax Certificate, the Trustee: (i) will be deemed conclusively to have complied with the provisions thereof if it follows all Requests of the Authority; (ii) has no liability or responsibility to enforce compliance by the Authority with the terms of the Tax Certificate; (iii) may rely conclusively on the Authority’s calculations and determinations and certifications relating to rebate matters; and (iv) has no responsibility to independently make any calculations or determinations or to review the Authority’s calculations or determinations thereunder. (i) Annual Computation. Within 55 days of the end of each Bond Year (as such term is defined in the Tax Certificate), the Authority will calculate or cause to be calculated the amount of rebatable arbitrage, in accordance with Section 148(f)(2) of the Code and Section 1.148-3 of the Treasury Regulations (taking into account any applicable exceptions with respect to the computation of the rebatable arbitrage, described, if applicable, in the Tax Certificate (e.g., the temporary investments exceptions of Section 148(f)(4)(B) and the construction expenditures exception of Section 148(f)(4)(C) of the Code), and taking into account whether the election pursuant to Section 148(f)(4)(C)(vii) of the Code (the “1½% Penalty”) has been made), for such purpose treating the last day of the applicable Bond Year as a computation d ate, within the meaning of Section 1.148 1(b) of the Treasury Regulations 252 of 281
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(the “Rebatable Arbitrage”). The Authority will obtain expert advice as to the amount of the Rebatable Arbitrage to comply with the foregoing provisions.
(ii) Annual Transfer. Within 55 days of the end of each Bond Year, upon the Request of the Authority, an amount will be deposited to the Rebate Fund by the Trustee from any Authority Revenues legally available for such purpose (as specified by the Authority in the aforesaid Request), if and to the extent required so that the balance in the Rebate Fund equals the amount of Rebatable Arbitrage so calculated in accordance with paragraph (i). In the event that immediately following the transfer required by the previous sentence, the amount then on deposit to the credit of the Rebate Fund exceeds the amount required to be on deposit therein, upon Request of the Authority, the Trustee will withdraw the excess from the Rebate Fund and then credit the excess to the Bond Payment Fund. (iii) Payment to the Treasury. The Trustee will pay, as directed by Request of the Authority, to the United States Treasury, out of amounts in the Rebate Fund: (A) Not later than 60 days after the end of: (X) the fifth Bond Year; and (Y) each applicable fifth Bond Year thereafter, an amount equal to at least 90% of the Rebatable Arbitrage calculated as of the end of such Bond Year; and (B) Not later than 60 days after the payment of all of the Bonds, an amount equal to 100% of the Rebatable Arbitrage calculated as of the end of such applicable Bond Year, and any income attributable to the Rebatable Arbitrage, computed in accordance with Section 148(f) of the Code and Section 1.148-3 of the Treasury Regulations.

In the event that, prior to the time of any payment required to be made from the Rebate Fund, the amount in the Rebate Fund is not sufficient to make such payment when such payment is due, the Authority will calculate or cause to be calculated the amount of such deficiency and deposit an amount received from any legally available source equal to such deficiency prior to the time such payment is due. Each payment required to be made pursuant to the foregoing provisions will be made to the Internal Revenue Service Center, Ogden, Utah 84201 on or before the date on which such payment is due, and will be accompanied by Internal Revenue Service Form 8038-T (prepared by the Authority), or will be made in such other manner as provided under the Code. (b) Disposition of Unexpended Funds. Any funds remaining in the Rebate Fund after redemption and payment of the Bonds and the payments described in paragraph (a) above being made may be withdrawn by the Authority and utilized in any manner by the Authority.
(c) Survival of Defeasance. Notwithstanding anything in the Indenture to the contrary, the obligation to comply with the Rebate Fund requirements of the Indenture will survive the defeasance or payment in full of the Bonds.

Application of Funds and Accounts When No Bonds are Outstanding. On the date on which all Bonds are retired under the Indenture or provision made therefor pursuant thereto and after payment of all amounts due the Trustee under the Indenture, all moneys then on deposit in any of the funds or accounts (other than the Rebate Fund) established with the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture will be withdrawn by the Trustee and paid to the Authority for distribution in accordance with the Installment Purchase Agreement.

PARTICULAR COVENANTS
Punctual Payment. The Authority will punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal and interest to become due in respect of all of the Bonds, in strict conformity with the terms of the Bonds and of the Indenture, according to the true intent and meaning thereof, but only out of Authority Revenues and other assets pledged for such payment as provided in the Indenture.

Extension of Payment of Bonds . The Authority may not directly or indirectly extend or assent to the extension of the maturity of any of the Bonds or the time of payment of any claims for interest by the purchase of such Bonds or by any other arrangement, and in case the maturity of any of the Bonds or the time of payment of any such claims for interest is extended, such Bonds or claims for interest are not entitled, in case of any default under the Indenture, to the benefits thereof, except subject to the prior payment in full for the principal of all of the Bonds then Outstanding and of all claims for interest thereon which have not been so extended. Nothing in the Indenture will be deemed to limit the right of the Authority to issue Bonds for the purpose of refunding any Outstanding Bonds, and such issuance will not be deemed to constitute an extension of maturity of Bonds. 253 of 281
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Against Encumbrances. The Authority will not create, or permit the creation of, any pledge, lien, charge or other encumbrances upon the Authority Revenues and other assets pledged or assigned under the Indenture while any of the Bonds are Outstanding, except the pledge and assignment created by the Indenture. Subject to the foregoin g limitation, the Authority has expressly reserved the right to enter into one or more other indentures for any of its corporate purposes, including other programs under the JPA Agreement, and has reserved the right to issue other obligations for such purposes.

Power to Issue Bonds and Make Pledge and Assignment. The Authority is duly authorized pursuant to law to issue the Bonds and to enter into the Indenture and to pledge and assign the Authority Revenues and other assets that are pledged and assigned u nder the Indenture in the manner and to the extent that is provided in the Indenture.

The Bonds and the provisions of the Indenture are and will be the legal, valid and binding special obligations of the Authority in accordance with their terms, and the Authority and the Trustee will at all times, subject to the provisions of the Indenture and to the extent permitted by law, defend, preserve and protect said pledge and assignment of Authority Revenues and other assets and all the rights of the Bond Owners under the Indenture against all claims and demands of all persons whomsoever.

Accounting Records and Financial Statements. The Trustee will at all times keep, or cause to be kept, proper books of record and account, prepared in accordance with corporate trust industry standards, in which complete and accurate entries are made of all transactions that are undertaken by it relating to the proceeds of Bonds, the Authority Revenues and all funds and accounts that have been established by it pursuant to the Indenture. Such books of record and account will be available for inspection by the Authority and the City upon reasonable prior notice during business hours and under reasonable circumstances.

Tax Covenants . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Inden ture or the Installment Purchase Agreement, absent an opinion of Bond Counsel that the exclusion from gross income of the interest on the Bonds will not be adversely affected for federal income tax purposes, the Authority has covenanted to comply with all applicable requirements of the Code that are necessary to preserve such exclusion from gross income with respect to the Bonds and has specifically covenanted, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as follows:
(a) Private Activity. The Authority will take no action and refrain from taking any action, and the Authority will make no use of the proceeds of the Bonds or of any other moneys or property, which would cause the Bonds to be “private activity bonds” within the meaning of Section 141 of the Code; (b) Arbitrage. The Authority will make no use of the proceeds of the Bonds or of any other amounts or property, regardless of the source, and the Authority will not take any action or refrain from taking any action, which will cause the Bonds to be “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code; (c) Federal Guarantee. The Authority will make no use of the proceeds of the Bonds, and the Authority will not take or omit to take any action, that would cause the Bonds to be “federally guaranteed” within the meaning of Section 149(b) of the Code;
(d) Information Reporting. The Authority will take or cause to be taken all necessary action to comply with the informational reporting requirement of Section 149(e) of the Code which i s necessary to preserve the exclusion of interest on the Bonds pursuant to Section 103(a) of the Code; (e) Hedge Bonds. The Authority will make no use of the proceeds of the Bonds or any other amounts or property, regardless of the source, and the Authority will not take any action or refrain from taking any action, that would cause the Bonds to be considered “hedge bonds” within the meaning of Section 149(g) of the Code unless the Authority takes all necessary action to assure compliance with the requirem ents of Section 149(g) of the Code to maintain the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes; and (f) Miscellaneous. The Authority will not take any action or refrain from taking any action which is inconsistent with its expectations stated in the Tax Certificate executed by the Authority in connection with the issuance of the Bonds and will comply with the covenants and requirements that are stated therein and incorporated by reference in the Indenture.
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The foregoing tax covenants are not applicable to, and nothing that is contained in the Indenture will be deemed to prevent the Authority from issuing revenue bonds or executing and delivering contracts that are payable on a parity with the Bonds, the interest with respect to which has been determined to be subject to federal income taxation.

Payments Under Installment Purchase Agreement . The Authority will promptly collect all Series 2023 Installment Payments due from the City pursuant to the Installment Purchase Agreement and, subject to the provisions of the Indenture, will enforce and take all steps, actions and proceedings which the Authority or the Trustee determines to be reasonably necessary for the enforcement of all of the obligations of the City thereunder.

The Authority will not enter into any amendments to the Installment Purchase Agreement except as permitted therein. The Trustee will give written consent only if: (a) such amendment, modification or termination will not materially adversely affect the interests of the Bond Owners; or (b) the Trustee first obtains the written consent of the Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding to such amendment, modification or termination.

Waiver of Laws. The Authority will not at any time insist upon or plead in any manner whatsoever, or claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law now or at any time later in force that may affect the covenants and agreements contained in the Indenture or in the Bonds, and all benefit or advantage of any such law or laws has been expressly waived by the Authority to the extent permitted by law.

Further Assurances. The Authority will make, execute and deliver any and all such further indentures, instruments and assurances as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out the intention or to facilitate the performance of the Indenture and for the better assuring and confirming unto the Owners of the Bonds of the rights and benefits provided in the Indenture.

Eminent Domain. If all or any part of the Water System is taken by eminent domain proceedings (or sold to a government entity that is threatening to exercise the power of eminent domain), the Net Proceeds therefrom will be applied in the manner that is specified in the Installment Purchase Agreement.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES OF BOND OWNERS
Events of Default. The following events will be Events of Default under the Indenture:
(a) Default by the Authority in the due and punctual payment of the principal of any Bonds when and as the same become due and payable, whether at maturity as therein expressed, by proceedings for redemption, by acceleration, or otherwise.
(b) Default by the Authority in the due and punctual payment of any installment of interest on any Bonds when and as the same become due and payable.
(c) Default by the Authority in the observance of any of the other covenants, agreements or conditions on its part in the Indenture or in the Bonds contained, if such default continues for a period of 60 da ys after written notice thereof specifying such default and requiring the same to be remedied have been given to the Authority by the Trustee or by the Owners of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of Bonds Outstanding; provided, however, that if in the reasonable opinion of the Authority the default stated in the notice can be corrected, but not within such 60 day period, and corrective action is instituted by the Authority within such 60 day period and diligently pursued in good faith until the default is corrected, such default will not be an Event of Default thereunder. (d) The Authority files a petition or answer seeking arrangement or reorganization under the federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable law of the United States of America or any state therein, or a court of competent jurisdiction approves a petition filed with or without the consent of the Authority seeking arrangement or reorganization under the federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable law of the United States of America or any state therein, or if under the provisions of any other law for the relief or aid of debtors any court of competent jurisdiction assumes custody or control of the Authority or of the whole or any substantial part of its property. 255 of 281
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Remedies Upon Event of Default . If any Event of Default occurs, then, and in each and every such case during the continuance of such Event of Default, the Trustee may, with the prior written consent of ___, so long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder, and, at the written direction of the Owners of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds at the time Outstanding and with the prior written consent of ___, so long as the Polic y is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder, will in each case, upon notice in writing to the Authority and the City, declare the principal of all of the Bonds then Outstanding, and the interest accrued thereon, to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same will become and will be immediately due and payable, anything in the Indenture or in the Bonds contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

Nothing contained in the Indenture permits or require the Trustee or the Authority to accelerate payments due under the Installment Purchase Agreement if the City, which is a party to such Installment Purchase Agreement, is not in default of its obligation thereunder.

Any such declaration is subject to the condition that if, at any time after such declaration, but before any judgment or decree for the payment of the moneys due has been obtained or entered, the Authority or the City deposits with the Trustee an amount that is sufficient to pay all the principal of and installments of interest on the Bonds the payment of which is overdue, with interest on such overdue principal at the rate borne by the respective Bonds to the extent permitted by law, and the r easonable charges and expenses of the Trustee, and any and all other Events of Default known to the Trustee (other than in the payment of principal of and interest on the Bonds that is due and payable solely by reason of such declaration) have been made go od or cured to the satisfaction of the Trustee or provision deemed by the Trustee to be adequate has been made therefor, then, and in every such case the Trustee will on behalf of the Owners of all of the Bonds, rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences and waive such Event of Default; but no such rescission and annulment will extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair or exhaust any right or power consequent thereon.

Application of Authority Revenues and Other Funds After D efault. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, all Authority Revenues then held or thereafter received by the Trustee and any other funds then held or thereafter received by the Trustee under any of the provisions of the Indenture (other than amounts held in the Rebate Fund) will be applied by the Trustee as follows and in the following order:
(a) To the payment of any expenses that are necessary in the opinion of the Trustee to protect the interests of the Owners of the Bonds and to the payment of reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee (including reasonable fees and disbursements of its counsel) incurred in and about the performance of its powers and duties under the Indenture; and
(b) To the payment of the principal of and interest then due on the Bonds (upon presentation of the Bonds to be paid, and stamping or otherwise noting thereon of the payment if only partially paid, or surrender thereof if fully paid) in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, in the following order of priority:

First: To the payment to the persons that are entitled thereto of all installments of interest then due in the order of the maturity of such installments, and, if the amount that is available is not sufficient to pay in full any installment or installments maturing on the same date, then to the payment thereof ratably, according to the amounts due thereon, to the persons entitled thereto, without any discrimination or preference; and Second: To the payment to the persons entitled thereto of the unpaid principal of any Bonds which have become due, whether at maturity or by acceleration or redemption, with interest on the overdue principal at the rate of 8% per annum, and, if the amount that is available is not sufficient to pay in full all the Bonds, to gether with such interest, then to the payment thereof ratably, according to the amounts of principal due on such date to the persons entitled thereto, without any discrimination or preference; and Third: If there exists any remainder after the foregoing payments, such remainder will be paid to the Authority.

Trustee to Represent Bond Owners . The Trustee has been irrevocably appointed (and the successive respective Owners of the Bonds, by taking and holding the same, will be conclusively deemed to have so appointed 256 of 281
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the Trustee) as trustee and true and lawful attorney in fact of the Owners of the Bonds for the purpose of exercising and prosecuting on their behalf such rights and remedies as may be available to such Owners under the provisions of the Bonds or the Indenture and applicable provisions of any other law. Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default or other occasion giving rise to a right in the Trustee to represent the Bond Owners, the Trustee in its discretion may, and upon the wr itten request of the Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding, and upon being indemnified to its satisfaction therefor, will proceed to protect or enforce its rights or the rights of such Owners by such appropriate action, suit, mandamus or other proceedings as it deems most effectual to protect and enforce any such right, at law or in equity, either for the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture, or in aid of the execution of any power therein granted, or for the enforcement of any other appropriate legal or equitable right or remedy vested in the Trustee or in such Owners under the Bonds or the Indenture or any other law; and upon instituting such proceeding, the Trustee is entitled, as a matter of right, to the appointment of a receiver of the Authority Revenues and other assets pledged under the Indenture, pending such proceedings. All rights of action under the Indenture or the Bonds or otherwise may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Bonds or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such suit, action or proceeding instituted by the Trustee will be brought in the name of the Trustee for the benefit and protection of all the Owners of such Bonds, subject to the provisions of the Indenture.

Bond Owners’ Direction of Proceedings . Anything in the Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then Ou tstanding have the right, by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing that are executed and delivered to the Trustee, and upon indemnification of the Trustee to its reasonable satisfaction, to direct the method of conduct in all remedial proceedings taken by the Trustee under the Indenture, provided that such direction may not be otherwise than in accordance with law and the provisions of the Indenture, and that the Trustee has the right to decline to follow any such direction which in the opinion of the Trustee would be unjustly prejudicial to Bond Owners who are not parties to such direction.

Suit by Owners. No Owner of any Bonds has the right to institute any suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity, for the protection or enforcement of a ny right or remedy under the Indenture, the Installment Purchase Agreement, the JPA Agreement or any other applicable law with respect to such Bonds, unless: (a) such Owners have given to the Trustee written notice of the occurrence of an Event of Default; (b) the Owners of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding have made written request upon the Trustee to exercise the powers granted in the Indenture or to institute such suit, action or proceeding in its own name; (c) such Owner or Owners have tendered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request; (d) the Trustee has failed to comply with such request for a period of 60 days after such written request has been received by, and said tender of indemnity has been made to, the Trustee; and (e) no direction which is inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60 day period by the Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding.

Such notification, request, tender of indemnity and refusal or omission have been declared, in every case, to be conditions precedent to the exercise by any Owner of Bonds of any remedy under the Indent ure or under law; it being understood and intended that no one or more Owners of Bonds have any right in any manner whatever by their action to affect, disturb or prejudice the security of the Indenture or the rights of any other Owners of Bonds, or to enforce any right under the Bonds, the Indenture, the Installment Purchase Agreement, the JPA Agreement or other applicable law with respect to the Bonds, except in the manner provided in the Indenture, and that all proceedings at law or in equity to enforce any such right will be instituted, had and maintained in the manner therein provided and for the benefit and protection of all Owners of the Outstanding Bonds, subject to the provisions of the Indenture.

Absolute Obligation of the Authority . Nothing in th e Indenture or in the Bonds affects or impairs the obligation of the Authority, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds to the respective Owners of the Bonds at their respective dates of maturity, or upon call for redemption, as provided in the Indenture, but only out of the Authority Revenues and other assets therein pledged therefor, or affects or impairs the right of such Owners, which is also absolute and unconditional, to enforce such payment by virtue of the contract embodied in the Bonds.

Remedies Not Exclusive . No remedy conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Owners of the Bonds is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy or remedies, and each and every such remedy, to the extent 257 of 281
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permitted by law, will be cumulative and in addition to any other remedy given under the Indenture or now or later existing at law or in equity or otherwise.

No Waiver of Default. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Owner of the Bonds to exercise any right or power arising upon the occurrence of any Event of Default will impair any such right or power or be construed to be a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein.

Control by ___ Upon Default . Anything in the Inden ture or in the Installment Purchase Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, so long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder, upon the occurrence and continuance of a default or an Event of Default; (a) ___ will be entitled to control and direct the enforcement of all rights and remedies granted to the holders of the Insured Bonds or the Trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Insured Bonds under the Indenture; (b) no default or Event of Default may be waived without ___’s written consent; and (c) ___ will be deemed to be the sole owner of the Insured Bonds for all purposes of the Indenture, including, without limitations, for purposes of exercising remedies and approving amendments.

THE TRUSTEE
Duties, Immunities and Liabilities of Trustee.
(a) The Trustee will, prior to an Event of Default, and after the curing of all Events of Default which may have occurred, perform such duties and only such duties as are expressly and specifically set fo rth in the Indenture, and no implied covenants or duties will be read into the Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee will, during the existence of any Event of Default (which has not been cured), exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by the Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. (b) The Authority may remove the Trustee upon 30 days prior notice, unless an Eve nt of Default has occurred and then be continuing, and will remove the Trustee if at any time requested to do so by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing signed by the Owners of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding (or their attorneys duly authorized in writing) or if at any time the Trustee ceases to be eligible in accordance with paragraph (e) below, or becomes incapable of acting, or is adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or its property is appointed, or any public officer takes control or charge of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, in each case by giving written notice of such removal to the Trust ee. The Authority will promptly appoint a successor Trustee by an instrument in writing.
(c) The Trustee may at any time resign by giving written notice of such resignation to the Authority and by giving the Bond Owners notice of such resignation by mai l at the addresses shown on the Registration Books.

Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Authority will promptly appoint a successor Trustee by an instrument in writing.
(d) No removal, resignation or termination of the Trustee will become effec tive until a successor meeting the requirements of the Indenture or otherwise acceptable to ___, so long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder, will be qualified and appointed and will have accepted its appointment. If no successor Trustee has been appointed and has accepted appointment within 45 days of giving notice of removal or notice of resignation as aforesaid, the resigning Trustee or any Bond Owner (on behalf of himself and all other Bond Owners) may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee, and such court may thereupon, after such notice (if any) as it may deem proper, appoint such successor Trustee. Any successor Trustee that is appointed under the Indenture will signify its acceptance of such appointment by executing and delivering to the Authority and to its predecessor Trustee a written acceptance thereof, and thereupon such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, will become vested with all the moneys, estates, properties, rights, powers, trusts, duties and obligations of such predecessor Trustee, with like effect as if originally named Trustee in the Indenture; but, nevertheless at the Request of the Authority or t he request of the successor Trustee, such predecessor Trustee will execute and deliver any and all instruments of conveyance or further assurance and do such other things as may reasonably be required for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all of the right, title and interest of such predecessor Trustee in and to any property held by it under 258 of 281
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the Indenture and will pay over, transfer, assign and deliver to the successor Trustee any money or other property that is subject to the trusts and conditions set forth in the Indenture. Upon request of the successor Trustee, the Authority will execute and deliver any and all instruments as may be reasonably required for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to su ch successor Trustee all such moneys, estates, properties, rights, powers, trusts, duties and obligations. Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Trustee as provided in the Indenture, the Authority will mail or cause the successor trustee to mail a notice of the succession of such Trustee to the trusts under the Indenture to each rating agency which is then rating the Bonds and to the Bond Owners at the addresses shown on the Registration Books. If the Authority fails to mail such notice within 15 days after acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee, the successor Trustee will cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Authority. (e) Any Trustee that is appointed under the provisions of the Indenture in succession to the Trustee must be a national banking association that is supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and has at least $250 million of assets, a state-chartered commercial bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has at least $1 billion of assets or otherwise be approved by ___ in writing. If such national banking association or bank publishes a report of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of any supervising or examining authority that is referred to above, then for the purpose of the Indenture, the combined capital and surplus of such national banking association or bank will be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the Trustee ceases to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, the Trustee will resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in the Indenture.
(f) ___ must receive prior written notice of any name change of the Trustee or the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

Merger or Consolidation. Any trust company, banking association or bank into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, any trust company, banking association or bank resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which it is a party or any trust company, banking association or bank to which the Trustee may sell or transfer all or substantially all of its corporate trust business, provided that such trust company, banking association or bank is eligible under the Indenture, will be the successor to such Trustee, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act, anything in the Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding.

Liability of Trustee.
(a) The recitals of facts in the Indenture and in the Bonds will be taken as statements of the Authority, and the Trustee will not assume responsibility for the correctness of the same, or make any representations as to the validity or sufficiency of the Indenture, the Bonds or the Installment Purchase Agreement, nor will the Trustee incur any responsibility in respect thereof, other than as expressly stated in the Indenture in connection with the respective duties or obligations therein or in the Bonds assigned to or imposed upon it. The Trustee will, however, be responsible for its representations contained in its certificate of authentication on the Bonds. The Trustee will not be liable in connection with the performance of its duties under the Indenture, except for its own negligence or willful misconduct.

The Trustee may become the Owner of Bonds with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, and, to the extent permitted by law, may act as depository for and permit any of its officers or directors to act as a member of, or in any other capacity with respect to, any committee formed to protect the rights of Bond Owners, whether or not such committee represents the Owners of a majority in principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding. (b) The Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment that is made in good faith by a responsible officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts. (c) The Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Owners of not less than a majority (or such other percentage provided for in the Indenture) in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds at the time Outstanding relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under the Indenture.
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(e) The Trustee will not be deemed to have knowledge of any default or Event of Default under the Indenture or under the Installment Purchase Agreement or any other event which, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture or under the Installment Purchase Agreement unless and until a Responsible Offi cer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of such event or the Trustee has been notified in writing, in accordance with the Indenture, of such event by the Authority or the Owners of not less than 25% of the Bonds then Outstanding. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture, the Trustee is not bound to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance by the Authority or the City of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or agreements in the Indenture, or under the Installment Purchase A greement, of any of the documents executed in connection with the Bonds or as to the existence of an Event of Default thereunder or an event which would, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, constitute an Event of Default thereunder. The Trustee is not responsible for the validity, effectiveness or priority of any collateral that is given to or held by it. (f) No provision of the Indenture requires the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties under the Indenture, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.
(g) The Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers that are vested in it by the Indenture at the request or direction of Owne rs pursuant to the Indenture unless such Owners have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction. No permissive power, right or remedy that is conferred upon the Trustee under the Indenture will be construed to impose a duty to exercise such power, right or remedy. (h) Whether or not expressly so provided in the Indenture, every provision of the Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee will be subject to the provisions of the Indenture.
(i) The Trustee has responsibility or liability with respect to any information, statement, or recital in any official statement, offering memorandum or any other disclosure material prepared or distributed with respect to the Bonds.
(j) The immunities that are extended to the Trustee also extend to its directors, officers, employees and agents.
(k) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers of the Indenture and perform any of its duties through attorneys, agents and receivers and will not be answerable for the conduct of the same if appointed by it with reasonable care.
(l) The Trustee is not considered in breach of or in defau lt in its obligations under the Indenture or progress in respect thereto in the event of enforced delay in the performance of such obligations due to unforeseeable causes beyond its control and without its fault or negligence, including, but not limited to, acts of God or of the public enemy or terrorists, acts of a government, acts of the other party, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes, earthquakes, explosions, mob violence, riots, inability to procure or general sabotage or rationing of labor, equipment, facilities, sources of energy, material or supplies in the open market, litigation or arbitration involving a party or others relating to zoning or other governmental action or inaction pertaining to the 2023 Project, malicious mischief, condemnation and unusually severe weather or delays of suppliers or subcontractors due to such causes or any similar event and/or occurrences beyond the control of the Trustee. (m) The Trustee has the right to accept and act upon i nstructions, including funds transfer instructions (“Instructions”) given pursuant to the Indenture and delivered using Electronic Means (“Electronic Means”), which means the following communications methods: e -mail, facsimile transmission, secure electron ic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys issued by the Trustee, or another method or system specified by the Trustee as available for use in connection with its services under the Indenture); provided, however, that the Authority provides to the Trustee an incumbency certificate listing officers with the authority to provide such Instructions (“Authorized Officers”) and containing specimen signatures of such Authorized Officers, which incumbency certificate will be amended by the Authority whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Authority elects to give the Trustee Instructions using Electronic Means and the Trustee acts 260 of 281
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upon such Instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such Instructions will be deemed controlling. The Authority has understood and agreed that the Trustee cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions and that the Trustee will conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer listed on the incumbency certificate provided to the Trustee have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Authority will be responsible for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Trustee and that the Authority and all Authorized Officers are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys upon receipt by the Authority. The Trustee is not liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding the fact that such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Authority has agreed: (i) to assume all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized Instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties; (ii) that it is fully informed of the protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to the Trustee and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s) selected by the Authority; (iii) that the security procedures (if any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of Instructions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and circumstances; and (iv) to notify the Trustee immediately upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized use of the security procedure. (n) The Trustee is not concerned with or accountable to anyone for the subsequent use or application of any moneys which are released or withdrawn in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. (o) The permissive right of the Trustee to do things enumerated in the Indenture will not be construed as a duty and it will not be answerable for other than its negligence or willful misconduct.

Right to Rely on Documents. The Trustee will be protected in acting upon any notice, resolution, requisition, request, consent, order, certificate, report, opinion, notes, direction, facsimile transmission, electronic mail or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

The Trustee may consult with counsel, who may be counsel of or to the Authority, with regard to legal questions, and the opinion of such counsel will be full and c omplete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered by it under the Indenture in good faith and in accordance therewith.

The Trustee may treat the Owners of the Bonds appearing in the Trustee’s Registration Books as the absolute owners of the Bonds for all purposes and the Trustee will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

Whenever in the administration of the trusts imposed upon it by the Indenture the Trustee deems it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or e stablished prior to taking or suffering any action under the Indenture, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof is specifically prescribed in the Indenture) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a Certificate, Request or Requisition of the Authority, and such Certificate, Request or Requisition will be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken or suffered in good faith under the provisions of the Indenture in reliance upon such Certificate, Request or Requisition, but in its discretion the Trustee may, in lieu thereof, accept other evidence of such matter or may require such additional evidence as it may deem reasonable.

Preservation and Inspection of Documents . All documents that are received by the Trustee under t he provisions of the Indenture will be retained in its possession and will be subject at all reasonable times to the inspection of the Authority, the City and any Bond Owner, and their agents and representatives duly authorized in writing, at reasonable hours and under reasonable conditions.

Compensation and Indemnification. The Authority will pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all services that are rendered under the Indenture, and also all reasonable expenses, charges, legal and consulting fees and other disbursements and those of their attorneys, agents and employees, incurred in and about the performance of their powers and duties under the Indenture.

The Authority will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trustee, its o fficers, employees, directors and agents from and against any loss, costs, claims, liability or expense (including fees and expenses of its attorneys and advisors) incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the execution of the 261 of 281
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Indenture, acceptance or administration of the trust of the Indenture, including costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers thereunder. The rights of the Trustee and the obligations of the Authority under the Indenture will survive removal or resignation of the Trustee thereunder or the discharge of the Bonds and the Indenture.

MODIFICATION OR AMENDMENT OF THE INDENTURE
Amendments Permitted.
(a) The Indenture and the rights and obligations of the Authority, the Owners of the Bonds and the Trustee may be modified or amended from time to time and at any time by an indenture or indentures supplemental thereto, which the Authority and the Trustee may enter into when the prior written consents of ___, so long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder, and the Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all Bonds then Outstanding, exclusive of Bonds that are disqualified as provided in the Indenture, have been filed with the Trustee. No such modification or amendment may: (1) extend the fixed maturity of any Bonds, or reduce the amount of principal thereof or premium (if any) thereon, or extend the time of payment, or change the rate of interest or the method of computing the rate of interest thereon, or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, without the consent of the Owner of each Bond so affected; or (2) reduce the aforesai d percentage of Bonds the consent of the Owners of which is required to affect any such modification or amendment, or permit the creation of any lien on the Authority Revenues and other assets pledged under the Indenture prior to or on a parity with the lien that is created by the Indenture except as permitted in the Indenture, or deprive the Owners of the Bonds of the lien created by the Indenture on such Authority Revenues and other assets except as permitted in the Indenture, without the consent of the O wners of all of the Bonds then Outstanding. It is not necessary for the consent of the Bond Owners to approve the particular form of any Supplemental Indenture, but it is sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. Promptly after the execu tion by the Authority and the Trustee of any Supplemental Indenture pursuant to the Indenture, the Trustee will mail a notice, setting forth in general terms the substance of such Supplemental Indenture, to each Rating Agency and the Owners of the Bonds at the respective addresses shown on the Registration Books. Any failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, will not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such Supplemental Indenture. (b) The Indenture and the rights and obligat ions of the Authority, the Trustee and the Owners of the Bonds may also be modified or amended from time to time and at any time by a Supplemental Indenture, which the Authority and the Trustee may enter into without the consent of any Bond Owners, but as to any amendments which are described in clauses (3) and (4) below, with the prior written consent of ___, so long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder, if the Trustee receives an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that the provisions of such Supplemental Indenture will not materially adversely affect the interests of the Owners of the Outstanding Bonds, including, without limitation, for any one or more of the following purposes:
(1) to add to the covenants and agreements of the Authority contained in the Indenture other covenants and agreements thereafter to be observed, to pledge or assign additional security for the Bonds (or any portion thereof), or to surrender any right or power reserved to or conferred upon the Authority in the Indenture; (2) to make such provisions for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, inconsistency or omission, or of curing or correcting any defective provision, contained in the Indenture, or in regard to matters or questions arising under the Indenture, as the Authority may deem necessary or desirable; (3) to modify, amend or supplement the Indenture in such manner as to permit the qualification thereof under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or any similar federal statute thereunder in effect, and to add such other terms conditions and provisions as may be permitted by said act or similar federal statute; and (4) to modify, amend or supplement the Indenture in such manner as to cause interest on the Bonds to remain excludable from gross income under the Code. (c) The Trustee may in its discretion, but is not obligated to, enter into any such Supplemental Indenture that is authorized by paragraphs (a) or (b) above which materially adversely affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Indenture or otherwise.
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(d) Prior to the Trustee entering into any Supplemental Indent ure under the Indenture, there will be delivered to the Trustee an opinion of Bond Counsel stating, in substance, that such Supplemental Indenture has been adopted in compliance with the requirements of the Indenture and that the adoption of such Supplemen tal Indenture will not, in and of itself, adversely affect the exclusion of interest on the Bonds from federal income taxation and the exclusion of interest on the Bonds from state income taxation.

Effect of Supplemental Indenture . Upon the execution of any Supplemental Indenture pursuant to the Indenture, the Indenture will be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith, and the respective rights, duties and obligations under the Indenture of the Authority, the Trustee and all Owners of Bonds Outstanding will thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced thereunder subject in all respects to such modification and amendment, and all the terms and conditions of any such Supplemental Indenture will be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of the Indenture for any and all purposes.

Endorsement of Bonds; Preparation of New Bonds. Bonds delivered after the execution of any Supplemental Indenture pursuant to the Indenture may, and if the Trustee so determines will, bear a no tation by endorsement or otherwise in form approved by the Authority as to any modification or amendment provided for in such Supplemental Indenture, and, in that case, upon demand on the Owner of any Bonds Outstanding at the time of such execution and presentation of his or her Bonds for the purpose at the Office of the Trustee or at such additional offices as the Trustee may select and designate for that purpose, a suitable notation will be made on such Bonds. If the Supplemental Indenture so provides, new Bonds so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Authority, to any modification or amendment that is contained in such Supplemental Indenture, will be prepared and executed by the Authority and authenticated by the Trustee, and upon demand on the Owners of any Bonds then Outstanding will be exchanged at the Office of the Trustee, without cost to any Bond Owner, for Bonds then Outstanding, upon surrender for cancellation of such Bonds, in equal aggregate principal amount of the same maturity.

Amendment of Particular Bonds . The provisions of the Indenture do not prevent any Bond Owner from accepting any amendment as to the particular Bonds held by such Bond Owner.

DEFEASANCE
Discharge of Indenture. The Bonds may be paid by the Authority in any of th e following ways, provided that the Authority also pays or causes to be paid any other sums payable under the Indenture by the Authority: (a) by paying or causing to be paid the principal of and interest and redemption premiums (if any) on the Bonds, as and when the same become due and payable; (b) by depositing with the Trustee, in trust, at or before maturity, money or securities in the necessary amount (as provided in Section 10.03) to pay or redeem all Bonds then Outstanding; or (c) by delivering to the Trustee, for cancellation by it, all of the Bonds then Outstanding.

If the Authority also pays or causes to be paid all other sums that are payable under the Indenture by the Authority, then and in that case, at the election of the Authority (as evidenced by a Certificate of the Authority, filed with the Trustee, signifying the intention of the Authority to discharge all such indebtedness and the Indenture), and notwithstanding that any Bonds have not been surrendered for payment, the Indenture and the ple dge of Authority Revenues and other assets under the Indenture and all covenants, agreements and other obligations of the Authority under the Indenture will cease, terminate, become void and be completely discharged and satisfied. In such event, upon the Request of the Authority, the Trustee will execute and deliver to the Authority all such instruments as may be necessary or desirable to evidence such discharge and satisfaction, and the Trustee will pay over, transfer, assign or deliver all moneys or securities or other property held by it pursuant to the Indenture which are not required for the payment or redemption of Bonds not theretofore surrendered for such payment or redemption to the Authority.

Discharge of Liability on Bonds. Upon the deposit with the Trustee, in trust, at or before maturity, of money or securities in the necessary amount (as provided in the Indenture) to pay or redeem any Outstanding Bonds (whether upon or prior to the maturity or the redemption date of such Bonds), provided that, if such Outstanding Bonds are to be redeemed prior to maturity, notice of such redemption has been given as provided in the Indenture or provisions satisfactory to the Trustee have been made for the giving of such notice, then all liability of the Authori ty in respect of such Bonds will cease, terminate and be completely discharged, and the Owners thereof will thereafter be entitled only to payment out of such money or securities that are deposited with the Trustee as aforesaid for their payment, subject however, to the provisions of the Indenture.
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The Authority may at any time surrender to the Trustee for cancellation by it any Bonds that were previously issued and delivered, which the Authority may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and such Bonds, upon such surrender and cancellation, will be deemed to be paid and retired.

Deposit of Money or Securities with Trustee. Whenever in the Indenture it is provided or permitted that there be deposited with or held in trust by the Trustee money or securities in the necessary amount to pay or redeem any Bonds, the money or securities so to be deposited or held may include money or securities held by the Trustee in the funds and accounts established pursuant to the Indenture and will be:
(a) lawful money of the United States of America in an amount that is equal to the principal amount of such Bonds and all unpaid interest thereon to maturity, except that, in the case of Bonds which are to be redeemed prior to maturity and in respect of which notice of such rede mption has been given as provided in the Indenture or provisions satisfactory to the Trustee have been made for the giving of such notice, the amount to be deposited or held will be the principal amount of such Bonds and all unpaid interest and premium, if any, thereon to the redemption date; or
(b) Federal Securities the principal of and interest on which when due will, in the written opinion of an Independent Certified Public Accountant filed with the Authority and the Trustee, provide money that is sufficient to pay the principal of and all unpaid interest to maturity, or to the redemption date (with premium, if any), as the case may be, on the Bonds to be paid or redeemed, as such principal, interest and premium, if any, become due, provided that in the case of Bonds which are to be redeemed prior to the maturity thereof, notice of such redemption has been given as provided in the Indenture or provision satisfactory to the Trustee has been made for the giving of such notice; provided, in each case, that: (i) the Trustee has been irrevocably instructed (by the terms of the Indenture or by Request of the Authority) to apply such money to the payment of such principal, interest and premium, if any, with respect to such Bonds; and (ii) the Authority has delive red to the Trustee an opinion of Bond Counsel addressed to the Authority and the Trustee to the effect that such Bonds have been discharged in accordance with the Indenture (which opinion may rely upon and assume the accuracy of the Independent Certified P ublic Accountant’s opinion referred to above).

At least three Business Days prior to any defeasance with respect to the Insured Bonds, the Authority will deliver to ___ draft copies of an escrow agreement, an opinion of Bond Counsel regarding the validity and enforceability of the escrow agreement and the defeasance of the Insured Bonds and a verification report (a “Verification Report”) prepared by a nationally recognized Independent Certified Public Accountant regarding the sufficiency of the escrow fund. Such opinion and Verification Report will be addressed to ___ and will be in form and substance satisfactory to ___. In addition, the escrow agreement must provide that any substitution of securities following the execution and delivery of the escrow agreement will require the delivery of: (I) a Verification Report; (II) an opinion of Bond Counsel that such substitution will not adversely affect the exclusion (if interest on the Insured Bonds is excludable) from gross income of the holders of the Insured Bonds of the interest on the Insured Bonds for federal income tax purposes; and (III) the prior written consent of ___, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

The Authority will not exercise any prior optional redemption of Insured Bonds secured by the escrow agreement or any other redemption other than mandatory sinking fund redemptions unless: (1) the right to make any such redemption has been expressly reserved in the escrow agreement and such reservation has been disclosed in detail in the official statement for the refunding bonds; and (2) as a condition to any such redemption there is provided to ___ a Verification Report as to the sufficiency of escrow receipts without reinvestment to meet the escrow requirements remaining following any such redemption.

The City and the Authority may not amend the escrow agreement or enter into a forward purchase agreement or other agreement with respect to rights in the escrow without the prior written consent of ___.

Payment of Bonds After Discharge of Ind enture. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Indenture, any moneys which are held by the Trustee in trust for the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any Bonds and which remain unclaimed for two years after the principal of all of the Bonds has become due and payable (whether at maturity or upon call for redemption or by acceleration as provided in the Indenture), if such moneys were so held at such date, 264 of 281
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or two years after the date of deposit of such moneys if deposited after said date when all of the Bonds became due and payable, will be repaid (without liability for interest) to the Authority free from the trusts created by the Indenture upon receipt of an indemnification agreement that is acceptable to the Authority and the Trustee indemnifyin g the Trustee with respect to claims of Owners of Bonds which have not yet been paid, and all liability of the Trustee with respect to such moneys will thereupon cease; provided, however, that before the repayment of such moneys to the Authority as aforesaid, the Trustee will at the written direction of the Authority (at the cost of the Authority) first mail to the Owners of Bonds which have not yet been paid, at the addresses shown on the Registration Books, a notice, in such form as may be deemed appropriate by the Trustee with respect to the Bonds so payable and not presented and with respect to the provisions relating to the repayment to the Authority of the moneys held for the payment thereof.

MISCELLANEOUS
Liability of Authority Limited to Authority Re venues. Notwithstanding anything in the Indenture or the Bonds, the Authority is not required to advance any moneys derived from any source other than the Authority Revenues and other moneys pledged under the Indenture for any of the purposes of the Inden ture, whether for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Bonds or for any other purpose of the Indenture. Nevertheless, the Authority may, but is not required to, advance for any of the purposes of the Indenture any funds of the Authority which may be made available to it for such purposes.

The Bonds are not a debt of the members of the Authority, the State or any of its political subdivisions (other than the Authority) and neither the members of the Authority, said State nor any of its politic al subdivisions (other than the Authority) is liable thereon. The City has no liability or obligation in the Indenture except with respect to Series 2023 Installment Payments payable under the Installment Purchase Agreement.

Successor Is Deemed Included in All References to Predecessor . Whenever in the Indenture either the Authority or the Trustee is named or referred to, such reference will be deemed to include the successors or assigns thereof, and all covenants and agreements in the Indenture by or o n behalf of the Authority or the Trustee will bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns thereof whether so expressed or not.

Limitation of Rights to Parties and Bond Owners . Nothing in the Indenture or in the Bonds, express or implied, is intended or will be construed to give to any person other than the Authority, the Trustee, ___, the City and the Owners of the Bonds, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of the Indenture or any covenant, condition or provision therein contained; and all such covenants, conditions and provisions are and will be held to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Authority, the Trustee, ___, the City and the Owners of the Bonds. ___ is recognized as and will be deemed to be a third party beneficiary of the Indenture and may enforce the provisions thereof as if it were a party thereto.

Waiver of Notice; Requirement of Mailed Notice. Whenever in the Indenture the giving of notice by mail or otherwise is required, the giving of such notice may be waived in writing by the person who is entitled to receive such notice, and in any such case the giving or receipt of such notice will not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver. Whenever in the Indenture any notice is required to be given by mail, such requirement will be satisfied by the deposit of such notice in the United States mail, postage prepaid, by first class mail.

Destruction of Bonds. Whenever in the Indenture provision is made for the cancellation by the Trustee and the delivery to the Authority of any Bonds, the Trustee will destroy such Bonds as may be allowed by law and upon request deliver a certificate of such destruction to the Authority.

Severability of Invalid Provisions. If any one or more of the provisions contained in the Indenture or in the Bonds is for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, then such provision or provisions will be deemed severable from the remaining provisions contained in the Indenture and such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision of the Indenture, and the Indenture will be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had ne ver been contained therein. The Authority has declared that it would have entered into the Indenture and each and every other Section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of the Indenture and authorized the issuance of the Bonds pursuant thereto irrespe ctive of the fact that any one or more Sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases of the Indenture may be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable. 265 of 281
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Evidence of Rights of Bond Owners. Any request, consent or other instrument that is required or permitted by the Indenture to be signed and executed by Bond Owners may be in any number of concurrent instruments of substantially similar tenor and will be signed or executed by such Bond Owners in person or by an agent or agents duly appointed in writing. Proof of the execution of any such request, consent or other instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or of the holding by any person of Bonds transferable by delivery, will be sufficient for any purpose of the Indenture and will be conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Authority if made in the manner provided therein.

The fact and date of the execution by any person of any such request, consent or other instrument or writing may be proved by the certificate of any notary public or other officer of any jurisdiction, authorized by the laws thereof to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the person signing such request, consent or other instrument acknowledged to him the execution thereof, or by an affidavit of a witness of such exe cution duly sworn to before such notary public or other officer.

The Ownership of Bonds will be proved by the Registration Books. Any request, consent, or other instrument or writing of the Owner of any Bond will bind every future Owner of the same Bond a nd the Owner of every Bond issued in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Authority in accordance therewith or reliance thereon.

Disqualified Bonds. In determining whether the Owners of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Bonds have concurred in any demand, request, direction, consent or waiver under the Indenture, Bonds which are actually known by the Trustee to be owned or held by or for the account of the Authority, or by any other obligor on the Bonds, or by any person that is directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, the Authority or any other obligor on the Bonds, will be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination. Bonds so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding for the purposes of the Indenture if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to vote such Bonds and that the pledgee is not a person that is directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, the Authority or any other obligor on the Bonds. In case of a dispute as to such right, any deci sion by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel will be full protection to the Trustee.

Upon request, the Authority will certify to the Trustee those Bonds that are disqualified pursuant to the Indenture and the Trustee may conclusively rely on such certificate.

Money Held for Particular Bonds. The money held by the Trustee for the payment of the interest, principal or premium due on any date with respect to particular Bonds (or portions of Bonds in the case of registered Bonds redeemed in part only) will, on and after such date and pending such payment, be set aside on its books and held in trust by it for the Owners of the Bonds entitled thereto, subject, however, to the provisions of the Indenture, but without any liability for interest thereon.

Funds and Accounts. Any fund or account that is required by the Indenture to be established and maintained by the Trustee may be established and maintained in the accounting records of the Trustee, either as a fund or an account, and may, for the purposes o f such records, any audits thereof and any reports or statements with respect thereto, be treated either as a fund or as an account; but all such records with respect to all such funds and accounts will at all times be maintained in accordance with corporate trust industry standards to the extent practicable, and with due regard for the requirements of the Indenture and for the protection of the security of the Bonds and the rights of every Owner thereof.

Waiver of Personal Liability. No member, officer, agent, employee, consultant or attorney of the Authority or the City will be individually or personally liable for the payment of the principal of or premium or interest on the Bonds or subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof; but nothing contained in the Indenture relieves any such member, officer, agent, employee, consultant or attorney from the performance of any official duty provided by law or by the Indenture.

CUSIP Numbers. Neither the Trustee nor the Authority are liable for any defect or inaccuracy in the CUSIP number that appears on any Bond or in any redemption notice. The Trustee may, in its discretion, include in any redemption notice a statement to the effect that the CUSIP numbers on the Bonds hav e been assigned by an 266 of 281
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independent service and are included in such notice solely for the convenience of the Bondholders and that neither the Authority nor the Trustee are liable for any inaccuracies in such numbers.

Choice of Law . THE INDENTURE WILL BE GO VERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

Notice to Rating Agencies and ___ . The Trustee will provide any rating agency rating the Bonds and ___ with written notice of each amendment to the Indenture and a copy thereof at least 15 days in advance of its execution.

Consent of ___ in Addition to Bondholder Consent . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Indenture or in the Installment Purchase Agreement, whenever any provision of the Indenture requires the consent of holders of Insured Bonds, ___’s consent will also be required so long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder. In addition, any amendme nt, supplement, modification to, or waiver of, any provision of the Indenture that adversely affects the rights or interests of ___ will be subject to the prior written consent of ___.

Insolvency. Any reorganization or liquidation plan with respect to the Authority must be acceptable to ___, so long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder. So long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder, the Trustee and each owner of the Insured Bonds appoint ___ as their agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to the Insured Bonds and agree that ___ may at any time during the continuation of any Insolvency Proceeding direct all matters relating to such Insolvency Proceeding, including without limitation: (a) all matters relating to any Claim; (b) the direction of any appeal of any order relating to any Claim; (c) the posting of any surety, supersedeas or performance bond pending any such appeal; and (d) the right to vote to accept or reject any plan of adjustment. In addition, the Trustee and each owner of the Insured Bonds delegate and assign to ___, so long as the Policy is in full force and effect and ___ has not defaulted on its obligations thereunder, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the rights of the Trustee and each owner of the Insured Bonds with respect to the Insured Bonds in the conduct of any Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, all rights of any party to an adversary proceeding or action with respect to any court order issued in connection with any such Insolvency Proceeding.

Special Provisions for Insurer Default. If an Insurer Default occurs and is continuing, then, notwithstanding anything in the Indenture or the Installment Purchase Agreement to the contrary: (a) if at any time prior to or following an Insurer Default, ___ has made payment under the Policy, to the extent of such payment ___ will be treated like any other holder of the Insured Bonds for all purposes, including giving of consents; and (b) if ___ has not made any payment under the Policy, ___ will have no further consent rights until the particular Insurer Defa ult is no longer continuing or ___ makes a payment under the Policy, in which event, the foregoing clause (a) will control.

Payment Procedure Under the Policy. ___ is entitled to pay principal or interest on the Insured Bonds that become Due for Payment b ut are unpaid by reason of Nonpayment by the Issuer (as such terms are defined in the Policy) and any amounts due on the Insured Bonds as a result of acceleration of the maturity thereof in accordance with the Indenture and the Installment Purchase Agreement, whether or not ___ has received a claim upon the Policy.

In the event that principal and/or interest due on the Insured Bonds is paid by ___ pursuant to the Policy, the Insured Bonds will remain outstanding for all purposes, not be defeased or otherwise satisfied and not be considered paid by the Authority, the assignment and pledge of the trust estate and all covenants, agreements and other obligations of the Authority to the registered Owners will continue to exist and run to the benefit of ___, and ___ will be subrogated to the rights of such registered owners.

In the event that on the second Business Day prior to any Interest Payment Date on the Insured Bonds, the Trustee has not received sufficient moneys to pay all principal of and interest on the Insured Bonds due on such payment date, the Trustee will immediately notify ___ or its designee on the same Business Day by telephone or 267 of 281
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electronic mail, of the amount of the deficiency. If any deficiency is made up in whole or in part prior to or on the payment date, the Trustee will so notify ___ or its designee.

In addition, if the Trustee has notice that any holder of the Insured Bonds has been required to disgorge payments of principal of or interest on the Insured Bonds pursuant to a final, non -appealable order by a court of competent jurisdiction that such payment constitutes an avoidable preference to such holder within the meaning of any applicable bankruptcy law, then the Trustee will notify ___ or its designee of such fact by telephone or electronic mail, or by overnight or other delivery service as to which a delivery receipt is signed by a person authorized to accept delivery on behalf of ___.

The Trustee will irrevocably be designated, appointed, directed and authorized to act as attorney-in-fact for holders of the Insured Bonds as follows:
(a) If there is a deficiency in amounts required to pay interest and/or principal on the Insured Bonds, the Trustee will: (i) execute and deliver to ___, in form satisfactory to ___, an instrument appointing ___ as agent and attorney-in-fact for such holders of the Insured Bonds in any legal proceeding related to the payment and assignment to ___ of the claims for interest on the Insured Bonds; (ii) receive as designee of the respective holders (and not as Trustee) in accordance with the tenor of the Policy payment from ___ with respect to the claims for interest so assigned; (iii) segregate all such payments in the ___ Policy Payment Account established under the Indenture and held by the Trustee, to be used only to make scheduled payments of principal of and interest on the Insured Bond; and (iv) disburse the same to such respective holders.
(b) If there is a deficiency in amounts required to pay principal of the Insured Bonds, the Trustee will:
(i) execute and deliver to ___, in form satisfactory to ___, an instrument appointing ___ as agent and attorney-in-fact for such holder of the Insured Bonds in any legal proceeding related to the payment of such principal and an assignment to ___ of the Insured Bonds surrendered to ___; (ii) receive as designee of the respective holders (and not as Trustee) in accordance with the tenor of the Policy payment therefor from ___; (iii) segregate all such payments in the ___ Policy Payment Account to only be used to make scheduled payments of principal of and interest on the Insured Bond; and (iv) disburse the same to such holders.

The Trustee will designate any portion of payment of principal on Insured Bonds paid by ___, whether by virtue of mandatory sinking fund redemption, maturity or other advancement of maturity, on its books as a reduction in the principal amount of Insured Bonds registered to the then current holder, whether DTC or its nominee or otherwise, and will issue a replacement Insured Bond to ___, registered i n the name directed by ___, in a principal amount equal to the amount of principal so paid (without regard to authorized denominations); provided that the Trustee’s failure to so designate any payment or issue any replacement Insured Bonds will have no eff ect on the amount of principal or interest payable by the Authority on any Insured Bond or the subrogation or assignment rights of ___.

Payments with respect to claims for interest on and principal of Insured Bonds disbursed by the Trustee from proceeds of the Policy will not be considered to discharge the obligation of the Authority with respect to such Insured Bonds, and ___ will become the owner of such unpaid Insured Bonds and claims for the interest in accordance with the tenor of the assignment made to it under the provisions of the preceding paragraphs or otherwise. The Indenture and the Installment Purchase Agreement will not be discharged or terminated unless all amounts due or to become due to ___ have been paid in full or duly provided for.

Irrespective of whether any such assignment is executed and delivered, the Authority and the Trustee have agreed for the benefit of ___ that:
(1) They recognize that to the extent that ___ makes payments directly or indirectly (e.g., by paying through the Trustee), on account of principal of or interest on the Insured Bonds, ___ will be subrogated to the rights of such holders to receive the amount of such principal and interest from the Authority, with interest thereon, as provided and solely from the sources stated in the Indenture and the Insured Bonds. (2) They will accordingly pay to ___ the amount of such principal and interest, with interest thereon as provided in the transaction documents and the Insured Bonds, but only from the sources and in the manner provided 268 of 281
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therein for the payment of principal of and interest on the Insured Bonds to holders, and will otherwise treat ___ as the owner of such rights to the amount of such principal and interest.

Additional Payments. The Authority has agreed unconditionally that it will pay or reimburse ___ on demand any and all reasonable charges, fees, costs, losses, liabilities and expenses that ___ may p ay or incur, including, but not limited to, Administrative Costs. For purposes of the foregoing, costs and expenses include a reasonable allocation of compensation and overhead attributable to the time of employees of ___ spent in connection with the acti ons described in the preceding sentence. The Authority has agreed that failure to pay any Administrative Costs on a timely basis will result in the accrual of interest on the unpaid amount at the Late Payment Rate, compounded semi-annually, from the date that payment is first due to ___ until the date ___ is paid in full.

Notwithstanding anything in the Indenture to the contrary, the Authority has agreed to pay to ___ the ___ Reimbursement Amounts, compounded semi-annually. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, including without limitation the post-Event of Default application of revenue provisions, ___ Reimbursement Amounts will be, and the Authority has covenanted and agreed that the ___ Reimbursement Amounts are, payable from and secured by a lien on and pledge of the same Authority Revenues and other collateral pledged to the Insured Bonds on a parity with debt service due on the Insured Bonds.

Exercise of Rights by ___ . The rights granted to ___ under the Indenture and the Installment Purchase Agreement to request, consent to or direct any action are rights granted to ___ in consideration of its issuance of the Policy. Any exercise by ___ of such rights is merely an exercise of the ___’s contractual rights and will not be construed or deemed to be taken for the benefit, or on behalf, of the holders of the Insured Bonds, and such action does not evidence any position of ___, affirmative or negative, as to whether the consent of the holders of the Insured Bonds or any other person is required in addition to the consent of ___.

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APPENDIX C

FORM OF OPINION OF BOND COUNSEL
Upon issuance of the Bonds, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation, Bond Counsel, proposes to render its final approving opinion in substantially the following form:

September __, 2023
Poway Public Financing Authority
c/o City of Poway
13325 Civic Center Drive
Poway, California 92064
Re: $_____ Poway Public Financing Authority Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2023A Members of the Board of Directors:

We have acted as Bond Counsel to the Poway Public Financing Authority (the “Authority”) in connection with the issuance of $_____ aggregate principal amount of Poway Public Financing Authority Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2023A (the “Bonds”). The Bonds hav e been issued by the Authority pursuant to the terms of the Indenture of Trust, dated as of September 1, 2023 (the “Indenture”), by and between the Authority and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

The Bonds are limit ed obligations of the Authority payable solely from payments to be made by the City of Poway (the “City”) to the Authority pursuant to an Installment Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2023 (the “Installment Purchase Agreement”), by and between t he City and the Authority, and from certain funds and accounts established under the Indenture.

In connection with our representation, we have examined a certified copy of the proceedings relating to the Bonds. As to questions of fact material to our opin ion, we have relied upon the certified proceedings and other certifications of public officials furnished to us without undertaking to verify the same by independent investigations.

Based upon the foregoing and after examination of such questions of law as we have deemed relevant in the circumstances, but subject to the limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

1. The proceedings of the Authority show lawful authority for the issuance and sale by the Authority of the Bonds under the laws of the State of California (the “State”) now in force, and the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Authority. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee, as appropriate, the Bonds and the Indenture are val id and binding obligations of the Authority enforceable against the Authority in accordance with their respective terms.

2. The obligation of the Authority to make the payments of principal and interest on the Bonds from Authority Revenues (as such term is defined in the Indenture) is an enforceable obligation of the Authority and does not constitute an indebtedness of the Authority in contravention of any constitutional or statutory debt limit or restriction.

3. Under existing statutes, regulations, rulings and judicial decisions, and assuming the accuracy of certain representations and compliance with certain covenants and requirements described herein, interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes and is not an item of tax preference for purposes of calculating the federal alternative minimum tax imposed on 270 of 281
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individuals; however, for tax years beginning after December 31, 2022, with respect to applicable corporations as defined in Section 59(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds might be taken into account in determining adjusted financial statement income for the purposes of computing the alternative minimum tax imposed on such corporations.

4. Interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds is exempt from State personal income tax.

5. The difference between the issue price of a Bond (the first price at which a substantial amount of the Bonds of the same seri es and maturity is to be sold to the public) and the stated redemption price at maturity with respect to such Bonds constitutes original issue discount. Original issue discount accrues under a constant yield method, and original issue discount will accrue to a Bond Owner before receipt of cash attributable to such excludable income. The amount of original issue discount deemed received by the Bond Owner will increase the Bond Owner’s basis in the Bond.

6. The amount by which a Bond Owner’s original basis for determining loss on sale or exchange in the applicable Bond (generally, the purchase price) exceeds the amount payable on maturity (or on an earlier call date) constitutes amortizable Bond premium, which must be amortized under Section 171 of the Code; such amortizable Bond premium reduces the Bond Owner’s basis in the applicable Bond (and the amount of tax - exempt interest received), and is not deductible for federal income tax purposes. The basis reduction as a result of the amortization of Bond premium may result in a Bond Owner realizing a taxable gain when a Bond is sold by the Owner for an amount equal to or less (under certain circumstances) than the original cost of the Bond to the Owner. Purchasers of the Bonds should consult their own tax advisors as to the treatment, computation and collateral consequences of amortizable bond premium.

The opinions that are expressed herein as to the exclusion from gross income of interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds are based upon certain representations of fact and certifications made by the City and the Authority and are subject to the condition that the City and the Authority comply with all requirements of the Code that must be satisfied subsequent to issuance of the Bonds to assure that interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds will not become includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes. Failure to comply with such requirements of the Code might cause interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds to be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes retroactive to the date of issuance of the Bonds.

The City and the Authority have covenanted to comply with all such requirements.

The opinions that are expressed herein may be affected by actions taken (or not taken) or events occurring (or not occurring) after the date hereof. We have not undertaken to determine, or to inform any person, whether any such actions or events are taken or do occur. Our engagement with respect to the Bonds terminates on the date of their issuance. The Indenture, the Installment Purchase Agreement and the Tax Certificate relating to the Bonds permit certain actions to be taken or to be omitted if a favorable opinion of Bond Counsel is provided with respect thereto. No opinion is expressed herein as to the effect on the exclusion from gross income of interest (and original issue discount) on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes if any such action is taken or omitted based upon the opinion or advice of counsel other than ou rselves. Other than expressly stated herein, we express no other opinion regarding tax consequences with respect to the Bonds.

Our opinion is limited to matters governed by the laws of the State and federal law. We assume no responsibility with respect to the applicability or the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

The opinions that are expressed herein are based upon our analysis and interpretation of existing statutes, regulations, rulings and judicial decisions and cover certain matters not d irectly addressed by such authorities.

We call attention to the fact that the rights and obligations under the Indenture, the Installment Purchase Agreement and the Bonds are subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights, to the application of equitable principles if equitable remedies are sought, to the exercise of judicial discretion in appropriate cases and to limitations on legal remedies against public agencies in the State.
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We express no opinion herein as to the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of the Official Statement or other offering material relating to the Bonds and expressly disclaim any duty to advise the Owners of the Bonds with respect to matters contained in the Official Statement.

Respectfully submitted,
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APPENDIX D

INFORMATION CONCERNING DTC
The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC’s book-entry only system has been obtained from sources that the Authority, the City and the Underwriter believe to be reliable, but none of the Authority, the City or the Un derwriter takes any responsibility for the completeness or accuracy thereof. The following description of the procedures and record keeping with respect to beneficial ownership interests in the Bonds, payment of principal, premium, if any, accreted value, if any, and interest on the Bonds to DTC Participants or Beneficial Owners, confirmation and transfers of beneficial ownership interests in the Bonds and other related transactions by and between DTC, the DTC Participants and the Beneficial Owners is base d solely on information provided by DTC.

The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), New York, NY, will act as securities depository for the Bonds.

The Bonds will be issued as fully -registered securities registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC’s partnership nominee) or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. One fully registered bond will be issued for each annual maturity of the Bonds, each in the aggregate principal amount of such annual maturity, and will be deposited with DTC.

DTC, the world’s largest securities depository, is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

DTC holds and provides asset servicing for over 3.5 million issues of U.S. and non-U.S. equity issues, corporate and municipal debt issues, and money market instruments (from over 100 countries) that DTC’s participants (“Direct Participants”) deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the post -trade settlement among Direct Participants of sales and other securities transactions in deposited securities, through electronic computerized book -entry transfers and pledges between Direct Participants’ accounts. This eliminates the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations. DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”). DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as both U.S. and non -U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or indirectly ( “Indirect Participants”). DTC has a Standard & Poor’s rating of AA+. The DTC Rules applicable to its Participants are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. More information about DTC can be found at www.dtcc.com.

Purchases of Bonds under the DTC system must be made by or through Direct Participants, which will receive a credit for the Bonds on DTC’s records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Bond (“Beneficial Owner”) is in turn to be recorded on the Direct and Indire ct Participants’ records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchase. Beneficial Owners are, however, expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements o f their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participant through which the Beneficial Owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of ownership interests in the Bonds are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of Direct and Indirect Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in the Bonds, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the Bonds is discontinued.

To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Bonds deposited by Direct Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC’s partnership nominee, Cede & Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of Bonds with DTC and their registr ation in the name of Cede & Co. or such other DTC nominee do not effect any change in beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Bonds; DTC’s records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts such Bonds are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The Direct and Indirect Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers. 273 of 281
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Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.

Beneficial Owners of Bonds may wish to take certain steps to augment the transmission to them of notices of significant events with respect to the Bonds, such as redemptions, tenders, defaults, and proposed amendments to the Bond documents. For example, Beneficial Owners of Bonds may wish to ascertain that the nominee holding the Bonds for their benefit has agreed to obtain and transmit notices to Beneficial Owners. In the alternative, Beneficial Owners may wish to provide their names and addresses to the registrar and request that copies of notices be provided directly to them.

Redemption notices shall be sent to DTC. If less than all of the Bonds within a maturity are being redeemed, DTC’s practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each Direct Participant in such maturity to be redeemed.

Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (nor any other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to Bonds unless authorized by a Direct Participant in accordance with DTC’s MMI Procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an Omnibus Proxy to the Authority as soon as possible after the record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns Cede & Co.’s consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants to whose accounts Bonds are cr edited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the Omnibus Proxy).

Redemption proceeds, distributions, and dividend payments on the Bonds will be made to Cede & Co., or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. DTC’s practice is to credit Direct Participants’ accounts upon DTC’s receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from the Authority or the Trustee, on payable date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC’s records. Pay ments by Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such Participant and not of DTC, the Trustee, or the Authority, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of redemption proceeds, distributions, and dividend payments to Cede & Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC) is the responsibility of the Authority or the Trustee, disbursement of such payments to Direct Participants will be the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such payments to the Benef icial Owners will be the responsibility of Direct and Indirect Participants.

A Bond Owner shall give notice to elect to have its Bonds purchased or tendered, through its Participant, to the Trustee, and shall effect delivery of such Bonds by causing the Di rect Participant to transfer the Participant’s interest in the Bonds, on DTC’s records, to the Trustee. The requirement for physical delivery of Bonds in connection with an optional tender or a mandatory purchase will be deemed satisfied when the ownership rights in the Bonds are transferred by Direct Participants on DTC’s records and followed by a book -entry credit of tendered Bonds to the Trustee’s DTC account. DTC may discontinue providing its services as depository with respect to the Bonds at any time by giving reasonable notice to the Authority or the Trustee. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor depository is not obtained, physical certificates are required to be printed and delivered.

The Authority may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry only transfers through DTC (or a successor securities depository). In that event, bonds will be printed and delivered to DTC.

THE TRUSTEE, AS LONG AS A BOOK-ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM IS USED FOR THE BONDS, WILL SEND ANY NOTICE OF REDEMPTION OR OTHER NOTICES TO OWNERS ONLY TO DTC. ANY FAILURE

OF DTC TO ADVISE ANY DTC PARTICIPANT, OR OF ANY DTC PARTICIPANT TO NOTIFY ANY

BENEFICIAL OWNER, OF ANY NOTICE AND ITS CONTENT OR EFFECT WILL NOT AFFECT THE

VALIDITY OF SUFFICIENCY OF THE PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THE REDEMPTION OF THE BONDS CALLED FOR REDEMPTION OR OF ANY OTHER ACTION PREMISED ON SUCH NOTICE. 274 of 281
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APPENDIX E

FORM OF CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT
Upon the issuance of the Bonds, the City proposes to enter into a Continuing Disclosure Agreement in substantially the following form:

This Continuing Disclosure Agreement (the “Disclosure Agreement”) is executed and delivered by the City of Poway (the “ City”) in connection with the issuance of the Poway Public Financing Authority Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2023A in an aggregate principal amount of $_____ (the “Bonds”). The Bonds are being issued by the Poway Public Financing Authority (the “ Authority”) pursuant to the provisions of that certain Indenture of Trust, dated as of September 1, 2023 (the “ Indenture”), by and between the Authority and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The City hereby certifies, covenants and agrees as follows:

Section 1. Purpose of the Disclosure Agreement. This Disclosure Agreement is being executed and delivered by the parties hereto for the benefit of the holders and Beneficial Owners of the Bonds and in order to assist the Participating Underwriter in complying with the Rule.

Section 2. Definitions. In addition to the definitions set forth in the Indenture, which apply to any capitalized terms used in this Disclosure Agreement, unless otherwise defined in this Section, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
“Annual Report” shall mean any Annual Report provided by the City pursuant to, and as described in, Sections 3 and 4 of this Disclosure Agreement.
“Annual Report Date” shall mean each April 1 after the end of the City’s fiscal year, the end of which, as of the date of this Disclosure Agreement, is June 30.
“Beneficial Owner” shall mean any person which: (a) has the power, directly or indirectly, to vote or consent with respect to, or to dispose of ownership of, any Bonds (including persons holding Bonds through nominees, depositories or other intermediaries); or (b) is treated as the owner of any Bonds for federal income tax purposes. “Dissemination Agent” shall mean, initially, the City, acting in its capacity as Dissemination Agent hereunder, or any successor Dissemination Agent that is so designated in writing by the City and has filed with the then-current Dissemination Agent a written acceptance of such designation. “Financial Obligation ” shall mean a: (A) debt obligation; (B) derivative instrument entered into in connection with, or pledged as security or a source of pay ment for, an existing or planned debt obligation; or (C) guarantee of (A) or (B). The term “Financial Obligation” shall not include municipal securities as to which a final official statement has been provided to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board consistent with the Rule. “Insurer” means ___.
“Listed Events” shall mean any of the events listed in Sections 5(a) and (b) of this Disclosure Agreement. “MSRB” shall mean the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. “Official Statement” shall mean the Official Statement dated August __, 2023, relating to the Bonds. “Participating Underwriter” shall mean Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, the original underwriter of the Bonds required to comply with the Rule in connection with offering of the Bonds. “Rule” shall mean Rule 15c2-12 adopted by the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as the same may be amended from time to time.
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“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Section 3. Provision of Annual Reports.
(a) The City shall, or shall cause the Dissemination Agent (if other than the City) to, not later than the Annual Report Date, commencing April 1, 2024 with the Annual Report for fiscal year 2022-23, provide to the MSRB an Annual Report that is consistent with the requirements of Section 4 of this Disclosure Agreement. Not later than 15 calendar days prior to such date, the City shall provide its Annual Report to the Dissemination Agent, if the Dissemination Agent is a different entity than the City. The Annual Report must be submitted in an electronic format as prescribed by the MSRB, accompanied by such identifying information as is prescribed by the MSRB, and may include by reference other information as provided in Section 4 of this Disclosure Agreement; provided that any audited financial statements of the City may be submitted separately from the balance of the Annual Report, and not later than the date required above for the filings of the Annual Report. If the City’s fiscal year changes, it shall give notice of such change in the same manner as for a Listed Event under Section 5(a). The City shall provide a written certification with each Annual Report furnished to the Dissemination Agent (if other than the City) to the effect that such Annual Report constitutes the Annual Report required to be furnished hereunder. If the Dissemination Agent is a different entity than the City, the Dissemination Agent may conclusively rely upon such certification of the City and shall have no duty or obligation to review such Annual Report. (b) If the City is unable to provide to the MSRB an Annual Report by the date required in subsection (a), the City in a timely manner shall send to the MSRB a notice in an electronic format as prescribed by the MSRB, accompanied by such identifying information as prescribed by the MSRB. (c) The Dissemination Agent shall:

1. provide any Annual Report received by it (if the Dissemination Agent is other than the City) to the MSRB by the date required in subsection (a);

2. file a report with the City (if the Dissemination Agent is other than the City) and the Trustee (if the Dissemination Agent is other than the Trustee) certifying that the Annual Report has been provided to the MSRB pursuant to this Disclosure Agreement and stating the date it was provided; and

3. take any other actions as are mutually agreed upon between the Dissemination Agent and the City.

Section 4. Content of Annual Reports. The Annual Report shall contain or incorporate by reference the following:
(a) Audited financial statements of the City for the prior fiscal year prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as promulgated to apply to governmental entities from time to time by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. If such audited financial statements are not available at the time that the Annual Report is required to be filed pursuant to Section 3(a), the Annual Report shall contain unaudited financial statements, and the audited financial statements shall be filed in the same manner as the Annual Report when they become available.
(b) Principal amount of the Bonds outstanding.
(c) An update of the information for the prior fiscal year in substantially the form set forth in the following tables in the Official Statement under the caption “THE WATER SYSTEM”:

1. Table 1 – Historical Water Supply;

2. Table 2 – Historical Water System Deliveries in Acre Feet;

3. Table 3 – Historical Water System Connections;
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4. Table 4 – Historical Water System Sales Revenues; and

5. Table 5 – Ten Largest Water System Customers.
(d) An update of the information for the prior fiscal year in substantially the form set forth in the following table in the Official Statement under the caption “WATER SYSTEM FINANCIAL INFORMATION”:

1. Table 13 – Historical Water System Operating Results and Debt Service Coverage Fiscal Year Ended June 30.

Any or all of the items listed above may be included by specific reference to other documents, including official statements of debt issues of the City or related public entities, that are available to the public on the MSRB’s Internet website or filed with the SEC. If the document included by reference is a final official statement, it must be available from the MSRB. The City shall clearly identify each such other document so included by reference.

Section 5. Reporting of Significant Events.
(a) Pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, the City shall give, or shall cause the Dissemination Agent to give, notice of the occurrence of any of the following events with r espect to the Bonds in a timely manner not more than ten (10) Business Days after the event:

1. Principal and interest payment delinquencies.

2. Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties.

3. Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties.

4. Substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform.

5. Adverse tax opinions, the issuance by the Internal Revenue Service of proposed or final determinations of taxability or Notices of Proposed Issue (IRS Form 5701 TEB).

6. Tender offers.

7. Defeasances.

8. Rating changes.

9. Bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceedings.

Note: For the purposes of the event identified in subparagraph (9), the event is considered to occur when any of the following occur: the appointment of a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer for an obligated person in a proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or in any other proceeding under state or federal law in which a court or governmental authority has assumed jurisdiction over substantially all of the assets or business of the obligated person, or if such jurisdiction has been assumed by leaving the existing governmental body and officials or officers in possession but subject to the supervision and orders of a court or governmental authority, or the entry of an order confirming a plan of reorganization, arrangement or liquidation by a court or g overnmental authority having supervision or jurisdiction over substantially all of the assets or business of the obligated person.

10. Default, event of acceleration, termination event, modification of terms or other similar events under the terms of a Financial Obligation of the City, any of which reflect financial difficulties.
(b) Pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, the City shall give, or shall cause the Dissemination Agent to give, notice of the occurrence of any of the following events with respect to the Bonds, if material, in a timely manner not more than ten (10) Business Days after occurrence:
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1. Unless described in Section 5(a)(5), other notices or determinations by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the tax status of the Bonds or other events affecting the tax status of the Bonds.

2. Modifications to the rights of Bondholders.

3. Bond calls.

4. Release, substitution or sale of property securing repayment of the Bonds.

5. Non-payment related defaults.

6. The consummation of a merger, consolidation or acquisition involving the City or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the City, other than in the ordinary course of business, the entry into a definitive agreement to undertake such an action or the termination of a definitive agreement relating to any such actions, other than pursuant to its terms.

7. Appointment of a successor or additional trustee or the change of the name of a trustee.

8. Incurrence of a Financial Obligation of the City, or a greement to covenants, events of default, remedies, priority rights, or other similar terms of a Financial Obligation of the City, any of which affect security holders.
(c) If the City determines that knowledge of the occurrence of a Listed Event under sub section (b) would be material under applicable federal securities laws, and if the Dissemination Agent is other than the City, the City shall promptly notify the Dissemination Agent in writing. Such notice shall instruct the Dissemination Agent to file a notice of such occurrence with the MSRB in an electronic format as prescribed by the MSRB in a timely manner not more than ten (10) Business Days after the event.
(d) If the City determines that a Listed Event under subsection (b) would not be material u nder applicable federal securities laws and if the Dissemination Agent is other than the City, the City shall so notify the Dissemination Agent in writing and instruct the Dissemination Agent not to report the occurrence. (e) The City hereby agrees that th e undertaking set forth in this Disclosure Agreement is the responsibility of the City and, if the Dissemination Agent is other than the City, the Dissemination Agent shall not be responsible for determining whether the City’s instructions to the Dissemination Agent under this Section 5 comply with the requirements of the Rule.

Section 6. Termination of Reporting Obligation. The obligations of the City and the Dissemination Agent specified in this Disclosure Agreement shall terminate upon the legal defeasance, prior redemption or payment in full of all of the Bonds. If such termination occurs prior to the final maturity of the Bonds, the City shall give notice of such termination in the same manner as for a Listed Event under Section 5(a).

Section 7. Dissemination Agent. The City may from time to time appoint or engage a Dissemination Agent to assist it in carrying out its obligations under this Disclosure Agreement, and may discharge any such Dissemination Agent, with or without appointing a successor Dis semination Agent. If at any time there is not any other designated Dissemination Agent, the City shall act as Dissemination Agent. The initial Dissemination Agent shall be the City.

Section 8. Amendment; Waiver. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Disclosure Agreement, the City may amend this Disclosure Agreement, and any provision of this Disclosure Agreement may be waived, provided that the following conditions are satisfied:
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(a) if the amendment or waiver relates to annual or event information to be provided hereunder, it may only be made in connection with a change in circumstances that arises from a change in legal requirements, change in law, or change in the identity, nature, or status of the City or type of business conducted; (b) the undertakings herein, as proposed to be amended or waived, would, in the opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel have complied with the requirements of the Rule at the time of the primary offering of the Bonds, after taking into account any amendments or interpretations of the Rule, as well as any change in circumstances; and
(c) the proposed amendment or waiver: (i) is approved by holders of the Bonds in the manner provided in the Indenture for amendments to the Indenture with the consent of holders; or ( ii) does not, in the opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel, materially impair the interest of Bond owners.

The City shall describe any amendment to this Disclosure Agreement in the next Annual Report filed after such amendment takes effect.

If the annual financial information or operating data to be provided in the Annual Report is amended pursuant to the provisions hereof, the annual financial information containing the amended operating data or financial information shall explain, in narrative form, the reasons for the amendment and the impact of the change in the type of operating data or financial information being provided.

If an amendment is made to the undertaking specifying the accounting principles to be followed in preparing financial state ments, the annual financial information for the year in which the change is made shall present a comparison between the financial statements or information prepared on the basis of the new accounting principles and those prepared on the basis of the former accounting principles. The comparison shall include a qualitative discussion of the differences in the accounting principles and the impact of the change in the accounting principles on the presentation of the financial information, in order to provide i nformation to investors to enable them to evaluate the ability of the City to meet its obligations. To the extent reasonably feasible, the comparison shall be quantitative.

A notice of the change in the accounting principles shall be sent to the MSRB.

Section 9. Additional Information. Nothing in this Disclosure Agreement shall be deemed to prevent the City from disseminating any other information, using the means of dissemination set forth in this Disclosure Agreement or any other means of communication, or including any other information in any Annual Report or notice of occurrence of a Listed Event, in addition to that which is required by this Disclosure Agreement. If the City chooses to include any information in any Annual Report or notice of occurrence of a Listed Event in addition to that which is specifically required by this Disclosure Agreement, the City shall have no obligation under this Disclosure Agreement to update such information or include it in any future Annual Report or notice of occurrence of a Listed Event.

Section 10. Default. In the event of a failure of the City to comply with any provisions of this Disclosure Agreement, the Insurer, any Participating Underwriter or any holder or Beneficial Owner of the Bonds, or the Trustee on behalf of the holders of the Bonds (after receiving indemnification to its satisfaction), may take such actions as may be necessary and appropriate, including seeking mandate or specific performance by court order, to cause the City to comply with its ob ligations under this Disclosure Agreement. A default under this Disclosure Agreement shall not be deemed to be a default under the Indenture, and the sole remedy under this Disclosure Agreement in the event of any failure of the City to comply with this D isclosure Agreement shall be an action to compel performance.

Section 11. Duties, Immunities and Liabilities of Dissemination Agent. The Dissemination Agent shall have only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Disclosure Agreement, and the City agrees to indemnify and save the Dissemination Agent (if other than the City), its officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless against any loss, expense and liabilities that it may incur arising out of or in the exercise or performance of its du ties as described hereunder, if any, including the costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of defending against any claim of liability, but excluding liabilities due to the Dissemination Agent’s (if other than the City) negligence or willful miscond uct. The obligations of the City under this Section shall survive resignation or removal of the Dissemination Agent and payment of the Bonds. The Dissemination Agent (if other than the City) shall not be responsible in any manner for the format or content of any notice or Annual Report prepared by the City pursuant to 279 of 281
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this Disclosure Agreement. The City shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Dissemination Agent (if other than the City) for its duties as described hereunder.

Section 12. Notices. Any notices or communications to or among any of the parties to this Disclosure Agreement may be given to the City and the Insurer as follows:

City: City of Poway
13325 Civic Center Drive
Poway, California 92064
Attention: City Manager
Insurer: [TO COME]
Section 13. Beneficiaries. This Disclosure Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of the City, the Dissemination Agent, the Insurer, the Trustee, the Participating Underwriter and holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of the Bonds, and shall create no rights in any other person or entity.

Section 14. Counterparts. This Disclosure Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and each of which shall be deemed to be an original.

Date: September __, 2023

CITY OF POWAY
By:

City Manager
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SPECIMEN MUNICIPAL BOND INSURANCE POLICY

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AGENDA RE PO RT City of Poway
DATE:

TO:

FROM:

CONTACT:

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Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Carrie Gallagher, City Clerk ~
(858) 668-4435 or [email protected]

CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Appointment to Regional Agencies' Boards, Commissions and Committees for 2023 Summary:

The City Council represents the City on a variety of Regional Agencies' Boards, Commissions and Committees. The resignation of Councilmember Barry Leonard created vacancies within these regional assignments. With the appointment of Councilmember Anita Edmondson, vacant regional assignments can now be filled. The following is a list of the Regional Agencies' Boards, Commissions and Committees the City participates on:

1. San Diego Division League of California Cities

2. Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) Board of Directors

3. San Diego Association of Governments Board of Directors

4. Metro Commission/Metro Wastewater Joint Powers Author ity UPA)

5. San Dieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority UPA)

6. City of Poway/PUSD Joint Use Subcommittee for lnterjurisdictional Cooperation

7. Regional Solid Waste Association (RSWA)

8. Goodan Ranch Policy Committee
The San Diego County Water Authority appointment does not expire until April 22, 2026, therefore, it is not included in this year's appointment list.

Recommended Action:

It is recommended the City Council concur to appoint Councilmember Anita Edmondson to fill regional agencies' boards, commissions and committee vacancies for calendar year 2023 as shown in Attachment A.

Environmental Review:

This action is not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 1 of 3
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Fiscal Impact:

None.

Public Notification:

None.

Attachments:

A. Regional Committee Assignments
Reviewed/Approved By:

Assistant City Manager
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Alan Fenstermacher
City Attorney
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2023 CITY OF POWAY

CITY COUNCIL REGIONAL ASSIGNMENTS
SD DIVISION, LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES:

A coalition of California cities meeting on issues of local, regional and statewide concern.

Primary: Brian Pepin
Alternate: Caylin Frank
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEMS (MTS) BOARD:

Public transportation issues.

Primary: Caylin Frank
Alternate: Brian Pepin
SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SANDAG) BOARD:

The regional council of governments, which fosters cooperation on solving regional issues, such as transportation .

Includes Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) meeting.

Primary: Steve Vaus
1st Alternate Caylin Frank
2nd Alternate Brian Pepin
METRO WASTEWATER COMMISSION/JPA:

Oversees the sewage system for the San Diego area and makes decisions regarding financial expenditures relating to the sewage system .

Primary: Peter De Hoff
Alternate *Director of Public Works
*Also serves on SANDIST (SD area Waste Water Management District- 1 meeting annually - follows the JPA meeting) SAN DIEGUITO RIVERPARK JPA:

Agency responsible for creating natural open space park in the San Dieguito River Valley.

Primary: Brian Pepin
Alternate: Anita Edmondson
CITY OF POWAY/PUSD JOINT USE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR INTERJURISDICTIONAL COOPERATION:

The joint PUSD/City Council subcommittee meets quarterly to discuss educational and recreational programs and joint use facilities. The meetings provide the opportunity to overview operations and to discuss infrastructure needs as well as future capital projects planned by the District and City of Poway.

Primary: Caylin Frank
Alternate: Steve Vaus
REGIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION (RSWA):

A Joint Powers Authority of the cities of Del Mar, Encinitas, Escondido, National City, Poway, Solana Beach, and Vista. Its purpose is to address solid waste, household hazardous waste, and other environmental issues on a regional level.

Primary: Peter De Hoff
Alternate: Brian Pepin
GOODAN RANCH POLICY COMMITTEE:

A Joint Powers Authority of the cities of Santee, Poway, County of San Diego and Calif. Dept of Fish & Wildlife. Goodan Ranch was acquired primarily for habitat preservation and enhancement as well as for passive recreation and educational opportunities for the benefit of the public.

It is maintained by the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation.

Primary: Anita Edmondson
Alternate: Director of Community Services
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