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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_102-2002_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 6050 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS APPROVING A DEPOSIT AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH BIXBY LAND COMPANY AND MAKING CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS WHEREAS, the City Council (the "City Council") of the City of Redlands (the "City") has received from Bixby Land Company (the "Owner") a request to institute proceedings for the establishment of a community facilities district (the "District"); WHEREAS, under the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (the "Act"), the City Council is authorized to establish the District; WHEREAS, the City intends to proceed with the formation of the District, provided that the Owner advance certain funds to the City to pay for costs incurred in connection with the District;and WHEREAS, the City must appoint a special tax consultant and an appraiser in connection with the fon-nation of the District; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES RESOLVE,DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The foregoing recitals are accurate. Section 2. The officers and employees of the City are authorized on behalf of the City to incur certain expenses in connection with the formation of the District; provided that such expenses are paid for from amount deposited by the Owner pursuant to a Deposit and Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2002 (the "Deposit Agreement"), by and between the City and the Owner. The Deposit Agreement, in substantially the form submitted to this meeting, be and the same is hereby approved. The Mayor of the City, and such other members of the City Council as the Mayor may designate, the City Manager of the City and the Finance Director of the City, and such other officers of the C as the City Manage-- may designate, (the "Authorized Officers"} are, and each of them is, hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name of the City, to execute and deliver the Deposit Agreement in the form submitted to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such requirement or approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution of the Deposit Agreement by such Authorized Officer. Section 3. David Taussig & Associates, Inc is appointed as the Special Tax Consultant for the District and Bruce W. Hull & Associates, Inc. is appointed as the Appraiser for the District. The Mayor of the City is authorized to execute agreements with such firms in substantially the respective forms presented to this City Council. DOCSLR I:421087,1 42149-4 WWII ('101 doveStreet, .tt: 600 1t€ (1-149)11,;_1 0 Newport Beal-11,CA 9-2660 Fax 0491 9155-1 500� AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES This Agreement is made and entered into this 2nd day of July 2002 by and between the City of Redlands, a municipal corporation {hereinafter "City'') and David Taussig and Associates, Inc. (hereinafter"Consultant").The City and the Consultant in consideration of the mutual promises and conditions herein contained agree as follows. ARTICLE I TERM OF CONTRACT Section 1.1 This agreement shall become effective on the date stated above and will continue in effect until the earlier of(i) that day when the services provided for herein have been performed or(ii) until terminated as provided in Article 6 below. ARTICLE II SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED BY CONSULTANT Section 2.1 Consultant agrees to perform the professional services for the City and to deliver the work products to the City as described in the Scope of Work statement attached as Exhibit "A" hereto. Such professional services and work products, as from time to time modified in accordance with Section 23 hereof, are collectively referred to as the "Consulting Services." Section 2.2 Consultant will detennine the method, details and means of performing the Consulting Services. Consultants may, at Consultants' own expense, employ such assistance as it deems necessary to perform the Consulting Services required by City under this Agreement. Consultants shall conduct research and arrive at conclusions with respect to their rendition of information,advice,recommendation or counsel independent of the control and direction of the City, other than normal contract monitoring. All computer software (including without limitation financial models,compilations of formulas and spreadsheet models),inventions,designs,programs, improvements,processes and methods(collectively,the"Proprietary Models")used or developed by DTA in performing its work is proprietary and shall remain property owned solely by,or licensed by a third party to DTA. City acknowledges and agrees that the consideration paid by City herein only entitles City to a license to use the hard copy or electronically transmitted reports generated pursuant to the Consulting Services and that any Proprietary Model that Consultant uses to generate such reports is owned by,or is duly licensed from a third party to Consultant and is not being provided to City hereunder. City acknowledges that DTA may have used reports and analyses that DTA authored for other clients as base works or templates for the reports and analyses prepared.. for City pursuant to this Agreement, and City acknowledges and agrees that DTA has the right to use the reports and analyses that it authors pursuant to this Agreement as base works or templates for reports and analyses that DTA authors for DTA's other clients, provided, however that DTA shall not use any confidential information provided by City in such future reports and analyses. City acknowledges and agrees that DTA has spend substantial time and effort in collection and compiling data and information(the"Data Compilations")in connection with the Consulting Services and that City of Redlands Page I .Special Tax Consultant Services A412,2002 such Data Compilations may be used by DTA for its awn purposes, including, ithout limitation, sale or distribution to third parties; provided, however, that DTA will not sell or distribute anv of City's confidential information that may be contained in such Data Compilations, unless such confidential information is used only on an aggregated and anonymous basis. Section 2.3 Any proposed changes in the Consulting Services hereunder shall be submitted to the other party hereto, and any such changes agreed to by the parties shall be reflected in an amendment to Exhibit "A" in accordance with Section 7.2 hereto. Section 2.4 Nothing,in this Agreement shall give the Consultant possession of authority with respect to any City decision beyond the rendition of information,advice,recommendation or counsel. ARTICLE III COMPENSATION Section 3.1 City agrees to pay Consultant for its Consulting Services a professional fee 11 computed according to the fee Schedule attached asExhibit 'B" hereto. Section 3.2 The City shall reimburse the Consultant for Consultant's out-of-pocket expenses plus a 15'o administrative charge. Expenses shall include all actual expenditures made by Consultant in the performance of any Consulting Services undertaken pursuant to the Agreement, including, without limitation, the following expenditures: (a) Cost of clerical assistance Cv. 535.00 per hour, including typing, collation, printing and copying,plus copier and photography costs,including photographic reproduction of drawings and documents. (b) Transportation costs, including mileage for the use of personal automobiles at the prevailing IRS standard rate, rental vehicles and regularly scheduled commercial airline ticket costs. (c) Courier services, facsimile, and telephone expenses. Section 3.3 On or about the first two weeks of each month during which Consulting Services are rendered hereunder,Consultant shall present to City an invoice covering the current Consulting Services performed and the reimbursable expenses incurred pursuant to this Agreement and exhibits thereto. Such invoices shall be paid by City within thirty(30) days of the date of each invoice. A 1.2')X charge may be imposed against accounts which are not paid within 30 days of the date of each invoice. Section 3.4 The maximum total fee amount set forth in Exhibit "B" may be increased as a result of any expansion of the Consulting Services to be rendered hereunder pursuant to Section 2.3 or as provided in Exhibit "A" hereto. Section 3.5 Records of the Consultant's costs relating to (i)Consulting Services performed under this Agreement and(ii)reimbursable expenses shall be kept and be available to the City or to City's authorized representative at reasonable intervals during normal business hours. City of Redlands Page 2 Lwcial Tax Consultant Services .rule.2, 200 ARTICLE IV OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF CONSULTANT Section 4.1 Consultant agrees to perform the Consulting Services in accordance with Exhibit "A". Should any errors caused by Consultant's negligence ligence be found In such services or products, Consultant will correct them at no additional charge by revising the work products called for in Exhibit "A" to eliminate the errors. Section 4.2 Consultant will supply all tools and Instrumentalities required to perform the Consulting Services under the Agreement. Section 4.3 Neither this Agreement nor any duties or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned by Consultant without the prior written consent of City. However, Consultant may subcontract portions of the work to be performed hereunder to other persons or concerns provided Consultant notifies City of the name and address of said proposed Subcontractor and City either consents or fails to respond to notification with respect to the use of any particular proposed subcontractor. Section 4.4 Consultant is for all purposes an independent contractor. All personnel employed by Consultant are for its account only, and in no event shall Consultant or any personnel retained by it be deemed to have been employed by City or engaged by City for the account of or on behalf of City. Consultant is not authorized to make any representation. Contract or commitment on behalf of City. Section 4.5 Neither this Agreement,any duties or obligations under this Agreement,nor the intentions or expectations of City will cause the Consultant to be a "public official" as that term is used in Section 87100 of Title 9 of the California Government Code. City and Consultant agree that Consultant is not a"public official" or "participating in governmental decision" as those terms are used in Section 87100. The City and Consultant also agree that no actions and opinions necessary for the performance of duties Linder the Contract will cause the Consultant to be a"public official"or participating in a governmental decision" as those terms are used in Section 87100. Section 4.6 Consultant's Insurance to be Primarv-All insurance required by this Agreement is to be maintained by Consultant for the duration of this Project and shall be primary with respect to City and non-contributing to any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City. Consultant shall provide Citywith Certificates of Insurance and endorsements evidencing such insurance within fifteen (15) days of execution of this Agreement, or prior to commencement of work, whichever occurs first. Section 4.7 Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liabil, A. Consultant shall secure and maintain Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability insurance throughout the duration of this Agreement in an amount which meets the statutory requirement with an insurance carrier acceptable to the City. Such insurance shall be primary and non-contributing to any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City. The insurance policy shall include a provision prohibiting cancellation of said policy except upon thirty(30) days prior written notice to City(except for 10 days notice for nonpayn-tent). Certificates of Insurance shall be delivered to City within fifteen(15)days of execution of this Agreement or prior to commencement of work, whichever occurs first. City q Redlands Page 3 tSLiecial Tax Consultant Services Juty 2,2002 B. Consultant expressly waives all rights to subrogation I t7 against the City, its officers, employees and volunteers for losses arising from work performed by Consultant for City by expressly waiving Consultant's immunity for injuries to Consultant's employees and agrees that the C obligation to indemnify, defend and hold harmless provided for in this Agreement extends to any 1_� - claim brought byor on behalf of any employee of Consultant. This waiver is mutually negotiated by I Z� the parties. This shall not apply to any damage resulting from the sole negligence of City, its agents and employees. To the extent any of the damages referenced herein were caused by or resulted from In the concurrent negligence of City, its agents or employees, the obligations provided herein to indemnify,defend and hold harmless is valid and enforceable only to the extent of the negligence of Consultant, its officers, agents and employees. C. In the event Consultant is claiming it is exempt from the provisions of California Law requiring Worker's Compensation Insurance coverage for the project that is the subject of this 01 Agreement,Consultant shall provide City with a certificate that has been filed with the Contractor's State License Board for the State of California confirming said exemption is applicable to this Agreement. Consultant will the said certificate with the City prior to work commencing. Consultant further agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City and its elected officials, agents and employees from any and all fines,penalties and/or damages of any kind for violation of any law as it relates to Consultant's failure to provide worker's compensation insurance,if said exemption from worker's compensation coverage is found to not apply to Consultant for the project which is the Subject of this Agreement. Section 4.8 Hold Harmless and Indemnification. Consultant shall indemnify,hold harmless and defend City and its elected officials,agents,and employees from and against any and all claims, losses or liability, including attorney's fees, arising from injury or death to persons or damage to property occasioned by any act, omission or failure of Consultant,its officer,agents and employees in performing the Services required by this Agreement. Consultant's obligations under this provision shall not be limited in any way by any terms of this Agreement, or the insurance limits. Section 4.9 Assignment and Insurance. Consultant is expressly prohibited from subletting or assigning any of the services covered by this Agreement without the express written consent of City. In the event of mutual agreement between parties to sublet a portion of the Services, the Consultant will add the subcontractor as an additional insured and provide the City with the insurance endorsements prior to any work being performed by the subcontractor. Assignment does not include printing or other customary reimbursable expenses that may be provided in this Agreement. Section 4.10 Comprehensive prehensive General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall secure and maintain in force throughout the duration of the Agreement comprehensive general liability insurance with carriers acceptable to City. Minimum coverage of one million dollars($1,000,000) per occurrence and two million dollars(S-2,000,000)aggregate for public liability,property damage and personal injury is required. City shall be named as an additional insured and the insurance policy shall include a provision prohibiting cancellation of said policy except upon thirty(30) days prior written notice to the City (10 days for nonpayment). Such insurance shall be primary and non- contributing to any insurance or self-insurance maintained by City. Certificates of insurance and endorsements shall be delivered to City within Fifteen (15) days of execution of this Agreement or prior to commencement of work, whichever occurs first. City ql'Redlands Page 4 V ,pecial Tax Consultant Services Juy 2, 2002 Section 4.11 Professional Liability Insurance. Consultant shall secure and maintain professional liability Insurance throughout the duration of this Agreement in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000) per claim made and policy aggregate. The insurance policy shall me]tide a provision prohibiting cancellation of said policy except upon thirty(3)0)days prior written notice to the City. Such insurance shall be primary and non-contributing to any insurance or self- insurance maintained by City (10 days for nonpayment). Certificate of liability insurance and endorsement shall be delivered to City within fifteen (15) days of execution of this Agreement or prior to commencement of work, whichever occurs first. Section 4.12 Business Auto Liability Insurance. Consultant shall have business auto liability coverage,with minimum limits of one million($1,000,000)per occurrence,combined single limit for bodily injury liability and property damage liability. This coverage shall include all consultant owned vehicles used on the project, hired and non-owned vehicles, and employee non- ownership vehicles. The City shall be named as an additional insured and a certificate of insurance shall be delivered to City within fifteen (15) days of execution of this Agreement or prior to commencement of work, whichever occurs first. ARTICLE V OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF CITY Section 5.1 City agrees to comply with all reasonable requests of Consultant and provide access to all documents reasonably necessary to the perfon-nance of Consultant's duties Linder this Agreement with the exception of those documents which Exhibit "A" calls upon the Consultant to prepare. Section 5.2 Neither this Agreement nor any duties or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned by City without the prior written consent of Consultant. Section 5.3 Consultant frequently is retained by developers, landowners,and other persons and concerns interested in development projects which often eventually lead to the preparation on a OJ I contract basis by Consultant of preliminary tax spread models for government agencies to determine tax rates and other matters necessary to accomplish various improvements to realty for financing Linder a Mello-Roos or other financing programs. In light of the foregoing, City will determine whether or not it is appropriate to conduct a "significant substantive review" or a "significant intervening substantive review" of Consultant's activities conducted pursuant to this Agreement as such terms are defined in Section 1700(c)h )h of Title 2 of the California Administrative Code. Should City elect to conduct such a substantive review, then City shall determine whether it has sufficient expertise on staff to conduct such a review, and, if not, will retain an independent expert consultant to review Consultant's work. Thereafter, City shall conduct such review,or cause such independent review to be conducted,prior to the making of any governmental decision relating to the matters contained within the Scope of Work described in Exhibit "A". The parties do not intend and nothing in this Section 5.1) is meant to imply that Consultant is a"public official," "participating in a governmental decision," or has a"financial interest"in the services provided as such terms are used in Section 87100 of Title 9 of the California Governmental Code. Section 5.4 City, public agencies, landowners, consultants and other parties dealing with City or involved in the subject development project referred to in Exhibit "A"will be furnishing to Consultant various data, reports, Studies, computer printouts and other information and representations as to the facts involved in the Z�� project which City understands Consultant will be OJ I using and relying upon in preparing the reports,studies,computer printouts and other work products City of Redlands Page 5 Special Tar Consultant Services July 2,2002 called for by Exhibit"A." Consultant shall not be obligated to establish or verify the accuracy of the information furnished by or on behalf of City, nor shall Consultant be responsible for the impactor effect on its work products of the information furnished by or on behalf of City, in the event that such information is in error and therefore introduces error into Consultant's work products. Section 5.5 In the event that court appearances, testimony or depositions are required of Consultant by City in connection with the services rendered hereunder, City shall compensate Consultant ata rate of$2150 per hour and shall reimburse Consultant for out-of-pocket expenses on a cost basis. ARTICLE VI TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT Section 6.1 Either party may terminate or suspend this Agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice. Unless terminated as provided herein,this Agreement shall continue in force until the Ir Consulting Services set forth in Exhibit"A"have been fully and completely performed and all proper invoices have been rendered and paid. Section 6.2 Should either party default in the performance of this Agreement or materially breach any of its provisions, the other party at its option inav terminate this Agreement by giving written notification to the defaulting party. Such termination shall be effective upon receipt by the defaulting party,provided that the defaulting party shall be allowed ten (10)days i which to cure I A in any default following receipt of notice of same. I Section 6.3 The covenants contained in Sections 5.5 and 5.6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 7.1 All contractual notices,bills and payments shall be made in writing and maybe given by personal delivery or by mail. Notices,bills and payments sent by mail shall be addressed as follows: City Consultant Bonnie J. Johnson 1301 Dove Street Finance Director Suite 600 35 Cajon Street Newport Beach, Ca 92660 P. O. Box 3005 Redlands CA 92373 When so addressed, such notices shall be deemed given upon deposit in the United States Mail. In all other instances, notices, bill and payments shall be deemed given at the time ofactual delivery. Changes maybe made in the names and addresses of the person to whom notices,bills,and payments are to be given by giving notice pursuant to this paragraph. Section 7.2 This Agreement and exhibits hereto Supersede any and all agreements, either oral or writtenbetween the parties hereto with respect to the rendering of service by Consultant for City and contains all of the covenants and agreements between the parties with respect to the rendering of such services. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements,promises,or agreements,orally or otherwise,have been made by any party,or anyone Ciry qf'Redlands Page 6 Special Tax Consultant Services July 2,2002 acting on behalf of any party,which are not embodied herein,and that no other agreement,statement, or promise not contained in this Agreement shall be valid or binding. Any modification of this Agreement(Including any exhibit hereto)will be effective if it is in writing and signed by the party against whom it is sought to be enforced. Section 7.3 If any-provision in this Agreement is held by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,void,or unenforceable,the remaining provisions will nevertheless continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way. Section 7.4 Any controversy between the parties hereto involving the construction or application of any of the terms, covenants, or conditions of this Agreement will, on the written request of one party served on the other, be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial rules and regulations of the American Arbitration Association and the provisions of the California Arbitration Act(Sections 1280 through 1294.2 of the California Code of Civil Procedure). The arbitration shall take place in Newport Beach,California,or Such other location mutually agreed to by the parties. The arbitrator(s) shall be selected as follows: In the event that Consultant and City agree on ID one arbitrator,the arbitration shall be conducted by such arbitrator. In the event Consultant and City do not so agree,Consultant and City shall each select an arbitrator and the two arbitrators so selected shall select the third arbitrator. If there is more than one arbitrator, the arbitrators shall act by majority vote. The parties may propose arbitrators from JAMS, ADR, ARC or any independent arbitrator/neutral for dispute resolution. The parties are not required to hire an AAA arbitrator for resolution of a dispute hereunder. The decree oriudgment of an award rendered by the arbitrator(s)maybe entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Section 7.5 The prevailing party in any arbitration or legal action brought by one party against the other and arising out of this Agreement shall be entitled, in addition to any other rights and remedies it may have, to reimbursement for its expenses, including court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. The non-prevailing party shall be liable, to the extent allowable under law, for all fees and expenses of the arbitrator(s) and all costs of the arbitration. ARTICLE IIX GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Section 8.1 In the event any action is commenced to enforce or interpret any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement the prevailing,party shall, in addition to any costs and other relief, be entitled to the recovery of its reasonable attorneys' fees. Consultant agrees that the key personnel shall be made available and assigned to the Project, I Oject, and that they shall not be replaced without concurrence from City. Section 8.2 Unless earlier terminated, as provided below, this Agreement shall terminate upon completion and acceptance by City of the Services. Section 8.3 This Agreement may be terminated by the City,without cause,byprovidinlily ten (10)days prior written notice to the Consultant(delivered by certified mal 1,return receipt requested") of intent to terminate. City,of Redlands page 7 Special Tax Consultant Services July 2, 2002 Section 8.4 Upon receipt ofa termination notice,Consultant shall(I)promptly discontinue all services affected, and (2)deliver or otherwise make available to City, copies(in both hard copy and electronic form,where applicable),of any data, calculations,reports, estimates, summaries and such other information and materials as may have been accumulated by Consultant in performing the Services required by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above,proprietary materials as defined in Section 2.2 will be retained by Consultant. Section 8.5 This Agreement, including the attachments incorporated herein by reference, represents the entire agreement and understanding between the parties and any prior negotiations, proposals or oral agreements are superseded by this Agreement. Any amendment to this Agreement IZ- shall be in writing, approved by the City Council of City and signed by City and Consultant. w Section 8.6 This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws ofthe State of California. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,duly authorized representatives of the City and Consultant have signed in confirmation of this Agreement. City of Redlands, David Taussig &Associates, Inc. ("City") ("Consultant") By: B KARL N. (KASEY) HAWS DAVID O. TAUS�� Mayor President ATTEST: )Jkg� Y- , Lorne Poyze City Clerk, Ci y of Redlands .1 f'ROI'OSAI--MELLO"REDLANI)S"vx s'I[:RNRI�At,('OA(Rll-'Mi�N'I' FINA12DOC City qf'Redlands Page 8 keeial Tax Consultant Services July 2,2002 Exhibit A SCOPE OF WORK David Taussig & Associates, Inc. ("DTA") shall provide special tax consulting services necessary to assist the City of Redlands (the "City") in the formation of a Community Facilities District ("CFD") for the Western Realco/Bixby Land property. The CFD will finance public improvements which will ultimately be owned and maintained by the City and/or other public agencies. Task 1. Preliminary Tax Spread Prepare initial spread of special taxes(the"Tax Spread")based on acreage. Calculate special taxes to support proposed Financing Data necessary for Tax Spread shall be provided by Project Landowners andlor the Citywith the assistance of DTA. The Pr j ect Landowners and/or the City are responsible for providing 0j zn and verifying data describing types of projected development, improved property values, development absorption rates, net taxable acreage, and the estimated cost of the public improvements proposed to be financed. DTA shall rely on such data provided by the City and Project Landowners, and shall not be responsible for verifying its accuracy. The City r0J may hire an appraiser or other outside consultants to verify this data. Task 2. Tax Spread Revisions Based on input from City and Project Landowners, prepare revisions to Tax Spread. DTA shall prepare tip to a total of eight Tax Spreads, utilizing various absorption,costs and bond assumptions. Task 3. Rate & Method of Apportionment and Public Report Prepare the Rate and Method of Apportionment of Special Tax which describes the methodology used to calculate the annual special tax levy for the CFD. Prepare the Public Report, containing descriptions of the proposed public facilities, their estimated costs, projected bonded indebtedness, the anticipated issuance date and maximum annual special tax rates. Task 4. Document Review and Preparation Assist Bond Counsel and Underwriter's Counsel with the preparation of required documents, including the Resolution of Intention, Resolution of Formation,various tables in the Official Statement and related items. Also provide necessary data and advice to Bond Counsel regarding,the implementation of the CFD, including policies which address changes in land uses which occur after district formation, parity bonds tests, integration of reimbursement programs from the State or other public districts or fee programs, and the formation of an advisory board to make decisions regarding the issuance of parity bonds and/or the enrollment of special taxes. City of Redlands Page A.I IV ,pedal Tax Consultant Services July 2,2002 Task 5. Meetings DTA shall attend up to a total of three meetings. These meetings may be used to discuss or present the Tax Spread, Rate and Method of Apportionment of Special Tax, Public Report, or other items prepared by DTA. They may also be used for the protest hearing, or other public meetings. After a total of three meetings attended by DTA have been completed, Z additional meetings will require fees beyond the maximum established in the Fee Schedule if the budgeted amount has been completely expended based on hourly rates quoted herein. Task 6. Bond Sizinp, Assist Underwriter in sizing of bond issue (e.g., use of increasing debt service, capitalized ID interest, etc.) to establish an optimal schedule of bond sales to maximize funding capacity and generate the greatest possible benefit to all interested parties, as well as to alleviate cash 1:1 flow constraints. Task 7. Special Tax Consultant Certificate DTA shall prepare and execute a Special Tax Consultant Certificate confirming the adequacy of special taxes to meet debt service requirements for first bond issue. If applicable, DTA shall require an executed landowner information certificate from each Project Landowner confirming net taxable acreage and other relevant data prior to executing the Special Tax Consultant Certificate. Task 8. Verbal ConsultinI4 Services Provide verbal consulting services and advice to City and Project Landowners regarding the 01 financing during the period in which Tasks I through 7 are being completed. Task 9. Additional Consultin,2 Services For additional fees, DTA shall complete other tasks related to financin-C,and administration of the CFD as agreed upon by DTA and the City. Such tasks may include holding additional meetings with various participants in the formation process, and preparing additional computerized Tax Spreads, a detailed value-to-lien or overlapping debt analysis, and/or the boundary map for the CFD. City of'Redlands P a,.f,,-e A.2 Special Tax Consultant Services July 2,2002 Exhibit B FEE SCHEDULE Total compensation(excluding expenses) for completion of Tasks 1-8 in the attached Scope of Work should a Community Facilities District be formed and a first bond issue be sold shall be $22,500. Prior to the sale of a first bond issue. DTA shall be remunerated for services based on the hourly rates shown in Table I below,with invoices being submitted to the City on a monthly basis. Upon the sale of a first bond issue,any remaining portion of the total fee shall be paid from the proceeds of the issue. Should no bonds be sold, DTA shall only receive remuneration for hours worked and out-of-pocket expenses. Should more than one Project Landowner participate in the formation of the CFD,and should one or more of these additional Project Landowners desire to be placed in a separate Improvement Area or Zone from the first Project Landowner, additional time and materials may be charged, up to a maximum of$6,000 per Improvement Area or Zone. Table I Hourly Rates President - S 170/Hour Vice President - S 165/Hour Director - S155/Hour Manager - $145/1-lour Senior Associate - S130/Hour Associate - S I I O/Hour Financial Analyst - $ 95/Hour Research Assistant - S 70/Hour Consulting services related to the preparation of the CFD boundary map,annual collection of special taxes,or the preparation of certifications or tax spreads for later bond issues,shall be covered under a separate Agreement. Any additional tasks assigned by the City if the total tce listed above has been exceeded shall be charged at the hourly rates listed above. An excessive number of meetings (more than three)or tax spread computer runs(more than eight)may also require additional fees. Such additional fees shall be added to the"Total Fee"amounts listed above. The hourly fees listed above apply for a twelve month period after CXCCLitiOfl of this Agreement,and are subject to a cost-of-living increase after that period, and on an annual basis thereafter. In addition to fees for services, the City shall reimburse DTA for travel, photocopying, courier, facsimile, clerical, telephone expenses, and administrative charges, not to exceed 52,000. City,of'Redlands Page B.1 kweial Tax Consultant Services July 2,2#