City of Santa Ana, California
<br />Proposal for Municipal Financial Advisory Services March 12, 2020
<br />Russell Sager will lead efforts on continuing disclosure services. Given the proximity of our headquarters
<br />to the City, all advisors assigned to the City's engagement will be available to meet with the City as city staff
<br />and officials as often as requested.
<br />Provided below is a summary of the team members' experience and role with the City. All UFI municipal
<br />advisors, including support staff, hold a Series 50 municipal advisor registration. Detailed biographies for
<br />the team are provided in Appendix A.
<br />Team
<br />. -
<br />Office Location
<br />Experience
<br />Relevant Clients
<br />Member
<br />Michael Busch,
<br />Project
<br />Tustin, CA
<br />Over $3 billion in tax-exempt
<br />Santa Ana, Orange, Pomona,
<br />CEO and
<br />Manager/Primary
<br />and taxable debt (including
<br />Desert Hot Springs, Arcadia,
<br />President
<br />Contact
<br />Lease Revenue Bonds/COPS,
<br />Beaumont, Newport Beach,
<br />Water/Wastewater Revenue
<br />Azusa, Artesia, Glendora,
<br />Bonds, TABS, CFDs,
<br />Lake Elsinore, Covina,
<br />Assessment Districts, New
<br />Coachella, Pico Rivera,
<br />Market Tax Credits)
<br />Commerce, Needles, Salinas,
<br />San Jacinto
<br />Julio Morales
<br />Pension/OPEB
<br />Tustin, CA
<br />Specializes in developing
<br />Simi Valley, Glendora,
<br />Managing
<br />Analytics and
<br />complex models, analyzing
<br />Oakland, Newport Beach, San
<br />Director
<br />Solutions
<br />and solving complex financial
<br />Fernando, South San
<br />issues, and creating innovative
<br />Francisco, Arcadia, Pomona,
<br />solutions to long-term
<br />Rowland Water District,
<br />structural deficits and
<br />Walnut Valley Water District,
<br />liabilities
<br />San Gabriel Valley COG
<br />Wing -See Fox
<br />Credit
<br />Daly City, CA
<br />Over $2 billion in tax-exempt
<br />San Francisco, San Mateo,
<br />Managing
<br />Analysis/Bond
<br />and taxable debt (including
<br />Oakland, Orange, Hercules,
<br />Director
<br />Pricings
<br />Lease Revenue Bonds/COPS,
<br />San Ramon, Calistoga,
<br />Water/Wastewater Revenue
<br />Atherton, Los Angeles, Pismo
<br />Bonds, TABS, CFDs,
<br />Beach, Apple Valley, San Juan
<br />Assessment Districts, GOs,
<br />Water District, Diablo Water
<br />TRANS)
<br />District, Ukiah Valley
<br />Sanitation District
<br />Branden
<br />Transaction and
<br />Tustin, CA
<br />Experience with tax-exempt
<br />Los Angeles, Culver City,
<br />Kfoury
<br />Execution Support
<br />and taxable debt (including
<br />Orange Beaumont, Lake
<br />Senior
<br />lease revenue bonds/COPS,
<br />Elsinore, Calistoga, Oakland,
<br />Associate
<br />electric utility bonds,
<br />Hercules, Santa Ana
<br />water/wastewater Revenue
<br />Bonds, TABS, CFDs, GOs)
<br />Russell Sager
<br />Continuing
<br />Tustin, CA
<br />Annually produces over 300
<br />Hercules, Hesperia, Barstow,
<br />SeniorAna/yst
<br />Disclosure
<br />Continuing Disclosure Reports
<br />Azusa, San Bernardino, Santa
<br />Specialist
<br />over 90 clients and 25 CDIAC
<br />Ana, Calistoga, San Mateo,
<br />Debt Transparency Reports.
<br />Pomona, Greenfield, King City,
<br />Manteca, Madera, Millbrae,
<br />Pismo Beach, Lake Elsinore
<br />iii. Associates in charge when Project Manager/Principal Agent is unavailable
<br />As discussed above, Wing -See Fox and Julio Morales will serve as the leads for their areas of specialty.
<br />Both are available to meet with the City at all times when the Project Manager is not available. In addition,
<br />we are assigning support staff and a continuing disclosure specialist to ensure we are providing the full
<br />resources of the firm. Over the past several years, we have provided coverage to the City for on -call
<br />assignments, bond financings, and dissemination agent services. As part of our work providing continuing
<br />disclosure services to the City, we have met in -person multiple times with City staff. We look forward to
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