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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 <br />VUR <br />25F-27 <br />