Item 33 - Pension Debt Refinancing and Related Bond Financing

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2 4821-4853-6027v3/200434-0005 The City acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the purchase and sale of the Bonds pursuant to this Purchase Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the City and the Underwriter; (ii) in connection therewith and with the discussions, undertakings and procedures leading up to the consummation of such transaction, the Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not acting as a municipal advisor (as defined in section 15B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), financial advisor or fiduciary; (iii) the Underwriter has not assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the City with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the discussions, undertakings and procedures leading thereto (irrespective of whether the Underwriter has provided other services or is currently providing other services to the City on other matters); (iv) the only obligations the Underwriter has to the City with respect to the transaction contemplated hereby expressly are set forth in this Purchase Agreement; and (v) the City has consulted its own financial and/or municipal, legal, accounting, tax, financial and other advisors, as applicable, to the extent it has deemed appropriate. Section 2. The Bonds. The Bonds are being issued pursuant to Articles 10 and 11 (commencing with section 53570) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code (the “Refunding Law”) and the Trust Agreement, dated as of ________ 1, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), between the City and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee (together with any successor as trustee under the Trust Agreement, the “Trustee”). The Bonds shall be obligations of the City payable from any lawfully available funds, shall not be limited as to payment to any special source of funds of the City and the payment thereof shall not be subject to appropriation. The Bonds do not constitute an obligation of the City 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 Bonds otherwise shall be as described in the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement, the Refunding Law and the Legal Documents. The Underwriter’s agreement to purchase the Bonds from the City is made in reliance upon the City’s representations, covenants and warranties and on the terms and conditions set forth in this Purchase Agreement. The City is obligated by the Public Employees’ Retirement Law, constituting Part 3 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the California Government Code (the “Retirement Law”), and the contract between the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (“PERS”), established under Government Code sections 20000 through 21500 of (the “Retirement Law”), and the City Council of the City, effective July 1, 1948 (as amended, the “PERS Contract”), to make contributions to PERS to (a) fund pension benefits for its employees who are members of PERS, (b) amortize the unfunded actuarial liability with respect to such pension benefits, and (c) appropriate funds for the purposes described in (a) and (b). The City participates in two retirement plans (with tiers within such plans) under the PERS Contract. The proceeds of the Bonds will be used to: (i) refund the City’s obligations to PERS evidenced by the two retirement plans in which the City participates pursuant to the PERS Contract and representing the current unfunded accrued liability (the “Unfunded Liability”) with respect to certain pension benefits under the Retirement Law, and (ii) pay certain costs associated with the issuance and delivery of the Bonds. Section 3. Public Offering. The Underwriter agrees to make an initial public offering of all the Bonds at the public offering prices (or yields) set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Subsequent to the initial public offering, the Underwriter reserves the right to change the public offering prices (or yields) as it deems necessary in connection with the marketing of the Bonds, provided that the Underwriter shall not change the interest rates set forth on