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12/03/2012 <br />Agreement, are not pledged to the repayment of the Bonds. Proceeds of the Bonds and other <br />amounts deposited to the Escrow Fund established under the Escrow Instructions (which will <br />be used to pay the redemption price of the Prior Bonds) are not pledged to, and are not <br />available for, the repayment of the Bonds. See "PLAN OF REFUNDING ---Redemption of <br />Prior Bonds." <br />Special Taxes; Rate and Method. The Special Taxes to be used to pay debt service on <br />the Bonds will be levied in accordance with the Rate and Method (as described under the <br />heading "THE BONDS—Authority for Issuance"). "Special Taxes" are those taxes levied on <br />the Taxable Parcels (as defined under the heading "INTRODUCTION—The District" below) <br />within the District pursuant to the Rate and Method and the Fiscal Agent Agreement. <br />Limitations. The Improvements are not pledged to pay the debt service on the Bonds. <br />In the event that the Special Taxes are not paid when due, the only sources of funds available <br />to repay the Bonds are amounts held by the Fiscal Agent in the Bond Fund, the Special Tax <br />Fund and the Reserve Fund established under the Fiscal Agent Agreement, and the proceeds, if <br />any, from foreclosure sales of the specific Taxable Parcels with delinquent Special Taxes. <br />Reserve Fund <br />The Fiscal Agent Agreement establishes a Reserve Fund as a reserve for the payment of <br />principal of and interest on the Bonds. The Reserve Fund is required to be funded in an amount <br />equal to the lesser of (i) Maximum Annual Debt Service on the Outstanding Bonds, (ii) 125% <br />of average Annual Debt Service for any Bond Year, or (iii) 10% of the original aggregate <br />principal amount of the Bonds (the "Reserve Requirement"). The Reserve Fund will be <br />available to pay the debt service on the Bonds in the event of a shortfall in the amount in the <br />Bond Fund for such purpose, and amounts in the Reserve Fund may also be withdrawn to pay <br />any rebate liability due to the federal government, to pay a portion of the redemption price of <br />Bonds to be redeemed with Special Tax Prepayments, and to transfer to the Bond Fund of <br />amounts therein in excess of the then Reserve Requirement. The Reserve Requirement as of the <br />date of issuance of the Bonds will be S ---------- See " SECURITY FOR THE BONDS— <br />Reserve Fund." <br />The District <br />The District was formed by the City Council pursuant to proceedings conducted under <br />the Act on April 26, 1999. The District includes 55 separate San Mateo County Assessor's <br />parcels subject to the levy of Special Taxes (collectively, the "Taxable Parcels") located in the <br />commercial area of a master -planned community known as "Redwood Shores" in the <br />northeastern portion of the City. The Taxable Parcels have been improved with a total of <br />approximately 4,337,241 square feet of commercial structures. See "THE DISTRICT— <br />Location and Description of the District." <br />The land and improvements comprising the Taxable Parcels were valued by the San <br />Mateo County Assessor for ad valorem property tax purposes on the Fiscal Year 2012-13 <br />property tax roll at an aggregate value of $1,158,163,515. Based on the County's Fiscal Year <br />2012-13 property valuation, all but 14 of the 55 Taxable Parcels in the District have assessed <br />value to estimated share of Bond principal ratios in excess of 100:1, with only 3 Taxable <br />Parcels having an assessed value to estimated share of Bond principal ratio of less than 70:1. <br />See "THE DISTRICT—Value-to-Bu.rden Ratio" and "APPENDIX H—Taxable Parcels in the <br />District." <br />-3- <br />RESO. # 15237 <br />MUSE # 505 <br />