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4. Community Facilities District. <br />(a) Community Facilities District, Formation. Pursuant to the City's Local Goals and <br />Policies, and the Code which incorporates the Mello -Roos Act, the Parties shall cooperate in <br />good faith to establish the CFD to fund the City's acquisition of the Levee Improvements and the <br />maintenance of the New Levee, as well as ongoing maintenance of the Seaport Centre Wet <br />Utilities, the maintenance of which is currently funded by the Maintenance District. The Parties <br />acknowledge and agree that City will not accept ownership of the facilities in the nature of "wet <br />utilities" that service Seaport Plaza, which may include but are not necessarily limited to the <br />storm water pump station within Seaport Plaza, and the underground domestic water, sanitary, <br />and storm water lines, and the surface drainage facilities including curbs, gutters, and catch <br />basins, within Seaport Plaza and Cardinal Way ("Seaport Plaza Wet Utilities") and the <br />maintenance of those Seaport Plaza Wet Utilities shall remain the responsibility of HCP and its <br />successors as fee owner of Seaport Plaza. The boundaries of the CFD shall be coextensive with <br />those of the Property (and for avoidance of doubt shall exclude the City Property). Upon the <br />filing of a petition by Owners pursuant to Government Code Section 53318(c), the City Council <br />shall adopt a resolution of intention to establish the CFD and, following adoption, City shall use <br />good faith, diligent efforts, in compliance with Government Code Sections 53318 et seq., to <br />establish and implement the CFD pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including scheduling <br />of necessary public hearings in connection with the adoption of a resolution of formation. <br />Provided Owners and SCOA meet all of their respective obligations under this Section 4, <br />including the obligation to fund all CFD Advanced Costs as provided in Subsection (c) below, <br />City shall take all necessary steps to form the CFD and shall cause the CFD, upon formation, to <br />become subject to and to comply with the provisions of this Agreement specifically applicable to <br />the CFD. Owners and SCOA shall cooperate with City in the formation of the CFD, including <br />the timely submission of all petitions, waivers and consents. City shall be responsible for <br />conducting all proceedings and public hearings for the establishment of the CFD, including, <br />without exception, the prosecution and adoption of all resolutions, ordinances and orders, the <br />processing of the boundary map, the publishing of proper notice of the public hearing, and the <br />balloting of the property owners, all pursuant to the Code to establish the CFD and levy the <br />Special Taxes. <br />(b) Levee Improvements. Upon formation of the CFD, the CFD shall serve to <br />finance the City's acquisition of the Levee Improvements, and potentially certain other public <br />improvements within the CFD boundary which may lawfully be financed under the Code and <br />other applicable law pursuant to the Purchase Contract if provided for under the rate and method <br />of apportionment of special tax ("RMA") or included in the CFD Formation Proceedings. <br />(c) Advance of Expenses; Reimbursement. SCOA shall advance to City the actual <br />out of pocket costs of formation of the CFD and other costs and expenses associated with the <br />CFD ("CFD Advanced Costs"). Such CFD Advanced Costs may include, without limitation, <br />legal, financial, special tax consultant, appraisal and engineering costs and expenses associated <br />with (i) formation of the CFD; (ii) the drafting and adoption of the RMA; (iii) determination of <br />the value of Property, if necessary; and (iv) any other costs or expenses reasonably incurred in <br />connection with the formation of the CFD. CFD Advanced Costs shall be included in both the <br />Final Design and Construction Budget and the Final Project Costs and thereby, pursuant to <br />OAK #4819-4834-1908 v20 <br />