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5 � F�-2 _ <br /> 4 <br /> � Attachment 1 C <br /> authorities, having served as bond counsel for over 1,100 public entities in the State of <br /> Califomia. The depth and breadth of the experience of the firm's attomeys enables us <br /> to bring a level of knowtedge and creativity to the structuring of financing transactions <br /> that is far greater than that of most bond counsel firms. <br /> Water Revenue Financinas. Our firm has acted as bond counsel, disclosure <br /> counsel or underwriter's counsel on over forty water revenue financings during the <br /> period from January 1, 2001 to the present, for clients that include the Cities of Arcata, <br /> Benicia, Fairfield, Oceanside, Hayward, Napa, Petaluma, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, <br /> Santa Pauta, Sunnyvale, the City and County of San Francisco Public Utilities - <br /> Commission, and various public districts and joint powers agencies. A list of water <br /> revenue transactions for which we have served as bond counsel, disclosure counsel or <br /> underwriter's counsel during this period is attached as Appendix A. <br /> 3. Resume of Princi�al Attomevs. <br /> Steve Melikian and Scott Ferguson would provide the disclosure counsel <br /> services to the City. Both are partners in the firm. Mr. Melikian would be the lead <br /> attomey, with the expectation that he would provide all necessary services as disclosure <br /> counsel. Mr. Ferguson would be available in a back-up capacity. <br /> Steve Mefikian has 25 years of municipal bond experience and joined Jones Hall <br /> in 1999. He has experience in all types of municipal financings, with a focus on <br /> multifamily housing revenue bonds, tax allocation bonds, revenue bonds and lease <br /> financings. Mr. Melikian attended Dartmouth College, where he received an A.B. in <br /> 1976, and University of Southem California where he received his J.D. in 1979. He was <br /> admitted to the Califomia Bar in 1979 and is a member of the American Bar Association <br /> and the National Association of Bond Lawyers. <br /> Scott Ferguson joined Jones Hall in 1999, and has practiced real estate, land <br /> use, corporate and public finance law since 1994. He has experience as bond counsel, <br /> disclosure counsel and undenroriter's counsel in financings that include utility revenue <br /> bonds, Mello-Roos special tax bonds, assessment bonds, certificates of participation <br /> and multifamily housing revenue bonds. <br /> Scott Ferguson attended the University of Freiburg, Germany, and the University <br /> of Virginia, where he received his B.A. degree in 1987, and Hastings College of the Law, <br /> where he received his J.D. degree in 1994. He was admitted to the Califomia Bar in <br /> 1994 and is a member of the State Bar of California, the Bar Association of San <br /> Francisco and the National Association of Bond Lawyers. <br /> 4. Sco�e of Services. As the City's disclosure counsel, we will provide the <br /> following legal services in connection with the preparation of the Official Statement for <br /> the financing and related sales documents to be used in connection with the financing. <br /> Such services shall include the following: <br /> (i) Prepare the Official Statement (both preliminary and final) for the <br /> financing; <br /> (ii) Confer and consult with the officers and administrative staff of the <br /> City as to matters relating to the Official Statement; <br /> Attachment 1 C-2 <br />