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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFY26-27 Public Finance: Financial Advising Services - FieldmanD' T 0I" r n Nt+ErV,; i NTT .J/''(J'J 3 r I FY T. .' A !• f?u kr.t., 9' Ox H-..".9-.0T itr 4 * iii 40116.0001. ili. , '''' 9 -: 17.4...:;,A:e.::e s y+I,yr0 yr. F y FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 r ANNUAL STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS a PUBLIC FINANCE ADVISING SERVICES r BY: FIELDMAN EXPERIENCE INTEGRITY SERVICE June 30, 2026 Irvine I Oakland I San Francisco I Washington I Hawaii www.fieldman.com FIELDMAN xEEti ,Ear FR„ E June 30, 2026 Via email: crystallene.pacheco@hawaiicounty.gov Ms. Diane Nakagawa, Director of Finance County of Hawai'i 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2103 Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Re: Statement of Qualifications for Public Finance Bond Advising Services Dear Ms. Nakagawa: In order to keep our information current and to remain on the County's approved vendor list, enclosed please find our updated Statement of Qualifications for Public Finance Bond Advising Services for the County of Hawai'i. Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates, Inc. ("Fieldman") is built on three core principals of Experience, Integrity, and Service, as detailed below: Experience: We have been in business since 1966 doing just one thing - providing municipal advisory services to government entities. Over the past five years, Fieldman has advised on 564 transactions with an aggregate par amount of over$22.3 billion11 . Integrity: We pride ourselves on the quality of our service, our long client relationships and the confidence public agencies have in our abilities and integrity. Service:We are prepared. We believe 80%of what our clients need is predictable. We plan and perform this work in advance so we can focus on the 20% unexpected, time sensitive and detailed work that can be tailored to our clients quickly. Fieldman is a full service, western region independent municipal financial advisor that has in- depth experience in all areas of public finance. The firm specializes in land-based, general obligation, utility, lease revenue and transportation financings, in addition to non-transaction based services. Fieldman has been serving as municipal advisor to the County since 2020 and benefits from local experience, as one of our advisors currently resides in Hawai'i. We greatly enjoy working with the County and value the relationship we have built and look forward to strengthening that in the future. Please let us know if additional information is needed, and we look forward to the opportunity to assist you in any way we can. Sincerely, FIELDMAN, 5OLAPP &ASSOCIATES, INC. Adam S. Bauer, CEO and President Jason C ung, Vice President 949) 660-7303 direct, (949) 295-5735 cell 949) 660-7314 direct, (949)486-9501 cell abauer@fieldman.com jchung@fieldman.com 7"),(4.444"74 Mindy Kays, Senior Associate 808) 342-6165 direct mkays@fieldman.com Source:Fieldman Internal Database 19900 MacArthur Blvd.,Suite 1 100•Irvine,CA 92612 •phone:949.660.7300•fax:949.474.8773•www.fieldman.com Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'I June 30, 2026 4-411 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 - Field man, Rolapp &Associates, Inc 1 Firm Overview 1 Services We Provide 2 Resources 3 Section 2- Firm Facts 3 Section 3 - Project Team Qualifications 4 Resumes 5 Section 4- Recent Projects &Client References 7 Demonstrated Experience 11 Section 5-Additional Information 17 Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'I June 30, 2026r ^ Standard Proposal Regulatory Disclaimers&Disclosures Fieldman is a SEC-registered Municipal Advisor. When formally engaged by public agency clients, we undertake a fiduciary duty with respect to advice provided on financial matters. PROPOSAL DOES NOT CONSTITUTE"ADVICE"OR MUNICIPAL ADVISORY RELATIONSHIP These materials are delivered to you for the purpose of obtaining an engagement as your municipal advisor, and we wish to clarify the nature of our relationship. We are providing the information contained in these materials for informational purposes only. The information provided in these materials does not create or imply any fiduciary relationship, and is being provided solely for the purpose of marketing our services to you as a prospective client of Fieldman. The information provided to you is not to be construed as"advice"within the meaning of Section 158 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or relied upon by you as advice in determining a course of action in connection with any current or prospective undertakings relative to any municipal securities issuance or municipal financial product. Any information contained in these materials is not intended to replace or supplement any advice you may have already received internally or externally from any other professional. Potential for Limitation ofAdvisory Scope Disclosure At the explicit direction of the County, our scope of services may be limited to the implementation of a pre-determined financial transaction or strategy. In such instances, a complete review of all feasible and suitable financial alternatives will not be undertaken as part of our engagement. We would otherwise operate under a fiduciary duty to consider all feasible and suitable alternatives to accomplish a given objective. Potential Conflict of Interest Disclosure Compensation contingent on the completion of a financing or project is customary for municipal financial advisors. To the extent that our compensation for the proposed engagement is contingent on successful completion of any transactions,a potential conflict of interest exists as we would have a potential incentive to recommend the completion of a transaction that might not be optimal for the County. However, Fieldman undertakes a fiduciary duty in advising public agencies regardless of compensation structure. Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'l June 30, 2026 SECTION 1 — FIELDMAN, ROLAPP & ASSOCIATES, INC. The name ofthe firm or person, contact information including email address, the principal place of business, and location of all of its offices. Firm Overview Company Name Fieldman, Rolapp &Associates, Inc. Primary Office Address 19900 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92612 Telephone Number 949) 660-7303; (949) 660-7308 Email Address abauer@fieldman.com;jchung@fieldman.com;mkays@fieldman.com Other Office Locations San Francisco, Oakland, Washington, and Hawai'i Fieldman, Rolapp &Associates, Inc. ("Fieldman" or the "Firm") is a western region full service, independent registered municipal advisor focused on providing financial advisory services to public agencies and non-profit organizations for over 60 years. Fieldman is an independent advisor and as a fiduciary, we guard our clients' short-term and long-term interests. Although the Firm interacts daily with the underwriting community and actively monitors financial markets,the Firm does not underwrite bonds or have a relationship, direct or otherwise, with any municipal bond underwriter or broker/dealer. We do not accept engagements representing developers or other private, for-profit enterprises. Over the past five years Fieldman has advised its public agency clients on 564(1)transactions totalingPast5anaggregateparamountover $22.3 billion. We 2 3:BillionPars r' have advised on virtually every type of financing Years done in the municipal bond marketplace for issuers of every size and level of complexity. For every one of these clients,we have been able to apply our vast experience, knowledgeable staff and resources to maximize bond proceeds and savings and minimize costs. With over a dozen active client engagements in the general government sector at any given time, Fieldman's constant exposure and extensive experience keep us up-to-date with all issues clients are facing, including legislative pressures, financial market fluctuations, and weakened economic environments.With our comprehensive understanding of the challenges faced by each client, we can provide tailored and creative solutions. For any client, our approach is founded in fundamental credit analysis and financial prudence. By concentrating on a client's global strategy, Fieldman provides practical and cost-effective advice in every aspect of policy, capital and financial processes. At the same time, our approach is based on making sure we educate both staff and elected officials, provide relevant information to enhance decision making and provide the context for those decisions. mSource:Fieldman Internal Database 1 FIELDMAN Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'I June 30, 2026 r We view the most cost-effective financing as achieving the following goals: Maintaining or enhancing the current credit ratings Minimizing the number of debt transactions Achieving the lowest borrowing costs Limiting the County's transaction costs Achieving the County's objectives without unnecessary delay Services We Provide Capital planning, management, and policy development o Familiarizing ourselves with basic decisions about the scope, cost and approach. o Creating financial plans that allow our clients to successfully and economically fund their capital needs. o Designing financial models that analyze alternative funding sources and clearly present financial outcomes to allow clients to make fully informed decisions. o Tailoring client-specific debt management and reserve policies necessary to form a strong financial foundation. Capital finance transaction management o Assisting our clients with all aspects of the debt issuance. o Advising clients on the general feasibility of financing a project,the nature and manner of the debt issue,the size of the issue and payments required to accomplish the client's funding requirements and the state of the credit markets. o Defining objectives for the financing, determining the process for sale, and aiding in the selection of other service providers. o Establishing credit rating objectives and developing strategies to ensure capital market access at the lowest cost possible. o Timely executing the financing plans by aggressively managing the capital funding process. o Assisting with the marketing and sale of the debt issue and the closing process. Secondary market disclosure services o Working with public agencies on their post-issuance continuing disclosure requirements set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission ("CDIAC"), conducted exclusively by employees of Fieldman under our tradename Applied Best Practices ABP). o Real-time monitoring of credit ratings(utilizing the Bloomberg Terminal). Source:Fieldman Internal Database 2 FIELDMAN Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'l June 30, 2026 Resources Our technical capabilities make a huge difference in the breadth of the services we provide. Having the necessary resources and having the ability to apply those resources to provide our clients with sophisticated analysis and service involving the most complex financing structures enable us to produce meaningful results. An overview of some of our resources is listed below: We can monitor and analyze real-time financial market data movements This same system is used by all major investment banking firms. The indispensable timeliness and breadth of the data available through this resource justify its high cost,which is prohibitive for smaller firms. TM3 Our subscription access to the Thomson Reuters Municipal Market Monitor ("TM3") provides comprehensive coverage of the municipal cash,derivatives and U.S.Treasury markets. DBC iDBC Finance("DBC")offers the most sophisticated sizing and structuring software package that will permit us to analyze and structure any bond or loan structure for the County. The personnel assigned to the County's team are proficient in the use of this software and Fieldman runs all of its analyses "in-house." NEWS rFieldman monitors the pulse of the economy by maintaining subscriptions to other news services such as The Bond Buyer and The Wall Street Journal. All of the above resources are indispensable to Fieldman's ability to provide our clients with the highest level of service. Each of these resources allows us to gather and analyze data for use in debt pricing, spread negotiations and forecasting economic conditions. By constantly monitoring market conditions and trends, we can advise clients how to take advantage of favorable market conditions and lock in attractive interest rates.With access to Bloomberg and TM3, we have access to the latest pricing information in the fixed income markets. This information gives us the ability to actively monitor our client's debt portfolio, estimate interest rates (which we utilize in pricing scenarios and in preparing for competitive and negotiated sales) and to monitor refunding opportunities. We believe we can continue to utilize our resources and vast experience and continue to provide incomparable service to the County. SECTION 2 - FIRM FACTS The age of the firm and its average number of employees over the past five years. The Firm has been in business over 60 years and has been incorporated since 1974. Fieldman has a staff of 21 employees (all 17 registered municipal advisor representatives with Series 50 certifications)and averaged approximately 20 employees over the last five years, not including those individuals participating in the Firm's summer intern program. Source:Fieldman Internal Database FIELDMAN 3 Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'I J' June 30, 2026 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART Mu rpalAdvisor Representatives' ADAM S.BAUER President/CEO JAMES V.FABIAN ANNA V.SARABIAN F'nnri=a; 1'1 t:1 UN CHU REARDON RACHEL CHANG-KWEI PAUL MCDONNELL ROBERTA.PORR Sc ie Vice President nor V4C I're dart L ecotiee l rc_.unt fx'ariv_b'u-I resident DANIEL SHAW JASON CHUNG LORA NICHOLS CHELSEA REDMON V Pr.stdent Vice President dice Fres2i nt +.-retar J f raadent ANNIKA ROUDA MELINDA KAYS JENNIFER BUSTAMANTE CHRISTINA ENGLISH Senior Assoaahi Senior Associate rior A=soclato Assistant V<e Pnsldent IVAN TORRES DEN ISA MARC intern Analyst MICHELLE SEABROOK CYNTHIA OLIVARES CLAIRE ALCHIN JOYCE ARROYO F'.urnxn ourcr.t4 F,dniin Assstcnt Admin A,s.stanl Fxc Adrnin.A.sictzrntOHlcceManagsr Through our Employee Stock Ownership Program ("ESOP"), our employees, as beneficial owners of the Firm, participate in an ownership culture; each of us has a strong interest in being efficient and providing responsive service on every assignment. The Firm is led by the primary shareholders and the Board of Directors of the Firm. They are: V Adam Bauer, CEO/President; based in Irvine and has over 22 years public finance experience V Dr. Anna V. Sarabian, Principal; based in Irvine and has over 22 years public finance experience James V. Fabian, Principal; based in San Francisco and has over 38 years public finance experience SECTION 3 - PROJECT TEAM QUALIFICATIONS The education, training, and qualifications of the individual, or if a firm, its key employees Our mission is to provide sound, unbiased, and creative consulting services. In order to fulfill this set of expectations, we propose to assign the team described below, each of whom will assume different duties and responsibilities. Using a team approach assures the County that several individuals will be familiar with the County's needs and requirements. By being aware of a bigger picture, and by assigning professionals at several levels, the County can derive more value from the consulting process. This approach offers superior service, better turnaround times and more efficient use of the County's staff time. To the extent that specialty expertise is required, due to the nature of a specific assignment, other qualified personnel of the firm will be available to the County. Source:Fieldman Internal Database 4 FIELDMAN Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services i • I. COUNTY OF HAWAI'I r, , June 30, 2026 Resumes ADAM S. BAUER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/PRESIDENT CO-ENGAGEMENT MANAGER Mr.Adam S. Bauer,joined the firm in September 2004 and is the headElofthefirm's school district practice. Mr. Bauer has been involved with a variety of public agencies assisting them with their debt transactions and policy development. Furthermore, Mr. Bauer has specific expertise in public financings for school districts. Mr. Bauer has developed capital facilities funding Contact plans that incorporate General Obligation Bonds, Lease Financings, 19900 MacArthur Blvd. Special Tax Bonds and State funding. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. #1100 Bauer acted as a Financial Advisor, Special Tax Consultant and Irvine, CA 92612 Community Facilities District Administrator. 949.660.7303 direct 949.295.5735 cell Mr. Bauer is an active participant in organizations associated within abauer@fieldman.com his field. He has been an annual speaker for University of Southern California (USC) Rossier School of Education and frequent speaker and writer on issues related to school districts for the California Debt Education Investment Advisory Committee(CDIAC). Mr. Bauer is the former Co- B.S. in Business Chair of the Finance Strand of the Planning Committee for the Administration with a concentration in Finance California's Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH), is a member of the California School Board Association (CSBA), the San Francisco State Association of California School Administrators(ACSA),the California University Association of School Business Officials(CASBO)and the Committee on Assessments Special Taxes and other Financing Facilities Professional CASTOFF). Mr. Bauer also has been asked to speak about school Designations& district finance at the California Association of Latino Superintendents Licenses and Administrators(CALSA). Series 50(Municipal Advisor Representative) Series 54(Municipal Advisor Principal) Source:Fieldman Internal Database 5 FIELDMAN I Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'l jl June 30, 2026 JASON CHUNG VICE PRESIDENT CO-ENGAGEMENT MANAGER a Mr.Jason Chung, Vice President, has worked with the firm since July 2012. Since joining the firm, Mr.Chung has been active with the firm's school district and higher education clients, placing a special interest in GO Bonds and COPs. Mr. Chung will serve as Co-Engagement Manager and primary contact to the County. The role of the - - Engagement Manager is to ensure that the consultant's services are delivered seamlessly and that the client has access to an experienced Contact and knowledgeable consultant. It will also be Mr. Chung's 19900 MacArthur Blvd. responsibility to make sure that the team has the right resources # 1100 Irvine,CA 92612 deployed to fully discharge the firm's duties to the County. Mr.Chung will supervise all of the financial modeling, numerical analysis, and 949.660.7314 direct research work necessary to position the County and the team with the 949.486.9501 cell correct information required to make informed judgments.jchung@fieldman.com Mr. Chung received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Education B.A in Business Economics from the University of California, Irvine in June 2012, Economics where he was a board member and served as Director of Alumni University of California, Relations for the Undergraduate Finance Association. Mr. Chung has Irvine passed the MSRB's Municipal Advisor Representative Qualification professionalExamination (Series 50)and Municipal Advisor Principal Qualification Designations &Examination (Series 54). Licenses Series 50(Municipal Advisor Representative) Series 54(Municipal Advisor Principal) Source:Fieldman Internal Database 6FIELDMAN Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'I June 30, 2026 MELINDA KAYS CONSULTANT SUPPORT Ms. Melinda Kays, Senior Associate, joined the firm in May 2021. Since joining the firm, Ms. Kays has been assisting with the firm's city, county, and school district clients providing technical and quantitative analysis. Before joining the firm, Ms. Kays worked as a Payroll Specialist and an Accounting Assistant in Honolulu, HI. Contact Ms. Kays received her Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and in Hawaii Office Anthropology, both from the University of Washington. 808.342.6165 cell Ms. Kays is a registered municipal advisor representative and holds mkays@fieldman.com the Series 50 license.Education B.A. in Economics University of Washington Professional Designations & Licenses Series 50 (Municipal Advisor Representative) Resumes of Others - To the extent that other Fieldman personnel are needed to assist the County, additional resumes will be provided to supplement the foregoing information. SECTION 4 - RECENT PROJECTS & CLIENT REFERENCES A list of recent projects and the names of up to five clients who may be contacted, including at least two for whom services were rendered during the preceding year. The assignments highlighted below demonstrate our experience assisting Counties and other agencies with projects which have been, are, or will be facing them in the immediate future. COUNTY OF KAUA'I 4444 Rice Street Lihue, HI 96766 Reiko Matsuyama*, Director of Finance 808)241-4200, rmatsuyama@Kaua'i.gov Fieldman has served as the municipal advisor to the County of Kaua'i since 2006, assisting on the CFD program and bond sales. wSource:Fieldman Internal Database FIELDMAN Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'I June 30, 2026 44 In 2006, Fieldman initiated financial advisory activities for the County of Kaua'i related to the formation and financing for the master planned community of Kukui'ula. The project is a 1,010 acres luxury resort community entitled for 1,500 residential units, 94,000 sq. ft. of commercial and an 18-hole golf course. With the assistance of its financing team,the County formed CFD No. 2008-1 (Kukui'ula Development Project) in 2008 with a $120 million bond authorization. This was the first CFD formation in the State of Hawai'i. Fieldman guided and educated the County through the CFD formation process, this included providing educational workshops for staff and council members and advising on the implementation of the County's CFD formation and bond issuance law, similar to the model used in California. In 2012, 2019 and 2022,we assisted with the structuring and successful issuance of the first three series of parity bonds for the CFD with par amounts totaling over$63 million. In 2020, Fieldman served as a pricing consultant on the County's $28.56 million General Obligation Bonds issued as both tax-exempt and taxable series. In 2022, Fieldman assisted the County with soliciting and evaluating proposals for paying agent and trustee services to replace the existing providers. We participated in all stages of the selection process, including interviews with the finalists and final award. Please note, most of the work we have undertaken on the islands has been in conjunction with Brian Hirai, McCorriston Miller Mukai Mackinnon LLP. We believe Mr. Hirai would be a good resource to provide feedback on our expertise, work ethic, cooperativeness, and general assessment of our firm. Mr. Hirai can be reached at 808-529-7404 or hirai@m4law.com. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE 4080 Lemon Street, 4th Floor, Riverside, CA 92501 Don Kent, County Finance Director 951) 955-1110, drkent@rivco.org Fieldman has served as primary municipal advisor to Riverside County since 2010 and during that time we have advised the County on General Fund-backed securities, tax and revenue anticipation notes("TRANs"), land-secured financings,Teeter, and pensions. In addition, we have provided input on the County's financial policies, provided ad hoc financial advice and evaluation of various proposals. We advised the County on significant lease financings in between 2011 and 2019 and in 2021, we were the co-municipal advisor on the $499.8 million Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds (comprised of tax-exempt and taxable portions)that refunded seven separate series and terminated the County's swap. In 2024, we advised on the $517.03 million Lease Revenue Bonds issued by the California Enterprise Development Authority on behalf of the County to fund a behavioral health facilities campus. As grant proceeds were pending, this transaction was separated into two series to allow for an early optional redemption feature when grants were received. Source.Fieldman Internal Database 8 FIELDMAN Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'l June 30, 2026 We have also advised the County on its issuance of TRANs each year since 2010, totaling over $5.3 billion. Currently, we are serving as municipal advisor on its FY 2026-27 TRAN issue with an estimated principal amount of$350 million. We have served as the sole advisor on all of its land-secured financings. To date, more than two dozen CFDs and ADs have been formed. Since 2017, we have served the County on new money financings and refinancings of bonds for CFD Nos. 89-1, 89-4, 05-8 and 07-02 totaling over$132 million in par amount. Concurrently with the financing processes for the Lease Revenue Bonds and the TRANs mentioned above, we advised on two refundings for CFD Nos. 04-2 and 05-8 in par amounts of$9.895 million and $13.375 million, respectively. Since 2008, we have served the County in connection with its issue of Commercial Paper Teeter Program Notes and we provided advice on the FY 2025-26 Teeter Notes issued in October 2025. We also currently aid the County with the ongoing management of the Teeter program. Fieldman served the County's Pension Advisory Review Committee("PARC")on the planning and implementation of a resolution of the County's Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability to CalPERS. We worked with the PARC for more than six months on a major two part analysis of the actuarial reports for the Miscellaneous and Safety plans and the analysis of potential restructuring actions with CaIPERS. Ultimately, the County opted for a "fresh start" re- amortization of unfunded liabilities in its Miscellaneous Plan prior to the issuance of any pension obligation bonds. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES yyy 500 W. Temple St. Los Angeles, CA, 90012 q/:K John Wong, Treasurer and Tax Collector Finance Analyst 213) 974-6802, Jwong@ttc.lacounty.gov Fieldman has served Los Angeles County since 2003, advising the County on a wide range of topics, spanning from a financial model for their Renewable Energy Improvements Program to Recovery Zone Facility Bonds to analyses of lease and potential purchase of real estate. Additionally, we have assisted with the issuances of lease revenue bonds in 2005, 2006 and 2011, totaling almost$770 million in par amount. Most notably,we assisted the County with the formation and financing of the Valencia Project which consists of a CFD structure with multiple Improvement Areas including approximately 25,000 dwelling units and approximately 13 million square feet of commercial, industrial, and other non-residential uses. It will include a broad range of housing types, from apartments to single-family attached and detached homes of all sizes as well as affordable housing and approximately 10,000 acres of protected open space and a multitude of public facilities. The first series of special tax bonds sold at the end of June of 2022 in a par amount of $52.84 million. The second series of special tax bonds sold in August 2024 in a par amount of$27.135 million. We also aided with the annexation of Improvement Area No. 2. mSource:Fieldman Internal Database 4 FIELDMAN 9 Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services 4°'COUNTY OF HAWAI'l June 30, 2026 J o,, COUNTY OF ORANGE o ;',1.7333 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana, CA 92701 T Louis McClure, Public Finance Manager t/Fot,' 1 714) 834-5999, Louis.McClure@ocgov.com Fieldman has served as an advisor to Orange County since 1986, working on the County's land-secured program and pension obligation bonds. We have assisted the County with 54 transactions totaling over$3.1 billion in par amount, In 2023 we advised on the pooled refunding of the CFD Nos. 2002-1 and 2003-1, and the standalone refunding of CFD No. 2004-1, and in 2018 on the pooled refunding of CFD Nos. 99-1, 2000-1, and 2001-1, and the pooled assessment district refunding bonds for RAD No. 17-1 R (Newport Coast Phase IV) to refund four series of outstanding assessment district bonds. Most recently, we served as the municipal advisor for the formation and financing of 66.175 million in bonds for CFD No. 2023-1 Rienda Phase 2B. From 2019 - 2022 we had also assisted the County place taxable security with the Orange i County Treasurer and Tax Collector that were used to prefund pension contributions for the next succeeding year. The Bonds were sold to refinance a Debenture, which takes the place of a TRAN due to the specific requirements of the Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS). CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 4;Y 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102 Anna Van Degna, Director, Controller's Office of Public Finance 415) 554-5956, anna.vandegna@sfgov.org Fieldman has been in the City and County of San Francisco ("CCSF") prequalified municipal advisor pool since 2011, and has served as the municipal advisor to the CCSF on GO Bond transactions sold in 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, and we assisted with two CCSF's GO Bond sales issued in January and November 2025. In our role as CCSF's municipal advisor, we assisted CCSF throughout the entire financing process, and took the lead on managing the financing timeline and ensuring that deliverables from all other financing team members stayed on track. Fieldman took sole responsibility for the creation of all financial models and cashflows. We performed numerous bond structuring scenarios of each of the three bond series with the goal of maximizing bond proceeds, minimizing interest costs and meeting CCSF's overall tax rate targets. Fieldman assisted bond and disclosure counsel with the preparation of the legal documents and the drafting of the notice of intention to sell, notice of sale, and preliminary official statement, reviewed all legal and financing documents and provided comments on all drafts. Source.Fieldman Internal Database FIELDMAN 10 Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'l June 30, 2026 We advised CCSF on the strategy for their 2023 GO competitive bond sale, selling three series on the same day, as well as timing of market entry. In order to achieve the widest participation in the competitive sale and to achieve the lowest interest costs,we reached out to over a dozen underwriting desks active in competitive California GO bond sales for feedback on the timing of the bond sales and bid times. CCSF received significant interest from banks, with 17 firms bidding for the Series 2023A Bonds and 11 firms bidding for the Series 2023B and Series 2023C Bonds. Additionally, CCSF achieved very competitive interest rates for its bonds when compared to other comparable bond issues that also sold competitively on the same day. Fieldman was responsible for the verification of all bids and selection of the best bid, and reviewed all closing documents to ensure a smooth and successful closing. As one of our common services for competitive sales, we also prepared a pre-pricing book and memo to illustrate and analyze the current municipal market conditions, trends in the market and how these may favorably or unfavorably affect CCSF's proposed financing. As noted above, we managed the entire competitive sale process, investor outreach and document review and closing. Demonstrated Experience We are consistently one of the most active financial advisors by volume and number of bond issues in California and are accustomed to both high volume and advising large/sophisticated issuers. The number of transactions and assignments we have completed and the diversity of our clients has provided our consultants with a unique understanding of the business side of the municipal industries. It is this understanding which permits us to approach challenges with practicality which, when added to our financial expertise, yields unparalleled advice for our clients. Highlighted below is our relevant experience regarding certain financing types, as well as our experience with general municipal advisory projects. Hawai'i Experience ) Fieldman has provided municipal advisory services to the Counties of Kaua'i and Hawai'i over the last few years and this 2 CFD Formations ••r experience is invaluable to the services that s we provide as it allows us to possess a 4 CFD Bond Sales strong understanding of the economic, demographic and financial conditions of 3 GO Bond Sales the region. This intimate knowledge of the Pricing Consultant) local area and experience is particularly important for land-secured and value capture financing methods. In 2020, we served as pricing consultant for the County of Hawai'i's $77.135 million General Obligation bonds, issued as 4 separate series. Due to a large amount of supply in the market, the pricing team had to be flexible to capture the attention of investors when they had so many options. As a result of the very heavy supply, the team agreed to adjust the pricing spreads, Source:Fieldman Internal Database 11 FIELDMAN Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'I June 30, 2026 resulting in large oversubscriptions that allowed the underwriter to make further yield reductions. We served as pricing consultant for the County's $99 million 2023 General Obligation Bonds in June 2023. The initial plan was to issue the bonds over a 3-day pricing period, starting with a retail-only order period. However, as the bonds experienced strong retail demand, due in large part to the County's recent S&P credit rating upgrade to "AA+", Fieldman remained flexible and the pricing was accelerated, resulting in over $275 million in orders and 2.8x oversubscribed, which Fieldman leveraged with the underwriters to lower yields. We also served as pricing consultant for the County's $142.14 million 2025 General Obligation Bonds in April 2025. The initial plan was to issue the bonds over a 3-day pricing period, starting with a retail-only order period. However, as the markets experienced extreme volatility in the days leading up to the scheduled order period, the finance team decided to accelerate the bond sale, resulting in over $1 billion in orders and at least a 4.3x oversubscription across all maturities. Based on the level of investor interest, Fieldman agreed with the underwriters to lower yields by as much as 3 to 15 basis points throughout the curve. In 2021, we assisted the County of Hawai'i with the formation of the Kaloko Heights Project Community Facilities District("CFD"), comprised of 391 acres planned for development of 521 single-family homes and 620 additional units. The bonds for this CFD were sold in March 2023 in a par amount of $13.055 million. In addition, we assisted the County with calculating the arbitrage yield and weighted average maturity for the Hawai'i Papaikou Transit Replacement Project USDA Loan and are currently assisting the County in the formation of a new CFD, Waikoloa Heights Project No. 1-2025. Similarly, since 2006, Fieldman has assisted the County of Kaua'i with CFD formations, pricing consulting and financing services. In 2008, Fieldman helped form the master planned community of Kukui'ula, the first CFD formation in the State of Hawai'i. The project is a 1,010 acres luxury resort community entitled for 1,500 residential units, 94,000 sq. ft. of commercial and an 18-hole golf course. Over the next few years we assisted with three financings of parity special tax bonds for the CFD. In 2012,we assisted with the issuance of the first series of bonds in the par amount of $11.875 million, in 2019 we assisted with the $20.32 million second issuance and in 2022 we helped complete the $30.81 million third issuance. Additionally, in 2020 we served as a pricing consultant on the County of Kaua'i's $28.56 million General Obligation bonds issued as tax-exempt and taxable series. In 2022, we also assisted the County with the selection of a new paying agent and trustee. Valencia Ponte VistaLand-Secured Expertiseee) i Fieldman is the undisputed leader and has N comprehensive knowledge in land- 1 secured financing in California. Since Master-Planned CFD Experience 2021, Fieldman has served as municipal uicR 9 2.9B advisor on 187 land-secured financings totaling approximately $2.9 billion in par Great Park Rancho Mission Viejo amount. Furthermore, according to Land-secured Refinitiv, since 2014 our firm acted as the financial advisor on the most Financings CFD issuances,with a par amount totaling over the next eight competitors combined. However, our true value lies beyond rankings — it is rooted in Source:Fieldman Internal Database 12 FIELDMAN Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'l June 30, 2026 our extensive leadership and deep understanding of land-secured finance.This depth directly translates into substantial knowledge and resources, enabling us to deliver the highest caliber of service to the County. No other financial advisor in California has the CFD experience of Fieldman. Our extensive experience with land-secured transactions means we have encountered, reasoned and addressed issues that many advisors have not. Similar to the County, we have served other prominent public agencies with large master-planned CFDs, such as Los Angeles County(for Valencia), Orange County(for Rancho Mission Viejo), City of Los Angeles(for Ponte Vista) and the City of Irvine (for Great Park). In addition to the counties and cities mentioned above, for the City of Sacramento we completed financings for the Greenbriar, Delta Shores and the Railyards CFDs and advised them on a second series Greenbriar and Delta Shores CFD financings that sold in December 2024. Moreover, we currently serve as the municipal advisor to Eastern Municipal Water District ("EMWD") and Jurupa Community Services District ("JCSD"), who are the two largest issuers of land-secured debt in California, and have assisted them with over 30 issues,totaling over $192 million in bonds sold since 2021. We assisted JCSD with a pooled refunding of eleven series of CFDs, EMWD with a pooled refunding of twenty five series of CFDs, and the City of San Marcos with a pooled refunding of seventeen series of CFDs. Other completed special tax bond transactions include those for the cities of Irvine,Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Dublin, Elk Grove, Encinitas, Folsom, Murrieta, Perris, Rialto, San Clemente, San Diego, San Francisco, Stockton, and Temecula. There is no other firm with the experience and expertise possessed by Fieldman. Certificates of Participation/Lease Experience(') Fieldman has extensive experience in the issuance of General Fund-backed financings, serving as municipal advisor on 60 financings totaling approximately $2.5 billion in par amount since 2021. Additionally, we are very familiar with the complexity associated with certificates of participation/lease revenue bonds, from finding appropriate pledged assets, to forming/amending public financing authorities, and to formulating and analyzing the most cost-effective financing structures. COP/Lease Financings We have served as the municipal advisor on multiple General Fund-backed transactions that finance public facilities. In 2024, Fieldman was the municipal advisor on three concurrent Lease Revenue Bonds for the Cities of Garden Grove and Moreno Valley and County of Riverside. For the City of Garden Grove, we advised on the $140 million lease revenue bonds to fund the civic center revitalization (which included the construction of a new public safety facility, parking structure, park improvements, and demolition of the existing police headquarters). For the County of Riverside, we advised on the $517.03 million financing issued by the California Enterprise Development Authority on behalf of the County of Riverside to fund a behavioral health facilities campus. The transaction had over fifty finance team members and included numerous components, such as incorporating grant funding and meeting a firm construction timeframe. Source:Fieldman Internal Database 13 FIELDMAN Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'l June 30, 2026 s, Finally, $22 million of bonds for the City of Moreno Valley was sold in August 2024. Proceeds of these bonds refunded the outstanding 2014 bonds. In 2023, we were engaged by the City of Irvine for the issuance of the city's $326.28 million Lease Revenue Bonds to fund the 700-acre open space preserve in the hills above the city, serving as a gateway to the Cleveland National Forest. Fieldman coordinated the completion of the bond sale to coincide with the purchase of the property on which the project would be located. Other recently completed lease revenue bond and certificates of participation transactions include assisting the cities of Barstow, Beverly Hills, Brea, Cathedral City, Concord, Diamond Bar, Dublin, Elk Grove, Encinitas, Hesperia, Indio, La Habra, Lodi, Mission Viejo, and Thousand Oaks. General Obligation Experienced) Fieldman has significant experience with the issuance of General Obligation GO") bonds sold via both negotiated and competitive sales. This sector plays a key role in the Firm's practice with 200 GO financings totaling approximately $9.5 billion in par amount since 2021. Recent relevant experience includes financings for the City of Oakland,the City and County of San Francisco, the East Bay Regional Park District and GOB the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District. Financings In January 2025, Fieldman assisted with the$552.03 million City and County of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds, Series 2024 A, B,C, and D and in November 2025, Fieldman assisted with the$87.52 million City and County of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds, Series G. Other recently completed GO bond transactions that Fieldman has assisted on in 2025 include those for the following school districts:Antelope Valley Community College, Beaumont, Buena Park, Carlsbad, Desert Sands, East Whittier, Fowler, Fullerton, Hemet, Inglewood, Jurupa, Los Banos, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Mount Diablo, Nuview, Perris, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Dieguito, San Marcos, and Val Verde. In addition to GO transaction experience, Fieldman has extensive experience in reviewing and modeling GO bond authorizations, taking into account the timing of capital needs, projected tax rates and other key variables such as future assessed valuation growth. To ensure that tax rate estimates are accurate, Fieldman provides custom financial models with detailed calculations of projected tax rates. Before initiating any potential GO transaction, Fieldman conducts a detailed examination of our client's assessed valuation and performs a thorough tax rate analysis. Our GO debt planning model and tax rate analysis are developed using a conservative approach to ensure that the financial plan remains feasible throughout the bond program. This approach helps to ensure that the financing program remains viable and can deliver our clients' goals over the long term. Our scope of services extends far beyond that of a transactional financial advisor. This involves creating an entire plan of finance including (i) assessed value and credit rating review, (ii) Source:Fieldman Internal Database 14FIELDMAN Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'l June 30, 2026 review of all long-term outstanding debt and tax rate analysis and (iii) exploration of needs for future facilities and financing plan(s). After we have explored all financing options and reviewed them with district staff, we then execute our plan of finance. Tax Increment Experience) Since 2021, Fieldman has assisted with the issuance of 7 tax allocation bond TAB")financings totaling more than $214 million in par. We have acted as municipal advisor on the TAB refundings for the City of Cathedral City in 2021 (where we were successful in getting an expedited Department of Finance approval in 27 days as opposed to the typical 65- TaxAllocation day review period) and we advised the city on the refunding of its 2014 Financings TABs, that priced and closed in July 2024. We also currently serve as the Independent Registered Municipal Advisor("IRMA")to the City of Sacramento and have assisted the city with the formation of the Aggie Square Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District ("EIFD"). The tax increment revenues that will be generated from the Aggie Square EIFD will fund infrastructure and parking related improvements and affordable housing projects. The first bond financing, is expected to be a CFD bond issue with tax increment revenues covering the debt service so no special tax will need to be levied. We are also currently advising the City and County of San Francisco, Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure ("OCII") on their Tax Allocation Bonds (Mission Bay South Infrastructure and Refunding), estimated par amount of $175 million scheduled to close in 2026. OCII is one of two agencies in the State allowed to issue new money TABs and we completed a comprehensive technical analysis advising OCII on its long-term debt program, and affordability and timing of issuing approximately $800 million in TABs over the next 20 years. Given the complexity of these financings, our experience in this area demonstrates our ability to structure any type of financing. Utility Experience) Fieldman is one of the most active advisors of California utility enterprise systems for cities and water/wastewater agencies.Since January 1,2021,we 62 have assisted with the issuance of 62 enterprise revenue bond financings amounting to more than $3.05 billion in par size. 3.05B For Jurupa Community Services District, we worked on two concurrent refundings of their outstanding taxable 2010 COPs Series B Build AmericaRevenueBondBondsforthewaterandsewersystems. The refunding revenue bonds tookFinancingsadvantageoftheoptionalredemptionprovisioninordertoremovethe Build America Bonds structure and closed in June 2024. Recent relevant experience includes financings for the cities of Bakersfield, Beverly Hills, Brea, Discovery Bay, Folsom, Garden Grove, La Habra, Lodi, Milpitas, Norco, Poway, Sacramento, San Elijo and Tustin. Other recently completed utility bond transactions include those for the Source:Fieldman Internal Database FIELDMAN 15 70-Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'I r` = r June 30, 2026 F following districts: Carpinteria Valley Water District, El Dorado Irrigation District, Marina Coast Water District, Mesa Water District, Monte Vista Water District, Orange County Water District, Silicon Valley Clean Water, South Coast Water District, and Union Sanitary District. Since 2018, the Fieldman utility practice sector has advised on ten new money Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act("WIFIA") Loans totaling over$1.1 billion; two WIFIA Master Agreements totaling approximately $555 million; completed two rate re-sets refundings) in the amount of $353 million, and an amendment of an existing loan in the amount of $218 million. The Fieldman utility practice is currently advising on one additional WIFIA Loan/Master Agreement. Over that same time period, we have assisted clients to close on approximately$483 million of State Water Resource Control Board's SRF Loans. Furthermore, Fieldman has a long history of providing municipal advisory services to transportation and other public agencies. Our list of transportation clients include: l " yOO Transportation Experience(1) Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority("LACMTA")(sales tax) Riverside County Transportation Commission ("RCTC") (sales tax; toll bonds; TIFIA; financial modeling for SR-91 and 1-15 Express Lanes) San Bernardino County Transportation Authority("SBCTA")(toll -TIFIA) San Mateo County Transportation Authority("SMCTA")(sales tax; managed lanes modeling and toll revenue repayment of sales tax loan) Santa Barbara County Association of Governments("SBCAG")(sales tax-TIFIA) Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority("SCVTA")(toll- bonds) Minnesota Department of Transportation("MnDOT")(permit revenue-TIFIA) City of Bakersfield (sales tax-TIFIA) Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission("HRTAC")(sales tax and toll-TIFIA) San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit("BART")(sales tax-TIFIA) We were retained by the Federal Highway Administration ("FHWA")to serve as Build America Bureau's independent financial advisor with respect to eight TIFIA loans from 2019 to the present for the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, Minnesota Department of Transportation, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District and the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments. We are currently assisting the Bureau on three pending Toll TIFIA loans for HRTAC, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and for the City of McKinney, TX and we are currently under the Bureau's Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity("IDIQ") contract. We have advised these clients on a variety of financing structures, including sales tax revenue bonds, express lane toll revenue bonds, TIFIA Loans backed by sales tax, toll revenue and vehicle fee revenue, and pay-as-you-go financings. On these financing matters, we have helped to assemble the financing teams, negotiated financing terms, developed and coordinated presentations to stakeholders(governing bodies, rating agencies, bond insurers, Source:Fieldman Internal Database FIELDMAN 16 Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'I June 30, 2026 investors and FHWA). Additionally, we have developed dozens of separate educational presentations directed to rating agencies, bond investors and the general public for transportation financings for these public agencies, as well as developed and updated comprehensive financial plans involving multiple revenue sources. Advance Financial Modeling Skills and Experience The team assigned to the County has extensive experience with complex financial modeling using Excel and has advanced skills in the use of DBC. We have staffed the County team with senior advisors who personally will perform the financial modeling. We believe this is unique as other firms may assign the financial modeling to their junior team members with the senior advisors reviewing their work. This process may work fine for non-complex financial models but for complex models, having senior advisors perform the analyses ensures that the financial models are optimally and efficiently structured for all projects. This also allows for faster turnaround times for deliverables and other requests made by the County. A good example of this is in 2023, at the City of Murrieta's request, Fieldman conducted a comprehensive debt affordability analysis of the city's Measure T Sales Tax Fund. The primary objective was to assist the city in planning its long-term capital projects while ensuring fiscal prudence. Additionally, the debt affordability analysis aimed to identify which capital projects could be feasibly undertaken within the city's financial constraints. We recommended that the city strategically combine bond issuances where feasible, aiming to minimize issuance expenses and to achieve the lowest interest cost for the city's debt financings. Another good example is our recent and ongoing engagement with the City of Sacramento. For background, the city's debt management policy requires a feasibility analysis performed by an independent financial advisory firm prior to the issuance of General Fund supported debt to finance capital projects. In 2021 and 2022, Fieldman provided detailed reviews of the city's debt affordability and potential issuance of $67 million to $100 million in general fund backed debt to support homelessness projects in the city. As part of our review, Fieldman created a dynamic custom financial model in Excel incorporating the city's detailed budget data and multi-year projections, as well as a dynamic bond model. Our analysis also incorporated potential impacts to the city's outstanding credit ratings with the issuance of additional debt. SECTION 5 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Any promotional or descriptive literature which the individual or firm desires to submit. We greatly enjoy working with the County and value the relationship we have built and we look forward to strengthening that in the future. To demonstrate our commitment to the public finance industry, please refer to our website for public finance materials and financing presentations: www.fieldman.com. As further evidence of our dedication and leading expertise in land secured financings, Fieldman is the founder of the Committee on Assessments, Special Taxes & Other Financing Facilities ("CASTOFF"). CASTOFF is an ad hoc organization whose members are all Source:Fieldman Internal Database 17 FIELDMAN Statement of Qualifications, Financial Advisory Services COUNTY OF HAWAI'l June 30, 2026 t ' professionals working in the private sector specializing in the fields of law, public finance advising, real estate, investment banking, tax policy and consulting, engineering and special tax consulting, real estate appraising and other related professional disciplines with a focus on land secured financings. CASTOFF's goal is to promote the development and implementation of sound business, policy and financing practices in this field. Fieldman hosts and moderates CASTOFF's annual conference with the most recent meeting held on March 20, 2026 in Irvine. In addition, in 2020 we started a series of public finance conversations with industry professionals and online video library of public finance fundamentals which includes introductory videos that span a variety of public finance topics. Fieldman additionally provides a bi-monthly Municipal Market Update email to our clients providing the latest relevant market information. Our market update information and accompanying video summarizing the slides can be found on our website at http://www.fieldman.com/news/. All of our videos are also available on our YouTube channel found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4sV3jRwELQNOFgcJYjT-g. ISource:Fieldman Internal Database FIELDMAN 18