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RAMIREZ: <br />i' <br />Wisconsin at Madison and a Master's in Finance and Management from the University of Chicago. Arthur <br />will be critical in managing our pension optimization model through the engagement and at pricing. <br />Pension Liability Shape: The City's strategy to refinance between 50%-90% of its outstanding UAL, <br />coupled with projected budget challenges, allow it to restructure its current pension liability with a more <br />long-term sustainable repayment schedule. Below are three structuring approaches, commonly used by <br />California POB issuers. Each structure has a specific savings target. <br />Uniform Level Hybrid <br />Target Equal annual savings Level predictable debt service Combination of Level and <br />Uniform structures <br />Benefits Highest overall savings; no <br />negative savings <br />Lower cash flow relief than <br />Disadvantages level debt service in in early to <br />mid -amortization period <br />Highest cash flow savings in early Level predicable debt service in <br />to mid -amortization period; early to mid -amortization and no <br />negative savings in later years negative savings <br />Negative long-term savings Lower aggregate savings than the <br />uniform option <br />We recommend a "Hybrid" approach because it provides a balanced solution that addresses the City's <br />short and long-term objectives. Key factors supporting this recommendation include the following: <br />Level debt service in the "front-end" creates a more manageable liability for the City in the short <br />to medium term. This approach also creates 'capacity' to absorb future UALs, if they arise. <br />• Hybrid structure option improves overall savings from the level debt service approach; and, <br />greater savings improves the 'probability of success' for the overall transaction. <br />■ No negative savings relative to the City's current UAL amortization; this is an important policy <br />objective for every public agency contemplating the issuance of POBs. <br />Base -by -Base CaIPERS UAL Refunding Model. Once the strategy for the City's overall pension liability <br />structure is decided, our Pension Optimization Model evaluates each individual amortization base. <br />Refinancing the City's UAL is similar to refinancing a portfolio of outstanding loans. The Ramirez & Co. <br />Pension Optimization Model evaluates and ranks each individual amortization base based on cash flow <br />and PV savings. Importantly, because each UAL base has a different amortization period, our Pension <br />Optimization Model also incorporates the average annual savings per par amount as metric to evaluate <br />and "optimize' the selection of amortization bases to refinance. Preliminary results are summarized <br />below. The far right column indicates the "Savings Ranking" of each amortization base. The UAL bases <br />highlighted in blue identify the UAL bases we recommend to refinance, based on current interest rates. <br />UAL <br />Base <br />Reason <br />Year <br />Ramp <br />Amort <br />Period <br />Balance <br />6/30/2021 <br />Savings <br />PV ($) <br />PV (%) <br />Cash Flow <br />Avg. Ann <br />Savings <br />Ranking <br />PV CF <br />a. <br />Miscellaneous <br />Fresh Start <br />2006 <br />None <br />17 <br />(1,507,124) <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />b. <br />Benefit Change <br />2007 <br />None <br />7 <br />27,869,276 <br />5,466,886 <br />19.6% <br />5,782,902 <br />826,129 <br />32 <br />20 <br />C. <br />Benefit Change <br />2007 <br />None <br />8 <br />130,319 <br />24,073 <br />18.5% <br />25,721 <br />3,215 <br />33 <br />34 <br />d. <br />Assump Change <br />2009 <br />None <br />10 <br />28,921,692 <br />7,492,002 <br />25.9% <br />8,301,799 <br />830,180 <br />30 <br />16 <br />e. <br />Sp (Gain)/Loss <br />2009 <br />None <br />20 <br />29,368,098 <br />12,596,219 <br />42.9% <br />16,717,958 <br />835,898 <br />14 <br />12 <br />f. <br />Sp (Gain)/Loss <br />2010 <br />None <br />21 <br />10,805,290 <br />4,801,175 <br />44.4% <br />6,492,003 <br />309,143 <br />12 <br />19 <br />9. <br />Assump Change <br />2011 <br />None <br />12 <br />12,883,043 <br />3,830,028 <br />29.7% <br />4,389,472 <br />365,789 <br />28 <br />23 <br />h. <br />Sp (Gain)/Loss <br />2011 <br />None <br />22 <br />(7,380,480) <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />i. <br />Pymt (Gain)/Loss <br />2012 <br />None <br />23 <br />5,629,785 <br />2,681,453 <br />47.6% <br />3,759,058 <br />163,437 <br />7 <br />25 <br />j. <br />(Gain)/Loss <br />2012 <br />None <br />23 <br />(264,265) <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />k. <br />(Gain)/Loss <br />2013 <br />100% <br />24 <br />100,344,691 <br />46,771,862 <br />46.6% <br />65,858,728 <br />2,744,114 <br />9 <br />2 <br />I. <br />Assump Change <br />2014 <br />100% <br />15 <br />45,039,235 <br />14,492,788 <br />32.2% <br />17,231,837 <br />1,148,789 <br />27 <br />11 <br />M. <br />(Gain)/Loss <br />2014 <br />100% <br />25 <br />(63,668,260) <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />10 <br />