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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3.1 ABAG Insurance Program CITY OF DUBLIN AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 26, 1986 SUBJECT ABAG Liability Insurance Program EXHIBITS ATTACHED Resolution; Liability Risk Coverage Agreement dated as of June 2 , 1986 RECOMMENDATION 1 ) Receive Staff. Report 2 ) Adopt Resolution 3 ) Authorize Mayor to Execute Agreement 4 ) Provide direction on any amendment to the proposed 1986-87 Budget FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Fiscal Year 1985-86 (June Coverage - 1 Month only) Administrative Premium $ 761 Base Risk Premium 3 , 036 Maximum Retroactive Risk Adjustment 3 , 036 Maximum June Coverage Cost $ 6, 833 Initial Premium Deposit Required 3 797 Fiscal Year 1986-87 (12 Month Coverage) Administrative Premium $ 9, 134 Base Risk Premium 36 , 429 Maximum Retroactive Risk Adjustment 36, 429 Maximum Coverage Cost $81, 992 Initial Premium Deposit Required $45 , 563 DESCRIPTION During . the past several months , Staff has been evaluating options available for the City to obtain liability insurance . The City has been without liability insurance since March 1, 1986 . Staff investigated participation in three risk-sharing pools . The California Municipal Insurance Authority (CMIA) , Alameda County Cities Pool , and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG PLAN. I ) were evaluated to determine the most appropriate coverage for the City of Dublin . CMIA is a group of mostly smaller jurisdictions in central California. The interested cities were diverse and the approach did not address a public agency which contracts for services .. It was also questionable as to the compatability between the members and the amount of input Dublin may have as a member. Therefore, Staff concentrated its review on the two pools composed of Bay Area entities . The Alameda County group has not formalized its plan documents . The effort appears to be the development of an alternative to the ABAG proposal . The need for an alternative to the ABAG proposal is warranted in the case of larger entities who want to control claims less than $100, 000 . The Alameda County Group does not have a firm commitment from all of the cities who have participated in the studies . Initial premium estimates were developed assuming that 9 cities would participate . The consultant proposed a $10 , 000 deductible for the City of Dublin . Although this may be preferable to the $25 , 000 deductible offered by ABAG, the City ' s maximum premium estimate was $148, 630 . Due to the small number of participants , a reserve assessment was included to provide the capital required for a sound program. Based on the City ' s limited loss history, Staff does not believe that the difference in deductibles between ABAG and Alameda County Cities Plan would justify the additional premium expense . The direction of the Alameda County Group was to offer the option for either a deductible program or a self-insured retention. The ABAG Plan is a deductible program. This clearly fits with Dublin ' s needs in that Dublin has always had either the insurance company or an independent firm handle claims administration . The Staff review indicated that ABAG offers the most cost effective approach to the provision of liability insurance . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPIES TO: ITEM NO. AGENDA STATEMENT: ABAG Liability Insurance Program Page 2 The following outline highlights the ABAG Pooled Liability Assurance Network (PLAN I ) option : TERM The insurance will require a minimum three year commitment by the City. If the City wishes to withdraw after the initial period, two conditions must be met . The City must notify ABAG by February 1st prior to the beginning of a new policy year . Each policy year begins on July lst with the exception of the first year . The City must also obtain a statement from an actuarial stating that the withdrawal will not reduce the soundness of the program. MEMBERSHIP As of June 23 , 1986 , ABAG had 12 members and expects four additional cities before the end of the week. Their staff anticipates a total of 21 cities by the end of the month. The following listing identifies existing and prospective members : Newark* , Saratoga* , Gilroy* , Cupertino* , Los Altos* , Los Altos Hills* , Los Gatos* , Woodside* , Milpitas* , Suisun City* , Campbell* , Pacifica* , South San Francisco, San Carlos , Millbrae and Redwood City . (* Designates membership prior to June 23, 1986 . ) The ABAG Plan has an initial list of charter cities contained in Exhibit E of the Agreement. These cities participated in the initial actuarial studies and can elect membership anytime prior to June 30, 1986 . The City of Dublin is included in this list. After June 30, 1986 , the enrollment of new members will require the approval of 2/3 of the charter members . By acting at this time, Dublin will retain membership on the Board of Directors and does not have to seek special approval . COVERAGE The coverage provides insurance up to $5 million per occurrence . Staff is recommending election of the $25, 000 deductible . This deductible is the lowest offered under ABAG PLAN I . The deductible includes all costs associated with investigation, defense and settlement of the claim. As the City has very little actual loss history, it is difficult to determine the anticipated cost of claims under the deductible amount . ORGANIZATION One advantage to the pooled concept is the scale of economy achieved in procuring services . The claims administration and risk management costs can be shared among the member agencies . ABAG has proposed to initially utilize the services of George Hills Company to provide claims investigation and administration services . Mr . Brian O' Toole will act as an interim Risk Manager . Mr . O ' Toole is familiar with municipalities and the field of insurance . Mr . Moy, ABAG' s Legal Counsel , will provide legal services to the program. All of these services will be provided on an interim six month basis . This will allow the Board of Directors to determine the process for permanent selection . The members may elect to utilize an RFP process to assure the most appropriate selection is made. The interim appointments will allow the program to begin conducting business at this time . The program will also obtain a scale of economy in seeking defense counsel for the handling of claims . RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES ABAG PLAN I anticipates initial staffing including a Risk Manager and clerical support . The risk management services will provide a proactive program in which City operations will be reviewed for deficiencies . The City will be required to designate an existing staff position to coordinate risk management activities . This arrangement will allow the City to receive professional risk management services in a cost effective manner . The on- going risk management services will also protect the integrity of the pool against unnecessary claims . AGENDA STATEMENT: ABAG Liability Insurance Program Page 3 PREMIUMS The premiums are based on an actuarial review of liability loss history and the required premiums to fund any losses . The ABAG premium contains an Administrative component and a Risk Premium. The risk premiums would be used to pay claims . The actuarial- has made an adjustment to the Dublin risk premium to reflect contract services . The initial premium determination utilized a formula which was based heavily on worker ' s compensation payroll . In order for a contract city to have a risk premium which was actuarily sound, an adjustment was required to meet the anticipated losses . PREMIUM ADJUSTMENTS The City will make an initial deposit of $9 , 895 in Administrative costs and $39 , 465 in Risk Premium deposit . This is the base risk premium. This includes a pro-rata share of the annual cost to provide coverage for the month of June . The risk premium may be adjusted depending on the pools actual losses and the City ' s experience record. The base premium will be reviewed by an actuary on an annual basis . In addition-, 'Retroactive Premium Adjustments will be made to the base premium for each policy year . The retroactive adjustments are made on an annual basis as claims information becomes available . The retroactive adjustment can never result in a City paying more than 200% of the base risk premium. This would result in a maximum risk premium of $78 , 930, for the 13 month coverage period. The program also provides for a credit to the base premium when experience so warrants . However, the premium would never be less than 75% of the base deposit premium. In order-- to capitalize the program rapidly, no rebates will be applied for the first 3 years . This is also due to the long "tail" on liability claims . 'As you may recall, the City Council recently denied a claim which occurred in February when the City was insured. This .lag time means that a substantial period must pass before actual losses are known. The actual premium adjustments are made as claims information is obtained. If the City withdrew from the program, it would continue to be liable for retroactive premium adjustments due to claims during the covered period. For budgeting purposes, the City will appropriate the maximum premium cost possible . • At the end of the year, it will be recommended that any unexpended insurance premium appropriation be placed in a reserve . The actual retroactive adjustments to the base premium will be made from the reserves established for this purposes . SOUNDNESS ABAG has worked closely with the firm of Coopers & Lybrand to develop actuarially sound rates for the provision of coverage . ABAG anticipates total premiums of almost $3 million if the initial 21 members join. The premiums are predicated on a conservative approach in order to assure the necessary funding. The City maintains an interest in the funds accumulated in proportion to the City ' s premium contributions . All interest earnings on the claims fund are retained within the fund to improve the soundness of the program. The Plan has been organized to have a reasonable assurance that the premiums collected will be adequate to cover all claims . If the asumptions are inaccurate and claims are higher, a special assessment may be levied to protect the program. Through its membership on the Board of Directors , Dublin will have a vote on key matters affecting the program. Initial efforts by ABAG included the concept of using tax-exempt financing to build up significant capital in a rapid manner. Due to the many legal complications and issues , this concept is no longer an element of the ABAG proposal . In the future, the group may evaluate the potential of this concept, however, it will require significant study and approval by the members . AGENDA STATEMENT: ABAG Liability Insurance Program Page 4 INSURANCE COVERAGE & EXCLUSIONS The proposed agreement has specific exclusions for claims arising in certain areas . Some of the exclusions are similar to those adopted throughout the insurance industry. The reason for their exclusion is due to the inability to determine an appropriate premium, given the difficulty of assessing the risk. Primarily these exclusions center in the areas of inverse condemnation and pollution. These areas were also excluded from the City ' s earlier commercial insurance coverage . The City Council should be aware of the exclusion for special events which are not solely sponsored by the City. Many groups have requested co- sponsorship from public agencies in order to circumvent insurance provision requirements . The individuals who helped to develop ABAG PLAN felt that it was important to have complete City control over covered City events . This would assure that consistent risk management procedures were followed. If the City becomes involved in co-sponsored events, the City Council would have to make a policy decision as to whether it is appropriate for the City to assume all liability for the event. ALAMEDA COUNTY CONTRACT SERVICES The insurance program as presented does not address the cost of providing coverage for those activities provided by contract from Alameda County; specifically, Police, Crossing Guards, Animal Control and Traffic Signal Maintenance. The ability to cover these services would require additional actuarial review and approval of ABAG PLAN I members . Since the City does not have control over the risk management activities of the County, it '-would appear to be most appropriate for. them to provide coverage . If the County costs become prohibitive, Staff will further research the ability to name the County as an additional insured under the ABAG PLAN I . Alameda County Staff representatives have indicated that they will provide services to Dublin and allocate a portion of the insurance to Dublin as they do with individual County Departments . The County is currently working on language for the revised agreement and it will be presented at a future City Council meeting. ADOPTION OF DOCUMENTS The authorization to join the program requires specific action by the City Council . Staff would recommend that the City Council adopt the Resolution Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of ABAG PLAN I Documents . This resolution authorizes the Mayor to execute the Liability Risk Coverage Agreement. The proposed resolution will appoint the Assistant to the City Manager as the City ' s appointee to the Board of Directors and the City Manager shall be the alternate . The resolution indicates that the City will elect coverage beginning June 2 , 1986 . A representative from ABAG will also be present to answer any questions which may arise. BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS The preliminary budget assumed that the liability insurance premium expense would be $152 , 000 and claims expense would be $25, 000 . The maximum ABAG PLAN I premium expense would be approximately $82, 000 . This results in an excess appropriation of $70 , 00 . Given the limited experience with a deductible program, Staff would recommend that the claims expense account be increased from $25, 000 to $50, 000 . This will assure that adequate funds are available for any claims expense within the City ' s deductible . It is also anticipated that the $4 , 500 budgeted for professional services would not be expended. This was included to provide claims investigation services which will become a part AGENDA STATEMENT: ABAG Liability Insurance Program Page 5 of the City ' s deductible costs . The remaining excess appropriation of $49 , 500 could be utilized to . reduce the Appropriations from Reserves required to fund the proposed 1986-87 Budget. If these changes are made, the 1986-87 Insurance Activity Budget recommended expenditures would appear as follows : Proposed 1986-87 Adjusted Budget Professional Services -0- Insurance Premiums $ 93, 200 Insurance Claims Expense 50, 000 Total Services & Supplies $143 , 200 Total Activity Cost $143, 200 The insurance premium expense shown above includes anticipated property .. insurance, treasurer ' s bond and tenant insurance in addition to ABAG PLAN I premiums . 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S RESOLUTION NO. _ A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ABAG PLAN I DOCUMENTS Whereas, the City of DUBLIN (the "City") is a municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California (the "State"); Whereas, the City is authorized by Part 6 of Division 3.6 of Title 1, Section 990, et seq., of the California Government Code (the "Act") to insure itself against tort or inverse condemnation liability, to insure its employees against injury resulting from an act or omission in the scope of his/her employment and to insure against the costs of defending such claims; Whereas, pursuant to Section 990.4 of the Act the City is authorized to provide insurance by self-insurance which may be funded by appropriations and to establish or maintain reserves for such purposes; Whereas, pursuant to Section 990.6 of the Act, the costs to the City of such self- insurance is a proper charge against the City and therefore the governing board of the City is authorized to make premium payments for such coverage; Whereas, pursuant to Section 990.8 of the Act, the City is empowered to provide insurance coverage by a joint powers agreement with other local public entities, and such pooling of self-insured claims and the risk sharing of losses is not considered insurance and is not subject to regulation under the California Insurance Code; Whereas, the Association of Bay Area Governments ("ABAG") is a joint exercise of powers agency of which the City is a member; Whereas, ABAG is authorized to exercise necessary powers to implement the purposes of ABAG as established by ABAG's Executive Board; Whereas, ABAG has determined to assist the City, and other members of ABAG empowered to self-insure under the Act, (collectively the "Cities") to obtain self-insurance for liability risks; Whereas, ABAG and the Cities have heretofore conclusively determined following exhaustive investigation that excess general liability insurance coverage is not available to the Cities from commercial insurers or from any other source at a price which is reasonably related to the expected incurred losses of such Cities; Whereas, ABAG and the Cities have further determined, based upon the advice of independent professional insurance consultants familiar with the cyclical nature of the -1- __...�- __.... _......____ -• _ c-...-. --..�;,^T...^. .. .. .v ry+vTM?T.^;.�:v".'fi^.:'' !T'°r�22J°:�..TY:?'.......^"'"!�'.T. i Y reasonable availability of coverage in the commercial insurance market, that such coverage is not anticipated to become available until late in 1986 at the earliest, thereby in the interim exposing the Cities to self-insuring from available revenues on a year-by-year basis with the attendant risk of fiscal instability and ruinous burdens on its citizens in the event of large liability claims recoveries; Whereas, ABAG and the Cities have further determined that the periodic unwillingness of the commercial insurance market to provide excess general liability insurance coverage to local governments at reasonable rates or, in certain cases as at present, at any rate mandates that the Cities seek not only an immediate solution but also a long-term permanent solution to this problem which will in future years free them from exposure to the vagaries of commercial insurance cycles; Whereas, ABAG and the Cities, in consultation with independent professional insurance consultants, have formulated a joint risk sharing insurance program to be administered by ABAG through the ABAG PLAN I Corporation and called the ABAG Pooled Liability Assurance Network ("ABAG PLAN I") to meet the general liability insurance coverage needs of the Cities; Whereas, the City staff has submitted an application for premium quotation from - ABAG for ABAG PLAN I, and the City warrants that the information contained and representations made therein are true, complete and accurate to the best of its knowledge; Whereas, the City has further determined that the Total Premium to be paid in each year by the City as provided for and upon the conditions set forth in the Liability Coverage Agreement (the "Agreement") which will be payable only upon the condition of the receipt of the consideration represented by the insurance protection and services to be provided in such year under the Agreement, but in the event that such protection and services are so provided in any year such Total Premium will be a binding obligation of the City payable from the income and revenue provided for such year; Whereas, the City has further determined that the obtaining of the insurance protection and services provided for under the Agreement is essential in the preservation and fostering of the health, safety and property rights of the citizens of the City and.the lack of availability of reasonable commercial general liability insurance to local governments generally in the State of California and to the Cities in particular constitutes a public emergency; Whereas, it is a matter for the governing board of the City to determine the amount of premiums which such City shall pay for proper insurance coverage; -2- .y-. ...-..�.. r. ......;.t' —re Y-r,•A•::•w-...-w.r..;rM1+.-he•F:r^'�_.- ^FA+...prt1'-".>v-....�,.. ...:>Y. ... _..-sf c'xci. •n rn T.Sh.. ..2^�.......J?TT.`.'^[�i t_..?.... 0._ .-'•Y . r '_ I Whereas, the City has heretofore determined and does hereby confirm that the premiums to be required under the Agreement are reasonable and advantageous and to the public benefit of the citizens of such City; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, the Council of the City of DUBLIN hereby: 1. authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute and deliver, on behalf of the City, the Liability Risk Coverage Agreement for the ABAG PLAN I which shall be in substantially the form attached hereto, minor technical revisions and corrections excepted, and any other necessary supporting documentation to effect the City's participation in ABAG PLAN I; and the Assistant to the 2. appoints City Manager to serve as the City's appointee and City Manager as his/her alternate to the Board of Directors of the ABAG PLAN I Corporation, and to exercise the City's vote in setting premiums, premium allocations, cancelling coverage, and admitting or expeling members to or from ABAG PLAN I; 3. elects commencement of coverage under ABAG PLAN I on a date between June 2, 1986 and July 1, 1986, inclusive, to wit June 2 , 1986. This resolution was entered into by the Council of the City of Dublin on the 26th day of June , 1986. COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN Peter W. Snyder, Mayor AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: City Clerk -3- LIABILITY RISK COVERAGE AGREEMENT Dated as of Jame 2, 1986 among the ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS as Provider and as Providees e r TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND EXHIBITS 1.1 Definitions and Rules of Construction 3 1.2 Findings 6 1.3 Attachments 6 ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES 2.1 Representations, Covenants and-Warranties of the Providees 7 2.2 Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Provider 7 ARTICLE III. DEPOSIT OF MONEYS; PURCHASE OF COVERAGE; PAYMENT OF CLAIMS; PURCHASE OF COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 3.1 Deposit of Initial Deposit Premiums 8 3.2 Purchase of Coverage 8 3.3 Payment of Settlements 9 3.4 Purchase of Commercial Insurance 9 3.5 Deposit of Premiums and Adjustments 10 3.6 'Claims Payment Fund Held in Trust 10 3.7 Investments Authorized 11 3.8 Disposition of Investments 11 3.9 Bonding and Accounting 11 ARTICLE IV. TERM OF AGREEMENT: PREMIUM PAYMENTS 4'.1 Term of Agreement 11 4.2 Budget and Appropriation of Premium Payments 12 4.3 Obligation to Pay Premiums 12 4.4 Deposit Premium 13 4.5 Risk Premium Adjustments 14 -i- ._..,..,-.-r.-rsscm�ir.•;...,;...�;,T•c..<rr•.^rea..- t?+;.,,.^.-_ ,T..-r _. ,.. _ .. ._s•`+„C..... -c^.e. ., g._.. .^z':.,. ...._=:rm's'tR' ar,;'.v:Z'. ,.,._v:.,. .. ryrv!;:., TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) Page ARTICLE V. RESERVES RELEASED FROM THE AGREEMENT 5.1 Receipt of Reserves Upon Termination of the Agreement. 15 5.2 Receipt of a Providee's Equity Share Upon Withdrawal or Expulsion 15 ARTICLE VI. ADMISSION TO, WITHDRAWAL FROM AND EXPULSION FROM THE POOLED INSURANCE PROGRAM 6.1 Conditions for Providing Coverage to a New Providee 16 6.2 Conditions to Permitting Withdrawal of a Providee from Coverage 16 6.3 Conditions to Permitting Expulsion of a Providee from Coverage 17 ARTICLE VII. ABATEMENT 7.1 Abatement of Total Premium in the Event that the Provider Fails to Pay Settlements 17 ARTICLE VIII. CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT 8.1 Provider Services 18 8.2 Providees' Duties 18 ARTICLE IX. INDEMNIFICATION AND RELEASE OF PROVIDER 9.1 Release and Indemnification Covenants 19 9.2 Disclaimer 19 ARTICLE X. ASSIGNMENT AND AMENDMENT 10.1 Assigment by the Provider 19 10:2 Assignment by the Providees 19 10.3 Amendment 19 ARTICLE XI. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES 11.1 Events of Default Defined 20 11.2 Remedies on Default 21 -ii- TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) Page 11.3 No Remedy Exclusive 21 11.4 Agreement to Pay Attorneys' Fees and Expenses 22 11.5 No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver 22 11.6 Corporation to Exercise Rights 22 ARTICLE XII. TERMINATION 12.1 Time of Termination 22 12.2 Continuing Obligations 22 12.3 Distribution of Providees' Equity 23 ARTICLE XIII. MISCELLANEOUS 13.1 Notices 23 13.2 Binding Effect 23 13.3 Severability 23 13.4 Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments 24 13.5 Execution in Counterparts 24 13.6 .Applicable Law 24 Appendix 1 Charter Providees Exhibit A Memorandum of Liability Coverage Exhibit B Form of Requisition Exhibit C Formula for Calculating Administrative Premium Exhibit D Formula for Calculating Risk Premium, Risk Premium Adjustment and Supplemental Risk Premium Exhibit E Initial Deposit Premiums -iii- LIABILITY RISK COVERAGE AGREEMENT THIS LIABILITY RISK COVERAGE AGREEMENT, dated as of June 2, 1986, by and among the ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS, a joint exercise of powers agency duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of California, including, without limitation, Section 6500, et seq., of the Government Code of the State of California, as provider (the "Provider"), and the cities listed in Appendix I, each a municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of said State, as providee (each a "Providee" and collectively, the "Providees"); WITNESSETH: Whereas, each Providee is authorized by Part 6 of Division 3.6 of Title 1, Section 990, et seq., of the California Government Code (the "Act") to insure itself against tort or inverse condemnation liability, to insure its employees against injury resulting from an act or omission in the scope of his/her employment and to insure against the costs of defending such claims; Whereas, pursuant to Section 990.4 of the Act each Providee is authorized to provide insurance by self-insurance which may be funded by appropriations and to establish or maintain reserves for such purposes; Whereas, pursuant to Section 990.6 of the Act, the costs to each Providee of such self-insurance is a proper charge against the Providee and therefore the governing board of each Providee is authorized to make premium payments for such coverage in an amount such governing board determines to be necessary to provide such coverage; Whereas, pursuant to Section 990.8 of the Act, each Providee is empowered to provide insurance coverage by a joint powers agreement with other local public entities, and such pooling of self-insured claims and the risk sharing of losses is not considered insurance and is not subject to regulation under the California Insurance Code; Whereas, the Provider is a joint exercise of powers agency of which each Providee is a member; Whereas, the Provider is authorized to exercise necessary powers to implement the purposes of the Provider as established by the Provider's Executive Board; Whereas, the Provider has determined to assist each Providee to obtain self- insurance for liability risks through this Agreement; -1- Whereas, the governing board of each Providee has authorized the execution of this Agreement for the purpose of providing liability insurance coverage on the terms set forth herein and in the Memorandum of Liability Coverage attached hereto as Exhibit.A (the "Memorandum") for the Providee for the benefit of the Providee's residents and taxpayers and for the health and safety of the public who interact with the Providee; Whereas, the Provider and the Providees have heretofore conclusively determined following exhaustive investigation that excess general liability insurance coverage is not available to the Providees from commercial insurers or from any other source at a price which is reasonably related to the expected incurred losses of such Providees; Whereas, the Provider and the Providees have further determined, based upon the - advice of independent professional insurance consultants familiar with the cyclical nature of the reasonable availability of coverage in the commercial insurance market, that such coverage is not anticipated to become available until late in 1986 at the earliest thereby in the interim exposing the Providees to self-insuring from available revenues on a year-by- year basis with the attendant risk of fiscal instability and ruinous burdens on its citizens in the event of large liability claims recoveries; Whereas, the Provider and the Providees have further determined that the periodic unwillingness of the commercial insurance market to provide excess general liability insurance coverage to local governments at reasonable rates or, in certain cases as at present, at any rate mandates that the Providees seek not only an immediate solution but also a long-term permanent solution to this problem which will in future years free them from exposure to the vagaries of commercial insurance cycles; Whereas, the Provider and the Providees, in consultation with independent professional insurance consultants, have formulated a joint risk sharing insurance program to be administered by the Provider to meet the general liability insurance coverage needs of the Providees which will provide the following advantages, among others, to the Providees: (a) mutual agreement by the Providees to pay annual premium amounts on both a prospective and a retrospective basis calculated actuarily to spread and moderate the cost of claims loss to each Providee, (b) relief from the burden of paying premiums to commercial insurers at le vels reflecting the insurers' high costs of underwriting, administration and brokerage fees since the Provider's costs will be limited to reasonable administrative costs, (c) access to the commercial insurance or reinsurance market in future years when commercial insurance or reinsurance is available at rates deemed favorable by the Providees, -2- (d) actuarially determined premium payments calculated to provide amounts in each year necessary to fund a self-insurance reserve in amounts necessary to reserve against the incurred losses of the Providees and to provide premium payments for commercial insurance or reinsurance when available at reasonable rates, and (e) investigate the feasibility of capitalizing a claims payment fund (the "Claims Payment Fund") from the proceeds of the sale of Certificates of Participation for the dual purpose of providing greater protection from large claims loss and facilitiating eventual access to the commercial insurance or reinsurance market. Whereas, the Providees have further determined that the Participation Premium to be paid in each year by each Providee as provided-for and upon the conditions set forth in - this Agreement will be payable only upon the condition of the receipt of the consideration represented by the insurance protection and services to be provided in such year under this Agreement, but in the event that such protection and services are so provided in any year such Participation Premium will be a binding obligation of each Providee payable from the income and revenue provided for such year; Whereas, the Providees have further determined that the obtaining of the insurance protection and services provided for under this Agreement is essential in the preservation and fostering of the health, safety and property rights of the citizens of each Providee and the lack of availability of reasonable commercial general liability insurance to local governments generally in the State of California and to the Providees in particular constitutes a public emergency; Whereas, it is a matter for the governing board of each Providee to determine the amount of premiums which such Providee shall pay for proper insurance coverage; Whereas, each Providee has heretofore determined and does hereby confirm that the premiums to be required hereunder are reasonable and advantageous and to the public benefit of the citizens of such Providee; Now, Therefore, in consideration of the above premises and of the mutual covenants hereinafter contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND EXHIBITS 1.1 Definitions and Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires, the capitalized terms used herein shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the -3- meanings herein specified. Unless the context otherwise indicates, words importing the singular number shall include the plural number and vice versa. The terms "hereby", "hereof", "hereto", "herein", "hereunder" and any similar terms, as used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole. "Actuarial Consultant" means an actuary of national repute in the area of municipal liability who is a fellow in good standing in the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member in good standing in the American Academy of Actuaries. "Administrative Premium" means a Providee's share of all administrative costs of the Provider relating to the Coverage, as further set forth in Section 4.4(b) hereof and Exhibit C. "Agency Agreement" means the Agency Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Provider and the Corporation, and any duly authorized and executed amendments thereto. "Board of Directors" or "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation. "Claims Payment Fund" means the funds held in trust for the Providees by the Provider for the payment of settlements against a Providee (which settlement is covered by this Agreement). "Corporation" means the ABAG PLAN Corporation, a non-profit public benefit corporation and its successors and assigns. "Coverage" means the insurance and other services provided pursuant to and in accordance with and on the terms set forth in this Agreement and in the Memorandum attached as Exhibit A hereto, including, but not limited to (i) rights to payment of Claims from funds on deposit in the Claims Payment Fund under the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) the benefits of the special insurance services offered by the Provider, including risk management, claims discovery services, legal defense of claims, claims settlement services and administrative services. "Coverage Period" means a period from July 1 to June 30 for which a Providee has paid Deposit Premium, except for Providees electing a commencement of Coverage between June 1 and June 30, 1986. For those Providees so electing, their first Coverage Period only shall be such commencement date to June 30, 1987. "Covered Claim" means a claim against a Providee for which the Provider is obligated herein to provide claims management services, legal defense, or to pay a Settlement, or portion thereof. "Deposit Premium" means Admininistrative Premium, Risk Premium and Supplemental Risk Premium payable in any Coverage Period. -4- "Excess Insurance" means insurance purchased on behalf of the Provider to protect the Claims Payment Fund against catastrophes or an unusual frequency of losses during a single year. "Initial Deposit Premium" means the Deposit Premium payable for the Coverage Period ending June 30, 1987. "Maximum Total Premium" means a sum equal to two hundred percent (200%) of the Deposit Premium. "Operations Funds" means the funds held by the Corporation for the payment of the expenses of the day-to-day operation and administration of the insurance program created by this Agreement and the costs of providing insurance services to the Providees. "Permitted Investments" means investments authorized under California Government Code Section 53601 as it may be amended from time to time. "Risk Premium" means, with respect to each Providee, an amount equal to the estimated incurred losses of such Providee for a Coverage Period, as set forth in Section 4.4(c) and (d) of this Agreement and as determined according to the formula set forth in Exhibit D to this Agreement. "Risk Premium Adjustment" means, with respect to each Providee, an amount paid by such Providee or refunded to such Providee, as an adjustment based on actual loss experience of such Providee and all Providees of the incurred loss estimate made in the payment of Risk Premium for the preceding Coverage Period, and as an adjustment, based on events relating to Claims in the preceding Coverage Period, of incurred loss reserves made in prior Coverage Periods, as set forth in Section 4.5 of this Agreement and as determined according to the formula set forth in Exhibit D to this Agreement. "Settlement" means a Claim against a Providee which has been settled by the Provider or adjudicated without further right of appeal. "Supplemental Risk Premium" means, with respect to each Providee, a price increase in Deposit Premium assessed against such Providee, based on higher than expected incurred loss experience of such Providee and all Providees in prior Coverage Periods, as set forth in Section 4.4(e) of this Agreement and as determined according to the formula set forth in Exhibit D to this Agreement. "Total Premium" or "Premium" means Deposit Premium and Risk Premium Adjustment payable in any Coverage Period. "Unencumbered Reserves" means the amount in the Claims Payment Fund in excess of the total amount that has been designated by the Provider as reserved for the payment of incurred losses. -5- 1.2 Findings. Each Providee hereby finds and determines that: (a) Liability insurance in the amount and scope described in the Memorandum is not commercially available to such Providee in the private marketplace at a price which is reasonably related to the expected loss exposure of such Providee. (b) The Deposit Premium shall be paid by each Providee in consideration of the Coverage offered hereby and by the ;Memorandum and the sharing of the risk of liability for claims associated with the pooled self-insurance program during each Coverage Period. The parties hereto have agreed and determined that such Deposit Premium payments represent the fair market value of the Coverage. In making such determination, consideration has been given to the initial costs of-establishing the pooled insurance - program, the unavailability of commercial liability insurance to such Providee and to other Providees, the anticipated future costs of commercial liability insurance should such insurance become available in the future, the obligations of Providees under this agreement (including the agreement to share the risk of costs imposed by liability claims), the obligation of the Provider to provide insurance services (including the obligation to provide risk management and claims management services), and the other benefits therefrom which will accrue to such Providee and the general public. (c) Such Providee receives benefit from the sharing of risk of costs imposed by liability claims under the terms of this Agreement during each Coverage Period. The assessment of Risk Premium, Risk Premium Adjustment and Supplemental Risk Premium is the means by which such risk-sharing is implemented. The procedure established for the calculation, adjustment and assessment of Risk Premium, Risk Premium Adjustment and Supplemental Risk Premium is fair, just and reasonable as a means of such risk-sharing. 1.3 Attachments. The following Appendices and Exhibits are attached to, and by reference made a part of, this Agreement: Appendix.l: Charter Providees Exhibit A: Memorandum of Liability Coverage. Exhibit B: Form of Requisition. Exhibit C: Formula for Calculating Administrative Premium. Exhibit D: Formula for Calculating Risk Premium, Risk Premium Adjustment and Supplemental Risk Premium. Exhibit E: Initial Deposit Premiums -6- ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES 2.1 Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Providees. Each Providee represents, covenants and warrants to the Provider as follows: (a) Due Organization and Existence. Such Providee is a municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State, duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State. (b) Maintenance of Existence. Such Providee shall maintain its existence as a municipal corporation during the Term of this Agreement. (c) Authorization; Enforceability.-The Constitution and laws of the State authorize such Providee to enter into this Agreement and to enter into the transactions contemplated by and to carry out its obligations under the Agreement, and the Providee has duly authorized and executed the Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of such Providee in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws or equitable principles affecting the rights of creditors generally and except as to the limitations on remedies against public agencies generally. (d) No Violations. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, conflicts with or results in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of any restriction or any agreement or instrument to which such Providee is now a party or by which such Providee is bound, or constitutes a default under any of the foregoing. (e) No Comparable Insurance. Such Providee covenants that it will not purchase insurance which overlaps with the insurance afforded by the Coverage from any other provider for any Coverage Period during which the Provider makes available to such Providee Coverage consistent with the terms of this Agreement and Exhibit A hereto; provided that, with the consent of the Provider, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, such Providee may purchase insurance from another provider which overlaps with the insurance afforded by the Coverage, if such Providee establishes to the reasonable satisfaction of the Provider that such Providee is unable to obtain insurance at a reasonable price which is not afforded by the Coverage other than by incidentally purchasing such overlapping insurance. 2.2 Representations, Covenants and Warranties of the Provider. The Provider represents, covenants and warrants to each Providee as follows: -7- (a) Due Organization and Existence; Enforceability. The Provider is a joint exercise of powers authority duly organized, existing and in good standing under and by virtue of the laws of the State, has the power to enter into this Agreement, and the Agency Agreement; is possessed of full power to provide self-insurance to consenting public entities; and has duly authorized the execution and delivery of all of the aforesaid agreements. This Agreement, and the Agency Agreement constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Provider in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws or equitable principles affecting the rights of creditors generally. (b) No Encumbrances. The Provider will not pledge its rights under this Agreement except as provided under the terms of this Agreement. (c) No Violations. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, or the Agency Agreement, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, conflicts with or results in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Bylaws of the Provider or any restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the . Provider is now a party or by which the Provider is bound, or constitutes a default under any of the foregoing. ARTICLE III DEPOSIT OF MONEYS; PURCHASE OF COVERAGE: PAYMENT OF CLAIMS; PURCHASE OF COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 3.1 Deposit of Initial Deposit Premiums. On the Closing Date, the Provider agrees to deposit the proceeds of the Initial Deposit Premiums from all Providees with the Corporation as follows: (1) an amount equal to the sum of all amounts listed in Exhibit E and opposite a Providee listed in Appendix I shall be deposited on behalf of the Providees in the Claims Payment Fund, (2) an amount equal to the sum of all amounts listed in Exhibit E and opposite a Providee listed in Appendix I shall be deposited in the Operations Funds. 3.2 Purchase of Coverage. The Provider hereby sells the Coverage to each r Providee, and each Providee hereby agrees to purchase the Coverage from the Provider, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Memorandum attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Provider will provide for the payment of Claims and the implementation of the Coverage. The Provider will use its best efforts to maintain reserves for incurred losses in accordance with prudent insurance practice; provided, however, that failure to maintain such reserves shall in no event constitute an event of default hereunder. 3.3 Payment of Settlements. Settlements shall be paid upon the submission to the Provider of a Requisition executed by the Corporation, or the Corporation and the Providee requesting such payment in the form attached as Exhibit B to this Agreement from moneys in the Claims Payment Fund held by the Provider. In the event that there are insufficient moneys in the Claims Payment Fund to pay the Settlements, neither.the Corporation, the Provider nor the Providees shall have any liability for the payment of such Settlements (except from any moneys thereafter deposited in the aforementioned funds). - 3.4 Purchase of Commercial Insurance. The Provider may provide Coverage, or a portion of Coverage, to the Providees, or any portion of the Providees, by purchase of liability insurance from a commercial insurer or reinsurer, if the Provider determines, in its sole discretion, that such commercial insurance or reinsurance provides insurance coverage at least equivalent to the insurance coverage provided hereby by risk sharing among Providees. The Provider may use amounts on deposit in the Claims Payment Fund to purchase such commercial insurance or reinsurance. The Provider shall have no obligation to pay Settlements which are covered by such commercial insurance-'or reinsurance from funds in the Claim Payment Fund. The Provider may purchase excess insurance to protect the Claims Payment Fund from catastrophes and unusually frequent settlements in a Coverage Period. In a Coverage Period for which the Provider has purchased commercial insurance or reinsurance, or excess insurance, each Providee shall be obligated to pay a proportion of the costs of such insurance, in addition to Administrative Premium and Supplemental Risk Premium. In the case of excess insurance, or commercial liability insurance or reinsurance which replaces a portion of the Coverage, each Providee shall be obligated to pay a portion of the premium for such insurance or reinsurance equal to the ratio of its Risk Premium to all Risk Premiums assessed during the Coverage Period for which the insurance or reinsurance was purchased. In the case of commercial liability insurance or reinsurance which replaces the Coverage in toto, each Providee shall be obligated to pay a portion of the premium for such insurance equal to the ratio of its Risk Premium to all Risk Premiums which would have been assessed against each Providee and all Providees, respectively, had the Provider not purchased the commercial insurance or reinsurance. -9- A Providee in subsequent Coverage Periods shall be obligated to pay Risk Premium Adjustments with respect to a Coverage Period for which the Provider has purchased commercial insurance or reinsurance on behalf of such Providee only under any one of the following circumstances: (a) if such commercial insurance or reinsurance provides only a portion of the Coverage of a Providee, such Providee shall be obligated to pay Risk Premium Adjustments in proportion to the amount of Risk Premium paid in such Coverage Period as compared to the amount of Risk Premium that such Providee would have paid in such Coverage Period had the Provider not purchased commercial insurance or reinsurance; (b) if such commercial insurance or reinsurance provides only a portion of the Coverage in a Coverage Period, and a retroactive premium adjustment is imposed for such insurance or reinsurance for said Coverage Period, each Providee shall be obligated to pay a portion of such adjustment equal to the ratio of its Risk Premium Adjustment for such Coverage Period to all Risk Premium Adjustments assessed for such Coverage Period; and (c) if such commercial insurance or reinsurance provides all of the Coverage, each Providee shall be obligated to pay a portion of any retroactive premium adjustment equal to the ratio of the Risk Premium Adjustment it would have been assessed in such Coverage Period had the Providee not purchased the insurance or reinsurance to all Risk Premium Adjustment which would have been assessed for such Coverage Period. 3.5 Deposit of Premiums and Adjustments. Upon receipt of the Deposit Premium from each Providee, the Provider shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, the following moneys in the following order until the Deposit Premium is exhausted: (a) subject to the allocation set forth in the second paragraph of this section, an amount equal to the Risk Premium and Supplemental Risk Premium, if any, into the Claims Payment Fund; and (b) an amount equal to the Administrative Premium into the Operations Fund. Upon receipt of Risk Premium Adjustments, the Provider shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, such amounts to be deposited into the Claims Payment Fund. In the event the Provider has purchased commercial insurance or reinsurance, or excess insurance, the cost of such insurance, or retroactive premium adjustment, if any, paid by each Providee as determined under Section 3.4 hereof shall be deposited in the Operations Fund. 3.6 Claims Payment Fund Held in Trust. The moneys and investments held by the Provider in the Claims Payment Fund under this Agreement are irrevocably held in trust for the benefit of the Providees and for the purposes herein specified, and such moneys, and any income or interest earned thereon, shall be expended only as provided in this Agreement, -10- i and shall not be subject to levy or attachment or lien by or for the benefit of any creditor of either the Provider, the Corporation or the Providees, or any of them. 3.7 Investments Authorized. Moneys held by the Provider hereunder shall be invested and reinvested on maturity by the Provider, to the maximum extent practicable having the highest yield reasonably obtainable consistent with the conduct of prudent persons in the conduct of their affairs, in Permitted Investments. The Provider may purchase or sell to itself or any affiliate, as principal or agent, investments authorized by this section. Such investments and reinvestments shall be made giving full consideration for the time at which funds are required to be available based upon information supplied by the Providee. The Provider may act as purchaser or agent in the making or disposing of any - investment. 3.8 Disposition of Investments. Any income, profit or loss on the investment of moneys held by the Provider in the Claims Payment Fund shall be held in and credited to the Claims Payment Fund. 3.9 Bonding and Accounting. The Provider shall furnish to the Providees an accounting of all investments made by the Provider as required under Cal. Gov't. C. Section 53687. Provider shall obtain a fidelity bond in an amount equal to the Claims Payment Fund or at such lesser amounts as may be approved by two-thirds of the Providees. The Provider shall not be responsible or liable for any loss suffered in connection with any investment of funds made by it in accordance with this section. ARTICLE IV TERM OF AGREEMENT: PREMIUM PAYMENTS 4.1 Term of Agreement. The Term of this Agreement shall commence on the date of its execution by the Provider and the fifth (5th) Providee and terminate as provided herein. The obligations of any Providee to pay Deposit Premium under this Agreement will terminate upon the earliest of any of the following events: (a) withdrawal of such Providee from the Coverage pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof; (b) expulsion of such Providee from Coverage pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof; provided, however, that no such expulsion or withdrawal shall extinguish (i) the obligations of such Providee to pay Risk Premium Adjustments with respect to Coverage Periods of such Providee prior to such withdrawal or expulsion or (ii) the right to receive the benefits -11- f of such Coverage with respect to Coverage Periods of such Providee prior to such withdrawal or expulsion. 4.2 Budget and Appropriation of Premium Payments. Each Providee covenants to take such action as may be necessary to include Maximum Total Premium payable hereunder in its annual budget and to make the necessary annual appropriations for all such maximum Total Premium payments. In order to assure that adequate legally available funds are available to pay Deposit Premium and Risk Premium Adjustments, each Providee agrees to appropriate in its initial budget at the commencement of each Coverage Period an amount equal to the Maximum Total Premium due and owing in such Coverage Period. During the Term of this Agreement, each Providee will furnish to the Corporation copies of each proposed and final budget of such Providee within twenty (20) days after the filing or adoption thereof. The covenants on the part of each Providee herein contained shall be deemed to be and shall be construed to be duties imposed by law and it shall be the duty of each and every public official of each Providee to take such action and do such things as are required by law in the performance of the official duty of such officials to enable each Providee to carry out and perform the covenants and agreements in this Agreement agreed to be carried out and performed by such Providee. 4.3 Obligation to Pay Premiums. (a) No Withholding. Subject to the provisions of Article VII hereof, notwithstanding any dispute between the Provider and a Providee, including a dispute as to the scope or nature of Coverage provided by the Provider or the availability of amounts in the Claims Payment Fund to pay Claims made against any Providee, or for any other reason (other than the termination of the obligation to pay Deposit Premium pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof) the Providee shall make all Premium payments when due and shall not withhold any Premium payments pending the final resolution of such dispute. (b) Rate on Overdue Payments. In the event a Providee fails to make any of the payments required in this Article, the payment in default shall continue as an obligation of the Providee until the amount in default shall have been fully paid, and, in addition to any other remedies available hereunder with respect to such default, the Providee agrees to pay the same with interest thereon, at the highest rate permitted under California Civil Code Section 3289, as it may be amended from time to time, from the date such amount was originally payable. (c) Abatement. There shall be no abatement of Premium payments except as provided in Article VII hereof. -12- (d) Assignments. Each Providee understands and agrees that pursuant to the Agency Agreement the Provider has assigned its right to receive and collect Administrative Premium, Risk Premium, Supplemental Risk Premium and Risk Premium Adjustments to the Corporation and each Providee assents to such assignment. The Provider hereby directs each Providee, and each Providee hereby agrees to pay to the Corporation at MetroCenter, 101 - 8th Street, Oakland, California, or to the Corporation at such other place as the Corporation shall direct in writing, all such payments payable by the Providee pursuant to this paragraph, 4.4 Deposit Premium. (a) Deposit Premium. The Deposit Premium payments due in any Coverage Period shall be made in consideration for Coverage for such Coverage Period. Deposit Premium is the sum of Administrative Premium, Risk Premium and Supplemental Risk Premium. The entire amount of Deposit Premium is due on the Premium Payment Date which shall be the commencement date of the Providee's initial Coverage Period and July 1 for each subsequent Coverage Period, provided that the Deposit Premium for a newly admitted Providee shall be due on the first day Coverage is available to such Providee., (b) Administrative Premium. Each Providee shall pay to the Provider as Administrative Premium a portion of the Total Administrative Premium of the Provider relating to the Coverage, including without limitation all taxes or fees of any sort whatsoever payable by the Provider as a result of its undertaking of the transactions contemplated herein, fees of auditors, accountants, insurance brokers, or attorneys, and all other necessary administrative costs of the Provider or charges required to be paid by it in order to maintain its existence or to comply with the terms of this Agreement or to defend the Provider and its members against any claims or sums in connection herewith. Each Providee's Administrative Premium shall be determined as set forth in Exhibit C. (c) Total Risk Premium. Each Providee shall pay the Provider as Risk Premium an amount equal to such Providee's estimated loss incurrence for the Covered Period. Risk Premium shall be calculated in the following manner. With respect to each Coverage Period, the Provider shall retain an Actuarial Consultant to determine the total amount of Risk Premium ("Total Risk Premium") required to be deposited into the Claims Payment Fund as an estimate, at a confidence level not less than the confidence level of loss incurrence for the initial Coverage Period, provided that if the Actuarial Consultant cannot render a determination of a Total Risk Premium to achieve said confidence level, the Total Risk Premium shall be determined, as an estimate, at the highest -13- -. R�..- - _ ._. confidence level at which the Actuarial Consultant may render a determination of Total Risk Premium. (d) Risk Premium Allocation. With respect to the Coverage Period commencing July 1, 1990 and all subsequent Coverage Periods, the Risk Premium payable by each Providee shall be a percentage of Total Risk Premium based upon the determination of an Actuarial Consultant based on incurred losses and other sound actuarial criteria. Commencing January 1, 1987, the determination of Total Risk Premium and Risk Premium shall be made no later than the January 1 preceding such Coverage Period. The calculation of such Risk Premium shall be final and conclusive of the amounts due and owing hereunder. Risk Premium payments shall be deposited in the Claims Payment Fund. (e) Supplemental Risk Premium. Each Providee shall pay the Provider as Supplemental Risk Premium a price increase in Deposit Premium based on higher than expected loss experience of all Providees in prior Coverage Periods, as determined according to the formula set forth in Exhibit D to this Agreement. Supplemental Risk Premium will be assessed following each Coverage Period in which total Risk Premium Adjustments are insufficient to fully restore the Claims Payment Fund for the making of reserves and adjustments to reserves made for incurred losses in the prior Coverage Period, according to the formula set forth in Exhibit D hereto. The parties hereto agree that such repricing of Deposit Premium by means of assessment of Supplemental Risk Premium is fair, just and reasonable. The calculation of Supplemental Risk Premium shall be final and conclusive of the amounts due and owing hereunder. Supplemental Risk Premium payments shall be deposited in the Claims Payment Fund. 4.5 Risk Premium Adjustments. No later than the January 1 next following each Coverage Period, commencing January 1, 1988, the Provider shall determine a Risk Premium Adjustment for each Providee, which may be an assessment of an additional premium or a refund. Such Risk Premium Adjustment shall be based on the actual loss experience of such Providee and all Providees in such Coverage Period and shall be calculated according to the formula set forth in Exhibit D hereto. The Provider will give prompt notice to each Providee of Risk Premium Adjustments. Risk Premium Adjustments shall be payable by each Providee no later than the February 1 next following the date of determination of Risk Premium Adjustments, commencing February 1, 1988. Risk Premium Adjustments shall be deposited into or paid from the Claims Payment Fund. -14- For each Providee's first three (3) Coverage Periods, no refunds shall be paid to such Providee for Risk Premium Adjustment based on incurred losses in such Coverage Periods. All amounts which would be refunded but for this paragraph shall be retained in the Claims Payment Fund and the Providees otherwise entitled to such refunds shall have no claim or right to such amounts. The obligation to pay Risk Premium Adjustments shall in no event be discharged by expulsion or withdrawal from Coverage, but may be abated pursuant to Article VII hereof. Risk Premium Adjustments with respect to Providees which have been expelled from or have withdrawn from Coverage will be made only on the basis of paid Settlements and claims management and legal defense costs incurred in connection with such Settlement. ARTICLE V RESERVES RELEASED FROM THE AGREEMENT 5.1 Receipt of Reserves Upon Termination of the Agreement. All funds transferred by the Corporation to the Provider upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article XI of this Agreement will be held by the Provider as a claims payment fund to apply to the payment of Settlements pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Upon termination of all obligations to pay Risk Premium Adjustments and termination of this Agreement, the Provider will distribute all claims reserves held by it to the Providees which purchased Coverage in the last Coverage Period according to the ratio of total Premiums paid by each Providee to total Premium paid by all Providees during the entire term of this Agreement. 5.2 Receipt of a Providee's Equity Share Upon Withdrawal or Expulsion. In connection with permitting withdrawal of a Providee from Coverage pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof or expelling a Providee pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof, the Provider shall determine the ratio of all Premium paid by such Providee to all Premium paid by all Providees during the period such Providee purchased coverage as of the date of withdrawal or expulsion. The Provider shall submit a Requisition pursuant to Section 12.3 of this Agreement for the amount of such portion in excess of all other obligations due from such Providee under the terms of this Agreement (an "Equity Share"). The Provider will hold the Equity Share of each such Providee in a segregated account for the benefit of such Providee, subject only to assessment for Risk Premium Adjustments assessed against such Providee. The Provider will transfer to such Providee its Equity Share, less assessments for Risk Premium -15- Adjustments, on the earliest practicable date when such Providee is no longer subject to assessment for Risk Premium Adjustments. ARTICLE VI ADMISSION TO, WITHDRAWAL FROM AND EXPULSION FROM THE POOLED INSURANCE PROGRAM 6.1 Conditions for Providing Coverage to a New Providee. The Provider may provide Coverage to a new Providee which is not listed in Appendix I of this Agreement, subject to the following conditions: _ (a) such new Providee shall be a municipal corporation in the State; (b) not later than thirty (30) days preceding the date the Provider first provides Coverage to such Providee, such new Providee shall have duly executed an amendment to this Agreement pursuant to which it shall become subject to all of the terms of this Agreement as a Providee; (c) at least two-thirds of the Providees which have the right to obtain Coverage shall have consented to the amendment to this Agreement permitting such new Providee to become a Providee; (d) the Provider shall have obtained an opinion-from an Actuarial Consultant stating that, following the admission of such new Providee, such admission will not reduce the actuarial soundness of the pooled insurance program. 6.2 Conditions to Permitting Withdrawal of a Providee from Coverage. A Providee may withdraw from Coverage under this Agreement, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (a) such Providee shall not be in default of any of its obligations to pay Premium hereunder; (b) not later than the February 1 immediately preceding the effective date of such withdrawal, such Providee shall have provided written notice to the Provider of its intent to withdraw; (c) such Providee shall have agreed by amendment to this Agreement to pay an amount equal to the Supplemental Risk Premium, if any, that would be assessed against such withdrawing Providee in subsequent Coverage Periods, as such Supplemental Risk Premium would have become due and payable, were such withdrawing Providee to continue to participate in Coverage; -16- (d) such withdrawal from Coverage shall be effective on the first day of a Coverage Period; (e) the Provider shall have obtained a certificate from an Actuarial Consultant that such withdrawal will not reduce the actuarial soundness of the pooled insurance program. In no event shall withdrawal from Coverage release a Providee of its obligation to pay Risk Premium Adjustments with respect to prior Coverage Periods. Notice to withdraw shall be revocable only at the option of the Provider. 6.3 Conditions to Permitting Expulsion of a Providee from Coverage. The Provider may expel a Providee from Coverage subject to the following conditions: (a) not later than the January 1 immediately preceding the effective date of such expulsion, at least two-thirds of all remaining Provideees which are not in default shall have consented to such expulsion by written consent filed with the Corporation and written notice of such expulsion shall have been given to such Providee to be expelled of such action; (b) at least two-thirds of the remaining Providees which are not in default shall have agreed by amendment to this Agreement to pay an amount equal to the Supplemental Risk Premium, if any, that would be assessed against the expelled Providee, as such Supplemental Risk premium would have become due and payable, were the expelled Providee to continue to participate in Coverage; (c) such expulsion shall be effective on the first day of a Coverage Period; (d) the Provider shall have obtained a certificate of an Actuarial Consultant that such expulsion will not reduce the actuarial soundness of the pooled insurance program. In no event shall expulsion from Coverage release a Providee of its obligation to pay Risk Premium Adjustments with respect to prior Coverage Periods. ARTICLE VII ABATEMENT 7.1 Abatement of Total Premium in the Event that the Provider Fails to Pay Settlements. In the event that the Provider fails to pay a Settlement of a Providee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, other than by reason of good faith dispute as to the scope of Coverage, the obligations of all Providees to pay any Deposit Premium hereunder shall be abated in full. The obligation of a Providee to pay Deposit Premium shall be discharged only in the event of withdrawal of such Providee from Coverage pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof, expulsion of such Providee pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof, and (with respect to the -17- obligation to pay Deposit Premium in a Coverage Period for which Coverage has been cancelled) cancellation of Coverage of such Providee pursuant to Section 1 9-.2�a4 11.3 hereof. ARTICLE VIII CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT 8.1 Provider Services. The Provider shall provide, or cause to be provided, the following claims administration and risk management services: (a) Mandatory procedures for each Providee to submit all claims against it to the corporation. - - (b) Adopt a claims management program for disposing of all claims submitted which shall include criteria and procedures for disposal of claims outside the Coverage, claims within a Providee's deductible and claims within the Coverage. The claims management program shall comply with all applicable terms of the Agreement. (c) Establish a mandatory risk management program for all Providees. 8.2 Providees' Duties. Providees shall comply with the claims administration and risk management program provided under this Agreement as follows: (a) The City Council of each Providee shall appoint a director and one alternative to the Board of Directors. (b) Each Providee shall appoint an employee of the Providee to be responsible for the risk management function within that Providee, and to serve as a liaison between the Providee and the Provider as to risk management. (c) Each Providee shall maintain an active safety officer and/or committee, and shall consider all recommendations of the Provider.concerning unsafe practices. (d) Each Providee shall maintain its own set of records, as a loss log, in all categories of loss to ensure accuracy of the Provider's loss reporting system. (e) Each Providee shall provide the Provider with such other information or assistance as may be necessary for the Provider to carry out the pooled self-insurance program under this Agreement. (f) Each Providee shall in any and all ways cooperate with and assist the Provider, any insurer of the Provider, and the Corporation, in all matters relating to this Agreement and covered losses, and will comply with all bylaws, rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Directors. -18- ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION AND RELEASE OF PROVIDER 9.1 Release and Indemnification Covenants. Each Providee shall and hereby agrees to indemnify and save the Provider, the Corporation and all other Providees harmless from and against all claims, losses and damages, including legal fees and expenses, arising out of (i) any breach or default on the part of such Providee in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any act or negligence of such Providee or of any of its agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees with respect to the Coverage. No indemnification is made under this Section or elsewhere in this Agreement for claims, losses or damages, including legal fees and expenses arising out of the willful misconduct, = negligence, or breach of duty under this Agreement by the Provider or its officers, agents, employees, successors.or assigns. 9.2 Disclaimer. THE PROVIDER MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE ADEQUACY OF THE COVERAGE FOR THE NEEDS OF THE PROVIDEES. ARTICLE X ASSIGNMENT AND AMENDMENT .10.1 Assignment by the Provider. Certain of the Provider's rights under this .Agreement, including the right to receive and enforce payment of the Administrative Premium, Risk Premium, Supplemental Risk Premium and Risk Premium Adjustments to be paid by the Providees under this Agreement, have been assigned to the Corporation, subject to certain exceptions, pursuant to the Agency Agreement, to which assignment each Providee hereby assents. Except as provided herein, and in the Agency Agreement, the Provider will not assign this Agreement, or its duties and obligations hereunder to any other person, firm or corporation so as to impair or violate the representations, covenants and warranties contained in Section 2.2; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall limit the right of the Provider to purchase commercial insurance or reinsurance on behalf of the Providees pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof, or to purchase commercial excess insurance. 10.2 Assignment by the Providees. This Agreement may not be assigned by any Providee. 10.3 Amendment. Except as provided in Article VI hereof, this Agreement may only be amended by a written instrument duly authorized and executed by the Provider and the Providees as follows. -19- 0 (a) This Agreement shall be amended in its entirety by a Liability Risk Coverage Agreement duly authorized and executed by the Provider and three-fourths of the Providees in implementing a pooled self-insurance program funded by Certificates of Participation or other instruments of indebtedness. (b) The Providees and the Provider shall have the right to amend the scope of the Coverage set forth in Exhibit A hereto, by unanimous consent and through filing with the Corporation an amendment to Exhibit A together with an Opinion of Counsel to each Providee and the Provider to the effect that such amendment does not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with any amendment to this Agreement shall be borne pro rata by the Providees. ARTICLE XI EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES 11.1 Events of Default Defined. The following shall be "events of default" under this Agreement and the terms "events of default" and "default" shall mean, whenever they are used in this Agreement with respect to a Providee, any one or more of the following events: (i) failure by such Providee to observe and perform any covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be observed or performed herein or otherwise with respect hereto, other than as referred to in clause (ii) of this Section, for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice specifying such faiure and requesting that it be remedied has been given to such Providee by the Provider or the Corporation; provided, however, if the failure stated in the notice cannot be corrected within the applicable period, the Provider, or the Corporation, as the case may be, shall not unreasonably withhold their consent to an extension of such time if corrective action is instituted by the Providee within the applicable period and diligently pursued until the default is corrected; or (ii) the filing by such Providee of a case in bankruptcy, or the subjection of any right or interest of such Providee under this Agreement to any right or interest of such Providee under this agreement to any execution, garnishment or attachment, or adjudication of such Providee as a bankrupt, or assignment by such Providee for the benefit of creditors, or the entry by such Providee into an agreement of with creditors, or the approval by a court of competent jurisdiction of a petition applicable to the Providee in any proceedings instituted under the provisions of the federal bankruptcy code, as amended, or under any similar act which may hereafter be enacted. -20- 11.2 Remedies on Default. Whenever any event of default referred to in Section 11.1 hereof shall have happened and be continuing, it shall be lawful for the Provider to exercise any and all remedies available pursuant to law or granted pursuant to this Agreement. Upon the occurrence of any event of default with respect to the obligation to pay Premiums, the Provider may cancel all Coverage rights of the defaulting Providee. In the event that the Provider elects to cancel Coverage of a defaulting Providee, the Providee nonetheless agrees to pay to the Provider all costs, losses and damages howsoever arising or occurring as a result of such default and cancellation including, without limitation, interest on any delinquent Premiums at the rate set forth under California Civil Code Section 3289, as it may be amended from time to time; administrative and legal costs incurred in noticing the default and effecting the cancellation and fees of an Actuarial Consultant incurred to determine the Provider's ability to cancel and/or to reassess Premium. No such cancellation shall be or become effective by operation of law or otherwise, unless and until the Provider shall have given written notice of such cancellation to the Providee; no such cancellation shall be effected by operation of law or acts of the parties hereto, except in the manner herein expressly provided; and no such cancellation shall terminate the obligation of the defaulting Providee to pay all Premium Payments for Coverage Periods prior to such cancellation or to pay Premium for subsequent Coverage Periods for which Coverage is made available to such defaulting Providee. In the event that the Provider elects to expel any defaulting Providee, subject to the conditions described and in the manner provided in Section 6.3 hereof, the Providee nevertheless agrees to pay the Provider all costs, losses or damages arising or occurring as a result of such default and termination including, without limitation, interest on any delinquent Premium at the rate set forth in California Civil Code Section 3289, as it may be amended from time to time; administrative and legal costs incurred in noticing the default and effecting the expulsion; and the fees of an Actuarial Consultant incurred to determine the Provider's ability to expel the Providee and/or to reassess Premium. No such expulsion shall be or become effective by operation of law or otherwise, unless and until the Provider shall have given written notice of such expulsion to the Providee; no such expulsion shall be effected either by operation of law or acts of the parties hereto, except only in the manner herein expressly provided; and no such expulsion shall terminate the obligation of the expelled Providee to pay Risk Premium Adjustments relating to Coverage Periods prior to such expulsion. 11.3 No Remedy Exclusive. No remedy conferred herein upon or reserved to the Provider is intended to be exclusive and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be -21- a � in addition to every other remedy given under this Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power accruing upon any default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right and power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. In order to entitle the Provider to exercise any remedy reserved to it in this Article it shall not be necessary to give any notice, other than such notice as may be required in this Article or by law. 11.4 Agreement to Pay Attorneys' Fees and Expenses. In the event either party to this Agreement should default under any of the provisions hereof and the nondefaulting party should employ attorneys or incur other expenses for the collection of moneys or the - enforcement of performance or observance of any obligation or agreement on the part of the defaulting party contained herein, the defaulting party agrees that it will on demand therefor pay to the nondefaulting party the reasonable fees of such attorneys and such other expenses so incurred by the nondefaulting party. 11.5 No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver. In the event any agreement contained in this Agreement should be breached by either party and thereafter waived by the other party, such waiver shall be limited to the particular breach so waived and shall not be deemed to waive any other breach hereunder. 11.6 Corporation to Exercise Rights. Certain rights and remedies given to the Provider under this Article M have been assigned by the Provider to the Corporation under the Agency Agreement, to which assignments the Providees hereby consent. Such rights and remedies shall be exercised by the Corporation as provided herein. ARTICLE XII TERIMNATION 12.1 Time of Termination. Coverage for all Providees may be terminated effective July 1 of any year upon the written consent of three-fourths of the Providees if the effective termination date and such written consents are delivered to the Provider and the Corporation at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective termination date. 12.2 Continuing Obligations. After the termination date, the Provider shall continue to be obligated to pay settlements for all covered claims incurred by covered Providees prior to the effective termination date. After the effective termination date, each Providee has a continuing obligation to pay Supplemental Risk Premiums and Risk Premium Adjustments necessary to fund settlement payments; and to pay Administrative -22- Premiums sufficient to cover the cost of post-termination legal defense and claims management activities. 12.3 Distribution of Providees' Equity. After the effective termination date, the Provider shall determine each Providee's equity as provided in Article V of this Agreement. Provider shall submit a requisition executed by its chief executive officer and chief financial officer to the Trustee of the Claims Payment Fund for payment of such sums to the Providee. ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS 13.1 Notices. All notices, certificates or other communications hereunder shall be sufficiently given and shall be deemed to have been received five (5) business days after deposit in the United States mail in certified form, postage prepaid, to the Providees the Provider and the Corporation at the following addresses: If to the Providee: If to the Provider: " Association of Bay Area Governments MetroCenter P.O. Box 2050 Oakland, California 94604 Attn: Executive Director If to the Corporation: ABAG PLAN Corporation c/o Association of Bay Area Governments MetroCenter P.O. Box 2050 Oakland, California 94604 Attn: President The Provider, the Corporation and the Providees, by notice given hereunder, may designate different addresses to which subsequent notices, certificates or other communications will be sent. 13.2 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be bthding upon the Provider and the Providees and their respective successors and assigns. 13.3 Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof. -23- 13.4 Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments. The Provider and the Providees agree that they will, from time to time, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledgd and delivered, such supplements hereto and such further instruments as may reasonably be required for correcting any inadequate or incorrect description of the Coverage hereby provided or intended so to be or for carrying out the expressed intention of this Agreement. 13.5 Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. 13.6 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State. In Witness Whereof, the Provider has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name by its duly authorized officers; and the Providees have caused this Agreement to be executed in its name by its duly authorized officers, as of the date first above written. ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS, as Provider By: Name Title as Providee ` By: Name Title -24- k 4 EXHIBIT A MEMORANDUM OF LIABILITY COVERAGE 1' MEMORANDUM OF LIABILITY COVERAGE FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS POOLED LIABILITY ASSURANCE NETWORK Throughout this Memorandum, words and phrases that are capitalized have special meaning; they are defined in DEFINITIONS. Words that appear entirely in capital letters have reference to the like titled section in this Memorandum. DECLARATIONS ENTITY COVERED: See Endorsement No. 1 for a listing of additional entities covered MAILING ADDRESS: COVERAGE PERIOD: FROM: TO: 12:01 AM, Pacific Time DEPOSIT PREMIUM: DEDUCTIBLE AND LIMITS OF COVERAGE: The layer of Coverage provided by this Memorandum shall be the layer which exceeds the deductible indicated below by an X in the adjacent space, and which does not exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) per occurrence ("Limits of Coverage"). Deductible $25,000 per occurrence $50,000 per occurrence $100,000 per occurrence $250,000 per occurrence $500,000 per occurrence -1- r COVERAGE PROVISIONS In consideration for the payment of the premium, the Provider and the Entity agree as follows: SECTION I - COVERAGES 0 The Provider will pay on behalf of the Covered Party the Covered Ultimate Net Loss which the Covered Party shall become legally obligated to pay as damages because of: A. Bodily Injury or Property Damage; or B. Personal Injury; or C. Public Officials Errors and Omissions to which this Memorandum applies, caused by an Occurrence. SECTION 11- DEFINITIONS When used in this Memorandum (including Endorsement 1 forming a part hereof): A. "Additional Covered Party" - means any person, organization, trust or estate to whom or to which the Entity is obligated by virtue of a written contract to provide coverage such as is afforded by this Memorandum, but only with respect to operations performed by or on behalf of the Entity or facilities owned or used by the Entity; B. "Aircraft" - means a vehicle designed for the transport of persons or property principally in the air; C. "Automobile" - means a land motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer; D. "Bodily Injury" - means bodily injury, sickness or disease sustained by any person, including death resulting from any of these at any time; E. "Covered Individuals" - means persons who were or are now elected or appointed officials, employees or volunteers of the Entity, whether or not compensated, while acting for or on behalf of the Entity, including while acting on outside boards at the direction of the Entity; F. "Covered Layer" - means the layer of coverage between the deductible indicated by an X in the DEDUCTIBLE AND LIMITS OF COVERAGE and the Limits of Coverage; -2- r G. "Covered Party" - means any person, organization, trust or estate qualifying under COVERED PARTIES. The coverage applies separately to each Covered Party against whom claim is made or suit is brought, as if a separate policy were issued to it, except with respect to THE PROVIDER'S LIMITS OF LIABILITY; H. "Covered Ultimate Loss" - means that portion of Ultimate Net Loss not covered by other available insurance or coverage and which falls within the Covered Layer; I. "Dam" - means any artificial barrier, together with appurtenant works, which does or may impound or divert water, and which either (a) is twenty-five (25) feet or more in height from the natural bed of the stream or watercourse at the downstream toe of the barrier, or from the lowest elevation of the outside limit of the barrier, if it is not across a stream channel or watercourse, to the maximum possible water storage elevation; or (b) has an impounding capacity of fifty (50) acre-feet or more. Any such barrier which is. not in excess of six (6) feet in height, regardless of storage capacity, or which has a storage capacity not in excess of fifteen (15) acre-feet, regardless of height, shall not be considered a "Dam". No obstruction in a canal used to raise or lower water therein or divert water therefrom, no levee, including but not limited to a levee on the bed of a natural lake the primary purpose of which levee is to control floodwaters, no railroad fill or structure, tank constructed of steel or concrete or of a combination thereof, no tank elevated above the ground, and no barrier which is not across a stream channel, watercourse, or natural drainage area and which has the principal purpose of impounding water for agricultural use shall be considered a "Dam". In addition, no obstruction in the channel of a stream or watercourse which is fifteen (15) feet or les in height from the lowest elevation of the obstruction and which has the single purpose of spreading water within the bed of the stream or watercourse upstream from the construction for percolation underground shall be considered a "Dam". Regardless of the language of the above definition, however, no structure specifically exempted from jurisdiction by the State of California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams shall be considered a "Dam", unless such structure is under the jurisdiction of any agency of the federal government. -3- J. "Defense Costs" - means all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the adjustment, investigation, defense and appeal of a claim or suit covered hereunder, including attorney's fees, court costs and interest on judgments accruing after entry of judgment. However, "Defense Costs" shall not include the office expenses of the Provider or the Covered Party nor the salaries of employees or officials of the Provider or the Covered Party nor expenses of any claims administrator engaged by the Covered Party; K. "Entity" - means the ENTITY COVERED in the DECLARATIONS of this Memorandum and includes any and all commissions, agencies, districts, authorities, boards (including the governing board) or similar entities coming under the Entity's direction or control or for which the Entity's council members sit as the governing body. "Entity" also includes all members of the Entity and any and all commissions, agencies, districts, authorities, boards (including the governing board) or similar entities coming under the member's direction or control or for which the member's council members sit as the governing body; L. "Memorandum" - means the Memorandum of Liability Coverage for the Association of Bay Area Governments Pooled Liability Assurance Network; M. "Nuclear Material" - means source material, special nuclear material, or byproduct material. "Source Material", "Special Nuclear Material", and "Byproduct Material" have the meanings given them in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or in any law amendatory thereof; N. "Occurrence" - means: 1. With respect to Bodily Injury or Property Damage, an accident, or event, including continuous or repeated exposure to substantially the same generally harmful conditions, which results during the COVERAGE PERIOD stated in the DECLARATIONS, in Bodily Injury or Property Damage neither expected nor intended from the standpoint of the Covered Party, except that assault and battery committed by, at the direction of or with the consent of the Covered Party for the purpose of protecting persons or property from injury or death shall be considred an "Occurrence"; 2. With respect to Personal Injury, the commission during the COVERAGE PERIOD stated in the DECLARATIONS of an offense described in the definition of Personal Injury. -4- 3. With respect to Public Officials Errors and Omissions, actual or alleged conduct as described in the definition of Public Officials Errors and Omissions during the COVERAGE PERIOD stated in the DECLARATIONS. 0. "Personal Injury" - means injury, other than Bodily Injury, Property Damage or Public Officials Errors and Omissions, as a result of one or more of the following offenses: 1. False arrest, detention or imprisonment, or malicious prosecution; 2. Wrongful entry or eviction or other invasion of the right of private - occupancy; 3. The publication or utterance of a libel or slander, including disparaging statements concerning the condition, value, quality or use of real or personal property, or a publication or utterance in violation of rights of privacy; 4. Unlawful discrimination or violation of civil rights; 5. Shock, fright, mental anguish or mental injury; P. "Pollutants" - means without limitation any solid, liquid, gaseous or thermal irritant or contaminant, including smoke, vapor, soot, fumes, acids, alkalis, chemicals and waste. Waste includes without limitation materials to be recycled, reconditioned or reclaimed. The term "Pollutants" as used herein shall not include potable water or agricultural water or water furnished to commercial users or water used for fire suppression, raw sewage, combined .sewage, storm water run-off, partially treated sewage, fully treated sewage (as defined by the aplicable NPDES permit) and residual streams of waste water treatment; Q. "Property Damage" - means: 1. Physical injury to or destruction of tangible'property which occurs during the COVERAGE PERIOD, including the loss of use thereof at any time resulting therefrom; or 2. Loss of use of tangible property which has not been physically injured or destroyed provided such loss of use is caused by an Occurrence during the COVERAGE PERIOD; R. "Provider" - means the Association of Bay Area Governments; S. "Public Officials Errors and Omissions" - means any actual or alleged , misstatement or misleading statement or act or omission or neglect or breach -5- • of duty including misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance by any Covered Party individually or collectively in the discharge of duties for the Entity, or any matter claimed against any Covered Party solely by reason of their being or having been public officials of the Entity; T. "Special Event" - means an event of leisure, recreational or public interest value lasting a specific period of time not to exceed seventy-eight (78) hours and which occurs no more than twice in a one (1) year period. U. "Ultimate Net Loss" - means the sums for which the Covered Party is legally liable as damages by reason of a judgment or a settlement made with the written consent of the claimant, thee Covered Party and the Provider and shall net include Defense Costs. SECTION III -SETTLEMENT With respect to claims or suits for damages to which this Memorandum applies, the Provider shall have the duty to defend any claim or suit against the Covered Party even if any allegations are groundless, false or fraudulent. If the Ultimate Net Loss is under the Covered Party's Covered Layer, then the Covered Party shall be obligated to pay the entire Ultimate Net Loss. If the Ultimate Net Loss falls within the Covered Layer, the Covered Party shall be obligated to pay, or cause to be paid, the difference between the Covered Ultimate Loss and the Ultimate Net Loss. The Provider shall not be obligated to pay any judgment or settlement or to participate in the defense of any claim or suit after THE PROVIDER'S LIMITS OF LIABILITY in each of the Covered Layers have been totally exhausted by the payment of judgments or settlements plus defense costs. SECTION IV -THE PROVIDERS LIMITS OF LIABILITY Regardless of the number of (1) Covered Parties under this Memorandum, (2) persons or organizations who sustain injury or damage, or (3) claims made or suits brought on aecount of Bodily Injury, Property Damage, Personal Injury or Public Officials Errors and Omissions, for each Occurrence the Provider's liability is limited to the amount of the Covered Layer. For the purpose of determining the limit of the Provider's liability, all damages arising out of continuous or repeated exposure to substantially the same general harmful conditions shall be considered as arising out of one Occurrence. -6- In the event that any combination of the COVERAGES applies to the same Covered Party for a loss, claim or suit, the Provider's liability shall be limited to the amount(s) of the Covered Layer for one Occurrence. SECTION V - COVERAGE PERIOD AND TERRITORY This Memorandum applies to Bodily Injury, Property Damage, Personal Injury, or Public Officials Errors and Omissions which occurs anywhere in the world during the COVERAGE PERIOD stated in the DECLARATIONS. SECTION VI - COVERED PARTIES A. The Entity; B. The Covered Individuals; C. With respect to any Automobile owned or leased by the Entity or loaned to or hired for use by or on behalf of the Entity, any person while using such Automobile and any person or organization legally responsible for the use thereof, provided the actual use is with the permission of the Entity, and with respect to any automobile owned or leased by an employee of the Entity or by a member of the Entity's governing board, if the Entity reimburses or pays the employee or governing board member for use of such automobile, and only such automobile is operated by said employee or governing board member and only to the extent that the Coverage provided hereunder shall be in excess of any other insurance for said automobile. The foregoing notwithstanding, this coverage does not apply to: 1. Any person or organization, or any agent or employee thereof, operating an Automobile sales agency, repair shop, service station, storage garage or public parking place, with respect to an Occurrence arising out of the operation thereof; or 2. The owner or any lessee, other than the Entity, of any Automobile hired by or loaned to the Entity or to any agent or employee of such owner or lessee; D. Any Additional Covered Party. -7- SECTION VII-EXCLUSIONS A. This Memorandum does not apply to: 1. Bodily Injury, Property Damage, Personal Injury or Public Officials Errors and Omissions arising out of the actual, alleged or threatened discharge, dispersal, release or escape of Pollutants: a. At or from premises owned, leased to or occupied by the Entity, but this exclusion (la) does not apply if an actual discharge, dispersal, release or escape of Pollutants arises out of an Automobile not owned by, leased to, hired by or loaned to the - Entity while being used on a public street or road owned or maintained by the Entity; b. At or from any site or location used by or for the Entity or others for the handling, storage, disposal, processing or treatment of waste; C. Which are at any time transported, handled, stored, treated, disposed of or processed as waste by or for the Entity or any person or organization for whom the Entity may be legally responsible; or d. At or from any site or location on which the Entity or any contractors or subcontractors working directly or indirectly on the Entity's behalf are performing operations: i. If the Pollutants are brought on or to the site or location in connection with such operations; or ii. If the operations are to test for, monitor, clean up, remove, contain, treat, detoxify or neutralize the Pollutants. 2. Any loss, cost or expense arising out of any governmental direction or request that the Entity test for, monitor, clean up, remove, contain, treat, detoxify or neutralize Pollutants; 3. Loss of salary, wages or any related employee benefits, whether past or future, arising out of unlawful discrimination, wrongful termination or the violation of civil rights of any employee or official of the Covered Party; 4. Bodily Injury or Personal Injury to: a. Any employee of the Covered Party arising out of and in the course of his/her employment by the Covered Party; or -8- l a b. The spouse, child, parent, brother, sister, or other relative of such employee as a consequence of a. above; but this exclusion does not apply to liability assumed by the Covered Party under any written contract; 5. Any obligation for which the Covered Party or any insurance company as its insurer may be held liable under any workers' compensation, unemployment compensation or disability benefits law, or under any similar law; 6. Liability arising out of the ownership, use, or operation of any hospital or airport; 7. Liability arising out of medical professional services performed by or on behalf of the Covered Party; but this exclusion does not apply to such services performed by emergency medical technicians, paramedics and other similar classes of personnel, and school nurses; 8. Liability arising out of the partial or complete structural failure of any Dam; 9. Fees, penalties, punitive damages or exemplary damages; 10. Bodily Injury or Property Damage arising out of the hazardous properties of Nuclear Material; 11. Claims for loss or damage or any liability arising out of or in connection with the principles of eminent domain, condemnation proceedings or inverse condemnation, by whatever name called, regardless of whether such claims are made directly against the Covered Party or by virtue of any agreement entered into by or on behalf of the Covered Party; 12. Injury to or destruction of: a. Property owned by the Covered Party; or b. Property rented to or leased to the Covered Party where it has assumed liability for damage to or destruction of such property, unless the Covered Party would have been liable in the absence of such assumption of liability; or C. Aircraft or watercraft in the Covered Party's care, custody or control; 13. Bodily Injury or Property Damage arising out of the ownership, operation, use or maintenance of any aircraft; -9- 14. Bodily Injury or Property Damage arising out of any transit authority, transit system or public transportation system owned or operated by the Covered Party, but this exclusion does not apply to any transit system operating over non-fixed routes, including dial-a-ride, senior citizen transportation, or handicapped transportation; 15. Liability arising out of the failure to supply or provide an adequate supply of gas, water or electricity; and 16. As respects liability imposed upon a Covered Party (or which is imputed to a Covered Party) under the Employee Retirement Income Security _ Act of 1974 and any law amendatory thereof. 17. Liability arising out of any Special Event not sponsored solely by the Entity. B. This Memorandum does not apply under COVERAGE B - Personal Injury to: 1. Personal Injury arising out of the willful violation of a penal statute or ordinance committed by or with the - knowledge or consent of the Covered Party; 2. Personal Injury arising out of a publication or utterance concerning any organization or business enterprise, or its-products or services, made by or at the direction of any Covered Party with knowledge of the falsity thereof. C. This Memorandum does not apply under COVERAGE C - Public Officials Errors and Omissions to: 1. Bodily Injury, Property Damage or Personal Injury as defined in this Memorandum; 2. Injury to, destruction or disappearance of any tangible property (including money) or the loss of use thereof; 3. Benefits payable under any employee benefit plan (whether the plan is voluntarily established by the Covered Party or mandated by statute) because of unlawful discrimination; 4. Refund of taxes, fees or assessments; 5. Liability of a Covered Party (a) arising in whole or in part out of any Covered Party obtaining remuneration or financial gain to which the Covered Party was not legally entitled or (b) arising out of the willful violation of a penal code or ordinance committed by or with the knowledge or consent of any Covered Party; -10- 6. Liability of a Covered Party arising out of estimates of probable costs or cost estimates being exceeded or for faulty preparation of bid specifications or plans, including architectural plans, or failure to award contracts in accordance with statute or ordinance which under law must be submitted for bids, provided such liability arises from the bidding or contracting process; 7. Failure to perform, or breach of, a contractual obligation. SECTION VIII- CONDITIONS A. Covered Party's duties in the event of Occurrence, claim or suit: 1. In the event of an Occurrence, written notice containing particulars sufficient to identify the Covered Party and also reasonably obtainable information with respect to the time, place and circumstances thereof, and the names and addresses of the injured and of available witnesses, shall be given by or for the Covered Party to the Provider or any of its authorized agents as soon as practicable. 2. If claim :is made or suit is brought against the Covered Party, the Covered Party shall, upon demand by the Provider, forward to the Provider every demand, notice, summons or other process received by such Covered Party or such Covered Party's representative. 3. The Covered Party shall cooperate with the Provider and upon its request assist in making settlements, in the conduct of suits and in enforcing any right of contribution or indemnity against any person or organization who may be liable to the Covered Party because of Bodily Injury, Personal Injury, Property Damage or Public Officials Errors and Omissions with respect to which coverage is afforded under this Agreement; and the Covered Party shall attend hearings and trials and assist in securing and giving evidence and obtaining the attendance of witnesses. The Covered Party shall not, except at its own cost, voluntarily make any payment, assume . any obligation or incur any expense; however, in the event that the amount of Ultimate Net Loss becomes certain either through trial court judgment or agreement among the Covered Party, the claimant and the Provider, then the Provider shall pay on behalf of the Covered Party the Covered Ultimate Net Loss, -11- ti . B. Bankruptcy or insolvency of the Covered Party shall not relieve the Provider of any of its obligations hereunder. C. If collectible insurance with any insurer, coverage with any other joint powers authority or other self-funding mechanism, or specific self-insurance is available to the Covered Party covering a loss also covered hereunder (whether on a primary, excess or contingent basis), the coverage hereunder shall be in excess of, and shall not contribute with, such other insurance or coverage; provided that this clause does not apply with respect to excess insurance or coverage purchased specifically to be in excess of this Memorandum. D. An Occurrence taking place over more than one COVERAGE PERIOD covered by the Provider shall be deemed to have taken place during the first COVERAGE PERIOD and only that limit of liability shall apply. E. This Memorandum may be cancelled at any time in accordance with the provisions of the Liability Risk Coverage Agreement. F. No action shall lie against the Provider with respect to any one Occurrence unless, as a condition precedent thereto, the Covered Party shall have fully complied with all the terms of this Memorandum, nor until the amount of the Covered Party's obligation to pay a Covered Ultimate Net Loss shall have been finally determined either by judgment against the Covered Party after actual trial or by written agreement of the Covered Party, the claimant and the Provider. Any person or organization or the legal representative thereof who has secured such judgment or written agreement shall thereafter be entitled to recover under this Memorandum to the extent of the coverage afforded by this Memorandum. No person or organization shall have any right under this Memorandum to join the Provider as a party to any action against the Covered Party to determine the Covered Party's liability, nor shall the Provider be impleaded by the Covered Party or its legal representative. G. The Provider shall be subrogated to the extent of any payment hereunder to all the Covered Party's rights of recovery therefor; and the Covered Party shall do nothing after loss to prejudice such rights and shall do everything necessary to secure such rights. Any amount so recovered shall be apportioned as follows: 1. Any interest (including the Covered Party's) having paid an amount in excess of the Covered Ultimate Net Loss hereunder shall be reimbursed -12- � _ r first to the extent of actual payment. The Provider shall be reimbursed next to the extent of its actual payment hereunder. If any balance then remains unpaid, it shall be applied to reimburse the Covered Party. 2. The expenses of all such recovery proceedings shall be apportioned in the ratio of respective recoveries. If there is no recovery in proceedings conducted solely by the Provider, it shall bear the expenses thereof. H. The DEPOSIT PREMIUM for the COVERAGE PERIOD stated in the DECLARATIONS shall be computed in accordance with the provisions of the Liability Risk Coverage Agreement and such DEPOSIT PREMIUM shall be adjusted in accordance with Exhibits C and D to the Coverage Agreement (Coverage Agreement) attached to this Memorandum. The Covered Party named as the ENTITY COVERED in the DECLARATIONS is authorized to act on behalf of all Covered Parties with respect to all matters pertaining to premium under this Memorandum. I. In the event the Covered Party elects not to appeal a judgment for Covered Ultimate Net Loss, the Provider may elect to do so at its own expense, but in no event shall the liability of the Provider for Covered Ultimate Net Loss exceed the applicable,,amount of the Covered Layers plus all Defense Costs necessary and incident to such appeal. -13- ENDORSEMENT 1 Additional Entities: EXHIBIT B FORM OF REQUISITION GEORGE HILLS COMPANY, INC. CLAIMS ADMINISTRATORS DRAFT REQUISITION ( ] INDEMNITY PAYMENT CLAIM ADM. FILE NO. [ ] ALLOCATED EXPENSE PAYMENT CITY FILE NO. [ ) CLAIM EXPENSE PAYMENT CITY: CLAIMANT: [ ] FINAL - D/LOSS: [ ] PARTIAL AMOUNT: PAYEE: REASON FOR PAYMENT: u EXHIBIT C FORMULA FOR CALCULATING ADMINISTRATIVE PREMIUM For the Coverage Period from July 1, 1986 to June 30, 1987, each Providee's Administrative Premium shall be the amount set for opposite its name under Exhibit E. For each subsequent Coverage Period, Adminsitrative Premiums for each Providee shall be determined as follows: _ Cl, C2 . . . Cn = City 1, City 2 . . . City n, where n=number of Providees in the Coverage Period. Ri = Risk Premium for City i as determined pursuant to Sections 4.4(c) and (d) of the Liability Risk Coverage Agreement dated as of June 2, 1986 (Coverage Agreement). Rt = Total Risk Premium as determined pursuant to Sections 4.4(c) of the Coverage Agreement. Si = (Ri/Rt)100 = Risk Premium Percentage for City i At = Total Administrative Premium as determined pursuant to Section 4A(a) of the Coverage Agreement. Ai = (At)(.4)/n + (At)(.6)(Si) = Administrative Premium for City i. (The above formulas provide that each Providee's Administrative Premium in a Coverage Period is the sum of (1) a pro rata share of forty percent (40%) of the total Administrative Premium and (2) a portion of sixty percent (60%) of the Total Administrative Premium equal to the ratio of its Risk Premium to Total Risk Premium for the same Coverage Period. Total Administrative Premium, Total Risk Premium and Risk Premium are determined pursuant to Sections 4.4(a), 4.4(c) and 4.4(c) and (d) respectively.) In the event there is any discrepancy, conflict or inconsistencies among the Coverage Agreement, the formula or the verbal description thereof, the Coverage Agreement takes precedence over the formula and the verbal description thereof; and the formula takes precedence over the verbal description. J EXHIBIT D FORMULA FOR CALCULATING RISK PREMIUM, RISK PREMIUM ADJUSTMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL RISK PREMIUM Schedule 1 For the Coverage Period from July 1, 1986 to June 30, 1987 each Providee's Risk Premium is set forth in Exhibit E opposite the Providee's name. For each subsequent Coverage Period, Total Risk Premium shall be set annually by the Provider pursuant to Section 4.4(c) of the Liability Risk Coverage Agreement dated as of June 2, 1986 (Coverage Agreement) and each Providee's Risk Premium shall be determined pursuant to Section 4.4(d) of the Coverage Agreement. Schedule 2 Risk Premium Adjustments shall be determined as follows: Cl, C2 . . . Cn = City 1, City 2 . . . City n, where n=number of Providees in the Coverage Period. Ii = Incurred loss for City i in the Coverage Period. It = Il + 12 + . . .+ In = Total incurred loss for the Coverage Period. R• = Risk Premium for City i as determined pursuant to Sections 4.4(c) and (d� of the Coverage Agreement. Ai = Administrative Premium for City i as determined pursuant to Section 4.4(b) of the Coverage Agreement. Ti = Ai + Ri = Deposit Premium for City i Li = Ii/Ri = Loss Ratio for City i. Li' _ .5 is more than or equal to Li and is less than or equal to 2. Si = (Ri/Rt)100 = Risk Premium Percentage for City i Lr - Rt _ It = Loss Reserve Fund Xi_ (Li')(Ti) Yi = Xi _ Ti = Risk Premium Adjustment for City i where Yi greater than 0 requires City 1 to pay Yi and Yi less than 0 is a refund or credit to City i. (The above formula provides that each Providee's Risk Premium Adjustment shall be based on the ratio of such Providee's actual incurred losses for a given Coverage Period to such Providee's Risk Premium for the same Coverage Period (so long as -1- n that ratio is greater than or equal to .5 and less than or equal to 2.0) (Bounded Loss Ratio). If the Bounded Loss Ratio is less than 1.0, such Providee is owed a Risk Premium Adjustment refund equal to the Bounded Loss Ratio times its Deposit Premium for the same Coverage Period. If the Bounded Loss Ratio is greater than 1.0, then the Providee is obligated to pay into the Claims Payment Fund a Risk Premium Adjustment equal to its Bounded Loss Ratio times its Deposit Premium for the same Coverage Period. If the kBounded Loss Ratio equals 1.0, there is no Risk Premium Adjustment.) In the event there is any discrepancy, conflict or inconsistencies among the Coverage Agreement, the formula or the verbal description thereof, the Coverage Agreement takes precedence over the formula and the verbal description thereof; and the formula takes precedence over the verbal description. Schedule 3 Supplemental Risk Premium shall be determined as follows: Si = (Ri/Rt) = Risk Premium Percentage for City i Lr = Rt - It = Loss Reserve Fund If Lr is less than 0 than a Supplemental Premium is assessed as follows: Zi = (Si)(Lr) = Supplemental Risk Premium for City i When Zi is less than 0 requires City i to pay Li (The above formula provides that for a Coverage Period a Supplemental Risk Premium shall be imposed when the total incurred losses exceed Total Risk Premium in said Coverage Period. Each Providee shall be obligated to pay a portion of the amount by which total incurred losses exceeds Total Risk Premium equal to the ratio of its Risk Premium to the Total Risk Premium for the same Coverage Period.) In the event there is any discrepancy, conflict or inconsistencies among the Coverage Agreement, the formula or the verbal description thereof, the Coverage Agreement takes precedence over the formula and the verbal description thereof; and the formula takes precedence over the verbal description. -2- c EXHIBIT E INITIAL DEPOSIT PREMIUM Risk Premium Administrative $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $250,000 $500,000 Providee Premium Deductible Deductible Deductible Deductible Deductible Alameda $ 26,222.00 $ 408,063.00 $ 357,169.00 $304,752.00 $ 236,183.00 $186,813.00 Campbell 15,804.00 174,762.00 152,966.00 130,517.00 101,151.00 80,007.00 Cupertino 12,562.00 102,152.00 89,412.00 76,290.00 59,125.00 46,766.00 Daly City 22,558.00 326,000.00 285,341 .00 243,465.00 188,685.00 149,244.00 Dublin 9,134.00 25,386.004' 22,220.004- 18,959.00)0- 14,693.00-* 11,622.00 Gilroy 15,252.00 162,387.00 142,134.00 121,275.00 93,988.00 74,342.00 Hayward 42,146.00 764,647.00 669,280.00 571,058.00 442,570.00 350,059.00 Livermore 16,412.00 188,368.00 164,875.00 140,678.00 109,025.00 86,236.00 Los Altos 14,355.00 142,301.00 124,553.00 106,274.00 82,362.00 65,146.00 Los Altos Hills 9,043.00 23,367.00 20,453.00 17,451.00 13,525.00 10,697.00 Milpitas 17,422.00 210,981 .00 184,667.00 157,566.00 122,114.00 96,588.00 Newark 17,911 .00 221,943.00 194,263.00 165,753.00. 128,459.00 101,607.00 Redwood City 31,207.00 519,675.00 454,861 .00 388,107.00 300,783.00 237,910.00 San Mateo 60,900.00 1,184,621.00 '1,036,875.00 884,706.00 685,647.00 542,325.00 San Ramon 8,503.00 11 ,260.00 9,855.00 8,409.00 6,517.00 5,155.00 Saratoga 10,91.3.00 65,235.00 57,099.00 48,719.00 37,757.00 29,865.00 Suisun City 91657.00 37,116.00 32,487.00 27,719.00 21,482.00 16,992.00 Atherton 11 ,335.00 54,793.00 47,959.00 40,921 .00 31,714.00 25,085.00 Belmont 17,998.00 164,258.00 143,772.00 122,672.00 95,071.00 75,198.00 Brisbane 11 ,677.00 60,414.00 52,879.00 45,119.00 34,967.00 27,658.00 Burlingame 25,254.00 283,470.00 248,116.00 211,703.00 164,070.00 129,774.00 Colma 10,561.00 42,081.00 36,832.00 31,427.00 24,356.00 19,265.00 Foster City 17,339.00 153,439.00 134,302.00 114,592.00 88,809.00 70,245.00 Half Moon Bay 11,713.00 60,997.00 53,389.00 45,554.00 35,304.00 27,925.00 Hillsborough 11 ,971.00 65,247.00 57,109.00 48,728.00 37,764.00 29,870.00 1 of 2 11 Yce n1�v�v. O.rL Jv S�M2 �o &czoV Ii �i v��:.r.q �'niPCc.��oc�� �vb\:c. WoR��s SeSLv�ceS i4, EXHIBIT E (Contd.) INITIAL DEPOSIT PREMIUM Risk Premium Administrative $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $250,000 $500,000 Providee Premium Deductible Deductible Deductible Deductible Deductible Menlo Park $ 22,873.00 $244,350.00 $213,875.00 $182,487.00 $141,427.00 $111,865.00 Millbrae 16,164.00 1.34,122.00 117,395.00 100,166.00 77,629.00 61,402.00 Pacifica 25,885.00 293,834.00 2571187.00 219,443.00 170,068.00 134,519.00 Portola Valley 8,439.00 7,213.00 6,314.00 5,387.00 4,175.00 3,302.00 San Bruno 24,270.00 267,298.00 233,961.00 199,625.00 154,709.00 122,370.00 San Carlos 21,203.00 216,919.00 189,865.00 162,001.00 125,551 .00 99,307.00 South County Fire Protection Agency 10,296.00 37,729.00 33,023.00 28,177.00 21,837.00 .17,273.00 South San Francisco 41,282.00 546,783.00 478,589.00 408,352.00 316,473.00 250,320.00 Woodside 8,416.00 6,837.00 5,984.00 5,106.00 3,957.00 3,130.00 2 of 2 iy