RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS BY THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO BENEFIT KAISER PERMANENTE

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, a nonprofit public benefit corporation (the "Corporation"), has requested that the California Statewide Communities Development Authority (the "Authority") participate in the issuance of revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $525,000,000 (the "Bonds") for the purpose of, among other things, financing the acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of certain medical facilities known as the Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center owned and operated by the Corporation (the "Facilities") and located in the County of San Mateo (the "County");

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), the issuance of the Bonds by the Authority must be approved by the County because the Facilities are located within the territorial limits of the County;

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County (the "Board") is the elected legislative body of the County and is one of the applicable elected representatives required to approve the issuance of the Bonds under Section 147(f) of the Code;

WHEREAS, the Authority has requested that the Board approve the issuance of the Bonds by the Authority in order to satisfy the public approval requirement of Section 147(f) of the Code and the requirements of Section 9 of the Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1988 (the "Agreement"), among certain local agencies, including the County;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Code, the Board has, following notice duly given, held a public hearing regarding the issuance of the Bonds, and now desires to approve the issuance of the Bonds by the Authority; and

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, as follows:

Section 1.The Board hereby approves the issuance of the Bonds by the Authority for thepurposes of acquiring, improving and equipping the Facilities. It is the purpose and intent of the Board that this resolution constitute approval of the issuance of the Bonds by the Authority, for the purposes of (a) Section 147(f) of the Code by the applicable elected representative of the governmental unit having jurisdiction over the area in which the Facilities are located, in accordance with said Section 147(f) and (b) Section 9 of the Agreement.

Section 2. The officers of the County are hereby authorized and directed, jointly and severally, to do any and all things and to execute and deliver any and all documents which they deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out, give effect to and comply with the terms and intent of this resolution and the financing transaction approved hereby.

Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.

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