HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 11182008 - 2008/726 (2)THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Resolution on November 18,2008,by the following vote:
AYES: SUPERVISORS GIOIA,
UILKEMA,PIEPHO AND BONILLA,
NOES: NONE
ABSENT; SUPERVISOR GLOVER
ABSTAIN: NONE
RESOLUTION NO. 2008/ -Z(
SUBJECT: Amending the Road Improvement Agreement and Approving the first Extension of the Road
Improvement Agreement for Road Acceptance 06-01208 (cross-reference Subdivision 04-
08856), for project being developed by Shapell Homes, a Division of Shapell Industries, Inc., a
Delaware Corporation, as recommended by the Public Works Director.
These improvements are approximately located on Dougherty Road, San Ramon (Dougherty Valley)
area.
The following substitute security to guarantee the completion of road improvements as required by Title
9 of the County Ordinance Code was presented for Board approval this date.
Security with Shapell Homes, a Division of Shapell Industries Inc., a Delaware Corporation, as principal
in the form of a corporate surety bond rider (Bond No. 929 390 933) dated September 23, 2008 and issued by
National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford in the amount of$2,142,200.00 for faithful performance.
The Public Works Director having recommended that she be authorized to execute the first agreement
extension which extends the Road Improvement Agreement between Shapell Homes, a Division of Shapell
Industries, Inc., a Delaware Corporation and the County for construction of certain improvements in Road
Acceptance 06-01208 (cross-reference Subdivision 04-08856)through October 3, 2009;
APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF WORK COMPLETE: 82%
ANTICIPATED DATE OF COMPLETION: 2012
REASON FOR EXTENSION: The remaining road improvements will be deferred until economic
conditions improve,
PEJc I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action
Originator;2008ublic RA 06-01208 BO-I Ldocx taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of SupervisorsOriginator: Public Works(ES)
Contact: Monish Sen(313.2187) on the date shown.
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T—July 3,2009 ATTESTED: m L
Shapell Homes
Attn:Sam Worden DAVID TWA, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County
100 North Milpitas Boulevard Administrator
Milpitas,CA 95035
National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
2355 East Camelback Road,Suite 500
Phoenix,AZ 85016
By. Deputy
RESOLUTION NO.2008/.
SUBJECT: Amending the Road Improvement Agreement and Approving the first Extension of the Road
Improvement Agreement for Road Acceptance 06-01208 (cross-reference Subdivision 04-
08856), for project being developed by Shapell Homes, a Division of Shapell Industries, Inc., a
Delaware Corporation, as recommended by the Public Works Director.
DATE: November 18, 2008
PAGE: 2
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Road Improvement Agreement approved by the Board
on October 3, 2006, is hereby AMENDED to allow the performance/maintenance bond rider for the above-
mentioned corporate surety bond.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the recommendation of the Public Works Director to extend the
Road Improvement Agreement is APPROVED.
RESOL UTION NO. 2008/1?.2
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
ROAD IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT EXTENSION
Development Number: Road Acceptance 06-01208
Developer: Shapell Homes, a Division of Shapell
Industries, Inc., a Delaware Corp.
Original Agreement Date: October 3, 2006
1st Extension New Termination Date: October 3 2009
Improvement Security
Surety: National Fire Insurance Company of
Hartford
Bond No. (Date): 929 390 933 (August 3, 2006)
Rider (September 23, 2008)
Security Type Security Amount
Cash: 112,900.00 (1% cash, $1,000 Min.)
Bond: 2,142,200.00 (Performance- Rider)
11,172,500.00(Performance-Original)
5,642,700.00 Labor and Material
The Developer and the Surety desire this Agreement to be extended through the above date; and Contra Costa
County and said Surety hereby agree thereto and acknowledge same.
Dated: Dated: October 9,2008
rOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director Dd e per's Signature(s)
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R OMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:D v s
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Engineering ervices Division)
100 N. Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas CA 95035
Address
NOTE.• Developer's, Surety's and Financial
Institution's Signatures must be Notarized.) National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
Surety or Financial Institution
FORM APPROVED: Victor J. Westman, County
Counsel 2355 &-Camelback Road, Suite 500, Phoenix,AZ 85016
Address
After Aypro val Return to Clerk of the Board
Attorney in Facts Signature
Pamela L. Stocks,Attorney-in-Fact
Printed
CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of California
County of Santa Clara
On October 16. 2008 before me, Smiley K. Sandhu Notary Public, personally
appeared J.C. Truebridge and Samuel S.Worden
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be the person(s)whose name(s)+s re. ubscribed to the
within instrument and acknowled ed to me that IaeEshe he
executed the same in eir uthorized capacity(ie ,
and that by ' he' ignature s)on the instrument the
gM y K. person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)L6t;,ornMMSIOn#1573474 acted, executed the instrument.
Notary ft"c-CautorNc
Santa c1macow* I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of
1MYCOMM. m3AM26, the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true
and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal. '
Seal) Signature
POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
Know All Men By These Presents,That Continental Casualty Company,an Illinois corporation,National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford,an
Illinois corporation,and American Casualty Company of Reading,Pennsylvania,a Pennsylvania corporation(herein called"the CNA Companies"),are
duly organized and existing corporations having their principal offices in the City of Chicago,and State of Illinois,and that they do by virtue of the
signatures and seals herein affixed hereby make,constitute and appoint
Pamela L Stocks,Beverly A Hall,Sandra V Hanner,Gina O'Shea,Individually
of Sherman Oaks,CA,their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign,seal and execute for and on their
behalf bonds,undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature
In Unlimited Amounts-
and to bind them thereby as fully and to the.same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of their corporations and all the
acts of said Attorney,pursuant to the authority hereby given is hereby ratified and confirmed.
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By-Law and Resolutions,printed on the reverse hereof,duly
adopted,as indicated,by the Boards of Directors of the corporations.
In Witness Whereof,the CNA Companies have caused these presents to be signed by their Senior Vice President and their corporate seals to be
hereto affixed on this 14th day of February,2006.
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Thomas P.Stillman Senior Vice President
State of Illinois,County of Cook,ss:
On this 14th day of February,2006,before me personally came Thomas P.Stillman to me known,who,being by me duly sworn,did depose and
say: that he resides in the City of Chicago,State of Illinois;that he is a Senior Vice President of Continental Casualty Company,an Illinois corporation,
National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford,an Illinois corporation,and American Casualty Company of Reading,Pennsylvania,a Pennsylvania
corporation described in and which executed the above instrument;that he knows the seals of said corporations;that the seals affixed to the said
instrument are such corporate seals;that they were so affixed pursuant to authority given by the Boards of Directors of said corporations and that he
signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority,and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said corporations.
OFFICIAL SEAL"
MARIA M.WDINA
Notary mission Exec.of I
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My Commission Expires March 15,2009 Maria M.Medina Notary Public
CERTIFICATE
I,Mary A.Ribikawskis,Assistant Secretary of Continental Casualty Company,an Illinois corporation,National Fire Insurance Company of
Hartford,an Illinois corporation,and American Casualty Company of Reading,Pennsylvania,a Pennsylvania corporation do hereby certify that the
Power of Attorney herein above set forth is still in force,and further certify that the By-Law and Resolution of the Board of Directors of the corporations
printed on the reverse hereof is still in force. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said corporations this
9th day of October 2008
GAS ELgt? LNSUR4 OPANYuA Continental Casualty Company
NSF tP National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
zW OORPa+arF pcarfo American Casualty Company of Reading,Pennsylvania
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Mary A.Rikai@kis Assistant Secretary
Form F6853-11/2001
Authorizing By-Laws and Resolutions
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY:
This Power of Attomey is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following By-Law duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
Article IX—Execution of Documents
Section 3. Appointment of Attorney-in-fact. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Executive, Senior or Group Vice
President may, from time to time, appoint by written certificates attomeys-in-fact to act in behalf of the Company in the execution of policies of
insurance, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature. Such attomeys-in-fact, subject to the limitations set forth in their
respective certificates of authority,shall have full power to bind the Company by their signature and execution of any such instruments and to attach the
seal of the Company thererto. The Chairman of the Board of Directors,the President or any Executive,Senior or Group Vice President or the Board of
Directors,may,at any time,revoke all power and authority previously given to any attomey-in-fact."
This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company at a meeting duly called and held on the 17`
h
day of February,1993.
Resolved,that the signature of the President or any Executive,Senior or Group Vice President and the seal of the Company may be affixed by
facsimile on any power of attorney granted pursuant to Section 3 of Article IX of the By-Laws, and the signature of the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any certificate of any such power and any power or certificate bearing such
facsimile signature and seal shall be valid and binding on the Company. Any such power so executed and sealed and certified by certificate so executed
and sealed shall,with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached,continue to be valid and binding on the Company."
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING,PENNSYLVANIA:
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following By-Law duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
Article VI--Execution of Obligations and Appointment of Attorney-In-Fact
Section 2. Appointment of Attorney-in-fact. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Executive, Senior or Group Vice
President may, from time to time, appoint by written certificates attorneys-in-fact to act in behalf of the Company in the execution of policies of
insurance, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature. Such attorneys-in-fact, subject to the limitations set forth in their
respective certificates of authority,shall have full power to bind the Company by their signature and execution of any such instruments and to attach the
seal of the Company thereto. The President or any Executive,Senior or Group Vice President may at anytime revoke all power and authority previously
given to any attorney-in-fact."
This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company at a meeting duly called and held on the 17`
h
day of February,1993.
Resolved,that the signature of the President or any Executive,Senior or Group Vice President and the seal of the Company may be affixed by
facsimile on any power of attorney granted pursuant to Section 2 of Article VI of the By-Laws, and the signature of the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any certificate of any such power and any power or certificate bearing such
facsimile signature and seal shall be valid and binding on the Company. Any such power so executed and sealed and certified by certificate so executed
and sealed shall,with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached,continue to be valid and binding on the Company."
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD:
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following By-Law duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
Article VII—Execution of Documents
Section 3. Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact. The Chairman of the Board of Directors,the President of any Executive or Senior Vice President
may,from time to time,appoint by written certificates attomeys-in-fact to act in behalf of the Company in the execution of policies of insurance,bonds,
undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature. Such attorneys-in-fact,subject to the limitations set forth in their respective certificates of
authority shall have full power to bind the Company by their signature and execution of any such instruments and to attach the seal of the Company
thereto. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Executive,Senior Vice President or the Board of Directors,may,at any time,
revoke all power and authority previously given to any attomey-i n-fact."
This Power of Attomey is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company at a meeting duly called and held on the 17`
h
day of February,1993.
RESOLVED: That the signature of the President, an Executive Vice President or any Senior or Group Vice President and the seal of the
Corporation may be affixed by facsimile on any power of attorney granted pursuant to the Resolution adopted by this Board of Directors on February 17,
1993 and the signature of a Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and the seal of the Corporation may be affixed by facsimile to any certificate of any such
power, and any power or certificate bearing such facsimile signature and seal shall be valid and binding on the Corporation. Any such power so
executed and sealed and certified by certificate so executed and sealed,shall with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached,continue to
be valid and binding on the Corporation."
CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of California
County of Los Angeles
On October 9, 2008 before me,Beverly A. Hall, Notary Public
r
Data Here Insert Name and Title of the Officer
personally appeared Pamela L. Stocks
Name(s)of Signer(s)
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be the person(g) whose name( is/XM subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that
1414/she/ticWexecuted the same in f4f444her/tla*authorized
capacity#W, and that by thed*x9Ksignature(s) on the
instrument the person(g), or the entity upon behalf of
which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
SEVER Y A. N4L
Comm4ftn! 1717M9 It
Notary ryum.Caw*"" I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws
Lot ArgeM County of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is
Cann Jtr 1 E011 true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Notary Seal Signature :77' A
Sig tur of otary Public
MIUAff SURET 'RA 06-01208(XREF SUB 8856)Gale Ranch Phase IV
INCREASE - DECREASE RIDER
TO BE ATTACHED TO and form part of Bond Number— .929390933 issued by the
National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford as
Surety,an behalf of Shapell Homes,a Division of Shapell Industries, Inc.,a Delaware Corp. of
Milpitas,CA hereinafter referred
to as the Principal,and in favor of Coin of Contra Costa
of Martir ez,CA hereinafter
referred to as the Obligee, effective the 3rd day of ____—August 2006
IN CONSIDERATION of the premium charged for the attached bond and other good and valuable consideration it
is understood and agreed that effective the 23rd day of September__2008 ,and
subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations of the attached bond, the penal sum thereof shall be and the
same is hereby *`DECREASED** from the sum of
Eleven Million One Hundred Seventy Two Thousand Five Hundred No/100"* __ Dollars($ 11172 500.00** ),to the
sum of Two Million One Hundred Forty Two Thousand Two Hundred No/100***_ Dollars($ 2,142,200.00*** )
IT IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD and agreed that subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations of the
attached bond, the aggregate liability of the Surety for any loss occurring prior to said date shall not exceed the
sum of Eleven Million One Hundred Seventy Two Thousand Five Hundred No/100**_-- Dollars($L1,1Z2.500.00** )
or for any loss occurring subsequent to said date shall not exceed the sum of
Two Million One Hundred Forty Two Thousand Two Hundred No/100*1* _
Dollars($ 2,142,200.00*** )
In no event, however, shall the aggregate liability of the Surety exceed the larger of the aforementioned sums, it
being the intent hereof to preclude cumulative liability.
SIGNED, SEALED AND DATED this 23rd
day of September, 2008
Accepted By: Shapell Homes, a Division of Shapell Industries, Inc.,
County Contra sta A Delaware Corporation
Principal
By _By Seal)
By Seal)
Nationa Insurance.Company of Hartford
Form F4763
S ty)
Seal)
Pamela L. Stocks, Attorney-in-Fact
CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of California
County of Santa Clara
On September 25, 2008 before me, Smiley K. Sandhu Notary Public, personally
appeared J.C. Truebridae and Ken Cox
who-proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be the person(s)whose name(s)
i
ar subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that he
executed the same ihis/he r ei uthorized capacity(ies),
and that by klis/#leF eir ignature(s)on the instrument the
person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)
acted, executed the instrument.SMILEY X.=DHU
OJIMV Commission#1573474
NotaryPublic-California I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of
Santa Clara County the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true
Comm.ExoresApt 26,2 and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
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Seal) Signature
POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
Know All Men By These Presents,That Continental Casualty Company,an Illinois corporation,National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford,an
Illinois corporation,and American Casualty Company of Reading,Pennsylvania,a Pennsylvania corporation(herein called"the CNA Companies"),are
duly organized and existing corporations having their principal offices in the City of Chicago,and State of Illinois,and that they do by virtue of the
signatures and seals herein affixed hereby make,constitute and appoint
Pamela L Stocks,Beverly A Hall,Sandra V Hanner,Gina O'Shea,Individually
of Sherman Oaks,CA,their true and lawful Attomey(s)-in-Fact with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign,seal and execute for and on their
behalf bonds,undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature
In Unlimited Amounts-
and to bind them thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of their corporations and all the
acts of said Attorney,pursuant to the authority hereby given is hereby ratified and confirmed.
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By-Law and Resolutions,printed on the reverse hereof,duly
adopted,as indicated,by the Boards of Directors of the corporations.
In Witness Whereof,the CNA Companies have caused these presents to be signed by their Senior Vice President and their corporate seals to be
hereto affixed on this 15th day of August,2006.
GAS
LNSURq OP Continental Casualty Company
National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
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cocwa+ArF S Nca+arro American Casualty Company of Reading,Pennsylvania
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Thomas P.Stillman Senior Vice President
State of Illinois,County of Cook,ss
On this 15th day of August,2006,before me personally came Thomas P.Stillman to me known,who,being by me duly sworn,did depose and say:
that he resides in the City of Chicago,State of Illinois;that he is a Senior Vice President of Continental Casualty Company,an Illinois corporation,
National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford,an Illinois corporation,and American Casualty Company of Reading,Pennsylvania,a Pennsylvania
corporation described in and which executed the above instrument;that he knows the seals of said corporations;that the seals affixed to the said
instrument are such corporate seals;that they were so affixed pursuant to authority given by the Boards of Directors of said corporations and that he
signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority,and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said corporations.
OFFICIAL SEAL" ;
MARLA M.MEDINA
My Commission Expires March 15,2009 Maria M.Medina Notary Public
CERTIFICATE
1,Mary A.Ribikawskis,Assistant Secretary of Continental Casualty Company,an Illinois corporation,National Fire Insurance Company of
Hartford,an Illinois corporation,and American Casualty Company of Reading,Pennsylvania,a Pennsylvania corporation do hereby certify that the
Power of Attorney herein above set forth is still in force,and further certify that the By-Law and Resolution of the Board of Directors of the corporations
printed on the reverse hereof is still in force. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said corporations this
23rd day of Pntpmbr-x n
0AMS tJ,tNSUR Continental Casualty CompanyIrltq'
National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
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JULY
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Mary A.qikaekis Assistant Secretary
Form F6853-11/2001
Authorizing By-Laws and Resolutions
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY:
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following By-Law duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
Article IX—Execution of Documents
Section 3. Appointment of Attorney-in-fact. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Executive, Senior or Group Vice
President may, from time to time, appoint by written certificates attorneys-in-fact to act in behalf of the Company in the execution of policies of
insurance, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature. Such attorneys-in-fact, subject to the limitations set forth in their
respective certificates of authority,shall have full power to bind the Company by their signature and execution of any such instruments and to attach the
seal of the Company thererto. The Chairman of the Board of Directors,the President or any Executive,Senior or Group Vice President or the Board of
Directors,may,at any time,revoke all power and authority previously given to any.attorney-in-fact."
This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company at a meeting duly called and held on the
17th
day of February,1993.
Resolved,that the signature of the President or any Executive,Senior or Group Vice President and the seal of the Company may be affixed by
facsimile on any power of attorney granted pursuant to Section 3 of Article IX of the By-Laws, and the signature of the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any certificate of any such power and any power or certificate bearing such
facsimile signature and seal shall be valid and binding on the Company. Any such power so executed and sealed and certified by certificate so executed
and sealed shall,with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached,continue to be valid and binding on the Company."
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING,PENNSYLVANIA:
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following By-Law duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
Article VI--Execution of Obligations and Appointment of Attorney-In-Fact
Section 2. Appointment of Attorney-in-fact. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Executive, Senior or Group Vice
President may, from time.to time, appoint by written certificates attomeys-in-fact to act in behalf of the Company in the execution of policies of
insurance,bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature. Such attorneys-in-fact, subject.to the limitations set forth in their
respective certificates of authority,shall have full power to bind the Company by their signature and execution of any such instruments and to attach the
seal of the Company thereto. The President or any Executive,Senior or Group Vice President may at anytime revoke all power and authority previously
given to any attorney-in-fact."
This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company at a meeting duly called and held on the 17`
h
day of February,1993.
Resolved,that the signature of the President or any Executive,Senior or Group Vice President and the seal of the Company may be affixed by
facsimile on any power of attorney granted pursuant to Section 2 of Article VI of the By-Laws,and the signature of the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any certificate of any such power and any power or certificate bearing such
facsimile signature and seal shall be valid and binding on the Company. Any such power so executed and sealed and certified by certificate so executed
and sealed shall,with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached,continue to be valid and binding on the Company."
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD: -
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following By-Law duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
Article VII--Execution of Documents
Section 3. Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact. The Chairman of the Board of Directors,the President of any Executive or Senior Vice President
may,from time to time,appoint by written certificates attomeys-in-fact to act in behalf of the Company in the execution of policies of insurance,bonds,
undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature. Such attorneys-in-fact,subject to the limitations set forth in their respective certificates of
authority shall have full power to bind the Company by their signature and execution of any such instruments and to attach the seal of the Company
thereto. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Executivc,Senior Vice President or the Board of Directors,may,at any time,
revoke all power and authority previously given to any attorney-in-fact."
This Power of Attomey is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company at a meeting duly called and held on the 17'
h
day of February;1993.
RESOLVED: That the signature of the President, an Executive Vice President or any Senior or Group Vice President and the seal of the
Corporation may affixed by facsimile on any power of attorney granted pursuant to the Resolution adopted by this Board of Directors on February 17,
1993 and the signature of a Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and the seal of the Corporation may be affixed by facsimile to any certificate of any such
power, and any power or certificate bearing such facsimile signature and seal shall be valid and binding on the Corporation. Any such power so
executed and sealed and certified by certificate so executed and sealed,shall with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached,continue to
be valid and binding on the Corporation."
CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of California
County of Los Angeles
On September 23,2008 before me,Beverly A. Hall, Notary Public
Date Here Insert Name and Title of the Officer
personally appeared Pamela L. Stocks
Name(s)of Signer(s)
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be the person(s) whose name(s) isAw subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that
1476/she/tbWexecuted the same in Wher/#*&authorized
capacity, and that by Vher/ xgK signature(s) on the
r. instrument the person(2g), or the entity upon behalf of
BMRIV A. HaL which the person(a) acted, executed the instrument.
Commlu#on i {Ti?M
C"publille-C I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws
i Los
of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is
T li •soul true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Notary Seal Signature
Signa a of Notary Public