IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PLACER UNLIMITED CIVIL JURISDICTION SUMMONS (CITATION JUDICIAL)(C.C.P. §§ 860 et seq.)NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO a ACUSADO): County of Placer and Placer County ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT NO. 1 (Sunset Area/Placer Ranch), Plaintiffs, vs. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE MATTER Of The FORMATION OF THE Placer County ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT NO. 1 (Sunset Area/Placer Ranch) AND THE PROJECT AREAS THEREIN, ADOPTION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING PLAN, INCLUDING THE County's allocation of Tax revenues described therein, And All Bonds, Debts and Other Matters and Proceedings RELATING Thereto, Defendants. Case No. S-CV-0056186 ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE MATTER Of The FORMATION OF THE Placer County ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT NO. 1 (Sunset Area/Placer Ranch) AND THE PROJECT AREAS THEREIN, ADOPTION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING PLAN, INCLUDING THE County's allocation of Tax revenues described therein, And All Bonds, Debts and Other Matters and Proceedings RELATING Thereto. YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLANTIFFS: (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): County of Placer and Placer County ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT NO. 1 (Sunset Area/Placer Ranch ). NOTICE! YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. THE COURT MAY DECIDE AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR BEING HEARD UNLESS YOU RESPOND NOT LATER THAN November 26, 2025, WHICH IS AT LEAST TEN (10) DAYS AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. READ THE INFORMATION BELOW. ¡AVISO! USTED HA SIDO DEMANDADO. EL TRIBUNAL PUEDE DECIDIR CONTRA USTED SIN AUDIENCIAL A MENOS QUE USTED RESPONDA NO MÁS TARDE QUE EL 26 DE Noviembre DE 2025, QUE ES DIEZ (10) DIAS DESPUÉS DE LA TERMINACIÓN DE LA PUBLICACIÓN DE ESTA CITACIÓN. LEA LA INFORMACIÓN QUE SIGUE. DETAILED SUMMARY OF MATTER TO BE VALIDATED: The action is brought because the County of Placer (the "County") wishes to finance vital public capital facilities and address a critical shortage of affordable housing and, in order to achieve these objectives, the County has chosen to use a State law that authorizes a separate governmental entity established by the County (known as the Placer County Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District No. 1 (Sunset Area/Placer Ranch) ("EIFD")) to provide tax increment financing, and the EIFD cannot access financing from the public capital markets without determining certain legal matters. The proposed EIFD will consist of 8 project areas (collectively, the "Project Areas"). The Board of Supervisors of the County has approved, and the governing board of the EIFD -- known as the Placer County EIFD Public Financing Authority No. 1 ("EIFD Public Financing Authority") -- has adopted, an Infrastructure Financing Plan ("IFP") for the EIFD, and the tax increment to be allocated to the EIFD will be generated from the properties located in the County as more specifically described in the IFP. It is expected that the EIFD will issue bonds and other debt payable from tax increment generated from the properties within the boundaries of the County, including the Project Areas. The County and the EIFD (collectively, "Plaintiffs") seek to validate proceedings, actions, bonds, debt and other matters related to the EIFD and the IFP and to obtain an order from the Superior Court that the proceedings, actions, bonds and other matters related to the EIFD and the IFP were, are and will be in conformity with the applicable provisions of all laws and enactments at any time in force or controlling upon such proceedings, whether imposed by law, constitution, statute, charter or ordinance, and whether federal, state or municipal, including but not limited to, the provisions of Article XIII A of the California Constitution, section 18 of Article XVI of the California Constitution and Chapter 2.99 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code ("EIFD Law"). The Plaintiffs have filed a civil complaint against you. If you wish to contest the legality or validity of the matter that is the subject of this lawsuit, you must appear and file with the Court a written pleading in response to the complaint not later than November 26, 2025. Your pleading must be in the form required by the California Rules of Court. Your original pleading must be filed in this Court with the proper filing fees and proof that a copy thereof was served on Plaintiffs' attorneys. Unless you so respond, your default will be entered upon Plaintiffs' application, and this Court may enter a judgment against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Persons who contest the legality or validity of the matters which are the subject of this lawsuit will not be subject to punitive action, such as wage garnishment or seizure of their real or personal property. YOU MAY SEEK THE ADVICE OF AN ATTORNEY IN ANY MATTER CONNECTED WITH THE COMPLAINT OR THIS SUMMONS. Such attorney should be consulted promptly so that your pleading MAY BE FILED or entered within the TIME required by this summons. SI USTED DESEA SOLICITAR EL CONSEJO DE UN ABOGADO EN ESTE ASUNTO, DEBER´IA HACERLO INMEDIATAMENT, PARA QUE, SU REPUESTA ESCRITA, SI HAY ALGUNA, PUEDA SER REGISTRADA A TIEMPO. CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): S-CV-0056186 The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY OF PLACER 10820 Justice Center Drive, Roseville, CA 95678 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiffs' attorneys are (El nombre, la dirreción y el número de telèfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Christopher K. Lynch (State Bar #143429) John H. Kim (State Bar #322580) Jones Hall LLP 4 West 4th Avenue, Suite 406 San Mateo, California 94402 Telephone: (415) 391-5780 Email: clynch@joneshall.com jkim@joneshall.com Karin E. Schwab (State Bar #157779) Gregory S. Warner (State Bar # 282490) Office of the County Counsel Placer County 175 Fulweiler Avenue Auburn, California 95603 Telephone: (530) 889-4044 Facsimile: (530) 889-4069 Email: KSchwab@placer.ca.gov GWarner@placer.ca.gov Jake Chatters, Superior Court Clerk DATE: Monday, October 20, 2025 Clerk, by Breanne E Baldock, Deputy Clerk 10/27, 11/3, 11/10/25 CNS-3980062# THE SACRAMENTO BEE IPL0284391 Oct 27,Nov 3,10 2025