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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0038687_Owner (Name Change)_20231117ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director d.:. O" ++e n *'wawr.vu�'` NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality RECEIVED NOV 17 2023 PERMIT NAME/OWNERSHIP CHANGY /DWR/NPDES CURRENT PERMIT INFORMATION: Permit Number: NC00 38687_/ 1. Facility Name: Singing Waters Camping Resort WWTP NEW OWNER/NAME INFORMATION: 1. This request for a name change is a result of: a. Change in ownership of property/company b. Name change only or NCG5 / / / / _x_c. Other (please explain): J. Patrick Kennedy passed away on April 9. 2023, and this property was transferred to his revocable trust. Adding the name of the current sole trustee, his surviving spouse, Ms. Patricia A. Kennedy 2. New owner's name (name to be put on permit): Patricia A. Kennedy. Trustee of the Patrick and Patricia Kennedy 2000 Trust dated December 18, 2000 3. New owner's or signing official's name and title: Patricia A. Kennedy (Person legally responsible for permit) Trustee of the Patrick and Patricia Kennedy 2000 Trust dated December 18, 2000 (Title) 4. Mailing address: 777 Davis Street, Suite 125 City: San Leandro State: CA_ Zip Code: 94577 Phone: (510 ) 560 -3052 E-mail address: guriitWitsanleandro.com THIS APPLICATION PACKAGE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE DIVISION UNLESS ALL OF THE APPLICABLE ITEMS LISTED BELOW ARE INCLUDED WITH THE SUBMITTAL. REQUIRED ITEMS: 1. This completed application form 2. Legal documentation of the transfer of ownership (such as a property deed, articles of incorporation, or sales agreement) [see reverse side of this page for signature requirements] Norlli (',a ilma lkpxuucnt of I.nvirrntni w tl 1)ic1,1"n of 'A at i I 15orwCx", }� 51 Z Nottlf Salisbut� Sheet1 1617 Mail Sctvice C,nur (l:al eigh, North Carol 27099-1617 OI0 70,.900o oetaronmt of Emlmnmeotel Ooenty Page 2 of 2 Applicant's Certification: I, Patricia A. Kennedy , attest that this application for a name/ownership change has been reviewed and is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if all required parts of this application are not completed and that if all required supporting information and attachments are not included, this application package will be returned as incomplete. Signature: ' Date: THE COMPLETED APPLICATION PACKAGE, INCLUDING ALL SUPPORTING INFORMATION & MATERIALS, SHOULD BE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING ADDDRESS: NC DEQ / DWR / NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 CERTIFICATE OF TRUST FOR THE PATRICK AND PATRICIA KENNEDY 2000 TRUST DURING ADMINISTRATION The undersigned, Patricia A. Kennedy, certifies that she is the presently serving Trustee of the Patrick and Patricia Kennedy 2000 Trust. The Patrick and Patricia Kennedy 2000 Trust was created by J. Patrick Kennedy and Patricia A. Kennedy, as Trustors and Trustees, under an agreement dated December 18, 2000 (the "Trust"). J. Patrick Kennedy died on April 9, 2023 and, as a result of his death, the Trust is now under administration. The following may be relied upon as a true summary of the Trust. 1. Trust is in Effect and is Irrevocable. The Trust is now in full force and effect and no one has the power to revoke or amend the Trust during the period of administration. 2. Trustee. Patricia A. Kennedy is the sole presently serving Trustee of the Trust. 3. Pages from the Trust. Attached to and made a part of this document are true and correct copies of the following pages from the Trust, as amended: a. the first page; b. the signature page; c. the pages that name the successor trustees; and d. the pages that describe the powers of the trustees. 4. Title to Trust Assets. Title to trust assets shall be held in the following form or in a form substantially similar to the following: "Patricia A. Kennedy, Trustee of the Patrick and Patricia Kennedy 2000 Trust dated December 18, 2000." 5. Taxpayer Identification Number. The taxpayer identification number for the Trust during administration is 93-6446328. 6. Certification is Current. The Trust has not been revoked, modified or amended in any manner which would cause the representations in this Certificate to be incorrect. This Certificate is being signed by the sole presently serving Trustee of the Trust. 7. Enforceability and Liability. This Certificate is made pursuant to California Probate Code Section 18100.5. Any transaction entered into by a person acting in reliance upon this Certificate shall be enforceable against the trust assets. CALIFORNIA PROBATE CODE SECTION 18100.5 PROVIDES THAT ANY PERSON REFUSING TO ACCEPT THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES, 43680\16161988.1 INCLUDING ATTORNEY'S FEES, IF A COURT DETERMINES THAT THE PERSON ACTED IN BAD FAITH. Reproductions of this Certificate, with reproduced signatures, shall be deemed to be original counterparts of this Certificate. The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct and that she executed this Certificate of Trust on the date shown below opposite her signature. Dated: ,,,,�- 4 2. 0 2 3 V��Z UA, a Patricia A. Kennedy, Trustee A Notary Public or other official completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF /1CaM�� On /? P_.- d 201 Y , before me, � �- C . kladWitNotary Public, personally appeYred PATRICIA A. KENNEDY, who provM to m on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same in her authorized capacity, and that by her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. �uMITGG. KUry Public - Ca1EN i *.. ifornia uamoda CountyCommIssion A 2435I50 Lit y Comm. Expires Jan 22, 2027 SignatVre of No ary Public 43680\ 16161988.1 2 Patrick Kennedy JT atricia A. Kennedy Trustors and Trustees 43 11 8271407242.1:407242 TRUST AGREEMENT FOR THE PATRICK AND PATRICIA KENNEDY 2000 TRUST J. Patrick Kennedy ("Patrick") and Patricia A. Kennedy ("Patricia"), as Trustors and Trustees, declare that they have entered into this Trust Agreement on December 18, 2000. The Trustee agrees to administer all property added to the trust estate, in trust, under the terms of this Trust Agreement. Defmitions of certain important terms used in this Trust Agreement are provided in Article 26. The revocable trust initially established under this Trust Agreement shall be known as the Patrick and Patricia Kennedy 2000 Trust. Successor trusts established under this Trust Agreement shall be known by the names designated below in this Trust Agreement or as named by the Trustee. The Trustee may refer to these trusts by reference to the name of the income beneficiaries of these trusts or the tax elections made with respect to these trusts. ARTICLE 1 DECLARATIONS 1.1 Family Information. The Trustors are married to each other. They have three (3) children of their marriage, namely, Jennifer L. Kennedy; Kathryn A. Kennedy; and John M. Kennedy. The Trustors have no other living or deceased children. 1.2 Property Information. All the community property the Trustors transfer to the Trustee and the proceeds of that property shall remain the Trustors' community property. All separate property transferred to the Trustee by either Trustor and the proceeds of that property shall remain that Trustor's separate property. The Trustee shall segregate the community property and separate property and maintain books and records showing the character of all property. ARTICLE 2 RIGHTS RESERVED BY THE TRUSTORS The Trustors reserve the following rights under this Trust Agreement. 2.1 Rights as to Community Property and Separate Property. During the Trustors' joint lifetimes, the Trustors shall retain their community rights in their community property as if this trust had not been created. During the Trustors' joint lifetimes, the Trustee's powers with respect to the community property transferred to this Trust shall be co -extensive with, but not more extensive than, those powers possessed by a husband and wife under Section 1100, et seq., of the California Family Code. However, upon the death of either Trustor, all the property held in the trust estate, including the Trustors' community property and separate property, shall be governed by the terms of this Trust Agreement providing for the disposition of the Trustors' property upon the Trustors' respective deaths. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Trust Agreement, neither Trustor may withdraw the separate property of the other or revoke or amend this Trust Agreement with respect to the other Trustor's separate property. The powers of withdrawal, revocation, and amendment are reserved exclusively to the owner of such separate property. 2.2 Right to Add Property to the Trust Estate. The Trustors each reserve the right to transfer additional property to the Trustee during their lifetimes and at their respective deaths. All such property transferred to the Trustee shall be added to the trust estate and administered as provided in this Trust Agreement. The Trustee is authorized and directed to accept the additions to the trust estate. Any ARTICLE 15 THE APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES The following provisions shall apply to the appointment, designation, and removal of the Trustee of each of the trusts established under this Trust Agreement. 15.1 The Trustors' Powers of Appointment, Designation, and Removal. During the Trustors' joint lifetimes, the Trustors shall have the power to appoint, designate, and remove, with or without cause, Trustees and Cotrustees. The Trustors may appoint or designate individuals or entities to serve as Trustee. The Trustors may appoint or designate Trustees to serve alone, to serve with both or either of them, or to serve with other persons and to serve currently or in the future. The Trustors may also prescribe the conditions and terms governing the actions, authority, and duties of the Trustees they appoint or designate. Further, the Trustors may designate a series of persons to serve as Trustees following their deaths or following the death, resignation, or inability, failure, or refusal to serve of any Trustee. There shall be no limit on the number of times the Trustors may exercise the foregoing powers. The appointments and designations shall be in writing and shall be filed with the current Trustee of the trust. All the Trustors' appointments and designations shall be revocable and amendable by them unless they provide otherwise. All the Trustors' appointments and designations shall continue to be effective alter their deaths and shall take precedence over the appointments made under any other provisions of this article. 15.2 Initial Trustees. Pursuant to the Trustors' powers to appoint Trustees, the Trustors appoint themselves as the initial Trustees under this Trust Agreement. If either Trustor becomes unwilling or unable to serve as Cotrustee, the other Trustor shall serve alone as sole Trustee. 15.3 Successor Trustees. (a) The Surviving Spouse's Right to Appoint, Designate, and Remove Trustees. Upon the death of the Deceased Spouse, the Surviving Spouse shall have the right to exercise the power to appoint, designate, and remove Trustees reserved to the "rrustors under Section 15.1. The Surviving Spouse may appoint any individual (including himself or herself) or entity to serve as a Trustee of any one or more of the established trusts under this Trust Agreement, and remove that person and appoint and remove successor Trustees. The Surviving Spouse shall have the power to remove any person appointed or designated by both Trustors to serve as Trustee. The Surviving Spouse shall have no liability for the acts or omissions of any person appointed by him or her to serve as a Trustee. Further, the Surviving Spouse shall have the right to renounce the power granted him or her to appoint and remove Trustees by delivering a written renunciation to the current Trustee of the trust. (b) Named Successor Trustees. If both Trustors become unable or unwilling to serve as Trustees, the Trustors appoint Jennifer L. Kennedy, Kathryn A. Kennedy, and John M. Kennedy to serve as Cotrustees of each of the trusts established under this Trust Agreement. If any one or more of Jennifer L, Kennedy, Kathryn A. Kennedy, and John M. Kennedy should fail or become unable or unwilling to serve as Trustee, the other Trustees shall serve alone. 15.4 Filling Vacancies. If a vacancy in a Trustee position is not filled as otherwise provided in this Trust Agreement, a successor Trustee shall be appointed by a majority of the beneficiaries currently entitled to receive trust income (with the guardian of any minor beneficiary acting on his or her behalf), or if none, a majority of beneficiaries who are entitled to distribution in the discretion of the Trustee. If the beneficiaries entitled to appoint the successor trustee fail to act, the court having jurisdiction over the trust shall appoint one or more Trustees upon the application of any former Trustee or any trust beneficiary, current or contingent. If, after the Deceased Spouse's death, an entity other than an individual becomes a Trustee under this Trust Agreement, the current beneficiaries may remove that entity (with or without cause) and appoint another qualified entity in its place. In taking this action, the current beneficiaries shall 17 11827M7242.1:407242 act by majority vote. Each current beneficiary shall have one vote. The natural or legal guardians of a current beneficiary who is a minor shall exercise the vote of the minor current beneficiary. 15.5 Temporary Incapacity of a Trustee. If, due to illness or other cause, an individual Trustee is temporarily, but not permanently, unable to give prompt and intelligent consideration to the financial and administrative matters affecting the trusts for which he or she serves as Trustee, the other Trustees may, during such temporary incapacity, make any and all decisions regarding the trust estate as though the incapacitated Trustee were not then serving. In determining the temporary incapacity of an individual Trustee, the other Trustees may rely on a certificate or other written statement from a licensed physician who has examined the incapacitated individual Trustee. The other Trustees shall incur no liability whatsoever to any beneficiary as a result of any action taken under this section. 15.6 Removal of Trustees. Following the death of both Trustors, a majority of the adult current beneficiaries of any trust, with the concurrence of a majority of the adult presumptive remainder beneficiaries of such trust, may remove any Trustee of the trust and appoint a Trustee or Trustees to succeed the removed Trustee, provided at least one adult income beneficiary and one adult presumptive remainder beneficiary join in the exercise of this power. 15.7 Effective Dates. Any and all appointments, designations, removals, or revocations affecting a Trustee position shall be made by a written instrument executed by the person entitled to make the appointment, designation, removal, or revocation. The written instrument shall be effective upon its delivery to the current Trustee of the trust affected; provided, however, that the appointment of a successor Trustee or Cotrustee shall become effective only upon the new Trustee's written acceptance of the appointment and the delivery of this written acceptance to the person who appointed him or her, the other Trustees, or the current beneficiaries. 15.8 No Bond. No bond or other security shall be required of any Trustee named in this Trust Agreement or of any Trustee appointed or designated in the manner provided under this Trust Agreement unless the terms of the appointment or designation require a bond. The foregoing provisions shall apply whether the Trustee serves alone or together with one or more other Trustees. ARTICLE 16 THE APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL TRUSTEES 16.1 Power to Appoint Special Trustee. The current Trustee may appoint one or more individuals or corporate Trustees to serve as a Special Trustee. A Special Trustee shall have all the rights and powers granted to the Trustee under this Trust Agreement solely and exclusively with reference to the subject matter and duties and responsibilities specified by the persons appointing the Special Trustee, such as making discretionary distributions to certain beneficiaries (including beneficiaries who are Trustees) or managing specific trust property. 16.2 Scope and Exclusivity of Special Trustee's Powers. While serving, a Special Trustee shall have all the rights and powers necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities specified with respect to the matters under the Special Trustee's authority, including, limited by the scope of those duties and responsibilities, all rights and powers granted to the Trustee under this Trust Agreement for the administration and management of the trust estate. A Special Trustee also shall have all special powers granted by the persons appointing the Special Trustee. The powers granted to the Special Trustee shall not limit or restrict the powers granted to the Trustee, except that while the Special Trustee is serving, no other Trustee may exercise the powers granted to the Special Trustee with respect to the subject matter reserved exclusively to the management and discretion of the Special Trustee. 16.3 Protection Provided Special Trustee. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the persons appointing the Special Trustee, a Special Trustee shall be entitled to all the protection provided the 18 118271407242.1:407242 is properly exercising a power and may assume without inquiry the existence of a trust power and its proper exercise. That third person shall be fully protected in dealing with or assisting the "Trustee just as if the Trustee has and is properly exercising the powers the Trustee purports to exercise. In addition, that person has no duty to see to the application of any money paid or property transferred to or upon the order of one or more Trustees. 18.13 Reliance on Representations by the Trustees. A third person dealing with the Trustee also shall be fully protected in relying on written statements of fact, certified or declared under penalty of perjury by any one or more of the persons who appear from the original or certified copy of this Trust Agreement (or documents of appointment) to be a Trustee or successor Trustee, regarding the Trustee's authority to act under this Trust Agreement, the calling of any meeting of the Trustees, the giving of any notice of a meeting, the action taken at a meeting, and other facts concerning the trusts established under this Trust Agreement. Anyone may rely on a copy of this Trust Agreement certified by a Trustee, by the Trustee's legal counsel, or by a Notary Public, to be a counterpart or true copy of this Trust Agreement. 18.14 Reliance on the Authority of Trustees. No persons or organizations employed by the Trustee or retained by the Trustee as provided in this article shall be required to oversee or supervise the activities of the Trustee or to inquire into the Trustee's powers, authority, or discretion. Each person or organization so employed or retained may rely implicitly upon the written instructions of the Trustee with respect to the property and business of the trust, including instructions of the Trustee to deal directly with investment counsel employed by the Trustee. In no event shall any person or organization so employed or retained be liable for any act or omission of any Trustee in which that person or organization may also have participated. ARTICLE 19 THE POWERS OF THE TRUSTEE Subject in all instances to his or her fiduciary duties and the limitations set forth elsewhere in this Trust Agreement, with regard to the entire trust estate and all trusts established under this Trust Agreement, the Trustee shall have all the powers described below, all powers granted by law (including all the powers set forth in Probate Code §§ 16220 et seq.), and all powers reasonably necessary to carry out his or her duties as Trustee to administer, manage, protect, and invest the trust estate. The Trustee in his or her discretion, without court approval, authorization, or supervision, may exercise these powers except as expressly required in this Trust Agreement. 19.1 To Accept Property. The Trustee may accept or receive additions and contributions to the trust estate from either Trustor or any other person and hold the property in trust under the provisions of this Trust Agreement. If the Trustee receives property from another fiduciary and if the Trustee believes the action to be in the best interests of the trust estate, the Trustee is authorized to waive an accounting from the fiduciary, to approve his or her actions, to consent to his or her proposed actions, and to consent to his or her discharge. 19.2 To Disclaimer or Reject Property. The Trustee may renounce or otherwise disclaim all or any part of any interest in property passing to the trust, by gift or bequest, and any right, power, privilege, or discretion granted the Trustee under this Trust Agreement. The Trustee may reject any property or interest in property passing to the trust, including property that by reason of hazardous materials or substance the Trustee determines (after investigation at the expense of the trust) would be detrimental to the trust purpose. 19.3 To Retain Property. The Trustee may retain trust property received at the inception of the trust or at any other time, from either Trustor or any other person until, in the judgment of the Trustee, disposition or distribution of the property should be made. The property may be retained even though the property is unproductive, is property in which a Trustee is personally interested or in which the Trustee owns an undivided interest personally or as trustee of another trust, or there is known or later discovered to 25 11827\407242.1:407242 be hazardous materials or substances requiring remedial action pursuant to environmental laws. Notwithstanding Probate Code §§ 16048 and 16049, the Trustee shall have no duty to dispose of any part of the trust property included in the trust at the time of its creation, or later added to the trust by either Trustor or another person, that would not be a proper investment for the Trustee to make. The Trustee may, without liability, continue to hold that property. The Trustee may hold trust property in bearer form so that title may pass by delivery, or in the name of any one Trustee or a nominee without indication of any fiduciary capacity by the nominee. The Trustee may keep all or part of the trust property at any place within the United States or abroad_ These provisions are subject to the limitations set forth in Article 7 (The Marital Trust) and Article 8 (Marital Deduction Provisions). 19.4 To Operate a Business. The Trustee may continue or participate in the operation of any business or other enterprise (including a partnership as a general or limited partner) that is part of the trust property for as long as the Trustee deems advisable, at the risk of the trust estate and not at the risk of the Trustee. The Trustee may incorporate, dissolve, or change the form of the organization of the business or enterprise, or operate it as a partnership or in any other form. The profits and losses from any business or other enterprise shall be chargeable to and borne by the trust, and not the Trustee. A Trustee, as an individual, may continue to be a shareholder, director, officer, employee, or partner of any business or enterprise in which the trust holds any interest. 19.5 To Invest and Reinvest Trust Property. The Trustee may invest and reinvest trust property (including income and principal) in any kind of property, whether real, personal, or mixed, including (1) real property (including leaseholds; royalty interests; interests in mines, oil and gas wells, timberlands, and other wasting assets), (2) intangible personal property (including common and preferred stock and all other kinds of securities (on margin or otherwise); investment company shares, mutual funds, index funds, common trust funds (including any common trust fund under the management of a corporate trustee) and other collective investment vehicles; interests in partnerships (whether as a general or limited partner); commodities; governmental obligations of every kind; obligations of corporations or unincorporated associations; and patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other intangible rights), and (3) tangible personal property (including precious metals, works of art, and other collectibles). The Trustee is authorized to establisl and maintain brokerage accounts, including margin accounts, for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring, possessing, pledging, hypothecating, selling and otherwise disposing of, and generally dealing in and with any of the foregoing types of investments. 19.6 To Administer Securities. The Trustee may purchase, exchange, or sell stocks, bonds, futures contracts, and other securities, and puts, calls, straddles, and other options. The Trustee may maintain brokerage accounts, including margin and commodity accounts, and in connection with such accounts, may borrow, pledge securities, make short sales, and sell on margin or otherwise. With respect to all securities held by in the trust estate, the Trustee may exercise the rights, powers, and privileges, and responsibilities of an owner, including the right to vote; to give general or limited proxies; to pay calls, assessments, and other sums; to participate in voting trusts, pooling arrangements, foreclosures, reorganizations, consolidations, mergers, and liquidations; to deposit securities with and transfer title to any protective or other committee; and to exchange, exercise, or sell stock subscription or conversion rights. The Trustee may also accept and retain as an investment any securities received through the exercise of any of the foregoing powers. 19.7 To Conduct Banking Activities. The Trustee may establish financial accounts of any kind, including checking, money market, and savings accounts, with any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, brokerage firm, or other financial institution (including such accounts in the banking department of a Trustee that is a corporation or partnership). The Trustee may deposit trust funds into such accounts, withdraw funds from such accounts, and transfer funds among such accounts. The Trustee may designate in writing the persons, whether or not Trustees, who may conduct such banking activities, and the financial institutions may rely, without liability, on such designations. 19.8 To Purchase and Sell Trust Property. The Trustee may buy, purchase, acquire, sell, convey, dispose of, exchange, or otherwise transfer any trust property, or any interest in property, for cash 26 11827\407242.1:407242 or on credit, at public or private sale, with or without notice, and for the prices and upon the terms as the Trustee determines. The Trustee may grant or acquire options and rights of first refusal involving the acquisition or disposition of any trust property. 19.9 To Manage Trust Property. The Trustee may manage, control, divide, develop, improve, repair, exchange, partition, change the character of, or abandon trust property or any interest in trust property. The Trustee may enter into a lease for any purpose as lessor or lessee with or without the option to purchase or renew and for a term within or extending beyond the term of the trust. The Trustee may amend or extend existing leases. The Trustee may also demolish or remove buildings or other improvements on trust property. 19.10 To Borrow Money and Encumber Trust Property. The Trustee may borrow money for any trust purpose from any person upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Trustee, and obligate the trust to make repayment from trust property. The Trustors or the Trustee may loan or advance funds to the trust, and the loans or advances together with the interest charged shall be treated as a first lien on the trust estate until repaid. The Trustee may also encumber, mortgage, or pledge trust property for a term within or extending beyond the term of the trust in connection with the exercise of any power vested in the Trustee, or to create restrictions, easements, or other servitudes on trust property. 19.11 Providing Guarantees. The Trustee may guarantee any indebtedness incurred by either Trustor, or by any entity owned directly or indirectly by either Trustor or by the trust, as the Trustors may direct. 19.12 To Make Loans. The Trustee may loan or advance trust property of any kind (including money) for any trust purpose to any person on terms and conditions as determined by the Trustee, subject to limitations stated in this Trust Agreement. The Trustee may make loans out of trust property to the current beneficiary on terms and conditions that the Trustee determines are fair and reasonable under the circumstances, and guarantee loans to the current beneficiary by encumbrances on trust property. 19.13 To Purchase Liability Insurance. The Trustee may purchase and pay the premiums on policies to insure the property of the trust estate against damage or loss and to insure the Trustee against liability with respect to third persons. The premiums shall be a proper expense to be charged against the trust. 19.14 To Purchase and Administer Life Insurance. The Trustee may purchase, own, and pay the premiums on life insurance on the life of either Trustor, and collect the proceeds of life insurance policies payable to the trust. The Trustee shall have the power to compromise, arbitrate, or otherwise adjust any claim, dispute, or controversy arising under any policy payable to the trust and shall have authority to initiate, defend, settle, and compromise any legal proceeding necessary in the Trustee's discretion to collect the proceeds of any policy. The Trustee's receipt to any insurer shall be a sufficient release of the insurer. The insurer shall not be under any duty to inquire concerning the Trustee's application of the policy proceeds. 19.15 To Pay, Contest, and Settle Claims. The Trustee may pay or contest any claim; settle a claim by or against the trust by compromise, arbitration, or otherwise; and release, in whole or in part, any claim belonging to the trust. 19.16 To Litigate. In accordance with his or her duties to enforce claims and defend actions as set forth in Probate Code §§16010 and 16011, the Trustee may prosecute or defend actions, claims, or proceedings for the protection of the trust estate and the Trustee in the performance of his or her duties. 19.17 To Deal with Environmental Hazards. The Trustee may deal with matters involving the actual or threatened contamination of trust assets (whether real or personal) by hazardous substances, or involving compliance with environmental laws and regulations, including conducting environmental 27 1 r s27wo7242. t :407242 (c) The Trustee may make repairs, alterations, and improvements, and perform the other acts affecting trust property as authorized in Probate Code § 16229. (d) The Trustee may develop land in the ways authorized in Probate Code § 16230. (e) The Trustee may enter into leases and other arrangements regarding minerals as authorized in Probate Code § 16232. (f) The Trustee may grant or take options as authorized in Probate Code § 16233. (g) The Trustee may exercise the powers granted in Probate Code § 16234 (voting rights), Probate Code § 16235 (payment of calls and assessments), Probate Code § 16236 (stock subscriptions and conversions), and Probate Code §16237 (consent to change in form of business and participation in voting trusts). (h) The Trustee may hold securities as authorized in Probate Code § 16238, and deposit securities in a securities depository as authorized in Probate Code § 16239. ARTICLE 20 SPECIAL DISCRETIONARY POWERS OF THE TRUSTEE The following provisions shall apply to each of the trusts established under this Trust Agreement. 20.1 To Deal with the Trustors' Estates. The Trustee may loan money to and borrow money from, sell property to and buy property from, exchange property with, and otherwise deal with, on reasonable, arm's-length terms (including adequate security, fair market prices, and market rates of interest), the Trustors' estates or the Trustees of other trusts created by the Trustors, for the purpose of providing liquidity to the estates or trusts or for any other purpose. The Trustee shall not be obligated to make any such loans or purchases. 20.2 To Make Payments and Distributions. Except as to income payable to the Surviving Spouse from the Marital Trust, the Trustee shall have the discretion to make any payments or transfers of income or principal or other sums distributable to a beneficiary in any one or more of the following ways. The Trustee shall not be required to supervise or inquire into the application of any funds so paid or applied, and the receipt of the payee shall be full acquittance and discharge of the Trustee. The Trustee may withhold from distribution all or any part of any trust property, so long as the Trustee, exercising its discretion, determines that such property may be subject to conflicting claims, tax deficiencies, or liabilities (contingent or otherwise) properly incurred in the administration of the trust. (a) By payment directly to the beneficiary or by deposit in any bank or similar account designated by the beneficiary even if the beneficiary is a minor or under a legal disability, without the intervention of a custodian, guardian, or conservator. Payments may be made directly to minor beneficiaries who, in the Trustee's judgment, have attained sufficient age and discretion to manage their own funds. (b) By payment to the legally appointed guardian or conservator of the beneficiary's person or estate or by payment for the benefit of the beneficiary to any person with whom the beneficiary resides or to any person who has custody of the beneficiary, without the intervention of a guardian or conservator. (c) If the beneficiary entitled to distribution is a minor, by transferring the trust property to a custodian for the beneficiary under the California Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, Probate Code §3900 et seq., or a similar law of any other state in which the beneficiary or custodian resides. The 29 1182 7\407242.1:407242 assessments, audits, and site monitoring, and taking remedial action (whether or not required by governmental authorities) to contain, clean up, or remove any environmental hazard. 19.18 To Pay and Allocate Trust Expenses. The Trustee may pay taxes and other assessments imposed on the trust estate or trust income; reasonable compensation of the Trustee and of the employees and agents of the trust; and other expenses incurred in the collection, care, management, administration, and protection of the trust estate. In allocating the payment of expenses, the Trustee shall have the power to determine which expenses are chargeable to income or principal or partly to each. The Trustee is authorized, but not directed, to allocate and charge post -death expenses incurred in the administration of the trusts or sub -trusts to post -death income. In particular, all expenses of administration claimed as income tax deductions may be entirely allocated to and charged against post -death income. In making these determinations, the Trustee shall be guided by the principles set forth in the California Uniform Principal and Income Act, but his or her final determination shall be binding. 19.19 To Hire and Employ Persons. The Trustee may hire and employ persons (including individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, and other companies), including accountants, attorneys, auditors, investment advisers, appraisers, or other agents or experts, even if they are associated or affiliated with a Trustee, to advise or assist the Trustee in the performance of his or her duties and obligations. The Trustee may grant discretionary authority to such persons, but may not delegate either the administration of the trust or acts that are not delegable except as expressly provided in this Trust Agreement. 19.20 To Maintain Custody. The Trustee may keep any or all of the trust property at any place in California or elsewhere, within the United States or abroad, or with a depository or custodian at those places. if no bank or trust company is acting as sole or a Cotrustee hereunder, the Trustee is authorized to appoint a bank or trust company as custodian for securities and any other trust assets. Any appointment shall terminate when a bank or trust company begins to serve as sole or as a Cotrustee under this Trust Agreement. The custodian shall keep the deposited property; collect and receive the income and principal; and hold, invest, disburse, or otherwise dispose of the property or its proceeds (specifically including selling and purchasing securities and delivering securities sold and receiving securities purchased) upon the order of the Trustee. The custodian shall not be liable to any person interested in the trust for any action taken pursuant to the order or instructions of the Trustee or his or her authorized agents. 19.21 To Use a Nominee. The Trustee may hold securities or other property of the trust estate in the name of the Trustee, in the name of a nominee, or in street name accounts with brokers, or in the name of a custodian (or its nominees) selected by the Trustee, with or without disclosure of this Trust Agreement. The Trustee shall be responsible for the acts of such custodian, broker, or nominee affecting such property. The Trustee may also acquire and retain securities in unregistered form so that ownership passes by delivery. 19.22 To Execute and Deliver Instruments. The Trustee may execute and deliver all documents and instruments (including checks withdrawing or disbursing trust funds, stock powers, deeds and other conveyances, receipts, releases, contracts, and other agreements and transfer documents) which are needed to accomplish or facilitate the exercise of the powers vested in the Trustee, and to disclose the provisions of this Trust Agreement whenever in the Trustee's discretion disclosure is appropriate, 19.23 Other Powers. (a) The Trustee may invest in obligations of the United States Government as authorized in Probate Code § 16224. (b) The Trustee may deposit trust funds at reasonable interest in any of the accounts listed in Probate Code § 16225, whether or not the account is insured by a government agency or collateralized. The accounts may be maintained in the name of any one of the Trustees or in the name of a nominee. 28 118271407242.1:407242 custodian shall be named by the Trustee, and may, but need not be, the beneficiary's parent or legal guardian or person already serving as custodian for other property. The Trustee shall provide that the trust property shall be held under the custodianship until the minor reaches a certain age selected by the Trustee, but not past age 25 or the maximum age then allowed under the applicable Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. Alternatively, the Trustee may deposit the payment for the beneficiary in a savings or similar account in the minor's name payable to the minor when he or she reaches age 18, or the Trustee may distribute the share to the Trustee of any other trust maintained for the minor, provided no other person will become entitled to any interest in the funds, and all the accumulated income and principal of the funds will be distributed to the minor when he or she reaches age 18 or, upon the minor's death, to his or her estate. (d) By payment to any person or organization furnishing health care, education, maintenance, or support of the beneficiary. (e) By making expenditures directly for the benefit of the beneficiary or for the reasonable health, education, maintenance, and support of persons whom the beneficiary has a legal obligation to support. (f) By purchasing an annuity contract or other property for the benefit of a beneficiary entitled to receive a distribution. 20.3 To Sell Trust Assets. The Trustee may sell trust assets to obtain cash with which to pay the Trustors' debts, income taxes, Estate taxes, expenses of administration, and other liabilities of the trust, or to satisfy pecuniary gifts provided for under this Trust Agreement. The Trustee's selection of assets to be sold for these purposes, and the tax effects of that selection, shall not be subject to question by any beneficiary. Property, assets, or funds otherwise excludable from a Trustor's gross estate for federal estate tax purposes shall not be used to make any of these payments. 20.4 To Postpone Distributions. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Trust Agreement, the Trustee shall have the power to postpone the distribution of any fractional portion or part of the principal of any trust estate or of an entire trust estate of any trust created under this Trust Agreement for any person other than either Trustor if the Trustee determines that there is a compelling reason to postpone the distribution. Compelling reasons shall include, but are not limited to, a serious disability, drug addiction or dependency, a pending divorce, a potential financial difficulty, pending or threatened litigation, a serious tax disadvantage, or similar substantial cause affecting the beneficiary who otherwise would be entitled to the distribution. In that event, the distribution from or termination of any trust may be postponed, and any postponement may be continued from time to time, up to and including the entire lifetime of the beneficiary. During the postponement, the retained portion or part of the trust estate shall be administered under the same terms as applied immediately prior to the postponement. 20.5 To Determine Values and Allocate Property. The Trustee, in his or her discretion, shall determine the valuations of trust property for purposes of divisions, allocations, and distributions, and those valuations, reasonably determined, shall be final and binding on all beneficiaries and other persons having an interest in the trust. The Trustee may adjust any valuations retroactively if a different valuation is finally determined for federal estate tax purposes. The Trustee is authorized to effect the division, allocation, or distribution of trust property in divided or undivided interests, in cash or in kind or partly in both, pro rats or non -pro rata, as the Trustee shall determine, and to sell any property in connection with the division, allocation, or distribution if the Trustee deems that action necessary or appropriate. A distribution in kind may be made pro rata or non -pro rata, and a beneficiary may receive all or a portion of any asset as part of a distribution or allocation in kind. The Trustee may allocate or distribute property (or the right to receive property) which is subject to estate tax and federal income tax as income in respect of a decedent ("IRD") to any one or more of the trusts created under this Trust Agreement or the beneficiaries of any trust; in such case, other trust assets shall be used to equalize any disproportionate allocation or distribution of items of IRD to any one or more trusts or beneficiaries. In making such divisions, allocations, and distributions, the Trustee is not required to consider the income taxes bases of such assets or the potential income tax consequences to the beneficiaries receiving the assets. 30 11827\407242.1:407242 20.6 To Make Allocations between Principal and Income. The Trustee shall determine what is principal or income of the trust estate, and what items shall be charged or credited to principal or income, or both. For example, Trustee fees, attorney's fees, accounting fees, and custodian fees shall be charged against income or principal, or both, in such proportions (or all against either income or principal) as the Trustee determines. In exercising such discretion, the Trustee may use the California Uniform Principal and Income Act as a guide. The Trustee shall not be required to establish any reserves. The Trustee may, however, establish reserves for depreciation, depletion, amortization, obsolescence, or repair and improvement of capital assets; for operating capital; or to amortize loans from income. If the Trustee determines to establish a reserve, he or she may fund the reserve by appropriate charges against the income of the trust estate, in such amounts as the Trustee determines. If any security is purchased for a premium or at a discount, such premium or discount may be amortized in a reasonable manner. In addition, the Trustee may establish such reserves as he or she considers necessary for the payment of all taxes. 20.7 To Make QTIP Election. The Trustee is authorized to make a full or partial "qualified terminable interest property" ("QTIP") election under I.R.C. §2056(b)(7) with respect to property to be administered under the provisions of the Marital Trust for the purpose of treating such property as qualified terminable interest property for federal estate tax purposes and obtaining a marital deduction in the Deceased Spouse's estate. If a QTIP election is made as to less than all of the property to be administered under the provisions of the Marital Trust, the specific portion subject to the QTIP election shall be expressed as a fraction or percentage of the Marital Trust and may be defined by means of a formula. The Trustee shall divide the property into at least two trusts, with one or more separate trusts holding the portion with respect to which the QTIP election has been made and the other separate trusts holding the portion with respect to which a QTIP election has not been made. The Trustors intend that the specific portion made subject to the election shall qualify for the federal estate tax marital deduction in the Deceased Spouse's estate. 20.8 To Retain or Purchase Unproductive or Under -productive Property. The Trustee may retain, purchase, or otherwise acquire property that is unproductive or under -productive of current income. Because of the substantial potential for appreciation presented by unproductive assets such as unimproved real estate and growth stocks, the Trustors want the Trustee to have broad discretion to acquire those assets. The Trustee shall have a duty to make the trust property productive (Probate Code § 16007), but property may be made productive by appreciation in value as well as by the production of income. The Trustee may acquire and retain assets for appreciation as part of a portfolio that produces a reasonable level of current income. These provisions are subject to the limitations set forth in Article 7 (The Marital Trust) and Article 8 (Marital Deduction Provisions). 20.9 To Invest Trust Assets Together. Each of the trusts and trust shares created under this Trust Agreement shall be a separate trust for trust, accounting, tax, and all other purposes. The Trustee shall keep an account for each trust and may, but shall not be required to, segregate trust assets. Rather, the Trustee may invest together the property of the separate trusts, allotting to each separate trust its proportionate undivided interest in the collective fund. The undivided interest always shall be equal to that trust's proportionate contribution to the mingled assets. 20.10 To Consolidate Trusts. If a trust is to be established or exists under this Trust Agreement for a beneficiary for whom another trust has been established under this Trust Agreement, the Trustee may allocate the property for the one trust to the other trust. Similarly, if either Trustor has established a trust for a beneficiary for whom a trust is to be established or exists under this Trust Agreement, and the dispositive provisions of that trust are substantially the same as the dispositive provisions of the trust to be established or existing under this Trust Agreement, the Trustee may transfer the property for the trust to be established or existing under this Trust Agreement to the Trustee of the other trust, to be held on the terms of that other trust. Further, where the dispositive provisions of each trust or trust share are substantially similar, the Trustee shall have the discretion to combine any trusts or trust 31 11827\407242.1:407242 shares into one trust because of changed circumstances, litigation among beneficiaries, administrative difficulties, or other reasons suggesting a need for such a combination. A combination must not materially impair the interests of any beneficiaries. Trusts may be combined or consolidated whether created inter vivos or by will, by the same or different trust instruments, by the same or different Trustors, whether the Trustee is the same, and regardless of where the trusts were created or administered. When combining trusts, however, the Trustee shall only combine Exempt Trusts with other Exempt Trusts. 20.11 To Divide Trusts. With respect to all trusts established under this Trust Agreement, the Trustee shall have the discretionary power, exercisable without need of court approval, to divide the trust into two or more separate trusts for any purpose, including, without limitation, any of the following purposes. (a) To create one or more separate trusts to hold the qualified and nonqualified portions of any trust where an election has been properly made to qualify a portion but not all of the trust for the federal estate tax marital deduction. (b) To create one or more separate trusts that qualify as a qualified S corporation shareholder or as any other type of special trust provided for under the I.R.C. (c) To create one or more separate trusts with assets completely exempt from any application of any generation -skipping transfer tax. If the Trustee exercises the election provided by I.R.C. §2652(a)(3) as to any trust, the Trustee is authorized in his or her discretion to hold the property of the trust in two separate fractional share trusts, one in an amount equal to the Deceased Spouse's GST exemption allocated to the trust and one in an amount equal to the balance of the property of the trust. (d) To create one or more separate trusts to accomplish other proper tax planning purposes. (e) To create a separate trust as to any share or portion of a trust disclaimed by a beneficiary, and to sever the disclaimed portion to be administered as a separate trust. (f) To create a separate trust for each current income beneficiary of a trust or trust share, and to divide any trust along family lines to be administered as separate trusts. (g) To create one or more separate trusts because of changed circumstances, litigation among beneficiaries, administrative difficulties, or other reasons suggesting a need for a division. The allocation of property between or among separate trusts created from a single trust or trust share may be unequal in amount and in the type of assets, and the division may be non -pro rata. The fair market values of the trust property at the date or dates of allocation shall be used in making the allocations. All trusts so established shall be designated and named by the Trustee and the property allocated to the divided trusts shall be held and administered under the same terms and provisions as would have applied to the undivided trust or trust share. With regard to planning for the marital deduction, the QTIP election, the S corporation election, the GST tax inclusion ratio, the reverse QTIP election, or other tax purposes, this power to divide trusts shall be exercised in a manner that complies with the I.R.C. and applicable Treasury regulations. 20.12 To Terminate Trusts. The Trustors recognize that circumstances may change so that continuation of a trust provided for in this Trust Agreement may not be in the best interests of its current beneficiary, taking into account all relevant factors, including the costs of administration and tax consequences. Accordingly, after the death of the Surviving Spouse, the Trustee may for any reason terminate any trust created under this Trust Agreement and distribute any remaining trust estate, including principal and undistributed income, to any one or more of the current beneficiaries or the presumptive remainder beneficiaries of the trust in those proportions as the Trustee determines, in a manner that conforms as nearly as possible to the Trustors' intention. In exercising his or her discretion to terminate a 32 11827\407242, l :ao72a2 trust, the Trustee may, but shall have no obligation to, consider the interests of any person other than the current income beneficiary, including any remainder beneficiaries. If the Trustee determines that the size of a trust does not warrant the cost of continuing that trust or that continued administration of any trust would be impractical for any reason, the Trustee, without further responsibility or liability, may transfer that trust property outright to the person or persons then authorized or entitled to the income from it. If the principal of the trust has a fair market value less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), a decision of the Trustee to distribute the trust shall not be subject to question by anyone. The existence of spendthrift or similar protective provisions in this Trust Agreement shall not make this section inapplicable. A Trustee may not terminate a trust under this section if the Trustee is a beneficiary of the trust or has a duty of support for the beneficiary of the trust. 20.13 To Permit Use of Personal Residence. The Trustee is authorized to permit the Trustors and, following their deaths, the current beneficiary of a trust to occupy rent-free any residence held in the trust and to use the furnishings in the residence. The Trustee shall pay from the trust all taxes, insurance premiums, assessments, costs of repairs, and maintenance for these residences. The Trustee may sell the residence and, in his or her discretion, acquire other residences from trust property. The Trustee may also permit the guardian of a minor current beneficiary of the trust, along with the guardian's family, to reside rent free with the minor beneficiary in the residence so long as the minor beneficiary is entitled to reside there. 20.14 To Maintain Residence. The assets of the Marital Trust shall be used by the Trustee to maintain a residence for the Surviving Spouse, including all adjacent land owned by the Trustors and the furnishings in the residence. The Trustee shall pay from income or principal, or both, all liens and encumbrances on the residence; all taxes, insurance premiums, and costs for repairs, maintenance, and services rendered for the residence; and all costs for utilities supplied to the residence, including telephone and cable. The Trustee shall also pay the expenses incurred by the Surviving Spouse to employ persons to work in or about the residence. The Trustee, with the approval of the Surviving Spouse, may substitute another residence for that owned by the trust. No new residence shall cost more to acquire than the greater of (1) the acquisition cost to the trust of the then -current residence or (2) the amount actually realized upon the sale of the residence. 20.15 To Hold Personal Articles in Trust. If the Trustee of any trust receives furniture or furnishings, household items, clothing and other personal effects, or vehicles or accessories to vehicles, the Trustee may distribute that property to the current beneficiary or beneficiaries of the trust, at the times and in the manner the Trustee, in his or her discretion, determines to be proper. In addition, the Trustee may allow the current beneficiaries to use this property. Neither the Trustee nor any beneficiary who uses this property shall be liable to other beneficiaries for permitting the use of this property or for the loss or damage of this property. 20.16 To Make Distributions from Qualified S Trusts. The Trustee is authorized to distribute to the beneficiary of any trust that has made a qualified S Corporation election under I.R.C. § 1361 et seq. from income or principal, or both, funds sufficient to pay the federal and state income taxes imposed on the beneficiaries for the income or gain passing to the beneficiary from the S Corporation. No such distribution is required. ARTICLE 21 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR INVESTMENT COUNSEL The Trustee may employ investment counsel to serve in an advisory capacity to the Trustee or employ discretionary investment counsel to manage with full discretion the investment of all or any part of 33 11827\407242,1-407242