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TAX BASE REVITALIZATION ACCOUNT CONTAMINATION CLEANUP GRANT PROGRAM (g) negotiated affordable and life -cycle housing goals for the Municipality pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 473.254. Project. Unless clearly indicated otherwise by the context of a specific provision ofthis Agreement, "Project" means the development or redevelopment project identified in the application for Tax Base Revitalization Account funds for which grant funds were requested. Grant -funded activities typically are components of the Project. (h) Project Costs. "Project Costs" means all costs as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 116J.552, subdivision 7. (i) Site. "Site" means the polluted land proposed by the Grantee to be cleaned up and located both within the metropolitan area and within a Participating Municipality. II. GRANT FUNDS 2.01. Source of Funds. The grant funds made available to the Grantee under this Agreement are from the Tax Base Revitalization Account of the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund. The grant funds are derived from the area -wide tax imposed under Minnesota Statutes chapter 473F and are not from federal sources. 2.02. Total Grant Amount. The Council will grant to the Grantee the "Grant Amount" identified at Page 1 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Grantee understands and agrees that any reduction or termination of Tax Base Revitalization Account funds made available to the Council may result in a like reduction in the Grant Amount made available to the Grantee. 2.03. Authorized Use of Grant Funds. The Grant Amount made available to the Grantee under this Agreement shall be used only for Cleanup Costs for the cleanup of the Site described in the application for Tax Base Revitalization Account funds. A Project Summary that identifies eligible uses of the grant funds as approved by the Council is attached to and incorporated into this Agreement as Attachment A. Aerial photography or drawings that identify the specific location(s) within the Project boundaries or the Site(s) for which cleanup grant funds must be used is attached to and incorporated into this Agreement as Attachment B. Grant funds must be used for cleanup of the Site which must be located in a Participating Municipality. If consistent with the application and subject to the limitations in Minnesota Statutes section 116J.556, the Grantee may use the grant funds to provide a portion of the local match requirement for Project Costs that qualify for a grant under Minnesota Statutes sections 116J.551 to 116J.557. 2.04. Ineligible Uses. Grant funds must be used for costs directly associated with the specific proposed Project activities for which the grant funds were awarded and shall not be used for "soft costs" such as: administrative overhead; travel expenses; legal fees; insurance; bonds; permits, licenses or authorization fees; costs associated with preparing grant proposals or applications; operating expenses; planning costs, including comprehensive planning costs; and prorated lease and salary costs. Grant funds may not be used for costs of Project activities that occurred prior to the grant award, unless the pre -award costs were for: Page 3 of 13 Pages SG-12217River Walk Village rev. 7/31/2019