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TAX BASE REVITALIZATION ACCOUNT CONTAMINATION CLEANUP GRANT PROGRAM (a) Site investigation work that occurred within 180 days of the Funding Cycle application due date and is identified as a grant -funded activity in Attachment A; or (b) Project cleanup activities that occurred within 180 days of the Funding Cycle application due date that were expressly approved by the Council Action and are described or identified in Attachments A and B. A detailed list of ineligible and eligible costs is available from the Council's Livable Communities program office. Grant funds also shall not be used by the Grantee or others to supplant or replace: (a) grant or loan funds obtained for the Project from other sources; or (b) Grantee contributions to the Project, including financial assistance, real property or other resources of the Grantee; or (c) funding or budgetary commitments made by the Grantee or others prior to the Council Action, unless specifically authorized in Attachment A. The Council shall bear no responsibility for cost overruns which may be incurred by the Grantee or others in the implementation or performance of the Project activities. The Grantee agrees to comply with any "business subsidy" requirements of Minnesota Statutes sections 116J.993 to 116J.995 that apply to the Grantee's expenditures or uses of the grant funds. 2.05. Loans for Low -Income Housing Tax Credit Projects. If consistent with the application and the Project activities described in Attachment A or if requested in writing by the Grantee, the Grantee may structure the grant assistance to the Project as a loan so the Project Owner can take advantage of federal and state low-income housing tax credit programs. The Grantee may use the grant funds as a loan for a low-income housing tax credit Project, subject to the terms and conditions stated in Sections 2.03 and 2.04 and the following additional terms and conditions: (a) The Grantee covenants and represents to the Council that the Project is a rental housing project that received or will receive an award of low-income housing tax credits under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the low-income housing tax credit program administered by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency or a program administered by the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Housing Finance Board or another designated housing credit agency that sub -allocates low-income housing tax credits in the metropolitan area. (b) The Grantee will execute a loan agreement with the Project Owner. Prior to disbursing any grant funds for the Project, the Grantee will provide to the Council a copy of the loan agreement between the Grantee and the Project Owner. (c) The Grantee will submit annual written reports to the Council that certify: (1) the grant funds continue to be used for the Project for which the grant funds were awarded; and (2) the Project is a "qualified low-income housing project" under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. This annual reporting requirement is in addition to the reporting requirements stated in Section 3.03. Notwithstanding the Expiration Date identified at Page 1 of this Agreement and referenced in Section 5.01, the Grantee will submit the annual certification reports during the initial "compliance period" and any "extended use period," or until such time as the Council terminates this annual reporting requirement by written notice to the Grantee. Page 4 of 13 Pages SG-12217River Walk Village rev. 7/31/2019