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(the "Fund"). Under Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.178, Subd. 7, the City is authorized to advance or loan money from the Fund in order to finance the Qualified Costs. The City intends to reimburse itself for the payment of the Qualified Costs, plus interest thereon, from tax increments derived from the TIF District in accordance with the following terms (which terms are referred to collectively as the "Interfund Loan") : (a) The City shall repay to the Fund from which the Qualified Costs are initially paid, the principal amount of $1,172,000 (or, if less, the amount actually paid from such fund) together with interest at 4.00% per annum (which is not more than the greater of (i) the rate specified under Minnesota Statutes, Section 270C.40, or (ii) the rate specified under Minnesota Statutes, Section 549.09) from the date of the payment. (b) Principal and interest on the Interfund Loan ("Payments") shall be paid semi-annually on each February 1 and August 1 commencing with the first February 1 or August 1 occurring after the date the tax increments from the TIF District are available and not otherwise pledged to and including the earlier of (a) the date the principal and accrued interest of the Interfund Loan is paid in full, or (b) the date of last receipt of tax increment from the TIF District ("Payment Dates") which Payments will be made in the amount and only to the extent of available tax increments. Payments shall be applied first to accrued interest, and then to unpaid principal. (c) Payments on the Interfund Loan are payable solely from the tax increment generated in the preceding six (6) months with respect to the TIF District and remitted to the City by Anoka County, all in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.174 to 469.1794, as amended. Payments on this Interfund Loan are subordinate to any outstanding or future bonds, notes or contracts secured in whole or in part with tax increment, and are on parity with any other outstanding or future interfund loans secured in whole or in part with tax increments. (d) The principal sum and all accrued interest payable under this Interfund Loan are pre -payable in whole or in part at any time by the City without premium or penalty. No partial prepayment shall affect the amount or timing of any other regular payment otherwise required to be made under this Interfund Loan. (e) The Interfund Loan is evidence of an internal borrowing by the City in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.178, Subd. 7, and is a limited obligation payable solely from tax increment pledged to the payment hereof under this resolution. The Interfund Loan and the interest hereon shall not be deemed to constitute a general obligation of the State of Minnesota or any political subdivision thereof, including, without limitation, the City. Neither the State of Minnesota, nor any political subdivision thereof shall be obligated to pay the principal of or interest on the Interfund Loan or other costs incident hereto except out of tax increment, and neither the full faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State of Minnesota or any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of or interest on the Interfund Loan or other costs incident hereto. The City shall have no obligation to pay any principal amount of the Interfund Loan or accrued interest thereon, which may remain unpaid after the termination of the TIF District. 3