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3. LRC Budget. By December 31 of each year, the LRC shall adopt a budget (the LRC Budget) for the ensuing fiscal year (which shall be the calendar year), which LRC Budget shall be submitted to the City for review and approval prior to LRC adoption. The LRC Budget shall contain a statement of sources and uses of all funds that are available or that the LRC reasonably expects to become available to LRC to finance its activities, undertakings, and obligations for each budget year. It is the intention of the Parties that the LRC shall use its reasonable best efforts to use other sources of revenue available under the Act as the primary source of its Operating Funds and payment for Support Services as such revenue becomes available to the LRC. Such revenue shall include, without limitation, tax allocation or tax increment revenues that may become available pursuant to any urban renewal plan approved by the City Council of the City. 4. Reimbursement for Operating Funds and Support Services. The Parties shall establish a procedure for documenting the reasonable costs and expenses (the Costs and Expenses) related to the Operating Funds and Support Services provided by the City. The Costs and Expenses shall constitute an indebtedness of the LRC to be repaid to the City from sources of revenue available under the Act as such revenue becomes available to the LRC. Such revenue shall include, without limitation, tax allocation or tax increment revenues that may become available pursuant to an urban renewal plan approved by the City Council of the City. a. It is agreed that the Costs and Expenses incurred by the City up to and including expenses on December 31, 2010 total $77,849. At the election of the City, such amount may be evidenced by a note approved by the Parties and executed by LRC. b. Upon request of the LRC, the City agrees to give reasonable consideration to subordinating its right to repayment of Costs and Expenses to any bonds, loans, advances, indebtedness, or other obligation of the LRC. 5. Approval of Certain Contracts; Bonds and Other Obligations of the LRC. The Parties agree that the City Council of the City shall provide direction to LRC and oversight of LRC activities as follows: a. Any proposed expenditure by the LRC which has not been previously approved as part of the LRC budget shall be subject to the prior review and approval of the City Council. b. Prior to issuing bonds or any other capital financial obligations or financial obligations extending beyond the end of the current fiscal year of the LRC, the LRC shall notify the City Council in writing of its intention to do so, and shall promptly furnish to the City Council such information and documents relating to such bonds or other capital or long -term financial obligations as the City Council may request. The LRC shall not commit to or proceed with any such bonds or other capital or long -term financial obligations unless a majority of the 2 25