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J. The Parties desire to enter into this Cooperation Agreement respecting the LRC's <br />financial assistance toward the Plan Area Project. <br />K. The Plan Area Project is located within the Plan Area. <br />L. The flan provides for financing the activities and undertakings of the LRC by <br />means of property tax allocation or tax increment financing ("Property Tax TIF") in accordance <br />with Section 31-25-107(9) of the Act. <br />M. The LRC finds that Plan Area Project will help prevent the spread of blight within <br />the Plan Area by providing enhanced walkability and connectivity in furtherance of the purposes <br />of the Act and Plan; and thus desires to participate financially in the Plan Area Project. <br />N. The Parties intend that LRC financial assistance for the Plan Area Project be limited <br />to certain Property Tax TIF revenue available to the LRC after payment of (i) LRC operating, <br />administrative, consulting, and other costs ("LRC Operating Expenses"), and (ii) any prior <br />financial obligations of the LRC, including but not limited to any (a) existing bonded indebtedness, <br />and (b) amounts required to be paid out of the LRC's special fund under existing agreements to <br />which the LRC is a party ("Prior Financial Obligations"). <br />AGREEMENT <br />NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the following terms and <br />conditions, the Parties agree as follows: <br />I. Construction of Plan Area Project. The City will finance and construct the Plan <br />Area Project with a portion of the proceeds of the Bonds. The Parties will cooperate to take any <br />and all reasonable steps to design and construct the Plan Area Project, The City will use best efforts <br />to cause the Plan Area Project to be completed in 2026. The City shall own and maintain the Plan <br />Area Project upon completion. <br />2. LRC Financial Assistance. a. Commencing with the fiscal year 2023, and in <br />accordance with Section 31-25-107(9)(a)(II) of the Act, the LRC shall establish a special fund (the <br />"Special Fund") and deposit therein all Property Tax TIF revenue from the Plan Area upon receipt <br />from the Treasurer of Boulder County, except for LRC Operating Expenses and Prior Financial <br />Obligations. <br />b. The Parties agree that the Pledged Revenue (defined below) shall be used and <br />expended exclusively for the Plan Area Project and in accordance with Section 4, and paid <br />according to the payment schedule set forth in subsection 2(d) below. The Pledged Revenue <br />available for the Plan Area Project shall be annually or periodically transferred from the Special <br />Fund to the City Capital Projects Fund at such times as shall be determined by the City Finance <br />Director. For purposes of this Cooperation Agreement, "Pledged Revenue" means one of the <br />following amounts: <br />