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City of Elk River, Minnesota Section W Local Government Aid Penalty • Tax increment financing districts established or expanded after April 30, 1990 may cause a reduction in the local government aid (LGA/HACA) received by the City from the State. For tax increment financing plans approved on of after July 1, 1995, the City may elect at the time of such approval to make qualifying local contributions to the project, and thereby be exempt from any loss of local government aid. For redevelopment districts these contributions must equal 5.0% of the annual increment generated by the district. If the City elects to make the local contribution but fails to do so in any year, a reduction in local government aid will occur. The loss of aid will equal the greater of 1) the required local contribution or 2) the loss of aid which would have been incurred had the local contribution election not been made. Local contributions must be made out of unrestricted money and may not be made, directly or indirectly, with tax increments or developer payments. The contributions must be used to pay project costs and cannot be used for general government purposes or for costs which would have been incurred absent the project. The City may request contributions from other local governmental entities that will benefit from the establishment of the district. The City elects to make the qualifying local contributions to the project. Section X Prior Planned Improvements The City shall accompany its request for certification to the County Auditor (or notice of district enlargement), with a listing of all properties within the TIF District for which building permits • have been issued during the 18 months immediately preceding approval of the TIF Plan. The County Auditor shall increase the original net tax capacity of the TIF District by the net tax capacity of each improvement for which a building permit was issued. There have been no building permits issued in the last 18 months in conjunction with any of the properties within the TIF District. Section Y Development Agreements If within a project containing a redevelopment district, more than 25% of the acreage of the property to be acquired by the City is purchased with tax increment bonds proceeds (to which tax increment from the property is pledged), then prior to such acquisition, the City must enter into an agreement for the development of the property. Such agreement must provide recourse for the City should the development not be completed. The City anticipates entering into an agreement for development. Section Z Assessment Agreements The City may, upon entering into a development agreement, also enter into an assessment agreement with the developer, which establishes a minimum market value of the land and improvements for each year during the life of the TIF District. The assessment agreement shall be presented to the County or City Assessor who shall review • the plans and specifications for the improvements to be constructed, review the market value previously assigned to the land, and so long as the minimum market value contained in the assessment agreement appears to be an accurate estimate, shall certify the assessment SPRINGSTED Page 11