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e earnings on funds held in the Debt service Account; and (f) any and all other moneys which are properly available and are appropriated by the Council to the Debt Service Account. The Debt Service Account shall be used solely to pay the principal and interest and any premiums for redemption of the Bonds and any other general obligation bonds of the City hereafter issued by the City and made payable from said account as provided by law. No portion of the proceeds of the Bonds shall be used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments or to replace funds which were used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments, except (1) for a reasonable temporary period until such proceeds are needed for the purpose for which the Bonds were issued and (2) in addition to the above in an amount not greater than the lesser of five percent (5%) of the "issue price" of the Bonds or $100,000. To this effect, any proceeds of the Bonds and any sums from time to time held in the Capital Account or Debt Service Account in excess of amounts which under then-applicable federal arbitrage regulations may be invested without regard to yield shall not be invested at a yield in excess of the applicable yield restrictions imposed by said arbitrage regulations on such investments after taking into account any applicable "temporary periods" or "minor portion" made available under the federal arbitrage regulations. Money in the Fund shall not be invested in obligations or deposits issued by, guaranteed by or insured by the United states or any agency or instrumentality thereof if and to the extent that such investment would cause the Bonds or any Additional Bonds to be "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of Section 149(b} of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). e 17. Assessments. It is hereby determined that no less than twenty percent (20%) of the cost to the City of the Improvements financed hereunder within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.58, Subdivision 1(3}, shall be paid by special assessments heretofore levied or to be levied hereafter against every assessable lot, piece and parcel of land benefitted by any of the Improvements. The City hereby covenants and agrees that it will let all construction contracts not heretofore let within one e1} year after ordering each Improvements financed hereunder unless the resolution ordering said Improvement specifies a different time limit for the letting of construction contracts. The City hereby further covenants and agrees that it will do and perform as soon as they may be done, all acts and things necessary for the final and valid levy of such special assessments, and in the event that any such assessment be at any time held invalid with respect to any lot, piece or parcel of land due to any error, defect, or irregularity in any action or proceedings taken or to be taken by the City or the Councilor e 276396.1 17