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<br />ALTERNATE VERSION OF ARTICLES II AND III <br /> <br />ARTICLE II <br /> <br />LESSOR'S AGREEMENT TO CONSTRUCT BUILDING ON LAND AND <br />REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF LESSEE AND LESSOR <br /> <br />Section 2.01. Construction of the Building. (a) Lessor shall cause the preparation ofthe <br />Plans in accordance with the general standards set forth in Exhibit B and in consultation with <br />Lessee. The final Plans shall be approved in writing by both Lessor and Lessee, each of whose <br />approval may not be umeasonably withheld or delayed. Lessor and Lessee each shall have the <br />right, by notice to the other, to terminate this Lease if the Plans have not been approved in writing <br />by both Lessor and Lessee on or before December 31, 2007. In the event of such tennination, <br />neither Lessor nor Lessee shall have any further rights or obligations under this Lease, except that <br />Lessee shall reimburse Lessor for one-third of the out-of-pocket costs in connection with this <br />Lease and the Project incurred by Lessor and the City through the date of Lessor's receipt of the <br />notice of termination. Lessee shall pay such costs to Lessor within 30 days after receipt of <br />written demand therefor and reasonable evidence of the costs incurred. <br /> <br />(b) Within 30 days after receipt by Lessor (or by the City on behalf of Lessor) of the <br />final construction bids for the Building, Lessor shall provide notice to Lessee of the aggregate <br />construction cost for the Building and an estimate of total Project Costs, including a summary of <br />bids received (the "Cost Notice"). If Lessee detennines that construction of the Building is not <br />financially feasible based on the Cost Notice, Lessee may terminate this Lease by delivering to <br />Lessor notice of termination no later than 15 days after Lessee's receipt ofthe Cost Notice. After <br />Lessor's receipt of a timely notice of termination, neither party shall have any further rights or <br />obligations under this Lease, except that Lessee shall reimburse Lessor for one-third of the out- <br />of-pocket costs in connection with this Lease and the Project incurred by Lessor and the City <br />through the date of Lessor's receipt of the notice of termination. Lessee shall pay such costs to <br />Lessor within 30 days after receipt of demand therefor and reasonable evidence of the costs <br />incurred. <br /> <br />(c) Lessor will finance Project Costs from proceeds of the Bonds, except to the <br />extent provided otherwise in ]3aragraphsnara!!ranh (g) aRe! (h) of this Section. Lessor will issue <br />the Bonds at a time determined in its discretion, but in any event in such a fashion as to make <br />proceeds available to payor reimburse Project Costs in accordance with the timeframe described <br />in this Article. The Bonds will have a final maturity of at least twenty-five (25) years after the <br />date of issue. Lessor's obligation to issue the Bonds is subject to (i) compliance with all terms <br />and conditions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.102, including without limitation consent by <br />the City Council and adoption of an ordinance pledging the City's full faith and credit to the <br />Bonds; (ii) receipt by Lessor of an Opinion of Counsel, in a form satisfactory to Bond Counsel, <br />given by counsel to Lessee with experience in the law of 501(c)(3) Organizations, regarding <br />Lessee's status as a 501(c)(3) Organization, Lessee's representations and warranties under <br />Section 2.03 hereof, and other matters related to issuance of the Bonds as qualified 501(c)(3) <br />bonds as defined in Section 145 of the Code; and (iii) execution by Lessor of a tax-exemption <br />agreement between Lessor and Lessee in a form acceptable to Bond Counsel (the "Tax <br />Exemption Agreement"), under which Lessor agrees to covenants reasonably required in order to <br />issue the Bonds are qualified 501(c)(3) Bonds as defined in Section 145 of the Code, including <br />without limitation rebate of any arbitrage earned with respect to the Bonds if the Bonds are not <br />exempt form rebate under the Code or regulations related thereto (subject to the terms of Section <br />3.02(c) hereof). <br />