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Grant No. SG -98 -39 AMENDMENT TO METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT LIVABLE COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION ACCOUNT GRANT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by the Metropolitan Council ( "Council ") and the City of Lino Lakes ( "Grantee "). WHEREAS, in June 1998 the Council and the Grantee entered into a grant agreement identified as Council Grant No. SG -98 -39 under which the Council provided Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant funds to the Grantee to help fund a demonstration project within the City of Lino Lakes; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Paragraph 4.03 of Grant No. SG- 98 -39, the Council and the Grantee mutually agree to amend Grant No. SG -98 -39 to clarify that travel expenses directly and necessarily related to the performance of project activities identified in the Grantee's application for Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant funds are eligible uses of the grant funds. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and covenants contained in this agreement, the Council and the Grantee agree to amend Grant No. SG -98 -39 as follows: Article II, GRANT FUNDS, Paragraph 2.02, Authorized Use of Grant Funds, is amended to read as follows: 2.02 Authorized Use of Grant Funds. The total grant amount made available to the Grantee under this agreement shall be used only for the purposes and activities described in the Grantee's application for Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant funds, as revised to reflect the grant award made by the Council. A copy of the Grantee's application which identifies eligible uses of the grant funds is attached to and incorporated into this agreement as Attachment A. If the provisions of the Grantee's application are inconsistent with other provisions of this agreement, the other provisions of this agreement shall take precedence over the provisions of the application. Grant funds must be used to fund the initiatives specified in Minnesota Statutes section 473.25, paragraph (b), in a Participating Municipality. Grant funds must be used for costs directly associated with the specific proposed activities and are intended to be used for "hard costs" rather than "soft costs." Ineligible uses include: administrative overhead; activities prior to the date of the grant award; travel expenses not directly or necessarily related to the performance of project activities; legal fees; permits, licenses or authorization fees; costs associated with preparing other grant proposals; operating expenses; comprehensive planning costs; and prorated lease and salary costs. The Council shall bear no responsibility for cost overruns which may be Page 1 of 2 Pages