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(b) Abatement Bonds Account. Proceeds of the Abatement Bonds, less the appropriations made in Section 4.01(b) hereof, will be deposited in the Abatement Bonds Account of the Construction Fund to be used solely to defray expenses of the Project described herein and in the Abatement Resolution. When the Project is completed and the cost thereof paid, the Abatement Bonds Account of the Construction Fund is to be closed and any funds remaining may be deposited in the Abatement Bonds Account of the Debt Service Fund. 4.03. General Obligation Pledge. For the prompt and full payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds, as the same respectively become due, the full faith, credit and taxing powers of the City will be and are hereby irrevocably pledged. If the balance in the Debt Service Fund is ever insufficient to pay all principal and interest then due on the Bonds and any other bonds payable therefrom, the deficiency will be promptly paid out of monies in the general fund of the City which are available for such purpose, and such general fund may be reimbursed with or without interest from the Debt Service Fund when a sufficient balance is available therein. 4.04. Pledge of Tax Levy. For the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on the Bonds, there is levied a direct annual irrepealable ad valorem tax upon all of the taxable property in the City, which will be spread upon the tax rolls and collected with and as part of other general taxes of the City. The Taxes will be credited to the Street Reconstruction Bonds Account of the Debt Service Fund above provided and will be in the years and amounts as attached hereto as EXHIBIT C. 4.05. Certification to Manager of Property Records and Taxation as to Debt Service Fund Amount. It is hereby determined that the estimated collections of Taxes and Abatements will produce at least five percent in excess of the amount needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the Bonds. The tax levy herein provided for the Bonds is irrepealable until all of the Bonds are paid, provided that at the time the City makes its annual tax levies the Finance Director may certify to the Manager of Property Records and Taxation of Anoka County, Minnesota (the "Manager of Property Records and Taxation") the amount available in the Debt Service Fund to pay principal and interest due during the ensuing year, and the Manager of Property Records and Taxation will thereupon reduce the levy collectible during such year by the amount so certified. 4.06. Filing of Resolution. The City Administrator is authorized and directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Manager of Property Records and Taxation and to obtain the certificate required by Section 475.63 of the Act. Section 6. Authentication of Transcript. 6.01. City Proceedings and Records. The officers of the City are authorized and directed to prepare and furnish to the Purchaser and to the attorneys approving the Bonds, certified copies of proceedings and records of the City relating to the Bonds and to the financial condition and affairs of the City, and such other certificates, affidavits and transcripts as may be required to show the facts within their knowledge or as shown by the books and records in their custody and under their control, relating to the validity and marketability of the Bonds, and such instruments, including any heretofore furnished, may be deemed representations of the City as to the facts stated therein. 6.02. Certification as to Official Statement. The Mayor, City Administrator, and Finance Director are authorized and directed to certify that they have examined the Official Statement prepared and circulated in connection with the issuance and sale of the Bonds and that to the best of their knowledge and belief the Official Statement is a complete and accurate representation of the facts and representations made therein as of the date of the Official Statement. 459994v1 JAE LN140-115 8