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hereby covenant and agree that they will forthwith do all such further acts and take all such further proceedings as may be required by law to make such assessments a valid and binding lien upon such property. The Council presently estimates that the special assessments shall be in the aggregate principal amount of $266,783.72 payable in not more than 15 installments, the first installment to be collectible with taxes during the year 2015, and that deferred installments shall bear interest at the rate of not less than 4.75% per annum from the date of the resolution levying said assessment until December 31 of the year in which the installment is payable. 4.05. Ad Valorem Taxes. The full faith and credit and taxing powers of the City are irrevocably pledged for the prompt and full payment of the principal of and interest in the Bonds as the same become respectively due. For the purpose there is hereby levied upon all of the taxable property of the City a direct, annual ad valorem tax, which shall be spread upon the tax rolls prepared in each of the following years and collected with other taxes in the following years and amounts as follows: Year Levy Year Collection Amount See attached levy schedule The foregoing tax levies together with special assessments are such that if collected in full they will produce at least five percent (5%) in excess of the amount needed to pay when due the principal of and interest on the Bonds. This tax shall be irrevocably appropriated to the Bond Fund as long as any of the Bonds are outstanding and unpaid; provided that the City reserves the right and power to reduce the levies in the manner and to the extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61. 4.06. Full Faith and Credit Pledged. The full faith and credit of the City are irrevocably pledged for the prompt and full payment of the principal of and the interest on the Bonds, and the Bonds shall be payable from the Bond Fund in accordance with the provisions and covenants contained in this resolution. It is estimated that the special assessments and ad valorem taxes levied and to be levied for the payment of the Improvements will be collected in amounts not less than five percent (5%) in excess of the annual principal and interest requirements of the Bonds. If the money on hand in the Bond Fund should at any time be insufficient for the payment of principal and interest then due, this City shall pay the principal and interest out of any fund of the City, and such other fund or funds shall be reimbursed therefor when sufficient money is available to the Bond Fund. If on October 1 in any year the sum of the balance in the Bond Fund plus the amount of taxes and special assessments theretofore levied for the Improvements and collectible through the end of the following calendar year is not sufficient to pay when due all principal and interest become due on all Bonds payable therefrom in said following calendar year, or the Bond Fund has incurred a deficiency in the manner provided in this Section 4.06, a direct, irrepealable, ad valorem tax shall be levied on all taxable property within the corporate limits of the City for the purpose of restoring such accumulated or anticipated deficiency in accordance with the provisions of this resolution. -16-