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City of Hugo, Minnesota Section S Tax Increment Pooling and the Five Year Rule At least 75%of the tax increments from the TIF District must be expended on activities within the district or to pay for bonds used to finance the estimated public costs of the TIF District (see Section E for additional restrictions). No more than 25%of the tax increments may be spent on costs outside of the TIF District but within the boundaries of the Project Area,except to pay debt service on credit enhanced bonds. All administrative expenses are considered to have been spent outside of the TIF District. Tax increments are considered to have been spent within the TIF District if such amounts are: (1) actually paid to a third party for activities performed within the TIF District within five years after certification of the district; (2) used to pay bonds that were issued and sold to a third party, the proceeds of which are reasonably expected on the date of issuance to be spent within the later of the five-year period or a reasonable temporary penod or are deposited in a reasonably required reserve or replacement fund. (3) used to make payments or reimbursements to,a third party under binding,contracts for activities performed within the TIF District, which were.eritered into within five years after certification of the district;or (4) used to reimburse a party for payment of eligible costs(inckiding interest)incurred within five years from certification of the district. Beginning with the sixth year following certification of the TIF District,at least75%of the tax increments must be used to pay outstanding bonds or make contractual payments obligated within the first five years. When outstanding bonds have been defeased and sufficient money has been set aside to pay for such contractual obligations, the TIF District must be decertified. The City anticipates that tax increments will be spent outside of the TIF District (including a portion for allowable administrative expenses)for transportation,redevelopment and affordable housing qualified pooling expenditures. Section T Limitation on Administrative Expenses Administrative expenses are defined as all costs of the City other than: (;1) amounts paid for the purchase of land; (2) amounts paid for materials and services, including architectural and engineering services directly connected with the physical development of the real property in the project; (3) relocation benefits paid to, or services provided for, persons residing or businesses located in the project;' (4) amounts used to pay principal or interest on, fund a reserve for, or sell at a discount bonds issued pursuant to section 469.178;or (5) amounts used to pay other financial obligations to the extent those obligations were used to finance costs described in clause(1)to(3). Administrative expenses include amounts paid for services provided by bond counsel, fiscal consultants, planning or economic development consultants, and actual costs incurred by the County in administering the TIF District. Tax increments may be used to pay administrative expenses of the TIF District up to the lesser of (a) 10% of the total estimated public costs authorized by the TIF Plan or(b) 10%of the total tax increment expenditures for the project. SPRINGSTED Page 11