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STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF HENNEPIN FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Case Type: Other Civil

Minneapolis Venture LLC,

Plaintiff,vs.

Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority,

Defendant.

Court File No. 27-CV-13-15247(Judge Ronald L. Abrams)

ANSWER AND COUNTERCLAIM OF

MINNESOTA SPORTS FACILITIES

AUTHORITY

ANSWER

Defendant Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA), by and for its Answer

to Plaintiff Minneapolis Venture LLCs (Minneapolis Venture) Complaint, admits,

denies and alleges as follows:

1. The MSFA admits on information and belief the allegations contained in

Paragraph 1.

2. The MSFA admits the allegations of Paragraph 2.

3. In response to the allegations of Paragraph 3, the MSFA states that it calls

for a legal conclusion. The MSFA denies that Minn. Stat. Ch. 473J include[s]

Downtown East in the definition of the Stadium Site. The MSFA alleges that

Downtown East is located within the boundaries of the area defined as Stadium site in

Minn. Stat. 473J.03, subd. 12.

4. In response to the allegations of Paragraph 4, the MSFA admits that Ted

Mondale, in his capacity as CEO/Executive Director of the MSFA, sent to Minneapolis

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Venture, on or about February 1, 2013, the letter attached to the Complaint as Exhibit A.

The MSFA further alleges that Exhibit A is in writing and speaks for itself, and the

MSFA denies that Paragraph 4 is a full or complete summary of the contents of Exhibit

A. The MSFA denies any allegations of Paragraph 4 that are contrary to the text of

Exhibit A.


Mondale sent the letter attached to the Complaint as Exhibit B to Minneapolis Venture on

or about May 30, 2013. The MSFA states that Exhibit B is in writing and speaks for

itself, and the MSFA denies that Paragraph 5 is a full or complete summary of the

contents of Exhibit B. The MSFA denies any allegations in Paragraph 5 that are contrary

to the text of Exhibit B.

6. In response to the allegations of Paragraph 6, the MSFA admits that the Use

Agreement is a contract originally entered into between the MCDA and the Metropolitan

Sports Facilities Commission (Commission), that the Use Agreement is attached to the

Complaint as Exhibit C, and that the second sentence of Paragraph 6 quotes a portion of

the Use Agreement.

7. In response to the allegations of Paragraph 7, the MSFA admits that

Paragraph 7 quotes a portion of Section 2 of the Use Agreement, but denies that it

constitutes a complete or accurate summary of the provisions of the Use Agreement

regarding the term and duration of the Use Agreement.

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8. The MSFA admits that Paragraph 8 accurately quotes portions of the Use

Agreement, but denies that it constitutes a complete summary of the terms of the Use

Agreement relating to the term or duration of the Use Agreement.

9. In response to the allegations of Paragraph 9, the MSFA admits the

allegations of the first two sentences of Paragraph 9 and denies the allegations of the third

sentence of Paragraph 9.

10. In response to the allegations of Paragraph 10, the MSFA admits that a

meeting occurred on or about April 18, 2013 between representatives of Minneapolis

Venture, the MSFA and the Vikings. The MSFA denies the remaining allegations of

Paragraph 10.

11. The MSFA denies the allegations of Paragraph 11, except that the MSFA

admits that Exhibit D contains images that have been published.

12. In response to the allegations of Paragraph 12, the MSFA admits that it

issued a final environmental impact statement (EIS) on or about July 29, 2013. The

MSFA alleges that the EIS is in writing and speaks for itself. The MSFA admits that

Downtown East is mentioned in the EIS and that two alternative plaza configurations

described in the EIS include Downtown East, but the MSFA denies the remaining

allegations of Paragraph 12, to the extent they are contrary to or unsupported by the text

of the EIS, and specifically denies the final sentence of Paragraph 12.

13. In response to the allegations of Paragraph 13, the MSFA alleges that

discussions between the MSFA, Ryan Companies and the City of Minneapolis have

included discussions concerning the possible allocation of revenues from the Downtown

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East parking ramp in the event that it is acquired in connection with the stadium project.

The MSFA denies the allegations of the final sentence of Paragraph 13.

14. The MSFA denies the allegations of Paragraph 14.


Mondale, as CEO/Executive Director of the MSFA, sent Minneapolis Venture a letter on

or about August 9, 2013. That letter is in writing and speaks for itself. The MSFA

admits that the quoted language in Paragraph 15 is contained in the August 9, 2013 letter,

but denies any allegations contrary to or not supported by the text of the August 9 letter.

16. In response to the allegations of Paragraph 16, the MSFA admits it received

Exhibit E on or about Monday, August 12, 2013, but denies that Minneapolis Venture

had the legal right to terminate the Use Agreement as of October 31, 2013.

17. In response to the allegations of Paragraph 17, the MSFA restates all

allegations of this Answer.

18. The MSFA admits the allegations of Paragraph 18.



21. Except as herein otherwise admitted or otherwise alleged, the MSFA denies

each and every allegation of the Complaint.

FIRST AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE

22. The Complaint fails in whole or in part to state a claim upon which relief

may be granted.

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SECOND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE

23. Subparts e and f of the declaration requested by Minneapolis Venture do

not present a justiciable case or controversy.

COUNTERCLAIM

The MSFA, by and for its Counterclaim, states and alleges as follows:

NATURE OF ACTION

1. This Counterclaim is an action for a declaratory judgment to resolve anexisting controversy concerning a contract entitled the Use Agreement and Right of Entry

dated September 17, 2003 (Use Agreement). The Use Agreement was entered into by

the Minneapolis Community Development Agency (MCDA), the then-owner of the

Downtown East property, and the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission

(Commission), the public body responsible for owning the Metrodome site and

operating the Metrodome at that time. The public bodies that negotiated and entered into

the Use Agreement sought to create a public benefit by providing for the development

and use of the Public Plaza (the term used in the Use Agreement).

2. The Downtown East property includes an underground parking ramp, theDowntown East light rail station and light rail tracks, an open area on the northwest side

of the light rail station and tracks, and the Public Plaza, located on the southeast side of

the light rail station and tracks. The Public Plaza was developed with public funds,

including $1,500,000 from the Federal Transit Administration. The Public Plaza was

designed to create an aesthetically pleasing open space for use by the public, including

users of the Hiawatha Light Rail station, who also require safe pedestrian access from

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events at the sports arena on the Metrodome site to the station through the Public Plaza.

It was not intended as a private profit center.

3. The purpose of the Use Agreement was to preserve the Public Plaza foranother public use, as a permanent open space available to the public during events at the

Metrodome site, so long as that site was used as a sports arena. The intent of the original

parties, which is binding on their respective successors, Minneapolis Venture and the

MSFA, was that the Use Agreement would continue to govern the use of the Public Plaza

so long as a sports arena is operating on the Metrodome site.

4. When Minneapolis Venture purchased the Downtown East property in2007, it accepted the obligations of the Use Agreement. The expectation at that time was

that any above-ground, transit-oriented development on the Downtown East site would

occur on the northwest corner of the property, not on the Public Plaza.

5. The dispute regarding the extension of the Use Agreement has arisen for areason not discussed in Minneapolis Ventures Complaint. As stated in the Complaint,

Minneapolis Venture and the MSFA have discussed a possible acquisition of Downtown

East by the MSFA in connection with the new sports arena to be constructed on the

Metrodome site. But Minneapolis Venture has sought a price far in excess of the

appraised value of the property, and far in excess of prices paid for comparable property

in the City of Minneapolis. Indeed, Minneapolis Venture appealed its property tax

assessment to the City of Minneapolis. In 2011, Minneapolis Venture and the City

reached a settlement of the assessment dispute, and the assessed value of the entire

Downtown East property was reduced to approximately $4,500,000. But Minneapolis

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Venture submitted a document to the MSFA, in the course of discussions concerning a

possible purchase of Downtown East, purporting to show a value many times higher than

the tax assessment value, and Minneapolis Venture has used that document to try to

negotiate a much higher price for the Downtown East property. Since the MSFA has

refused to meet that price, Minneapolis Venture (which never raised any issues under the

Use Agreement prior to the summer of 2013), is attempting to terminate the Use

Agreement as a way to (1) increase its leverage in any possible future negotiations for the

sale of Downtown East; and (2) bolster valuation arguments it would seek to make in the

event of any eminent domain proceeding to acquire Downtown East.

6. Minneapolis Ventures attempt to inflate the price for Downtown East, ineither a negotiation or eminent domain proceeding, depends on its claim that it can

construct a private commercial real estate development on the Public Plaza covered by

the Use Agreement. But as Minneapolis Venture knew when it purchased the property in

2007, development was only intended on the northwest portion of the property, across the

light rail tracks from the Public Plaza. Minneapolis Venture committed, when it

purchased the property, to construct such a development within 18 months (a deadline it

failed to meet). That development could not possibly have included the Public Plaza,

since at that time the initial term of the Use Agreement had six more years to run. In

addition, the parking ramp at Downtown East had been constructed for development only

on the northwest portion. The northwest portion of the ramp is constructed to bear far

more weight than the southeast portion underneath the Public Plaza.

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7. The MSFA is entitled to a declaration requiring Minneapolis Venture tonegotiate in good faith an extension of the Use Agreement for the lifetime of the new

sports arena to be constructed on the site of the Metrodome.

BACKGROUND FACTS

8. The MSFA restates and re-alleges each of the Paragraphs of its Answer.

9. The property currently known as Downtown East was acquired by the

MCDA in 2001, for the purpose of constructing an underground parking ramp, providing

land for the Hiawatha Line light rail transit project, including a station on the Hiawatha

Line, and for construction of the Public Plaza on the southeast portion of the property.

The MCDA also contemplated possible construction of transit-oriented development on

the northwest portion of the Downtown East property, but not on the Public Plaza.

10. The Public Plaza was constructed on the southeast portion of the

Downtown East property with the intention that it would remain open space, to be used

for Metrodome site events, to provide necessary access to the Hiawatha Line light rail

station, and for other purposes.

11. As part of the development of the Public Plaza as an aesthetically pleasing

open public space, a significant piece of artwork, the Seven Seas sculpture, was

publicly commissioned to adorn the Public Plaza. The Seven Seas sculpture, which is

located in the Public Plaza, also serves a structural purpose, providing support for a

portion of the roof of the light rail station at Downtown East. The construction of the

Seven Seas on the Public Plaza is further evidence that the MCDA intended the Public

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Plaza to remain as a permanent public space, for purposes, among others, of the light rail

station and events at the site of the Metrodome.

12. In addition, the MCDA and the Commission, the MSFAs predecessor

public body, agreed that the Commission would construct Concession Facilities on the

Public Plaza for use during events at the Metrodome site.

13. Based on the understanding that the Public Plaza would remain as

permanent open space, the MCDA and the Commission entered into negotiations for the

Use Agreement.

14. The MCDA and the Commission entered into a preliminary Letter

Agreement dated March 26, 2001, stating their intent to reach a more permanent Use

Agreement. A copy of the Letter Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. The Letter

Agreement confirms the intent of the MCDA and Commission to use the Public Plaza as

an aesthetically pleasing public entrance and a public amenity, and to provide an open

and inviting public space.

15. The final Use Agreement was entered into on September 17, 2003.

Paragraph 2 of the Use Agreement provides as follows:

2. Term of Use and Right of Entry. The Commission shall have theright to use the Concession Facilities and associated portions of thePremises beginning upon substantial completion of the ConcessionFacilities currently anticipated to occur in August 2003, and to scheduleand hold Metrodome Events upon the Premises as described herein for a10-year period beginning upon substantial completion of the Premisescurrently anticipated to occur in October 2003, and ending October 31,2013, after which time the right of the Commission to use the ConcessionFacilities and schedule and hold Metrodome Events on the Premises shallterminate. However, the MCDA and Commission agree to negotiate ingood faith the right to extend this Agreement to use the Concession

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Facilities and Premises so long as the Metrodome continues to be operatedas a sports arena. Further, the Commission or MCDA may terminate thisAgreement upon not less than 30 days prior written notice at any time inthe event the Metrodome is no longer being operated as a sports arena forregularly scheduled college or professional sports, and the MCDA also may

terminate this Agreement if the Commission or any successor publicagency ceases to survive as a legal entity. Upon expiration or earliertermination of this Agreement, the Commission shall promptly remove itstrade fixtures and personal property from the Public Plaza and title to theConcession Facilities shall vest in the MCDA.

16. At the time Minneapolis Venture purchased Downtown East in 2007, it was

specifically aware of the existence of the Use Agreement. Minneapolis Venture knew

and intended that it would be bound by the terms of the Use Agreement.

17. On November 30, 2004, the MCDA conveyed the Downtown East property

to the City of Minneapolis, subject to the Use Agreement.

18. On October 25, 2007, the City of Minneapolis and the Commission entered

into a Memorandum of Use Agreement and Right of Entry (Memorandum), a copy of

which is attached here to as Exhibit 2. The Memorandum acknowledged that [t]he City

and the Commission wish to give notice of the existence of the Use Agreement, to

incorporate it by reference into the Memorandum, and to agree that the rights, benefits

and burdens created by the Use Agreement shall constitute covenants running with the

Property and be binding upon the City and Commission and their respective successors

and assigns.

19. The Memorandum was recorded with the office of the Registrar of Titles of

Hennepin County, Minnesota on or about November 2, 2007, as Document No. 4441926.

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20. On October 26, 2007, the City of Minneapolis (which had acquired the

Downtown East property from the MCDA), sold the Downtown East property to Alatus

Management LLC. On information and belief, Minneapolis Venture is the successor to

of Alatus Management LLC and is subject to the legal obligation undertaken by Alatus

Management LLC regarding the Downtown East property.

21. As part of the purchase transaction, Alatus Management LLC agreed to

assume and be bound by the Use Agreement.

22. The MSFA was created by Minn. Stat. Ch. 473J, in 2012. Minn. Stat.

473J.25, subd. 2 provides that all of the remaining assets, liabilities, and obligations of

the Commission shall be transferred to the MSFA.

23. The rights, liabilities and obligations conferred by the Use Agreement are

among the assets, liabilities and obligations transferred from the Commission to the

MSFA, pursuant to resolutions duly passed by both the Commission and the MSFA, on

or about August 3, 2012.

24. Paragraph 2 of the Use Agreement provides that the parties agree to

negotiate in good faith the right to extend this Agreement so long as the Metrodome

continues to be operated as a sports arena. The term Metrodome is defined in the

agreement as the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Sports Center. The term Hubert

H. Humphrey Metrodome Sports Center, as used in the Use Agreement, includes not

only the existing stadium, but also the real estate upon which the stadium is located.

25. The term Metrodome, as defined in Minn. Stat. 473.551, subd. 9,

includes all real estate upon which the Metrodome stadium is built.

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26. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. Ch. 473J, the MSFA is responsible for providing for

the construction, financing and long-term use of a stadium and related stadium

infrastructure on the real estate which is currently the site of the Metrodome stadium.

27. As defined in the Use Agreement, the term Hubert H. Humphrey

Metrodome Sports Center or Metrodome includes a new sports arena stadium

constructed on the real estate which is part of the defined term Metrodome.

28. The intent of the original parties to the Use Agreement, the MCDA and the

Commission, was that the Use Agreement could and would be extended in the event a

new stadium was constructed on the site of the current Metrodome stadium.

29. The obligations of the current owner of Downtown East, Minneapolis

Venture, and the rights of the MSFA under the Use Agreement apply in the event of the

construction of a new stadium on the current site of the Metrodome sports arena.

30. The current dispute regarding the Use Agreement has arisen because

Minneapolis Venture seeks additional leverage in negotiations for the sale of Downtown

East to the MSFA. Minneapolis Venture raised no issue regarding the Use Agreement

until the summer of 2013, at a point when Minneapolis Venture was seeking a price for

Downtown East far in excess of its appraised value.

31. In addition, Minneapolis Venture has undertaken to create the current

dispute in anticipation of a possible future eminent domain action, under which the

MSFA would seek to acquire Downtown East. In such an action, Minneapolis Venture

plans to try to inflate the value of Downtown East by contending that the Public Plaza

would be a site for a commercial development. To make that argument, Minneapolis

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Venture would have to terminate the Use Agreement, which would otherwise prevent

such a development.

32. When Alatus Management LLC purchased the Downtown East property in

2007, it committed to the City of Minneapolis to construct transit-oriented development

on the site, commencing within 18 months of the purchase. At that time, such

development could only have been intended for the northwest portion of the property,

since the southeast portion (the Public Plaza) was undisputedly subject to the Use

Agreement through October 31, 2013.

33. Alatus Management LLC and Minneapolis Venture have not met this

development commitment in the six years since Alatus Management LLC purchased the

property. They have sought extensions of the deadline for the development commitment

from the City of Minneapolis. But in a future eminent domain proceeding, if one is

commenced, Minneapolis Venture would attempt to obtain compensation for the

hypothetical development potential of the Public Plaza, even though it has never been

able to actually develop anything, even on the northwest corner of the site, which was

intended for development.

34. Although Minneapolis Venture now seeks a price for the Downtown East

property far in excess of the appraised value, it has recently obtained a reduction in the

valuation of the property for property tax purposes. Minneapolis Venture appealed the

assessment of Downtown East to the City of Minneapolis, seeking a reduced valuation

for several tax years. In 2011, the parties settled that dispute, with an agreement to

reduce the assessed value of the entire Downtown East property to approximately $4.5

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million. This valuation was reduced after Minneapolis Venture contended that the

original assessment overstated the value of the property.

35. The dispute over the extension of the Use Agreement is a genuine dispute,

but the underlying reason for Minneapolis Venture taking the position that the Use

Agreement should be terminated is its attempt to greatly inflate the price it would receive

for Downtown East in either a negotiated purchase or a future eminent domain action.

The true intent of the original parties to the Use Agreement, which is binding upon their

current successors, was that the Public Plaza would remain an open, public space, and

that it would be available for events at the adjacent sports arena for as long as the

Metrodome site was used as a sports arena.

COUNT I: DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

36. The MSFA restates and re-alleges Paragraphs 1 through 35 of this

Counterclaim.

37. The MSFA and Minneapolis Venture have a genuine and present justiciable

controversy about the respective rights and obligations under the Use Agreement, the

parties have taken adverse positions on the issue, and the court is capable of granting

relief in the form of a declaratory judgment pursuant to Minn. Stat. Ch. 555.

38. The MSFA is entitled to a declaration of the Court that:

a. The MSFA and Minneapolis Venture, as successors to the original

parties to the Use Agreement, are currently parties to and bound by the obligations of the

Use Agreement;

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b. The obligations of the Use Agreement continue in the event that a

new sports arena is constructed on the current site of the Metrodome stadium;

c. The parties are obligated, under the terms of Paragraph 2 of the Use

Agreement, to negotiate in good faith the right to extend the Use Agreement so long as

the current site of the Metrodome stadium continues to be operated as a sports arena.

WHEREFORE, the MSFA requests judgment as follows:

1. Dismissing Plaintiffs Complaint with prejudice;

2. Granting the MSFA a declaratory judgment as follows:

a. The MSFA and Minneapolis Venture, as successors to the original

parties to the Use Agreement, are currently parties to and bound by the obligations of the

Use Agreement;

b. The obligations of the Use Agreement continue in the event that a

new sports arena is constructed on the current site of the Metrodome stadium;

c. The parties are obligated, under the terms of Paragraph 2 of the Use

Agreement, to negotiate in good faith the right to extend the Use Agreement so long as

the current site of the Metrodome stadium continues to be operated as a sports arena.

3. For its costs and disbursements incurred herein; and

4. For such other relief as the Court deems just and proper.

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Dated: August 30, 2013 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

By s/David Y. TrevorDavid Y. Trevor (#0152997)

Erin Davenport (#0388845)50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498Telephone: (612) 340-2600Facsimile: (612) 340-2868

Attorneys for Defendant Minnesota Sports

Facilities Authority

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 549.211, subd. 1, the undersigned hereby acknowledges

that costs, disbursements and reasonable attorneys and witness fees may be awarded to

the opposing party or parties pursuant to Minn. Stat. 549.211, subd. 2.

s/David Y. TrevorDavid Y. Trevor

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RJ A\LRnOOWNTOWN E AST S TATION\LTR AGR MF - FUTURE USE PUBLIC PLAZAMARCH 13 , 2001

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NOW, THEREFORE, th e p a rtie s h e re to a g re e a s fo llo w s :

SECTION 1. S COP E OF AGREEMENT

Th is Ag r e e m e n t is in te n d e d to s e t fo r th : (i) th e te rm s a n d c o n d itio n s u p o n w h i c h th e C o m m is sm a y u s e , in t h e fu tu r e , a n e w P u b lic P la za to b e bu ilt o n th e MC D A P r o p e r ty fo r Me tr o d o m e -re la te d e ve n ts ; a n d ( ii) th e a c tio n s a n d a g r e e m e n ts b e tw e e n th e p a rtie s th a t w ill b e n e c e s s a r ym e m o ria l ize a n d c o n s u m m a t e th e tra n s a c tio n s a g re e d to b y th is Ag re e m e n t.S ECTION 2. P UBLIC P LAZAT h e MC DA in te n d s to bu ild a P u b lic P la za o n th e MC DA P r o p e rty a s p a r t o f th e T ra n s itO r ie n t e d De ve lo p m e n t in co n ju n c tio n w ith th e d e ve lo p m e n t o f th e L R T L in e a n d S ta tio n o n th eMC D A P r o p e r ty. Th e P u b lic P la za w ill be lo ca te d a p p r o xim a te ly in t h a t a r e a o f th e MC D AP r o p e r ty a s d e p i c te d o n E xh i b it A a tta ch e d h e r e t o ( th e "P u b lic P la za ") . T h e P u b lic P la za w illp r o vid e a n a e s th e tica lly p l e a s in g p u b lic e n t ra n ce a n d a p u b l ic a m e n i ty to u n ify th e L R T L in e a nS ta tio n a n d th e T ra n s it O r ie n te d De ve lo p m e n t.SECTION 3. DESIGN REVIEWThe MC DA, the C ity of Minn e a p olis ( th e "C ity"),, th e Me trop ol ita n C o un ci l ( the "C o un ci l") a ndth e C o m m is s io n s h a ll u n d e rta k e a jo in t c o o p e ra tive e ffo r t in th e d e s ig n a n d re vie w o f th e p u b lip a rk in g r a m p . a n d P u b l ic P l a z a to b e b u i lt o n t h e MC D A P ro p e rty. Th e C o m m is s io n m a y m a k ere c o m m e n d a tio n s fo r th e d e s ig n o f th e P u b lic P la za a n d p u b lic p a rkin g ra m p a n d s h a ll b e g iva n o p p o r tu n i ty to lo ca te o n th e P u b l ic P la za o r w ith i n th e p u b l ic p a rk in g r a m p , a bu i ld in g fo rfo o d a n d b e ve ra g e s e rvic e a n d r e s tro o m s , p r o vid e d th a t s u c h b u ild in g i s d e s ig n e d , b u ilt a n do p e ra te d a t th e s o le c o s t a n d e xp e n s e o f th e C o m m is s io n a n d a p p r o ve d b y th e MC D A, C ity,C o u n c il a n d F TA. Th e C o m m is s io n m a y m a k e c o m m e n ts re g a r d in g th e d e s ig n a n d m a yc o n trib u t e m o n e y a n d o t h e r c o n s id e ra tio n s , a s m a y b e a g r e e d u p o n b y th e p a rtie s , to w a rd s th ed e s ig n a n d b u ild in g o f th e p u b lic p a rkin g ra m p a n d t h e P u b lic P la za .S ECTION 4. P LAZA IMP ROVEMENTSTh e MC D A s h a ll p r o vid e n o le s s th a n $ 1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 ( th e "P la za F u n d s ") to w a rd s th e c o s t o fco n s tr u c tin g t h e P u b lic P l a za . Th e typ e o f im p r o ve m e n ts p l a n n e d fo r th e P u b lic P l a za a rein te n d e d t o p r o vid e a n o p e n a n d in vitin g p u b lic s p a c e th a t w ill m a tc h t h e d e s ig n e le m e n ts o f thL R T Lin e a n d S t a t io n a n d t h e Tr a n s it O r ie n te d De ve lo p m e n t, a n d p r o vid e fo r m u ltip l e -u s ea c tivitie s . Th e MC D A, s u b je c t to th e a p p r o va l o f th e F TA, C o u n c i l a n d th e C i ty, m a y s p e n d ap o rtio n o f th e P la za F u n d s (n o t n e e d e d fo r th e d e s ig n a n d c o n s tru c tio n o f th e P u b l ic P la za ) fo rim p r o ve m e n ts u p o n th e P u b l ic P l a z a , w h ic h w ill s e rve t h e C o m m is s io n ' s u s e o f th e P u b l ic P l afo r Me tr o d o m e r e la te d e ve n t s .

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S ECTION 5. US E AGREEMENTTh e MC D A a n d th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll n e g o t ia te a n d e n te r in to a U s e Ag r e e m e n t s u b s ta n tia llth e fo rm o f Exh ib it B a tta ch e d h e re to , n o l a t e r th a n 3 0 d a ys p r io r to th e co m ple t io n o fc o n s tru c tio n o f th e P u b lic P la za o r 9 0 d a ys p r io r to th e d a te w h e n th e C o m m is s io n w a n ts to h oth e ir fir s t Me tro d o m e re la te d e ve n t o n th e P u b lic P la za , wh ich e ve r is la te r . T h e U s e Ag re e m e ns h a ll s e t fo r th th e te rm s a n d c o n d itio n s b y w h ic h th e C o m m is s io n m a y u s e th e P u b lic P l a z a .S ECTION 6 . GOVERNING BO DY AP P ROVALT h e g o ve rn in g b o d y o f e a charty h e re to , h e re b y a u th o r ize s its r e s pe c tive s ta ffs to e n te r in to th isAg ree m e n t a n d to p ro cee d with th e n e g o t ia tio n , p rep a ra tio n a n d e xe cu t io n o f th e a pp ro p r ia tec o n tra c ts a n d a g r e e m e n ts n e c e s s a r y a n d re q u ire d to c o n s u m m a te th e t ra n s a c tio n s c o n te m pin th is Ag ree m e n t an d co n s is te n t w ith th is Ag ree m e n t, an d to fu lfill th e o b l ig a tio n s a n dc o n d i tio n s re q u i re d b y s a id c o n tra c ts a n d a g r e e m e n ts .S ECTION 7. AGREEMENTS VOIDABLET h is Ag ree m e n t s h a ll b e co m e n u l l a n d vo id u po n th e e a r lie r to o ccu r o f ( i) th e fa ilu re o f th ep a rtie s h e re to to e n te r in to th e U s e Ag r e e m e n t b y D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 2 0 0 4 ; o r (ii) th e d a te w h e n th ep a rtie s h e re to e n te r in to th e U s e Ag r e e m e n t a s re q u i te d b y S e c tio nhere in .SECTIONS . EFFECTIVE PERIODTh is Ag r e e m e n t s h a ll b en e ffe c t for the pe r iod from the da te of fu l l e xe cut ion throu gh thee a rlie r o f (i) th e d a te w h e n t h e p a rtie s h e re to e n te r in to t h e U s e Ag r e e m e n t c o n te m p la te d h e rew h ic h s u c h a g r e e m e n t s h a ll s u p e rc e d e th is Ag r e e m e n t; o r (ii) D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 2 0 0 4 , p u r s u a n t tS e c tio n 14 o f th e Le t te r Ag ree m e n t.SECTION 9. NOTICESNot ic e s s ha ll be de live r ed . in w r iting by U .S . firs t c la s s m a il o r ha nd de live re d a s fo llow s :

T o th e MC D A :0 5 5 th Ave nu e S ou th , S u ite 2 0 0Minn e a p o lis , MN 55 4 0 1 - 2 53 4Attn: Exe cu tive Direc torTo the C ommission: 9 0 0 S ou th F i fth S tr ee tMinn e a p o lis , Minn e s o ta 55 4 1 5

Attn: Execu tive Direc torSECTION 10, MODIFICATIONAll mo d ifica tio n s o r a m e n d m e n t s to th is Ag ree m e n t will b e in wr itin g s ig n e d b y a ll th e pa rtie shere to . -

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S ECTION 1 1 . COUNTERP ARTST h is Ag r e e m e n t m a y b e e xe c u te d in a n y n u m b e r o f c o u n te rp a rts , e a c h o f w h ic h s h a ll c o n s titu to n e a n d th e s a m e in s tru m e n t.S ECTION 1 2 . CHOICE OF LAWTh is Ag r e e m e n t s h a ll b e in te rp r e te d u n d e r th e la w s o f th e S t a te o f Min n e s o ta .S ECTION 1 3 .. TIMETim e i s o f th e e s s e n c e in th e p e rfo r m a n c e o f th e o b l ig a tio n s c o n t e m p la te d b y th is Ag r e e m e n t.

IN WITNES S W HEREOF, th e u n d e rs ig n e d r e p r e s e n ta tive o f th e p a rtie s h e re to ,r e s pe c tive ly, ha ve e xe cu ted th i s Agree m e n t a s o f the da y, m on th a nd ye a r fir s t wr itte n a bo ve .

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THIS AGREEMENT, m a d e th is da y of____________ 200 by a nd be twee n theMinneapolis Community De velopme nt Age ncy,p u b l ic b o d y c o r p o ra te a n d p o litic u n d e r th e la w sof Minn e s ota (he re ina fte r "MC DA") , a nd thee tropolitan Sports Fac ilitie s Commis s ion,po litica ls u b d ivis io n o f th e S ta te o f Min n e s o ta o r g a n ize d p u r s u a n t to Min n e s o ta S t a tu te s , S e c tio n 4 7 3 .5 5 1s e q . (h e re in a fte r "C o m m is s io n ").

W H E R E AS , th e MC D A is th e fe e o w n e r o f c e rta in r e a l p r o p e rty lo c a te d o n th e b lo c k b e tw eP a r k Ave n u e S o u th , F o u rth S tr e e t S o u th , C h i c a g o Ave n u e S o u th a n d F i fth S tre e t S o u th , kn o w n a s7 0 1 F o u r th S tre e t S o u t h a n d 4 2 4 C h ic a g o Ave n u e S o u th , Min n e a p o l is , Min n e s o ta (h e re in a fte r "MP rop e rty"); a nd

W H E R E AS , th e C o m m is s io n is th e o w n e r a n d o p e ra to r o f th e H u b e rt H . H u m p h r e yMe tro d o m e S p o r ts C e n te r .(th e "Me tro d o m e "), Ib e a te d a c ro s s C h ic a g o Ave n u e fro m th e MC D AP r o p e r ty; a n dWHEREAS, th e C o m m is s io n d e s ire s to e n te r o n to t h a t p o r tio n o f th e MC D A P ro p e rty k n o wa s th e P u b lic P la za a n d d e p i c te d o n E xh i b it A, a tta c h e d h e r e to , fr o m tim e to tim e in o rd e r to h o l dMe tro d o m e r e l a te d e ve n ts ; a n dW H E R E AS , th e MC D A h a s a g re e d to p e rm it th e C o m m is s io n t o h o ld Me tro d o m e re la te d

e ve n t s , fr o m tim e to t im e , o n t h a t p o r tio n o f th e P u b lic P la za d e p i c te d o n E xh i b it B , a tta c h e d h e r e t(th e "P r e m is e s "), s u b j e c t to t h e te rm s a n d c o n d itio n s o f th is Ag r e e m e n t; a n dWHEREAS, the Fe de ra l Tran s it Adm inis tra t ion ( the "P TA") is pro viding the MC DA with$ 1 ,5 0 0 ,0 0 0 . 0 0 in o r d e r to a c q u ir e th e MC D A P r o p e r ty fo r th e d e ve lo p m e n t o f th e P u b lic P la za ; a n dW H E R E AS , th e MC D A a n d t h e P T A h a ve o r w ill e n t e r in t o th a t c e r ta in In t e r a g e n c yAg r e e m e n t fo r P a s s -T h ro u g h o f C o n g e s tio n Mitig a tio n a n d Air Q u a lity F u n d s (th e "C MAQAg r e e m e n t ") fo r th e tr a n s fe r o f fe d e r a l fu n d s fr o m th e F T A to t h e MC D A a n d fo r th e im p o s itio n o fc e rta in fe d e ra l ru le s , re q u i re m e n ts a n d a p p r o va ls re g a rd in g th e d e ve lo p m e n t a n d u s e o f th e P u bP la za ( th e "C MAQ R e q u ir e m e n t s ") ; a n dW HE R E AS , th is Ag re e m e n t a n d th e C o m m is s io n s u s e o f th e P u b lic P la z a a n d P re m is e sb e s u b j e c t to t h e a p p r o va l o f a n d g o ve rn e d b y th e F TA a n d th e C MAQ R e q u ire m e n ts , in c lu d i n g a nm o d i fic a tio n s , c h a n g e s a n d r e s tric tio n s th a t th e P TA m a y im p o s e u p o n th is Ag r e e m e n t, th e MC Dth e C o m m is s io n ; a n d -

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WHEREAS, the MCDA be lie ve s tha t the Com m is s ion's us e o f the Pu blic Plaza a nd P rem isis c o n s is te n t w ith th e p u r p o s e s o f th e P u b lic P l a za ;NOW, THEREFORE, in c o n s id e ra tio n o f th e m u tu a l p r o m is e s o f th e p a rtie s c o n ta in e d h e reth e p a rtie s h e re t o a g re e a s fo llo w s :1 . Us e an d Righ t of Entry. Th e MC D A h e re b y a u th o r ize s th e C o m m is s io n a n d i tse m p lo ye e s , a g e n ts , c o n t ra c to r s o r in vite e s to e n te r u p o n th e P r e m is e s fro m tim e to tfo r th e fo llo w in g p u r p o s e s ; a n d th e C o m m is s io n s p e c ific a lly a g r e e s th a t its c o n d u c ts h a ll b e lim ite d to th o s e p u r p o s e s o n l y:

(a ) Me tro d o m e R e la te d E ve n ts . D u rin g th e te rm o f th is Ag r e e m e n t, th eC o m m is s io n i s p e rm itte d to u s e th e P r e m is e s , fro m tim e to tim e , fo r Me tro d ore la te d e ve n t s a s a pp rove d by the MCD A he re in ( the "Me trod om e Eve n t s ").The Me trod om e E ve n t s w ill con s is t o f a ny p re -e ve n t , e ve n t -tim e a nd p os t e ve nou td o or -o r ie n t ed a nd ho s p i ta lity te n t -o r ie n t ed a c tivitie s s che d u le d by o r th rougth e C o m m is s io n o r a n y O f its k e y te n a n ts to e n h a n c e th e Me tro d o m e e xp e rie n cfo r p a tro n s in c o n ju n c tio n w i th e ve n ts h e ld a t th e Me tro d o m e . T h e C o m m is s ios h a ll n o t u s e o r h o ld a n y Me tro d o m e E ve n t o n t h e P re m is e s w ith o u t th e p r io rwr itte n a pp rova l o f the MC DA. As o f the d a te o f th i s Agre e m e n t , the MC DAha s a pprove d the s che dule of Me trodorne Eve nts a s lis te d on Exhibit B-200,a tta c h e d h e re t o a n d in c o rp o r a te d h e re i n , to b e h e ld b y th e C o m m is s io n o n th eP rem is e s d u r ing the i n itia l c a le nd a r ye a r o f th i s Agree m e n t . Byo f e a c h ye a r d u r in g t h e t e r m o f th is Ag r e e m e n t, th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll s u b m itthe MCD A, fo r MCD A a pp rova l, a p ropo s e d s che d u le o f Me trod om e Eve n t s fo rthe ne xt ca le nd a r ye a r . The MC DA s ha ll ha ve th i rty (3 0 ) d a ys a fte r re ce ip t o f ap r o p o s e d s c h e d u l e o f Me tro d o m e E ve n ts to a p p r o ve , in w h o le o r in p a rt, th en e xt ye a r's Me tro d o m e E ve n ts . T h e MC D A s h a ll m a k e r e a s o n a b le e ffo r ts toa c c o m m o d a te th e p ro p o s e d s c h e d u le o f Me t ro d o m e E ve n ts , a n d w ill g u a ra n tp r io r ity p re fe re nce to Vik ing s , Gop he r s a nd Twins r e la te d e ve n t s . Upona pprova l of the ne xt ye a r's Me trodom e Eve nts , a n e w Exhibit B-200, s ha llb e a t ta c h e d h e r e to a n d in c o rp o r a te d h e re i n . Th e . C o m m is s io n m a y, a t a n y tima d d a d d i tio n a l Me tro d o m e E ve n ts to t h e c u r re n t s c h e d u l e o f Me tro d o m e E ve n tup on the p r io r wr itte n a pp rova l o f the MC DA.

(b ) P e rm its a n d Ap p r o va ls . Th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll s e c u re , a t its s o le c o s t, a llp e rm its , lic e n s e s a n d a p p r o va ls n e c e s s a ry a n d r e q u ire d fo r e a c h o f th eMe tro d o m e E ve n ts to b e h e ld o n th e P r e m is e s .(c ) N o Lie n s o r E n c u m b ra n c e s . Th e C o m m is s io n , in its u s e o f th e P r e m is e s , s hno t pe rm it o r g ra n t an y s e cu r ity in t e r e s t in , o r c r ea te o r a llow to e xis t, an y lie ns ,

c h a rg e s o r e n c u m b ra n c e s in o r to th e P re m is e s .(d ) Ap p lic a b le La w s . T h e C o m m is s io n s h a ll c o m p ly w ith a ll a p p l ic a b le fe d e ra l,s ta te a n d lo c a l la w s , o rd in a n c e s a n d r e g u la tio n s in th e u s e o f th e P r e m is e s .

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(e ) H a z a r d o u s W a s te . Th e C o m m is s io n , in its u s e o f th e P r e m is e s , s h a ll n o t, nc a u s e to b e , n o r a llo w a n y o th e r p e rs o n to d e p o s it, s to r e , d is p o s ef, place oro th e rw is e lo c a te o r a llo w to b e lo c a te d o n o r w ith in th e P r e m is e s ,a n y h a za rds u b s ta n c e s , h a za rd o u s w a s te s , p o llu ta n ts o r c o n ta m in a n ts , in c lu d in g p e tro lb a s e d p ro d u c ts , a s th o s e te rm s a r e d e fm e d u n d e r a n y fe d e r a l, S ta t e o f Min no r lo c a l s ta tu te , o r d in a n c e , c o d e o r re g u l a tio n , e xc e p t s u c h h a za rd o u s s u b s taa s a re o r d in a rily u s e d in a n d n e c e s s a ry fo r th e Me tro d o m e E ve n ts , p ro vid e d s u c h u s e is in a c c o r d a n c e w ith a ll a p p l ic a b le la w s , a n d th a t in th e e ve n t a n yh a za r d o u s s u b s ta n c e s a r e fo u n d o n o r w ith in th e P r e m is e s , a ris in g o u t o f tho f th e P r e m is e s fo r a Me tro d o m e E ve n t, th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll in d e m n ify th eMCD A a s p ro vid e d in Se c tio n 4 h e re in , s u b je c t to n o s ta tu to ry o r in s u ran celim ita tion s .

(f) E ve n t S e tu p a n d T a k e d o w n . Th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll b e a llo w e d u p to 2 4 h o ub e fo r e a Me tro d o m e E ve n ts s ta rt tim e in w h ic h to m a k e o n -P r e m is e sp re p a ra tio n s a n d s e t u p , a n d s h a lla ve 2 4 h o u r s a fte r a Me tro d o m e E ve n ts e n dtim e in wh ich to ta k e d o wn a n y e qu ipm e n t , te n t s , tr a ile r s , ta b les , s e a tin g , e tcu s e d fo r th e Me tro d o m e E ve n ts a n d c le a n u p th e P r e m is e s . In u n d e rta kin g ts e tu p o r ta k ed o wn a c tivitie s fo r o r h o ld in g a n y Me tro d o m e Eve n t s , th eC o m m is s io n , its e m p lo ye e s , a g e n ts a n d c o n t ra c to r s s h a ll n o t d o a n yth in g th w ill u n d u ly in te rfe re w ith o r d is ru p t o r im p e d e th e MC D As u s e a n d p o s s e s sof the MCD A P rope r ty o r with the LRT Line a nd S ta tion a nd the Tra ns it O rie n te d D e ve lo p m e n t o p e ra tio n s(g ) F e e s a n d C o s ts . Th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll p a y a fe e to th e MC D A fo r th e u s e o

( P r e m is e s fo r e a c h Me tro d o m e E ve n t. Th e fe e s h a ll b e th e n e g o tia te d fe e a ss h o w n o n th e S c h e d u le o f Me tro d o m e E ve n ts a p p r o ve d a n d a p p l ic a b le to th es pe c ific Me tro d o m e Eve n t . On th e fir s t (1 s t) d a y o f e a ch m o n th d u r in g th e te ro f th is Agree m e n t, th e Co m m is s io n s h a ll pa y to th e MCD A th e a m o u n t o f a llfe e s fo r a ll Me tro d o m e E ve n ts to b e h e ld i n th e th e n c u rre n t m o n th . Th eC o m m is s io n w ill b e re s p o n s ib le fo r th e c o s t o f a ll s e rvic e S , e q u i p m e n t, la b o rm a t e ria l s u s e d in c o n d u c tin g th e Me t ro d o m e E ve n ts o n th e P r e m is e s .(h ) Ma in te n a n c e in L ie u o f F e e s . Th e C o m m is s io n m a y c h o o s e to fo re g o p a yin gS e c tio n 1 (g ) fe e fo r Me tro d o m e Eve n ts fo r a n y ca le n d a r ye a r d u r in g th e te rmh e re o f, b y a g r e e in g to u n d e rta k e a n d p a y th e c o s ts o f m a in ta in in g th e P u b licP la z a g r o u n d s d u rin g th e c o rre s p o n d i n g c a le n d a r ye a r. Th e C o m m is s io n s hno tify the MCD A by S e pte m be r 1 o f the pre ce d ing ye a r o f the ir e lec tion tou n d e rta ke a n d p a y th e c o s ts o f m a in te n a n c e in - lie u o f fe e s fo r th e s u b s e q u eye a r. U p o n s u c h e le c tio n th e C o m m is s io n a n d th e MC D A s h a ll h a ved e te rm in e d th e m a in te n a n c e le ve l a n d s c h e d u le . In u n d e rta k in g m a in te n a nlie u o f fe e s , th e C o m m is s io n s h a l l n o t b e re s p o n s ib le fo r th e m a i n te n a n c e ac le a n -u p fo r a n y n o n -Me tro d o m e Eve n t o ffic ia lly s ch e d u led to b e h e ld o n th eP u b lic P la za o r th e P r e m is e s .(i) S e c u r ity. Th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll p r o vid e o r s h a ll re q u i re its a g e n ts , c o n tra c to r te na n ts to p rovide the a pp ropr ia te le ve l o f s e cur ity fo r a ll Me trodo m e Eve n tET STAO1LTR AG11 T - FUTURE US E P UBLIC P LAZAMARCH 13 , 2001

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a n d s h a ll m a in ta i n s a fe c ro w d c o n tro l. Th e C o m m is s io n a n d its e m p lo ye e sa ge n ts , co n t ra c to r s a n d in vite e s s h a ll co n d u c t th e ir a c tivitie s o n th e P re m is e sa n o rde rly a nd l awfu l m a nn e r.(j) Alc o h o l U s e . Th e C o m m is s io n m a y p e rm it th e u s e o f a lc o h o l a t Me tro d o m eEve nts , s ub je ct to ( i) obta in ing the req uire d p e rm its ; ( ii) p rovid ing a pp ropr ia te

s e cu r ity; a nd ( iii) p rovid ing d r a m s ho p i n s u ran ce .(k ) P ro h ib ite d Ac tivitie s . Th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll n o t u s e t h e P re m is e s in a n ym a n n e r th a t vio l a te s a n y fe d e ra l, s ta te o r lo ca l la w , s ta tu t e , o r o rd in an ce , w h icin c lud e s ille ga l d is c r im in a tio n , p o rn o grap h y, ga m bl in g o r d rug re la te d a c tivitip ro vid e d , h o w e ve r , th a t Co m m is s io n s h a ll n o t be in d e fa u l t o f th is Agree m e n ta re s u l t o f ille ga l a c tivitie s o n th e P rem is e s d u r in g Me tro d o m e Eve n ts if th eC o m m is s io n is d ilig e n tly p u r s u in g a ll re a s o n a b le a c tio n s to p ro h ib it s u c h i llea ctivitie s .

2 . Te rm of Us e and Right o f Entry.Th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll h a ve th e rig h t to s c h e d u lea n d h o ld Me tro d o m e E ve n ts u p o n th e P r e m is e s a s d e s c rib e d h e re i n fo r a 1 0 -ye a r pb e g i n n i n g _ _ _ , 2 0--, and ending _ _ _ _ _ 7 2 0 afterw h ic h tim e th e rig h t o f th e C o m m is s io n to s c h e d u l e a n d h o ld Me tro d o m e E ve n ts o nP r e m is e s s h a ll te rm in a te . Th e MC D A a n d th e C o m m is s io n m a y m u tu a lly a g r e e inw r itin g to e xte n d th is Agre e m e n t o r en te r in to a n e w a g re e m e n t fo r a n o n e xc lus ivelic e n s e to u s e th e P re m is e s .

3 . Hold Harmles s and Inde m nity.Th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll d e fe n d , p ro te c t, in d e m n ify a n d( s a ve th e MC D A, its a g e n ts , o ffic e rs a n d e m p lo ye e s , h a rm le s s fro m a n d a g a in s t a n ya l l lia b ilitie s , lo s s e s , d a m a g e s , co s ts a n d e xp e n s e s , in c lu d in g re a s o n a b le a tto rn e yfro m a n y a c t o r n e g lig e n c e o f C o m m is s io n , its o ffic e rs , e m p lo ye e s , a g e n ts , s e rva n tsc o n tra c to r s , o r in vite e s , a r is in g o u t o f th e Me tro d o m e E ve n ts a s re la te d t o th e P r e m ise xce p t fo r the ne gl ige n t o r in te n t ion a l to r ts o f the MC DA. The e xte n t o f theC o m m is s io n ' s lia b ility h e re u n d e r is lim ite d b y Min n e s o ta S t a tu te s , S e c tio n 4 6 6 , a nin s u r a n c e p o lic y a s d e s c rib e d in S e c tio nh e r e i n .

4 . Ins ura nc e .A. Com m is s ion's Ins urance . The Co mm is s ion s ha ll ma inta in ge ne ral lia bilityins ura nce , includ ing pe rs on a l in jury lia bi lity covera ge , ap p lying to theC o m m is s io n 's u s e o f th e P re m is e s . Th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll n a m e th e MC Da n a dd ition a l ins ure d u nd e r the po licy, a nd wi ll p rovide p roo f o f s uc h l ia bi lityin s u r a n c e a t th e tim e i t e xe c u te s th is Ag r e e m e n t. Th e C o m m is s io n o r itsc o n tra c to r s s h a ll p r o vid e d r a m s h o p i n s u r a n c e a t a ll Me tro d o m e E ve n ts w h e ra lc o h o lic b e ve r a g e s a r e to b e s e r ve d o n th e P r e m is e s .B. Te na nt's , Ve ndor's a nd Con tractor's Ins urance . The Com mis s ion s ha ll requits te n a n ts , ve n d o r s , c o n tra c to r s a n d o t h e r th ird p a rtie s w h o u s e th e P re m is eco n jun c tio n w i th Me tro d o m e E ve n t s to p ro vid e w o rk er s ' co m p e n s a tio nin s u r a n c e c o ve ra g e fo r a ll e m p lo ye e s w o rkin g o n th e P r e m is e s to th e e xte n t

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s u c h in s u ra n c e i s r e q u ire d b y la w . Th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll a ls o re q u ire s u c hpa r tie s to m a in ta in ge ne ral lia b i lity ins ura nce a nd , if m otor ve h icle s wi ll beu t ilize d in co n n e c tio n w ith a pa rty's u s e o f th e P rem is e s , au to m o b ile lia b i litycovera ge , e a ch wi th lim its o f a t le a s t $1 ,000 ,000 ; a nd s a id lia b i lity po licy( ie s )s h a ll n a m e th e MC D A a s a n a d d i tio n a l in s u r e d . Th e MC D A s h a ll b e p r o vid e dw ith a co p y o f th e in s u ran ce ce rtifica te p r io r to a n y e n try u p o n th e P re m is e s .S uch cop y m a y be provide d to the MCD A by te le fa x, a nd the MCD A s ha llp r o vid e th e C o m m is s io n w i th a te le fa x n u m b e r fo r s u c h p u rp o s e .

5. Condition of Premis e s .D u r in g a n y Me tro d o m e E ve n t, th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll k e e p o rre q u ire its te n a n ts to k e e p t h e P re m is e s in n e a t, cle a n a n d s a fe c o n d itio n . Th eC o m m is s io n a g re e s n o t to m a k e a n y im p ro ve m e n ts o n th e P r e m is e s w ith o u t th e pw r itte n a pp ro va l o f th e MC D A. T h e C o m m is s io n fu r th e r ag ree s to p ro m pt ly r ep a ir o rre p la c e , a t th e C o m m is s io n 's s o le c o s t a n d e xp e n s e , a n y d a m a g e d im p ro ve m e n tse a c h Me tro d o m e E ve n t. Th e MC D A s h a ll g ive th e C o m m is s io n 1 8 0 d a ys n o t ic e b e fth e MC D A m a k e s a n y im p r o ve m e n ts o n th e P r e m is e s th a t w ill re q u ire th e C o m m is sto m o d ify its u s e o f th e P r e m is e s a s g r a n te d h e re in .6. Coordination. Th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll c o o rd in a te i ts u s e a n d e n try o n th e P r e m is e sth e S ch e d u le o f Me tro d o m e Eve n ts w ith t h e MC D A's P ro je c t C o o rd in a to r ,

at 612673- , a nd with the MC DA's In ter im P rope r tyMa n a g e m e n t De p a rtm e n t Ma n a g e r, , a t 6 1 2 .-6 7 3 . ._ _ _ _ _ _7 , De faults and Re me die s .

( (a ) D e fa u lts . Th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll b e in d e fa u lt o f th is Ag r e e m e n t u p o n th efo llo w in g e ve n ts : (i) fa ilu re t o pa y w h e n d u e a n y pa ym e n t re q u i re d to b e m a d eun de r th is Agre e m e nt ; ( ii) fa ilu re to p e rfo rm or obs e rve a ny con d i tion o r te rmreq u ired to b e pe rfo rm e d o r o b s e rve d u n d e r th is Agree m e n t; ( iii) th e te rm in a to f th e C o m m is s io n a s a le ga l e n tity; o r (iv) te rmin a tio n o f th e Me tro d o m e a s as p o rts a r e n a .

(b ) N o t ice . U po n th e o ccu r re n ce o f o n e o f th e e ve n ts o f d e fa u l t s pe c ifie d in S e c t8 (a ) h e re in , th e MC D A s h a ll g ive w r itte n n o t ice to th e C o m m is s io n s pe c ifyin g( i) the e ve n t o f de fa u l t; ( ii) the a ction req u ire d to cu re the e ve n t ; ( iii) a da te no tle s s th a n 3 0 d a ys fo r m o n e ta ry d e fa u lts a n d 6 0 d a ys fo r n o n m o n e ta ry d e fa u lfro m th e d a te th e n o tic e is m a ile d to th e C o m m is s io n b y w h ic h s u c h d e fa u ltm u s t b e cu red (p ro vid e d th a t if a n o n - m o n e ta ry d e fa u lt ca n n o t r ea s o n a b ly b ec u r e d w ith in 6 0 d a ys , th e C o m m is s io n s h a ll h a ve u p t o a n a d d itio n a l 6 0 d a ysn e ce s s a ry, to cu re t h e d e fa u lt) ; a n d ( iv) th a t fa ilu re to cu re s u ch d e fa u lt o n o rb e fo re t h e d a te s pe c ifie d in th e n o t ice m a y res u lt in th e MC D A e xe rc is in g o n em o r e o f th e re m e d ie s lis te d i n S e c tio n 8 ( c) h e r e in .

(c ) R e m e d ie s . U p o n th e o c c u r re n c e o f a n y e ve n t o f d e fa u lt a s d e fin e d in S e c tio n8 (a ) h e re in , a n d n o t ice a s p ro vid e d in S e c tio n 8 (b ) h e re in , th e MC D A, a t itsop tion , in a dd ition to a ny o the r rem e dies to wh ich i t m igh t by la w be e n t itle d ts ha ll ha ve the r igh t to d o o ne o r m ore o f the fo l lowing: (i) to ca nce l th isBJA\LRI'D0W NT0WN EAST S TATION\LII AGR MT - FUTUR E U S E P UBLIC PLAZAMARCH 13 , 2001

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Ag re e m e n t ; ( ii) to t e rm in a te th e Co m m is s io n 's u s e o f a n d r ig h t o f e n t ry to thP re m is e s a s g r a n te d h e re in ; (iii) to b rin g a p p r o p r ia te a c tio n t o e n fo r c e s u c hpe r fo rm a n ce o r o b s e rva n ce a n d th e co r re c tio n o f s u ch fa ilu re o r d e fa u lt; ( iv) td e c la re t h e e n tire u n p a id p a ym e n ts d u e a n d p a ya b le h e re u n d e r, im m e d ia te la n d p a ya b le w ith o u t p re s e n tm e n t, d e m a n d , p ro te s t, n o tic e o f d is h o n o r o r a no th e r n o tic e ; (v) to s u s p e n d t h e MC D A's p e rfo r m a n c e u n d e r th is Ag r e e m e n tth e C o m m is s io n 's rig h ts to u s e a n d e n te r th e P r e m is e s d u r in g th e c o n tin u athe e ve nt of de fa ul t.

(d ) R e m e d ie s N o t E xc lu s ive . N o rig h t o r re m e d y b y th is Ag r e e m e n t o r b y a n yd o c u m e n t o r in s tru m e n t d e live re d b y th e C o m m is s io n p u r s u a n t h e re to , c o n fu po n o r re s e rve d to th e MCD A s h a ll be o r is in te n d e d to b e e xc lu s ive o f a n yo th e r rig h t o r r em e d y, a n d e a ch a n d e ve ry r ig h t an d rem e d y s h a ll be cu m u la ta n d in a d d i tio n to a n y o th e r rig h t o r re m e d y n o w o r h e rea fte r exis tin g a t la w oin e qu ity or by s ta tu te .(e ) W a i ve r; F o rb e a ra n c e . E xc e p t a s th e MC D A m a y h e re a fte r o th e rw is e a g r e e in

wr itin g , n o wa ive r by th e MCD A o f a n y b re a ch o r d e fa u l t o f th e Co m m is s io n , a n y o f its o b lig a tio n s , a g r e e m e n ts o r c o ve n a n ts u n d e r th is Ag r e e m e n t s h a ll bd e e m e d to b e a w a ive r o f a n y s u b s e q u e n t b re a c h o f th e s a m e , o r a n y o th e ro b l ig a tio n , a g r e e m e n t o r c o ve n a n ts u n d e r th is Ag r e e m e n t, n o r s h a ll a n yf o r b e a r a n c eb y th e MC D A to s e e k a re m e d y fo r s u c h b re a c h b e d e e m e d a w a ivo f its rig h ts a n d r e m e d ie s w ith r e s p e c t to s u c h b re a c h , n o r s h a ll th e MC D A bd e e m e d to h a ve w a ive d a n y o f its rig h ts a n d r e m e d ie s u n le s s it b e in w r itin ge xe c u te d w i th t h e s a m e fo r m a lity a s th is Ag r e e m e n t.8 .is ce llaneous .

(a ) N o tic e s . All n o t ic e s p r o vid e d fo r h e re in s h a ll b e in w r itin g a n d s h a ll b e d e e mto h a ve b e e n g i ve n w h e n d e live re d p e rs o n a lly o r w h e n d e p o s ite d in th e U n iteS t a te s m a il, re g is te re d o r c e r tifie d , p o s ta g e p r e p a id , a d d r e s s e d a s fo llo w s :To the C om m iss ion: 900ou th Fifth S tree tMin n e a p o l is , Min n e s o ta 5 5 4 1 5Attn : Exe cu tive Dire ctorT o th e MC D A :in n e a p o l is C o m m u n ity D e ve lo p m e n t Ag e n c y10 5 F ifth Ave nu e S ou thMin n e a po lis , Min n e s o ta5 4 0 1 - 2 5 3 4

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(b ) G o ve rn in g L a w . Th is Ag r e e m e n t m a y b e c o n s tru e d a n d e n fo r c e d a c c o r d in g a nd g ove rne d b y the la w s o f the S t a t e o f Minn e s o ta .(c ) C o u n te rp a rts . Th is Ag r e e m e n t m a y b e e xe c u te d in a n y n u m b e r o f c o u n te rp aa ll o f wh ich s h a ll co n s titu te a s in g le a g ree m e n t , a n y o n e o f wh ich be a rin gs ig m ttu re s o f a l l p a r tie s s h a ll b e d e e m e d a noriginal .

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TRANSFER ENTEREDH E N N E P I N C O U N T Y T A X P A Y E R S E R V I CE S

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Th is in s tru m e n t (th e "Me m o r a n d u m ") is m a d e a n d e n te r e d in to a s o f th et a y ofDj'Vk 'ku- , 2 0 0 7 , b y a n d b e twe e n t h e C i ty o f Min n e a p o l is , a Min n e s o ta m u n ic ip a l c o r p o r a tio n( the "Ci ty") an d the Me tropo l ita n S po r ts Fa c ilitie s C om m is s ion , a Minn e s o ta p o l itica l s ub d ivis iono r g a n ize d p u r s u a n t to Min n e s o t a S t a tu te s S e c tio n 4 7 3 .5 5 1 e t. s e q . (th e "Co m m is s io n ").RECITALS

A. The City of Minne a polis is the current fe e owne r of ce rta in re a l prope rty loca te din Minn e a po lis , Minn e s ota le ga lly de s cribe d o n Exhibit A (the "Prop e rty"), a tta che d h e reto,which ha s be e n de ve lope d with a n und e rground public pa rking ga rage , public pla za a nd light ra iltran s it s ta tion.

B. The MCDA a cquire d the Prope rty on Ma rch 23, 20 01, a s e vide nce d by the QuitCla im De e d da te d Ma rch 19, 2001, and recorde d Ma rch 26, 2001 a s Docume nt No. 33716 55.C . Afte r acqu is ition of the Prope rty, the MCDA a nd the Comm is s ion e ntere d intotha t certa in Us e Agree m e nt and Right of Entry da te d S e pte m be r 17, 2003 rela te d to the Prope rty,a copy of which is a tta che d he reto a s Exhibit B (the "Us e Agree m e nt").D . On Nove m be r 30, 200 4, the MCDA con ve ye d the Prope rty to the City, s ub ject tothe Us e Agreem e nt.E . The Us e Agree m e nt ha s not bee n file d a ga ins t the Prope rty.F. Both the City an d the Com mis s ion wis h to cla rify the s ta tus of the Com mis s ion'sus e o f the Prop e rty.NOW , THE R E F ORE , fo r g o o d a n d va lu a b l e c o n s id e ra tio n , t h e r e c e ip t a n d s u ffic ie n c y o fw h ic h is h e re b y a c k n o w le d g e d , th e C i ty a n d C o m m is s io n a g r e e a s fo llo w s :

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1 . Re cita ls . The recita ls to this Me m orandu m a re incorporated he rein by refe rence .

2 . Acknowle dge m e nt of Us e Agree m e nt.I a . The City a nd the Com m is s ion wis h to give notice of the e xis te nce of the Us eA g r e e m e n t .b. Th e te r m s a n d c o n d itio n s o f th e U s e Ag r e e m e n t a r e in c o r p o ra t e d b y re fe r e n c eu n d e r th i s Ag r e e m e n t, a s if s u c h t e r m s w e r e s ta t e d fu l ly h e re in .c . No t w ith s ta nd ing a ny th ing in th e Us e Agr e e m e nt to th e c o n tr a r y, th e C ity a ndC o m m is s io n h e re b y a c kn o w le d g e a n d a g r e e t h a t th e r ig h t s , b e n e fits a n d b u r d e n s c re a te d bth e U s e Ag r e e m e n t s h a ll c o n s titu t e c o ve n a n t s r u n n in g w i th th e P r o p e rty a n d b e b in d i n gu p o n th e C ity a n d C o m m is s io n a n d th e ir re s p e c tive s u c c e s s o rs a n d a s s ig n s .

d. Th is Ag r e e m e n t m a y b e e xe c u t e d i n a n y n u m b e r o f c o u n te rp a rts , a ll o f w h i chs h a ll c o n s titu te a s in g l e a g r e e m e n t, a n y o n e o f w h ic h b e a r in g s ig n a tu r e s o f a l l p a rtie s s h a llb e d e e m e d a n o r ig in a l .

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the pa rtie s ha ve duly e xe cuted a nd de live red this Me m oran dumof Us e Agre e m e nt and Right of Entry a s of the da te firs t a bove written.

CITY OF MINNEAP OLIS , a Minne s ota m unicipa l corpora tion Res pons ible Depa rtme nt HeadBy JJ App va t:

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Th e fo r e g o i n g in s tru m e n t w a s a c k n o w le d g e d b e fo r e m e o n t h isday of_________20_, by . ___., the , o f the Me tropo lita n S po r tsFac ilitie s C o m m is s io n , a Min n e s o ta p u b l ic b o d y, o n b e h a lf o f th e p u b l ic b o d y.Nota ry P ub lic

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IN W IT N E S S W H E R E O F , th e p a r tie s h a ve d u l y e x e c u t e d a n d d e live r e d th i s M e m o r a n d u m o f U s eAgr e e m e n t and Righ t o f E n t r y a s o f t he da t e fir s t a bo ve w r it te n .

CITY OF MINNEAP OLIS , a Min n e s o t a m u n i c ip a l c o rp o r a t io n R e s p o n s ib le D e p a r tm e n t H e a dBy Approval :

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The foregoing ins trument was acknowledge d be fore m e on this _day of______________20, by the Finan ce Officer/ City-wide Co ntract Adm inis tra tor/CityP u r c h a s in g Ag e n t (c i rc l e o r s t ri ke ) o f t h e C ity o f Min n e a p o lis , a M in n e s o t a m u n ic i p a l c o r p o r a t io n , o nb e h a l f o f th e m u n i c ip a l c o r p o r a t io n .

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EXHIBIT AThe Prope rty

Le ga l Des c ript ion

Lots 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 a nd 10 , Block 73 ; tha t pa r t o f the S ou the a s te r ly 6 fe e t o f S e ve n th Ave nu eva c a t e d , lyin g b e tw e e n e xte n s io n s a c r o s s s a id s tr ip o f la n d o f th e S o u t h w e s te rly lin e o f s a id L o t 1a nd the Nor the a s te r ly line o f s a id Lo t 10 ; a ll in Town o f Minn e a po lis , He nn e p in Co un ty, Minn e s o ta .To r re n s P r o p e r tyTo r re n s Ce rtific a te No . 1 1 4 2 7 7 8

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USE AGREEMENTA ND

RIGHT OF ENTRY(Downtown East LRT Site Publ ic Plaza Met rodom e Re la ted Even ts)THIS AGRtEME4T, made as of September 17, 2003 by and between the MinnerpoIisCommunity r)v!opnient Aenoy, a public body corporate and polit ic under the laws ofMinne sola fhrt Jrftr UCDA.) and the Met ropolitan Sports Facilit ies Commission, epoiilieai subdMion of the State of Minnesota organized pursuanl to Minnesota Statutes,Sc,-ctiorl 473 551 ot , seq (he reinafte r Commislon").WHEREAS, the MODA is the foe owner r certain Veal properly located on the blockboLwocp Park Avenue South, Fourth St reet South, Kirby Puckett Place and Fifth St rct South,known as 701 Fourth street South and 424 Kirby Puckett Place. Minneapolis, Mlnnosnh(herelnaftor ftMCbA Property andWHEREAS, the Commission is th'e owner and operator of the Hubert H HumphreyMetrodome Sports Canter (the Metrodome), located access -Kirby Puckett Place from theMCDA Property; andWHEREAS, the MCOA Property has beendeveloped with a public plaza (tho'PublicPlaza') and light rail trrisit station (the Tran;it Station') a depicieti on Exhibit_, attachedheret o, e nd o n un derground pub lic parking g arage ("P arking G arage); andWHEREAS, the Commission desires Co enter Qoto that portion of the Public Plazadapictaci on ExhlbjLB,atteched hereto (the "Preniises), in order to hold Metrodome relatedevent s end T he MCDA has agreed to p ermit t he Commission t o hold Merodome related e vents.[rem time to lime, o n t he P remises, subject to ife t erms and co nditions of this Agreeme nt; andWHEREAS the Commission will be cesponsbIe under separate agreement with the

MODA for the cost o r construclion of a concession stand w 1 1 restrborns and related storageareas on the Prerrikies (1iio Concossion Fad ilies) for use In connecl-ion with us use of theProm ises; andWH[REAS, the FcderI Transit Administration (t he "TA ) Isroviding the MC DA With$1,500 ,000.00 Jr order to acquire the MCDA Property for the d evelopment o f the Publ icl a za ;andWHEREAS, Inq MCDA and the FTA have or will pnter into that cortain !n1ora9ncyArjreemnent for Pass-Through of Con9estion Mitigation and Air Quality Funds ([tie 'CMAOAgreeiionr') for the transfer of federal funds from the FTA to the MCDA and for the impositionof ce rtain fed eral rules, requireme nt s and app i ovals reg arOng the deve lopm ent and use o f thePublic Picn (the "CMAO Requirements"); andWHEREAS, this Agrecne nt and the omrnissions use of t he Public Plaza andPremises shilI be subject to tha approval of and governed by the ETA -ind the CMAQIeqLrireinculs, incIding any modiflcations, chnges and restrictions that the ETA may Imposeupon this Agreement, the MCDA and the Commission; and

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WHEREAS, tle MCOA befleves that 1h Commission's use of the Pub lic P la z a a n dPremises Is c o n s is la r it ith t hep u r p o s e s r the Public Plaza;N O W , THEI FORE, In conside rat ion of t he mutual promises of the part ies con tainedherein. the part io h?ret o agree aso l l o w s ;

Th e M C L ) A hereby authorizes the Comhilsslon and itsempIoyee, agns, cont ra ctors o r lwftees toenter u p o n the Promi ses from tim e to tim efor the T aflow Inj purposes; and t he Comm ission specifically agrees T hat Its co nduct slitIb e limited to t Ii s e p u rpo s es only:(o )Q flfeTt j1_Events. Duflng the term of This Agreement, the Commissionis prmflto d to use -the Premises, from time to t ime, for Met rOdo rn related everLas approved by the MCPA he re in ( the "Met rodome Events) . Th e MetrodorneEve nt.; w ill r ,ns1st o f any pre-evnt, e vent-t ime and po st even t ouldoo r.orientdrnd hospitality tent-oriented activities thduled by or throtigh the CommissIonor t he Minn os o l a Vik ing s , Un i ve r s ity o f innesota , Minnsora Twins or other

mJor avant u s e r s f t h e Metrokiine (each, a Key Ter i a n r ) t o e n h a n c e th eMeirodorne experience fo r p & r o n s i n c o n j u nc t i o n w i t h eve nts hold at theMet rodome . The co mmission s h a l l not use or hold any Mo tro d o m e Event on thePreniis t w itho ut t he pr ior w r itte n approval of the MCDA,. A s- of the date of th isA J ro ri1 e n t, he MC D A h e s approved the s che dule of Ms bodo m e ve ntsr inlls(d on LE~c03. attached hereto and Incorporated herein, o be held bythe Commission on the Premises dur ing the Inhial calendar year of thisAgreement . Dur ing the term of tht s g r e e m e n t t h e C o m m i s s i o nhall subm it t oT h e MGDA the proposed schedule of M e t r o d o m e Even ts fo r each o r t h o K e yTenants for oath calendar year as soon as such schedule is avullable nnd(exce pt fo r matte rs out s ide MCDA's reasonable co ntrol ) the MCO A w ill gurariteepr ior i ty preference fo r u s e r th e Premises in rospe ct o f K e yT e n a n t e ve n t s . Th eCoiimlsion will from fime t o l i rn sub m i t to t he M CDA, fo r t MCOA appr ov a l , anyot her Metrodo me Eve nts and the MCDA shall have thirty30) days after reocriptof such rrquest to approve, In w hole or In part, h e u s e o f the Promises for suchother Metronome Events, TheMCDA s h a l l make reaonab1e efforts toa c c o m m o d a te t h e proposed s c h e d u le o f s u c h o th e rMetrodorne Events. Uponapprova l o f any Met rodome Even ts , a n e w c!iiJ tQ shall be attached h e r e t o a n dIncorpomted hereIn. The Commiss ion may, at any time; add addit ionalMc'trodorne Evonis to the c ur rent sc hedu le o f Met rodornt3 Events upon the pikww r i t te n e p p r o v a l o f the MCDA The MCDA shall advise the Comm ission Inw iit in j of any events it plans f or the Public Plaza and will w ork with t heCommission to ovold conflicts in schdulhig e vent s on the Pubild Plaza

(b ) rjjinFa ijtles. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to theconlrclty, the Commission shall have the s o l e r ig id to u s e the Concessionrdliies on the Promises and o k e e p a nd s to r egoods, e q u i p m e n t nd p orsonia)prop erty the rein at all times. T his w ill include u se o f th e Concession Facilities fo rMntrod omr' io Event s beginning 'n A p r i l 2003, prior to thecomplction of th P(erni s &i, or other parts of the P-jbl ic Plaza. The Commission may upon requestof MU DA also prov ide conccsicn s e rvice for o the r , activities on t he P ublic Pkm zaon the eme basis e the services are provided for Metrodome Events TheCori'rm1ision shall kuop and maintain the Concession Facilities In good o rder im d

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,i-4j-uw Juc ui.iu rriItIKUl -'UL!TAN S(JtiS FACtF A X N O . 6 1 2 3 3 2 8 3 3 4 P . 4 4xriclit ion and shall use reasonable e fforts to secure t hem fom u se by any o th erpiirs except In connection with Metrodorno Events, The MCDA shall have1 1 0l iability for any damage to the Concession Facilities or any goods, oqulprnGnt orpersonal prppfly therein or thereon except as may be caused by the negligentor intent ional torts of the MO DA .

(c)he Commission shall secure or cause Its tenants tosecum, at no cost to the MCDA all permits, licenses ehd approvals nabessrynd requIred for seth of the Me trodome Events to be hek o n the remises .( m l )he Commission, In Its use of the lPremlses, shallnot permit or grant any secu rity interest In, or create or allow to exist, any liens,charges or e ncumbrances in or t o t he Premises,(e) AP The C o m m i s s i o nshall c o mp ly w ith all appf lcat le fe de ral, stat encl ?nc& laws, ordinances and regulations In Its use of t he P remises.( f) oyj&te. The CommIssion, in its use of the Pl'eflhises, shall not , norcause to be, nor allow any other person to deposit, More, dispose Of, place orotherwise locate or a l low to b e Iccated on o r w ithin t he Promises, any hazardoussubs(anr4s, hzard us waste s, pollutant s or contaminants, Including pe troleum -based products, as those teans are defined under ny fed era l , Stat'e ofMinnecot a or local statu te , ordinance, c ode or reulation, e xcapt such ha2arduussubstances s are ordinary usod in and necessary for the Melrod rne Evc:its,provided that such use Is in accrdance vlth all applicable laws, end that In (hoevent any such haardnus substances are found on or within the Prornisea,arising out of the use of the Promises for a Metmdome Event, the CommIslonhalI lndernnhiy the MCDA as provided in SectIon 3 hereIn, subject to no I Z i I ( 4 t o r yor insurance Limitat ions.(g ) kvntjjandTakedow rr. The Commission shall be al lowed at least one fullday prior to (ho day at a Meirodome Event in which to make on-Proiniespiapariflyns rnd set up, and shall have reisonable p eriod not to exce ed 24 hou rsafter a Mettoclome Event (subject to matte rs outside the Comrnissjon'areasonable control) In which to ta}e down any equipment, tents, trai lers, tables,

soaing. etc., used for such Mefrodome Event and clean up the Premises. inLInientntdng the setup or takedowii actMfles for or holding any MetrodorneEvo riti, the Commission, its o rnploye es. age nt s and c ont ract ors, shallnot placeanything on the Public Plaza which exceeds the load lirnils as set out In ExhibitF), nor do anything that will unduly interfere with r d isrupt or impede the MODA 'ua and possession of The MCaA Property or with reasonab le access to andoperation of the Transit Station and associated light rail transit line( h) fcsngCosts In cnslderatIon of the Commissions obligation to maintain the

Ifiblic Plaza as set out In Sestior Ill), there shall be no fee or use of thePionises by the Commission or its tenants, The Commission will be responsiblefor the cost o f all seNces, eq uipme nt, labor and materials used in co nduc tIng t heMelroJone Events, on the Premises.

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( I)h Com mission W BI be respo nsible at its cost forkepnrj th e P ubl ic PIaz reson eb ly free o f trash and de bris and for remo ving fsnow and Ica from tho se sidew alks and oth er portions of the Public Plaza show non Exhib it E (w hich a re intended to be used for pedestrian accoss to h e Transitratkn) and from o the r port ions of t he Promises in co nnec t ion w ith any usc? o fthe Pwmiss by the Comrnis2jOfl for a Metrodome Event However MCI)A wiltensure that II tcash and debris generated by any non-Metrpdoe even ts on tht &Public Fl.ia are prompt ly removed and disposed o f follow ing t he eve nt at r iocost t c i the Com mission o r Its te nants. Th e MCIJA at Its cost ill also rnalnEiln,repai r and replace any structural and ot her eleme nts and e quipment ccth iprfsingthe Public Pt aa, thango l ight ing bulbs as nee ded , and ot herw ise kee pth e P ublicPlaza (including the Premises) in g ood order and con dit ion, suitable for use as aTransit St ation and o the r public uses.(j)ujjy, The Commission shall ptide o r shall require its agents, contractors orte nants to provide t he appropriate level of security for eli Met nodo me Eve nts endshall maint ain safe cro w d c orliro'. T ho Com misslort

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