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boundaries, notices, forms of City, Township, Cuyahoga County and the District legislation and <br />election proceedings. Any costs incurred by the City and Township in preparing such documents <br />or otherwise incurred by the City in assisting in the establishment of the District shall be paid (or <br />reimbursed to the City and Township from payments made by the City) from the District's share <br />of revenues of the District income tax, except that in the event that the income tax provided for <br />in Section 11 hereof is determined not to be legal or valid or it is determined that the District <br />may not levy, collect or distribute that income tax in accordance with this Contract, then the cost <br />of document preparation shall be shared equally by the City and the Township. <br />The Township shall provide administrative services and other staffing for the District. <br />The cost for such services and staffing shall be paid from the District income tax revenues as an <br />operating expense of the District, except that in the event that the income tax provided for in <br />Section 11 hereof is determined not to be legal or valid or it is determined that the District may <br />not levy, collect or distribute that income tax in accordance with this Contract, then the cost of <br />these administrative services and other staffing shall be shared equally by the City and the <br />Township. <br />(C) Governmental Services <br />(1) Zoning: The parties agree that the Property shall be zoned so as to best encourage <br />business and economic development in furtherance of the objectives of this Contract. In the <br />event that another use is proposed by the landowners and/or their agents, such use shall be <br />subject to the zone change procedures of the Township. Notwithstanding any of the above, all <br />Township regulations regarding zoning and planning shall be applicable to the Property. The <br />Township shall notify the City of any proposed zoning changes with District. <br />(2) Roadwav Maintenance: All roadways within the Property shall be Township roads, or <br />if applicable, the responsibility of Cuyahoga County to maintain and improve (under contract <br />with the Township). This shall include routine road and street maintenance, including lighting, <br />snow plowing, repairing of chuckholes and signage. <br />(3) Distribution of Expenses and Risk: In consideration of the distribution of income tax <br />collected by the District, the Township agrees that any obligations of the District, including <br />operating expenditures, administrative costs, and other legal responsibilities incurred by the <br />functions of the District, that exceed the District's share of revenues of the District income tax, <br />shall be borne and paid by the City and Township in the same proportion as the income tax split <br />set forth in Section 11(B) of this Contract. <br />Section 8. Facilities: In accordance with ORC Section 715.72(F)(3), attached as Exhibit <br />C is the Economic Development Plan for the District. The City and Township agree the new, <br />expanded or additional services, facilities or improvements described herein and detailed in <br />Exhibit C are a material benefit to the businesses, owners of businesses and record owners, and <br />residents within the District, and the material benefit is significant in comparison to the income <br />3 <br />