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liability, cost or expense which results from the negligence or willful misconduct of the <br /> City,its officials,agents,or employees. <br /> 8.2 City Indemnification of the Redeveloper. To the extent not prohibited by law,the City <br /> of Decatur, so long as the Redeveloper maintains a direct interest in the Project or Project <br /> Site or any part thereof(excluding, for example, an interest therein solely as a creditor or <br /> mortgagee),shall indemnify and hold harmless the Redeveloper and its directors,officers, <br /> employees and agents from any and all claims, damages, costs, and expenses, including <br /> without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees caused by the City of Decatur or any of its <br /> agents,contractors,officials or employees arising from: (i)any act of negligence or willful <br /> and wanton misconduct of the City or any of its agents,contractors,officials or employees; <br /> (ii)any breach or default on the part of the City in the performance of any of its obligations <br /> under or in respect of this Agreement; or(iii)any violation of Applicable Law. The City <br /> agrees to indemnify and save the Redeveloper harmless from and against all costs and <br /> expenses incurred in or in connection with any such claim arising as aforesaid or in <br /> connection with any action or proceeding brought thereon. In case any such claim shall be <br /> made or action brought based upon any such claim in respect of which indemnity may be <br /> sought against the City,upon receipt of notice in writing from the Redeveloper setting forth <br /> the particulars of such claim or action,the City shall assume the defense thereof including <br /> the employment of counsel and the payment of all costs and expenses. The Redeveloper <br /> shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the <br /> defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the <br /> Redeveloper. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City of Decatur retains any and all <br /> defenses and immunities provided by the Local Governmental and Governmental <br /> Employees Tort Immunity Act, 745 ILCS 10/1-101 et seq. In addition, neither party <br /> intends this paragraph to waive its rights to limited liability under the Illinois Worker's <br /> Compensation Act or Kotecki line of cases (146 I11 2d 155, 585 NE 2d 1023 (1991)). <br /> Provided,further,not withstanding the foregoing,the City shall not be liable to indemnify <br /> and hold the Redeveloper harmless from any portion of any such loss, liability, cost or <br /> expense which results from the negligence or willful misconduct of the Redeveloper, its <br /> officials,agents,or employees. <br /> ARTICLE IX: PROHIBITIONS AGAINST ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER <br /> 9.1 Prohibition Against Transfer of Project and Project Site Prior to Completion of <br /> Construction. The Redeveloper represents and agrees that except as otherwise provided <br /> herein,prior to the Substantial Completion of construction of any Phase of the Project as <br /> certified by the City (in accordance with Sections 2.9 and 2.10 hereof) the following <br /> prohibitions and restrictions shall apply to the transfer of the Project or that phase: <br /> 9.1.1 Prohibitions. Except only by way of security for a mortgage,deed of trust or other <br /> facility only for the purpose of obtaining equity or debt financing necessary to <br /> enable the Redeveloper to construct the Project or a phase thereof,the Redeveloper <br /> has not made or created, and will not, prior to the Substantial Completion of <br /> construction of the Project or a phase thereof as certified by the City, make or <br /> create, or suffer to be made or created, any total or partial sale, assignment, <br /> conveyance,or lease,or any trust or power,or transfer in any other mode or form <br /> of or with respect to the Agreement,the Project or a phase thereof,the Project Site <br /> or any part thereof or any interest therein,or any contract agreement to do any of <br /> the same, except for utility, support, ingress and egress and similar easements, <br /> City of Decatur/County Line Plaza Redevelopment Agreement 10 <br />