Operation of Lighting System. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to convey any operational duties or responsibilities from the City to the Authority. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Authority has no obligation to pay any costs of operating or maintaining the System or any portion thereof. The City shall remain responsible for the operation, maintenance, and upkeep of the entire System, and for all costs associated therewith, including those portions of the System that are constructed, improved, enlarged, reduced or extended pursuant to this Agreement. The City shall also be responsible for providing, or contracting for the provision of, and paying the costs for, the quantity and quality of electricity necessary for the proper operation of the System. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties may contemporaneously herewith or subsequently agree to transfer certain operational responsibilities to the Authority by the execution of a separate operations and maintenance agreement; provided however, that to the extent the Parties so contract, to the extent that the Authority undertakes any operational, maintenance or management obligations, the Authority and the City must identify a source of revenues for such undertakings other than the Utility Revenues needed to pay Financing Costs, which requirement may be satisfied by the City’s payment from such other revenue source in advance.
