Agmt 2009 Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity ECHO Housing (2)

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depositions and discovery and all other necessary costs the court allows which are incurred in such litigation. All such fees shall be deemed to have accrued on commencement of such action and shall be enforceable whether or not such action is prosecuted to judgment. 9.0 CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 9.1 Non-liability of City Officers and Employees. No officer or employee of the City shall be personally liable to the Subrecipient, or any successor in interest, in the event of any default or breach by the City or for any amount that may become due to the Subrecipient or to its successor, or for breach of any obligation of the terms of this contract. 9.2 Conflict of Interest. No officer or employee of the City shall have any financial interest, direct or indirect, in this contract nor shall any such officer or employee participate in any decision relating to the contract which affects his/her financial interest or the financial interest of any corporation, partnership or association in which s/he is, directly or indirectly, interested, in violation of any State statute or regulation. The Subrecipient warrants that it has not paid or given and will not pay or give any third party any money or other consideration for obtaining this contract. 10.0 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 10.1 Notice. Any notice, demand, request, document, consent, approval, or communication either party desires or is required to give to the other party or any other person shall be in writing and either served personally or sent by prepaid first-class mail To the City: City of San Leandro 835 E. 14`h Street San Leandro, California 94577 Attention: Housing/CDBG Manager To the Subrecipient: Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity (ECHO) 770 A Street Hayward, CA 94541 Attention: Executive Director at his/her address by notifying-the other party of the change of address in writing. Notice shall be deemed communicated at the time personally delivered or in seventy-two (72) hours from the time of mailing if mailed as provided in this Section. 10.2 Interpretation. The terms of this contract shall be construed in accordance with the meaning of the language used and shall not be construed for or against either party by reason of the authorship of this contract or any other rule of construction which might otherwise apply. 10.3 Integration; Amendment. It is understood that there are no oral agreements between the parties hereto affecting this contract and this contract supersedes and cancels any and all previous negotiations, arrangements, agreements and understandings, if any, between the parties, and none shall be used to interpret this contract. This contract may be amended at any time by the mutual consent of the parties by an instrument in writing. 10.4 Severability. In the event that any one or more of the phrases, sentences, clauses, paragraphs, or sections contained in this contract shall be declared invalid or unenforceable by a valid judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any of -12- CDBG Agreement witfi ECHO Fair Housing Services FY09-10