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<br />    		Party shall not be employed in interpreting this Agreement, all Parties having been represented by
<br />    		counsel in the negotiation and preparation hereof.
<br />  				8.6      Section Headings.   All section headings  and subheadings  are inserted for
<br />    		convenience only and shall not affect any construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
<br />  				8.7      Singular and Plural. As used herein,the singular of any word includes the plural,
<br />    		and vice versa, as context so dictates. Masculine, feminine, and neuter forms of any word include
<br />    		the other as context so dictates.
<br />  				8.8      Joint and Several Obligations.  If at any time during the term of this Agreement
<br />    		the Property and/or Project is owned, in whole or in part, by more than one Developer, all
<br />    		obligations of such Developer under this Agreement shall be joint and several, and the default of
<br />    		any such Developer shall be the default of all such Developers.
<br />  				8.9      Time of Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of the provisions of
<br />    		this Agreement as to which time is an element.
<br />  				8.10    Computation of Days.   Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement or any
<br />    		Exhibit attached hereto, use of the term "days" shall mean calendar days.  For purposes of this
<br />    		Agreement and all Exhibits attached hereto, "business days" shall mean every day of the week
<br />    		except Saturdays, Sundays, official State holidays as recognized in Government Code Section
<br />    		19853(a) or successor statute, and any days in which Santa Ana City Hall is closed for business.
<br />  				8.11    Waiver.  Failure by a Party to insist upon the strict performance of any of the
<br />    		provisions of this Agreement by the other Party, or the failure by a Party to exercise its rights upon
<br />    		the default of the other Party, shall not constitute a waiver of such Party's right to insist and demand
<br />    		strict compliance by the other Party with the terms of this Agreement thereafter.
<br />  				8.12    Non-Discrimination.    In performing  its  obligations under this  Agreement,
<br />    		Developer shall not discriminate because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, gender
<br />    		identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, familial status, source of income,
<br />    		veteran or military status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability or genetic information, as
<br />    		defined and prohibited by applicable law, in the recruitment, selection, training, utilization,
<br />    		promotion, termination or other related activities. Developer affirms that it is an equal opportunity
<br />    		employer and shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
<br />  				8.13    Third Party Beneficiaries.  No person or entity, other than City and Developer
<br />    		shall have any right of action based upon any provision of this Agreement.
<br />  				8.14    Force Majeure.  Neither Party shall be deemed to be in default where failure or
<br />    		delay in performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement is  caused by floods,
<br />    		earthquakes, other Acts of God, fires,pandemics as declared by federal, state, or local emergency
<br />    		resolution, wars, riots or similar hostilities, strikes and other labor difficulties beyond the Party's
<br />    		control (including the Party's employment force), court actions (such as restraining orders or
<br />    		injunctions), or other causes beyond the Party's control, including delays by any governmental
<br />    		entity (although the City may not benefit from this provision for a delay that results from City's
<br />    		failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement), or an insurance company of either party.
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