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19. Governing Law. The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement was negotiated, entered into and is to be fully performed in the City of Santa Ana, California. The Parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed by, interpreted under, and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without application of such laws' conflicts of laws principles. 20. Waivers. No waiver of any breach of any tern or condition contained in this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of such term or condition, or of any other tern or condition contained in this Agreement. No extension of the time for performance of any obligation or act, no waiver of any term or condition of this Agreement, nor any modification of this Agreement shall be enforceable against a Party, unless made in writing and executed by the Parties. 21. Construction. Headings at the beginning of each section and sub -section of this Agreement are solely for the convenience of reference of the Parties and are not a part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context of this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include the feminine and vice versa. This Agreement shall not be construed as if it had been prepared by one Party, but rather as if the Parties cooperated equally in preparing this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to sections are to this Agreement. All exhibits referred to in this Agreement are attached to this Agreement and incorporated into this Agreement by this reference. If the date on which a Party is required to take any action pursuant to the terms of this Agreement is not a business day of the City, the action shall be taken on the next succeeding business day of the City. 22. Attorneys' Fees. If a Party hereto files any action or brings any action or proceeding against another Party arising out of this Agreement, then the prevailing Party shall be entitled to recover as an element of its costs of suit, and not as damages, its reasonable attorneys' fees as fixed by the court, in such action or proceeding or in a separate action or proceeding brought to recover such attorneys' fees. For the purposes hereof the words "reasonable attorneys' fees" mean and include, for both the Developer and the City, salaries (or fees) and expenses of the lawyers employed (allocated on an hourly basis) who may provide legal services in connection with the representation in any such matter. 23. Enforced Delay. No party shall be deemed in default of its obligations under this Agreement where a delay or default is due to an act of God, natural disaster, accident, breakage or failure of equipment, enactment of conflicting federal or state laws or regulations, third -party litigation, administrative action, including strikes, lockouts or other labor disturbances or disputes of any character, interruption of services by suppliers thereof, unavailability of materials or labor, unforeseeable and severe economic conditions, rationing or restrictions on the use of utilities or public transportation whether due to energy shortages or other causes, war, civil disobedience, riot, or by any other severe and unforeseeable occurrence that is beyond the control of that party (collectively, "Enforced Delay"). Performance by a party of its obligations shall be excused during, and extended for a period of time equal to, the period (on a day -for -day basis) for which the cause of such Enforced Delay is in effect. [Signatures on following page] -9-