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9.5 Interpretation and Governing Law. This Agreement and any dispute hereunder shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of law principles. This Agreement shall be construed as a whole according to its fair language and common meaning to achieve the objectives and purposes of the Parties hereto, and the rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not be employed in interpreting this Agreement, all Parties having been represented by counsel in the negotiation and preparation hereof. 9.6 Section Headings. All section headings and subheadings are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect any construction or interpretation of this Agreement. 9.7 Singular and Plural. As used herein, the singular of any word includes the plural, and vice versa, as context so dictates. Masculine, feminine, and neuter forms of any word include the other as context so dictates. 9.8 Joint and Several Obligations. If at any time during the term of this Agreement the Property and/or Project is owned, in whole or in part, by more than one Developer, all obligations of such Developer under this Agreement shall be joint and several, and the default of any such Developer shall be the default of all such Developers. 9.9 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of the provisions of this Agreement as to which time is an element. 9.10 Computation of Days. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement or any Exhibit attached hereto, use of the term "days" shall mean calendar days. For purposes of this Agreement and all Exhibits attached hereto, "business days" shall mean every day of the week except Saturdays, Sundays, official State holidays as recognized in Government Code Section 19853(a) or successor statute, and any days in which Santa Ana City Hall is closed for business. 9.11 Waiver. Failure by a Party to insist upon the strict performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the other Party, or the failure by a Party to exercise its rights upon the default of the other Party, shall not constitute a waiver of such Party's right to insist and demand strict compliance by the other Party with the terms of this Agreement thereafter. 9.12 Non -Discrimination. In performing its obligations under this Agreement, Developer shall not discriminate because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, or disability, as defined and prohibited by applicable law, in the recruitment, selection, trahring, utilization, promotion, termination or other related activities. Developer affirms that it is an equal opportunity employer and shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. 9.13 Third Party Beneficiaries. No person or entity, other than City and Developer shall have any right of action based upon any provision of this Agreement. 9.14 Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be deemed to be in default where failure or delay in performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement is caused by floods, 17