60C - FY 2020-21 CDBG FUNDS FOR WISEPLACE

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EXHIBIT 4 said program. CTTY and the United States Government and their representatives or auditors shall also schedule on -site monitoring at their discretion. Monitoring activities may also include, but are not limited to, questioning employees and participants in said program and entering any premises or any site in which any of the services or activities funded hereunder is conducted or in which any of the records of SUBRECIPIENT are kept. Nothing herein shall be construed to require access to any privileged or confidential information as set forth in federal or state law. K. Location of Records/Rgquired Length of Record Keepine. All accounting records, reports, and evidence pertaining to all costs, expenses and the CDBG FUNDS of SUBRECIPIENT and all documents related to this Agreement shall be maintained and kept available at SUBRECIPIENT'S office or place of business for the duration of the Agreement and thereafter for five (5) years from the date of final payment under this Agreement. Records which relate to (a) complaints, claims, administrative proceedings or litigation arising out of the performance of this Agreement, or (b) costs and expenses of this Agreement to which CITY or any other governmental agency takes exception, shall be retained beyond the five (5) years until complete resolution or disposition of such appeals, litigation claims, or exceptions. In the event SUBRECIPIENT does not make the above -referenced documents available within the city of Santa Ana, California, SUBRECIPIENT agrees to pay all necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by CTI'Y in conducting any audit at the location where said records and books of account are maintained. L. Compliance with Law/Program Income. SUBRECIPIENT acknowledges that the funds being provided by CITY for said program are received by CITY pursuant to the ACT as amended and that expenditures of these funds shall be in accordance with the ACT and all pertinent regulations issued by agencies of the federal government, including, but not limited to, all regulations found at Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Program income received by SUBRECIPIENT shall be returned to CITY unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement. SUBRECIPIENT agrees to comply fully with all federal, state and local laws and court orders applicable to its operation whether or not referred to in this Agreement. M. Debarment. To protect the public interest and ensure the integrity of Federal programs, CITY may only conduct business with responsible persons and may not make any award or permit any award to any party which is debarred or suspended or is otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation in Federal assistance programs under Executive Order 12549, "Debarment and Suspension". See also 24 CFR 570.609. SUBRECIPIENT must review and sign Exhibit C "Debarment", which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. SUBRECIPIENT shall be in good standing, without suspension by the California Secretary of State, Franchise Tax Board and Internal Revenue Service. Any change in the corporate status or suspension of SUBRECIPIENT shall be reported immediately to CITY. N. Confidentiality. Without prejudice to any other provisions of this Agreement, SUBRECIPIENT shall, where applicable, maintain the confidential nature of information provided to it concerning participants in accordance with the requirements of federal and state law. However, SUBRECIPIENT shall submit to CITY and or HUD or its representatives, all records requested, including audit, examinations, monitoring and verifications of reports submitted by SUBRECIPIENT, costs incurred and services rendered hereunder. O. Indeoendent Contractor. SUBRECIPIENT agrees that the performance of obligations hereunder is rendered in its capacity as an independent contractor and that it is in no way an agency of CITY. P. Violation of Terms and Conditions. SUBRECIPIENT agrees that if SUBRECIPIENT violates any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any prior Agreement whereby CDBG funds were received by SUBRECIPIENT, or if SUBRECIPIENT reports inaccurately, or if on audit there is a 60C-32