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make the above -referenced documents available within the city of Santa Ana, California, Consultant <br />agrees to pay all necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by City in conducting any audit at the <br />location where said records and books of account are maintained. <br />L. Standing. Consultant shall be in good standing, without suspension by the California <br />Secretary of State, Franchise Tax Board and Internal Revenue Service. Any change in the corporate <br />status or suspension of Consultant shall be reported immediately to City. <br />M. Confidentiality. Without prejudice to any other provisions of this Agreement, <br />Consultant shall, where applicable, maintain the confidential nature of information provided to it <br />concerning participants in accordance with the requirements of federal and state law. However, <br />Consultant shall submit to City and or HUD or its representatives, all records requested, including <br />audit, examinations, monitoring and verifications of reports submitted by Consultant, costs incurred <br />and services rendered hereunder. <br />N. Violation of Terms and Conditions. Consultant agrees that if Consultant violates any <br />of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any prior Agreement whereby CDBG funds were <br />received by Consultant, or if Consultant reports inaccurately, or if on audit there is a disallowance of <br />certain expenditures, Consultant agrees to remedy the acts or omissions causing the disallowance <br />and repay City all amounts spent in violation thereof. If Consultant engaged in fraudulent activity <br />to obtain and/or justify expenditure of the CDBG funds granted hereunder, Consultant shall be <br />required to reimburse the City of all such funds that were obtained/spent under fraudulent <br />circumstances. <br />O. Prohibited Use. Consultant hereby certifies and agrees that it will not use funds <br />provided through this Agreement to pay for entertainment, meals or gifts. <br />P. Lobbying. Consultant certifies that it will comply with federal law (31 U.S.C. 1352) <br />and regulations found at 24 CFR Part 87, which provide that no appropriated funds may be <br />expended by the recipient of a federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement to pay any <br />person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, Member of <br />Congress, or an officer or employee of a Member of Congress in connection with awarding of any <br />federal contract, the making of any federal grant or loan, entering into any cooperative agreement <br />and the extension, renewal, amendment or modification of any federal contract, grant, loan or <br />cooperative agreement. Consultant shall sign a certification to that effect in a form as set forth in <br />Attaclmicm `Jos. I and I -A attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein. Consultant <br />shall submit said signed certification to City prior to performing any of its obligations under this <br />Agreement and prior to any obligation arising on the part of City to pay any sums to Consultant <br />under the terms and conditions of this Agreement. <br />If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to <br />any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a <br />Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of <br />Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the <br />3 <br />