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15. ASSIGNMENT
<br />Inasmuch as this Agreement is intended to secinre the specialized services of Consultant,
<br />Consultant may not assign, transfer, delegate, or subcontract any interest herein without the prior
<br />written consent of the City and any such assignment, transfer, delegation or subcontract without
<br />the City's prior written consent shall be considered null and void. Nothing in this Agreement
<br />shall be construed to limit the City's ability to have any of the services' which are the subject to
<br />this Agreement performed by City personnel or by other consultants retained by City.
<br />16. WAIVER
<br />No waiver of breach, failure of any condition, or any right or remedy contained in or
<br />granted by the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed
<br />by the party waiving the breach, failure, right or remedy, No waiver of any breach, failure or
<br />right, or remedy shall be deemed, a waiver of any other breach, failure, right or remedy, whether
<br />or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless the writing so specifies.
<br />17. TERMINATION
<br />This Agreement may be terminated by the City upon thirty (30) days written notice of
<br />termination. In such event, Consultant shall be entitled to receive and the City shall pay
<br />Consultant compensation for all services performed by Consultant prior to receipt of such notice
<br />of termination, subject to the following conditions:
<br />a. As a condition of such payment, the Executive Director may require Consultant to
<br />deliver to the City all work product completed as of such date, and in such case
<br />such work product shall be the ,property of the City unless prohibited by law, and
<br />Consultant consents to the City's use thereof for such purposes as the City deems
<br />appropriate.
<br />b. Payment need not be made for work which fails to meet the standard of
<br />performance specified in the Recitals of this Agreement.
<br />18. NON-DISCRIMINATION
<br />Consultant shall not discriminate because of race, color, creed, relation, sex, marital
<br />status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, or disability, as defined and prohibited
<br />by applicable law, in the recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, termination or
<br />other employment related activities or in connection with any activities under this Agreement.
<br />Consultant affirms that it is an equal opportunity ennployer and shall comply with all applicable
<br />federal, state and local laws aid regulations,
<br />19. JURISDICTION -VENUE
<br />This Agreement, has been executed and delivered in the State of California and the
<br />validity, interpretation, performance, and enforcement of any of the clauses of this Agreement
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