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Consultant are kept. Nothing herein shall be construed to require access to any privileged or <br />confidential information as set forth in federal or state law. <br />I. Location of Records/Required Length of Record Keeping. All accounting records, <br />reports, and evidence pertaining to all costs, expenses and the funds received by Consultant and <br />all documents related to this Agreement shall be maintained and kept available at Consultant's <br />office or place of business for the duration of the Agreement and thereafter for five (5) years after <br />completion of an audit in conformity with the CDBG Reg's. Records which relate to (a) <br />complaints, claims, administrative proceedings or litigation arising out of the perfornnance of this <br />Agreement, or (b) costs and expenses of this Agreement to which City or any other governmental <br />agency takes exception, shall be retained beyond the four (4) years until complete resolution or <br />disposition of such appeals, litigation claims, or exceptions. In the event Consultant does not make <br />the above -referenced documents available within the City of Santa Ana, California, Consultant agrees <br />to pay all necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by City in conducting any audit at the location <br />where said records and books of account are maintained. <br />J. Confidentiality. Without prejudice to any other provisions of this Agreement, Consultant <br />shall, where applicable, maintain the confidential nature of information provided to it concerning <br />participants in accordance with the requirements of federal and state law. However, Consultant shall <br />submit to City and or HUD or its representatives, all records requested, including audit, examinations, <br />monitoring and verifications of reports submitted by Consultant, costs incurred and services rendered <br />hereunder. <br />K. 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 expended <br />by the recipient of a federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement to pay any person for <br />influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, Member of Congress, <br />or an officer or employee of a Member of Congress in connection with awarding of any federal <br />contract, the making of any federal grant or loan, entering into any cooperative agreement and the <br />extension, renewal, amendment or modification of any federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative <br />agreement. Consultant shall sign a certification to that effect in a form as set forth in Exhibit C <br />attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein. Consultant shall submit said signed <br />certification to City prior to performing any of its obligations under this Agreement and prior to any <br />obligation arising on the part of City to pay any sums to Consultant under the terms and conditions of <br />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 Member <br />of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in <br />connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall <br />complete and submit a "Disclosure Fonn to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions. <br />L. Financial Interest. Consultant agrees that except for the use of funds to pay salaries <br />and other related administrative or personnel costs, no persons who exercise or have exercised any <br />function with respect to activities assisted under the terms of this Agreement, or who are in a <br />position to participate in a decision-making process or gain inside information with regard to such <br />