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<br />TAX BASE REVITALIZATION ACCOUNT
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<br />VI. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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<br />6.01 Equal Opportunity. The Grantec agrees it will not discriminate against any employee or
<br />applicant for cmployment because ofracc, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status,
<br />status with rcgard to public assistance, membcrship or activity in a local civil rights commission,
<br />disability, sexual oricntation or age and will take affirmative action to insure applicants and employecs
<br />arc trcated equally with respect to all aspects of employment rates of pay and other fornls of
<br />compensation, and selection for training.
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<br />6.02 Conflict of Interest. The members, officcrs and employces of the Grantee shall comply with
<br />all applicable state statutory and regulatory conflict of intcrest laws and provisions.
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<br />6.03 Liability. Subject to thc limitations provided in Minnesota Statutes chapter 466, to the fullest
<br />extent pcrmittcd by law, the Grantee shall dcfcnd, indcmnify and hold hannlcss the Council and its
<br />mcmbers, employees and agents from and against all claims, damages, losses and cxpenses, including
<br />but not limited to attol11eys' fecs, arising out of or resulting from the conduct or implementation of
<br />the project activities funded by this grant, exccpt to the extent the claims, damagcs, losses and
<br />cxpenscs arise ii'om the Council's own negligence. Claims included in this indemnification include,
<br />without limitation, any claims asserted pursuant to thc Minncsota Environ-mental Response and
<br />Liahility Act (MERLA). Minnesota Statutes chapter 115B, the federal Comprehensivc Environ-
<br />mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) as amended, United States
<br />Code, title 42, scctions 9601 el seg., and the federal Resource Conscrvation and Rccovcry Act of
<br />1976 (RCRA) as amendcd. United States Code, title 42, sections 690 I et seg. This obligation shall
<br />not be construcd to negate, abridge or otherwise reducc any other right or obligation of indcmnity
<br />which otherwise would exist betwcen the Council and the Grantee. The provisions of this paragraph
<br />shall survive thc lcl111ination of this Agreement This indemnification shall not bc construed as a
<br />waiver on the part of eithcr thc Grantce or the Council of any immunities or limits on liability
<br />provided by l'vlinncsota Statutes chapter 466 or other applicable state or fcderallaw.
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<br />6.04 Acknowledgmcnts. The Grantee shall acknowlcdgc thc financial assistance provided hy tbe
<br />Council in promotional materials, press releases, reports and publications relating to thc projcct
<br />activities descrihed in Attachmcnt A which are funded in whole or in part with the grant funds. The
<br />acknowledgment should contain the following language:
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<br />Financing for this project was provided by the Metropolitan
<br />COlincil Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund.
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<br />Until the project activities funded by this Agrccmcnt arc completcd, thc Grantee shall ensure the
<br />above acknowledgmcnt languagc, or altel11ative language approved by the Council's authorizcd
<br />agcnt, is included on all signs located at project or construction sites that identify project funding
<br />partners or entities providing financial support for the projcct.
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<br />6.05 Permits, Bonds and Approvals. The Council assumes no responsibility for obtaining any
<br />applicablc local, state or federal liccnses, pennits, honds, authorizations or approvals necessary to
<br />perf 01111 or complete the project activities describcd in Attachment A.
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<br />6.06 Subgrantees, Contractors and Subcontractors. The Grantee shall includc in any subgrant,
<br />contract or subcontract for project activitics appropriatc provisions to cnsure sub grantee, contractor
<br />and subcontractor compliance Witll all applicablc state and federal laws and this Agreement. Along
<br />with such provisions, the Grantee shall require that contractors and subcontractors pcrforming work
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