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5.02 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by the Council for cause at any time upon fourteen (14) calendar days' written notice to the Grantee. Cause shall mean a material breach of this .Agreement and any amendments of this Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated prior to the Expiration Date, the Grantee s -hall receive payment on a pro rata basis for eligible Project activities described in Attachment A that have been completed prior to the termination, Termination of this Agreement does not alter the Council's authority to recover grant funds on the basis of a later audit or other review, and does not alter the Grantee's obligation to return any grant funds due to the Council as a result of later audits or corrections. If the Council determines the Grantee has failed to cornpl.y with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the Metropolitan Uvable Communities Act. the Council may take any action to protect the Councils interests and may refase to disburse additional grant funds and may require the Grantee to return all or part of the grant funds already dishu.rsed. 5.03 Amendments and Extensions. The Councit and the grantee may aniend this Agreement by rnutua.l agreement. Amendments or extensions of this Agreement shall be effective only on the execution of written amendments signed by authorized representatives of the Council and the Grantee. The Expiration Date may be extended beyond the original Expiration. Date identi.f ied at page l of this Acyreer ent if, AT LEAST THIRTY (0) CALENDAR DAYS PI1I -OR TO THE V 'PtI ATION DATE, the Grantee's authorized representative submits a written extension r. egUest that: (a) states the reason for the extension request; (b) identifies a new completion. date. which shall not exceed one year beyond the original Expiration Date; and (c) describes in reasonable detail any proposed changes to the project activities and budget. THE EXPIRATION DATE MAY 11E EXTENDED ONLY ONCE. ME I "ERJOI) OF THE ONE-TIME F TENSION S14ALL NOT EXCEED ONE (1) YEAR BEYOND THE O I IINAL EXPIRATION DATE TI)EI T'IFIED AT PAT I OF THIS AGREEMENT. Any additional extension re€ Uests f'rorn the Grantee must be approved by the governing body of the Metropolitan Council. VI. Cr'EI EI AL PROVISIONS 6.01 Equal Opportunity. The Grantee agrees it will net discriminate against any ernpl.oyee or applicant for employment because of race} color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, zlzeillbershlp or activity in a local civil nights commission, disability, sexual orientation or age and will take affirmative action to insure applicants and employees are treated equally with respect to all aspects of employment, rates of pay and other forms of cornpensatioll, alzd selection for training 6.02 Conflict of Interest. 'Fhe mernbers, officers and employees of the Grantee shall comply with all applicable state statutory and regulatory conflict of interest lags and provisions. .03 Liability. u�j ect to the limitations provided in Minnesota Statutes chapter- 466, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Grantee shall defend, incleninify and bold harmless the Council and its members-, employees and agents from and against all claims, daniapes, losses and expenses} including but not limited to attorneys' fees, arising out of or resulting from the conduct or implementation of the P ro.j ect activities funded by this grant,. except to the extent the claims, damages, losses and expenses arise from the Council's own negligence. Claims included in this indemnification include, without limitation, any claims asserted pursuant to the Minnesota Environmental Response and Liability Act (MERLA), Minnesota Statutes chapter 115B, the federal Comprehensive Env iromiiental Response., Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ERCLA) as. arnen.ded, United Mates Code, title 4 , sections 9601 et seq., and the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery .Act of 197-6 Pogo 7 Q1. J 0 Pages il