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i or review determines that the payment to the City should be increased by more than five percent (5%) in the audited/reviewed period, in which case the costs of the audit/review shall be borne by Comcast, up to a cap of $25,000 for all current members of the Commission collectively, as a cost incidental to the enforcement of the Franchise. Any additional amounts due to the City as a result of the audit or review shall be paid to the City within thirty (30) days following written notice to Comcast by the City/Commission of the underpayment, which notice shall include a copy of the audit/review report. If the recomputation results in additional revenue to be paid to the City, such amount shall be subject to a ten percent(10%) annual interest charge. ii. The City/Commission shall have the right to inspect and to require Comcast to provide any and all data, documents and records maintained by Comcast (or maintained by an Affiliate or a third-party contractor/vendor on behalf of Comcast) reasonably related to the calculation and payment of franchise fees. The Grantee shall maintain such records, documents and data for a minimum of four (4) years. Such records include,but are not limited to, those set forth in Paragraph 6 of the March 1, 2012, Settlement Agreement(attached hereto as Exhibit D). iii. Comcast shall have no less than twenty(20)business days to respond fully and completely to any written request for data, documents and records issued by the City/Commission, unless an extension of time is granted by the City/Commission in writing. Comcast may request an extension of the twenty (20) business day deadline applicable to a written request for data, information and documents no later than ten (10) business days after the date of such request. Every request for an extension of time shall describe, in detail, the reasons the extension is necessary. The City/Commission may, in its sole discretion, grant or deny an extension request, and shall act reasonably in making such a determination based on the scope and complexity of the information request at issue and the facts cited by Comcast in its written extension request. iv. In the event any franchise fee payment or recomputation amount is not made on or before the required date, Comcast shall pay, during the period such unpaid amount is owed, the additional compensation and interest charges computed from such due date, at an annual rate of ten percent (10%). V. Nothing in this Franchise shall be construed to limit any authority of the City to impose any tax, fee or assessment of general applicability. vi. The franchise fee payments required by this Franchise shall be in addition to any and all taxes or fees of general applicability. Comcast shall not have or make any claim for any deduction or other credit of all or any part 21