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SERVICE AGREEMENT
CITY OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into, effective on 7/11/2023 (Effective
Date), by and between the CITY OF FRESNO, a California municipal corporation (City),
and Mental Health System dba TURN Behavioral Health, a California Corporation
(Service Provider).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, City desires to obtain professional triage center and/or shelter operations
services for Fresno HOME at 2550 W. Clinton Ave, Fresno CA 93705 (Project) funded
through the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program; and
WHEREAS, Service Provider is engaged in the business of furnishing such services as
a triage center. The agreement will be to operate 50 shelter beds and hereby represents
that it desires to and is professionally and legally capable of performing the services called
for by this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Service Provider acknowledges that this Agreement is subject to the
requirements of Fresno Municipal Code Section 4-107; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement will be administered for City by its
Planning Development Director (Administrator) or designee.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the covenants, conditions,
and premises hereinafter contained to be kept and performed by the respective parties,
it is mutually agreed as follows;
1. Scope of Services. Service Provider shall perform to the satisfaction of City the
services described in Exhibit A, including all work incidental to, or necessary to
perform, such services even though not specifically described in Exhibit A.
2. Term of Agreement and Time for Performance. This Agreement shall be effective
from the date first set forth above (Effective Date) and shall continue in full force
and effect through June 30, 2024, subject to any earlier termination in accordance
with this Agreement. The Parties may extend this Agreement for up to one year,
subject to a written agreement approved by the City Council. The services of
Service Provider as described in Exhibit A are to commence upon the Effective
Date and shall be completed in a sequence assuring expeditious completion, but
in any event, all such services shall be completed prior to expiration of this
Agreement and in accordance with any performance schedule set forth in Exhibit
A.
3. Compensation.
(a) Service Provider's sole compensation for satisfactory performance of all
services required or rendered pursuant to this Agreement shall be a total
fee not to exceed $1,449,183.89, paid on the basis of the rates set forth
herein or in the schedule of fees and expenses contained in Exhibit A. Such
fee includes all expenses incurred by Service Provider in performance of
the services.
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(b) Detailed statements shall be rendered monthly for services performed in the
preceding month and will be payable in the normal course of City business.
City shall not be obligated to reimburse any expense for which it has not
received a detailed invoice with applicable copies of representative and
identifiable receipts or records substantiating such expense.
(c) Service Provider agrees to render actual monthly income and expense
reports relating to the management and operation of the Property in Service
Provider's standard format approved by City on the twenty-fifth (25th)
calendar day after the expiration of each calendar month, and an annual
income and expense report in Service Provider's standard format approved
of by City, within forty-five (45) days after the expiration of each calendar
year. At City's election (to be exercised by prior written notice to Service
Provider), Service Provider shall deliver, concurrently with the delivery of
each monthly income and expense report, copies of checks evidencing
payments and collections and supporting invoices, intemal allocations, and
other back-up data as may be reasonably requested for the expenses and
disbursements shown on the previous month's income expense report.
(d) The parties may modify this Agreement to increase or decrease the scope
of services or provide for the rendition of services not required by this
Agreement, which modification shall include an adjustment to Service
Provider's compensation. Any change in the scope of services must be
made by written amendment to the Agreement signed by an authorized
representative for each party. Service Provider shall not be entitled to any
additional compensation if services are performed prior to a signed written
amendment.
4. Termination. Remedies. and Force Ma'eure.
(a) This Agreement shall terminate without any liability of City to Service
Provider upon the earlier of : (i) Service Provider's filing for protection under
the federal bankruptcy laws, or any bankruptcy petition or petition for
receiver commenced by a third party against Service Provider; (ii) seven
calendar days' prior written notice with or without cause by City to Service
Provider; (iii) City's non -appropriation of funds sufficient to meet its
obligations hereunder during any City fiscal year of this Agreement, or
insufficient funding for the Project; or (iv) expiration of this Agreement.
(b) Immediately upon any termination or expiration of this Agreement, Service
Provider shall (i) immediately stop all work hereunder; (ii) immediately
cause any and all of its subcontractors to cease work; and (iii) return to City
any and all unearned payments and all properties and materials in the
possession of Service Provider that are owned by City. Subject to the terms
of this Agreement, Service Provider shall be paid compensation for services
satisfactorily performed prior to the effective date of termination. Service
Provider shall not be paid for any work or services performed or costs
incurred which reasonably could have been avoided.
(c) In the event of termination due to failure of Service Provider to satisfactorily
perform in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, City may withhold
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an amount that would otherwise be payable as an offset to, but not in excess
of, City's damages caused by such failure. In no event shall any payment
by City pursuant to this Agreement constitute a waiver by City of any breach
of this Agreement which may then exist on the part of Service Provider, nor
shall such payment impair or prejudice any remedy available to City with
respect to the breach.
(d) Upon any breach of this Agreement by Service Provider, City may
(i) exercise any right, remedy (in contract, law or equity), or privilege which
may be available to it under applicable laws of the State of California or any
other applicable law; (ii) proceed by appropriate court action to enforce the
terms of the Agreement; and/or (iii) recover all direct, indirect,
consequential, economic and incidental damages for the breach of the
Agreement. If it is determined that City improperly terminated this
Agreement for default, such termination shall be deemed a termination for
convenience.
(e) Service Provider shall provide City with adequate written assurances of
future performance, upon Administrator's request, in the event Service
Provider fails to comply with any terms or conditions of this Agreement.
(f) Service Provider shall be liable for default unless nonperformance is caused
by an occurrence beyond the reasonable control of Service Provider and
without its fault or negligence such as, acts of God or the public enemy, acts
of City in its contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine
restrictions, strikes, unusually severe weather, and delays of common
carriers. Service Provider shall notify Administrator in writing as soon as it
is reasonably possible after the commencement of any excusable delay,
setting forth the full particulars in connection therewith, and shall remedy
such occurrence with all reasonable dispatch, and shall promptly give
written notice to Administrator of the cessation of such occurrence.
5. Confidential Information and Ownership of Documents.
(a) Any reports, information, or other data prepared or assembled by Service
Provider pursuant to this Agreement shall not be made available to any
individual or organization by Service Provider without the prior written
approval of the Administrator, During the term of this Agreement, and
thereafter, Service Provider shall not, without the prior written consent of
City, disclose to anyone any Confidential Information. The term Confidential
Information for the purposes of this Agreement shall include all proprietary
and confidential information of City, including but not limited to business
plans, marketing plans, financial information, materials, compilations,
documents, instruments, models, source or object codes and other
information disclosed or submitted, orally, in writing, or by any other medium
or media. All Confidential Information shall be and remain confidential and
proprietary in City.
(b) Any and all writings and documents prepared or provided by Service
Provider pursuant to this Agreement are the property of City at the time of
preparation and shall be turned over to City upon expiration or termination
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of the Agreement. Service Provider shall not permit the reproduction or use
thereof by any other person except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
(c) If Service Provider should subcontract all or any portion of the services to
be performed under this Agreement, Service Provider shall cause each
subcontractor to also comply with the requirements of this Section 5.
(d) This Section 5 shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement.
6. Level of Skill. It is further mutually understood and agreed by and between the
parties hereto that inasmuch as Service Provider represents to City that Service
Provider and its subcontractors, if any, are skilled in the profession and shall
perform in accordance with the standards of said industry necessary to perform
the services agreed to be done by it under this Agreement, City relies upon the
skill of Service Provider and its subcontractors, if any, to do and perform such
services in a skillful manner and Service Provider agrees to thus perform the
services and require the same of any subcontractors. Therefore, any acceptance
of such services by City shall not operate as a release of Service Provider or any
subcontractors from said industry and professional standards.
7. indemnification, To the furthest extent allowed by law, Service Provider shall
indemnify, hold harmless and defend City and each of its officers, officials,
employees, agents, and volunteers from any and all loss, liability, fines, penalties,
forfeitures, costs and damages (whether in contract, tort or strict liability, including
but not limited to personal injury, death at any time and property damage), and
from any and all claims, demands and actions in law or equity (including
reasonable attorney's fees, litigation expenses, and costs to enforce this
agreement) that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness
or willful misconduct of Service Provider, its principals, officers, employees,
agents, or volunteers in the performance of this Agreement.
If Service Provider should subcontract all or any portion of the services to be
performed under this Agreement, Service Provider shall require each
subcontractor to indemnify, hold harmless and defend City and each of its officers,
officials, employees, agents, and volunteers in accordance with the terms of the
preceding paragraph.
This section shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.
8. Insurance.
(a) Throughout the life of this Agreement, Service Provider shall pay for and
maintain in full force and effect all insurance as required in Exhibit B, which
is incorporated into and part of this Agreement, with an insurance
company(ies) either (i) admitted by the California Insurance Commissioner
to do business in the State of California and rated no less than "A-VII" in the
Best's Insurance Rating Guide, or (ii) as may be authorized in writing by
City's Risk Manager or designee at any time and in its sole discretion. The
required policies of insurance as stated in Exhibit B shall maintain limits of
liability of not less than those amounts stated therein. However, the
insurance limits available to City, its officers, officials, employees, agents,
and volunteers as additional insureds, shall be the greater of the minimum
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limits specified therein or the full limit of any insurance proceeds to the
named insured.
(b) If at any time during the life of the Agreement or any extension, Service
Provider or any of its subcontractors fail to maintain any required insurance
in full force and effect, all services and work under this Agreement shall be
discontinued immediately, and all payments due or that become due to
Service Provider shall be withheld until notice is received by City that the
required insurance has been restored to full force and effect and that the
premiums therefore have been paid for a period satisfactory to City. Any
failure to maintain the required insurance shall be sufficient cause for City
to terminate this Agreement. No action taken by City pursuant to this
section shall in any way relieve Service Provider of its responsibilities under
this Agreement. The phrase "fail to maintain any required insurance" shall
include, without limitation, notification received by City that an insurer has
commenced proceedings, or has had proceedings commenced against it,
indicating that the insurer is insolvent.
(c) The fact that insurance is obtained by Service Provider shall not be deemed
to release or diminish the liability of Service Provider, including, without
limitation, liability under the indemnity provisions of this Agreement. The
duty to indemnify City shall apply to all claims and liability regardless of
whether any insurance policies are applicable. The policy limits do not act
as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by Service
Provider. Approval or purchase of any insurance contracts or policies shall
in no way relieve from liability nor limit the liability of Service Provider, its
principals, officers, agents, employees, or persons under the supervision of
Service Provider, vendors, suppliers, invitees, consultants, sub -consultants,
subcontractors, or anyone employed directly or indirectly by any of them.
9. Conflict of Interest and Non -Solicitation.
(a) Prior to City's execution of this Agreement, Service Provider shall complete
a City of Fresno conflict of interest disclosure statement in the form as set
forth in Exhibit C. During the term of this Agreement, Service Provider shall
have the obligation and duty to immediately notify City in writing of any
change to the information provided by Service Provider in such statement.
(b) Service Provider shall comply, and require its subcontractors to comply,
with all applicable (i) professional canons and requirements governing
avoidance of impermissible client conflicts; and (ii) federal, state, and local
conflict of interest laws and regulations including, without limitation,
California Government Code Section 1090 et. seq., the California Political
Reform Act (California Government Code Section 87100 et. seq.) and the
regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission concerning disclosure
and disqualification (2 California Code of Regulations Section 18700 et.
seq.). At any time, upon written request of City, Service Provider shall
provide a written opinion of its legal counsel and that of any subcontractor
that, after a due diligent inquiry, Service Provider and the respective
subcontractor(s) are in full compliance with all laws and regulations.
Service Provider shall take, and require its subcontractors to take,
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reasonable steps to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest. Upon
discovery of any facts giving rise to the appearance of a conflict of interest,
Service Provider shall immediately notify City of these facts in writing.
(c) 1n performing the work or services to be provided hereunder, Service
Provider shall not employ or retain the services of any person while such
person either is employed by City or is a member of any City council,
commission, board, committee, or similar City body. This requirement may
be waived in writing by the City Manager, if no actual or potential conflict is
involved.
(d) Service Provider represents and warrants that it has not paid or agreed to
pay any compensation, contingent or otherwise, direct or indirect, to solicit,
or procure this Agreement or any rights/benefits hereunder.
(e) Service Provider and any of its subcontractors shall have no interest, direct
or indirect, in any other contract with a third party in connection with this
Project unless such interest is in accordance with all applicable law and fully
disclosed to and approved by the City Manager, in advance and in writing.
Notwithstanding any approval given by the City Manager under this
provision, Service Provider shall remain responsible for complying with
Section 9(a), above.
(f) If Service Provider should subcontract all or any portion of the work to be
performed or services to be provided under this Agreement, Service
Provider shall include the provisions of this Section 9 in each subcontract
and require its subcontractors to comply therewith.
(g) This Section 9 shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement.
10. Recycling Program. In the event Service Provider maintains an office or operates
a facility(ies), or is required herein to maintain or operate same, within the
incorporated limits of the City of Fresno, Service Provider at its sole cost and
expense shall:
(a) Immediately establish and maintain a viable and ongoing recycling
program, approved by City's Solid Waste Management Division, for each
office and facility. Literature describing City recycling programs is available
from City's Solid Waste Management Division and by calling City of Fresno
Recycling Hotline at (559) 621-1111.
(b) Immediately contact City's Solid Waste Management Division at (559) 621-
1452 and schedule a free waste audit, and cooperate with such Division in
their conduct of the audit for each office and facility.
(c) Cooperate with and demonstrate to the satisfaction of City's Solid Waste
Management Division the establishment of the recycling program in
paragraph (i) above and the ongoing maintenance thereof.
11. General Terms.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, all notices expressly required of City
within the body of this Agreement, and not otherwise specifically provided
for, shall be effective only if signed by the Administrator or designee.
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(b) Records of Service Provider's expenses pertaining to the Project shall be
kept on a generally recognized accounting basis and shall be available to
City or its authorized representatives upon request during regular business
hours throughout the life of this Agreement and for a period of seven years
after final payment or, if longer, for any period required by law. In addition,
all books, documents, papers, and records of Service Provider pertaining to
the Project shall be available for the purpose of making audits,
examinations, excerpts, and transcriptions for the same period of time. If
any litigation, claim, negotiations, audit or other action is commenced before
the expiration of said time period, all records shall be retained and made
available to City until such action is resolved, or until the end of said time
period whichever shall later occur. If Service Provider should subcontract
all or any portion of the services to be performed under this Agreement,
Service Provider shall cause each subcontractor to also comply with the
requirements of this paragraph. This Section 11(b) shall survive expiration
or termination of this Agreement.
(c) Prior to execution of this Agreement by City, Service Provider shall have
provided evidence to City that Service Provider is licensed to perform the
services called for by this Agreement (or that no license is required). If
Service Provider should subcontract all or any portion of the work or
services to be performed under this Agreement, Service Provider shall
require each subcontractor to provide evidence to City that subcontractor is
licensed to perform the services called for by this Agreement (or that no
license is required) before beginning work.
12. Nondiscrimination. To the extent required by controlling federal, state and local
law, Service Provider shall not employ discriminatory practices in the provision of
services, employment of personnel, or in any other respect on the basis of race,
religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability,
medical condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as
a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. Subject to the foregoing and
during the performance of this Agreement, Service Provider agrees as follows:
(a) Service Provider will comply with all applicable laws and regulations
providing that no person shall, on the grounds of race, religious creed, color,
national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical
condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as a
disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination
under any program or activity made possible by or resulting from this
Agreement-
(b) Service Provider will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for
employment because of race, religious creed, color, national origin,
ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital
status, sex, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as a disabled veteran
or veteran of the Vietnam era. Service Provider shall ensure that applicants
are employed, and the employees are treated during employment, without
regard to their race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical
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disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age,
sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the
Vietnam era. Such requirement shall apply to Service Provider's
employment practices including, but not be limited to, the fallowing:
employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment
advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of
compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. Service
Provider agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and
applicants for employment, notices setting forth the provision of this
nondiscrimination clause.
(c) Service Provider will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees
placed by or on behalf of Service Provider in pursuit hereof, state that all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical
disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age,
sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the
Vietnam era.
(d) Service Provider will send to each labor union or representative of workers
with which it has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or
understanding, a notice advising such labor union or workers'
representatives of Service Provider's commitment under this section and
shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees
and applicants for employment.
(e) If Service Provider should subcontract all or any portion of the services to
be performed under this Agreement, Service Provider shall cause each
subcontractor to also comply with the requirements of this Section 12.
13_ Independent Contractor.
(a) In the furnishing of the services provided for herein, Service Provider is
acting solely as an independent contractor. Neither Service Provider, nor
any of its officers, agents, or employees shall be deemed an officer, agent,
employee, joint venturer, partner, or associate of City for any purpose. City
shall have no right to control or supervise or direct the manner or method
by which Service Provider shall perform its work and functions. However,
City shall retain the right to administer this Agreement so as to verify that
Service Provider is performing its obligations in accordance with the terms
and conditions thereof.
(b) This Agreement does not evidence a partnership or joint venture between
Service Provider and City. Service Provider shall have no authority to bind
City absent City's express written consent. Except to the extent otherwise
provided in this Agreement, Service Provider shall bear its own costs and
expenses in pursuit thereof.
(c) Because of its status as an independent contractor, Service Provider and
its officers, agents, and employees shall have absolutely no right to
employment rights and benefits available to City employees. Service
Provider shall be solely liable and responsible for all payroll and tax
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withholding and for providing to, or on behalf of, its employees all employee
benefits including, without limitation, health, welfare and retirement benefits.
In addition, together with its other obligations under this Agreement, Service
Provider shall be solely responsible, indemnify, defend and save City
harmless from all matters relating to employment and tax withholding for
and payment of Service Provider's employees, including, without limitation,
(i) compliance with Social Security and unemployment insurance
withholding, payment of workers compensation benefits, and all other laws
and regulations governing matters of employee withholding, taxes and
payment; and (ii) any claim of right or interest in City employment benefits,
entitlements, programs and/or funds offered employees of City whether
arising by reason of any common law, de facto, leased, or co- employee
rights or other theory. It is acknowledged that during the term of this
Agreement, Service Provider may be providing services to others unrelated
to City or to this Agreement.
14. Notices. Any notice required or intended to be given to either party under the terms
of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given if
delivered personally, transmitted by facsimile followed by telephone confirmation
of receipt, or sent by United States registered or certified mail, with postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the party to which notice is to be
given at the party's address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement or
at such other address as the parties may from time to time designate by written
notice. Notices served by United States mail in the manner above described shall
be deemed sufficiently served or given at the time of the mailing thereof.
15. Binding. Subject to Section 16, below, once this Agreement is signed by all parties,
it shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, all parties, and each
parties' respective heirs, successors, assigns, transferees, agents, servants,
employees, and representatives.
16. Assignment.
(a) This Agreement is personal to Service Provider and there shall be no
assignment by Service Provider of its rights or obligations under this
Agreement without the prior written approval of the City Manager or
designee. Any attempted assignment by Service Provider, its successors
or assigns, shall be null and void unless approved in writing by the City
Manager or designee.
(b) Service Provider hereby agrees not to assign the payment of any monies
due Service Provider from City under the terms of this Agreement to any
other individual(s), corporation(s) or entity(ies). City retains the right to pay
any and all monies due Service Provider directly to Service Provider.
17. Compliance With Law. In providing the services required under this Agreement,
Service Provider shall at all times comply with all applicable laws of the United
States, the State of California and City, and with all applicable regulations
promulgated by federal, state, regional, or local administrative and regulatory
agencies, now in force and as they may be enacted, issued, or amended during
the term of this Agreement.
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18. Waiver. The waiver by either party of a breach by the other of any provision of this
Agreement shall not constitute a continuing waiver or a waiver of any subsequent
breach of either the same or a different provision of this Agreement. No provisions
of this Agreement may be waived unless in writing and signed by all parties to this
Agreement. Waiver of any one provision herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver
of any other provision herein.
19. Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, excluding,
however, any conflict of laws rule which would apply the law of another jurisdiction.
Venue for purposes of the filing of any action regarding the enforcement or
interpretation of this Agreement and any rights and duties hereunder shall be
Fresno County, California.
20. Headings. The section headings in this Agreement are for convenience and
reference only and shall not be construed or held in any way to explain, modify or
add to the interpretation or meaning of the provisions of this Agreement.
21. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable. The invalidity, or
unenforceability of any one provision in this Agreement shall not affect the other
provisions.
22. Interpretation. The parties acknowledge that this Agreement in its final form is the
result of the combined efforts of the parties and that, should any provision of this
Agreement be found to be ambiguous in any way, such ambiguity shall not be
resolved by construing this Agreement in favor of or against either party, but rather
by construing the terms in accordance with their generally accepted meaning.
23. Attorne 's Fees. If either party is required to commence any proceeding or legal
action to enforce or interpret any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement,
the prevailing party in such proceeding or action shall be entitled to recover from
the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and legal expenses.
24. Exhibits. Each exhibit and attachment referenced in this Agreement is, by the
reference, incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement.
25. Precedence of Documents. In the event of any conflict between the body of this
Agreement and any exhibit or attachment hereto, the terms and conditions of the
body of this Agreement shall control and take precedence over the terms and
conditions expressed within the exhibit or attachment. Furthermore, any terms or
conditions contained within any exhibit or attachment hereto which purport to
modify the allocation of risk between the parties, provided for within the body of
this Agreement, shall be null and void.
26. Cumulative Remedies. No remedy or election hereunder shall be deemed
exclusive but shall, wherever possible, be cumulative with all other remedies at
law or in equity.
27. No Third -Pa Beneficiaries. The rights, interests, duties, and obligations defined
within this Agreement are intended for the specific parties hereto as identified in
the preamble of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything stated to the contrary
in this Agreement, it is not intended that any rights or interests in this Agreement
benefit or flow to the interest of any third parties.
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