Agmt21 Animal Control Agreement Between San Mateo County and Cities

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15 Agreement, the interpretation of this Agreement, the performance of this Agreement, and any other dispute of any nature arising out of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its choice of law rules. Any dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be venued either in the San Mateo County Superior Court or in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 5.11 Additional Services. Nothing contained herein shall preclude any City from contracting separately for the provision of a higher level of service. Any contract increasing the level of services will be supplemental to this Agreement and will not affect the level of service provided for in this Agreement. 5.12 Relationship of Parties. The Parties agree and understand that the work/services performed or facilitated under this Agreement are performed or facilitated by an independent Contractor, and not by an employee of any City and that neither the County, its employees, the Animal Control Contractor, or the Animal Licensing Contractor acquire any of the rights, privileges, powers, or advantages of City employees, and vice versa; however, the County may act as an agent on behalf of each City where expressly set forth herein and, in such instances, each City shall hold harmless, indemnify and defend the County from and against any claims of any kind and/or actions for damages arising out of the County’s actions undertaken on behalf of each City as set forth herein. 5.13 Hold Harmless. a. Each City shall hold harmless, indemnify and defend the County, its officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, suits or actions of every kind brought for or on account of injuries or death of any person or damage to any property of any kind whatsoever and whomsoever belonging which arise out of the performance or nonperformance of each City’s covenants and obligations under this Agreement and which result from the negligent or wrongful acts of each City or its officers, employees, or agents, including, but not limited to, those claims, suits, or actions arising from activities performed by the County as a representative of the City as set forth in Sections 3.6 and 4.2. b. The County shall hold harmless, indemnify and defend each City, its officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, suits or actions of any kind brought for or on account of injuries to or death of any person or damage to any property of any kind and to whomsoever belonging which arise out of the performance or non-performance of the County’s obligations