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Other Litigants that obligates the City to pay to any one of the Other Litigants an amount that is higher than the amount of the Madden Claims Payment, and (b) Tenant has satisfied each of her obligations under Sections 4 through 7 above, the City shall make a supplemental payment to Tenant in the amount of the difference between $275,000 and the amount owed to the Other Litigant under the City's settlement agreement with that Other Litigant (if there is more than one Other Litigant, the supplemental payment to Tenant shall be in the amount of the difference between $275,000 and the highest amount owed to one of the Other Litigants). Any obligation for the City to make any payment to any Other Litigant's attorney(s) for litigation costs and expenses pursuant to a settlement agreement with the Other Litigant, including attorney's fees, shall not be considered part of the settlement amount owed to the Other Litigant for the purposes of this paragraph. If this supplemental payment obligation is triggered, the City shall, on or after January 2, 2023, promptly mail the supplemental payment to Alison Madden at P.O. Box 620650, Woodside, CA 94062, or to such other mailing address for which Tenant has provided notice to the City pursuant to Section 12(1) below. 9. Attorney's Fees and Costs: Except as otherwise set forth herein, each Party shall bear their own attorney's fees and costs with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement (including without limitation the Litigation, Government Code Claims, other subject matter of the Recitals, and the negotiation and enforcement, if necessary, of this Agreement). In addition, Tenant shall not claim any right to recover attorney's fees or costs incurred representing any third party with respect to any Docktown-related litigation. Tenant further represents and warrants that she did not enter into any written or oral retainer or legal services agreement with any third party with respect to any Docktown-related litigation which obligated any third party to pay Tenant any attorney's fees or costs. In addition, the Parties agree that the Pro -Per Attorney Work Payment is intended to fully compensate Tenant for any and all legal work and costs incurred related to Docktown, including on behalf of any third parties against whom the City has filed unlawful detainer proceedings. Tenant further agrees that she shall cooperate with the City and affirm the veracity of the forgoing paragraph through a sworn declaration in the event any third party seeks to recover attorney's fees or costs purportedly incurred through Tenant's work in connection with such proceedings. 10. Taxes: Tenant expressly acknowledges and agrees that any local, state, or federal tax consequences arising from City's payment of any sums hereunder shall be the full responsibility of Tenant to investigate and address based on independent legal advice. Tenant understands and agrees that the City may issue forms, for example form 1099s, associated with the City's payment of any sums hereunder, and agrees that the City, in its sole discretion, may choose what forms, if any, to issue. Tenant does not agree, by the terms in this provision, that City's classification, by using any such forms in its discretion, is accurate for taxation purposes, and Tenant reserves the right to seek tax advice and take such positions as such advice supports, respecting classification and/or taxation of the payments provided for in this Agreement, whether the total or the constituent parts (i.e., Installments, Madden Claims Payment and Pro -Per Attorney Work Payment). Tenant hereby releases the City for any purported liability that might arise from the City's issuance of any forms associated with the payment of any sums hereunder, including ATTY/AGR/SETTLEMENTS/SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT - ALISON MADDEN REV: 07-21-22 VR Page 7 of 13