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8 <br /> JOINT DET{ENSE/COMMON INTEREST AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGRrmmENT <br /> This Joint Defense/Common Interest and Confidentiality Agreement ("Agreement") is <br /> entered into this 5" day of December, 2017, by and among A Community of 1 riends ("ACOF"), <br /> a California non-profit corporation, Redlands Supportive Housing, L P ("RSH") and the City of <br /> Redlands ("City") in order to aid the respective parties in their defense of legal matters discussed <br /> below City, ACOF and RSH are sometimes individually referred to herein as a "Party" and, <br /> togethei,as the"Parties " <br /> RECITALS <br /> A On October 18, 2017, Citizens for Equitable Redlands filed Case Number CIVDS <br /> 1.720139 in the San Bernardino County Superior Court, a Petition for Peremptory Writ of <br /> Mandate, alleging violations of the California Environmental Quality Act (the"Action") <br /> City is named as Respondent in the Action ACOF and RSH are named as Real Parties in <br /> Interest in the Action the Action challenges the City Council of the City of Redlands' <br /> approval Zone Change No 448 and Conditional Use Permit No 1045 for a residential <br /> development in the City of Redlands(together, the "Project") and approval of a mitigated <br /> negative declaration("MND")for the Project(collectively, the "Challenged Approval") <br /> B Because of then positions as Respondent and Real Parties in Interest in the Action, the <br /> Parties have Joint and common interests with respect to the defense of the Challenged <br /> Approval, as well as the various issues and disputes that have been, alleged or may arise <br /> in the Action concerning the Parties' obligations, liabilities, and/or duties relating to these <br /> issues and disputes All such issues and disputes against the Parties, including those <br /> concerning the Challenged Approval, whether individually or collectively, are referred to <br /> collectively as the"Disputes" <br /> C The Parties acknowledge and agree that their respective positions regarding the Disputes <br /> are such that their interests are generally the same Nevertheless, the Parties understand <br /> that conflicts between their respective positions and interests may currently exist or could <br /> develop in the future Therefore, the Parties wish to share, and have their legal counsel <br /> share, information on the Disputes as to which the Parties' interests are the same and do <br /> not conflict, all on a confidential basis, without waiving the confidentiality of shared <br /> information as to those persons or entities not Parties to this Agreement, and without <br /> sacrificing the Parties' abilities to continue to be represented by their respective counsel <br /> in any of the Disputes, or other existing or future disputes with each other, relating to the <br /> Action of the Challenged Approval The Parties believe and agree that it is in their <br /> respective and collective best interests to share information in this way and to cooperate <br /> in the defense of the Disputes in the Action because such sharing of information is <br /> reasonable and necessary to accomplish the purpose for which their attorneys have been <br /> consulted and employed, that is, the investigation, analysis, and defense of the Disputes <br /> in the Action <br /> TERMS AND CONDITIONS <br /> In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants hereinafter set forth, the Parties <br /> agree as follows <br /> 11ca\dlm\Agreemenis\Redlands Supportive ilousing.Community of FriendsJomt Defense Agreement 31 13 17 New I of 9 <br /> DIM doe <br />