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~o <br />good faith to resolve the Dispute. If, upon the expiration of such time period, the University's <br />Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Services (or higher-level authority) and the County <br />Manager (or higher-level authority) have been unable to resolve the Dispute, then the Dispute <br />shall be submitted to non-binding mediation in accordance with Paza~raph 145 of this <br />Agreement. <br />145. I+lon-Binding Mediation. if the Executive Review and Senior Executive Review <br />dispute resolution processes are unsuccessful, the Parties shall be obligated to submit the Dispute <br />:. <br />to non-binding mediation through the use of a ne ~tral, independent, disinterested mediator <br />S;V~ff <br />` ~'TS <br />selected by the Parties from a professional m "a ; iana firma such Dispute is not resolved <br />~~T <br />through the non-binding mediation process within one huc7red twenty (120) days after the date <br />~. <br />of the Notice of Dispute or Notice of Termination (or such other. time period as mutually agreed <br />to by the Parties in writing), either Party may initiate litigation-'in any court of competent <br />jurisdiction. The' Partin <br />retained hereunder.~~ .: <br />146. <br />prevented from doing so by <br />obligations under this Agreement <br />equally all fees and expenses payable to any mediator <br />Except when cleazly <br />in dispute, the Parties shall continue performing their <br />any Dispute is being resolved as provided in this Article <br />unless and until such obligations are terminated by the termination or expiration of this <br />Agreement. The time frame for a Party to cure any breach of the terms of this Agreement shall <br />not be tolled by the pendency of any dispute resolution procedures. <br />147. Equitable Relief. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the <br />contrary, the Parties shall be entitled to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of <br />47 <br />{00018638.DOC 16} <br />