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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 Paragraph 145 of this <br />Agreement. <br />145. I~ton-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 />=y <br />,ids. <br />to non-binding mediation through the use of a ne tr'a1, m~dependent, disinterested mediator <br />,~ <br />°, <br />~~~ ~~~~. <br />selected by the Parties from a professional m °ai~;a~4~.,~firm. ~ such Dispute is not resolved <br />through the non-binding mediation process within one hii`~r+~red twenty (120) days after the date <br />`~ 's <br />iyi>I,. ~~.. <br />of the Notice of Dispute or Notice of Termination (or such othi;~ i~rne period as mutually agreed <br />.` <br />~,~ <br />to by the Parties in writing), either Party may initiate litigation~'m any court of competent <br />jurisdiction. The' Parties-`--`-;'share equally all fees and expenses payable to any mediator <br />retained hereunder.~a ~ ~ ~- <br />"~ <br />146. Continued~f'~rftiia~n~~ ~, !o~T~llin of Cure Periods. Except when clearly <br />~r~~r <br />prevented from doing so by %z~~ter in dispute, the Parties shall continue performing their <br />,.. <br />obligations under this Agreement whl 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 />