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1.0.2. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute through negotiation, any party may demand <br />mediation through a process to be mutually agreed to in good faith between the parties within <br />30 days. The parties shall share equally the costs of mediation and shall be responsible for <br />their own costs in preparation and participation in the mediation., including expert witness fees <br />and reasonable attorney's fees. <br />. If a mediation process cannot be agreed upon or if the mediation fails to resolve the dispute, <br />then within 30 calendar days any party may submit the matter to binding arbitration according <br />to the procedures of the Superior Court Rules for Mandatory Arbitration, including the Local <br />Mandatory Arbitration Rules of the King County Superior Court, King County, Washington, <br />as amended, unless the parties agree in writing to an alternative dispute resolution process. <br />The arbitration shall be before a disinterested arbitrator with both parties sharing equally in <br />the cost of the arbitrator. The location of the arbitration shall be mutually agreed or established <br />by the assigned Arbitrator, and the laws of Washington will govern its proceedings. Each <br />party shall be responsible for its own costs in preparing for and participating in the arbitration, <br />including expert witness fees and reasonable attorney's fees. <br />1.0.4. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, this dispute resolution process shall be the sole, exclusive <br />and final remedy to or for any party for any dispute regarding this Agreement, and its <br />interpretation, application or breach, regardless of whether the dispute is based in contract, <br />tort, any violation of federal law, state statute or local ordinance or for any breach of <br />administrative rule or regulation and regardless of the amount or type of relief demanded.. <br />11. Term of Agreement <br />1.1.1.. In the event any Agency shall desire to renegotiate any of the provisions of this agreement, <br />such Agency shall give one-year advance written notice to the other Agencies. The written <br />notice shall specify the provision to be negotiated, the requested change and the reasons <br />therefore. Such requests to renegotiate shall not be considered a notice of termination. <br />1.1..2. This agreement shall be effective on January .1.„ 202.0 and shall continue for a term of three (3) <br />years. <br />12. Termination/Withdrawal <br />1.2.1.. Any Agency may withdraw from this Agreement at the end of any calendar year by filing with <br />the Administrative Board a notice of termination by December 31.st of the preceding calendar <br />year. In the event an Agency terminates its participation under this paragraph but the <br />remaining Agencies continue the Agreement, the Agency that terminated its participation shall <br />be considered a withdrawing Agency that is not entitled to any refund of its prior contributions, <br />but it shall be entitled to reimbursement of its depreciated share of any Jointly Owned <br />Resource and return of any equipment or property owned by the Agency and used by the <br />Consortium under this agreement. <br />1.2.2. This agreement may be terminated by consensus of a majority of the Agencies, effective the <br />end of any calendar year, upon giving written notice thereof to the other Agencies by July .1. <br />Training Consortium Inter1oca1 Agreement —Page 8 <br />