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13 <br />Labor/Management Committee to which the Union(s) signatory to this Agreement are a party <br />shallbeprovided asrequiredbylaw. <br />ARTICLE 11 <br />GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION PROCEDURE <br />11.1 The parties understand and agree that in the event any dispute arises out of the <br />meaning, interpretation or application of the provisions of this Agreement, the same shall be <br />settled by means of the procedures set forth herein. No grievance shall be recognized unless the <br />grieving party provides notice in writing to the signatory party with whom it has a dispute within <br />seven (7) calendar days after becoming aware of the dispute, but in no event more than thirty <br />(30) calendar days after it reasonably should have become aware of the event causing the <br />dispute. The time limits in this Article 11 may be extended by mutual written agreement of the <br />parties. <br />11.2 Grievancesshallbesettledaccordingtothefollowingprocedures: <br />Step 1: Within seven (7) calendar days after the receipt of the written notice of <br />grievance, the necessary parties to the grievance, including but not limited to the Business <br />Representative of the involved Local Union, or the City's authorized representative or his/her <br />designee, or the representative of the construction person, or the representative of the <br />involved Contractor shall confer and attempt to resolve the grievance. <br />Step 2: In the event that the representatives are unable to resolve the dispute within <br />seven (7) calendar days after its referral to Step I, either involved party may submit the <br />dispute within three (3) calendar days to a subcommittee of the Joint Administrative Committee <br />consisting of one (1) person selected by the City and one (1) person selected by the Council, <br />which shall meet within seven (7) calendar days after such referral (or such longer time as <br />mutually agreed upon by all representatives of the subcommittee), to confer in an attempt to <br />resolve the grievance. If there is a unanimous decision by the subcommittee, the <br />decision will be binding on all parties. If the dispute is not resolved within such time <br />(seven (7) calendar days after its referral or such longer time as mutually agreed upon) it <br />may be referred within seven (7) calendar days by either party to Step 3. <br />Step 3: In the event the matter is not settled or otherwise resolved in a final and <br />binding manner by the Committee, either party may demand arbitration. The parties <br />shall provide a list to each other of their preferred arbitrators. The parties <br />shall flip a coin to determine who shall strike the first name and shall then alternatively strike <br />names from the list and the last remaining name shall be the neutral third party arbitrator <br />who shall have the power to resolve the dispute in a final and binding manner. The costs <br />of the arbitration shall be evenly split by the parties with each bearing the cost of their <br />own legal counsel. Upon mutual agreement of the parties, the matter may be heard on an <br />expedited basis, by telephone or other electronic means, and the arbitrator may render a <br />"bench decision". <br />11.3 The Arbitrator shall arrange for a hearing no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after <br />the matter has been submitted to arbitration. A decision shall be given to the parties within <br />five (5) calendar days after completion of the hearing unless such time is extended by mutual