Notice of Dispute; Meet Sample Clauses

Notice of Dispute; Meet and Confer

Notice of Dispute; Meet and Confer‌ If one or both Wildlife Agencies objects to any action or inaction by the Conservancy or any Permittee on the basis that the action or inaction is inconsistent with the Permits, the Yolo HCP/NCCP, or this Agreement, it will provide written notice to the Conservancy, the Permittee(s), and both Wildlife Agencies, unless providing written notice would preclude a necessary, immediate response to circumstances which may appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery of a species in the wild as reasonably determined by a Wildlife Agency. The notice shall identify the objection(s) of the Wildlife Agencies and adequately explain the basis thereof. The Conservancy or a Permittee, as appropriate, will respond in writing to the notice within thirty (30) days of receipt. The response shall describe actions that the Conservancy or Permittee proposes to take to resolve the objection or, alternatively, the response may explain why the objection is unfounded. If the response resolves the objection to the satisfaction of the Wildlife Agencies, the agency will so notify other recipients of the original notice of objection and, in turn, the Conservancy or Permittee will implement any actions proposed in the response. If the response does not resolve the objection to the Wildlife Agency’s satisfaction, the Wildlife Agency will notify the Conservancy or Permittee and any other recipients of the original notice. The Wildlife Agencies, Conservancy, and any relevant Permittee will then meet and confer to attempt to resolve the dispute. The meeting will occur within a reasonable time designated by the Wildlife Agencies, taking all relevant circumstances into account. Generally, unless the circumstances require otherwise, the meeting shall occur within 30 days after the Conservancy and affected Permittee(s) receive the Wildlife Agencies response, but it may also occur at a later time if the Wildlife Agencies, Conservancy, and relevant Permittee agree. A Conservancy representative will take notes at the meeting, summarize the outcome, and distribute meeting notes to each Party in attendance. If a dispute among the Parties pertains to a specific project, the proponent of the project shall be allowed to provide input into the dispute resolution process by reviewing the initial notice from one or both Wildlife Agencies and submitting its own response and, if applicable, by participating in the meeting referenced above. For purposes of this provision, a dispute p...