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the event it is necessary for either party to initiate legal action regarding this Agreement, venue <br />shall be in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit for Indian River County, Florida, for claims under state <br />law and the Southern District of Florida for any claims which are justiciable in federal court. <br />21. Mediation <br />Prior to initiating any litigation concerning this Lease, the parties agree to submit the disputed <br />issue(s) to a mediator for non-binding mediation. The parties shall agree on a mediator chosen <br />from a list of certified mediators available from the Clerk of Court for Indian River County. The <br />parties shall share the fee of the mediator equally. To the extent allowed by law, the mediation <br />process shall be confidential and the results of the mediation or any testimony or argument <br />introduced at the mediation shall not be admissible as evidence in any subsequent proceeding <br />concerning the disputed issue(s). <br />22. Public Records <br />Halley shall allow public access to all documents, papers, letters, or other material subject to the <br />provisions of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and made or received by the Halley in conjunction <br />with this Lease. Specifically, Halley shall: <br />a. Keep and maintain public records required by the County and SWDD to perform the <br />service. <br />b. Upon request from the County or SWDD's custodian of public records, provide the County <br />or SWDD with a copy of the requested records or allow the records to be inspected or copied <br />within a reasonable time at a cost that does not exceed the cost provided in Section 119 <br />Florida Statutes or as otherwise provided by law. <br />C. Ensure that public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records <br />disclosure requirements are not disclosed except as authorized by law for the duration of the <br />Agreement term and following completion of the Agreement if the Contractor does not <br />transfer the records to the County or SWDD. <br />d. Upon completion of the Agreement, transfer, at no cost, to the County or SWDD all public <br />records in possession of the Contractor or keep and maintain public records required by the <br />County and SWDD to perform the service. If the Contractor transfers all public records to <br />SWDD Lease with HEC - Final 09-26-23 <br />Page 10 of 12 <br />