Reference no: EM133873831

Assignment:

As Ava, the mediator, planned for the mediation session, she considered who should be present. She knew that Tony and Diana should, since the two sides of the dispute saw them as their representatives, but Ava was uncertain whether to involve the city's representative.

Ava asked Marcus, the president of the neighborhood improvement group, "Does the city have any requests regarding the plot of land in discussion?"

"No," Marcus replied. "They tell us that they will take down the playground and put up a parking lot if we want it, or they will make other arrangements if we can give them a plan. But they say they'll agree to whatever decision we come up with- they just want what's best for our neighborhood."

Ava decided that the representative from the city did not have to be a part of the mediation.

Which of the following answers best describes why Ava did not think the city representative needed to be present?

• The parties have a data-based conflict because the city did not give the neighborhood any data on how to construct the parking lot.
• The parties do not have a values-based conflict with the city because the city does not value the plot of land.
• The parties have a structural conflict because they can't decide between a playground structure or a parking structure.
• The parties do not have an interest-based conflict with the city because the city also wants what's best for the neighborhood.