Title
LITIGATION MATTERS (RESOLUTION 24-119, RELATING TO SETTLEMENT AUTHORIZATION: COUNTY OF MAUI, RISK FILE 2023-1035 OF RINZAI ZEN MISSION (CASE 4084192)) (GREAT-11(46))
Description
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. Resolution 24-119, entitled “AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF JMC CLAIM NO. 4084192, COUNTY OF MAUI FILE NO. RISK 2023-1035 OF RINZAI ZEN MISSION.” Resolution 24-119’s purpose is to authorize settlement of the claim, filed on July 13, 2023. The claim alleges property damage sustained on December 20, 2022, when an ironwood tree fell on the Rinzai Zen Mission temple building at 120 Alawai Road, Pāʻia, Maui, Hawai‘i.
2. Correspondence dated June 24, 2024, from the Department of the Corporation Counsel, with a copy of the claim.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend adoption of Resolution 24-119, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of Resolution 24-119 and other related action.
Note
With reference to this agenda item, one or more executive meetings are anticipated in accordance with Section 92-5(a)(4), Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, to consult with legal counsel on questions and issues pertaining to the powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities of the County, the Council, and the Committee; and Section 92-5(a)(8), Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, to deliberate or make a decision upon a matter that requires the consideration of information that must be kept confidential under a State or Federal law, or a court order.