Title
LITIGATION MATTERS (SETTLEMENT AUTHORIZATION: COUNTY OF MAUI V. LANAI WASTE REMOVAL, INC., ET AL.; CIVIL 15-1-0476(2)) (COW-1(39))
Description
The Committee is in receipt of correspondence dated April 29, 2016, from the Department of the Corporation Counsel, requesting consideration of a proposed resolution, entitled “AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF COUNTY OF MAUI V. LANAI WASTE REMOVAL, INC., ET AL., CIVIL NO. 15-1-0476(2),” and transmitting a copy of the complaint. The complaint alleges Defendants Lanai Waste Removal, Inc.; Lanai Trucking, Inc.; Charlene Amoral; and Manuel Amoral, Jr. have, as of the date of the filing of the complaint, accumulated $321,019.22 in past-due tipping (commercial landfill disposal) fees owed to the County for the disposal of waste at the Lanai Landfill at Kaumalapau Highway, Lanai, and are in breach of a Repayment Agreement previously entered into with the County. The purpose of the proposed resolution is to authorize settlement of the case.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend adoption of the proposed resolution, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider other related action.
Note
With reference to this agenda item, one or more executive meetings are anticipated pursuant to Section 92-5(a)(4), Hawaii 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.