Title
LITIGATION MATTERS (RESOLUTION 23-86, RELATING TO SETTLEMENT AUTHORIZATION: PEDRO ORTEGA; CLAIM 4072926) (PROPERTY DAMAGE) (GREAT-11(13))
Description
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. Resolution 23-86, entitled “AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF CLAIM NO. 4072926 OF PEDRO ORTEGA.” Resolution 23-86’s purpose is to authorize settlement of the claim, filed on October 15, 2021, in the amount of $43,952.29. The claim alleges damages to the claimant’s property located at 2068 Kahekili Highway, Wailuku, Maui, Hawai‘i, resulting from a water main break.
2. Correspondence dated February 3, 2023, from the Department of the Corporation Counsel, with a copy of the claim.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend adoption of Resolution 23-86, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of Resolution 23-86 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 on a matter that requires the consideration of information that must be kept confidential in accordance with State or Federal law, or a court order.