office are you there good morning and moloch a office are you there good morning everybody at this looks familiar it's because we've been down this road with this particular item for years  notes for when a concerned citizen testified last on this item was at the time of the fifth increase in money to be given to attorneys to defend the county of maui from its violation of federal water regulations that was supposed to be not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars sequence the dates coming up it was then two million two hundred and fifty thousand taxpayers on there that kind of money so we went through the dates and the times of the requests and so forth and now we're back living with this again and something that i would like to just point out his son the history of clean air and clean water acts these didn't start yesterday there was a national environmental policy act that went in and january first two thousand nine hundred seventy the clean water act that were from the last century so where and twenty sixteen fiscal year and we're being hit up one more time in the voice of the public to be heard at the meeting of the committee on the whole if there has been money appropriated from i just tell you somebody came up to me and said why don't they dock the pay of the people who meet the violations listening they're listening to this they're listening to one another saying what is this this is crazy they keep taking our money in order to cover their tails not having done the right thing to begin with even though we know that the right thing had been identified in the last century again and again and again so i'm encouraging you that the lesson that needs to be taken from this is the need to be people hired with the t you very much for your testimony you're welcome is there any other person signed up to testify today you i would like to call out of order the second matter of the just thank you so the in regards to god calling your attention to claim of mark a king claim five dash fourteen dash zero zero three four eight three relating to the maui air incident on the night the committee's in receipt of the correspondence stated december third two thousand and fifteen from the department of corporation counsel requesting the consideration of the proposed resolution entitled authorizing settlement of mark a king versus county of maui disability compensation division case number five dash fourteen dash zero zero three four eight they consider whether to recommend adoptions of the proposed resolutions with or without provisions and the committee may also consider other related actions i believe that we have our cooperation council deputy here today do you have a status in regards to this item and maybe there are some other matters in the case that needs to be worked out so without action as members i'd like to for this matter thank you i was hopeful also like to recognize the presence of our council chair mr mike white you moving on members to the next item on the agenda the why wildlife at all versus county of maui civil number thirteen dash zero zero one nine eighty s o m b m k cow three the committee is in receipt of the correspondence dated december third two thousand and fifteen from the department of corporation counsel a request in consideration of the proposed resolution entitled authorizing the settlement of the plaintiff's claim the settlement on nov seventeenth two thousand and fifteen as attached on exhibit a the case involves allegations of violations under the federal water pollution control act also known known as the clean water act causing by  and costs related to the case the committee may consider whether to recommend adoption of the proposed resolution resolution with or without revisions in the committee may also consider other matters today we have our  you chair so for clarification we're not currently seeking an increase in the county's special counsel fees as part of the settlement that was entered last month in district court the county is required to pay the plaintiff's attorneys fees if we are unsuccessful on appeal the plaintiffs have submitted their claim for attorney's fees which i can present to you in closed session in executive session circuit so today we have as the chair said worded a resolution for the committee's consideration which authorizes our department to negotiate a settlement of the plaintiff's claims for the attorney's fees and the resolution advise statute to consult with legal counsel on questions pertaining to liability powers to disease and privileges of the county this council and this