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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No.5REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL TO: MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL FROM: RON MOLENDYR, CITY MANAGER DATE: February 23, 1993 SUBJECT: Claims Against the City BACKGROUND Claims filed against the City of Lake Elsinore are reviewed and handled by Carl Warren & Company, Claims Administrators. When received, each claim is logged in the City Clerk's Office and forwarded to this company for investigation. After initial review and investigation, direction is issued to the City to take one of several actions such as rejection, notification of late claim or reservation of action until further information is obtained. The following claims have been recommended for rejection by Carl Warren & Company: Claim #93 -3 - Velia Hernandez Claim #93 -4 - John Mayo Claim #93 -5 - Lisa Scott FISCAL IMPACT None. RECOMMENDATION Reject the Claims as detailed above and direct the City Clerk to send letters informing the Claimants of this decision. PREPARED BY; APPROVED FO] AGENDA LI! AG_;Z�. TFt.° 1n�. DPJ r 1 JAN CLAIM 2 VELIA HERNANDEZ [ "claimant "] hereby presents her claim to the 4 City of Lake Elsinore [ "City "] pursuant to Government Code, 5 Section 905 et seq. 6 1. The names and current post office address of claimant 7 is: Velia Hernandez, 16520 Nectarine Way, Lake Elsinore, 8 California 92530. 9 2. All notices relative to this claim should be sent to 10 Vernon C. Jolley, Attorney at Law, 8308 Magnolia Avenue, 11 Riverside, California 92504; (909) 343 -1833. 12 3. On or about September 16, 1992, City was wholly or 13 partially the owner, operator, controller, and /or maintainer of 14 the public streets, sidewalks, and /or walkways within the City of 15 Lake Elsinore, including, but not limited to, that sidewalk area 16 located at 500 W. Graham, within the City of Lake Elsinore, 17 County of Riverside, State of California. 18 4. That on or about September 16, 1992, claimant was 19 responsible for the maintenance, repair, adjustments, and /or 20 installation of all sidewalks systems incident and adjacent 21 thereto and was further responsible for the safe and prudent 22 placement and function of said facilities at or about the area 23 referred to above. 24 5. That on or about September 16, 1992, claimant was a 25 member of the general public and making lawful and proper use of 26 the above - designated public sidewalk areas when, by reason of the 27 acts and /or omissions of the City, its agents, servants and /or 28 employees, inclusive, claimant was caused to fall and suffer 1 :s f AGUZA ITEPA NO S PAGE � p�� 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 24 2: 2E 2' 21 severe and permanent injuries when she tripped over certain metal objects protruding out of the sidewalk. 6. That the City so negligently designed, constructed, marked, maintained, operated, controlled, and repaired the sidewalk area referred to above that the City caused, created, and maintained a highly dangerous and defective condition which exposed members of the general public, including the claimant herein, to a serious risk of grievous bodily harm. 7. That as a direct and proximate result of the negligence, carelessness, and unlawfulness of the City, as aforesaid, the claimant has been caused to suffer severe and painful injuries, including, but not limited to, her upper and lower extremities, all of which have rendered her sick, sore, lame and disabled and which have further caused, and continue to cause, severe mental and emotional distress. 8. That as a further, direct and proximate result of the negligence and carelessness of the City, as aforesaid, the claimant has incurred, and will incur in the future, certain hospital, medical, surgical, x -ray and other related expenses in the care and treatment of her injuries, the exact nature and extent of which are presently unknown to claimant at this time. 9. That as a further, direct and proximate result of the negligence of the City, as aforesaid, the claimant has been caused to, and is suffering, a loss of earnings and earning capacity and is informed and believes, and thereon alleges, that she will be further incapacitated in the future, thus incurring future and other loss of earnings and earning capacity. 10. The names of any public employees contributing to the E Y:. AGENDA ITEM NO. 1 2 3 4 6� 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 incident are unknown to claimant at this time. 11. The jurisdiction for this matter rests in the Superior Court for the State of California and venue is proper in Riverside County. DATED: January 18, 1993 By: ttvvv 1, VERNON C. OLLE J 3 eb x: AGEr,4DA ITEF. NO.�_ PAGE I 1 OF�_ CLAIM AGAINST HE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE (For Damages o Persons or Personal Property) Received By ( ame) ( `U FEB Q 1 1993 � E f {' ' —'Uf 0 (�S .me - Date- .iteceivod) A claim must be filed with the City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore within six (6) months after which the incident or event occurred. Be sure your claim is against the City of Lake Elsinore, not another public entity. Where space is insufficient, please use additional paper and identify information by paragraph number. Completed claims must be mailed or delivered to the City Clerk, City of Lake Elsinore, 130 South Main Street, Lake Elsinore, California 92330. TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA: The undersigned respectfully submits the following claim and information relative to damage to persons and /or personal property: 1. NAME OF CLAIMANT john M. Mayo a. Address of Claimant 15148 Grand Ave. $3, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 -5499 b. Phone No. ( 901 678 -9859 C. Date of Birth 211/52 d. Social Security No. 568 -82 -0554 e. Drivers Lic. No. E0653146 2. Name, post office address and telephone to which claimant desires notices to be sent, if other than the above: 69XI1 3. Occurrence or event from which this claim arises: a. Date January 13, 1993 b. Time 6:45 P.M. c. Place (Exact and specific location) Corner of Grand & Blackwell I was travelling south on Grand. d. How and under what circumstances did damage or injury occur? Specify the particular occurrence, event, act or omission you claim caused.the injury or damage (use additional paper if necessary). While driving down Grand Ave. on Wed. Jan. 13, 1993, I hit a pothole on the road at the above location. The evening was wet and water was on the road. Because of the rain, when I hit the hole, it was a very ar e. What particular action by the City or alleged damage or injury? traffic was slow, however, 3erx. its employees, caused the Failure to fix the road or to warn drivers of the hazard. z: 7: L: f GDN'DA [TC ",4 NO. % -_S 4. Were there any injuries at the time of this incident? If there were no injuries, state "No Injuries ". No iniuries 5. Give the name(s) of the City employee(s) causing the damage or injury: 6. Name and address of any other person injured. 7. Name and address of the owner of any damaged property: 8. Damages Claimed: *I will not claim I only want a. amount claimed as of this date: $ fnr th;c to be reimbur- b. Estimated amount of future costs: $ 64.26 ed for the C. Total amount claimed: $ 64.26 ire which haE d. Basis for computation of amounts claimed (Include een bruised 6 copies of all bills, invoices, estimates, etc): is bulging. *I have had the tire looked at, the rim which incidan tt5ac haanhammaraA nrnt anA T 9. Names and addresses o etc: a. Iem got bent during the- )lace one lost cs, at the accident. But I am not concerned about these small chat yes. I cnu worrie about the safet; C. of my tire. 10. Any additional information that might be helpful in considering this claim: WARNING: IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO FILE A FALSE CLAIMI (Penal Code 72 /Insurance Code 556.1) I have read the matters and statements made in the above claim and I know the same to be true of my own knowledge, except as to those matters stated upon information or belief as to such matters, I believe the same to be true. I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is TRUE AND CORRECT. SIGNED THIS X7 DAY OF @ ri uA 1 , 192-1 AT EQ144(1S9 )0 , CLAIMANT'S C LIFORNIA. SIGNATURE• x, AGE:tZA ITEf.' NO. PAGE—L- OF 01 CLAIM AGAINST HE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE (For Damages o Persons or Perso al Property) -1- Received By, (Name) r, (Time %Date Received) A claim must be filed with the City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore within six (6) months after which the incident or event occurred. Be sure your claim is against the City of Lake Elsinore, not another public entity. Where space is insufficient, please use additional paper and identify information by paragraph number. Completed claims must be mailed or delivered to the City Clerk, City of Lake Elsinore, 130 South Main Street, Lake Elsinore, California 92330. TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA: The undersigned respectfully submits the following claim and information relative to damage to persons and /or personal property: 1. NAME OF a. Address of Claimant b. Phone No. �Z I- ZZZ c. d. Social Security No. �J�7 �7 " "C ✓!• Date of 43 Drivers Lic. No. �167 2. Name, post office address and telephone to which claimant desires notices to be sent, if other than the above: <,7 /J-I.,7 22�' 22 /Aerr /.G ""A S . -ib—'— Z, 7 3. Occurrence or event from which this claim arises: a. Date����r-- �. b. Time c. Place (Exact and specific location) 'j- d. How and under what circumstances did damage or injury occur? Specify the particular occurrence, event, act or omission you claim caused.the injury or damage (use additional paper if necessary). /K P RA e. What particular action by the City or its alleged damage or injury? �n 1i AC ,= .i• -ZA 17 ° NO. �J - FAI:r GF 4. Were there any injuries at the time of this incident? If there were no injuries, state "No Injuries ". 5. Give the name(s) of the City employees) caus ng the damage, or or i jury: / od✓I � 6. Name and address of any other person injured: 7. Name and address of the owner of any damaged property: b. Damages Claimed: uG J .< <— a, amount claimed as of this date: b. Estimated amount of future costs: $ 5-S-290, ix 710,.e�S c. Total amount claimed: d. Basis for computation of amounts cla med (Include copies of all bills, invoices, estimates, etc): 9. Names and addr ses of all witnesses, hospitals, doctors, etc: a . b. C. lo. Any additional nformation that m ght be helpful n considering this claim: -2`S�i d�, /�� ��� �a v-e 12awn PAz, --17,7617,, , 1-tor6 WARNING: IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO FILE A FALSE CLAIMI C' (Penal Code 72 /Insurance Code 556.1) �1�Icif i, I have read the matters and statements made in the above claim yp y and I know the same to be true of my own knowledge, except as reed to those matters stated upon information or belief as to such /A. matters, I believe the same to be true. I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is TRUE AND CORRECT. 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