CC SR 20190917 K - Claim against the City MeekRANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 09/17/2019
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by John Meek
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1) Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
Amount Budgeted: N/A
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): N/A
ORIGINATED BY: Emily Colborn, City Clerk
REVIEWED BY: Gabriella Yap, Deputy City Manager
APPROVED BY: Doug Willmore, City Manager
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. John Meek claim (page A-1)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
The claimant alleges that a tree limb from a City-owned tree fell onto his property and
caused damage to his wrought-iron fence and exterior light fixture.
The City’s Claims Administrator, Carl Warren and Company, has reviewed the claim
and advised the City to reject it due to the determination that the tree was in good health
and was maintained within the three- to five-year trim cycle and the City acted in a
reasonable manner in managing the tree. The City could not predict or prevent the limb
failure, which was caused by heavy wind and rain. This was an act of nature that the
City had no control over.
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City of Rancho Palos Verdes TO PERSON OR PRO""r.=RTY 30940 Hawthorne Blvd. r-~;;;
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Claims for death, injury to person or to personal property must be filed not
later than six months after the occurrence. (Gov. Code Sec. 911.2.)
2. Claims for damages to real property must be filed not later than1 year after
the occurrence. (Gov. Code Sec. 911.2.)
3. Read entire claim form before filing.
4. See Page 2 for diagram upon which to locate place of accident.
5. THIS CLAIM FORM MUST BE SIGNED ON PAGE 2 AT BOTTOM.
6. Attach separate sheets, if necessary, to give full details. SIGN EACH SHEET.
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Describe in detail how the DAMAGE or INJURY occurred.
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Why do you claim the city is responsible?
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Describe in detail each INJURY or DAMAGE.
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This Claim Must Be Signed on Page 2
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CLAIM NOHt.:eaVEf:J
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
JUN 2 5 2019
C!TY CLERK 1S OFFICI''
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The amount claimed, as of the date of presentation of this claim, is computed as follows:
Damages incurred to date (exact): :<: , Estimated prospective damages as far as known:
Damage to property ...........•.••...•. $ /, 1; Future expenses for medical and hospital care . $ ___ _
Expenses for medical and hospital care ... $ Future loss of earnings ..........•.......... $ ___ _
Loss of earnings •...............•..... $ Other prospective ~;pecial damages .......... $ ___ _
Special damages for ...............•... $ Prospective general damages ......•........ $ ____ _
Total estimate prospective damages ....... $ ___ _
General damages ...•..••............•. $. ___ _
Total damages incurred to date ........ $._:-:--:--:-
Total amount claimed as of date of presentation of this claim: $
Was damage and/or injury investigated by police? f/ '" If so, what city?
Were paramedics or ambulance called? · / ·· If so, name city or ambulance----------------
If inJured, s.tate dat~, time, name and address of doctor of you,r first visit ----:"--:" -~. --:.---:---:--:--:--:------
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Nanle. __________________________ Address ________________________ , _______ :Phone ___________ __
Name Address Phone ________ _
Name Address Phone. ________ _
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DOCTORS and HOSPITALS:
Hospital ____________ Address ______________ Date Hospitalized _____ .
Doctor Address Date of Treatment -------
Doctor Address Date of Treatment -------
READ CAREFULLY
For all accident claims place on following diagram names your vehicle when you first saw City vehicle; location of
of streets, including North, East, South, and West; indicate City vehicle at time of accident by "A-1" and loc<Jtion of
place of accident by "X" and by showing house numbers yourself or your vehicle at the time of the accident by
or distances to street corners. If City Vehicle was "8·1" and the point of impact by "X." NOTE: If diagrams
involved, designate by letter "A" location of City Vehicle below do not fit the situation, attach hereto a proper
when you first saw It, and by "B" location of yourself or diagram signed by the claimant.
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