CC SR 20200317 D - Claim for Damages Miraleste School Injury
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 03/17/2020
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City
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: Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager
APPROVED BY: Same as above
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. Redacted claim received from Law Offices of Eunice S. Han (page A-1)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
The claimant alleges that on January 13, 2020, while playing tackle football at Miraleste
Intermediate School, he sustained injuries from other players due to school staff ’s
negligence in not supervising the field.
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 City does not have
jurisdiction over the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District or Miraleste
Intermediate School.
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