CC SR 20250218 C - Claim Against the City - Dhruv GujjariCITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 02/18/2025
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar
AGENDA TITLE:
Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by Dhruv Gujjari.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1)Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant, Dhruv Gujjari.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
Amount Budgeted: N/A
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): N/A
ORIGINATED BY: Hector Gomez, Interim Deputy City Clerk
REVIEWED BY: Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
APPROVED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A.Dhruv Gujjari Claim (Page A-1)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
The City of Rancho Palos Verdes (City) is a member of the California Joint Powers
Insurance Authority (Authority), which provides risk management services and handles
any liability claims received by the City. Under the current practice, claims presented to
the City Clerk are forwarded by the Authority to a third-party claims administrator, Carl
Warren and Company (Carl Warren) for adjusting.
Carl Warren’s staff reviews each claim on its merits and contacts the City with any
requested action pertaining to the disposition of the claim. The City Clerk and the City
Attorney review each claim when received and work closely with Carl Warren throughout
the claims process.
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Claimant:
On January 15, 2025, the City received a claim for damages from Dhruv Gujjari. The claim
was referred to Carl Warren for review and investigation. The claimant states that they
suffered damages and injuries on July 18, 2024, when they were involved in an e-bicycle
and motor vehicle accident on Crest Road and Country Meadow Road. The claimant
alleges that the City is responsible because the damages and injuries that occurred
resulted from a dangerous condition on its property.
Deposition:
Carl Warren has reviewed the claim and advised the City to reject this claim for the
following reasons:
• The traffic collision report places liability on the claimant for failure to yield the right
of way.
• A traffic study was conducted after this incident which confirmed a crosswalk,
traffic signal, and pedestrian hybrid beacon guidance is not warranted at this
location.
• The sight distance exceeded 500 feet for eastbound and westbound vehicles on
Crest Road.
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