Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Meeting of September 10, 2019
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RECOMMENDATION TO REJECT CLAIMS
(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council reject the following claims and refer them to the City’s Liability Claims Administrator.
Claimant: Haueter, Christopher (Allstate Insurance Company)
Date of Loss: March 7, 2019
Date Filed Initial Claim: June 4, 2019
Date Filed Revised Claim: June 24, 2019
Allegation: Claimant alleges he was driving behind a delivery box truck when the truck knocked over a utility line cable hanging low from a telephone pole causing the cable to fall and damage his vehicle.
Claimant: Stafford, Barbara
Date of Loss: December 23, 2018
Date Filed: June 10, 2019
Allegation: Claimant alleges the WAVE Dial-A-Ride, City of Redondo Beach, City of Hermosa Beach, and Parking Concepts Inc., violated the Health and Safety Code Section 19955, Civil Code Sections 51, 51.5, 52a, 54, 54.1, 54.3, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Claimant indicates she is a partially paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. On December 23, 2018, she was a passenger in a WAVE Dial-A-Ride vehicle when she sustained serious injuries as a result of the vehicle operator prematurely retracting the lift that caused her to fall over and sustain serious injuries.
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Attachments:
1. Claim Report for Haueter, Christopher (Allstate Insurance Company)
2. Claim Report for Stafford, Barbara
Respectfully Submitted: Vanessa Godinez, Human Resources Manager
Legal Review: Mike Jenkins, City Attorney
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager