APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO COMPROMISE AND SETTLE THE CASE OF SANDRA
PARROTT V . CITY OF OAKLAND, AND DOES 1 -25, INCLUSIVE, ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CASE NO. RG20063194, CITY ATTORNEY’S FILE NO. 33806, IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($ 500,000.00) (DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – DANGEROUS CONDITION OF PUBLIC
PROPERTY)
WHEREAS, Plaintiff Sandra Parrott allegedly tripped and fell on an uplifted portion of sidewalk on Stanford Avenue on June 5, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the uplift was allegedly caused by the roots of a nearby official City tree; and
WHEREAS, Plaintiff’s big right toe was fractured and , after extensive treatment and multiple surgical procedures, was amputated as a result of the fall; and
WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed Sandra Parrott v. City of Oakland , et al. , Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG20063194 against the City of Oakland alleging a dangerous condition of public property, and claiming past and future medical expenses, loss of income, and pain and suffering; and
WHEREAS, without admitting fault or wrongdoing, the City has determined to compromise Plaintiff Parrott’s claim for the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and no Cents ($500,000.00); now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Attorney is authorized and directed to compromise and settle the case of Sandra Parrott v. City of Oakland , et al., Alameda County Superior Court Case No.
RG20063194, City Attorney’s File No. 33806 for the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($500,000.00); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Attorney is further authorized and directed to take whatever steps as may be necessary to effect said settlement.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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