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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 REBECCA
BAUEN V. CITY OF OAKLAND, AND DOES 1 -100, ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CASE NO. 22CV005847, CITY ATTORNEY FILE NO. 34262, IN THE AMOUNT OF SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($ 600,000.00) (DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -
DANGEROUS CONDITION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY)
WHEREAS, Plaintiff Rebecca Bauen (“Bauen”) alleges that on May 6, 2020 , they encountered a pothole while riding their bicycle on Park Boulevard between Highway 13 and Estates Drive and fell, due to an alleged dangerous condition of public property; and
WHEREAS, Bauen suffered a mild traumatic brain injury, cuts and abrasions which left scarring, wage loss, and emotional distress; and
WHEREAS, Bauen filed Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda, Case No. 22CV005847, against the City of Oakland and others, alleging a claim against the City for dangerous condition of public property; and
WHEREAS, the City has considered all the evidence, litigation costs, and litigation risks in this case; and
WHEREAS, the City admits no wrongdoing or liability; and
WHEREAS, the parties and their legal counsel have negotiated a fair and reasonable settlement of these claims; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Attorney is authorized and directed to compromise and settle the case of Rebecca Bauen v. City of Oakland, and Does 1 -100, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 22CV005847, City Attorney’s File No. 3 4262, for the sum of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($600,000.00); 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, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the City
of Oakland, California