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CITY OF OAKLAND
ONE FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA x 6 TH FLOOR x OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612 Office of the City Attorney
Ryan Richardson
City Attorney
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October 7, 2025
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
Oakland, California
Subject: City of Oakland v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Veteran Power Infrastructure, Accurate Sawcutting, Inc., and Does 1 to 10 Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 25CV136869
City Attorney File No. CE05460
(Information Technology Department – Property Damage)
President Jenkins and Members of the City Council:
Pursuant to Section 401 of the Charter, the C ity Attorney has prepared and requests your approval of a resolution authorizing compromise and settlement of the above-entitled claim by the City for the sum of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty-Nine Dollars and Eleven Cents ($350,269.11), payable to the City of Oakland.
This claim arises out of property damage to ninety- eight (98) Bus Rapid Transit (“BRT”) fiberoptic cables caused by Veteran Power Infrast ructure (“VPI”), a subcontractor of PG& E, on August 15, 2022. The damage, located at 22
nd Avenue and International Boulevard, caused service
impacts for CalTrans, AC Transit, and the City of Oakland. VPI’s insurer has agreed to settle with the City for $350,269.11. This amount represents the cost of the temporary repair, the full repair, some contingencies and staff time. The C ity will reimburse $116,756.37 of this settlement to CalTrans and $47,281.37 of this settlement to AC Transit, representing their proportional shares.
The approved settlement in the amount of $350,269.11 resolves all of the City’s claims, avoids further litigation, and is in the City’s best interest. As part of the settlement, the City will dismiss a lawsuit it had filed against PG&E, VPI, and VPI’s subcontractor.
The City Council authorized settlement of th is case in Closed Session on Thursday, September 18, 2025 (moved by President Pro- Tem Noel Gallo and seconded by Councilmember Rowena Brown - 7 Ayes, 1 Excused – Councilmember Janani Ramachandran).
Respectfully submitted,
RYAN RICHARDSON
City Attorney
Assigned Attorney:
Courtney O’Brien
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