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 ROBERT
SOLOMON V. CITY OF OAKLAND AND DOES 1-100, ALAMEDA
COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CASE NO. 25CV128377, CITY ATTORNEY FILE NO. 37164, IN THE AMOUNT OF FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($450,000.00) (DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – DANGEROUS CONDITION OF PUBLIC
PROPERTY)
WHEREAS, on May 21, 2024 Plaintiff Robert Solomon struck a pothole and crashed while bicycling on Grizzly Peak Boulevard, approximately 1.1 mile south of the intersection with Golf Course Drive and Centennial Drive; and
WHEREAS, Solomon claims personal injuries related to the accident including a fractured skull, a concussion, a broken nose, fractured ve rtebrae, ligament sprains and tears, two broken teeth and exacerbation of prior mental conditions; and
WHEREAS, Solomon filed a lawsuit, Solomon v. City of Oakland and DOES 1-100 , Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 25CV 128377, alleging the pothole was a dangerous condition of public property; and
WHEREAS, the City has considered all the evidence, litigation costs, and litigation risks in this case; and
WHEREAS, without admitting wrongdoing or liability, the City has determined to settle the claims against the City for the sum of Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($450,000.00); now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: that the City Attorney is authorized and directed to compromise and settle the case of Robert Solomon v. City of Oakland and DOES 1-100, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 25CV128377, for the sum of Four H undred Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($450,000.00); and be it
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FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Attorney is further authorized and directed to take whatever steps may be necessary to effect said settlement.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES – BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California