Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.12. 8/9/2022 File #: 22-0474
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rob Houston, City Manager
FROM: Gary A. Sheatz, City Attorney
1. SUBJECT
Claims for Damages.
2. SUMMARY
Seven claims have been received and investigated by the City Attorney’s Office and/or the Risk Manager with the involved departments.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Deny the following claims and refer to City Attorney and Claims Adjuster:
1. Immanuel Lutheran Church
2. Andrew Moser
3. Carlos De Brito
4. Canyon Glen Community Association
5. Jeff McCleary
6. Southern California Edison
7. Mercury Insurance a/s/o Kenya Avila
4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 2: Be a fiscally healthy community
a: Expend fiscal resources responsibly.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
1. Claim for damages from Immanuel Lutheran Church alleging property damage to driveway apron due to City tree roots.
2. Claim for damages from Andrew Moser alleging property damage to Claimant’svehicle’stire when Claimant drove over a pothole.
3. Claim for damages from Carlos De Brito alleging property damage to Claimant’svehicle when Claimant drove over a manhole.
4. Claim for reimbursement of water charges from Canyon Glen Community Association.
5. Claim for damages from Jeff McCleary alleging property damage to driveway due to City tree roots.
6. Claim for damages from Southern California Edison alleging property damage when a City City of Orange Printed on 8/4/2022Page 1 of 2
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Item #: 3.12. 8/9/2022 File #: 22-0474
vehicle drove over an electrical splice box lid.
7. Claim for excess liability from Mercury Insurance a/s/o Kenya Avila alleging insured, a County of Orange employee, was in a traffic collision while performing work duties.
7. ATTACHMENTS
· None.
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