Item 9 - Denial of Claim AGENDA REPORT SUMMARY
20: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: James L. Bowersox, City Mana]~~
BY: John D. Fitch, Assistant City Manager~
INITIATED
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Peggy A. Stewart, Director of Administ~ative~e~rvic~s~%)
Douglas A. Milton, General Services ManagerL~Y~,----(--Y
DATE: May 9, 1995
SUBJECT: Denial of Claim for Damages -- Margaret Finley
ABSTRACT
A claim for damages was received from Margaret Finley on March 23, 1995. Ms. Finley
claims one of her tires was damaged when her auto struck a pothole on Pomerado Road.
The amount of the claim is $67.60. It is recommended that the claim be denied.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Environmental review is not required for this agenda item according to CEQA guidelines.
FISCAL IMPACT
Unknown
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
None
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council deny this claim.
ACTION
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- AGENDA REPORT
CITY OF POWAY
This repor~ is included on the Consent Calendar. There will be no separate discussion of the repor~ pdor to approval by the
City Council unless members of the Councit, staff or public request it to be removed from the Consent Calendar and
discussed separately. [f you wish to have this report putled for discussion, please fill out a slip indicating the report number
and give it to the City Clerk pdor to the beginning of the City Council meeting.
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members o,f~e City Council
FROM: James L. Bowersox, City
INITIATED BY: John D. Fitch, Assistant City ManagerC%~Y~f
Peggy A. Stewart, Director of Administ~ativ~ Service~s-~
Douglas A. Milton, General Services Manager~WTq.~..~
DATE: May 9, 1995
SUBJECT: Denial of Claim for Damages -- Margaret Finley
BACKGROUND
On March 23, 1995, a claim for damages was received from Margaret Finley of Poway.
The amount of the claim is $67.60.
FINDINGS
Ms. Finley claims that her auto struck a pothole on Pomerado Road causing damage to
one of her tires.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Environmental review is not required for this agenda item according to CEQA
guidlines.
FISCAL IMPACT
Unknown
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCF
None
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council deny this claim.
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Attachment: Claim for Damages - Margaret Finley
A. CTION:
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'O THE HONORABGE IiAAYOR IIND GIT1' COUNCIL. TFiE CRY OF POWAX CAL]F,ORNIA ..
1�o undecsigned rospectfuty submits the fo►towinp cialm and fntormatlon r,laUve to tlama9e`.to Persons
ud/o�. personal p�opertY: .
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i Address oi:claimant -
b. Phone No. a Oate oi'birth -
d. Social Secu�Ity No �. Drivers:Ua No.
?'— Name, t�fephone and post office addtess to-whicti cfafmanf desirei notir.es to be aenYB'ott�er
pian 8bove:
3. Occurrence or svent from wtiich ths cfaim•�ises: . . .
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d How a�d under what circums,tances did dantiage orinjury aeur't Sptcity the parUcular
occurrence, eveni., act,o� omissio� you daim oaused'tris injury or darntg� (use
addtiorial'•paper ifs`nocassary ).
I was driding South on Pomerado jusf past Rimbach' when L:hit a uot,tiole in the
road It instantly slashed my tire and caused the 3amaAe. I believe the Citv is
respon"sible because the pot hole ha� not been revaired' °nd it was noc_m�rkP� =n__rhac
�. WI11t p3t'3pJI1r eCti0t1 by�,11►t Gty. O� itS @rtipipyOBt� Cdusld the mJ1lQ�d d3tm8g��5�t attached)
tnjury? .
The`City should have ei'Eher repaired this pot hoYe or at [fie very least had it
�arked w�th a road block wiCh a fla'shing yellow warning 11ght. -Pomeiado is too busu a
road for such a hazatd to go unrepaired and not [o be marked so that after dark
3 of 6' ists are aware of the danger present. �
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B. Give;l doscrtptlon oPMia inp.: . i�PQnY damape or Ioss, go isr v nown ai the tlme ot tnis `
, aairri; ff.thers wtn'no inju. ,:. ssate "NO injuries.° .
� D'amaAe to mv left front tire. There.were no boclil'v iniuriec
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4ip Gost to renlace tirP 567:60
=' S: Gtw name(s) ot tno Ctty:omptoyee(s) caus;n� tne damape or�ijury: —
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� � i4noun2 cia;med �5 ot tlY,s: date g e i�. ao � •
- b. EsUrnateC amount.ot fufure costs: s o
t• Total amoun2 claimed: : 6r:6o
4 Basis for eomputahon of arnounis clalmed ((nGud—Capits:pf �I.b�lls;invoices, e;timates, etc) ;
Bill from DISCOUNT Tire Co Inc. attached.
9. Names and addresses o! a!I wltr�easss, hospRaf3, doetors, �fc: -
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� This-particular sectioci.of'Pomerado is not we11 1it From Ninth Stree[ South to
� • the shoppin¢ center is-virtuallv dark and without�a warnine barricade theze was no
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wav to see this not hole.
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Insuranee Code ; 356.1 _)
. I Aava raadsthe maR�rs�nnd staiertrrus-meda in V+o+abov�; Whn ard I kt+ow U+e_adms�l� bo truo of my own knowleC�e,
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in the dark one would know that there was such a hazard. I was going approximately
40 mph and can not imagine the danger or damage had I been travelling at the 45 mph
limit. I believe that this particular pot hole was deep enough and on such a
busy road that the City should have been aware of it and the danger it presented
to motorists especially after dark. If it could not be repaired due to weather
or any other reason it should have been blocked by a barricade with a flashing
yellow light.
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