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Consent
Item No. 4.
MEETING DATE: 09/18/2023
 
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
 
FROM: JIM SADRO, CITY MANAGER
By:  Lucy Coelho-LaFreniere, Acting Director of Human Resources

 
SUBJECT: APPROVE DENIAL OF LIABILITY CLAIM OF ISAAC HOLGUIN

RECOMMENDATION:


That the City Council deny the claim of Isaac Holguin in order to set a definite six-month Statute of Limitations date.

DISCUSSION:

On February 2, 2023, an attorney representing Isaac Holguin, a La Habra resident and minor child, filed a bodily injury claim against the City for unspecified damages.  The claim alleges that on December 3, 2022, the minor child was running at Portola Park near the dinosaur exhibits when he injured his leg from a posted sign displayed in front of the dinosaur garden.

FISCAL IMPACT/SOURCE OF FUNDING:

None.

GENERAL PLAN RELEVANCE/CITY COUNCIL GOALS & OBJECTIVES:

This recommended action achieves the following goal of the La Habra General Plan:
ED 9.1 Balanced Fiscal Practice

This recommended action achieves the following element of the City of La Habra's FY2023-24 Goals and Objectives:
Goal 2- Management of Public Revenues and Fiscal Assets/Objective A