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Consent
Item No. 4.
MEETING DATE: 12/18/2023
 
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 MR. PATRICK BRODY

RECOMMENDATION:


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

DISCUSSION:

Mr. Patrick Brody, a City of Chino Hills resident, filed a property damage claim against the City on October 26, 2023, in the amount of $10,000 for reimbursement to repair damages to the sewer line, lawn, and garage floor for a property he owns in La Habra. The claimant alleges that roots from a City-owned tree planted in 1963 grew too large and caused property damage. 

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