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Consent
Item No. 3.
MEETING DATE: 10/07/2024
 
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
 
FROM: JIM SADRO, CITY MANAGER
By:  Gabriella Yap, Assistant City Manager

 
SUBJECT:
APPROVE DENIAL OF LIABILITY CLAIM OF MR. ADRIAN SANCHEZ AS HEIR AND ESTATE OF MS. STACI BOWMAN

RECOMMENDATION:


That the City Council deny the claim of Mr. Adrian Sanchez as heir and estate of Ms. Staci Bowman in order to set a definite six-month Statute of Limitations date.

DISCUSSION:

On April 22, 2024, an attorney representing Mr. Adrian Sanchez filed a wrongful death claim in the death of his girlfriend, Ms. Staci Bowman.  The claim alleges that on November 4, 2023, Mr. Adrian Sanchez (claimant) and Ms. Staci Bowman (decedent) were traveling eastbound on La Habra Boulevard at the intersection of La Habra Boulevard and Euclid Street and were struck by another vehicle traveling northbound on Euclid Street.  The claimant alleges that the roadway where the incident occurred constituted a dangerous condition.

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 FY2024-25 Goals and Objectives:
Goal 2- Management of Public Revenues and Fiscal Assets/Objective A