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Consent
Item No. 3.
MEETING DATE: 05/18/2026
 
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
 
FROM: JIM SADRO, CITY MANAGER
By:  Gabriella Yap, Assistant City Manager

 
SUBJECT:
APPROVE DENIAL OF LIABILITY CLAIM OF PATRICK PUENTE

RECOMMENDATION:

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

DISCUSSION:

Mr. Patrick Puente, a City of Whittier resident, filed a claim against the City of La Habra on March 31, 2026, for an unspecified amount. The claim states that on June 26, 2025, the claimant was involved in a traffic collision with a Whittier Police vehicle at the intersection of Cypress Street and Grace Avenue. The claim was both untimely and insufficient. The claim was returned as insufficient and the claimant failed to correct the errors within the legal time limits. Moreover, the claim is misfiled as the alleged vehicle involved in this accident belongs to the City of Whittier Police Department, and is not under the City of La Habra's jurisdiction.

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 FY2025-26 Goals and Objectives:
Goal 2- Management of Public Revenues and Fiscal Assets/Objective A