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Item No. 3. 
MEETING DATE: 04/19/2021
 
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
 
FROM: JIM SADRO, CITY MANAGER
By:  Elvie Balderrama, Human Resources Director

 
SUBJECT: APPROVE DENIAL OF LIABILITY CLAIM OF MAL SOON PARK AND SUK C. LEE FOR BODILY INJURIES

RECOMMENDATION:


That the City Council deny the claim of Mal Soon Park and Suk C. Lee, for bodily injuries, in order to set a definite six-month Statute of Limitations date.

DISCUSSION:

On September 30, 2020, the City received a bodily injury claim filed by an attorney on behalf of Mal Soon Park in the amount $7,208, with ongoing medical treatment and Suk C. Lee in the amount of $11,352, with ongoing medical treatment.  The claim alleges that on September 2, 2020, Ms. Park and Ms. Lee were sitting in a chair under a tree at Vista Del Valle Park when a tree branch fell on both claimants causing bodily injuries.

FISCAL IMPACT/SOURCE OF FUNDING:

None.

GENERAL PLAN RELEVANCE:

ED 9.1 Balanced Fiscal Practices