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Consent
Item No. 7.
MEETING DATE: 10/02/2023
 
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. CELESTINO GIL

RECOMMENDATION:


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

DISCUSSION:

Mr. Celestino Gil, a City of La Habra resident, filed a property damage claim on June 13, 2023, in the amount of $1,484 for reimbursement to repair the rear differential on his vehicle. Mr. Gil alleges that in March 2023, he was traveling westbound on Imperial Highway from Beach Boulevard when he drove over potholes that he could not avoid due to heavy traffic, causing damage to his vehicle differential. The claim form was considered incomplete and returned to the claimant so that it could be amended. To date, an amended claim has not been filed. 

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