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Consent
Item No. 3.
MEETING DATE: 02/20/2024
 
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
 
FROM: JIM SADRO, CITY MANAGER
By:  Gabriella Yap, Assistant City Manager

 
SUBJECT:
APPROVE DENIAL OF LIABILITY CLAIM OF MR. DANNY LOPEZ

RECOMMENDATION:


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

DISCUSSION:

Mr. Danny Lopez, a City of La Habra resident, filed a property damage claim on January 17, 2024, in the amount of $2,760.12 for damage to his vehicle. The claim alleges that, on December 9, 2023, Mr. Lopez’s vehicle was parked in a driveway on Henderson Way when the embers of a burning City-owned palm tree landed on his vehicle, causing damage to the trunk, passenger side rear panel, and hood of the vehicle.

FISCAL IMPACT/SOURCE OF FUNDING:

None.

GENERAL PLAN RELEVANCE/CITY COUNCIL GOALS & OBJECTIVES:

This recommended action is consistent with the following area(s) of the La Habra General Plan:
ED 9.1 Balanced Fiscal Practice

It is also consistent with the following FY2023-24 City Council Goals and Objectives:
Goal 2- Management of Public Revenues and Fiscal Assets/Objective A