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Consent
Item No. 6.
MEETING DATE: 04/15/2024
 
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
 
FROM: JIM SADRO, CITY MANAGER
By:  Gabriella Yap, Assistant City Manager

 
SUBJECT:
APPROVE DENIAL OF LIABILITY CLAIM OF MS. TATIANA FONSECA

RECOMMENDATION:


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

DISCUSSION:

On March 11, 2024, an attorney representing Ms. Tatiana Fonseca, a minor, filed a bodily injury claim for $500,000 alleging dangerous conditions of public property. The claim alleges that on October 22, 2023, Ms. Fonseca was washing her hands in the restroom at Garden Grove High School when the sink dislodged from the wall and shattered, causing bodily injuries to the claimant.

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