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BY:
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Honorable
City Council
FROM:
Deborah S.
Traffenstedt,
ATCM /City Clerk
DATE: August 22, 2000 (CC Meeting of 9/6/00)
SUBJECT: Consider Rejection Of Claim: Teresa Donegan v. City of
Moorpark, et al.
BACKGROUND
On August 10, 2000, the City received a Claim for damages submitted
by Teresa Donegan's attorney. The claim was forwarded to the City's
claims adjuster for review.
DISCUSSION
The filed claim pertains to an accident on February 23, 2000, on
State Route (SR) 118 about 422 feet east of Collins Drive. The
claim generally states that as a result of driving into a flooded
area on SR -118, the claimant's spouse lost control of his vehicle.
The claim states that the damages sustained, as far as known as of
the date of presentation of this claim, consist of property damage
and the wrongful death of her spouse. The amount claimed is
$5,000,000.
The City's claims adjuster has reviewed the claim for damages and
has recommended that a standard rejection letter be sent to the
claimant.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Reject the claim and direct staff to send a standard rejection
letter to the claimant.
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