HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 CLAIM #03-30 11-17-03AGENDA REPORT
Agenda Item
Reviewed:
City Manager
Finance Director
MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 'I7, 2003
TO:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:
CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT:
CONSIDERATION OF CLAIM OF LEWIS MARCOTTE; CLAIM NO. 03-30
SUMMARY:
Claimant alleges that he was traveling East in the right hand lane of Walnut, near the
intersection of Walnut and Silverbrook, in the City of Tustin, when a tree branch fell on
his vehicle. Claimant alleges property damages in the amount of $4,150.23. We have
no information that would lead us to believe that this damage was caused by a
dangerous condition of public property. The City's trees are trimmed on a regular basis
by West Coast Arborists, Inc. West Coast Arborists is required to indemnify the City
and to name the City of Tustin as an additional insured. This claim has been tendered
by the City's Claims Administrator to West Coast Arborists, Inc.
RECOMMENDATION:
After investigation and review by this office and the City's Claims Administrator, it is
recommended that the City Council deny the claim and direct the City Clerk to send
notice thereof to the claimant and the claimant's attorneys.
A'I-FACHMENT:
Copy of the Claim
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Enclosures
cc: William A. Huston, City Manager
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Office of the City Clerk
September 22, 2003
Alex Barrios
Ward North America, Inc.
P.O. Box 2422
Tustin, CA 92781-2422
City of Tustin
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, CA 92780
714.573.3026
FAX 714.832.0825
Re:
Transmittal of Document(s)
Claimant :Lewis E. Marcotte
City Claim No: 03-30
Filed With City: 9/22/03
X Receipt of Claim/Summons/Complaint
By: In Person
The enclosed records were presented 'to this office as indicated above and have been
referred to the appropriate City department for investigation and also to the offices of
Woodruff, Spradlin and Smart, Attn: Lois E. Jeffrey, City Attorney. By this letter, you are
authorized to commence the necessary investigation of this claim on behalf of the City.
We request that you give such notices as may be appropriate to the City's insurance
carrier(s) and further request that you submit your preliminary and all subsequent reports
to the City, with a copy to the City Attorney and to the insurance carder(s) if they so
request. Upon receipt of advice from the City Attorney, we will plan to present this matter
to the City Council and/or take such other steps as are directed by the City Attorney.
A copy of this letter and enclosures were sent on September 22, 2003 to the C~ty' Attorney
and Department Head, and the original was forwarded to the Finance Department.
Sincerely,
Marcia Brown
City Clerk's Office
City AUorney
Department
Finance Department (orig copies)
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CITYOF TUSTIN '
CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY OF TUSTIN
(For Damages to Persons or Personal Property)
The law provides generally that a claim must be filed with the City Clerk of the City of Tustin within si.x
month.s, after the. incident, or event occurred. Be sure your claim is against the City of Tustin, not another
public entity. Where space is insufficient, please use additional paper and identify information by
paragraph number. Completed claims must be mailed or delivered to.the City Clerk, City of Tustin, 300
Centennial Way, Tustin, California 92780.
WHEN COMPLETING THIS FORM, PLEASE TYPE OR. USE .BLACK INK
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, City of Tustin, California:
The undersigned respectfully submits the following* claim and information relative to damage to person
an d/or prope dy:
1. a, NameofClaimant:~j,.~ ~. ~'~J)d~. 00~'~'~., '
b. ' Address ofClaimant:/.-~-~-~ ~ ¢ ' . . ,
c. City/ZipCode:~~ ~) ~ , , ~ , ~
e. Date of Bidh: ~,~ ' ~--
f. Social Security NdmbeE ~¢_~
~ ¢.~ ~
Name, telephone, an.d pgst offi.c.e addr.,e~ to ~hich craimant desires notices to be sent (if other than
This~claim is submitted against:
a. z',,.. The City.of Tu,stin only.
b... The following employee(s) of the City of Tustin only:
The City of Tustin and the following employee(s) of the City of Tustin only:
Occurrence or event from which the claim ariseS:
a. Date: ~--/,e-' 05
b. Time: Lo~5 ~
c. Place (Exact and Specific Location):-¢ RI/J
How and under what circumstances did damage or injury occur?. Specify the particular
occurrence, event, act or omission you claim caused the injury or damage (use additional
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e. What particular action by the CitY, or its employees, caused the' alleged damage or injury?
Give a description of the injury, property damage or loss so far known at the tim.e of this claim.
there were no injuries, state "no in.iudes",
6. Give the name(s) of the City employee(s) causing the damage or injury:
7. Name and address of any or'her person injured:
8. Name and address of the owner of a.ny damaged property:
Damages Claimed: i~
a. Amount claimed as ofthis date: "~.i-,,~D! ~ -
b. EStimated amount of future costs:
c. Total amount claimed:
d. Attach basis for computation of amounts claimed (include copies of all bills, invoices,
estimates, etc.)
10. Names and addresses of all witnesses, hospitals, doctors, etc.
WARNING:
IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO FILE A FALSE CLAIM
(Penal Code Section 72; Insurance Code Section 556.0)
I have read the matters and statements made in the above claim and I know the same to be true of my
own knowledge, except as to those maffers stated to be upon information or belief and as to such matters I
believe the same to be t~e. J certify under penalty of)~erjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Claimant's Signature:
Executed this q day of '7.- q..- ,20 0.~ .
Date filed'this day of , 20 ~
2:CLAIM (1/DO)
September 20, 2003
TO:. Cily of Ta~i~
My name is Lewis E. Marcotte and I am a resident oft he City of Turn: ,
O~ Saturday, 9/20/03 a! approximalely 1 :$Spm I~ driving my 2~0 F~ E~igon ~ ~ W~nut
~ ~ ~e ~~ ofWgnut ~d ~v~k in Tu~n. I w~ dg~g in ~e ~t-h~d l~e
~~ 35mph ~d had ~ app~ my b~s sudd~ ~u~ a b~eh from one ~ Ja~da
~ ~ ~c d~t ~c wa~ay fell d~w~d on~ our vehicle.
~ w~ were not hurt, but thc branch of thc tree sha~t~r~l our wlndshi~d, put dmls in the hood and
too~. II also ~ratehed the hood, both fenders ~nd both sides of tho vehlelc. It deslroyed t~ right x~b:ds_hield
wiper. It abo sons!chad bo-th left and righl' rear-view minor covers and windows along both sides of the
My wife, Barbera Matootte, was al~o in thc vehicle o~ l~e passenger side.
Sin~e t~i, ~ Saturday and the City of Tustin offices and City Maintenance building were closed
we didn't know what 1o do about this siluation. Luckily, a good Samarilan stopped to see if we were OK
and lhen he ~ the branches off!he strr~ onto thc sidewalk to cl~ the street for on-c.~ming tra~c.
We did have out camera in the c~' ~o we immediately took photos or,he vehicle ~nd tr~ branch,, copies
~. Pheto~ eaa also be-obtalnexl from thc Tuslin Police Department
Wc called the Tuslin Police De~r~mmt lo see what to do and they dispalched O~co,-B. Chupp #1069,
and h~ fded Traffic Collision Report #03-6980. He also took pictu~-s of our damaged vehicle. Atl~ched is a
'We know tbia was a one in a million situation, a~ld w~ are glad neither of us were injured in any way, but it
wan very stress~l to us. Thi~ happened at an exttemeJy bad lime for us sinc~ we have a moving van lined
up to move ua from Tustin to Paso Robles on Tuesday, 9/23/03. Our Ford Expedition is our only soutc~ of
Im~por~on since ou~ 2~ ve..hidc had already bun delivered Io Paso Robins ]~t w~ek. We ~r~ ~nded
now because our ~Expedilion is illegal to drive and we have a million last minute things to do to get ready
for our move. We c~led several windshield replacemenl companies but can't gel anyone to repl~ee our
~indshield until Monday, 9/22/03.
Alta~hed is acopy of Sav-On AUto Glass invoi~ in thc amount of $195.00 which we paid with our aheck
· #$717.
/U~hod m~ phot~ ofl~ damage and tr~e branches
Today (Mon 9/22/03) w~ are getting an
(~md~l). °fdamages p~r City °f Tuslin City Clerk's instmcli°n~
Lewia B. Marcotte arbara .[. Marco{~ -
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71.4..774.401'1' - '714.5'20'.0077
WORK ORDER#
DATE OF WORK-
TIME OF WORK-
GLASS COLOR t .. b.,~/, ,.,/eL/ .
C.~ ,. , VAN':
2' DR 0 4'DR .~ ST/W
SDQ
CREDIT CARI~ 'IMPRINT
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· CUSTOMER SIGNATURE' -
OPTION PAYME~&r
CH~ /CASH' / CHECK
ADDiTIONAL.CHARGE;
' ADD(TIO',~'',,,~. PARTS'' :. ". .
{OTAL AMOUNT' ;' '" ~t"~':~' ',:' "'
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· .:' I:KI~. J3~thi$~ report. This is you? recQrd of this accident~ lb co~plY wi~h Ca itOrn,a Veh C e Code (VC) Sff~on: 20002 (duty whom
· Pm~rfy da~). yo0 md~t e ilher ·
:~. A. GNe.~e oWn~ or'pets:on ln'~arge ~ suct propeAy ~a name and addre~ of the Oriver &nd owner ef fhe Vehicle; or*in, ll~e
1: ' l~bSell~ 0f ~ owner.
; l' I ~ ll I I { ' II ~r
, ~. ~.. LHvea w~n notice in a.~sp~u~s p ~u on the ~,' er vehicle or d~n~ag~d properS, 9Mng ~e ~ame ~d a~mss of the
.:.. dr~~,an~ owner of the ~ e in~o Vo~ and a s sterne ~ of the circums[~nces.
~' ~!$'j~ormatienl~cessaryto~t~ecompe~0~ofyoorslateSR,~ F ~rm, Report of Tra~iC A¢c denL an~ you, ~ns~mnce ~epo~'t.
~ ' . : · '.. .. , ~
? , ~driV~-lOf a d~hicle mvo~l in an accident' resuliing in damage ~ the pruperty of any ONE pariy ~ e~cess ot $5~ or in the
l injury ~r d~t~ 0f 8nY pem0n MUST Submit a SR-1 Form to the Call[ornia Department o~ Mofor.Veh~cl~s W!!hi~.
. ' N~: FalJure to ~m~y may r~l~ ~h suspension o~ y~ onvePs license,
Fo(m ~i ~ be ~ine~ {o~ the Department o~ Motor vehicles, the C~lifornia H~ghway PAtrol, any po~
~hlde c~ insurance a~e~ or ~V intemet web she
if Ci~j or ~le ~e~ i{ d~ma;ed, ~u W be ~n~c~ed regarding posslbie liab lizy.
.. ...~ . ,. .' .. :: :.'. .~.
~ ~0~om~&~t re~ d6 not smisfy the DMV report requiremenL
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TuSTIN AUTO
cENTER
BODY & pAINT
The Ultimate in
Cotllslon Repairs
Kim Shrewsbury
Body Shop Estimator
5 Auto Center Drive
Tustin, CA 92782
t 714.540-9330
f 714,734.8~99
c 714.720.4893
www. tustinn'nzda, com
CITY OF TUSTIN
0B/2a/2003 ac 02:33
25162
~ob ~ur~er:
I#I:
License #:AF140217
5 AUTO CENTF-R DR.
TUSTIN, CA 92782
(714)540-9330 Fax: (714)734-8199
Wri==en by: Ki~ SHP. EWSBURY #
Adjuster:
x~o~ TUSTINA/JTO CEN~ER BODY
~I 5 ADTO CENTER DR.
TUSTIN, CA 92782
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PAIN ~llSl~il| (714)540-9330
10 Days to aepalr
2000 FOI~D F..v~P~DITI01~ 4X2 liLT S-5.tL-FI ~D bTU ~REI~;
~lII Llg: ~APr~N~DItl; 03/2000 (~4]llI~III
Air Condicion£ng
Cruise Control
Rear Wider
Luggage/Roof Rack
Power Brakes
Power Driver SeaC
DriVe~ Air Bag
Rear Delogger
In~ez'mi~tent Wipers
Body Side Moldinga
Clear co&= P~in=
Power Win~ows
Power Mirrors
Passenger Air Bag
Split ~ench Sea=s
S=yled S=eel wheels
Tilt Wheel
Keyless Encr~
Dual Mirrors
Power S~eerlng
Power Locks
An~i-L0ck Brakes (4)
~ Wheel Disc Brakes
NO. OP. DESCRIPTION QTY EXT. PRICE LA~OR ;~AII~T
I FRONT BUMPER
2 0/H bumper assy 1.5
3* Re£n Pad ase~ chrome bumper 1.5
4 ~'RILL~
$ R&Z R&I grille assy 0.6
6 ~OOD
7 Re~l HOO~ I 372.87 1.0
8 Add for Cle&r Coa= 1.2
9 Acid ~O= Underside(Complete) 1.5
10 F~ND~R
11 Rein R~ F~nder w/o wheel lip ~/o 2.2
12 Overla~ ~or Ad~, P~el -0.4
13 ~d ~or Clear Coa~ 0.l
14 Refn L~ Fender ~/o ~heel lip ~/o 2.2
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25162
2000 FORD EX~EDITION &X2 2CLT 8-5.4L-FI 4D U~J GREEN
15 Overla~ Ma~or Ad~. P~nel
16 A~ for Clear coat
L7 WII~DSHIELD
18 Re~l RT Wi~er arm
19' R&I RT Nozzle
20* R&I LT Nozzle
21 COWL
22 ReD1 RT Vent panel
23 Re~l LT V~n~ ~el
25' ~r Roof ~el w/roof rack
26 ~erl~ ~jor Ad~. P~el
27* A~ for Clear Coat
28 ReD1 S1~
29* ~I Luggage rack acce~o~ rack
30 R&I RaI h~adliner w/o ~unroof ~
auxilSa~AC
31 ~o~ DOOR
32* RDr RT Door ~he11
33 ~rl~ Ma~or Ad~. P~el
~4' ~5 for Clear coaZ
35 R&I RT Belt w'szriD
36 Re~l RT Mirror w/o signal
non-heate~
non-heated
38 R&I RT ~0~ side ~dg ~D~ce green
39 Re~l LT Bod~ side m15g ~p~ce green
40" R&i RT H~le, outside
42 ~I R&Z trim p~el
43 RRI R&I =rim D~el
44 R~ DOOR
45* ~r RT Door ~ell
46 ~e~la~ Ma]or Adj. Panel
47~ Add ~or clear Coa~
48 ReD1 RT Belu w's=riD from 4/21/98
&ge ReD1 RT Bo~ ~e mld~ ~T
50 R~I R&I ~rim D~el
510 BUFF RT 1/4 ~EL
52~ ~F LT SIDE OF THR V~H
5~ Refn COLOR~TCH
COLOR S~ & BUFF
FL~X AGE~
~ W~TE DISPOS~
Sub~ot~ls ==>
-0.4
0.4
17.52 0.2
0.1
93.88 0.3
111.13 0.3
12.0 4.5
0.8
82.80 0.3
1.0
2.5
4.0 2.3
-0.4
0.4
0.3
184.13 0.4
182,00 0.4
0.3
0.3 0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
4.O 2.2
-0.&
0.4
32.83 0.3
48.97 0.2 0.3
0.4
1.0
10.00 X 0.5
2.5
7.50 T
5.00 X
1207.76 38.3 22.6
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25162
2000' FOI~D EXPEDZTION 4X2 XLT 8-5.~L-FI 4D UTV GR~F~N In=:
WE WILL TRY TO EUFT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEH IT NAY ~D TO BE PA-~NTED.
Par~s 1185.26
Body Labor 38.3 hfs ~ S 34.00/hr 1302.20
Paint Labor 22.6 hr~ · $ 34.00/hr 768.40
Pain= Supplies 22.6 hr~ % $ 24.O0/hr 562.40
sublet/Misc. 22.50
SUBTOTAL $ 3820.75
Sales T~ $ 1735,16 ~ 7.7500% 134.47
GRAND TOTA/~ $ 3955.23
ADJUST~NTS=
Deductible 0.00
CUST0~R PAY
Due =0 th= nature o~ collision repairs, we canto= guaran~e~ a.n exac~ ooraplet~n
date. However, we clo guarantee =he ~uali=y of our repairs. All Dar~
subject =o invoice. Thio es=ima=~ i~ a visible clamage c~uote only. Thank you.
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF A~BREVIATIONS OR SYMBOLS THAT MAY BE USED TO
DESCRIBE WORK TO BE D01T~ OR PARTS TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED:
A~BREVIATIONS/SYI~BOLS: D=DISC0~PINUED PART A=A~PROXZ~4ATE PRICE LABOR
~ S=STRUCT~ T~T~ ~ISCELL~0US X=NON T~ED HISC~0US
~JAC~ ~=~I~ A/M=~TE~KET BL~=BL~ C~A~C~RTZ;I~OTIVE
P~TS ~SOCIATION D&R=DISCO~CT ~ RECO~CT EST=~STI~TE ~T.
P~ZCE ~TIPLI~D BY TH~ QU~ITY IN~=INCL~ED MISC=MISC~0US N~S=~TION~
AUTO G~SS SPECZFI~TZ~ N~-~J=NON ~JACE~ O/HmO~ OP=0PE~TZON
NO=LI~ ~EK QTY=Q~ITY QU~ RECY=QU~ZTY R~CYCL~D P~T Q~
~ REP~CE RPR=REPAZR RT=aIGHT S~CT=SECTION 5~L=SU~;T LT=LEFT W/O=WZT~OUT
INFO~TZ~ W~ C~GZD] **=DAT~E LINE WITH ~T;~ N=NOTES A~ACHED TO
LI~. MQV~=~FACTURER'S QU~IFICATION ~ V~IDA~ION
Es=image based on NOTOR CRASH ESTIMATING GUIDE. Unless 0=hetwise noted all i~e~ ate derived
~hiele$ Original E~iDment M~ufactur~;. A~tcri=k {*} or ~u~le ~terisk (**) i~ica~es that the
parts ~d/or l~r ln~o~ati~ provided ~ ~0TOR ~y ~ve ~ modified or may have c~ ~r~
alte~ate d~ta source. Tilde sign (-) itc~ indicate H~ Not-Included L~r
R~I P~= w~ch st~ fo= Co~etitive ReDlac~nt Parts. Used D~ts are descr~ aB L~, ~al
Recy P~ts. R~. or USED. ~eoonditiofled Dots ~e ~sc=ibe~ as aec~. Recored D~ts ~e
as Recurs. NAGS P~t ~er; ~ Prices are provided fr~ National Auto Glass ~eci~icacions, Inc.
Po~ si~ (g) ite~ indic&re ~1 ~Cries.
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2000 ~ORD
Pa~:~.ways - A produc= O~ CCC Informa~:~.on Serv~.ce~ =-,".
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