SR - - (5)1. SUBJECT
Claim(s) for Damages.
2. SUMMARY
The following claim(s) have been received and investigated by the City Attorney's Office
and/or the Risk Manager. After a thorough investigation with the involved departments, it is the
recommendation of the City Attorney's Office that the claim(s) be denied:
a. Jacqueline P. Gutierrez
b. Gregory Dougherty
c. Maxwell Lawrence
d. John Wolfe
e. Maria Silvia Rodriguez Flores
3. RECOMMENDATION
Deny claim(s) and refer to City Attorney and Claims Adjuster.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S)
2. Be a fiscally healthy community.
Strategies:
Expend fiscal resources responsibly.
6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Claim for denial.
Infrastructure Element Goal 3.0, Policy 3.2
7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND
a. Claim for damages from Jacqueline P. Gutierrez alleging property damage to her
vehicle when she was rear ended by an Orange County Sheriff's vehicle.
b. Claim for damages from Gregory Dougherty alleging personal injury when he was hit
by a vehicle while crossing an intersection in the City of Orange.
c. Claim for damages from Maxwell Lawrence alleging personal injury after he tripped
and fell on a sidewalk in front of his home.
d. Claim for damages from John Wolfe alleging property damage caused by a sewer line
back up.
e. Claim for damages from Maria Silvia Rodriguez Flores alleging personal injury after
she tripped and fell on a raised portion of sidewalk.
8. ATTACHMENTS
None.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 9, 2016
3. CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued)
3.14 CLAIMS (C3200.0)
The following claim(s) have been received and investigated by the City Attorney's Office
and /or the Risk Manager. After a thorough investigation with the involved departments, it
is the recommendation of the City Attorney's Office that the claim(s) be denied.
a. Jacqueline P. Gutierrez
b. Gregory Dougherty
c. Maxwell Lawrence
d. John Wolfe
e. Maria Silvia Rodriguez Flores
ACTION: Denied Claim(s) for damages and referred to City Attorney and Adjuster.
CONTRACTS
3.15 Award of Contract — Bid No. 156 -46; Sewer Line Replacement on Shaffer Street - 300
feet North of Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue, Parker Street — Chapman Avenue
to Almond Avenue, Palmyra Avenue, Olive Street to Orange Street. (A2100.0; AGR-
6376)
ACTION: 1) Appropriated $20,000 from Sanitation (220) unreserved fund balance to
expenditure account 220.5011.56200.15508 (Sewer Line Replacement); and 2) Accepted
the lowest bid, awarded the contract to Vailston Company, Inc. of San Marcos, CA, in the
amount of $1,034,103, and authorized the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the
contract on behalf of the City.
3.16 Award of Contract — Bid No. 156 -45; Reservoir 2 Paving Project. (A2100.0; AGR-
6379)
ACTION: Awarded contract in the amount of $105,361 to Hardy & Harper, Inc.; and
authorized the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the necessary documents on behalf of
the City.
3.17 Award of Contract — Bid No. 156 -47; Collins Avenue Storm Drain Improvements
Project. (A2100.0; AGR -6377)
ACTION: 1) Relieved the bid received from the first apparent low bidder, Ramona, Inc. of
Arcadia, CA, on the basis of their request for relief due to a mathematical error; 2)
Transferred $22,000 from 220.5021.56015.14997 (Municipal Parking Lot Maintenance) to
220.5022.56330.30078 (Sanitation & Sewer - Installation of Bio Clean Unit on Collins); and
3) Awarded the contract in the amount of $196,630 to Grbcon, Inc. of Arcadia, CA, and
authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.
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