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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4.6 Anthony Buccola Claim CITY OF DUBLIN AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 24, 1985 SUBJECT Claim of Anthony Buccola Submitted June 17 , 1985 EXHIBITS ATTACHED Claim against Public Entity RECOMMENDATION Deny the claim and notify the City' s Insurance Broker and the Claimant FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Current amount of claim is for $750 in medical expenses and $25 ,000 in general damages . DESCRIPTION On June 17 , 1985 the City received a claim submitted on behalf of Anthony Buccola , 8382 Cypress Court , Dublin. The claim arises out of an injury sustained by a volunteer firefighter. The claimant states that the incident occurred in the parking lot of the Shannon Community Center. The claim suggests that the result was due to the parking lot not being maintained in a clean safe condition. The provision of fire services and the operation and maintenance of the Shannon Community Center parking lot are both activities under the responsibility of the Dublin San Ramon Services District . Therefore , it is recommended that the City Council reject the claim and notify the City ' s Insurance Broker and the claimant . -------------------------------------------- -- ------------------------- COPIES T � Anthony Buccola c/o John Leonard ITEM NO . McCarthy & Leonard 7027 Dublin Blvd . Dublin, CA 94568 Ren FPrnnnda7 _ Tn--mrAnc-P Rrnl-rPr 1 RECEIVED 'JUN 171985 1 McCarthy and Leonard CITY 01 C::3L.N Attorneysat Lan 2 7027 DUBLIN BLVD. DUBLIN,CALIFORNIA 94568 (415)829-6500 3 4 5 ATTORNEYS FOR Claimant 6 7 8 ANTHONY BUCCOLA NO. 9 v CLAIM AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITY 10 CITY OF DUBLIN / 11 TO : CITY OF DUBLIN 12 13 ANTHONY BUCCOLA hereby makes claim against the City of Dublin for the sum set forth hereinafter and makes the 14 15 following statements in support thereof : 16 1. Claimants post office address is 8382 Cypress Court, 17 Dublin, California 94568; 18 2. Notices concerning the claim should be sent to John 19 Leonard, McCarthy & Leonard, 7027 Dublin Boulevard, Dublin, 20 California 94568; 21 3. The date and place of the occurrence giving rise to 22 this claim are: March 16, 1985 at or upon the parking lot of 23 Shannon Community Center, at or near San Ramon Valley 24 Boulevard, Dublin/San Ramon, California; 25 26 1 1 4 . The circumstances giving rise to this claim are as 2 follows : 3 While participating in fire extinguishing exercise 4 pursuant to Claimant ' s role as a volunteer fireman, Claimant 5 was in the parking lot of the Shannon Community Center . The 6 parking lot herein described was maintained in a negligent, 7 reckless and unsafe condition. Claimant was injured when he 8 fell as an approximate result of the condition of the parking 9 lot. The entity herein named, despite a duty to maintain the 10 aforementioned parking lot in a clean and safe condition to 11 prevent such incidents, failed to perform with reasonable 12 diligence thereby directly and proximately causing the injuries 13 suffered herein; 14 5 . Claimants injuries included ankle injuries, torn 15 ligaments , tendonitis, and related injuries; 16 6. The names of the public employees causing the 17 Claimant' s injuries are currently unknown; and 18 7 . -Claimant submits the following claim for damages to 19 date: 20 Medical expenses incurred to date; approximately $750 . 00 21 Estimated future medical expenses; presently unknown 22 23 24 25 26 2 1 Loss of wages; presently unknown 2 Future loss of wages; presently unknown 3 Property damage; -not applicable 4 General damages; $25 ,000. 00 5 TOTAL $25 , 750 . 00 6 Dated: June 12, 1985 / 7 McCARTHY & ,LEONARD $ 9 rOHNEONARD 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 3