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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Inter-Departmental Correspondence
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Human Resources Department
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DATE:
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November 16, 2006
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BOARD MEETING DATE:
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December 5, 2006
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SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:
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None
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VOTE REQUIRED:
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Majority
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TO:
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Honorable Board of Supervisors
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FROM:
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Donna Vaillancourt, Director, Human Resources Department
Janine Keller, Risk Manager
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SUBJECT:
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Disposition of Claims Filed Against County
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Deny the claims listed below.
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VISION ALIGNMENT:
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Commitment: Provide responsive, effective, and collaborative government.
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Goal 20: Government decisions are based on careful consideration of future impact, rather than temporary relief or immediate gain.
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BACKGROUND:
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Under authority of Resolution No. 35006 and Ordinance No. 2321, the Board directed the Director to process claims filed against the County. Further investigation may indicate justification for payment by the County. If so, payment will be made under the authority of the Risk Manager or will be brought back to the Board.
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DISCUSSION:
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The Risk Management Division has reviewed these claims and recommends that you take the following action:
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Claim #
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Claimant
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Recommended Board
Action and Basis
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Claims recommended for denial:
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G05-109
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Allstate Insurance/
Janice Bridgham
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6/9/06 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges a transit bus rear-ended their insured's vehicle when she was stopped at a red light on El Camino Real in South San Francisco.
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M06-011
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Bradshaw, Donna
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10/12/06 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges lost personal property while at the San Mateo Medical Center.
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M06-012
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Cooper, Richard
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10/24/06 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges lost personal property while a patient at the San Mateo Medical Center.
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G05-111
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De Cadenet, Alain
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5/7/06 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges he was riding his motorcycle northbound on SR-35 when the front wheel went into a large pothole causing him to be thrown off the motorcycle resulting in multiple bodily injuries.
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M05-038B
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Liberty Mutual Insurance/ Glen James
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5/5/06 Non-culpable
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Claimants allege personal bodily injuries due to the defective condition of the automatic doors at the loading dock area of the San Mateo Medical Center.
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G05-110B
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Meyers, Fred L.
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4/30/06 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges personal injuries when he lost control of his motorcycle due to a large bump in the roadway on Old La Honda Road.
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G05-110
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Tam, Kevin Y.
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4/30/06 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges personal injuries when he lost control of his motorcycle due to the dangerous and defective condition of the road on Old La Honda Road.
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APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO PRESENT A LATE CLAIM
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M05-037
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Meadors, Sheila
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1/6/06 No statutory
basis for excuse
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Claimant requests leave to present a late claim wherein she alleges lost personal property upon her discharge from San Mateo
Medical Center.
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