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Home My WebLink AboutClaim 558 - Southern California Edison SCEREQUEST: DATE: CONTENTS: Recommendation: CITY OF PALM DESERT COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION CITY CLERK OPERATIONS STAFF REPORT CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY (#558) BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $20,000 January 12, 2006 I. Staff Report II. Correspondence from Carl Warren & Company, and Staff III. Claim No. 558 By Minute Motion, reject the Claim, which is being tendered to the responsible party, and direct the City Clerk to so notify the Claimant. Background: Based on a review of the subject Claim and the recommendation of the Claims Adjuster, Risk Manager, City Attorney, and staff, it is recommended that the Claim be rejected. Discussion of this item should be held in Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b), potential litigation. Submitted by: 4iHELLE D. KLASSEN, CMC 4EILLA R. (6ILLJ�AN, T. CITY MANAGER CITY CLERK FOR COMMU ITY SE ICES/P.I.O. Approved: CARLOS L. O GA CITY MANAGER rdk Attachment (as noted) H IWPdata1 WPDOCSICLA/MS1558 select Staff report. wpd TO: City of Palm Desert ATTENTION: Rachelle Klassen RE: Claimant D/Event Rec'd Y/Office Our File December 13, 2005 Southern California Edison 5-18-2005 11-19-2005 S 1395629 PMQ r�I. FICE W5, DFC 19 AH 11: 58 We have reviewed the above captioned claim and request that you take the action indicated below: • CLAIM REJECTION: Send a standard rejection letter to the claimant. Please provide us with a copy of the notice sent, as requested above. If you have any questions please contact the undersigned. Very truly yours, CARL WARREN & COMPANY Pete McNulty cc: CJPIA Attn: Executive Director CARL WARREN & CO. CLAIMS MANAGEMENT•CLAIMS ADJUSTERS _ 750 The City Drive • Ste 400 • Orange, CA 92868 1 �� Mail: P.O. Box 25180 • Santa Ana, Ca 92799-5180 DOPY TO Phone: (714) 740-7999 • (800) 572-6900 • Fax: (714) 740-9412 , 4 KI LI-� DATE 0 - 1 / "C � I I I y Of f,llM OESERi 73-5 i o FRED WARING DRIVE PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 92260-2578 TEL:760 346—o6ii FAX: 760 340-0574 info@palm-desert.org TO: CJPIA (c/o CARL WARREN & CO.), CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, ACM FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, CITY ENGINEER, RISK MANAGER FROM: CITY CLERK DATE: NOVEMBER 9, 2005 SUBJECT: CLAIM NO. 558 - CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $20,000 The attached Claim No. 558 is being transmitted to you for the following: ❑ Information only. or �� J Review and recommendation tot a Claims Review Committee r any action required by the City of Palm Desert. We would appreciate your report, if requested, by December 9, 2005, for timely response to the Claimant. Note: Also attached to this report for your reference is the related City Contract No. C21040A - "Landscape Installation services for the Magnesia Falls Drive Street Improvements Project" with Steven Burt and Associates and the certificate of insurance information for same. RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, CMC CITY CLERK Attachments (as noted) cc: H. Spencer Knight, Landscape Manager 1N31418V,J]j SWTA1 J1l8fld 1213S20 611,T j0 A113 `II V 01 A0N SOOT • T ff DATE �i SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON An EDISON INTERNATIONAL Company CERTIFIED MAEL CITY OF PALM DESERT ATTENTION: CITY CLERK 73-510 FRED WARING DRIVE PALM DESERT, CA 92260 Reference: Date of Occurrence: Location: Our File No: Ladies and Gentlemen: R EC _ J Y CLE PALM D �ao5a,0v -� NT -tuber 3, 2005 200506334 Palm Desert, City of May 18, 2005 Magnesia Falls Palm Desert, CA 200506334 Maria E. Arredondo Claims Representative CITY OF PALM DESERT ASSIGNED CLAIM NO.,,554, �7 Enclosed is our Claim Against a Governmental Agency in the estimated amount of $20,000.00. When our actual costs are known, this claim will be amended. If additional forms are required for a claim of this nature, please forward copies, to my attention, in the enclosed return envelope. Please reference our file number, 200506334, on all correspondence. Sincerely, Maria E. Arredondo enclosure P.O. Box 900 2244 Walnut Grove Ave. Rosemead, California 91770 (626)302-1974 Fax (626) 569-2573 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON An EDISON INTERNATIONAL Company Our File No.. 200506334 CLAIM AGAINST A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY The Southern California Edison Company, a corporation, is hereby presenting its claim for damage/loss to City Of Palm Desert. 1. Date of occurrenceldiscovery May 18, 2005 2. Location of occurrence Magnesia Falls Palm Desert 3. Cause of damage/loss Unknown employee(s) of Steven Burt & Associates while working for and at the direction of the City of Palm Desert contacted and damaged Southern California Edison's underground electrical facilities during excavating activities. 4. Amount or estimate of damagefloss $20,000.00 (estimated) 5. Name and address (if known) of public N/A employee or agency causing damage All corresaondence in regard to this claim should be addressed to: Southern California Edison Comoanv (Claims Deoartmentl. P.O. Box 900. Rosemead. California 91770. Attention: Maria E. Arredondo VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION State of California, County of Los Angeles (ss.) Maria claim and knows the contents thereof; and that the E. Arredondo, being by me duly sworn, deposes and same Is true and correct of his/her own knowledge, says: that he/she is a Claims Representative for except as to the matters which are therein stated upon Southern California Edison Company, a corporation, claimant; that he/she has read the foregoing his/her Information or belief, and as to those matters that he/she believes to be true. P.O. Box 900 2244 Walnut Grove Ave. Rosemead, California 91770 (626)302-1974 Fax (626) 569-2573 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON An EDISON INTERNATIONAL Company STATEMENT November 3, 2005 200506334 City of Palm Desert Attention: City Clerk 73-510 Fred Waring Drive Palm Desert, CA 92260 Cost to repair and/or replace facilities damaged on May 18, 2005; located at Magnesia Falls Palm Desert, California. Estimated cost: $20,000.00 P.O. Box 900 2244 Walnut Grove Ave. Rosemead, California 91770 (626)302-1974 Fax (626) 569-2573 Ticket 9 A001290705-OOA MERCOD OOOOlA USAS 09/11/05 12:14:19 Al2$7705 GRID Ticket : A1290705 Data: 05/09/05 Ties: 10:49 Oper: MW Chan: 100 Old Tkt: A1290705 Date: 05/09/05 Tian: 10:37 Oper: MW Revision: OOA State: CA County: Rr4ZRSIDZ Place: PALM DZSZRT Locat: rm CZMTZR ISLA= s/TO S/S3bZ or xho msIA FALLS DR lm vowmRZT AVa Cow : 7t/TO PORTOUL AVE; FM CZMTSR IS1JMW U/TO xIsms OF fat r�OMBIA FALLS DR AT : APPROR 200PT WOW PORTOLA AVZ (I! ANr QQZSTIONS CALL JUAN) Address: MAMSIA FALLS DR Z/ST : NOWn RZZ AV1 Grids: OSisZ0634 OGIM634 0019GO63 Delineated: N Mork : INSTALL IRRIGATION i TRUSS Mork date: 05/26/05 Time: 06:30 Kra notc: 163 Work hrs: 116 Priority: 2 Instruct : MARK ST Persit IM RZQOIRZD Done for : C/O! 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