The purpose of this report is to provide information on claims that were closed during the 3rd Quarter 2018. All claims listed in this report were resolved and settled pursuant to the City Council’s prior annual Resolution authorizing the City Manager to settle claims against or by the City in an amount of $50,000 or less, and Resolution No. R-2017-125 was adopted on October 17, 2017. All payment amounts listed on the CIAW report show the amount paid by the City of Yakima toward the settlement within the City’s $100,000 insurance deductible.
The City Council previously authorized settlement on these claims in the report pursuant to a Resolution. In the case of Carol Waters v. City of Yakima, et al., Yakima County Superior Court Case No. 15-2-02681-9, the City Council adopted Resolution No. R-2018-034 on April 3, 2018, which authorized settlement of the case for $125,000, which entire amount was paid by CIAW and the City's insurance carrier Munich Reinsurance. The City of Yakima paid no money toward settlement of the case. The City Council also previously authorized settlement of the Sandy Armijo and Carolyn Piersen damage claims by adoption of Resolution No. R-2018-055 on June 19, 2018.
The report includes information for the 3rd Quarter 2018: (1) CIAW claim summary by type of claim; (2) CIAW claim summary by department; (3) CIAW closed claims for the 3rd Quarter 2018; and (4) WSTIP closed claims for the 3rd Quarter 2018. Adopting the attached claims resolution affirms and ratifies the payments made by the City of Yakima on claims closed during the 3rd Quarter of 2018 as listed in the reports. |