County of San Mateo - File #: 24-289

• File #: 24-289
• Version: 1
• Type: Memo
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/28/2024
• Departments: COUNTY ATTORNEY
• On agenda: 4/23/2024
• Final action: 4/23/2024
• Title: Report recommending the denial of claims (Non-culpable)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/23/2024	1	BOARD OF SUPERVISORS	adopted

Special Notice / Hearing:    None__

Vote Required:    Majority

To:                      Honorable Board of Supervisors

From:                      John D. Nibbelin, County Attorney

Subject:                      Disposition of Claims Filed Against County

RECOMMENDATION:

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Report recommending the denial of claims (Non-culpable)

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BACKGROUND:

Pursuant to section 2.10.070 of the Ordinance Code, the County Attorney’s Office works with the County Executive’s Office to receive and 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.

DISCUSSION:

The County Attorney’s Office has reviewed these claims and recommends that you take the following action.  

Claim #	Claimant		Incident Date		Recommended Board Action and Basis
Claims recommended for denial:
G24-16446	Katrina King		1/14/2024		Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges that the County is responsible for injuries she
	sustained at 33 Mateo Avenue in Millbrae, after an altercation with a
	caregiver.
G24-16448	Shelby Blystone		2/19/2024		Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges loss of personal property while Claimant was
	incarcerated at Maguire Jail.
A23-157592	Naoko Okano-Mohan		10/8/2023		Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges that Sheriff’s Office vehicle rear-ended a motor
	Vehicle waiting at a red light, which was pushed into Claimant's
	vehicle.
G23-16457	Tery Zlatunich		10/7/2023		Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges that the County is responsible for injuries sustained
	when Claimant tripped over the warped and weathered wooden
	Bridge planks located at Bay Trail behind Kincaid's Restaurant.
G24-16478	Howard & Barbara Kalt		2/28/2024		Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges that the County is responsible for dangerous
	sidewalk condition where the roots of a redwood tree raised the
	public sidewalk, creating a 14-inch rippled drop from property line to
	curb, and cracked the private driveway.
G23-16480	J’shun Cash	9/27/2023		Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges that the County is responsible for a traffic collision
	that occurred while Claimant was a passenger in a vehicle that was
	struck by a San Mateo County Transit District ("SamTrans") vehicle
	on Junipero Serra Boulevard in San Francisco.
G24-16496	Annie Tufenkjian McGovern	3/21/2024		Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges the County is responsible for the loss of her personal
	property at the San Mateo Medical Center.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None