County of San Mateo - File #: 23-679

• File #: 23-679
• Version: 1
• Type: Memo
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/6/2023
• Departments: HUMAN RESOURCES
• On agenda: 8/1/2023
• Final action: 8/1/2023
• Title: Report recommending the denial of claims (Non-culpable)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/1/2023	1	BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Special Notice / Hearing:    None

Vote Required:    Majority

To:                      Honorable Board of Supervisors

From:                      Rocio Kiryczun, Director, Human Resources Department                     

Zhanna Abuel, Risk Manager

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:

Under authority of section 2.10.070 of the Ordinance Code, the County Executive has designated 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.

DISCUSSION:

The Risk Management Division 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:
M22-14954	Daniel Knight and Estelle Thomas, individually and as successors in interest	01/01/2022	Non-culpable
	Claimants filed an application to present an amended claim against
	the County for negligence due to the County moving their cousin,
	Lillian Johnson from Laguna Honda Hospital to Burlingame Skilled
	Nursing, which contributed to her injuries and death.
G23-15071	Anele R. Nicholas	03/17/2023	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges that she was required to hire and pay for an attorney
	to correct errors made by the County DCSS Attorney regarding her
	child support case.
G23-15080	Christine (Yanhong) Zolly & the Estate of Z. Liu & A. Zhang, c/o Bowles & Verna LLP	01/23/2023	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges that the County was aware of the dangerous
	living conditions at Terra Garden Farms but allowed the farm to
	operate and the workers to live in said dangerous conditions which led
	to the murder of the claimant’s parents by Chunli Zhao.
G23-15090	Adrian Murillo Navarro	06/22/2023	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges that her vehicle windshield was cracked by a
	County landscape technician using a power weeder.
G23-15113	Comcast C/O Project Resources Group	05/24/2023	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges that San Mateo County Public Works damaged
	multiple Comcast cables at a creek crossing with a tractor while
	mowing the field near the airstrip in Half Moon Bay.
G23-15116	Jennifer Jackson	02/19/2023	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges that her phone disappeared from her room while she
	was a patient at SMMC.
G23-15161	Audrey Sia Tang	01/24/2023	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges that the County is responsible for injuries sustained
	when a roof collapsed on her at 131 Westmoor Ave in Daly City.
G23-15162	Jon Robert Perroton	03/15/2023	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges that the County is responsible for injuries sustained
	when he tripped and fell due to an uneven sidewalk at S. Spruce Ave
	and Victory Ave in South San Francisco.
A23-15166	21st Century Insurance Company a/s/o Andrew Hernandez	05/24/2023	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges that the County is responsible for damages incurred
	when a San Mateo Transit District bus hit their insured’s parked and
	unoccupied vehicle.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.