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~~ <br />• C. - - <br />... . _ <br />l '~ - <br />v.;~ ,' ,I <br />The following graphs illustrate the five-year history of Public Works liability claims by division. <br />I~ Public Works General Liability Claims Public Works GeneraV Liability Claims <br />Five Year History by Division -Frequency Five Year History by Division -Severity <br />o I <br />WTP z WTP <br />--575 000 <br />0 <br />Airport 1 3 ' Airport 5511 <br />- 687 <br />~J_.._ 10 10,615 <br />>~ -4 327 <br />Eng. ~ Eng d fl f10 353 <br />~ ~- ~ $31,64 <br />Maint. ~~za ., 1543.586 <br />_ _ ~ Maint ~ o,~ea <br />~. 12 ~ X548,930 <br />. Parks/OS ` i1 - ^, 54,582 " <br />J <br />Parks/OS 54.928 <br />511,067 <br />0 20 ~ 60 $0 "$20000 $40,000 S60,000 $80,000 <br />FY03 FY04 ® FY05 ® FYOG ^ FY07 wq FY03 (~ FY04 ® FY05 ~ FY06 ^ FY07 <br />Claim Trends <br />The types of claims filed against Public Works in FY07 are described below: ~ ~~~- ! <br />Fifteen sewer related claims were filed against the. department; six resulted from <br />sewer backups or failure, six resulted from unlocated lines, two claims resulted - - <br />from the discovery of lines that were not connected and one claim resulted from <br />damage to a private line allegedly caused during a construction project in the ~. ar <br />1970s. A total of $21,716 was paid on ten claims. Five were closed without ^" <br />oavment. <br />The department sustained ten at-fault motor vehicle accidents that involved another <br />vehicle. Five accidents involved sideswiping or damaging a parked vehicle, four involved <br />backing up and one involved rear-ending another party. No injuries were reported in any of <br />the at-fault accidents and a total of $11,517 was paid on eight claims. Two claims were <br />closed without payment. <br />Nine claims were filed against the department resulting from road ~ ~,. <br />conditions; four bicyclists claimed injuries from the condition of the <br />pavement, two claims were filed for damage to vehicles caused by <br />missing catch basin covers, and three claims were filed due to potholes. ,_.~- <br /> <br />Six claims were filed against the City resulting from trips and falls on City ~k'R <br />~` ~ ~ <br />''~+ <br />sidewalks. Five of those claims were tendered to the adjoining property `~'~ <br />~ <br />owners and closed with no payments made. One claim remains open. °~ '~' <br />`'' <br />~~ <br /> ~.,~t <br />• r'7~#r-r <br />. <br />` <br />Three tree limb related claims were also filed in FY07. One falling tree limb damaged two ~ ~. M1 <br />~ <br />vehicles. No injuries were reported and no payments were made. ~~''~~:,r,-3~ ''-~' <br />The remaining four claims resulted from miscellaneous causes including: a rock coming off a City truck; minor <br />damage to a rented facility; an injury to a pedestrian allegedly caused by negligent street design and damage <br />to a vehicle caused by a faulty airport gate. <br />Litigation <br />One new lawsuit was filed in fY07 against the Wastewater Treatment Plant challenging the City's practices as <br />they relate to the Clean Water Act. That case has since been resolved. One inverse condemnation lawsuit <br />charged to both Planning & Development and Public Works remains open and active. With a recent court <br />ruling in the City's favor, we anticipate this lawsuit will be resolved in FY08. Another lawsuit challenging <br />the equity of the City's Utility Permit fee schedule is being appealed. 48 <br />f <br />5 ' <br />1 [ y <br />~_, t~•t ~ R _. __ <br />