Claim by Lois PearceTHE CITY OF
DUB E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
MEMORANDUM
BARRY LINDAHL I~
CITY ATTORNEY
To: Mayor Roy D. Buol and
Members of the City Council
DATE:
RE:
Claimant
Lois Pearce
January 7, 2008
Claim Against the City of Dubuque by Lois Pearce
Date of Claim
12/26/07
Date of Loss
12/04/07
Nature of Claim
Vehicle Damage
This is a claim in which the claimant alleges that her vehicle mirror was damaged when
she hit the mirror of a parked car on Hill Street due to actions she took to avoid a snow
plow driving over the centerline.
According to the report of John Klostermann, Street & Sewer Maintenance Supervisor,
there is no way to track the location of the City's snow plow trucks at any given time.
Ms. Pearce identifies in her claim, the snow plow which crossed the centerline as a City
snowplow with a "V" blade. Mr. Klostermann states that no other information was
provided in the claim, such as the size of the truck or truck number.
Based on the information provided by Ms. Pearce, it is Mr. Klostermann's
recommendation to deny this claim, as the City does not have any trucks equipped with
"V" plows as stated is Ms. Pearce's claim. The City Attorney's Office concurs with this
recommendation.
BAL:tIs
cc: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Jeanne Schneider, City Clerk
John Klostermann, Street & Sewer Maintenance Supervisor
Lois Pearce
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DUBUQUE, IOWA
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