Claim by Chris BlakemanTHE CITY OF C
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BARRY LINDA~t~
CITY ATTORNEY
To:
DATE:
RE:
Claimant
Mayor`Roy D. Buol and
Members of the City Council
January 21, 2008
Claim Against the City of Dubuque by Chris Blakeman
Date of Claim
Chris Blakeman
01 /10/08
Date of Loss
12/ 17/07
Nature of Claim
Vehicle Damage
This is a claim in which the claimant alleges that a City of Dubuque snow plow truck
struck the driver's side mirror of claimant's parked vehicle.
According to the report of John Klostermann, Street & Sewer Maintenance Supervisor,
Mr. Klostermann received a phone call from Chris Blakeman on December 17, 2007, in
which Mr. Blakeman stated that he witnessed a Public Works truck strike the mirror of
his parked vehicle. Mr. Klostermann met with Mr. Blakeman and investigated the
incident shortly after it was reported.
Mr. Klostermann states that he has no way to track the specific location of a Public
Works truck at a specific time. However, Mr. Klostermann did verify that there was a
Public Works truck in the general location at the time of the above-described incident.
Based on the information provided by Mr. Blakeman, Mr. Klostermann states that it is
possible that a Public Works truck may have damaged the mirror of Mr. Blakeman's
vehicle without the Public Works truck driver knowing it. It is therefore the
recommendation of Mr. Klostermann to approve this claim for the amount of the
submitted invoice of $168.28. 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
Chris Blakeman
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DUBUQUE, IOWA
SUITE 330, HARBOR VIEW PLACE, 3OO MAIN STREET DUBUQUE, IA 52001-6944
TELEPHONE (563) 583-4113 / FAx (563) 583-1040 / EMAIL balesq@cityofdubuque.org
THE CITY OF Dubuque
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January 18, 2008
Barry Lindahl
Corporation Council
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52004-4864
Dear Barry:
This letter will respond to the claim filed by Mr. Chris Blakeman on January 4, 2008.
Mr. Blakeman claims that his vehicle was damaged when a Public Works truck hit his
mirror while he was parked on Central Avenue.
On December 17th I received a call from Mr. Blakeman and he said that he witnessed
a Public Works truck strike the mirror of his parked truck. I met with Mr. Blakeman
and investigated the incident shortly after it was reported to me.
Although I have no way to track the location and time of our trucks, I did verily that I
had a truck in that general location around the time of the incident. Based on the
information provided by Mr. Blakeman I believe it is possible that a Public Works
Department truck may have damaged the mirror of Mr. Blakeman's vehicle without
the driver knowing it. It is therefore my recommendation to pay the claim ($168.28)
as filed.
Sincerely,
J hn Klostermann
S eet/ Sewer Maintenance Supervisor