Claim by Jill Jellison..
THE CTTY OF
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BARRY LIND
CITY ATTOR
To:
DATE:
RE:
Claimant
Jill Jellison
MEMORANDUM
Mayor Roy D. Buol and
Members of the City Council
February 22, 2008
Claim Against the City of Dubuque by Jill Jellison
Date of Claim
11 /27/07
Date of Loss
11 /01 /07
Nature of Claim
Vehicle Damage
This is a claim in which the claimant alleges damage to her vehicle after it was sprayed
by a container of grease which was being compacted by a City of Dubuque refuse truck.
According to the report of Paul Schultz, Solid Waste Management Supervisor, the
Sanitation Driver at the scene reported that the liquid exploded from an improperly
disposed container of what appeared to be vegetable oil, causing the damage to
claimant's vehicle.
It is therefore the recommendation of Paul Schultz to approve this claim for the amount
of the submitted invoices of $232.78. The City Attorney's Office concurs with this
recommendation.
BAL:tIs
cc: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Jeanne Schneider, City Clerk
Paul Schultz, Solid Waste Management Supervisor
Jill Jellison
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DUBUQUE, IOWA
SUITE 330, HARBOR VIEW PLACE, 300 MAIN STREET DUBUQUE, IA 52001-6944
TELEPHONE (563) 583-4113 / FAx (563) 583-1040 / EnnAIL balesq@cityofdubuque.org
Dubuque
THE CITY OF
DUB E "~'
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
2007
TO: Barry Lindahl, Esq., Corporation Council
FROM: Paul F. Schultz, Solid Waste Management Supervisor
SUBJECT: Claim of Jill Jellison
DATE: February 21, 2008
The claim and estimate is recommended to be approved as filed for $232.78.
Jill Jellison submitted a claim on January 22, 2008 and estimate from February 1,
2008. She alleged that on November 1, 2007 at approximately 10 A.M, City refuse truck
#3401 discharged an oily, greasy substance which sprayed the whole driver's side of her
car. The car was parked at 1320 Forest Lane.
The Sanitation Driver, operating the truck spoke to a person in the household and
then reported the accident immediately to Lead Sanitation Driver Dave Sitzmann. Our
driver reported that the liquid exploded from an improperly disposed container of what
appeared to be vegetable oil and caused the damage. This happens (rarely) when the
packer blade sweeping the hopper compresses a plastic bottle or jug containing a liquid.
This is also one reason why liquids are not allowed to be set out as refuse.
Dave Sitzmann investigated the accident, took photos and left our information sheet
on how to file a claim with a woman in the residence.
The estimated cost of repair to Ms. Jellison's car was less than $1,000.00. It initially
appeared to Dave that the car would only need a wash. Given the delay in the claim
submission, a further problem may have developed from the liquid substance having
leaked down on the in-door power regulator.