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August 21, 2017
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 2.
ITEM TITLE: Notice of Claims and Suits
SUMMARY: Acuity Insurance on behalf of Richard Hartig for vehicle
damage, Marie Backes for vehicle damage, Catherine
Behnke for property damage, Alec Lee Benson for vehicle
damage, Michael Elliott for property damage, Jean
Holdener for vehicle damage, Scott Morris for property
damage, Nick Nadermann for property damage, Jessica
West for vehicle damage.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Refer to City
Attorney
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Acuity Insurance (Hartig) Claim Supporting Documentation
Backes Claim Supporting Documentation
Behnke Claim Supporting Documentation
Elliot Claim Supporting Documentation
Holdener Claim Supporting Documentation
Morris Claim Supporting Documentation
Nadermann Claim Supporting Documentation
West Claim Supporting Documentation
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CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
This written report constitutes your claim against the City of Dubuque, Iowa. You
should complete this form in full and attach any additional information that
supports your claim.
The claim must be filed with the City Clerk at City Hall, 50 West 13th St.,
Dubuque, IA 52001. It will then be referred to the appropriate department for
investigation and to the City Attorney's Office. Once that investigation is
completed, a report and recommendation will be submitted to the City Council.
You will be provided with a copy of that report and recommendation.
The final decision on all claims is made by the City Council. No employee of the
City of Dubuque has the authority to make any representation to you as to
whether your claim will or will not be paid.
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details upon which you base your claim. If a City employee was involved, give
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9. Give name land address of any witnesses:
M Did police investigate? (if so, give names of officers.)
11. Was anyone injured? (if so, give names, addresses, and extent of injuries).
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12. Was any damage done to property? (If so, describe property and the extent
of damages. Attach estimates of damages or describe basis for ascertaining
extent of damage.)
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13. What other damages do you claim, if any?
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14. Have you been compensated for any part or all of your claim by any
insurance company? (If so, give name and address of insurance company and I
amount paid.)
15. What amount do you claim from the City of Dubuque?
16. Why do you claim the City of Dubuque is responsible?
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17. Have you made any claim against anyone else for damages as a result of
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Confidential
This communication and any attachments may contain information which is confidential
and privileged by law and is for the use of the designated recipient. If you are not the
intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in
error, and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of its contents
is prohibited. Please notify City of Dubuque immediately by telephone at (563)-583-4120 of
your receipt of these items and destroy the communication and any attachments
immediately. Further disclosure of this information may violate state and federal
restrictions.
Confidential information may include the following:
1) Social Security Number(s)
2) Medical/Health Information
3) Personnel/Disciplinary Information
4) Bank Account Information i
5) Financial Information
6) Credit Card Numbers
If any documentation you desire to submit to the City of Dubuque contains any of the items above
this cover sheet must be attached directly to the confidential information and indicate the type of
information that is included.
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hereby certify that the attached documents
include the following protected information:
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Medical/Health information Financial Information
Personnel/Disciplinary Information Credit Card Number(s)
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City for processing and I hereby authorize the City to act accordingly flaking all precautions to
protect my information from unnecessary distribution.
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I have read the information above and do not have any confidential documentation to submit to the
Ci f Dubuque as part o laim Against the City
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August 21, 2017
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 3.
ITEM TITLE: Disposition of Claims
SUMMARY: City Attorney advising that the following claims have been
referred to Public Entity Risk Services of Iowa, the agent
for the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool: Acuity
Insurance on behalf of Richard Hartig for vehicle damage,
Marie Backes for vehicle damage, Catherine Behnke for
property damage, Alec Lee Benson for vehicle damage,
Jean Holdener for vehicle damage, Scott Morris for
property damage, Nick Nadermann for property damage,
Jessica West for vehicle damage.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Concur
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
ICAP Referrals Supporting Documentation
THE CITY OF
UUBUQUE MEMORANDUM
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TRACEY STECKLEIN /
PARALEGAL
To: Mayor Roy D. Buol and
Members of the City Council
DATE: August 7, 2017
RE: Claim Against the City of Dubuque by Catherine Behnke
Claimant Date of Claim Date of Loss Nature of Claim
Catherine Behnke 08/04/17 07/19/17 Property Damage
This is a claim in which claimant alleges that high winds and damaging rain caused a
City tree to fall on claimant's home.
This claim has been referred to Public Entity Risk Services of Iowa, the agent for the Iowa
Communities Assurance Pool
cc: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Steve Fehsal, Park Division Manager
Tom Kramer, Urban Forester
Catherine Behnke
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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/EMAIL tsteckle@cityofdubuque.org