Claim by Kelly Jean Merz (Sam Wooden)City of Dubuque
ITEM TITLE:
SUMMARY:
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Elliott Claim
Goin Claim
Manternach Claim
Merz Claim
Reisdorf Claim
Skrocki Claim
Stewart Claim
Wiegel Claim
Copyrighted
October 2, 2017
Consent Items # 2.
Notice of Claims and Suits
Michael and Vi Elliott for property damage, Heidi Goin for
property damage, Sue Manternach for vehicle damage,
Kelly Jean Merz for personal injury, Joseph Reisdorf for
personal injury, Aaron and Ashley Skrocki for property
damage, Sydney Stewart for Toss of property, Jade Wiegel
for vehicle damage.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Refer to City
Attorney
Type
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
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CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA P r c
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 W. 13th St., Dubuque, IA 52001. It
will then be referred by the City Council to the appropriate department for investigation.
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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7. DESCRIBE ACCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE THAT CAUSED INJURY OR DAMAGE. (Give
full details upon which you base your claim. If a City employee was involved, give the
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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 this incident?
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18. If the answer to Question 17 is yes, have you received any payment from that source,
and if so, in what amount?
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Dated at Dubuque, Iowa this I t" day of 5.5P5oIc— , 20 /7 .
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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)-589-4120 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
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:
Social Security Number(s) Bank Account Information
"Medical/Health Information Financial Information
Personnel/Disciplinary Information Credit Card Number(s)
I understand that this information may be distributed within the City organization or to agents of the
City for processing and I hereby authorize the City to act accordingly taking all precautions to
protect my information from unnecessary distribution.
Signature Date
I have read the information above and do not have any confidential documentation to submit to the
City of Dubuque as part of this Claim Against the City
Signature Date
alREYNOLDS & KENLINE L,L,P,
LAW FIRM SINCE 1890
WILLIAM J. MATERS
CHADWYN D. COX
MARK J. SULLIVAN
JOHN T. NEMMERS
TODD N. KLAPATAUSKAS*+
KIM C. RODDICK*
NATALIA H. BLASKOVICH+
GINA L. KRAMER+
ZEKE R. McCARTNEY+
MATTHEW W.BOLEYN*
SAM A. WOODEN*
*ALSO LICENSED IN
ILLINOIS
+ALSO LICENSED IN
WISCONSIN
September 18, 2017
Mr. Kevin Firnstahl
Dubuque City Clerk
50 W. 13th St.
Dubuque, IA 52001
Re: Our Client:
Date of Incident:
Kelly J. Merz
12/27/2016
Dear Clerk Firnstahl:
Enclosed please find a Confidentiality Statement, a Claim Submission
Form, and a DVD containing supporting documents on behalf of Kelly Merz. If
anything appears out of order, please contact my office at your earliest
convenience.
SAW/SAW
Sincerely,
Sam Wooden
Wooden@rkenline.com
110 East 9th Street, P.O. Box 239, Dubuque, Iowa 52004-0239
Phone: 563-556-8000, Fax: 563-556-8009, E -Mail: office@rkenline.com, Web: rkenline.com
Copyrighted
October 2, 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: Heidi Goin for
property damage, Sue Manternach for vehicle damage,
Kelly Merz for personal injury, Joseph Reisdorf for personal
injury, Sydney Stewart for property loss, Jade Wiegel for
vehicle damage.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Concur
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
ICAP Referrals Staff Memo
THE CI`T'Y OF
DUB 7E MEMORANDUM
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TRACEY STECKLEIN
PARALEGAL
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To: Mayor Roy D. Buol and
Members of the City Council
DATE: September 19, 2017
RE: Claim Against the City of Dubuque by Kelly J. Merz, filed by Attorney Sam
Wooden
Claimant Date of Claim Date of Loss Nature of Claim
Kelly J. Merz,
filed by Attorney
Sam Wooden
09/19/17
12/27/16 Personal Injury
This is a claim in which claimant alleges that she slipped on a patch of ice on the top
deck, north side of the Iowa Street Parking Ramp and injured herself.
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
Maurice Jones, Economic Development Director
Sam Wooden, Esq.
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DUBUQUE, IOWA
SUITE 330, HARBOR VIEW PLACE, 300 MAIN STREET DUBUQUE, IA 52001-6944
TELEPHONE (563) 583-4113 1 FAX (563) 583-1040 / EMAIL tsteckle@cityofdubuque.org