Claim by Gail Featheston
BARRY A. LINDAHL,
CITY ATTORNEY
MEMO
To:
DATE
RE:
Claimant
Mayor Roy D. Buol and
Members of the City Council
February 26, 2007
Claim against the City of Dubuque by Gail Featherston
Date of Claim
Gail Featherston
02/23/07
Date of Loss
02/20/07
Nature of Claim
Vehicle Damage
This is a claim in which the claimant alleges that as she was stopped on Rhomberg
Avenue at Fengler, a City of Dubuque ambulance, traveling in emergency mode,
attempted to turn right onto Rhomberg from Fengler and clipped claimant's vehicle.
This claim has been referred to Public Entity Risk Services of Iowa, the agent for the Iowa
Communities Assurance Pool.
BAL:tIs
cc: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Jeanne Schneider, City Clerk
Dan Brown, Fire Chief
Gail Featherston
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 balesq@cityofdubuque.org
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CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY OF DUBUQUE,IOWA
Thlt written report conatitute,i your elpim agalnet the City of Dubuque. Iowa. You
should complete thi6 form in full ~~e aaach any atydltionaf inforrrtetion thot
supports yQut cgllm.
The claim must be fled with the Ciry Clerk •t Cry Hall, 50.4'Vest 13~' St.,
Dutyu~ue, IA 52001. h rv:ll than be rshrnd to the appropriate depltrfn~fent for
invsstig~tion and tv the CIty Attorney's QtriCe. Ones that itlvetdgrtion ie
oornpiet~, a report end recomrnendetian wet tea subntiit!ed to tFe City vouncil.
You wip be provldod wjth a campy or that repot and t~ocomrr+endstion.
rl~e final dacisicrn 4n all claims is math by the City Cvunotl. No empbysa of the
Ciry of Uupuq+~ has the authority to make any fepresentation to you as to
whetner your claim will o//rl1w~~ill nat be mid.
1 Name of Claimant: Gail Featherston
2, Address: 204 1st Ave N.W. Epworth, IA
3. Telephone Number 563 876 3164
4. Dateof Incident: 2/20/07
5. Tirne of Incident. 18:18
6 Location of Inci~nl t~ spe~afic): ,Rhomberg Ave & Fengler St.
~. Dra6crl~ the acclasnt yr c+czurrence that caused -t~ury or damage. (Give !Utl
details upon which you tease ilot~r cl~in, If a City ernploy~ec+ was invoM1red, glue
the empbyee's name,) '`
Taylor Slapinski was driving abulance and hit front end of my car.
8. What were weather O Fine
g. Ctve Warne and address of any witnet~aes: Nancy Hoefer Epworth
1 t), L?id pollCS investigator? (!f 3d, give names c~I o~+cera j
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17 Was anyone injured? (tf so, prve names, addresses, and extent of injuries?
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~a. Was any damage donor to property? flf so, deacriDe propr-rty and the extent
of damages. Atteoh estimates of damages or describe basis for ssoertaining
e~Aent of dama9s j
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~ 3, What other damages do you claim, if pny~'r~~~4 £ ~ ,S
14. Nave you been compensated for shy pelt or al! ~ your claim by any
~nsuranve company? (N so, give name and a~ddr'ass of insurance company and
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