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Appeal of Claim by Brian Makovec Copyright 2014 City of Dubuque Consent Items # 13. ITEM TITLE: Appeal of Claim by Andrew Makovec [Mistakenly written as Brian Makovec] SUMMARY: Correspondence from Andrew Makovec appealing the denial of his claim for property damage. SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Refer to City Attorney ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Makovec Letter to City Council Supporting Documentation Original Claim and Supporting Documents Supporting Documentation February 26`h 2016 City Council Members, I submitted a claim to the city in January for a sewer line backup into my basement. The entire claim info including pictures is attached to this letter. Your insurance agency has declined the claim and I'm asking the council for reconsideration. The blockage occurred down the street from my house in a city line. I'm simply asking for the cost of cleanup and repairs as I don't feel these are my responsibility. With all other utilities I'm responsible for my home to the connection point and wouldn't be asking for damages had it occurred there. I do know that the blockage occurred approximately 3 houses down from my home, near the next man hole. The blockage was cleared on Sunday December 21'and the line was cleaned 3 or 4 times December 22nd. No inspection was done during this time. The insurance company declined the claim stating they are not responsible for what people put into the sewer system. My questions are, What caused the blockage? Was it a foreign object? Was it normal buildup? Is it a collapsed line? We don't know because no inspection was done and now all the info has been cleaned and washed away. Meanwhile I'm looking at disassembled office room in my basement and a $2100 cleanup bill from Steamatic as result of a service I'm connected to that failed. My original letter sent to the city will show you I'm not trying to line my wallet, I simply want damages to the basement room and cleanup costs taken care of. Your reconsideration would be greatly appreciated. Regards Andrew Makovec 2195 Lincoln Ave. 563-599-7706 Am2195@yahoo.com MVM [-e rL 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 131" 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. 1. Name of Claimant: AN7fZGw M 4)rotj Gc- 2. Address: 219 S L. r-'J c-L&J Adm . ZW,6c4 QV.0 .towj X 5-7-001 3. Telephone Number $^63 - S 9?5 - 7-7 oG 4. Date of Incident: /2 -ozo— .2 o/.S 5. Time of Incident: B-,L_Fc„ o � 10,441 and P,-r 6. Location of Incident(Be specific): t Asr=mevr o P HoyKQ $9+kW Q Zig S Lr is r�jfvE 7. Describe the 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 employee's name.) MA-t.0 Gsry SEwErz sP uP =^I, o 9gscrkjr�u7- T6 i? -- ucwn nX 94u Saw A6E All r-asS 8. What were weather conditions like? V10 o c/a"�� ZO Z PAja t rZ e�;Aj 9. Give name and address of any witnesses: 10. Did police investigate? (If so, give names of officers.) ,C/b 11. Was anyone injured? (If so, give names, addresses, and extent of injuries). AJ b 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.) n 13. What other damages do you claim, if any? TmF- SV'e t CI_^L9. .a- rA� •rv._ 2fU+s 7'« crtrC d. h/ao(' 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 amount paid.) 7N0 15. What amount do onu�clap��'rp from e Cityy of Dubu ue g . 89 f y/7�IGY 0, C/woz...�q y�i/I+E 16. Why do you claim the City of Dubuque is responsible? ^t"F\L Gi{� �..J Ma'i Gfa ce3<Q' ci-cK �tm �2 "t zbJ a-h tx� .. Tic cc oQ t A.\ +L, F\ far 17. Have you made any claim against anyone else for damages as a result of this incident? (If yes, give name and address.) NU 18. If the answer to Question 17 is yes, have you received any payment from that source, and if so, in what amount? Dated this y day of AA Ib . (Signal XCCCD � r 9h ;B Nv 9-NVr91. CrCO) M �rJ fl 26w r✓1 pko\rr3c__(Print Name) CEAIIO�d 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. I, 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 abov and do not have any confidential documentation to submit to the City of Dub ique as rt of thi laim Against the City 4SIgnatwfe Date 01-04-2016 City of Dubuque, On December 20t6 2015 sometime between the hours of 11am and 1:30pm the city's main sanitary sewer line became plugged in the 2100 block on Lincoln Avenue. The result of this caused sewage back up into my basement and others on the block. After your crews where disbursed and relieved the blockage I I contacted Steamatic of Dubuque. Enclosed is a comprehensive estimate detailing the cost of their services. In addition to their estimate, myself and my girlfriend spent 10 hours pushing sewage to the floor drain and rinsing off and bleaching the salvageable items. The items that are a total loss are of no interest to me, however I would like to be reimbursed for our time in this cleanup. I am asking for the amount of the estimate$3659.09 and fair treatment on the hours we spent with this clean-up. Regards, Andrew Makovec 2195 Lincoln Ave. Dubuque, Iowa 52001 563-599-7706 Am2195@vahoo.com Attn: envelope enclosed contains flash drive which contains photos of loss ST I , Dubuque Area Steamatic 500 Huff St Dubuque 14 52003 563-556-5821 Insured: Andrew Makovec Home: (563)599-7706 Property: 2195 Lincoln Dubuque,IA 52001 Claim Rep.: David Reynolds Business: (563)556-5821 Company. Dubuque Afea Steamatic E-mail: office@dbgs".mtic.c m Business: 500 Huff St Dubuque,IA 52003 Estimator: David Reynolds Business: (563)556-5821 Company: Dubuque Area Steamatic E-mail: office®dbgsteamatiacom Business: 500 Huff St Dubuque,IA 52003 Claim Number: Policy Number: Type of Loss: Date Contacted: 12/20/2015 1:45 PM Date of Loss: 12/20/2015 1:30 PM Date Received: 12202015 1:45 PM Date Inspected: 12202015 2:15 PM Date Entered: 12212015 12:15 PM Price List: L,DD8X DECl5 Restoration/Service/Remodel Estimate: 2015-12-21-1215 ST4ftDubuque Area Steamnlic 500 Huff St Dubuque IA 52003 563-556-5821 2015.12-21-1215 Main Level Main Level DESCRIPTION QTY REMOVE REPLACE TAX TOTAL 1. Emergency service call-during 1.00 EA 0.00 118.24 0.00 118.24 business hours 2. Equipmenr setup,take down,and 2.50 HE 0.00 42.23 0.00 105.58 monitoring(hourly charge) 3. Air mover(per 24 hour period)-No 12.00 EA 0.00 26.23 0.00 314.76 nam ming 6 air moves for 2 days 4. Dehumidifier(per 24 hour period)- 2.00 RA 0.00 73.17 0.00 146.34 Large-No moniammg 1 dehumidifier for days 5. Equipment decontamination charge- 11.00 EA 0.00 28.13 2.11 311.54 par piece of equipment Demntamiustioo of equipment,6 air movers, 1 dehumidifier,l wand,3 sections of hose Total: Main Level 2.11 996.46 `n s-"r Storage Area/Room Height 8' 8 B 488.64 SF Walls 193.18 SF Ceiling s�enc�.kma _ 681.82 SF Walls&Ceiling 193.18 SF Floor Is 21.46 SY Flooring 61.08 LF Floor Perimeter d''"' rr61.08 LF Ceil.Perimeter ' 9'eq., .,s DESCRIPTION QTY REMOVE REPLACE TAX TOTAL 6. Cameos Manipulation charge par 1.00 HE 0.00 - 29.18 0.00 29.18 how 7. Watere haction from hard surface 193.18 SF 0.00 0.67 0.00 129.43 floor-Cat 3 water S. Tear out baseboard and bag for 61.08 IF 0.69 0.00 0.69 42.83 dispnsal-up to Cat 3 9. Tear out trim and bag for disposal- 34.00 LP 0.69 0.00 0.38 23.84 up to Cat 3 10. Remove Outlet or switch cover 8.00 EA 0.56 0.00 0.00 4.48 11. R&RImeriordocrumt 2.00 EA 16.74 141.98 13.43 330.87 12. Door lockset-Detach&inset 2.00 EA 0.00 19.62 0.00 39.24 13. Baseboard-31/4" 61.08 LF 0.00 2.72 5.04 171.18 14, Paintbaseboard-twocoals 61.08 LF 0.00 0.86 0.47 53.00 15. Casing-oversized-31/4" 34.00 LF 0.00 2.52 4.09 89.77 2015-12-21-1215 1222/2015 Page:2 ST Dubuque Area Steamatic 500 Huff St Dubuque[A 52003 563-556-5821 CONTINUED-Storage Area/Room DESCRIPTION QTY REMOVE REPLACE TAX TOTAL 16. Paint casing-two coats 34.00 LF 0.00 0.86 0.26 29.50 17, fear out wu drywall,cleanup,bag- 322.31 SF 1.00 0.00 3.38 325.69 Cat 3 18. 1/2"drywall-hung,aped,floated, 322.31 SF, 0.00 1.39 10.15 458.16 readyforpaint 19. Stain&finish door slab only(per 4.00 EA 0.00 35.28 2.02 143.14 side) 20. Apply anti-microbial agent 193.18 SF 0.00 0.18 0.27 35.04 Totals: SturageArea/Room 40.17 1,905.35 1.� Closet Height:8' 223.33 SF Walls 35.42 SF Ceiling 258.75 SF Walls&Ceiling 35.42 SFFlom 3.94 SY Flooring 27.92 LF Floor Perimeter 27.92 LF Ceil.Perimeter a a•. DESCRIPTION QTY REMOVE REPLACE TAX TOTAL 21. Water extraction from hard surface 35.42 SF 0.00 0.67 0.00 23.73 floor-Cat 3 water 22. Apply anti-microbial agent 35.42 SF 0.00 0.18 0.05 6.43 Totals: Closet 0.05 30.16 Utility Room Height:8' 1 ew r'a• j 534.67 SFWalls 260.96 SFCeiling 795.63 SF Walls&Ceiling 260.96 SF Flom Lti01yQ00m° 29.00 SY Flooring 66.83 LF Floor Perimeter 66.83 LF C.H.Pcrimetcr Missing Wall 11 2'S"X 8' Opens into STAIRS DESCRIPTION QTY REMOVE REPLACE TAX TOTAL 23. Water extraction from hard surface 260.96 SF 0.00 0.67 0.00 174.84 floor-Cat 3 water 24. Apply anti-microbial agent 260.96 SF 0.00 0.18 0.37 47.34 25. Content Manipulation charge-per 1.00 HR 0.00 29.18 0.00 29.18 hour 2015-12-21-1215 12/222015 Page:3 ST4ft. Dubuque Area Stearoatic 500 Huff St I Dubuque IA 52003 563-556-5821 CONTINUED-Utility Room DESCRIPTION QTY REMOVE REPLACE TAX TOTAL Totals: Utility Room 0.37 251.36 Stairs Height:15'6" I ' i 251.37 SF Walls 25.38 SF Ceiling - 276.75 SP Walls&Ceiling 45.40 SF Floor j 5.04 SY Flooring 24.87 LF Floor Perimeter 11 21.17 LF Coil.Perimeter Missing Wall 2'5"X 15'5 15/16" Opens into UTILITY_A00M DESCRIPTION QTY REMOVE REPLACE TAX TOTAL 26. Tearoutwetnonsalvageable 26.00 SP 0.36 0.00 0.00 9.36 carpet,no be,-Cat 3 water 27. Carpet 29.90 SP 0.00 3.01 5.17 95.17 15%waste added for Carpet. 28. Apply anti-microbial agent 45.40 SP 0.00 0.18 0.06 8.23 Totals: Stairs 5.23 112.76 Total:Main Level 47.93 3,296.09 Labor Minimums Applied DESCRIPTION QTY REMOVE REPLACE TAX TOTAL 29. Electrical labor minimum 1.00 EA 0.00 135.90 0.00 135.90 30. Finish hardware labor minimum 1.00 EA 0.00 94.90 0,00 94.90 31. Carpet labor minimum 1.00 EA 0.00 132.20 0.00 132.20 Totals: Labor Mini mums Applied 0.00 363.00 Line Item Totals:2015-12-21-1215 47.93 3,659.09 I 2015-12-21-1215 12/222015 Page:4 STV T Dubuque Area Steantatic 500 Huff St Dubuque IA 52003 563-556-5821 Grand Total Areas: 1,498.02 SF Walls 514.93 SF Ceiling 2,012.95 SF Walls and Ceiling 534.96 SF Floor 59.44 SY Flooring 180.70 LF Floor Perimeter 0.00 SP Long Wall 0.00 SP Short Wall 177.00 IF C.U.Pa..tot 534.96 Floor Area 561.47 Total Area 1,162.64 Interior Wall Area 764.25 Exterior Wall Area 84.92 Exterior Perimeter of Walls 0.00 Surface Area 0.00 Number of Squares 0.00 Total Perimeter Length 0.00 Total Ridge Length 0.00 Total Hip Length 2015-12-21-1215 12112/2015 Page:5 TVDubuque Area Steamatic 500 Ruff St Dubuque IA 52003 563-556-5821 Recap by Room Estimate:2015.12.21.1215 Area:Main Level 994.35 27.54% - StorageArea/Room 1,865.18 51.65% Closet 30.11 0.83% Utility Room 250.99 6.95% Stairs 107.53 2.98% Area Subtotal: Main Level 3,248.16 89.95% Labor Minimums Applied 363.00 10.05% Subtotal of Areas 3,611.16 100.00% Total 3,611.16 100.00% I 2015-12-21-1215 12222015 Page:6 STF. 2lTl Dubuque Area Steamatic NOW 500 Huff St Dubuque IA 52003 563-556-5821 Recap by Category Items Total % CONTENT MANIPULATION 5836 1.59% GENERAL DEMOLITION 435.24 11.89% DOORS 283.% 7.76% DRYWALL 448.01 12.24% ELECTRICAL 135.90 3.71% FLOOR COVERING-CARPET 222.20 6.07% FINISH CARPENTRY/TRiMWORK 251.82 6.88% FINISH HARDWARE 134.14 3.67% PAINTING 222.89 6.09% WATER EXTRACTION&REMEDIATION 1,418.64 3&77% Subtotal 3,611.16 98.69% Material Sales Tax 47.93 1.31% Total 3,659.09 100.00% 2015-1221-1215 12/222015 Page;7 � b a C of .oI II .ZI T oc "v h e in N aY ~„99,Z1 0 _ G T „£,ZI ,.I I ,£Z N N N S ry t . 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Buol and Members of the City Council DATE: January 5, 2016 RE: Claim Against the City of Dubuque by Andrew Makovec Claimant Date of Claim Date of Loss Nature of Claim Andrew Makovec 01/05/16 12/20/15 Property Damage This is a claim in which claimant alleges that a clogged City sewer line caused sewage to backup into claimant's basement. This claim has been referred to Public Entity Risk Services of Iowa, the agent for the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool. cc: Michael C. Van Milligan, City Manager John Klostermann, Street&Sewer Maintenance Supervisor Andrew Makovec 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 Tracey L.Stecklein Paralegal DWubuque THE CrfY OF Suite 330,Harbor View Place fiii�ii ETT T 300 Main Street MAM UMY lJ 1B T� Dubuque,Iowa 52001-6944 1 I I I I•' (563)583A113 office Masterpiece on the Mississippi (563)583-1040 fax tstecklc@cityofdubuque.org aw•mss Q013 January 5, 2016 Frank Miller, Jr., Claims Manager Public Entity Risk Services 5701 Greendale Road Johnston, Iowa 50131 RE: Claim Against the City of Dubuque by Andrew Makovec Dear Frank: Enclosed is a claim filed on January 5, 2016 against the City of Dubuque by Andrew Makovec. Claimant alleges that a clogged City sewer line caused sewage to backup into claimant's basement. If you have any questions regarding this claim, please call John Klostermann, Street & Sewer Maintenance Supervisor, at (563) 589-4250. Very sincerely, //,,������ �� �yNtirGCYvc-a Mein Paralegal Enclosure cc: John Klostermann, Street& Sewer Maintenance Supervisor Andrew Makovec Tim English, O'Connor& English Insurance Agency Tracey L.Steckleia Paralegal Dubuque THE CrN OF Suite 330,Harbor View Place �T Ta E 300 Main Street G lJ E Dubuque,lows 52001-6944 'I I I I (563)583-4113 office Masterpiece on the Mississippi (563)583-1040 fax tsteckle@cityofdubuque.org sour•zarz•N13 January 5, 2016 Andrew Makovec 2195 Lincoln Avenue Dubuque, IA 52001 RE: Claim Against the City of Dubuque Dear Mr. Makovec: The claim that you filed against the City of Dubuque on January 5, 2016, alleging a clogged City sewer line caused sewage to backup into your basement, has been referred to Public Entity Risk Services of Iowa, the agent for the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, you may call them at (888) 520- 4074 (toll-free), or you may write to them at: Claims Public Entity Risk Services of Iowa 5701 Greendale Road Johnston, Iowa 50131 Very sincerely, Tracey Main Paralegal Enclosure cc: John Klostermann, Street& Sewer Maintenance Supervisor Frank Miller, Jr., Claims Manager, Public Entity Risk Services Tim English, O'Connor& English Insurance Agency