Claim Meyer, Kenneth & MarlaCLAIM 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 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.
1. Name of Claimant: Kenneth and Marla Meyer
2. Address: 1010 Richards Road
3. Telephone Number: 556 6917
4. Date of Incident: May 2, 2001
5. Time of Incident: ?
6. Location of Incident (Be specific):
Utility Closed, Kitchen & Living Room.
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 employee's name.)
See attached letter: December 20, 2001
To: City of Dubuque Water Dept., From: Kenneth & Marla Meyer: Re: Water Damage from Meter Installation May 2, 2001
To Whom It May Concern:
On May 2, 2001 per the city's request, we had our water meter relocated to the outside of our house for the convenience of the meter readers. The next day we found our living room carpet saturated with water coming from the utility room
where the water meter previously was located. I placed an after-hours call to your office and a service person arrived to assess the problem. He discovered a "coupling" was not tightened completet from the previous days service work, which led to the leaking of water. I had him look at the water level
on the living room floor and when he stepped on the carpet the water rose over the top of his work boot. He suggested we contact a carpet cleaning to remove the water.
We contacted Kramer Carpet Cleaning that evening and they arrived the following moring - May 4, 2001. The carpet had to be pulled from the wall and the and the pad underneath was permanently damaged and was removed due to teh saturation. He treated the floor and carpet and provided blowers
to dry the wet area. It took approximately 4 days for the carpet to completely dry. He then removed the blowers and reattached the carpet to the floor.
Within a week of this situation, we again found our living room carpet saturated with water. We placed a second call to your office and a second service person came to fix the problem. He assessed that the "coupling" wa snow cracked - his guess was it was over-tightened. He suggested we again contact the carpeting cleaning service to remove the water, get an
estimate to replace the carpet and padding, and submit the damage claim to your office. In addition to the carpet damage, we also had water damage to the wall.
Enclosed with this letter are copies for the costs to repair and replace the damaged carpet adn surrounding areas - Kahle Carpets $1699.00 (to replace the carpet and pad with comparable carpet and pad), Joe Faley Construction $475.00 (to repair and repaint the wall due to the water damage) and also the bill from Kramer Carpet Cleaning $286.20 for the water clean up.
We are requesting reimbursement for the amount of $2460.20 to cover the expenses. Thank you for your cooperation and attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
/s/ Ken and Marla Meyer
1010 Richards Road
Dubuque, IA 52003
Ph. 556 6917
8. What were weather conditions like?
Dry and sunny
9. Give name and address of any witnesses:
City employees responding to clals for service, Ken and Marla Meyer
10. Did police investigate? (If so, give names of officers.)
NA
11. Was anyone injured? (If so, give names, addresses, and extent of injuries).
NA
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.)
Damage to carpet in living room, walls in living room and kitchen and damage to wood trim in living room. See attached estimate.
13. What other damages do you claim, if any?
None
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.)
No
15. What amount do you claim from the City of Dubuque? $2460.20
16. Why do you claim the City of Dubuque is responsible?
The damage was caused by the relocation of the Water meter by a City employee. The relocation was at the request of the City.
17. Have you made any claim against anyone else for damages as a result of this incident?
(If yes, give name and address.)
No
18. If the answer to Question 17 is yes, have you received any payment from that source, and if so, in what amount?
Dated at Dubuque, Iowa this 1 day of 7 , 2002.
/s/ Marla A. Meyer
(Signature)
(Print Name)
(Rev. 1/00 & 7/01)
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 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.
Name of Claimant:
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4. Date of Incident:
5. Time of Incident:
6. Location of Incident (Be specific):
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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
emplpyee's name.) ~
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11. Was anyone injured? (If so, give names, addresses, and extent of injuries).
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? t ; )*~ ....
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.)
15. What amount do you claim from the City of Dubuque? W~$*O, ~
16. Why do you claim the C,ty of Dubuque ,s respons,ble?
17. Have you made any ~aim against anyone else for damages as a result of this incident?
(If yes, give name and address.)
18. If the answer to Question 17 is yes, have you received any payment from that source,
and if so, in what amount?
Dated at Dubuque, Iowa this
(Rev. 1/00 & 7/01)
Vi 'enbnqnO
day of
~(Signature)
' iPr'int Name)
December 20, 2001
To: City of Dubuque- Water Dept.
From: Kenneth & Maria Meyer
Re: Water Damage from Meter Installation May 2~ 2001
To whom it May Concern,
On May 2, 2001, per the city's request, we had our water meter relocated to the outside of our house for
the convenience of the meter readers. The next day we found our living room carpet saturated with water
coming from the utility room where the water meter previously was located. I placed .an afler-hours call to
your office and a service person arrived to assess the problem. He discovered a "coupling" was not
tightened completely from the previous days service work, which led to the leaking of water. I had him
look at the water level on the living room floor and when he stepped on the carpet the water rose over the
top of his work boot. He suggested we contact a carpet cleaning service to remove the water.
We contacted Kramer Carpet Cleaning that evening and they arrived the following morning-
May 4, 2001. The carpet had to be pulled from the wall and the pad underneath was permanently
damaged and was removed due to the saturation. He ~:eated the floor and carpet and provided blowers to
dry the wet area. It took approximately 4 days for the carpet to completely dry. He then removed the
blowers and reattached the carpet to the floor.
With in a week ofthis situation, we again found our living room carpet saturated with water. We placed a
second call to your office and a second service person came to fix the problem. He assessed that the
"coupling" was now cracked- his guess was it was over-tightened. He suggested we again contact the
carpet cleaning service to remove the water, get an estimate to replace the carpet and padding, and submit
the damage claim to your office. In addition to the carpet damage, we also had water damage to the wall.
Enclosed with this letter are copies for the costs to repair and replace the damaged carpet and surrounding
area- Kahte Carpets- $1699.00 (to replace the carpet and pad with comparable carpet and pad),
Joe Faley Co~-~rt~etiott- $475.00 (to repair and repaint the wall due to the water damage), and also the
bill from Kran~er Catlaet Cleaning- $286.20, for the water clean up.
We are requesting reimbursement fur the amount of $2460.20, to cover the expenses. Thank you for your
cooperation and attention to this matter.
I010 Richards Rd.
Dubuque, IA 52003
Ph. 556-6917
WHOLESALE FLOORING
TEL (319) 583-9127
FAX (319) 588-1233
July 24, 2001
Marla Meyer
1010 Richards Road,.
Dubuque, Iowa 52003-0226
Re: Replace living and dining room carpet
[ahle's proposes the following work for your home. Install
Spice Box color Vanilla Bean over Ensign IV pad in living and
dining room, remo~e and dispose of the existing carpet and
pad, and move in and out furniture.
Total cost of the materials, sales tax and installation is
$1699.00.
Thank you,
Roger Gartner
CARPET VINYL CERAMIC HARDWOOD
PLAZA "20" · 2600 DODGE ST. ° DUBUQUE, IA 52003
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with payments to be made as follows: Dollars ($ ~/7[~ ).
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ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL
The above prices, specifications and conditions are satisfa~o~ and are hereby accepted. You are authorized to do the work as
specified. Payment will be made as outfined a~ve.
Accepted. Signature
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