Claim by Linda Stark THE CITY OF
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TRACEY STECKLEIN
PARALEGAL
To: Mayor Roy D. Buol and
Members of the City Council
DATE: October 20, 2016
RE: Claim Against the City of Dubuque by Linda Stark
Claimant Date of Claim Date of Loss Nature of Claim
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Linda Stark 10/17/16 Winter 2015-16 Property Damage
This is a claim in which claimant alleges that during 2015-2016 City snow removal
operations, salt-filled snow piles were plowed onto claimant's land next to a gate and as
a result, the end post on the gate has rotted. Claimant would like the City to replace the
end post on her gate and "cut down all of the bushes and weeds that grow at that
juncture."
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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
John Klostermann, Public Works Director
Linda Stark
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
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CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA I IC-1 UJ nt6
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. 13 1h 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:
2. Address: II
3. Telephone Number:
4. Date of Incident:
5. Time of Incident:
6. Location of Incident (Be specific):
7. DESCRIBE ACCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE THA CAUSED INJURY OR DAMAGE. (Give
full details upon which you base your claim. If City employee was involved, give the
employee's name.)
8. What were weather conditions like?
9. Give name and address of any witnesses:
10. Did police investigate? (if so, give names of o icers.)
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?
14. Have you been compensated for any part or all of yo r claim by any insurance
company? (if so, give name and address of insurance company nd 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 damage as a result of this incident?
(If yes, give name and address.)
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18. If the answer to Question 17 is yes, have you received any pa ent from that source
and if so, in what amount?
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Dated at Dubuque, Iowa this day of , 204-11.
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I own property at the junction of June Drive & Mela Drive. The city uses the street, which goes
into my pasture, for the storage of salty snow that is pushed off of June & Mela. Depending on
the winter, that can amount to a large pile of snow that then melts into my pasture. I'm not
complaining about the salt on my pasture killing the grass, the wash out from the street from
snow & rain that cuts grooves into my pasture &the deep ruts it makes entering my property
from that gate. My problem is that the end post on my gate has now rotted & has broken. I
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would like the city to replace a new end post on my gate &cut down all of the bushes & weeds
that grow at that juncture. It would be nice to have this taken care of before the snow flies. I
do have a different gate that I would like to replace the one that has been there, as it has had
some damage from what, I'm not sure. j
Thank you for your prompt attention to this issue.
Linda Stark
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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.
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