Insurance & Claims

MEMORANDUM TO: ASHLEY FLYNN CITY AND TOWN CLERK FROM: BRIG SMITH, GENERAL COUNSEL DATE: March 3, 2023 RE: NOTICE OF SPECIAL INSURANCE & CLAIMS MEETING THE INSURANCE & CLAIMS COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING ON TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 at 6:00pm *MEETING TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY* 1. Meeting to be held online. Members of the public may view/listen to the meeting as follows: Going to https://webex.com and joining the meeting using the appropriate meeting number and password. As this meeting is fully electronic, any member of the public requiring electronic equipment to view/participate in the meeting should make a written request no less than 24 hours in advance so an accommodation can be made. Launch the WebEx application and join the meeting using the appropriate meeting number and password 2. Via telephone at 1-408-418-9388 and the appropriate access code below Meeting Number/Access Code: 2340 284 1964 Event Password: Middletown  City of Middletown OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 245 deKoven Drive Middletown, CT 06457-1300 TEL: (860) 638-4820 FAX: (860) 638-1920 TDD: (860) 344-3521 * THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE * If You Require Special Accommodations, Please Call The ADA Coordinator At (860) 638-4540, (voice) or (860) 638-4812 (TDD/TTY), Or The Town Clerk’s Office At (860) 638-4910 Insurance and Claims Committee Meeting to be held online. Members of the public may view/listen to the meeting as follows: Going to https://webex.com and joining the meeting using the appropriate meeting number and password 3. Launching the WebEx application and joining the meeting using the appropriate meeting number and password 4. Via telephone at 1-408-418-9388 and the appropriate access code below Meeting Number/Access Code: 2340 284 1964 Event Password: Middletown AGENDA FOR REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY ON March 7, 2023 AT 6:00 P.M. A. Call to Order. B. Approval of the Minutes for the Special Meeting of February 2023 C. Public Session. D. Executive Session Discussion regarding strategy and negotiations for the pending claim – Alex Foster vs. City of Middletown, pursuant to sections 1-200 (6)(B) and 1-225 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended E. Claim Closure Summary: Incident Line of Incident Dept Date Business Claimant Name Description Location Total Paid Excessive Professional force- Middletown Won Police Liability McKinney, Baton,Taser & Police Summary Department 2/20/11 Line William Dog Bite Department Judgment Claimant slipped on 58 Bernie Public General black ice in O'Rourke Works 2/17/17 Liability Bonacassio, Lana parking lot Drive 201,559.71 Claimant trip and fall on Industrial Public General pothole- Rd, Works 12/19/20 Liability Martinez, Gabriel Industrial Rd Cromwell Dismissed Public General Rosenberg, Works 3/13/22 Liability Robert CV hit pothole Camp St Denial CV slid on road Public and struck IV Works 1/7/22 Automobile Summer, Ann plow Arbutus St Denial Fire IV backed into Middletown, Department 12/25/22 Automobile Rios, Fred parked CV CT 2,148.55 Police General City fence blew Department 12/23/22 Liability Ranney, Ryan onto parked car 222 Main St 6,098.63 Garbage truck pushed Public Wesleyan dumpster into Wesleyan Works 1/3/23 Automobile University fence University 3,550 F. Other Business None listed F. Adjournment. ___________/s/_______________ Grady Faulkner, Chairperson Insurance & Claims Committee cc: Mayor Ben Florsheim Councilwoman Linda Salafia Councilman Darnell Ford Brig Smith, General Counsel Kori Wisneski, Deputy General Counsel Christopher Forte, Assistant General Counsel Nancy Conaway-Raczka, Risk Manager