HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2020-127 Accepting and Approving 3rd Quarter 2020 Claim ReportRESOLUTION NO. R-2020-127
A RESOLUTION accepting and approving the 3rd Quarter 2020 Claim Report for the City of
Yakima.
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima previously was self -insured as to most claims; and
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima was a member of the Cities Insurance Association of
Washington ("CIAW") for most liability claims from December 14, 2015 through November 30,
2019, subject to a deductible amount, and
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima has been insured by Safety National for most liability
claims since December 1, 2019 for incidents beginning on that date, subject to a deductible
amount; and Intermountain Claims, Inc. is the third party administrator on those claims; and
WHEREAS, the Transit Division is in the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool
("WSTIP") for Transit claims, effective September 1, 2005, with liability coverage which is not
subject to a deductible amount; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an annual Resolution that has been adopted by the City Council,
the City Manager is authorized to settle claims against or by the City in an amount of $50,000 or
less; and
WHEREAS, the attached Claim Report contains information on and the disposition of the
various claims submitted to the City of Yakima with the amount on the reports that was paid by
the City of Yakima toward the settlement which was within the City's insurance deductible, and
does not include the insurance company's contribution to the settlement, if any; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
The attached 3rd Quarter 2020 Claim Report, together with payments and disbursements
listed therein, is hereby accepted, approved, and ratified.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 17th day of November, 2020.
ATTEST:
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Sonya OOaar Tee, City Cler
BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 4.F.
For Meeting of: November 17, 2020
ITEM TITLE: Resolution accepting and approving 3rd Quarter2020 Claim
Report
SUBMITTED BY: Ryan Bleek, Assistant City Attorney
Steve Groom, Director of Finance fit Budget
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The purpose of this report is to provide information on claims that were closed during the 3rd
Quarter 2020. All claims listed in this report were resolved and settled pursuant to the City
Council's prior annual Resolution authorizing the City Manager to settle claims against or by the
City in an amount of $50,000 or less, and Resolution No. R-2019-091 was adopted on October
15, 2019. All payment amounts listed on the CIAW report show the amount paid by the City of
Yakima toward the settlement that was within the City's $100,000 insurance deductible.
Intermountain Claims is the City's Third Party Administrator on claims with incidents beginning
December 1, 2019.
The report includes information for the third quarter 2020: (1) CIAW claim summary by type of
claim; (2) CIAW claim summary by department; (3) CIAW closed claims for the 3rd Quarter
2020; and (4) Intermountain Claims summary by type of claim; 5) Intermountain Claims summary
by department; 6) Intermountain Claims closed claims for the 3rd Quarter 2020; 7) W STI P
Closed Claims for the 3rd Quarter 2020. Adopting the attached claims resolution affirms and
ratifies the payments made by the City of Yakima on claims closed during the 3rd Quarter of
2020 as listed in the reports.
ITEM BUDGETED: Yes
STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Trust and Accountability
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt resolution
ATTACHMENTS:
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D Resolution-3rd Qtr.Claim Repod 1115/2020 Resolution
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