HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-02-14; City Council; 20799; SETTLEMENT WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM S. GRANILLOCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL
ITEM #.
20,799 SETTLEMENT OF WORKERS'
COMPENSATION CLAIM OF
SAMUEL GRANILLO
DEPT/DIV.
Approval ^ ^—
MTG.
214/12
SETTLEMENT OF WORKERS'
COMPENSATION CLAIM OF
SAMUEL GRANILLO
CITY ATTY. |«f
STAFF: HR
SETTLEMENT OF WORKERS'
COMPENSATION CLAIM OF
SAMUEL GRANILLO
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2012-026 authorizing the settlement claim of Samuel Granillo.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The claimant is a Parks and Recreation Maintenance Worker II with the Parks and Recreation
Department.
Mr. Granillo sustained injuries to both extremities (hands and arms) while working as a
maintenance worker.
The terms and conditions ofthe proposed settlement are set forth in the Stipulations
with Request for Award, (on file in the Human Resources Department). The terms
and conditions were agreed upon by the claimant and the City, and have been
approved by TRISTAR, the City's Third Party Administrator, and the Workers'
Compensation Appeals Board.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of the settlement is $50,000. There are sufficient funds available in the
Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Fund to cover the cost of this settlement.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
This amendment is statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
21080(b)(1).
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution No. 2012-026
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: (Cheri Abbott) 760-602-2496
Cheri.Abbott@carlsbadca.gov
FOR STAFF USE ONLY.
ACTION: APPROVED X CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC •
DENIED CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN •
CONTINUED • RETURNED TO STAFF •
WITHDRAWN • OTHER-SEE MINUTES •
AMENDED •
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RESOLUTION NO. 2012-026
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZATION OF THE
SETTLEMENT OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF
SAMUEL GRANILLO
WHEREAS, TRISTAR, the City's Third Party Administrator, has recommended a
settlement of the Workers' Compensation claim of Samuel Granillo; and
WHEREAS, the settlement has been approved by the Workers' Compensation
Appeals Board on December 30, 2011; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the expenditure of $50,000 from the Workers' Compensation Self
Insurance Fund is authorized for the settlement of said claim.
3. That the City Council approves the Stipulations with Request for Award on
file in the Human Resources Department.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Carlsbad on the 14'*^ day of February 2012, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Council Members Hall, Kulchin, Blackburn, Douglas, Packard.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
lATTtFiALL,'Mayor MA'
ATTEST:
LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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