HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-06-24; City Council; 21657; Settlement Workers' Compensation Claim of Karl KettlerCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL 14
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SETTLEMENT OF
WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF
KARL KETTLER
DEFT. DIRECTOR
CITY ATTY.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2014-158 authorizing the settlement claim of Karl Kettler.
ITEM EXPLANATION;
The claimant was a Street Maintenance Worker II with the Public Works Department.
Mr. Kettler sustained a work-related injury on August 22, 2012 resulting in a permanent disability.
The terms and conditions ofthe proposed settlement are set forth in the Compromise and Release (on
file in the Human Resources Department). The terms and conditions were agreed upon by the claimant
and the City, and have been recommended by Keenan & Associates, the City's Third Party Administrator.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost ofthe settlement is $75,000. There are sufficient funds available in the Workers' Compensation
Self-Insurance Fund to cover the cost of this settlement.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21065, this action does not constitute a "project" within the
meaning of CEQA in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment,
or a reasonable foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment; and therefore, does not require
environmental review.
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution No. 2014-158
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Donna Hernandez 760-602-7533 Donna.Hernandez(5)carlsbadca.gov
FOR CLERK USE. X COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED X CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC •
DENIED • CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN •
CONTINUED • RETURNED TO STAFF •
WITHDRAWN • OTHER - SEE MINUTES •
AMENDED • REPORT RECEIVED •
1 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-158
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^ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
4 CAUFORNIA, AUTHORIZATION OF THE SETTLEMENT OF WORKERS'
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COMPENSATION CLAIMS OF KARL KETTLER
a settlement ofthe Workers' Compensation claims of Karl Kettler; and
WHEREAS, all parties have agreed to settle this claim before the Workers' Compensation
Appeals Board.
^ WHEREAS, Keenan & Associates, the City's Third Party Administrator, has recommended
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11 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
12 California, as follows:
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1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the expenditure of $75,000 from the Workers' Compensation self-insurance
fund is authorized for the settlement of said claim.
3. That the City Council approves the Compromise and Release on file in the Human 18 Resources Department.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting ofthe City Council ofthe City
of Carlsbad on the 24th day of June 2014, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
Council Members Hall, Packard, Wood, Schumacher, Blackburn.
None.
ABSENT: None.
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ATTEST:
r HALL, Mayor
BARBA/JA ENGLESON, CitV Clerk