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• CITY COUNCIL
" Staff Report
Meeting ❑ate: February 26, 2019
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: ❑onna Hernandez, Human Resources Manager
donna.hernandez@carlsbadca.gov or 760-602-7533
Subject: Settlement of the Workers' Compensation claims ❑f Marc Reno for
$151,162.50.
Recommended Action
Adopt a Resolution authorizing settlement of the Workers' Compensation claims of Marc Reno
for $151,162.50.
Executive Summa
The claimant was a Police Lieutenant. Mr. Reno sustained work related injuries in the course of
his employment resulting in permanent disability.
Pursuant to Resolution 2015-086, settlements over $50,000 require City Council approval.
Discussion
The terms and conditions of the proposed settlement are set forth in Request for Settlement
Authority (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 AdminSure Inc., the city's
workers' compensation third party administrator.
Fiscal Analysis
The cost ❑f the settlement is $151,162.50, There are sufficient funds available in the Workers'
Compensation Self-insurance Fund to cover the cost of this settlement.
Environmental Evaluation (CEQA E
Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21065, this action Goes 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.
Public Notification
N/A
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1. City Council Resolution.
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Exhibit 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-021
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS OF MARC
RENO
WHEREAS, AdminSure Inc., the city's third party administrator, has recommended a settlement
of the Workers' Compensation claims of Marc Reno; and
WHEREAS, all parties have agreed to settle these claims before the Workers' Compensation
Appeals Board.
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 $151,162.50 from the Workers' Compensation Self -Insurance
Fund is authorized for the settlement of said claims.
3. That the City Council approves the Request for Settlement Authority on file in the
Human Resources Department.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 26th day of February 2019, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Schumacher, Hamilton.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
A HALL, Mayor
�'XARBAFO)ENGLESON, it Clerk
(SEAL)
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