HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11172015 - C.07RECOMMENDATION(S):
RECEIVE public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of October 1, 2015
through October 31, 2015, as recommended by County Counsel.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Settlement amounts are listed below.
BACKGROUND:
Two agreements to settle pending litigation, as defined in Government Code section 54956.9, became final during the
period of October 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015.
Hasan Arda Aksu v. County of Contra Costa, et al., USDC Case No. C12-4268 CRB (ND Cal.). On September 22,
2015, the Board approved settlement of this lawsuit arising out of the plaintiff’s arrest. Settlement in the amount of
$260,000 was authorized in closed session by a 4-0 vote, Supervisor Gioia absent. The settlement agreement was
fully executed on October 7, 2015. The funding source is the Risk Management Liability Internal Service Fund.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/17/2015 APPROVED AS
RECOMMENDED
OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Thomas Geiger, 925
335-1800
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 17, 2015
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc: Thomas Geiger, Assistant County Counsel, Sharon Hymes-Offord, Risk Manager
C. 7
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Sharon L. Anderson, County Counsel
Date:November 17, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of October 1, 2015 through
October 31, 2015.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Mitchell Katz v. County of Contra Costa, et al., USDC Case No. C11-05771 CRB (ND Cal.). On September 22,
2015, the Board approved settlement of this lawsuit arising out of the plaintiff’s arrest. Settlement in the amount of
$340,000 was authorized in closed session by a 4-0 vote, Supervisor Gioia absent. The settlement agreement was
fully executed on October 7, 2015. The funding source is the Risk Management Liability Internal Service Fund.
This report includes final settlements of litigation matters handled by the Office of the County Counsel. This report
does not include litigation settlements that were reported by the Risk Management Division of the County
Administrator’s Office as a consent item on the Board’s open session agenda.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The report would not be accepted.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
N.A.