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SPECIAL CLAIM NO. SC-1415-11: A CLAIM IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,937.69 SUBMITTED BY JASON ABBEY FOR EXPENSES INCURRED TO PREVENT FUTURE FLOODING AND FOR PROPERTY CLEANUP EXPENSES AFTER FLOODING OF HIS RESIDENCE AT 4511 CHUKKAR COURT DUE TO TERRAIN ALTERATION DURING A CITY SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: A claim has been filed by Jason Abbey for expenses claimed to have been incurred due to flooding of his property that occurred in April, 2013 when the City performed work on a sewer line that serves his neighborhood on Chukkar Court. Mr. Abbey alleges that the slope of his yard, as a result of this work, was not restored to its previous condition and that the modified angle of the slope caused rainwater to flood his bedroom. As a result of the flooding, he incurred expenses totaling $8,722.69 to clean up the flooded property, repair damage and the redirect future storm water that would flow onto his property to prevent future flooding. Immediate cleanup expenses from the flooding totaled $737.69. Estimates for expenses for flooring restoration, wall repair, painting and demolition of the damaged area are valued at $3,785. In addition, in order to avoid future flooding, Mr. Abbey installed a French drain to shift the water drainage on his property at a cost of $4,200. Even though Mr. Abbey reports he suffered losses of $8,722.69, his claim requests only partial reimbursement of his expenses incurred of $4,937.69 which covers expenses to reroute future storm water flows and immediate cleanup expenses.
DISCUSSION: This incident was investigated by Charlie Thomas, Capital Projects Engineer. According to his investigation, Mr. Thomas confirms that during April, 2013, Jordan Contractors, Inc. provided pipe bursting sewer replacement services that terminated at Mr. Abbey's property. Upon completion of the sewer pipe-bursting operations, Jordan Contractors, Inc. reported that the property was restored to virtually identical configurati...
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