SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Request authority to institute a civil action on behalf of the City against R.J. Kielty Plumbing, Heating and Cooling, Inc. to recover $3,232.77 for damages to city property. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
On November 20, 2015, an employee of R.J. Kielty Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Inc. hit 3 feet of a ¾-inch PE gas service line with a trackhoe at 10 Reserve Blvd., Clearwater, FL and on June 7, 2016 an employee hit and damaged 6 feet of a 2-inch PE gas main line with a trackhoe at 117 Forest Hills Dr, Redington Shores, FL. Repairs to the gas lines cost $347.06 and $2,885.71 for a total of $3,232.77
Demand letters have been sent to R.J. Kielty Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Inc. but no response has been received.
Costs relative to this action will include a $175 filing fee, and fees for service of process of approximately $60.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
5907590-545900, Insurance Claims Liability