Memo on water main additions and retaining wall project, May

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

MUNICIPAL BUILDING ONECE1m ESfREEr, Room 1330 CITY of NEw YORK NEW YORK, N.Y. 10007-2341 OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER TEL: (212) 669-3916 JOHN C. LIv OUTSIDE NYC ONLY: (800)800-6385 TDD: (212)669-3450 COMMUNTIY ACTION CENTER FAX:(212)669-2707 CMARTIN COM?rRoLLER.Nyc.Gov

December 13, 2013

Honorable G. Oliver Koppell Council Member, 11th District 3636 Waldo Avenue Bronx, NY 10463-2247

Re;.Ms.~.K.dstin_Hart.._._._._._.and Mr._Luis.Rodri uez._._._._._. P11 PII Claim# 2013PD021380 Claim# 2013PD021379

Dear Council Member Koppell: Pursuant to your August 1, 2013 letter to Comptroller John C. Liu, on behalf of the above-referenced constituents, concerning the property damage claims they filed in connection with the damages their respective properties sustained reportedly due to the condition of the retaining wall on Cannon Place, and my subsequent conversation with your Director of Community Affairs Andrew Sandler, I am writing to update you on the status of Ms. Hart and Mr. Rodriguez's claims. When making determination on claims, our office must rely on information from the claimants, the agency being sued and other sources. Therefore, Ms. Hart and Mr. Rodriguez's claims are under investigation pending the agency report on the incident in question from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Consequently, the length of time that it will take to make a determination on their claims depends on how quickly DEP responds to our request for its report. Once the claim examiner, Ms. Melanie Colman, receives the respective report and reviews the information contained in it, Ms. Hart and Mr. Rodriguez will be apprised of the determination made on their claims. In accordance with Section 50-i of the General Municipal Law, if their claims are not settled by our office within a reasonable period of time, an action may be commenced any time after 30 days from the filing the claim and within one year and 90 days from the date of the occurrence. Failure to do so will render the claims null and void. Ms. Hart and Mr. Rodriguez can attain additional information about Court actions by contacting the Bronx County Civil Court at 851 Grand Concourse, New York, NY 10451; (718) 618-1200.

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