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C. 13

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Sharon L. Anderson, County Counsel
Date:	April 18, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of March 1, 2017, through March 31, 2017.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/18/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Thomas Geiger, (925) 335-1800
cc:	Thomas Geiger, Assistant County Counsel Sharon Hymes-Offord, Risk Manager

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: April 18, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RECEIVE public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of March 1, 2017, through March 31, 2017, 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 March 1, 2017, through March 31, 2017.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Contra Costa County v. David A. Stack, et al., CCC Sup. Ct. Case No. C16-00327. This was an action to acquire certain property by eminent domain in the Byron area for the Byron Highway and Camino Diablo Intersection Improvements Project. It was agreed that the defendant would convey all necessary property interests to the County for $40,000, inclusive of statutory interests and costs. The Board of Supervisors authorized the settlement on March 7, 2017, in closed session, by a 5-0 vote. Judgment pursuant to the parties’ stipulation was entered on March 23, 2017. The settlement amount will be paid from county road funds.
Ambac Bond Insurance Cases, S.F. Superior Court Case No. CJC-08-004555 (JCP 4555). On February 7, 2017, the Board approved settlement of this lawsuit involving bond insurance credit ratings. The County’s share of a settlement among multiple plaintiffs with defendant Standard and Poor is $32,281.13. Settlement was authorized in closed session by a 5-0 vote. The settlement agreement was fully executed on March 29, 2017.

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.