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File #: 24-1161-1009    Name: Settlement of Rodriguez v. Chicago Park District
Type: Action Item Status: Approved
File created: 9/30/2024 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 10/9/2024 Final action: 10/9/2024
Title: SETTLEMENT OF PATRICIA RODRIGUEZ, BY HER MOTHER AND GUARDIAN, ALBA P. RODRIGUEZ V. CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT ET AL.
Sponsors: Law Department
Indexes: Settlement Agreement
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SETTLEMENT OF PATRICIA RODRIGUEZ,

BY HER MOTHER AND GUARDIAN,

ALBA P. RODRIGUEZ V. CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT ET AL.

 

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To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Park District

 

I. Settlement Information

 

Type:                     Legal Settlement

 

Claim:                     Patricia Rodriguez, by her mother and guardian, Alba P. Rodriguez v. Chicago Park District et al. (Circuit Court Case No. 2021L006719)

 

Settlement Amount:                       $1,150,000

 

Authorization:                      Authorize the General Counsel to execute the Settlement Agreement and include other relevant terms and conditions in the written Agreement.

 

 

II. Recommendation

 

It is recommended that an order be entered authorizing settlement of the lawsuit Patricia Rodriguez, by her mother and guardian, Alba P. Rodriguez v. Chicago Park District et al. (Circuit Court Case No. 2021L006719) in the amount of $1,150,000.00. The General Counsel has determined that this settlement is in the Board’s best interests.

 

 

III. Budget and Financial Information

 

Budget Classification:                     Settlement and Judgment Fund

Fiscal Year:                     2024

Source of Funds:                      022.8280.8280.625015.1.1.1.1

 

 

IV. General Conditions

 

1)  Conflicts:  The agreement shall not be legally binding on the Chicago Park District if entered into in violation of the provisions of 50 ILCS 105, the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act.

 

2)  Ethics:  The agreement shall contain a provision requiring compliance with Chapter III of the Code of the Chicago Park District (“Governmental Ethics”).

 

3)  Contingent Liability:  The agreement shall contain a clause that any expenditure beyond the current fiscal year is deemed a contingent liability, subject to appropriation in the subsequent fiscal year budget(s).