Baldwin Park

City Council

6. Claim Rejection Staff recommends that City Council reject the following claims and direct staff to send the appropriate notice of rejection to claimant(s):Re: K8 Investor Holdings, LLC ("Claimant")-On October 20, 2022, Claimant presented a claim for, among other things, inverse condemnation; intentional interference with contractual and prospective and economic relationship; fraud ("Tort Claim"). This Tort Claim is untimely. The Development Agreement with Kultiv8 Group, LLC (predecessor owner of Claimant) was approved on May 2, 2018 by the City Council; therefore, the Tort Claims should have been presented on or about November 2, 2018. Staff recommends that this Tort Claim be rejected, as untimely, with the Notice of Rejection set forth below. Re DJCBP Corporation dba Tier One Consulting and David Ju ("Claimants")-On October 26, 2022- Claimants presented a claim for what appears to be: Civil RICO; Fraud; Negligence; Conversion; Rescission; Declaratory Relief; Unfair Business Practices; Financial Elder Abuse ("Tort Claims"; see letter from David Torres-Siegrist, Esq., dated September 22, 2022). This Tort Claim is untimely. The Development Agreement with Claimants was approved on April 3, 2019 by the City Council; therefore, the Tort Claims should have been presented on or about October 3, 2019. Staff recommends that this Tort Claim be rejected, as untimely, with the Notice of Rejection set forth below. This government claim, and all government claims, should be considered as potential lawsuits in the future. Thus, it is requested that all City Staff, the Mayor and all Councilmembers refrain from making any statements, whether public or private in nature. It is important that no statements be made so as to not prejudice this claim in any way which can happen if public or private comments are made about this claim by City staff or Councilmembers. STAFF REPORT PUBLIC HEARING REPORTS OF OFFICERS