HB 1689 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the City of Hialeah; providing for the
3	relief of Asbel Llerena; authorizing and directing the
4	City of Hialeah to compensate him for personal injuries
5	and the death of Maria de Jesus Llerena due to the
6	negligence of a City of Hialeah employee; providing an
7	effective date.
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9	WHEREAS, on July 11, 1999, Maria de Jesus Llerena was a
10	passenger in a car driven by Asbel Llerena, her husband, heading
11	west on West 29th Street in Hialeah, and
12	WHEREAS, at the same time, a City of Hialeah rookie police
13	officer, Alexis Casteneda, was driving south on West 8th Avenue
14	in Hialeah in response to a call, and
15	WHEREAS, there was a collision at the intersection where
16	many witnesses indicated that Officer Castaneda had a red light
17	and failed to yield the right-of-way to Mr. Llerena who was
18	driving through the intersection with a green light, and
19	WHEREAS, the incident has been litigated and the parties
20	have reached an amicable resolution in which the City of Hialeah
21	agreed to a settlement of $400,000, and
22	WHEREAS, the city has paid $200,000 to the claimant,
23	leaving an unpaid settlement amount of $200,000, NOW, THEREFORE,
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25	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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27	Section 1. The facts stated in the preamble to this act
28	are found and declared to be true.
29	Section 2. The City of Hialeah is authorized and directed
30	to appropriate from funds of the city not otherwise appropriated
31	and to draw a warrant in the amount of $200,000, payable to
32	Asbel Llerena, husband of Maria de Jesus Llerena, as
33	compensation for personal injuries and the death of Maria de
34	Jesus Llerena due to the negligence of an employee of the City
35	of Hialeah.
36	Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.