Bill Text: FL H1017 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relief/Edwidge Valymr Gabriel/City of North Miami
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-27 - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/SB 46; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 46 (Ch. 2010-237) -HJ 01174 [H1017 Detail]
Download: Florida-2010-H1017-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relief/Edwidge Valymr Gabriel/City of North Miami
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-27 - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/SB 46; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 46 (Ch. 2010-237) -HJ 01174 [H1017 Detail]
Download: Florida-2010-H1017-Introduced.html
HB 1017 |
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2 | An act for the relief of Edwidge Valmyr, as parent and |
3 | natural guardian of her son, Stanley Valmyr, a minor, and |
4 | as personal representative of the Estate of Stanley |
5 | Valmyr, deceased, by the City of North Miami; providing |
6 | for an appropriation to compensate her for the wrongful |
7 | death of her son, Stanley Valmyr, as a result of the |
8 | negligence of the City of North Miami; providing a |
9 | limitation on the payment of fees and costs; providing an |
10 | effective date. |
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12 | WHEREAS, on March 28, 2007, Edwidge Valmyr registered her |
13 | son, Stanley Valmyr, who was 7 years of age, for a Fun Day camp |
14 | operated by the City of North Miami, and |
15 | WHEREAS, the Fun Day camp was supposed to consist of |
16 | various arts and crafts activities at the community center, and |
17 | WHEREAS, before March 30, 2007, which was the day on which |
18 | the Fun Day was scheduled, the City of North Miami decided to |
19 | change the camp's activities from arts and crafts to a day at |
20 | the Thomas Sasso Pool located in the City of North Miami, and |
21 | WHEREAS, parents and counselors were not notified of the |
22 | change before the scheduled Fun Day, and |
23 | WHEREAS, on March 30, 2007, at approximately 8 a.m., |
24 | Edwidge Valmyr took Stanley to the camp, and |
25 | WHEREAS, the campers, including Stanley, and the counselors |
26 | were not wearing bathing suits since they were not informed that |
27 | they were going to the pool that day, and |
28 | WHEREAS, the children who were taken to the pool were given |
29 | swim tests, and |
30 | WHEREAS, Stanley and many other children who were unable to |
31 | swim were sent to a more shallow area of the pool, and |
32 | WHEREAS, if the camp counselors had known that they were |
33 | bringing the children to the pool that day, they would have been |
34 | in the pool to observe and protect the children, and |
35 | WHEREAS, the City of North Miami had four lifeguards on |
36 | duty that day at the Thomas Sasso Pool, and |
37 | WHEREAS, while the children swam in the pool, three of |
38 | those four lifeguards were in the administrative office, rather |
39 | than observing the children, and |
40 | WHEREAS, one lifeguard was sitting in the lifeguard chair |
41 | furthest from the area where the children were swimming, and |
42 | WHEREAS, Stanley Valmyr drowned in the Thomas Sasso Pool on |
43 | March 30, 2007, and died on July 26, 2007, as a result of |
44 | injuries sustained from drowning, and |
45 | WHEREAS, the City of North Miami was negligent in its |
46 | actions, which directly resulted in the death of Stanley Valmyr, |
47 | and |
48 | WHEREAS, a tort claim was filed on behalf of Edwidge |
49 | Valmyr, as parent and natural guardian of her son, Stanley |
50 | Valmyr, a minor, and as personal representative of his estate, |
51 | case number 08-22810(13), in the Circuit Court for the Eleventh |
52 | Judicial Circuit, and |
53 | WHEREAS, the claim against the City of North Miami was |
54 | settled prior to trial, and |
55 | WHEREAS, the settlement agreement was approved by the |
56 | court, and |
57 | WHEREAS, the City of North Miami has agreed to pay $200,000 |
58 | to Edwidge Valmyr, pursuant to the statutory limits of liability |
59 | set forth in s. 768.28, Florida Statutes, and |
60 | WHEREAS, the settlement agreement provides for the entry of |
61 | a consent judgment in the amount of $750,000 to be paid in eight |
62 | equal payments beginning on the date upon which this act becomes |
63 | a law, and each year thereafter, and |
64 | WHEREAS, the City of North Miami has agreed to pay 50 |
65 | percent of the outstanding medical bills for Stanley Valmyr up |
66 | to $40,000, and |
67 | WHEREAS, the City of North Miami has agreed to cooperate |
68 | and support this act if the amount of compensation does not |
69 | exceed $790,000, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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71 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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73 | Section 1. The facts stated in the preamble to this act |
74 | are found and declared to be true. |
75 | Section 2. The City of North Miami is authorized and |
76 | directed to appropriate from funds of the city not otherwise |
77 | appropriated and draw a warrant payable to Edwidge Valmyr, as |
78 | natural parent and guardian of her son, Stanley Valmyr, a minor, |
79 | and personal representative of his estate, in the sum of $93,750 |
80 | to be paid in eight equal payments beginning on the date upon |
81 | which this act becomes a law, and each year thereafter, plus an |
82 | amount equivalent to 50 percent of the outstanding medical bills |
83 | for Stanley Valmyr not to exceed $40,000, as compensation for |
84 | the death of Stanley Valmyr due to the negligence of the City of |
85 | North Miami. |
86 | Section 3. The amount paid by the City of North Miami |
87 | pursuant to s. 768.28, Florida Statutes, and the amount awarded |
88 | under this act are intended to provide the sole compensation for |
89 | all present and future claims arising out of the factual |
90 | situation described in this act which resulted in the death of |
91 | Stanley Valmyr. The total amount paid for attorney's fees, |
92 | lobbying fees, costs, and other similar expenses relating to |
93 | this claim may not exceed 25 percent of the amount awarded under |
94 | this act. |
95 | Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |
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