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Vinesign Document ID: 300602D2-1 DF4-468F-A3C4-8F547B6627DE N-2026_0% INSURANCE NOT REQUIRED Return FULLY EXECUTED VgORK MAY PROCEED Copy to City Clerk, M-30 CITY CLERK DATE:MAR 0 5 ?P` SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ` 't ppi r-y AND GENERAL RELEASE v�Fer nagdE2 j 'ton.4VIC)iT6rKevgt(01) This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") by and between Madeline Reid (referred herein as "Plaintiff'), the City of Santa Ana, and Santa Ana School District (collectively "Defendants") effective as of the date it is executed the Parties ("Effective Date"). Plaintiff and Defendants may be referred to herein individually as a "Party" and collectively as "the Parties." RECITALS A. Plaintiff filed a Complaint on or about March 17, 2025, Case Number 30-2025- 01467720-CU-PO-NJC ("Action"). The Action related to claims of premises liability, general negligence, and dangerous condition of public property. The allegations contained in the Action are incorporated by reference in these Recitals. B. Plaintiff and Defendants are desirous of adjusting and finally settling any and all existing or potential claims, contentions and disputes between each other, their agents, attorneys, servants, employees and assigns, as more fully set forth below, for any event or occurrence in any way related to the matters set forth in the Action, such that a full, final and complete resolution of any claims between the Parties may be effected. C. All Parties desire to be released from any present and potential liability or obligation and desire to compromise all disputes and claims arising between them in consideration of the benefit to be received from avoidance of any further expenses and costs of litigation and agree to enter into this Agreement. D. Although each Party disputes any claims the other Party may allege for relief, damage, fees, costs, or expenses arising out of the incident alleged in the Action, and specifically denies any liability therefor, the Parties desire to avoid the risks and expenses attendant to litigation and to reach a compromise and settlement of all matters, claims, and causes of action on the terms described herein. As set forth below, the Parties wish to forever release, waive, and discharge all claims whatsoever they have against each other resulting from, or in connection with, the foregoing allegations, in exchange for the consideration set forth below as currently constituted as of the date of execution of this Agreement, and with no modifications now or in the future. TERMS OF AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, and of other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties to this Agreement agree as follows; I. Payment, Defendants will pay Plaintiff the total sum of Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($35,000.00)to resolve this matter ("Settlement Payment"). Such sum shall be in a settlement check or multiple settlement checks made payable to MVP Trial Lawyers Client Trust Account FBO Madeline Reid. Santa Ana Unified School District shall pay twenty thousand and zero cents towards the Settlement Payment, and the City of Santa Ana shall pay fifteen thousand and zero cents towards the Settlement Payment. 2. Disbursement. Defendants shall issue the Settlement Payment no later than thirty (30) days following the effective date of this Agreement. I The signed document can be validated at httpsa/app.vinesign.com/Verify