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August 27, 2010

Agenda* / Notice of Assessment Appeals Board
Assessment Appeals Board 1 Hearing
Room 406, City Hall
Friday, August 27, 2010
9:30 AM (ALL DAY)

Under the California Constitution and applicable statutes, hearings of the Assessment Appeals Board are judicial proceedings. The decisions of Assessment Appeals Boards must be based exclusively on properly admitted evidence. Assessment Appeals Boards may not base any factual determinations necessary for their decisions on anything other than the aforementioned evidence. Information presented through public comment, unless properly admitted into evidence in compliance with the Revenue and Taxation code and the Property Tax Rules of the State Board of Equalization, is not evidence upon which Assessment Appeals Boards may base findings.

The Assessment Appeals Board Agenda packet and documents are available for review in Room 405 at City Hall. Each item on the Agenda may include the following documents: (1) An Application for Changed Assessment (2)
Comparable Sale Information (3) Department or Agency Correspondence (4) Public Correspondence.

Public comment will be taken for items on the agenda, as well as items not on the agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Board. Each person wishing to speak on an item before the Board shall be permitted to be heard once for up to three minutes.

1) Public comment* (For all items on the agenda, as well as items not on the agenda, but under the jurisdiction of the Board.)

2) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-0685
APPLICANT: MARITIME HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LP
PARCEL NO.: 2009700002
PARCEL ADDRESS:
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $47,839,651.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $23,500,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Possessory Interest
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-1045
APPLICANT: HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 0239 009
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0400 MONTGOMERY ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $29,112,448.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $15,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-1221
APPLICANT: TURNBERRY LANSING, LP
PARCEL NO.: 3749 059
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0043 - 0045 LANSING ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $31,732,200.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $22,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-1284
APPLICANT: SAN FRANCISCO HOTEL GRP LLC
PARCEL NO.: 0261 017
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0222 SANSOME ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $44,464,994.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $25,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED

6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-1918
APPLICANT: FIFIELD ECHELON INVESTORS, LLC
PARCEL NO.: 3747 320
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0355 - 0375 SITUS TO BE ASSIGNED ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $48,846,780.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $28,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-2893
APPLICANT: 500 SANSOME, LLC
PARCEL NO.: 0206 008
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0500 SANSOME ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $38,182,680.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $34,600,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching it's decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and the City operations are open to the people's review.

For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Administrator by mail to: Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415.554.7724, by fax at 415.554.7854, or by e-mail at sotf@sfgov.org.

Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from the Administrator or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code from the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code § 2.100] to register and report
lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; Web Site www.sfgov.org/ethics

Disability Access – The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.

* Public comment will be taken on every item on the agenda.

Agenda* / Notice of Assessment Appeals Board
Assessment Appeals Board 1 Hearing
Room 406, City Hall
Friday, August 27, 2010
1:30 PM

Under the California Constitution and applicable statutes, hearings of the Assessment Appeals Board are judicial proceedings. The decisions of Assessment Appeals Boards must be based exclusively on properly admitted evidence. Assessment Appeals Boards may not base any factual determinations necessary for their decisions on anything other than the aforementioned evidence. Information presented through public comment, unless properly admitted into evidence in compliance with the Revenue and Taxation code and the Property Tax Rules of the State Board of Equalization, is not evidence upon which Assessment Appeals Boards may base findings.

The Assessment Appeals Board Agenda packet and documents are available for review in Room 405 at City Hall. Each item on the Agenda may include the following documents: (1) An Application for Changed Assessment (2)
Comparable Sale Information (3) Department or Agency Correspondence (4) Public Correspondence.

Public comment will be taken for items on the agenda, as well as items not on the agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Board. Each person wishing to speak on an item before the Board shall be permitted to be heard once for up to three minutes.

1) Public comment* (For all items on the agenda, as well as items not on the agenda, but under the jurisdiction of the Board.)

2) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-0032
APPLICANT: WONG, EDWIN
PARCEL NO.: 0100 017
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0852 - 0856 UNION ST,
TOPIC: Consider request to reinstate application previously withdrawn.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $530,338.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $416,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: SUPPLEMENTAL
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-0033
APPLICANT: WONG, EDWIN
PARCEL NO.: 0100 017
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0852 - 0856 UNION ST,
TOPIC: Consider request to reinstate application previously withdrawn.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,011,663.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $704,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2007
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: SUPPLEMENTAL
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-0034
APPLICANT: WONG, EDWIN
PARCEL NO.: 1162 013
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0034 TAMALPAIS TER,
TOPIC: Consider request to reinstate application previously withdrawn.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $468,758.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $246,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: SUPPLEMENTAL
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-0120
APPLICANT: ROMERO, JOSE
PARCEL NO.: 5922 013B
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0254 SILLIMAN ST,
TOPIC: Consider request to reinstate application previously withdrawn.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $700,000.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $526,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: BASE YEAR

6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-0121
APPLICANT: ROMERO, JOSE
PARCEL NO.: 5922 013B
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0254 SILLIMAN ST,
TOPIC: Consider request to reinstate application previously withdrawn.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $695,000.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $526,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-0270
APPLICANT: VALLEJO, EMMANUEL
PARCEL NO.: 1683 014
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0867 40TH AVE,
TOPIC: Consider request to reinstate application previously withdrawn.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $939,548.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $825,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

8) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-0397
APPLICANT: MCEWEN, OREN
PARCEL NO.: 0688 222
PARCEL ADDRESS: 1521 SUTTER ST, #403
TOPIC: Consider request to reinstate application previously withdrawn.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $660,000.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $450,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

9) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-1235
APPLICANT: VACKAR, JINDRICH
PARCEL NO.: 3087 042
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0543 MANGELS AVE,
TOPIC: Consider request to reinstate application previously rejected as invalid.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $640,000.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,400,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

10) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-1247
APPLICANT: LEE, VINCENT
PARCEL NO.: 2111 014B
PARCEL ADDRESS: 1954 24TH AVE,
TOPIC: Consider request to reinstate application previously withdrawn.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $761,096.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $500,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

11) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-1248
APPLICANT: LEE, DOUGLAS
PARCEL NO.: 1575 031
PARCEL ADDRESS: 4139 - 4141 ANZA ST,
TOPIC: Consider request to reinstate application previously withdrawn.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $985,008.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $700,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

12) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2010-0034
APPLICANT: WINER, PAUL
PARCEL NO.: 1158 029
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0790 - 0794 LYON ST,
TOPIC: To consider accepting as timely filed.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,200,000.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,370,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2008
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: SUPPLEMENTAL

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching it's decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and the City operations are open to the people's review.

For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Administrator by mail to: Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415.554.7724, by fax at 415.554.7854, or by e-mail at sotf@sfgov.org.

Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from the Administrator or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code from the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code § 2.100] to register and report
lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; Web Site www.sfgov.org/ethics

Disability Access – The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.

* Public comment will be taken on every item on the agenda.

Last updated: 8/19/2010 9:34:45 PM