Under the California Constitution and applicable
statutes, hearings of the Assessment Appeals Board are judicialproceedings.
The decisions of Assessment Appeals Boards must be based exclusively on
properly admittedevidence. 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 property 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 member of the public
will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak to the Board. The
Board may limit the total testimony
to 30 minutes.
November
29, 2000 To November
29, 2000
1) Public comment (For all items on the agenda,
as well as items not on the agenda, but under the jurisdiction
2) Hearing, discussion, and possible action
involving:
APPLICATION 1996-1297
APPLICANT: FORTY FIVE FREMONT ASSOCIATES
PARCEL NO.: 3710 019
PARCEL ADDRESS: 45 FREMONT ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $130,000,000.00 APPLICANT’S
OPINION: $76,700,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1996
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
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
Donna Hall by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr.
Carlton
B. Goodlett Place, Room 409, San Francisco,
CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415.554.7724, by fax at 415.554.7854, or by e-mail
at Donna_Hall@ci.sf.ca.us.
Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy
of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Ms. Hall or by printing
Chapter
67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code
on the Internet, at http://sfbos.org/sunshine