Agenda* / Notice of Assessment Appeals Board
Assessment Appeals Board 1 Hearing
Room 406, City Hall
August 12, 2003
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 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.
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 2000-0164
APPLICANT: TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE CORP of CA
PARCEL NO.: 0207 036
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0517 WASHINGTON ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $917,253.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $0.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000 ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0684
APPLICANT: PYRAMID INVESTMENT CORP.
PARCEL NO.: 0207 035
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0545 SANSOME ST,
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $8,915,000.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $4,500,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1999 ROLL TYPE: SUPPLEMENTAL
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
STATUS: WITHDRAWN
4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0685
APPLICANT: PYRAMID INVESTMENT CORP.
PARCEL NO.: 0207 035
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0545 SANSOME ST,
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $8,915,000.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $4,500,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000 ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
STATUS: WITHDRAWN
5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0871
APPLICANT: PYRAMID INVESTMENT CORP.
PARCEL NO.: 0207 035
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0545 SANSOME ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $9,093,300.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $4,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001 ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
STATUS: WITHDRAWN
6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-1448
APPLICANT: PYRAMID INVESTMENT CORPORATION
PARCEL NO.: 0207 035
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0545 SANSOME ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $9,275,166.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $4,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002 ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
STATUS: POSTPONED
7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-1449
APPLICANT: THE GILWELL COMPANY
PARCEL NO.: 0207 036
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0517 WASHINGTON ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,823,470.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $200,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002 ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
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 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
Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
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* Public comment will be taken on every item on the agenda.