May 30, 2007

Special Administrative Hearing

AGENDA/NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD NO. 1

ROOM 406, 1 DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE, CITY HALL

WEDNESDAY,MAY 30, 2007

9:30 AM

Under the California Constitution and applicable statutes, hearings of Assessment Appeals Boards 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 of 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. The Board may limit the total time allocated for public comment.

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1. Public Comment on any agenda item.

2. Administrative proceedings to verify the appealed values on the roll, to clarify the action taken by the Board, and to take possible action by correcting a clerical error that may have occurred at the March 15, 2007 hearing on the below listed applications (pursuant to Revenue and Taxation code sections 1605.4):

A) APPLICATION: 2003-1237

APPLICANT: HMC ACQUISITION PROPERTIES

PARCEL NO.: 0028 009

PARCEL ADDRESS: 1280 COLUMBUS AVE,

TOPIC: Decline in Value

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,353,489.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $853,566.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2003

APPEAL TYPE: Real Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

B) APPLICATION: 2003-1238:

APPLICANT: HMC ACQUISITION PROPERTIES

PARCEL NO.: 0028 015

PARCEL ADDRESS: 1250 COLUMBUS AVE,

TOPIC: Decline in Value

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $32,789,073.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $20,485,582.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2003

APPEAL TYPE: Real Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

C) APPLICATION: 2004-1112

APPLICANT: HMC ACQUISITION PROPERTIES

PARCEL NO.: 0028 009

PARCEL ADDRESS: 1280 COLUMBUS AVE,

TOPIC: Decline in Value

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $6,533,666.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $2,165,688.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2004

APPEAL TYPE: Real Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

D) APPLICATION: 2004-1113

APPLICANT: HMC ACQUISITION PROPERTIES

PARCEL NO.: 0028 015

PARCEL ADDRESS: 1250 COLUMBUS AVE,

TOPIC: Decline in Value

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $32,470,962.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $10,725,312.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2004

APPEAL TYPE: Real Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

E) APPLICATION: 2005-0856

APPLICANT: HMC ACQUISITION PROPERTIES

PARCEL NO.: 0028 015

PARCEL ADDRESS: 1250 COLUMBUS AVE,

TOPIC: Decline in Value

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $35,136,331.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $13,470,514.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2005

APPEAL TYPE: Real Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

F) APPLICATION: 2005-0857

APPLICANT: HMC ACQUISITION PROPERTIES

PARCEL NO.: 0028 009

PARCEL ADDRESS: 1280 COLUMBUS AVE,

TOPIC: Decline in Value

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $6,664,339.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $2,305,837.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2005

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 Frank Darby by mail to Administrator, 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 Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/

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