October 18, 2007

JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD

In the meeting of Assessment Appeals Board Number 1 for the City and County of San Francisco on Thursday, October 18, 2007, at 9:36 a.m.

Present: Alec Lambie, Jeffrey Morris and Hayes Miles

Quorum present

Chairperson: Alec Lambie, Presiding

The following listed applicant for change in the assessed valuation of property affecting various years of the assessment roll being present and heard, the Board heard evidence and testimony from the applicant's first witness, Dale Beckwith, appraiser.

At the hour of 10:35 a.m., the Board went into closed session to hear confidential, trade secret information from applicant's second witness, Jim Kurtzman, Property Tax Manager for Nordstrom, Inc. At the hour of 10:56 a.m., the Board reconvened in open session and continued hearing evidence and testimony from applicant's appraiser, Mr. Beckwith.

The Board took certain action, as specified under this date, on the original of the respective applications:

Appeal No.	Name	Disposition
2002-0916	Nordstrom, Inc.	Continued to 1:00 p.m.
2003-0701	Nordstrom, Inc.	Continued to 1:00 p.m.
2004-1208	Nordstrom, Inc.	Continued to 1:00 p.m.
2005-0187	Nordstrom, Inc.	Continued to 1:00 p.m.
2006-0276	Nordstrom, Inc.	Continued to 1:00 p.m.

The following listed applicant for change in the assessed valuation of property affecting various years of the assessment roll having not been present for hearing as scheduled, the Board took no action, as specified under this date, on the original of the respective applications:

Appeal No.	Name	Disposition
2005-0875	Third & Mission Associates	Withdrawn
2006-1060	Third & Mission Associates	Withdrawn

RECESS

The Board, at the hour of 12:03 p.m., recessed to reconvene at 1:00 p.m.

RECONVENING OF THE BOARD

The Assessment Appeals Board reconvened at the hour of 1:12 p.m.

Present: Alec Lambie, Jeffrey Morris and Hayes Miles

Quorum present

Chairperson: Alec Lambie, Presiding

With the same parties present from the morning session, the Board continued to hear evidence and testimony from applicant's appraiser, Mr. Beckwith, followed by the Assessor's cross-examination of Mr. Beckwith. The Board then heard redirect testimony from the applicant and applicant's witness, after which the Board took certain action, as specified under this date, on the original of the respective applications:

Appeal No.	Name	Disposition
2002-0916	Nordstrom, Inc.	Continued to 10/19/07
2003-0701	Nordstrom, Inc.	Continued to 10/19/07
2004-1208	Nordstrom, Inc.	Continued to 10/19/07
2005-0187	Nordstrom, Inc.	Continued to 10/19/07
2006-0276	Nordstrom, Inc.	Continued to 10/19/07

There being no further business, the Board recessed at the hour of 3:15 to reconvene Friday, October 19, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.

Angela Calvillo

Clerk

Dawn Duran

Administrator

Approved by the Board October 25, 2007