January 10, 2002
City & County of San Francisco
Assessment
Appeals Board
Board
2
ARCHIVE of Previous Meetings
Agenda* / Notice of Assessment Appeals Board
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.
Assessment Board 2 Hearing Page 1 of 4
Room 406, City Hall
January 10, 2002 To January 10, 2002
9:30 AM (ALL DAY)
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 1996-2058
APPLICANT: THE GAP, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 1996016830
PARCEL ADDRESS: ,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,366,746.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $160,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1996
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 1996-2059
APPLICANT: THE GAP, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 1996016838
PARCEL ADDRESS: ,
TOPIC: Penalty Assessment
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,187,901.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $110,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1996
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
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Room 406, City Hall
January 10, 2002 To January 10, 2002
9:30 AM (ALL DAY)
4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 1996-2060
APPLICANT: THE GAP, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 1996016842
PARCEL ADDRESS: ,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,808,532.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $210,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1996
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 1998-0820
APPLICANT: GAP INC.
PARCEL NO.: 1998202028
PARCEL ADDRESS: ,
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $925,714.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $135,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1998
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 1998-0821
APPLICANT: GAP INC.
PARCEL NO.: 1998202023
PARCEL ADDRESS: ,
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,812,439.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $250,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1998
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 1998-0822
APPLICANT: GAP INC.
PARCEL NO.: 1998202036
PARCEL ADDRESS: ,
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,597,149.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $340,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1998
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
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Room 406, City Hall
January 10, 2002 To January 10, 2002
9:30 AM (ALL DAY)
8) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 1998-0823
APPLICANT: GAP INC.
PARCEL NO.: 1998209412
PARCEL ADDRESS: ,
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,886,014.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $650,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1998
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
9) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 1998-0825
APPLICANT: OLD NAVY CORP.
PARCEL NO.: 1998202024
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000345 00000000 SPEAR ST, 0700
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,271,548.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $1,220,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1998
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
10) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 1999-0492
APPLICANT: OLD NAVY (CALIFORNIA) LLC
PARCEL NO.: 1999204375
PARCEL ADDRESS: ,
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $877,656.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $155,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1999
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
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Room 406, City Hall
January 10, 2002 To January 10, 2002
9:30 AM (ALL DAY)
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
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 ยง 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.
* Public comment will be taken on every item on the agenda.