February 21, 2002
City & County of San Francisco
Assessment
Appeals Board
Board
2
ARCHIVE of Previous Meetings
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.
February 21, 2002 To February 21, 2002
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 2000-0197
APPLICANT: COUDERT BROTHERS
PARCEL NO.: 2000201256
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000004 00000000 EMBARCADERO CENTER , 3300
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,284,196.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $900,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0215
APPLICANT: HELLER, EHRMAN, WHITE & MCAULIFFE
PARCEL NO.: 2000200484
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000333 00000000 BUSH ST, 1921
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $17,400,995.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $5,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
February 21, 2002 To February 21, 2002
4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0230
APPLICANT: MARSH USA, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2000208895
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000003 00000000 EMBARCADERO CENTER , 0200
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $11,271,323.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $3,600,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0244
APPLICANT: CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2000200375
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000201 00000000 SPEAR ST, 1700
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $5,525,979.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $1,200,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0256
APPLICANT: GOODBY, SILVERSTEIN & PARTNERS, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2000202447
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000720 00000000 CALIFORNIA ST, 0000
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $5,272,166.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $2,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0090
APPLICANT: SHARPER IMAGE CORP.
PARCEL NO.: 2001208534
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000650 00000000 DAVIS ST, 0000
TOPIC: Penalty Assessment
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,677,697.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $3,677,697.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
February 21, 2002 To February 21, 2002
8) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0141
APPLICANT: BOWNE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC
PARCEL NO.: 2001900248
PARCEL ADDRESS: ,
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $181,077.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $0.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1997
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
9) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0142
APPLICANT: BOWNE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC
PARCEL NO.: 2001900246
PARCEL ADDRESS: ,
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $252,260.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $0.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1999
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
10) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0143
APPLICANT: BOWNE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC
PARCEL NO.: 2001900247
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000655 00000000 MONTGOMERY ST, 970
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $132,174.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $0.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1998
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
11) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0144
APPLICANT: BOWNE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC
PARCEL NO.: 2001900245
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000655 00000000 MONTGOMERY ST, 0970
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $288,736.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $0.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
February 21, 2002 To February 21, 2002
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 § 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.