Board of Supervisors : May 09, 2002

May 09, 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 Appeals Board 2 Hearing Page 1 of 6

Room 406, City Hall

May 09, 2002 To May 09, 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 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

3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION 2001-0256

APPLICANT: BURBERRY’S LTD.

PARCEL NO.: 2001400035

PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000225 00000000 POST ST, 0000

TOPIC: Penalty Assessment

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $962,352.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $962,352.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2001

APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

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Room 406, City Hall

May 09, 2002 To May 09, 2002

9:30 AM (ALL DAY)

4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION 2001-0258

APPLICANT: DISCOVERY CHANNEL STORE, INC. #3

PARCEL NO.: 2001400019

PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000004 00000000 EMBARCADERO CENTER , S014

TOPIC: Penalty Assessment

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $733,266.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $733,266.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2001

APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION 2001-0259

APPLICANT: DISCOVERY CHANNEL STORE, INC. #3

PARCEL NO.: 2001400073

PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000101 00000000 04TH ST, 0100

TOPIC: Penalty Assessment

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $8,388,758.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $8,388,758.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2001

APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION 2001-0265

APPLICANT: DISCOVERY STORES, INC. #272

PARCEL NO.: 2001401154

PARCEL ADDRESS: 00003251 00000000 20TH AVE,

TOPIC: Penalty Assessment

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $28,193.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $0.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2001

APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION 2001-0336

APPLICANT: BROWNSTEIN, DAVID

PARCEL NO.: 1181 005

PARCEL ADDRESS: 0711 0000 SCOTT ST,

TOPIC:

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,162,000.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $2,109,240.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2001

APPEAL TYPE: Real Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

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Room 406, City Hall

May 09, 2002 To May 09, 2002

9:30 AM (ALL DAY)

8) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION 2001-0570

APPLICANT: SEGA.COM

PARCEL NO.: 2001207989

PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000650 00000000 TOWNSEND ST, 0550

TOPIC:

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,472,811.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $1,207,000.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2001

APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

9) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION 2001-0571

APPLICANT: SEGA.COM

PARCEL NO.: 2001207990

PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000650 00000000 TOWNSEND ST, 0550

TOPIC:

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $4,267,559.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $1,290,000.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2001

APPEAL TYPE: Personal 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 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.