October 24, 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.
October 24, 2002 To October 24, 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 2001-0418
APPLICANT: GHIELMETTI REVOCABLE TRUST (JAMES & LAURIE)
PARCEL NO.: 0968 005
PARCEL ADDRESS: 3736 JACKSON ST,
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $6,100,000.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $3,500,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1999
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: SUPPLEMENTAL
3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0419
APPLICANT: UNIVISION TELEVISION GROUP, INC. dba KDTV CHANNEL 14
PARCEL NO.: 2001201580
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000050 00000000 FREMONT ST, 4100
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $6,029,567.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $2,100,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
October 24, 2002 To October 24, 2002
4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0420
APPLICANT: LEE MAH ELECTRONICS INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2001201261
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00001088 00000000 SANSOME ST, 0000
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,861,805.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $900,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0425
APPLICANT: MORRISON & FOERSTER
PARCEL NO.: 2001201222
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000425 00000000 MARKET ST, 0000
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $9,898,570.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $4,600,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED
6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0427
APPLICANT: MORRISON & FOERSTER
PARCEL NO.: 2001204430
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000345 00000000 CALIFORNIA ST, 0300
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,462,565.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $300,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED
October 24, 2002 To October 24, 2002
7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0448
APPLICANT: SPENCER, WILLIAM
PARCEL NO.: 4377 001
PARCEL ADDRESS: 1055 0000 MARIN ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,455,962.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $1,410,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
8) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0452
APPLICANT: ABERCROMBIE & FITCH INC
PARCEL NO.: 2001204121
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000865 00000000 MARKET ST, 0143
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,531,731.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $761,597.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
9) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0640
APPLICANT: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GLAZIERS
PARCEL NO.: 5434B004
PARCEL ADDRESS: 2660 0000 NEWHALL ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,980,119.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $2,500,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
October 24, 2002 To October 24, 2002
10) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-1143
APPLICANT: SELF-SERVE PETROLEUM, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 3571 017
PARCEL ADDRESS: ,
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $4,287,716.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $872,722.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1998
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: SUPPLEMENTAL
STATUS: POSTPONED
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.
DISABILITY ACCESS - The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.
* Public comment will be taken on every item on the agenda.