October 25, 2001
City & County of San Francisco
Assessment
Appeals Board
Board
2
Archive of Minutes and Agendas (Through 2000)
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 25, 2001 To October 25, 2001
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 2000-0266
APPLICANT: BARCLAY’S GLOBAL INVESTOR, N.A
PARCEL NO.: 2000205023
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000045 00000000 FREMONT ST, 33RD FLR
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $10,410,925.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $150,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0279
APPLICANT: BANK OF CANTON
PARCEL NO.: 2000000184
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000555 00000000 MONTGOMERY ST, 0400
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $951,798.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $300,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
October 25, 2001 To October 25, 2001
4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0302
APPLICANT: ESPRIT DE CORPORATION
PARCEL NO.: 4106 001A
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0890 0900 MINNESOTA ST,
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $4,169,118.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $2,894,547.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0304
APPLICANT: ESPRIT DE CORPORATION
PARCEL NO.: 2000520367
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000000 00000000 16TH ILLINOIS ST, 0000
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $806,839.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $400,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0309
APPLICANT: MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2000201555
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000905 00000000 CALIFORNIA ST, 0000
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $5,038,597.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $4,167,878.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0311
APPLICANT: HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION
PARCEL NO.: 2000202656
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000177 00000000 MARKET ST, 0000
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $6,807,812.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $4,725,680.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
October 25, 2001 To October 25, 2001
8) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0421
APPLICANT: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK - B2750
PARCEL NO.: 6529 001
PARCEL ADDRESS: 2900 0000 MISSION ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,129,142.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $1,676,203.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
9) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0422
APPLICANT: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK - B2634
PARCEL NO.: 2931 010
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0098 W WEST PORTAL AVE,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,336,138.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $2,100,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
10) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0423
APPLICANT: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK - B2644
PARCEL NO.: 3616 001
PARCEL ADDRESS: 2500 MISSION ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,914,878.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $1,800,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2000
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
11) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0642
APPLICANT: BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS
PARCEL NO.: 2000900505
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000045 00000000 FREMONT ST, 1700
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $6,137,738.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $1.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1998
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
October 25, 2001 To October 25, 2001
12) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0643
APPLICANT: BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS
PARCEL NO.: 2000900506
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000045 00000000 FREMONT ST, 1700
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $360,501.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $1.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 1997
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
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
* Public comment will be taken on every item on the agenda.