March 06, 2003 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 5
Room 406, City Hall
March 06, 2003 To March 06, 2003
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 2000-0724
APPLICANT: BANANA REPUBLIC
PARCEL NO.: 2001900258
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000001 00000000 HARRISON ST, 0100
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $7,130,417.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: ($1,000,000.00)
TAXABLE YEAR: 1996
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0725
APPLICANT: BANANA REPUBLIC
PARCEL NO.: 2001900257
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000001 00000000 HARRISON ST, 0100
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $5,962,197.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: ($1,000,000.00)
TAXABLE YEAR: 1997
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
Assessment Appeals Board 2 Hearing Page 2 of 5
Room 406, City Hall
March 06, 2003 To March 06, 2003
9:30 AM (ALL DAY)
4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0726
APPLICANT: BANANA REPUBLIC
PARCEL NO.: 2002900182
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000001 00000000 HARRISON ST, 0100
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $5,978,366.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: ($1,000,000.00)
TAXABLE YEAR: 1998
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2000-0727
APPLICANT: BANANA REPUBLIC
PARCEL NO.: 110888-002
PARCEL ADDRESS: ,
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: ($8,219,579.00) APPLICANT'S OPINION: ($16,000,000.00)
TAXABLE YEAR: 1999
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0435
APPLICANT: WATSON, WYATT & COMPANY
PARCEL NO.: 2001200987
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000345 00000000 CALIFORNIA ST, 1400
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,194,629.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $700,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
Assessment Appeals Board 2 Hearing Page 3 of 5
Room 406, City Hall
March 06, 2003 To March 06, 2003
9:30 AM (ALL DAY)
7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0787
APPLICANT: KPMG, LLP
PARCEL NO.: 2001200626
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000003 00000000 EMBARCADERO CENTER , 2000
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $10,365,981.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $4,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
8) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-0890
APPLICANT: KONG, AMY
PARCEL NO.: 1435 013B
PARCEL ADDRESS: 3900 0000 GEARY BLVD,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,400,000.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,600,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED
9) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-0896
APPLICANT: OYSTER FAMILY TRUST
PARCEL NO.: 0936 018H
PARCEL ADDRESS: 2341 0000 CHESTNUT ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,903,390.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $3,001,890.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN
Assessment Appeals Board 2 Hearing Page 4 of 5
Room 406, City Hall
March 06, 2003 To March 06, 2003
9:30 AM (ALL DAY)
10) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-0937
APPLICANT: BANK OF AMERICA
PARCEL NO.: 1426 018
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0600 0000 CLEMENT ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,880,295.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED
11) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-1159
APPLICANT: KOC, NANCY
PARCEL NO.: 1362 005
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0121 02ND AVE,
TOPIC: Base Year / Change in Ownership
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,650,000.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,300,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: BASE YEAR
STATUS: POSTPONED
12) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-1533
APPLICANT: PAIX NET, INC. c/o METROMEDIA FIBER NETWORK
PARCEL NO.: 2002209581
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000501 00000000 02ND ST,
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $10,856,632.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,063,019.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED
Assessment Appeals Board 2 Hearing Page 5 of 5
Room 406, City Hall
March 06, 2003 To March 06, 2003
9:30 AM (ALL DAY)
13) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-1534
APPLICANT: ABOVENET COMMUNICATIONS c/o METROMEDIA FIBER NETWORK
PARCEL NO.: 2002209562
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000365 00000000 MAIN ST,
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $7,330,670.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $500,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED
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* Public comment will be taken on every item on the agenda.