January 24, 2003
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 5
January 24, 2003 To January 24, 2003
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 2001-0808
APPLICANT: BAIN & COMPANY, INC
PARCEL NO.: 2001202373
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000001 00000000 EMBARCADERO CENTER , 3400
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $4,857,589.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,400,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0811
APPLICANT: DELTANET, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2001201153
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000100 00000000 01ST ST, 2100
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,382,625.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $550,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
Assessment Appeals Board 2 Hearing Page 2 of 5
January 24, 2003 To January 24, 2003
4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2001-0815
APPLICANT: COUDERT BROTHERS
PARCEL NO.: 2001201072
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000004 00000000 EMBARCADERO CENTER , 3300
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,256,789.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $800,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-0267
APPLICANT: TORNEY, GEORGE
PARCEL NO.: 6912 021
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0170 0000 LUNADO CT,
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $467,654.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $103,248.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: SUPPLEMENTAL
STATUS: WITHDRAWN
6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-0297
APPLICANT: KWOK SHING PROPERTIES, LLC.
PARCEL NO.: 4793 032
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0000 0000 V ,
TOPIC: Base Year / Change in Ownership
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $50,000.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $5,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2001
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: SUPPLEMENTAL
Assessment Appeals Board 2 Hearing Page 3 of 5
January 24, 2003 To January 24, 2003
7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-0311
APPLICANT: McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2002202716
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00001625 00000000 VAN NESS AVE, 0000
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $385,517.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $36,858.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
8) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-0312
APPLICANT: McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2002204668
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000088 00000000 KEARNY ST, 0700
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $254,337.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $169,323.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
9) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-0315
APPLICANT: McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2002206162
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000221 00000000 MAIN ST, 0000
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $250,799.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $86,270.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
Assessment Appeals Board 2 Hearing Page 4 of 5
January 24, 2003 To January 24, 2003
10) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-0342
APPLICANT: WENDORF, CARL
PARCEL NO.: 2936A056
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0057 0000 ROCKWOOD CT,
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $701,250.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $550,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
11) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-0356
APPLICANT: FILMCORE c/o LIBERTY LIVERWIRE CORP.
PARCEL NO.: 2002204314
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000545 00000000 SANSOME ST, 0700
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $433,387.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $280,586.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
12) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION 2002-0357
APPLICANT: FILMCORE c/o LIBERTY LIVERWIRE CORP.
PARCEL NO.: 2002209556
PARCEL ADDRESS: 00000545 00000000 SANSOME ST, 0700
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,175,996.00 APPLICANT'S OPINION: $888,062.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2002
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
Assessment Appeals Board 2 Hearing Page 5 of 5
January 24, 2003 To January 24, 2003
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
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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.