August 14, 2007

Agenda* / Notice of Assessment Appeals Board

Assessment Appeals Board 2 Hearing

Room 408, City Hall

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

9:30 AM

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 person wishing to speak on an item before the Board shall be permitted to be heard once for up to three minutes.

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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: 2001-0799

APPLICANT: GAP- BANANA REPUBLIC

PARCEL NO.: 2001201909

PARCEL ADDRESS: 0001 HARRISON ST, 0100

TOPIC: Personal Property / Classification

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $15,389,652.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $2,900,000.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2001

APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION: 2005-0444

APPLICANT: WILLIAMS SONOMA INC.

PARCEL NO.: 2005206581

PARCEL ADDRESS: 2828 - 18TH ST,

TOPIC: Personal Property / Classification

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,479,804.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,650,000.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2005

APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION: 2005-0462

APPLICANT: WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC

PARCEL NO.: 2005520295

PARCEL ADDRESS: 3250 VAN NESS AVE,

TOPIC: Personal Property / Classification

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $10,323,261.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $5,000,000.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2005

APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION: 2006-0254

APPLICANT: WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.

PARCEL NO.: 2006520284

PARCEL ADDRESS: 03250 VAN NESS AVE,

TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $4,288,472.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $2,050,000.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2006

APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION: 2006-0255

APPLICANT: WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.

PARCEL NO.: 2006205414

PARCEL ADDRESS: 2828 - 18TH ST,

TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,513,069.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,765,000.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2006

APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION: 2006-0256

APPLICANT: WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.

PARCEL NO.: 2006205326

PARCEL ADDRESS: 0151 UNION ST,

TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $16,396,516.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $8,100,000.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2006

APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

8) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION: 2006-0406

APPLICANT: G. GIURLANI TRUST/251 RHODE ISLAND ST, LLC

PARCEL NO.: 3937 002A

PARCEL ADDRESS: 1580 - 16TH ST,

TOPIC: Decline in Value

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $8,239,324.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $5,700,000.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2006

APPEAL TYPE: Real Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

9) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION: 2006-0416

APPLICANT: CHO, MICHAEL

PARCEL NO.: 0662 001

PARCEL ADDRESS: 1861 - 1865 LAGUNA ST,

TOPIC: Decline in Value

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,794,690.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $740,000.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2006

APPEAL TYPE: Real Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

10) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION: 2006-0428

APPLICANT: AN, YUNILL

PARCEL NO.: 3793 157

PARCEL ADDRESS: 0088 KING ST, #805

TOPIC: Decline in Value

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,151,284.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,161,000.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2006

APPEAL TYPE: Real Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

STATUS: WITHDRAWN

11) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION: 2006-0634

APPLICANT: TRAITEL FAMILY TRUSTS

PARCEL NO.: 0222A060

PARCEL ADDRESS: 1170 SACRAMENTO ST, 16D

TOPIC: Decline in Value

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,330,060.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,998,000.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2006

APPEAL TYPE: Real Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

12) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:

APPLICATION: 2006-0636

APPLICANT: STEPHENS SEPARATE PROPERTY TRUST

PARCEL NO.: 0632 011

PARCEL ADDRESS: 2110 SCOTT ST,

TOPIC: Decline in Value

CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,149,140.00

APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,889,000.00

TAXABLE YEAR: 2006

APPEAL TYPE: Real Property

ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

STATUS: WITHDRAWN

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* Public comment will be taken on every item on the agenda.