March 11, 2008Agenda* / Notice of Assessment Appeals Board
Assessment Appeals Board 2 Hearing
Room 408, City Hall
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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 properly 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.
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: 2005-0444
APPLICANT: WILLIAMS SONOMA INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2005206581
PARCEL ADDRESS: 2828 - 18TH ST,
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $3,479,804.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,650,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2005
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED
3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2005-0462
APPLICANT: WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC
PARCEL NO.: 2005520295
PARCEL ADDRESS: 3250 VAN NESS AVE,
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $10,323,261.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $5,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2005
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED
4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2006-0254
APPLICANT: WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2006520284
PARCEL ADDRESS: 3250 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
STATUS: POSTPONED
5) 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
STATUS: POSTPONED
6) 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
STATUS: POSTPONED
7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2006-0533
APPLICANT: KIRKLAND & ELLIS, LLP
PARCEL NO.: 2006206461
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0555 CALIFORNIA ST, 2700
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $18,528,858.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $9,264,429.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2006
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
8) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2006-0689
APPLICANT: LEE MAH ELECTRONICS
PARCEL NO.: 2006201052
PARCEL ADDRESS: 1088 SANSOME ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,533,925.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,250,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2006
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
9) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2006-0690
APPLICANT: LEE MAH ELECTRONICS
PARCEL NO.: 2006204478
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0130 FOLSOM ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,574,169.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $800,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2006
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
10) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2006-0853
APPLICANT: FOUR G. ENTERPRISES, LLC
PARCEL NO.: 3956 008
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0300 DE HARO ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $4,015,151.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $3,300,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2006
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
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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 Frank Darby by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415.554.7724, by fax at 415.554.7854, or by e-mail at sotf@sfgov.org.
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Disability Access– The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.
* Public comment will be taken on every item on the agenda.