October 28, 2008Agenda* / Notice of Assessment Appeals
Assessment Appeals Board 2 Hearing
Room 406, City Hall
Tuesday, October 28, 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 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.
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: 2006-0583
APPLICANT: TARRANT PARTNERS LP
PARCEL NO.: 2006203959
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0345 CALIFORNIA ST, 3300
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $8,727,554.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $4,350,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2006
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED
3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2007-0280
APPLICANT: THOMAS WEISEL PARTNERS GROUP
PARCEL NO.: 2007204441
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0120 KEARNY ST, 3700
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $21,187,654.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $10,600,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2007
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2007-0281
APPLICANT: VERIZON GLOBAL NETWORK INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2007206611
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0200 PAUL AVE,
TOPIC:
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $9,577,525.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $4,800,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2007
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2007-0387
APPLICANT: SMITH, ADAM
PARCEL NO.: 3610 007
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0956 S SOUTH VAN NESS AVE,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,579,980.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,026,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2007
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED
6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2007-0570
APPLICANT: UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYM
PARCEL NO.: 5434B004
PARCEL ADDRESS: 2660 NEWHALL ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,673,901.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,703,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2007
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2007-0625
APPLICANT: SIC HOTEL COMPANIES
PARCEL NO.: 2007520061
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0950 MASON ST,
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $13,810,869.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $4,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2007
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
8) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2007-0671
APPLICANT: MORGAN STANLEY
PARCEL NO.: 2007205188
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0101 CALIFORNIA ST, 0300
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $4,637,985.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $2,315,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2007
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
9) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2007-0699
APPLICANT: MARSH USA, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2007208474
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0160 SPEAR ST, 1500
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $9,160,000.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $4,500,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2007
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED
10) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2007-0700
APPLICANT: UNIVISION TELEVISION GROUP, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2007201101
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0050 FREMONT ST, 4100
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $7,245,253.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $3,600,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2007
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED
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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.