Agenda* / Notice of Assessment Appeals Board
Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 - Administrative Hearing
Room 406, City Hall
Monday, August 27, 2012
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: 2010-0095
APPLICANT: WAI FUNG TRADING CORP.
PARCEL NO.: 1529 044
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0402 - 0408 16TH AVE,
TOPIC: Request to reinstate application.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,107,681.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,800,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2010
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2010-0835
APPLICANT: PATEL, ABDUL
PARCEL NO.: 3755 018
PARCEL ADDRESS: 1110 - 1114 HARRISON ST,
TOPIC: Request to reinstate application.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $671,888.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $413,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2010
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED

4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2010-2408
APPLICANT: LEI, JIE MOU
PARCEL NO.: 2354 001K
PARCEL ADDRESS: 2347 25TH AVE,
TOPIC: Request to reinstate application.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,000,000.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $850,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2010
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2010-2974
APPLICANT: TAYLOR, JOHN
PARCEL NO.: 0311 005
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0660 MARKET ST,
TOPIC: Request to reinstate application.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $23,492,925.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $11,436,054.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2010
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2010-3469
APPLICANT: TOM, JUSTIN
PARCEL NO.: 0116 015
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0532 - 0536 GREEN ST,
TOPIC: Request to reinstate application.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,074,565.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,200,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2010
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: BASE YEAR

7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2010-3826
APPLICANT: POON, KWOK YUE
PARCEL NO.: 0125 109
PARCEL ADDRESS: 1845 LEAVENWORTH ST, 202
TOPIC: Request to reinstate application.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $860,062.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $790,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2010
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

8) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2010-4265
APPLICANT: TOPHAM, EDWARD
PARCEL NO.: 0127 153
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0955 GREEN ST, #6
TOPIC: Request to reinstate application.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $6,479,198.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $5,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2010
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

9) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2010-4763
APPLICANT: NORRIS, ESQ., CHRIS
PARCEL NO.: 6357 010
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0126 ARGONAUT AVE,
TOPIC: Request to reinstate application.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $345,000.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $325,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2010
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

10) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2010-5376
APPLICANT: PHILLIPS, CHARLES
PARCEL NO.: 7008 027
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0422 VICTORIA ST,
TOPIC: Request to amend from a 2007/Sup appeal to 2010/Prop 8 appeal
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $570,000.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $515,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2007
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: SUPPLEMENTAL

11) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2010-5614
APPLICANT: HANG, PHILIP
PARCEL NO.: 7112 014
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0081 BROAD ST,
TOPIC: Request to reinstate application
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $705,200.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $450,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2007
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: SUPPLEMENTAL
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

12) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2011-6405
APPLICANT: THE OLYMPIC CLUB
PARCEL NO.: 2011520105
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0599 SKYLINE BLVD,
TOPIC: To consider as timely filed.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $15,648,197.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $3,699,958.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

13) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2012-0172
APPLICANT: GAWFCO ENTERPRISES
PARCEL NO.: 0936 016
PARCEL ADDRESS: 2498 LOMBARD ST,
TOPIC: To consider as timely filed for Base Year appeal.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,530,972.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $1,250,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2012
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

14) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2012-0189
APPLICANT: LOCKSHIN, HOWARD
PARCEL NO.: 6014 040
PARCEL ADDRESS: 4527 - 4529 MISSION ST,
TOPIC: To consider as timely filed.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $487,467.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $369,967.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2008
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: SUPPLEMENTAL

15) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2012-0190
APPLICANT: LOCKSHIN, HOWARD
PARCEL NO.: 6014 040
PARCEL ADDRESS: 4527 - 4529 MISSION ST,
TOPIC: To consider as timely filed.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $488,614.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $371,114.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE

16) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2012-0191
APPLICANT: LOCKSHIN, HOWARD
PARCEL NO.: 6014 040
PARCEL ADDRESS: 4527 - 4529 MISSION ST,
TOPIC: To consider as timely filed.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $487,453.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $370,975.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2010
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE

17) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2012-0192
APPLICANT: LOCKSHIN, HOWARD
PARCEL NO.: 6014 040
PARCEL ADDRESS: 4527 - 4529 MISSION ST,
TOPIC: To consider as timely filed.
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $491,122.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $371,415.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2011
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE

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