Agenda* / Notice of Assessment Appeals Board
Assessment Appeals Board 2 Hearing
Room 406, City Hall
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
1:30 PM

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: 2008-1883
APPLICANT: PACIFIC BELL DIRECTORY / AT&T SERVICES
PARCEL NO.: 2008400226
PARCEL ADDRESS:
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $6,286,568.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $3,143,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2008
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2008-1885
APPLICANT: SBC INTERNET SERVICES / AT&T SERVICES
PARCEL NO.: 2008209061
PARCEL ADDRESS:
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $5,921,342.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $2,959,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2008
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

4) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2008-1886
APPLICANT: AT&T SERVICES
PARCEL NO.: 2008206296
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0795 FOLSOM ST,
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $5,727,254.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $2,863,500.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2008
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

5) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2008-1887
APPLICANT: AT&T SERVICES
PARCEL NO.: 2008204018
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0140 NEW MONTGOMERY ST,
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,769,974.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $885,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2008
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

6) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2008-2375
APPLICANT: ASCENT MEDIA GROUP, INC
PARCEL NO.: 2009900419
PARCEL ADDRESS:
TOPIC: Audit Under R&T Code Section 469
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $10,833.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $0.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2005
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
STATUS: POSTPONED

7) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2008-2377
APPLICANT: ASCENT MEDIA GROUP, INC
PARCEL NO.: 2009900422
PARCEL ADDRESS:
TOPIC: Audit Under R&T Code Section 469
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $884,296.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $0.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2006
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
STATUS: POSTPONED

8) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2008-2378
APPLICANT: ASCENT MEDIA GROUP, INC
PARCEL NO.: 2009900421
PARCEL ADDRESS:
TOPIC: Audit Under R&T Code Section 469
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,060,921.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $0.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2007
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
STATUS: POSTPONED

9) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2008-2379
APPLICANT: ASCENT MEDIA GROUP, INC
PARCEL NO.: 2009900420
PARCEL ADDRESS:
TOPIC: Audit Under R&T Code Section 469
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,063,335.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $0.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2008
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: ESCAPE
STATUS: POSTPONED

10) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-3485
APPLICANT: WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2009209443
PARCEL ADDRESS:
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $13,336,758.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $6,650,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: POSTPONED

11) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-3488
APPLICANT: WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2009203379
PARCEL ADDRESS:
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $12,607,591.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $6,000,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

12) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2009-3491
APPLICANT: WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.
PARCEL NO.: 2009206063
PARCEL ADDRESS:
TOPIC: Personal Property / Fixtures
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $5,881,363.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $2,900,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2009
APPEAL TYPE: Personal Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR
STATUS: WITHDRAWN

13) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2010-0943
APPLICANT: CHEN, EUGENE
PARCEL NO.: 6156 017
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0809 GIRARD ST,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $594,786.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $500,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2010
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

14) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving:
APPLICATION: 2010-1402
APPLICANT: RITA SUEN REVOC LVG TRUST
PARCEL NO.: 1457 008
PARCEL ADDRESS: 0441 25TH AVE,
TOPIC: Decline in Value
CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $1,401,212.00
APPLICANT'S OPINION: $941,000.00
TAXABLE YEAR: 2010
APPEAL TYPE: Real Property
ROLL TYPE: REGULAR

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