04-28-1994 Council Minutes Board of Review

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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING • HELD APRIL 28, 1994 ROLL The Board of Review met on the above date with the following members present: Mayor Edward Callahan, Councilmembers J. Diann Goetten, Gabriel Jabbour, Charles Kelley and JoEllen Huff. The following represented the City staff: City Administrator Ron Moorse, City Assessors Rolf Erickson, Dave Wilde, Lisa Mott and Gayle Navratil, County Assessor Bill Effertz and City Recorder Lin Vee. Mayor Callahan called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Erickson reviewed the procedures for establishing the 1994 market value to be used for taxes payable in 1995. Properties that sold in Orono are compared to characteristics of other properties in Hennepin County and rate tables are used to determine a statutory assessment that works. There were some major changes in lakeshore properties with the average increase of approximately 8 %. Sales books were available to Councilmembers for making comparisons. The Board will reconvene at a later date to hear the results. Erickson requested property owners to sign up for appointments to review individual properties. He noted that the lower priced homes had considerable appreciation in sales /resales and higher priced homes were on the tax books at a lower rate than they should have been. Mayor Callahan noted that owners who did not give notice of their intention to appeal the property value by tonight's meeting lost the right to an administrative appeal to the County but • not a Court appeal. He added that the Board has the right to lower the total valuation in the City by only 1 %. Individual home valuations can be changed by various percentages but overall they cannot exceed 1 % of the City's total valuation. Hennepin County averages all the cities in Hennepin County to determine if the valuations in Orono are proper. He indicated that anyone who wanted to leave their name to set up individual appointments with the Assessor could leave the meeting. The Board will listen to each individual owner who wishes to present their case but no decisions will be made at this meeting. Owners will be heard in the order in which they signed in. They should state their name, address, property identification number, 1994 valuation and what they believe their property is worth. Norma Jean Dickey, 4425 North Shore Drive, #07- 117 -23 34 0003, 1992 valuation at $164,000, 1993 valuation at $190,000, 1994 valuation at $205,000. There is 50' of lakeshore but she does not feel it is worth $205,000. An appraisal was done in 1990 for a possible sale at $150,000. This property was not in the quadrant of the City that was actually visited this year. Ernest Blanchard 2585 Dunwoody Avenue #20- 117 -23 21 0032, 1994 market value is $302,000, 1993 value at $280,900 and 1992 value at $256,000. He noted the north end of Dunwoody has several properties in very poor condition. He believes $250,000 would be appropriate. The value has changed by $45,000 in the last two years which seems excessive when there have been no improvements. The taxes have gone from $2,000 when purchased to $6,000 and the market value has gone up six times. This seems exorbitant when he is retired. Mayor Callahan suggested Mr. Blanchard make an appointment to have the Assessor visit his • property so he can show the Assessor the condition of his home and give reasons why he feels the valuation is too high. 1