05-13-1996 Council Minutes Reconvened Board of Review

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RECONVENED 1996 BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING MINUTES FOR MAY 139 1996 • ( #1) ROLL The Orono Board of Review met on the above date with the following members present: Mayor Edward Callahan, Jr., Council Members J. Diann Goetten, Gabriel Jabbour, and Charles Kelley. JoEllen Hurr was absent. The following represented City Staff: City Administrator Ron Moorse, City Assessors Rolf Erickson and David Wilde, and Recorder Sherry Frost. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Callahan at 6:30 p.m. ( #2) COUNCIL ACTION ON ASSESSOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS ( #3) PUBLIC COMMENTS Public response was gathered prior to Council action. Curt Quady, 1223 Brown Road South, PID #10- 117 -23 31 0065, property listed on page 2 of the Assessor's report, was present and informed of no change in his property's valuation. Quady said he received the form letter on this date, May 13. He had no additional comments from those previously made regarding the improvements necessary to bring his property up to the value stipulated by the Assessor to satisfy that amount. Callahan moved, Jabbour seconded, to accept the 1997 assessed value of $104,000. Vote: Ayes 4, Nays 0. • Mr. Quady said he would take the next step and bring the issue up to the Hennepin County Board of Appeals. Katherine Kalweit, 4265 Forest Lake Drive, PID #07- 117 -23 12 0016, property listed on page 15 of the Assessor's report, was present. Letters from Mr. & Mrs. Kalweit were distributed prior to the start of the meeting in regards to their current assessment. Goetten asked Kalweit if she has heard from Staff regarding the concerns brought forward at the last Board of Review meeting. Kalweit said she had not. Moorse responded that he had not contacted the Kalweit's but has discussed the matter with the City Engineer and Public Works Director. No conclusion has been made on what action to take, but Moorse said he will pursue the matter. Kalweit asked the Council on what they based their evaluation regarding acceptance of the Assessor's valuation of their property. Jabbour informed her that no decision has been made. Callahan clarified that the letter received by Kalweit from the Assessor states the Assessor stands by his original valuation. Goetten noted that Kalweit did deserve a response to her questions. •