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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />MINUTES OF THE <br />RECONVENED ORONO BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION <br />Monday, May 4, 2009 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />ROLL <br /> <br />Members present: Mayor Jim White and Council Members Lili McMillan and Jim Murphy <br /> <br />Members Absent: Council Members Cynthia Bremer and Doug Franchot <br />Staff present: Hennepin County Appraiser Nate Stulc and Assistant County Assessor Bill Effertz, <br />City Administrator Bill Wells and City Clerk Lin Vee <br />Mayor White reconvened the Board of Appeal and Equalization at 6:01 p.m. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />Murphy moved, McMillan seconded, to approve the minutes of the April 27, 2009 meeting of <br />the Orono Board of Appeal and Equalization as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. <br />COUNCIL ACTION ON ASSESSOR’S RECOMMENDATION <br />Stulc reviewed the Assessor recommendations for the audience members as follows: <br />- Heather Johnstone, 3285 Crystal Bay Road, original 2009 estimated market value of $910,000 – <br />no change recommended <br />- Jon Hofer, 3339 Crystal Bay Road, original 2009 estimated market value of $712,000 – no <br />change recommended <br />- John Henrich, 4125 Highwood Road, original 2009 estimated market value of $1,709,000 – no <br />change recommended. Stulc noted that he visited the property to re-measure the square footage <br />and verify that the correct information was on file with the Assessor’s office. <br /> <br />Murphy verified that Stulc had personal contact with those who had questions from the April 27th meeting <br />and that he has reviewed comparables submitted by the property owners. <br /> <br />Stulc noted that a memo was submitted to Council indicating that there was a typographical error in the <br />original recommendation for Robert Devere, 2670 Countryside Drive West, and the Assessor was <br />correcting the recommendation from $876,000 to $824,000. The owner was advised of the change. <br /> <br />White stated the next step is to appeal to the Hennepin County Board of Appeal for those property owners <br />who do not agree with the values approved by the Orono Board of Appeal and Equalization. <br /> <br />Hofer indicated he was looking for input from Council and that attending the last 3 meetings had been a <br />waste of his time. <br /> <br />White stated that Council can make adjustments to valuations if they find something extremely out of <br />line. They review information submitted by the Assessor and believe he is competent to do his job. <br />Adjustments were made to some properties, but not to the three properties that are represented at this <br />meeting. Property owners have the responsibility to prove that the Assessor doesn’t have accurate <br />information. <br /> <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 05/11/09 <br />Reconvened 2009 Local Board of Review <br />of Appeal and Equalization 05/04/09 <br />[Page 1 of 2]