04-22-1998 Council Minutes Board of Review

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• MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING HELD APRIL 22, 1998 ROLL The Orono Board of Review met on the above date with the following members present: Mayor Gabriel Jabbour, Councilmembers J. Diann Goetten, Charles Kelley, Barbara Peterson and Richard Flint. The following represented City staff. City Administrator Ron Moorse, City Assessors Rolf Erickson, Tom Haller and Tom Carroll, Hennepin County Appraisal Supervisor Glen Busitzky and Recorder Lin Vee. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Jabbour at 7:03 p.m. Mayor Jabbour explained the Board of Review process. Based on the budget, the City receives the same amount of money regardless of the value set on each individual home. The Law requires homes to be assessed fairly according to the market value. The City can be penalized if the assessed property values are not within the range of actual sales in the City. He reviewed the process a property owner should follow to appeal their property value. By appealing to the Board, the Assessor will review the information on file regarding the property. A property owner can have the Assessor visit the property and provide supporting information for the request to lower the valuation, i.e. purchase price and appraisal. After reviewing, the Assessor brings his findings back to the Council for their approval. . Jabbour explained that appeals would be heard in the order in which property owners signed in upon arriving. He asked that each owner state his name, address of property, property identification number, value of the 1998 Notice of Valuation and the value the owner feels appropriate. Allan Larson, 3852 Cherry Avenue. #08- 117 -23 33 0088 - Mr. Larson stated his 1998 value was at $382,000. He was not satisfied with the answer he got when calling the Assessor's office. The Assessor had told him that two -story houses that were 2,500 s.f. sold for $500,000 in Orono. Mr. Larson stated his house was only 2,347 s.f. A professional appraisal had been done with a valuation at $360,000. Erickson responded that if his home had not been physically looked at in the last 2 years that he should sign up in the entry to have an Assessor visit his property. A further appeal could be made to the County Board which meets in June. Everyone who appeals to the Board of Review is notified by letter of the recommendation the Assessor makes with the date and time of the next meeting. Council set the Reconvened Board of Review for Monday, May 11, 1998 at 6:30 p.m. 2. Robert Gountanis, 1098 Loma Linda Avenue. #08-117-23 23 0011 - Mr. Gountanis stated his 1998 value was $260,000. His 1997 valuation was $236,000 with $100,000 for property and $131,000 for improvements. He questioned the extra $5,000, noting there was no change to the property in the last year. He added this was a 10% increase while the State average is E