FINAL MINUTES MONTEREY COUNTY ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD MONDAY, JULY 20, 2015 168 W. Alisal St., 1 st Floor, Salinas, CA 93901 9:00 A.M. 1. Roll Call: Russ Jeffries, Chair; Chris Daniel, Vice-Chair Absent: Glen Alder, Board Member* Wendy Strimling, Deputy County Counsel, Board Counsel Gail T. Borkowski, Clerk of the Board Unless otherwise indicated, Board action on all items listed in these minutes were by a vote of 2-0. (Jeffries & Daniel present) 2. Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chair Jeffries. 3. Public Comment Period: There was no public comment. 4. Consent Calendar - Approve stipulations: Jeffries, the Board approved the stipulations below, (with Member Alder Absent): A2014-00070 Ahmed Iftikhar / APN 010-091-019 A2014-00089 Jean Premutati / APN 161-632-002 A2014-00118 John P. Souza / APN 010-106-017 A2014-00197 Joan Weaver / APN 125-184-009 A2014-00204 Rosa M. Camacho / APN 022-442-074 5. Consent Calendar - Approve withdrawals: Jeffries, the Board moved applications A2014-00092 (#16) and A2014-00093 (#16) to withdrawals, item 5 on the agenda. Jeffries, the Board added application A2014-00121 to withdrawals, item 5 on the agenda.
Agenda July 20, 2015-2 - Jeffries, the Board approved the withdrawals, including those received after the posting of the agenda. A2013-00538 Van Boxtel Family Limited Partnership / APN 423-191-036 A2013-00539 Van Boxtel Family Limited Partnership / APN 423-191-023 A2014-00071 Iftikhar Ahmed / APN 008-191-013 A2014-00112 Daniel R. Beachler / APN 012-171-008 Withdrawals Received after the Posting of the Agenda: A2014-00092 Sharon May Damon / APN 243-311-013 (#16) A2014-00093 Sharon May Damon / APN 243-301-010 (#16) A2014-00121 La Guardia, LLC / APN 003-863-043 (added to agenda) 6. Other Board Matters a. Approve meeting minutes of February 27, 2015. Jeffries, the Board approved the meeting minutes of February 27, 2015. b. Approve meeting minutes of April 24, 2015. Jeffries, the Board approved the meeting minutes of April 24, 2015. c. Proposed 2016 AAB Meeting Dates. Jeffries, the Board approved the January 22, 2016 meeting date and continued approval of the remaining dates meeting dates for 2016 to August 28, 2015. d. Outstanding Application Report. The Clerk provided the 2013 Outstanding Application Report to the Board. Request for Extension and Waiver e. A2013-00497 Carmel Hotel Properties, LLC / APN 010-264-007 Alder, the Board accepted the Extension and Waiver of Rights for application A2013-00497. 7. A2014-00026 Eutiquio Chapa Jr. / APN 024-083-003 Jeffries, the Board denied application A2014-00026 due to lack of appearance. 8. A2014-00033 Marina Hospitality, LLC / APN 033-111-033 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-00033 to November 13, 2015.
Agenda July 20, 2015-3 - 9. A2014-00039 Kraft Foods North America, Inc. / APN 109-171-003 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-00039 to October 16, 2015. 10. A2014-00052 Cannery Row Hotel Development Venture, L.P. / APN 001-011-013 Agent Martin Maxwell was present and sworn on behalf of the applicant. Gregg McFarlane, Brett Thomas and Vega Rocker were present and sworn, on behalf of the Assessor s office. Mr. Maxwell gave his presentation. The following exhibits were submitted and marked for identification: Applicants Exhibit 1 Letter from Mr. Chen. (3 page) Vega Rocker and Gregg McFarlane gave their presentation. The following exhibits were submitted and marked for identification: Assessor s Exhibit A Prop Tax Low Guide Property Taxation (1 page) Assessor s Exhibit B Business Property Statement for 2014 (5 pages) Assessor s Exhibit C Personal Property printout (1 page) Both parties concluded their presentations. The Board took application A2014-00052 under submission. Closed Session was held and the Board did not report out after Closed Session on this item. Jeffries the Board required applicant to submit Agent Authorization and directed application A2014-00052 on August 28, 2015 for confirmation of receipt of Agent Authorization. 11. A2014-00074 Walter Dean Weidner / APN 010-301-003 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-00074 to August 28, 2015. 12. A2014-00075 Tariq, Munir & S. Living Trust / APN 009-431-034 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-00075 to August 28, 2015. 13. A2013-00084 Margaret A. Zagelow / APN 001-995-001 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-00084 to August 28, 2015.
Agenda July 20, 2015-4 - 14. A2014-00085 Howard M. & Robin R. Reisman / APN 239-121-003 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-00085 to August 28, 2015. 15. A2014-00087 Hacienda Mexican Grill / APN 800-038-852 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-00087 to November 13, 2015. 16. A2014-00092 A2014-00093 Sharon May Damon / APN 243-311-013 Sharon May Damon / APN 243-301-010 BOARD ACTION: Items withdrawn. See item 5 for action. 17. A2014-00115 Gary D. Hoffmann / APN 416-052-016 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-000115 to August 28, 2015. 18. A2014-00125 Philippe Tourtin / APN 416-196-007 Jeffries, the Board denied application A2014-00125 due to lack of appearance. 19. A2014-00127 Stephen B. Parker / APN 139-161-016 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-00127 to August 28, 2015. 20. A2014-00143 Connie F. Gomes / APN 153-581-004 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-00143 to October 16, 2015. 21. A2014-00180 Justin R. Linquist / APN 161-441-005 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-00180 to August 28, 2015. 22. A2014-00184 Gerald & Sherri J. Hodnefield / APN 239-071-003 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-00184 to September 11, 2015. 23. A2014-00192 Jennifer M. Pavlet / APN 161-562-010 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-00192 to August 28, 2015. 24. A2014-00200 Axel G. Jacobs / APN 007-152-005 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-00200 to August 28, 2015.
Agenda July 20, 2015-5 - 25. A2014-00213 Elaine Pennisi Billie / APN 830-000-023 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-00213 to August 28, 2015. 26. A2014-00250 Michael Thomsen / APN 161-452-004 Jeffries, the Board postponed application A2014-00250 to August 28, 2015. 27. Closed Session See item 10 for report out of Closed Session. 28. Adjournment to August 28, 2015