HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-04-2020 Board of Appeal MinutesBOARD OF REVIEW MINUTES May 4, 2020
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1 CITY OF LINO LAKES
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3 BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION
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5 DATE May 4, 2020
6 TIME STARTED 6:00 p.m.
7 TIME ENDED 6:20 p.m.
8 MEMBERS PRESENT Councilmember Ruhland, Lyden, Cavegn, Stoesz
9 and Mayor Rafferty
10 MEMBERS ABSENT :none
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12 Staff members present: City Clerk Julie Bartell; Finance Director Sarah Cotton
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14 Anoka County Assessor Staff present: Scott Schutz, Assessment Compliance Coordinator, Shawn
15 Halligan (Residential Appraiser) & John Leone (Commercial Appraiser).
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17 City Board of Appeal members who had completed training for the meeting were Councilmembers Lyden and
18 Ruhland.
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20 Mayor Rafferty called the meeting to order; all members were present.
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22 The council had reviewed the official board report (on file) at a recent work session.
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24 There were no property owners wishing to speak.
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26 Anoka County Residential Appraiser Halligan addressed the board. He's had 37 calls this year, the
27 majority of which have been settled. For the calls that have come late in the process, he has told the
28 property owners that he would read the property into the record that they would retain the right to
29 come to the County Board of Appeal. Staff will work with them over the next few weeks to address
30 their concerns but they can go forward to that board if they choose. He noted that a list of property
31 owners was submitted to the City Clerk and they'd like those included in the record so as to retain
32 that right of future appeal. Mr. Halligan added that there were 410 sales in the City of which 216
33 were qualified and used for study. The market value of City properties is included in the board
34 report. There were just over 100 new homes constructed.
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36 Anoka County Commercial Appraiser Leone said he has received two calls and those have been
37 addressed. There were only three sales (one commercial and two industrial) this year. He noted that
38 as usual twenty percent of the properties were reviewed.
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40 Mayor Rafferty asked about outstanding concerns that the County has heard from property owners.
41 Mr. Halligan noted the number of owners with which he has reached resolution. There are about five
42 outstanding where they have not and the County will continue working with them. He noted that
43 taxation notices were delivered to the property owners later than usual.
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BOARD OF REVIEW MINUTES May 4, 2020
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45 Councilmember Ruhland asked what took so long to get county taxes confirmed this year. Mr.
46 Schutz noted that the County has a new system (not updated since 2006) and it took a bit to get the
47 bugs out. Councilmember Ruhland noted that he's heard some criticism of the website and he
48 wonders if the County is responding. County staff noted that the website is the crux of the upgrade
49 and they are still working at achieving the best product possible. Councilmember Ruhland confirmed
50 that the process for the County Board of Appeal is similar to the City.
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52 Councilmember Lyden thanked county staff for their work and he hopes that they can reach resolution
53 with those property owners who have outstanding concerns. He also noted that he personally had
54 contacted the county assessor's office with a question on his property taxes and he was served well.
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56 Mayor Rafferty noted that the website to view property taxes is different. He has noticed that
57 information is provided differently. Will there be updates to past records (sales, mortgages) as there
58 was in the past. County staff recommended that Mayor Rafferty contact Alex Guggenberger for
59 specific website questions. Mayor Rafferty explained that the councilmembers may occasionally
60 use the site to get background for property concerns that come up.
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62 Councilmember Stoesz noted that county staff mentioned that there were 100 homes constructed in
63 the city in 2019 but he noticed a higher figure (165) in the report. Mr. Schutz explained that the
64 figure he gave (100) was just an estimate.
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66 Mayor Rafferty asked if the new construction figure is established by permit being issued or
67 certificate of occupancy. Mr. Schutz explained that it would be closer to the permit or something like
68 the foundation being laid.
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7o The properties listed on Exhibit A attached to these minutes were read into the record:
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72 Motion by Cavegn to accept the referrals to the Anoka County Board of Equalization as indicated.
73 Council Member Ruhland seconded the motion. Motion adopted: Yeas, 5; Nays none.
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75 These minutes were considered and approved at the regular Council Meeting on May 11, 2020
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