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1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING MINUTES 3 APRIL 11, 2000 4 7:00 p.m. 5 I. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 6 Mayor Cavanaugh called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and invited the Council and the audi- 7 ence to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance. s II. ROLL CALL. 9 Councilmembers present: Mayor Cavanaugh; Councilmembers Sparks, Horst, and Hodson 10 Councilmembers absent: Brian Thuesen 11 Also present: Michael Mornson, City Manager; City Attorney William Soth. 12 III. DISCUSSION OF PROPERTY'VALUATION IN ST. ANTHONY. TAMARA 13 DOOLITTLE,HENNEPIN COUNTY ASSESSOR,WILL BE PRESENT. 14 Mayor Cavanaugh reviewed for the Council and audience the purpose of the Board of Review 15 process. At this meeting, taxpayers that have concerns about the valuation of their property may 16 address those concerns and request additional action. 17 Additionally, Cavanaugh stated that Notice of the Board of Review was published on March 29, 8 2000 in the St. Anthony Bulletin, and all persons considering themselves aggrieved by said as- sessment or who wish to complain how the property of another is assessed, were notified to ap- 20 pear at this meeting and show cause of having such assessment corrected. This is the first step in 21 the process and if the taxpayer is dissatisfied with the results,then an appeal can be made to the 22 Board of Equalization. 23 Cavanaugh introduced Ms. Tamara Doolittle, appraiser. 24 Ms. Doolittle stated that she is an appraiser with Hennepin County, and she introduced Ms. 25 Carrie Luther, a former appraiser that-was in the audience. 26 Ms. Doolittle reviewed for the Board and the audience the increases/decreases in property valua- 27 tions that were experienced by the City for 1999. She compared those figures with 1998. In ad- 28 dition, Ms. Doolittle stated that.the Department of Revenue sets a standard that assessments must 29 be in the median ratio of 90%to 105% of the sales price. 30 During the Board of Review process,the assessor's office reviews the property values of the 31 assessment,the concerns of residents, and the following options can be considered: (1) raise; (2) 32 lower; or(3)make no change to the assessment. Furthermore, any resident that has appeared 33 before the Board today is entitled to proceed to the County Board of Equalization if concerns are 34 not satisfactorily resolved. 05 Mayor Cavanaugh opened the public hearing at 7:06 p.m.