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-2- Council members agreed that the policy set by the City for the last five years to only consider a change in valuation for amounts of either above or below $500 should be followed in this case. Mr. Toth indicated he was upset by the recommendation and asked to see the sales figures and addresses for the comparables. He sug- gested three of the four homes were larger than his own but Mr. Becken pointed out differentials which made them equal. The pro- perty owner then insisted a private conversation with Mr. Becken after the Board of Review May 30 had led him to believe he was not risking a raise in valuation through reappraisal because "the market had changed so drastically this year" . Mr . Becken replied that "the comparables were all for 1978 and 1979 sales . " The Manager said the fact there are so few property owners who request reappraisals is an indication that there is general under- standing that to do so involved the risk of having the valuations raised. He also suggested Mr . Toth could have attended the informal meeting prior to the Board of Review with the representatives of the assessor' s office along with 39 other property owners who had questions regarding their appraisals . Mayor Haik reminded Mr. Toth that his original valuation had resulted from a statistical appraisal made of 75% of the City and hoped he had become convinced that the "same system is applicable to the whole City" . She told of a review in a prior year where ten reappraisals were ordered by the City and the valuations for five went up and • the other five down. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Mayor Haik to continue the City policy regarding the $500 limitation on reappraisals and to accept the recommendations of the Hennepin County Assessor' s Office that the market valuation of the residence at 2900 Roosevelt Street N.E. be raised from $44 , 200 to $45 ,000 following an on-site appraisal and reevaluation of the property. Motion carried unanimously. - Mr. Toth continued his expression of dissatisfaction with this decision and was advised he could appeal his valuation to the County Review Board. The Board of Review was adjourned at 8 p.m. Resolution 79-037 was accepted as an addendum to the Agenda. The June 11 memorandum from Police Chief Hickerson detailed the problems with policing Central Park which had initiated the proposed amendment to the City Ordinance to include some controls which will hopefully discourage loitering and drinking by youths in the park. The Manager said a fine of a softball team for drinking should also prove a deterrent to such behavior. He agreed the Police Department would have to practice discretionary enforcement of the ordinance . •