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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC BOARD OF REVIEW MINUTES 04091996 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII 100981 Box: 19 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1996 Document: CC MINUTES 04091996 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING MINUTES 3 APRIL 9, 1996 4 I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL. 5 The meeting was called to order at 6:30 P.M. by Mayor Ranallo. 6 II. ROLL CALL. 7 Councilmembers Present: Ranallo, Marks (Arrived 6:35 p.m.), Enrooth, Wagner, and 8 Faust. 9 Also Present: Michael Morrison, City Manager and Jerry Gilligan, City Attorney. 1 o III. DISCUSSION ON PROPERTY VALUATION IN ST. ANTHONY 11 12 Mayor Ranallo explained this year there was a physical assessment done on a portion of 13 the homes in St. Anthony. He indicated the meeting tonight was to discuss the market 14 value of the property and not to discuss taxes. This meeting is an opportunity for 15 residents who felt they had not received a proper appraisal of the property, to voice their 16 opinion, and a second appraisal could then be ordered. • 17 Hennepin County Appraiser Larry Miller and Carrie Luther were on hand to address 18 residents questions and concerns. Mr. Miller explained there is a ratio between what the 19 estimated market value of a home is and what the home will actually sell for. The ratio 20 Hennepin County strives for is 95%. 21 Marks arrived at 6:35 p.m. 22 Enrooth requested Mr. Miller explain the appeal process. Miller explained the initial 23 assessment was performed. The homeowner could then contact the Hennepin County 24 Assessors Office and voice their concern or complaint. If it was necessary, someone 25 would again go and look at the property. If the homeowner was not pleased with the 26 results, he could come before the Board of Review. At that time, another assessment 27 could be ordered. If the homeowner was again not pleased with the results, he could then 28 appear before the County Board of Equalization and then, if necessary, go to the 29 Minnesota Tax Court. 30 Mr. Miller stated there was an average of 4.3% increase throughout St. Anthony. PUBLIC COMMENTS Tom Rose, 2709 St. Anthony Boulevard, stated his house is unique. During the rainy 33 season he is held hostage. He does not want to see this get out of hand. He does not Board of Review Meeting Minutes • April 9, 1996 Page 2 1 know if he would be able to even sell his house with the current water problems. Faust 2 asked what his present valuation was and Mr. Rose responded $106,500. He noted in 3 .1995 it was $102,000. Mr. Rose stated he would like a re-evaluation. 4 Motion by Enrooth, second by Marks to approve a County reappraisal of the property 5 owned by Mr. Tom Rose, 2709 St. Anthony Boulevard, as requested. 6 Motion carried unanimously. 7 Ms. M. Michaeloff, 3604 Downers Drive, stated she recently had an appraisal done on her 8 property. She stated the appraisal was somewhat different from the County's review. 9 Enrooth asked if it was a real estate or bank appraisal. Ms. Michaeloff stated,it was a 10 bank appraisal and came in at $140,000 while her tax statement shows a value of 11 $158,000. She stated her home is in need of updating and the County's value is too high. 12 Mayor Ranallo noted banks do not normally go up to the true value of the house. 13 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve a County reappraisal of the property owned by Ms..M. Michaeloff, 3604 Downers Drive, as requested. 15 Motion carried unanimously. 16 Mr. Jim Olson, 3213 Hilldale Avenue NE, (789-9028) stated he is concerned with the 17 process. He does not want a re-evaluation. In 1994 his property was valued at $141,000, 18 in 1995 $151,000, and in 1996 $153,000. He stated it is an insult to his intelligence this 19 inching process that is happening. He would like to understand how such a thing could 20 happen. Mayor Ranallo stated the Board of Review has a book that has information on 21 all the houses sold in 1995. Mr. Miller stated not all of a house's value is based on the 22 characteristics of the house. It depends on the types of homes sold in the City. Mr. Olson 23 asked if each house within the City is actually looked at. Mr. Miller stated each year they 24 actually look at 1/4 of all the houses. 25 Mr. Olson stated he does not want to see his value inched up every year. It does not seem 26 the right thing to do. Enrooth stated next year if there are not a lot of homes similar to his 27 sold in his area, there could be a decrease in the valuation. Wagner added it depends on 28 the demand. 29 Mr. Olson stated he did not want another appraisal of his home. 0 30 There was no action taken on this appeal b PP Y the Board of Review. Board of Review Meeting Minutes • April 9, 1996 Page 3 1 Howard Krueger, 3631 Harding Street NE, (789-1464) stated his valuation has increased 2 18% in the last 3 years. He looked at the houses his house was compared to and does not 3 feel a correct comparison was done. One year ago he had a real estate appraisal that came 4 in at $124,000 - $126,000 and the County has valued his property at $136,000. He stated 5 the house next door to his is listed at $129,000 (2900 St. Anthony Blvd) and the house at 6 2700 37th Avenue is listed at $125,000, but has been on the market for six months. 7 Mayor Ranallo stated the.amount of traffic on a street affects the valuation of the property 8 also. 9 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve a County reappraisal of the property 10 owned by Howard Krueger, 3631 Harding Street NE, as requested. 11 Motion carried unanimously. 12 Anthony Kalzor, 3008 33rd Avenue NE, stated his property value has increased $1,000 in 13 two years. He feels it should level off as he bought the house one year ago. He stated the 14 County needs to consider that a house deteriorates. He stated it is a 16 year old.home and fears his home is being compared to the new houses in his neighborhood. Faust stated 41 age is a consideration in the valuation process. Mr. Kalzor stated his house will most 17 likely be valued even more when the deck is replaced since he will need to get a building 18 permit. Enrooth stated there is no relationship between the issuing of building permits 19 and the valuation of houses. Mr. Miller stated if a deck is replaced with a deck of equal 20 size and quality, the valuation will not increase. 21 There was no action taken on this appeal by the Board of Review. 22 Ms. Delores VanVickle, 3301 29th Avenue NE, stated when she received her tax 23 statement she called a realtor for a valuation of her property. In the last three years she 24 has had a $7000 increase in her property value. The real estate valuation was the same as 25 the County valued the property. She feels it should be 85% of the value. She would not 26 be able to sell her house for $99,000 (the estimated value). Enrooth stated the goal is for 27 the County to have 95%. Ms. VanVickle stated in Alexandria she was told it was 85%. 28 Mr. Miller stated to his knowledge it is 95% throughout the State of Minnesota. Ms. 29 VanVickle stated her value increased $5,000 this year. Mayor Ranallo stated he could not 30 promise the same thing may happen next year. Ms. VanVickle stated she believes the 31 commercial property within the City needs to start paying more. 0 Ms. VanVickle stated she did not want another appraisal of her home. 33 There was no action taken on this appeal by the Board of Review. ;J Board of Review Meeting Minutes • April 9, 1996 Page 4 1 Mr. Jeff Light, 3119 Silver Lake Road stated his estimate in 1995 was $80,000 and in 2 1996 it was $85,500. He believes this increase is excessive. Mr. Light stated he spoke 3 with Mr. Miller and he does not believe there are a lot of houses similar to his house. His 4 is over 50 years old and it has a 25 year old roof in need of replacement. Mayor Ranallo 5 asked if the home could be sold for $85,500. He stated the County could do a revaluation 6 but Mr. Light would be risking the chance the value could increase, stay the same or 7 decrease. Mayor Ranallo stated the County would do the reassessment. Mr. Light asked 8 why he was talking to the City when the County was the body that made the valuation. 9 Mr. Miller reviewed the appeal steps again. Faust stated the intent of the valuations is for 10 all taxpayers to pay their fair share. There is no incentive on the part of the City to raise, 11 lower or keep the valuation the same in a reassessment. Mr. Light stated he believes the 12 City has a vested interest in increasing the property values. Faust stated if the City 13 wanted more money from taxes the budget would be raised. Mayor Ranallo stated the 14 City wants to make sure the City looks good for incoming residents and businesses and 15 sometimes that raises the value of the property. Mr. Light asked if the valuation did not 16 increase could the taxes be the same. He asked if he took the appeal process all the way 17 to the tax court and his property value was decreased would his taxes go down. Faust stated it could decrease if only Mr. Light's evaluation was changed. 19 Ms. VanVickle asked why residential property taxes go up and the commercial goes 20 down. 21 Mr. Bruce Holten, 2909 Rankin Road, stated Minnesota subsidizes commercial taxes by 22 residential taxes. 23 Mr. Light stated he would like a re-evaluation of his property. Wagner noted Mr. Light's 24 increase was higher than the average. 25 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth, to approve a County reappraisal of the property 2 6 owned by Mr. Jeff Light, 3119 Silver Lake Road, as requested. 27 Motion carried unanimously. 28 Mr. Bruce Holten, 2909 Rankin Road, stated last year he went as far as the tax court. The 29 County reduced his valuation from $142,000 to $130,000. This year his evaluation is 30 $134,000. Mayor Ranallo asked if he wants a re-evaluation. Mr. Holten stated he does 31 not. He does not want to waste any more time on this. Wagner asked who the County 'P3 Board of Equalization members are. Mr. Miller stated they are members appointed by the County Commissioners. Enrooth stated the County has the power to change a valuation 34 but the City does not. Mr. Holten stated he does not want to play any more games. Board of Review Meeting Minutes April 9, 1996 • Page 5 1 Mayor Ranallo stated they are not playing a game. Mr. Miller stated Mr. Holten does not 2 have to have a re-evaluation but only be on record as having appeared at the Board of 3 Review Meeting. Mr. Miller stated a review by the Board of Equalization does not 4 prevent a change to a certain property in the future. He added Mr. Holten's increase this 5 year is not above the average. 6 There was no action taken on this appeal by the Board of Review. 7 Ms. Phyllis Olson stated her neighbor is running a business out of his home. His garbage -8 cans are getting out of line. She has talked with the City Manager regarding the problem. 9 She questioned whether his business is paying at the residential or commercial tax rate. 10* Faust stated if the County splits the residential and commercial, then it is split for taxes 11 also. 12 Mayor Ranallo stated those properties to be re-evaluated will be discussed at the 13 continuatin of the Board of Review on April 23rd. 46 Motion carried unanimously. 15 IV. ADJOURNMENT. 16 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to recess Board of Review to April 23, 1996 at 6:30 17 p.m. 18 Motion carried unanimously. 19 This portion of the meeting ended at 7:35 p.m. 2o Respectfully submitted, 21 Debbie Wolfe 22 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial 23 24 Mayor ATTEST: 26 City Clerk