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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Appeals and Equalization - 04/09/2015 APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION THURSDAY,APRIL 9, 2015 7:00 PM, CITY CENTER Council Chambers 8080 Mitchell Road BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair: Lyndon Moquist, Vice-Chair: Annette O'Connor, Todd Walker, Nate Thompson, and Denise Kraemer BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: None ASSESSOR STAFF PRESENT: City Assessor: Steve Sinell; Hennepin County Assessor's Representative: Earl Zent; Staff Appraisers: Jody Carlson, Dave Buswell, Jessica Pike, John Sams and Jon Thompson; Assessing Technician: Lisa Ramsey I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chair Lyndon Moquist at 7:00pm and asked the board members to introduce themselves. II. PROCEDURAL INFORMATION BY STEVE SINELL City Assessor Sinell introduced the assessing staff members present. Staff introductions were followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Sinell then presented an overview of the annual assessment and the Local Board of Appeals and Equalization process. III. ORDER OF BUSINESS A. REVIEW APPEALS #1 thru #38 AS LISTED ON THE APRIL 9, 2015 BOAE LIST AND STATUS OF APPEALS Appeal #1 —Laura Hemler— 6941 Beach Road Brief discussion and clarification of the information being presented on the 2015 BOAE list and status of appeals. In cases where City staff and the homeowner have reached an agreement on the 2015 estimated market value prior to this meeting, the board may choose to affirm the value. MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker, in Appeal No. 1 to reduce the estimated market value to $2,092,000. Motion carried. Appeal #2—Emil Tsvetkov— 18936 Twilight Trail BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION MINUTES April 9, 2015 Page 2 MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker and Nate Thompson, in Appeal No. 2 to reduce the estimated market value to $302,000. Motion carried. Appeal #3 —Appeal cancelled by taxpayer, 4/1/2015 Appeal #4—Patricia Earp — 8087 Long Meadow Point MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker, in Appeal No. 4 to reduce the estimated market value to $356,000. Motion carried. Appeal #5 —Brent Major— 8998 Belvedere Drive MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker, in Appeal No. 5 to reduce the estimated market value to $390,000. Motion carried. Appeal #6— Terry Hackett/Ralph Grier— 8806 Sycamore Court MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker, in Appeal No. 6 to reduce the estimated market value to $456,000. Motion carried. Appeal #7—Aosheng Wang— 8692 Grier Lane MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker, in Appeal No. 7 to reduce the estimated market value to $390,000. Motion carried. Appeal #8 —Appeal cancelled by taxpayer, 4/9/2015 Appeal #9 —Mike & Rhonda Dungan— 10000 Frederick Place MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Nate Thompson, in Appeal No. 9 to reduce the estimated market value to $625,000. Motion carried. Appeal #10 —Eugene Heier—9816 Crestwood Terrace Mr. Heier addressed his concerns before the board. Believes there should be no increase in value over the last year, stated there are issues of deferred maintenance and lacks any significant updating. A brief recap of the review process inquired by Vice-Chair O'Connor, some clarifications provided by appraiser Sams. Mr. Heier shared some sale information with the Board. Moquist clarified the information source to be Zillow, and read off the price of three sales provided by Mr. Heier. BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION MINUTES April 9, 2015 Page 3 Sinell offered further clarification on the review process, and proposed the board and Mr. Heier would have additional time to consider the review appraisal by Jody Carlson should the board continue the decision to the April 28 meeting. Mr. Heier asked that interior photos be shown that were taken on inspection. There was additional questions asked and discussion between Moquist and Mr. Heier regarding the property condition and updating done. Buswell displayed interior photos, and there was additional discussion between board members and Mr. Heier regarding the partially finished basement. Sinell clarified that consideration would be given for a partially finished basement. Moquist suggested that a motion to hold would give time for further review. MOTION: Motion by Nate Thompson, seconded by Kraemer, in Appeal No. 10 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Additional question by Mr. Heier and discussion with the board members regarding assessed values and sale prices. Appeal #11 —Richard Vogelgesang— 10425 Bluff Road MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker, in Appeal No. 11 to reduce the estimated market value to $760,000. Motion carried. Appeal #12 —Frank LaRosa— 10509 Bluff Road MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Kraemer, in Appeal No. 12 to reduce the estimated market value to $730,000. Motion carried. Appeal #13 — Country Inn Inc. — 10991 Bell Oaks Estate Road MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker, in Appeal No. 13 to reduce the estimated market value to $1,200,000. Motion carried. Appeal #14—Bell Oaks Properties, LLC— 11051 Bell Oaks Estate Road MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker and Kraemer, in Appeal No. 14 to reduce the estimated market value to $900,000. Motion carried. Appeal #15 —Norman Lunde—9960 Bennett Place MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Nate Thompson, in Appeal No. 15 to reduce the estimated market value to $469,900. Motion carried. Appeal #16 — Shravan Pargal — 16997 New Market Drive BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION MINUTES April 9, 2015 Page 4 Sinell provided a brief explanation of the time frame for this appeal. Appraiser Jon Thompson verified that the homeowner has received the analysis from the assessor's office, however has not yet reviewed the analysis. MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker, in Appeal No. 16 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Appeal #17 —Richard Perry— 11198 Burr Ridge Lane Brief discussion and clarification between Moquist, Sinell, and Sams regarding conditional issues for the subject property including moisture intrusion as of January 2, 2015. Additional consideration was given for immediate repairs needed for the property. MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker, in Appeal No. 17 to reduce the estimated market value to $326,000. Motion carried. Additional discussion between Nate Thompson and assessing staff regarding the difficulty of necessary repairs to be made. Appeal #18 —Nicholas Jejel — 8760 Darnel Road Mr. Jejel addressed his concerns before the board. States there has been no major updating to the subject property and disagrees with the comparable sales provided to him. The property was listed in 2011 and did not sell. Presented photos before the board citing several conditional issues with the property. Additional clarification on the conditional issues between O'Connor, Moquist, and the homeowner. Sinell suggested a re-inspection of the property for further inspection and analysis considering the conditional issues. Mr. Jejel agreed to re-inspection. MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Nate Thompson, in Appeal No. 17 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Appeal #19 — Shivani Gupta— 9280 Gateway Lane MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Kraemer, in Appeal No. 19 to reduce the estimated market value to $575,000. Motion carried. Appeal #20 —Lisa Wu— 15396 Village Woods Drive MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker, in Appeal No. 20 to reduce the estimated market value to $385,000. Motion carried. Appeal #21 —Louis & Mary Norris — 10397 Bluff Road BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION MINUTES April 9, 2015 Page 5 MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Kraemer, in Appeal No. 21 to reduce the estimated market value to $620,000. Motion carried. Appeal #22 —Ronald Weeks— 11063 Bell Oaks Estate Road MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker and Nate Thompson, in Appeal No. 22 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Appeal #23 —Alison Tews— 17767 South Shore Lane West MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker and Nate Thompson, in Appeal No. 23 to reduce the estimated market value to $250,000. Motion carried. Appeal #24 —Karen Kirchoff— 18560 Farmstead Circle MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Kraemer, in Appeal No. 24 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Appeal #25 —Richard Muller— 14343 Golf View Drive Mr. Muller addressed his concerns before the board. Cited the number of sales in his neighborhood and believes his property to be on the low end of the neighborhood. He addressed several conditional issues with his property, and referred to a sold property nearby. Additional discussion between board members and Mr. Muller regarding the condition of the property and clarification of the interior layout. Sinell offered additional explanation and commented on the sales in the neighborhood; suggested further analysis could be done. MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Nate Thompson and Walker, in Appeal No. 25 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Some additional discussion between Mr. Muller and Sinell regarding condition of property. Appeal #26 —Helen Pearlman— 11333 Landing Road MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker and Nate Thompson, in Appeal No. 26 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Appeal #27 — Sharon Wong— 13418 Essex Court MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Kraemer, in Appeal No. 27 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Appeal #28 —Peter Anderson— 11112 Mount Curve Road BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION MINUTES April 9, 2015 Page 6 MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Nate Thompson, in Appeal No. 28 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Appeal #29—Michael Oreck, Scenic Heights Office Park— 14850 Scenic Heights Road MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Nate Thompson, in Appeal No. 29 to reduce the estimated market value to $3,850,000. Motion carried. Additional discussion and clarification by Sinell regarding information provided by owner and considered for analysis. Appeal #30 —Paul Schulz—Airport Hangar 50A MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker and multiple board members, in Appeal No. 30 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Additional clarification on valuation of airport hangars provided by Sinell. Discussed types of leases offered by Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC). Also provided explanation of State Statute and assessor's responsibilities for valuation. Appeal #31 —Mike Stephan & Scott Sather—Airport Hangar E1-11 Mr. Stephan, leasee of airport hangar E1-11, and business partner Scott Sather addressed their concerns before the board. Mr. Stephan feels the cost approach to value is the most applicable and shared a construction bid of$166,746 with the board members. Stated there is limited market activity to use for valuation and has concerns with other hangars on the North side of the airport for comparison. Some additional clarification offered by appraiser Buswell. Discussed sales and cost information that was considered, and suggested that an inspection of the hangar would provide additional information for further analysis. Mr. Stephan shared some additional concerns in response to Buswell's clarification and commented on price per foot, construction types and airplane `taxi' access to alleys. Additional clarification was requested by the board. More discussion between Mr. Stephan and board members O'Connor and Moquist. Mr. Stephan discussed differences between North and South sides of airport and discussed availability of sites on the South side of the airport. Mr. Sather discussed a construction bid provided to the adjacent hangar for $150,000. Buswell suggested inspection of hangar. More discussion between board member Walker and Mr. Stephan regarding cost figures, current assessed valuation, and site utilities. Sinell asked Mr. Stephan and Mr. Sather for additional information, and provided additional clarification as to assessor's responsibility by State Statute. There was discussion of construction cost estimates provided by Mr. Sather that include cost of materials but do not include any cost of labor. Additional comments were provided by BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION MINUTES April 9, 2015 Page 7 Mr. Sather regarding declining airport operations. Sinell suggested further discussion and inspection would assist in analysis for review. Mr. Sather asks that additional cost of operations be considered. MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Nate Thompson, in Appeal No. 31 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Appeal #32 — Ghassan Safi — 10219 Mooer Lane MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Nate Thompson, in Appeal No. 32 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Appeal #33 —Brenda& Robert Boroszko—6560 Tanager Lane MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Nate Thompson, in Appeal No. 33 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Appeal #34 — Tom Baker— 8485 Red Oak Drive MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Kraemer, in Appeal No. 34 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Appeal #35 — CPG Leasing, LLC —Airport Hangar E1-12 MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Walker, in Appeal No. 35 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Appeal #36 —Ram Subramanian— 15323 Plumstone Drive MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Kraemer, in Appeal No. 36 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Appeal #37 —Mike Lupo— 17742 Steading Road MOTION: Motion by O'Connor, seconded by Kraemer, in Appeal No. 37 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. Appeal #38 — Stephanie Nyhus, American Family Mutual Insurance - 01-116-22-12-0011 Ms. Nyhus, consultant for American Family Insurance, addressed her concerns before the board. Currently working to schedule an inspection with the assessor. Stated that parcel is overvalued compared to similar office campus parcel sales. Commented on office market performance, issues with single-tenant building and costs to convert to multi-tenant. Offered listing of the Boston Scientific in Arden Hills as a comparable property. BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION MINUTES April 9, 2015 Page 8 Sinell commented on Ms. Nyhus' analysis and reiterated the need for inspection. The parcel is currently undergoing an extensive renovation. Additionally suggested that the parcel could be heard by the County Board of Appeals and Equalization if the Local Board felt necessary. A formal tax court petition is also an option until April 2016. MOTION: Motion by O'Connor to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Additional clarification was asked by Nate Thompson regarding estimates of value per foot. Motion was then seconded by Nate Thompson, in Appeal No. 38 to continue this item to the April 28 meeting. Motion carried. B. HEAR OTHER PERSONAL AND WRITTEN APPEALS FROM SIGN-UP LIST OUTSIDE COUNCIL CHAMBERS No personal or written appeals from sign-up list. C. SCHEDULE NEXT MEETING Procedural discussion between Board members for closing the meeting. Hennepin County Assessor's Representative Earl Zent clarified forms needed to be signed by board members, one for each meeting. The next meeting of the Board of Appeal and Equalization is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 7:00pm. D. CLOSE THE BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION MEETING TO ADDITIONAL APPEALS MOTION: Motion by Nate Thompson, seconded by O'Connor, to close the Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting. Motion carried. IV. CONTINUE THE BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION MEETING MOTION: Motion by Walker, seconded by O'Connor, to continue the Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting to April 28, 2015. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:34pm.