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CITY OF SHOREWOOD
BOARD OF REVIEW
MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1990
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD
7:00 P.M.-SPECIAL MEETING
7~30 P.M.-BOARD OF REVIEW
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Haugen opened the Special Council Meeting of April 23, 1990,
at 7:06P.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Haugen opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Mayor Haugen, Councilmembers Gagne, Brancel, Watten
and Stover
Staff:
Deputy City Clerk Kennelly
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Board of Review - April 18, 1990
Brancel moved, seconded by Gagne, to approve the minutes of the
Board of Review meeting of Wednesday, April 18, 1990, as written.
Motion carried - 5 ayes.
REVIEW AGENDA
Council asked when will the items that were not discussed on the
April 23, 1990, Council Agenda would be reviewed.
The items will be added when additional staff is present.
Watten moved, seconded by Gagne, to approve the agenda as submitted.
Motion carried - 5 ayes.
APPEAL NOTICE TO REMOVE - 4830 Ferncroft Drive
Mrs. Darlene Dallman represented her children in their appeal for
an extension of time on their notice to remove at 4830 Ferncroft Drive.
Mrs. Dallman explained that her daughters family has moved av~ay and
it's very difficult for them to complete the clean up and removal
until their children are out of school. Many items that were not
lost in the fire of their home are still stored on the property.
Watten stated that efforts to clean up the property has been made.
Watten moved, seconded by Stover, to extend the notice to remove to
June 15, 1990, to relocate the property in violation due to the fire.
Motion carried - 5 ayes.
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. MAYOR'S REPORT
Mayor Haugen recommended the purchase of set of books - Elected
Officials Handbook for City Hall. Haugen also requested approval
to send the Secretary/Receptionist to a conference on Handling the
Media.
Gagne moved, seconded by Stover, to authorize the purchase of the
Elected Officials Handbook and the Conference on Handling the
Media. Motion carried - 5 ayes.
STAFF REPORTS
Recycling
Mayor Haugen would like to coordinate with other surrounding
cities and put together an informational news release on re-
cycling and yardwaste methods. Brancel will obtain information
on recycling plastics.
Designating General Fund Balance at December 31, 1989 for
Working Capital
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Stover explained that the State and City Auditors recommended
a general fund balance of 50% of the yearly budget. The fund
balance improves the bond rating and saves on interest paid.
Stover moved, seconded by Gagne, to accept the Finance Dir-
ector's recommendation to designate the entire General Fund
balance of $953,875.00 as of December 31, 1989, for working
capital purposes. Motion carried - 5 ayes.
ADJOURNMENT
Stover moved, seconded by Gagne, to adjourn the Special Council
Meeting at 7:28 P.M., Monday, April 30, 1990, and to resume
following the Board of Review. Motion carried - 5 ayes.
BOARD OF REVIEW
CONTINUATION
CONVENE
Mayor Haugen convened, at 7:30 P.M., on Monday, April 30, 1990, the
continuation of the Board of Review held on Wednesday, April 18, 1990.
ROLL CALL
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Present: Mayor Haugen, Councilmembers Gagne, Stover, Brancel
and Watten
Staff: Deputy City Clerk Kennelly, City Assessors Rolf Erickson,
Dave Wilde and Rita Guderian.
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APPLICANTS TO THE BOARD OF REVIEW
The Board of Review will hear additional concerns from residents
not at the first convening of the Board. The following listed pro-
perty owners requested consideration to reduce their assessed values
on their real estate properties.
Mary McNabb
19420 Elbert Point
36-117-23-44-0048
Mrs. McNabb presented written information to the Board on comparable
sales from Multiple Listing Sales, she also stated that she purchased
her property in June of 1989 for $151,685.
Assessor Erickson reduced the lot valuations in the Near Mountain area
by approximately $7,000.00 from $42,000.00 to $35,000. Stover
supports a reduction from $169,300.00 to McNabbs' purchase price
of $151,685.
Watten moved, seconded by Gagne, to reduce the valuation of Mary
McNabb - 19420 Elbert Point to $153,000.00 - ($35,000.00 Land -
$118,000 Building). Motion carried - 5 ayes.
David McCuskey
5250 Howards Point Road
30-117-23-44-0007
Mr. McCuskey is opposed to his 31% increase in valuation over the
past three years. He wanted to preserve his right to continuance
with the Hennepin County Board.
Gagne moved, seconded by Watten, to accept the assessor recommendation
for no change in value of $357,700. Motion carried - 4 ayes-l nay Stover
John Bridge
25810 Birch Bluff Road
29-117-23-44-0007
Mr. Bridge submitted written information on past valuations on his
property. His valuation has increased 31% in the past three years.
Bridge referred to his next door neighbors home as a comparable but
assessed $66,000.00 less than his own. Stover supported Mr. Bridges'
appraisal and comparables and questioned a $35,000.00 increase in his
land value.
Brancel moved, seconded by Gagne, to reduce Mr. Bridges' value 2%
from $235,800.00 to $231,000.00 (Land $165.700 - Building, $65,300.)
Motion carried - 5 ayes.
David Sanders
5205 Howards Point Road
30-117-23-44-0002
Mr. Sanders explained that he had a seasonal home on a nonconforming
lot. His valuation has increased 28% in one year.
Stover moved, seconded by Gagne, to use 80 feet of effective front
frontage at $1,550. a foot and reduce his valuation from $246,900.
to $208,000. (Land, $124,000.-Building, $84,000.) Motion carried-5 ayes.
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Gary Larson
5980 Ridge Road
36-117-23-31-0011
Mr. Larson is opposed to a $56,000.00 increase in one year. Assessors
did rewrite the house and reviewed the sales in the area.
Stover moved, seconded by Gagne, to reduce Mr. Larsons' valuation
from $225,200.00 to $200,200. (Land, $136,000. - Building, $64,200.)
Motion carried - 4 ayes - 1 nay (Watten)
Simon Oosterman
19365 Waterford Place
36-117-23-11-0018
Mr. Oosterman bought his property in August of 1987 and his valuation
has increased from $385,000.00 in 1988 to $456,900.00 in 1990. He
referred to a property on Muirfield Circle as a comparable with an
assessed value of $365,900.00 He stated that the equity should be
the same.
Brancel moved, seconded by Watten, to decrease the valuation by 3%
from $456,900. to $443,000. (Land $62,000. - Building, $381,000.)
Motion carried - 5 ayes.
Dorothy Lane
5660 Christmas Lake Point
35-117-23-14-0004
Mrs. Lane received a 9.8% increase in the past year. She stated the
property was valued too high in the past years. Her house is on a
private road which has to be plowed and maintained at the homeowners
expense. She felt her 24 year old home is very run down. She has
calculated an average increase in valuation of 16~% for each of the
24 years she has owned the property.
Erickson stated that 1982-1989 reflects a 4% increase each of those
years.
Stover moved, seconded by Gagne, to decrease Mrs. Lanes' valuation
3% from $200,900.00 to $194,700. (Land, $72,700. - Building, $122,000.)
Motion carried - 5 ayes.
James Bruce
1010 Holly Lane
35-117-23-44-0008
Mr. Bruce submitted comparables on recent sales in Christmas Lake,
that he felt substantiates his request for a $200,000. land valuation.
Mr. Bruce also stated that he had a fee appraisal done in 1989
that came in at $425,000. He requested a reduction from $543,700. to
$456,000.
The assessor has reviewed and recommended a reduction ln valuation to
$525,700. (Land, $270,000. - Building, $255,700.)
Stover moved, seconded by Gagne, to reduce the valuation to $456,000.
($256,000., Building - $200,000. Land) due to comparables submitted
by Mr. Bruce. Motion failed-2ayes to 3 nayes (Watten, Stover, Haugen)
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James Bruce - Continued
1010 Holly Lane
35-117-23-44-0008
Brancel moved, seconded by Gagne, for a 10% reduction to $489,300.
($233,300.,Land - $256,000., Building). Motion carried - 3 ayes
2 nayes (Stover, Gagne)
Karen Vance
5690 Ridge Road
36-117-23-24-0007
Mrs. Vance submitted comparables in the area, and stated that her
valuation was too high and should remain at the 1989 value of
$457,600. not the 1990 increase to $536,300.
Brance~oved' seconded by Gagne,to reduce the valuation by 4% from
$536,3 9- to $514,800. (Land $231,200.00 - Building, $283,600.)
Motion ca . d - 3 ayes to 2 nayes (Stover, Haugen). Stover stated
that this property compared to Mr. Bruces' and the valuation was
still too high.
ADDITIONAL VALUATION CHANGES
Watten moved, seconded by Brancel, to approve all other valuation
changes as recommended after review by the City Assessors. Motion
carried - 5 ayes.
* Refer to Final List submitted by Assessosr (Attachment)
ADJOURNMENT
Gagne moved, seconded by Brancel, to adjourn the final Board of
Review of Monday, April 30, 1990, at 9:49 P.M. Motion carried - 5 ayes.
RECONVENE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
YARDWASTE COLLECTION
Council was submitted a list of six alternative methods of yardwaste
programs for consideration.
Stover moved, seconded by Gagne, to institute alternative number 5 -
Sticker Sales for curbside pick-up. Motion carried ~ 5 ayes.
ADJOURNMENT
Watten moved, seconded by Stover, to adJourn thp. Regular Council
meeting of Monday, April 30, 1990, at 9:50 P.M., a continuation of
the Regular Council meeting of ApriL 23, .l.~..9Q~J1gtJgn,car:t:'ied..~
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RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
Jan Haugen, Mayor
Sandra Kennelly
Deputy City Clerk
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