Committee Minutes

MINUTES
CITY OF GRAND FORKS - BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
May 1, 1995

The city council of the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota was called to meet as the Board of Equalization in the city council chambers on Monday, May 1, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. with President Hagness presiding. Present at roll call were Council Members
Beach, McCabe, Hoeppner, Hamerlik, Hanson, Carpenter, Sande, Babinchak, Geller, Johnson, Hagness - 11; absent: none.

APPROVE MINUTES

Typewritten copies of the minutes of the Board meeting held on Tuesday, April 11, 1995 were presented and read. It was moved by Council Member Hanson and seconded by Council Member Hoeppner that the minutes be approved as read. Carried 11 votes affirmative.

COUNCIL MEMBER GLASSHEIM REPORTED PRESENT

Mel Carsen, city assessor, stated that this is a hearing to consider the 1995 assessments placed on properties in Grand Forks, that his office has notified property owners where values have increased by 7.5% or more.

COUNCIL MEMBER KLAVE REPORTED PRESENT

Mr. Carsen explained that if a property owner entered a formal protest tonight, either by presentation of the protest or by signing a sheet set up for that purpose, that those protests then will go to the finance committee for individual consideration, with a recommendation made by the committee back to the Board. He also stated that property owners will be notified of time and place to present their protest. He also reported that the Board will end its appeal process today, however, property owners could enter appeals at the County Board of Equalization which meets June 6.

President Hagness called for presentation of protests and/or appeals. Formal protests were presented by the following property owners, protesting the assessed valuation of their property:

Written protests were received as follows:
1) Patrick Grinde, 715 and 717 South 25th Street.
2) Gary R. Bergman, 1881 27th Avenue South
3) Randy L. Earnhardt, Southwinds Apartments Phase I and III
WHC-6 Real Estate Ltd. Partner. by Real Estates Tax Services,
2402 30th Ave.S. and 2403 27th Ave.S.
4) L. Russell Brown, Agsco property on 27th Ave.N.
5) Bruce & Jodie Storhaug, Circle Hills Dr. west of Belmont Rd.
6) Richard Klockmann, 1327 Walnut Street
7) Dennis M. Feist, 1511 8th Avenue North
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8) John Zenz, 615 North 6th Street.

It was moved by Council Member Glassheim and seconded by Council Member Hanson to refer the written protests to the finance committee. Carried 13 votes affirmative.

COUNCIL MEMBER BEYER REPORTED PRESENT

Protests and comments were also presented by:
9) John LaDuke, 516 39th Avenue South

HANSON EXCUSED

10) Bill Phalen, 3016 Legend Lane
Mr. Phalen asked if it was possible for council to direct more tax money to property tax relief and less to economic development. President Hagness reported that 50% of sales tax monies goes to property tax relief.
11) Michael Huot, 814 South 20th Street
12) Ron Skalicky, 3973 Dacotah View Ct.
13) Glayde Cory, 701 North 25th Street
14) Vance Alm, 3198 Desert Star Lane

HANSON REPORTED BACK

15) Gary Johnson, 3598 15th Avenue South
16) Bill Couchigan, 814 25th Avenue South
17) Keith Hill, 502 24th Avenue South
18) Howard, Kvasager, 2110 10th Avenue North
19) Bernice Blaisdell, 3965 Dacotah View Ct.
20) Lloyd Blazer, 2509 9th Avenue North
21) Earnest Byzewski, 845 South 24th Street
22) James Carlson/Diana Wells, 702 Horizon Circle
23) John Cowger, 121 8th Avenue South
24) Kenneth Davidson, 530 Terrace Drive
25) Ludwig Egstad, 1021 14th Avenue South
26) Arloe Erickson, 2699 South 19th Street
27) Neil Fischer, 2514 9th Avenue North
28) Jeanne Gerard, 3926 Dacotah View Ct.
29) Connie/Joe Gierszewski, 4209 Cottonwood Street
30) Donald Gunderson, 2106 10th Avenue North
31) Maynard Hansen, 411 North 25th Street
32) Mae Heggar, 2221 7th Avenue North
33) William Lembke, 1023 North 20th Street
34) Stephanie Ludvigsen, 798 Horizon Circle
35) Lynda Madsen, 3804 Fairview Drive
36) Sandra Morrison, 2517 9th Avenue North
37) Theresa Olson, 3411 Cherry Lynn Drive
38) Mark Peterson, 826 South 24th Street
39) Steve Reller, 616 Maple Avenue
40) David Sage, 2111 10th Avenue North
41) Virginia Sobolik, 2516 11th Avenue South
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42) Viola Steers, 1915 21st Avenue South
43) Jackie Trytten, 617 15th Avenue South
44) Twyla Tunseth, 3298 Desert Star Lane
45) Rick Weber, 3603 Chestnut Street

It was moved by Council Member Hoeppner and seconded by Council Member Hamerlik that the protests be referred to the finance committee for investigation, consideration and report back on June 5, 1995. Carried 14 votes affirmative.

RECESS

There being no further protests to be presented to the Board, it was moved by Council Member Johnson and seconded by Council Member Sande that the Board of Equalization recess and reconvene June 5, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. after the finance committee has held its hearings and has had time to make its recommendations to the Board of Equalization. Carried 14 votes affirmative.

Respectfully submitted,



Alice Fontaine
City Clerk