Meeting


Members of the
Assessment Appeals Boards

BOARD NO. 1
Brian Sisk, Chair
Anthony Furino, Vice Chair
Kim-Maree Croft

BOARD NO. 2
Bradley Lunetta, Chair
Patricia Little, Vice Chair
Jim Wall

ALTERNATE:
Mary Ferris
 

Mia Martinez
Assistant Chief Deputy
Clerk of the Assessment Appeals Board

Marina Porche
Assistant County Counsel		 County of Ventura
ASSESSMENT
APPEALS
BOARD NO. 1
AGENDA

June 10, 2024
9:30 A.M.

County of Ventura
Hall of Administration
Board of Supervisors’
Hearing Room
800 S. Victoria Avenue
Ventura, California 93009
 
The following Applications and Stipulations for Changed Assessment are scheduled for hearing to equalize the assessment of property on the local roll.
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Clerk of the Board,
800 South Victoria Avenue,  Ventura, CA  93009-1920
or by calling
(805) 654-2251.
Request for accommodation should be made at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting for which assistance is requested.
 
All applications and stipulations are on file and available for review in the office of the Clerk of the Board.
 
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OPENING

1.

Call to Order.

2.

Roll Call.

3.

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

4.

Administration of Oath.

5.

Agenda Review – Consider and approve, by majority vote, minor revisions to board items and/or attachments and any item added to, or removed/continued from the Assessment Appeals Board Agenda.

6.

Public Comments – Citizen comments regarding Assessment Appeal related matters not on this agenda.

7.

Board Comments – Comments by Board Members on Assessment Appeal related matters, brief announcements, questions for clarification, direct staff to report back and/or place a matter of business on a future agenda.

REGULAR AGENDA

8.
Application No(s).: 21/10497
Applicant Name: Kurt Jaeger
Two-Years Expire: 9/1/2023.
Postponed from 4/8/2024 (Applicant).
9.
Application No(s).: 21/11476
Applicant Name: Neal A. Gold
Two-Year Waiver on File.
Postponed from 11/6/2023 (Applicant); and
Continued from 3/11/2024 (Applicant), with data due to the Assessor by 4/10/2024.
10.
Application No(s).: 22/11003
Applicant Name: Nesbitt Pacific Inc. (Armando Delgado)
Representative: Assessment Appeal Advisors, LLC (Elliott Kimmel)
Two-Years Expire: 9/14/2024.
Postponed from 3/25/2024 (Applicant); and
Continued from 4/22/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
11.
Application No(s).: 22/11038
Applicant Name: Jon and Kathleen Devan
Two-Years Expire: 9/14/2024.
Continued from 10/30/2023 (Applicant), with data due to the Assessor by 6/9/2023;
Continued from 10/30/2023 (Applicant);
Continued from 12/4/2023 (Applicant); and
Bifurcated Valuation hearing continued from 2/12/2024 (Board).
No confirmation of appearance.
12.
Application No(s).: 22/11057
Applicant Name: Bloom Energy Corporation
Representative: Altus Group U.S., Inc. (Ronald W. Gangloff, Esq.)
Two-Years Expire: 9/12/2024.
Continued from 11/6/2023 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 2/10/2024;
and Continued from 3/11/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 4/10/2024.
13.
Application No(s).: 22/11282
Applicant Name: HSRE Oakmont Camarillo LLC
Representative: Altus Group U.S., Inc. (Brent Buskirk)
Two-Year Waiver on File.
Postponed from 11/6/2023 (Applicant’s Representative); and
Continued from 3/11/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 4/10/2024.
14.
Application No(s).: 22/11329
Applicant Name: Northshore Healthcare Holdings LLC
Representative: Altus Group US, Inc (Cristhian Tucker)
Two-Years Expire: 9/15/2024.
Continued from 10/30/2023 (Applicant's Representative),
with the encouragement that data be provided to the Assessor by 11/29/2023;
Continued from 2/12/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 3/13/2024;
and Continued from 4/22/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
15.
Application No(s).: 22/11420
Applicant Name: Northshore Healthcare LLC
Representative: Altus Group US, Inc (Cristhian Tucker)
Two-Years Expire: 10/20/2024.
Postponed from 11/6/2023 (Applicant's Representative); and
Continued from 3/11/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 4/10/2024.
16.
Application No(s).: 22/11336
Applicant Name: Bright Peninsula Road LLC
Representative: Paradigm Tax Group (Dylan Hoyes)
Two-Years Expire: 9/15/2024.
Continued from 3/11/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 4/26/2024.
17.
Application No(s).: 22/11337
Applicant Name: Bright Peninsula Road LLC
Representative: Paradigm Tax Group (Dylan Hoyes)
Two-Years Expire: 9/15/2024.
Continued from 4/10/2023 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 4/22/2023;
Continued from 5/22/2023 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 6/21/2023;
Continued from 10/30/2023 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 11/29/2023;
Continued from 2/12/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 3/23/2024;
and Continued from 4/22/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
18.
Application No(s).: 22/11618
Applicant Name: Oakmont of Camarillo LLC c/o Downing Court Properties II LLC
Representative: Altus Group U.S., Inc. (Brent Buskirk)
Postponed from 11/6/2023 (Applicant’s Representative); and
Continued from 3/11/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 4/10/2024.
19.-20.
Application No(s).: 22/11653 & 22/11654
Applicant Name: On the Rise Properties, LLC (Ken Chase)
Representative: Assessment Counselling Services LLC (Carl M Lindner)
Postponed from 01/22/2024 (Applicant’s Representative); and
Continued from 3/11/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 4/10/2024.
21.
Application No(s).: 23/10013
Applicant Name: Robert G. Purdum
Postponed from 2/12/2024 (Assessor); and
Continued from 3/11/2024 (Applicant), with data due to the Assessor by 4/10/2024.
22.
Application No(s).: 23/10032
Applicant Name: Golden Hills Land LLC
Representative: Assessment Appeal Advisors, LLC (Elliott Kimmel)
Postponed from 3/25/2024 (Applicant); and
Continued from 4/22/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
23.-25.
Application No(s).: 23/10033 - 23/10035
Applicant Name: Ocean Villas LLC
Representative: Assessment Appeal Advisors, LLC (Elliott Kimmel)
Postponed from 3/25/2024 (Applicant); and
Continued from 4/22/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
26.
Application No(s).: 23/10036
Applicant Name: Eight 50 Apartments LLC
Representative: Assessment Appeal Advisors, LLC (Elliott Kimmel)
Postponed from 4/8/2024 (Applicant's Representative).
27.
Application No(s).: 23/10037
Applicant Name: Sandra Kobrin SP Trust / Sandra Kobrin
Representative: Assessment Appeal Advisors, LLC (Elliott Kimmel)
Postponed from 4/8/2024 (Applicant's Representative).
28.
Application No(s).: 23/10042
Applicant Name: 2500 E. Vineyard Avenue LLC
Representative: Assessment Appeal Advisors, LLC (Elliott Kimmel)
Postponed from 4/8/2024 (Applicant's Representative).
29.
Application No(s).: 23/10045
Applicant Name: Madera-Simi LLC
Representative: Assessment Appeal Advisors, LLC (Elliott Kimmel)
Postponed from 3/25/2024 (Applicant); and
Continued from 4/22/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
30.
Application No(s).: 23/10046
Applicant Name: AK Azusa LLC
Representative: Assessment Appeal Advisors, LLC (Elliott Kimmel)
Postponed from 3/25/2024 (Applicant); and
Continued from 4/22/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
31.
Application No(s).: 23/10071
Applicant Name: Mousa Toumeh
Continued from 2/12/2024 (Applicant), with data due to the Assessor by 3/13/2024; and
Continued from 4/22/2024 (Applicant), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
32.
Application No(s).: 23/10162
Applicant Name: FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
Representative: Blatt & Sorell Tax Group, Inc. (Raymond Blatt)
Postponed from 3/11/2024 (Applicant’s Representative); and
Stipulation for continuance from 5/6/2024.
33.
Application No(s).: 23/10417
Applicant Name: John M. Cuthbert
Postponed from 3/11/2024 (Assessor); and
Stipulation for continuance from 5/6/2024.
Preliminary stipulation on file as of 6/5/2024.
34.
Application No(s).: 23/10641
Applicant Name: Dennis M. Edwards
Postponed from 3/11/2024 (Applicant); and
Continued from 4/8/2024 (Assessor), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
35.
Application No(s).: 23/10656
Applicant Name: Fergovia Properties LLC
Representative: Assessment Appeal Advisors, LLC (Elliott Kimmel)
Postponed from 3/11/2024 (Applicant's Representative).; and
Postponed from 5/6/2024 (Assessor).
Preliminary stipulation on file as of 6/3/2024.
36.
Application No(s).: 23/10657
Applicant Name: Cal World Thousand Oaks LLC
Representative: Assessment Appeal Advisors, LLC (Elliott Kimmel)
Postponed from 3/11/2024 (Applicant's Representative); and
Postponed from 5/6/2024 (Assessor).
37.
Application No(s).: 23/10691
Applicant Name: CRP-GREP VENTURA 140, LLC
Representative: Newmark (Michael P Diaz)
Postponed from 5/6/2024 (Applicant's Representative).
Preliminary stipulation on file as of 6/6/2024.
38.
Application No(s).: 23/10831
Applicant Name: Deborah A. Sankovich
Postponed from 3/11/2024 (Applicant);
Postponed from 4/8/2024 (Assessor); and
Continued from 5/6/2024 (Assessor).
39.
Application No(s).: 23/10832
Applicant Name: Insoon Jang
Postponed from 3/11/2024 (Applicant);
Postponed from 4/8/2024 (Assessor); and
Stipulation for continuance from 5/6/2024.
40.-42.
Application No(s).: 23/10856 - 23/10858
Applicant Name: David and Inge Scheinfarb Family Trust
Continued from 3/11/2024 (Applicant), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
43.
Application No(s).: 23/11060
Applicant Name: KCC2 Properties LLC
Representative: Assessment Appeal Advisors, LLC (Elliott Kimmel)
Postponed from 3/25/2024 (Applicant); and
Continued from 4/22/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
44.
Application No(s).: 23/11061
Applicant Name: Mills-Main Gas LLC
Representative: Assessment Appeal Advisors, LLC (Elliott Kimmel)
Postponed from 3/25/2024 (Applicant); and
Continued from 4/22/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
45.
Application No(s).: 23/11062
Applicant Name: 600 N Moorpark LLC
Representative: Assessment Appeal Advisors, LLC (Elliott Kimmel)
Postponed from 3/25/2024 (Applicant); and
Continued from 4/22/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
46.
Application No(s).: 23/11064
Applicant Name: Michael Meena
Representative: Assessment Appeal Advisors, LLC (Elliott Kimmel)
Postponed from 3/25/2024 (Applicant); and
Continued from 4/22/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
47.
Application No(s).: 23/11091
Applicant Name: Petrie A. Williams
Continued from 4/8/2024 (Applicant), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
48.
Application No(s).: 23/11135
Applicant Name: 450 Forest Park Apartments, LLC
Representative: Assessment Appeal Advisors, LLC (Elliott Kimmel)
Postponed from 3/25/2024 (Applicant); and
Continued from 4/22/2024 (Applicant's Representative), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
49.
Application No(s).: 23/11142
Applicant Name: Mark A. Schlossberg
Postponed from 4/8/2024 (Applicant).
50.
Application No(s).: 23/11154
Applicant Name: William Prier
Stipulation for continuance from 4/8/2024.
Preliminary stipulation on file as of 5/31/2024.
51.
Application No(s).: 23/11236
Applicant Name: Francis X. Linsalato
Continued from 4/8/2024 (Applicant), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
52.
Application No(s).: 23/11238
Applicant Name: Robert F. Murphy, Jr. Trust (Erika M. Murphy)
Representative: Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP (Ian L. Elsenheimer)
Postponed from 4/8/2024 (Applicant's Representative).
Request for Fomal Exchange of Information initiated by the Applicant’s Representative on 3/19/2024.
Response to Formal Exchange of Information issued by the Assessor on 5/21/2024.
Preliminary stipulation on file as of 6/5/2024.
53.
Application No(s).: 23/11240
Applicant Name: Erika M. Murphy
Representative: Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP (Ian L. Elsenheimer)
Postponed from 4/8/2024 (Applicant's Representative).
Request for Fomal Exchange of Information initiated by the Applicant’s Representative on 3/19/2024.
Response to Formal Exchange of Information issued by the Assessor on 5/21/2024.
54.
Application No(s).: 23/11260
Applicant Name: Sherri D. Prickett
Continued from 4/8/2024 (Applicant), with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
Preliminary stipulation on file as of 6/4/2024.
55.-56.
Application No(s).: 23/11809 & 23/11810
Applicant Name: Garcia Mortuary (Anna Zaragoza)
Postponed from 4/8/2024 (Applicant); and
Continued from 5/6/2024 (Assessor).
57.-58.
Application No(s).: 23/11842 & 23/11843
Applicant Name: Fore Property Company (Jonathan Cornelius)
Representative: Assessment Counselling Services, LLC (John P. Origer)
Continued from 4/8/2024 for a status hearing only, with data due to the Assessor by 5/11/2024.
59.

FINDINGS OF FACT
 

Findings of Fact (Property Tax Rules 308 & 325) - Receive and File Items 60 and 61, without discussion, issued written findings disclosing the Board’s final determination on all material points raised in the Assessment Appeal Application and at the noticed hearing.

60.-61.
Application No(s).: 19/11129 & 20/11383
Applicant Name: The Vons Companies / Albertsons LLC
Representative: Property Tax Assistance Co., Inc. (David Gangloff, Jr.)
19/11129: Reduced the enrolled value for the January 1, 2019 Regular Assessments to $889,473;
20/11383: Reduced the enrolled value for the January 1, 2020 Regular Assessments to $798,003.
Heard on 12/11/2023;
Findings of Fact Approved on 5/20/2024 and Mailed on 5/22/2024.

STIPULATION AGREEMENTS

62.
Stipulation Agreement Items 63 through 82 – Review and approve without discussion unless an item is pulled by the Assessment Appeals Board for separate action and moved to the Regular agenda for discussion and consideration.
                         APPLICATION NO(S).               APPLICANT’S NAME
63.              20/10783                                         Miller Family Trust 6/14/2006 (Erma L. Miller)
64.              22/11563                                         Kerri E. McCoy Revocable Trust (Kerri E. McCoy)
65.              23/10047                                         Jesica M. Alton
66.              23/10143                                         Mitchell J. Mackamul
67.              23/10533                                         Luis L Magana
68.              23/10598                                         Silvano L. García
69.              23/10775                                         Janine L. Huemme
70.              23/10850                                         Nicholas G. Grahek
71.              23/11084                                         Kenneth Aslan
72.              23/11141                                         David Caceres
73.              23/11145                                         Vinay Bansal
74.              23/11364                                         Richard L. Schroder and Jill Sylvain
75. – 77.     23/11689 – 23/11691                       HomeGoods Inc.
78. – 79.     23/11692 & 22/11693                       Marshalls of CA LLC
80. – 81.     23/11695 & 23/11696                       TJ Maxx of CA LLC
82.              23/11856                                         Johnny Park

CLOSING

Adjournment.