03/04/2009 Final Meeting MINUTES OF THE 2008/3
MONROE COUNTY
VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
Final Meeting
Marathon Government Center
Wednesday, March 4,2009
The Final Meeting of the 2008 Monroe County Value Adjustment Board convened at
1:00 p.m., on the above date, at the Marathon Government Center located at 2798 Overseas
Highway, Marathon. Present and answering to roll call were School Board Member Duncan
Mathewson, Citizen Member Nancy Mayhew, Mayor George Neugent, Citizen Member John
Repetto, and Commissioner Sylvia Murphy. Also present were Pamela Hancock, Deputy Clerk;
Ervin A. Higgs, Property Appraiser; Karl Borglum, Assistant Property Appraiser; Robert
Tischenkel, Attorney to the Value Adjustment Board; and John Dent, Attorney to the Property
Appraiser.
Motion was made by Mayor Neugent and seconded by Citizen Member Repetto granting
approval of the Minutes from the October 2, 2008 Organizational Meeting. Motion carried
unanimously.
Motion was made by Mayor Neugent and seconded by Citizen Member Repetto granting
approval of the Special Magistrate's Recommendations 2008 Exemption Petitions. Motion
carried unanimously. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
Mr. Tischenkel addressed the Board concerning the procedures of petitioners addressing
the Board.
Louis LaTorre, Petition No. R142-2008 addressed the Board. Special Magistrate Regina
Corcoran, Robert Hubbard, Property Appraiser's Office; John Dent, Attorney to Property
Appraiser; and Ervin Higgs, Property Appraiser addressed the Board. After discussion, motion
was made by Citizen Member Repetto and seconded by Mayor Neugent to uphold the Special
Magistrate's Findings. Motion carried unanimously.
William Gautier, Petition No. R318-2008 addressed the Board. Special Magistrate
Corcoran, Mr. Higgs, and Mr. Dent addressed the Board. After discussion, motion was made by
Citizen Member Repetto and seconded by School Board Member Mathewson. Motion carried
unanimously.
Pamela Hancock, Deputy Clerk advised the Board of the Special Magistrate Findings
from the hearings held this morning. Motion was made by Mayor Neugent and seconded by
School Board Member Mathewson granting approval of the Special Magistrate's
Recommendations of the 2008 Valuation Petitions. Motion carried unanimously. Attached
hereto as Exhibit 2.
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Motion was made by School Board Member Mathewson and seconded by Citizen
Member Repetto granting approval of the Special Magistrate's Recommendations of the 2008
Tangible Personal Property Petitions. Motion carried unanimously. Attached hereto as Exhibit
3.
Ms. Hancock advised the Board that Mr. Tischenkel had submitted an invoice for
February, that was not included in today's agenda. Motion was made by Citizen Member
Repetto and seconded by School Board Member Mathewson granting approval of expenditures
of Special Magistrate fees, paid and forthcoming from today's meeting; Counsel to Value
Adjustment Board fees, paid and forthcoming from today's meeting; and of Legal Notices, paid
and forthcoming from today's meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Board discussed the consideration to eliminate a location for Special Magistrate
Hearings. Commissioner Murphy requested that Ms. Hancock bring back to the 2009
Organizational Meeting several year statistics in order to make a decision. No official action was
taken.
Mr. Tischenkel gave the Board a brief overview of the changes being made by the
Department of Revenue concerning the Value Adjustment Board.
Motion was made by Mayor Neugent and seconded by Citizen Member Repetto granting
approval of the Certification of Tax Roll. Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Higgs addressed the Board. Mr. Dent advised the Board that he had a revised
Certification of Value Adjustment Board, that was signed by the Board October 2008, that need
to be signed due to recent changes in Department of Revenue rules.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk
to the Value Adjustment Board
of Monroe County
by: Pamela G. Hancock, Deputy Clerk
to the Value Adjustment Board
Attachment 1
2008 VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
Exemption/Classification Petitions
Special Magistrate Thomas Wright's
Recommended Decisions
Petitioner Outcome
E034 The Studios of Key West Show/Dismissed/Late Filing
E049 Charles Weiter Show/Dismissed/No Jurisdiction
E055 Community Foundation—FL Keys Show/Granted
E062 John McCormick Show/Denied
E084 Maya H. Thomas Show/Denied
E085 Glenn Saiger Show/Granted
Attachment 2
2008 VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
Valuation Petitions
Special Magistrate Regina Corcoran
Recommended Decisions
Petitioner Outcome
R005 Douglas Molander Show/Denied
RO11 Klein Zelman Rothermel LLP Show/Denied
R015 Paul P. & Lisa V. Snyder Show/Granted @ $421,713
R067 Wynetka Ann King Reynolds Show/Denied
R098 Gilberto & Nury Ruizcalderon Show/Denied
R111 Wendy Beck Show/Denied
R142 Louis LaTorre Show/Denied
R145 Edward H. Hohmann Show/Denied
R157 Vald Svkis No Show/Denied
R159 Paul U. Skoric No Show/Denied
R160 Paul U. Skoric No Show/Denied
R163 Donald L. Saunders No Show/Denied
R234 Charles PT Phoenix No Show/Denied
R247 John Akins No Show/Denied
R275 Loran B. Dougherty No Show/Denied
R288 Harold Kessler No Show/Denied
R289 Rosa Zamora No Show/Denied
R318 W. L. Gautier Show/Denied
R365 Frederick & Ann Fisher No Show/Denied
R464 Richard & Sheryl Phillips No Show/Denied
R595 David VanLoon No Show/Denied
R612 Blackwater Sound Marina Show/Denied
R616 Jeanne Faga No Show/Denied
R617 Jeanne Faga No Show/Denied
R618 Jeanne Faga No Show/Denied
R620 Robert Mongelli Show/Denied
R621 Robert Mongelli Show/Remanded to PAO/Withdrawn
R768 Michael J. McMahon No Show/Denied
R769 Michael J. McMahon No Show/Denied
R770 Jonatan Zahav No Show/Denied
R771 Jonatan Zahav No Show/Denied
R779 Juan Valdes-Fauli No Show/Denied
R784 Elizabeth Juerling No Show/Denied
R789 Felix & Lizette Carrillo No Show/Denied (Withdrawn)
R792 Robert Perdigon No Show/Denied
R793 Robert Perdigon No Show/Denied
R805 Jorge Rovirosa No Show/Denied
R806 Jorge Rovirosa No Show/Denied
Attachment 3
2008 VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
Tangible Personal Property Petitions
Special Magistrate Regina Corcoran
Recommended Decisions
Petitioner Outcome
T029 Captain William Grosscup 12.9 Show/Remanded/2.12 No Show/Denied
T033 Captain William Grosscup 12.9 Show/Remanded/2.12 No Show/Denied