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12/14/1987 Hearing Property Appraisal Adjustment Board Monday, December 14 , 1987 Key West A meeting of the Property Appraisal Adjustment Board convened at 9 : 00 a.m. on the above date in the Commission Chambers, 310 Fleming Street, Key West. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner Ruth Alice Campbell, Commissioner Geraldine Caron, Commissioner Michael Puto and Chairman John Stormont. Absent from the meeting was Mayor Eugene Lytton. Also present were Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; Shelley Brown, Deputy Clerk; Ervin Higgs, Property Appraiser; Randy Ludacer , Assistant County Attorney; and County Staff from the Property Appraiser ' s office. Motion was made by Commissioner Campbell and seconded by Commissioner Caron to deny Petitions #044-1987 (Jemec) and #133-1987 (Fawley) due to the fact that they had not paid their filing fee and was, therefore, invalid. Motion carried unanimously. The Board entered into a discussion regarding Petition #135-1987 (Robbins) . This Petitioner did not pay the required $15 filing fee but was adjusted by the Property Appraiser ' s office and acknowledged by the Special Master . Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded by Commissioner Campbell to uphold the Property Appraiser ' s assessment on Petition #135-1987 (Robbins) . Motion carried unanimously. Chairman Stormont asked the Property Appraiser ' s office if they wished to challenge any of the Special Masters' findings. Mr . John Dent, attorney for the Property Appraiser ' s office, indicated negatively. At this time, the following Petitioners indicated they wished to address the Board either for Homestead Exemptions or Real Property Petitions: H47-1987 Mr . and Mrs. Martin 034-1987 Mr . John Pelzer and Mike Halpern 035-1987 representing The Pier House 036-1987 037-1987 042-1987 Mr . John Samuels, rep. The Islander 041-1987 Mike Halpern, rep. Key West Towers 115-1987 Mike Halpern, rep. Mary Lin Johnson 114-1987 Mike Halpern, rep. Casa Magna, Inc. 060-1987 Mr . Perkins 176-1987 Mr . Tom Sireci rep. Mr . Sassaman 107-1987 Mr . Mark Kelly rep. Mr . Baer H47-1987 MARTIN Mrs. Martin addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Puto to approve. Motion carried unanimously. • 034-1987 , 035-1987 , 036-1987 , 037-1987 THE PIER HOUSE Jack Pelzer , attorney representing The Pier House, and Michael Halpern, co-counsel representing The Pier House, addressed the Board. Mr . Pelzer requested a re-hearing at a later date. Motion was made by Commissioner Campbell and seconded by Commissioner Caron to uphold Special Master ' s recommendation on Petition #034-1987 , #035-1987 , and #036-1987 , and to uphold Property Appraiser ' s adjustment on #037-1987 . Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Campbell Yes Commissioner Caron Yes Commissioner Puto No Chairman Stormont Yes Motion carried. 041-1987 KEY WEST TOWERS Mike Halpern, attorney representing Petitioner , addressed the Board and indicated he did not wish to address the Board. 042-1987 THE ISLANDER Mr . John Samuels addressed the Board on behalf of his grandfather , Leo Samuels, who was unable to attend. Mr . Samuels read into the record a statement from Mr . Leo Samuels, President of The Arlee Corporation d/b/a The Islander on the Keys. Motion was made by Commissioner Caron and seconded by Commissioner Campbell to uphold the Special Master ' s recommendation. Motion carried unanimously. 060-1987 PERKINS Mr. George Perkins addressed the Board. Motion was made by Chairman Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Campbell to uphold the Property Appraiser ' s recommendation. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Campbell Yes Commissioner Caron Yes Commissioner Puto No Chairman Stormont Yes Motion carried. 114-1987 CASA MAGNA INVESTMENTS , INC. Mike Halpern, attorney representing Petitioner , addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Caron and seconded by Chairman Stormont to uphold the Special Master ' s recommendation. Motion carried unanimously. 115-1987 MARY LIN JOHNSON Mike Halpern, attorney representing Petitioner , addressed the Board. Mr . John Dent, attorney representing Property Appraiser ' s office, rebutted. Motion was made by 411 Commissioner Campbell and seconded by Commissioner Caron to uphold the recommendation of the Special Master. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Campbell Yes Commissioner Caron Yes Commissioner Puto No Chairman Stormont No Motion failed. Motion was then made by Chairman Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Puto to adjust the assessment by a 10 percent increase over last year ' s assessment. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Campbell No Commissioner Caron No Commissioner Puto Yes Chairman Stormont Yes Motion failed. Chairman Stormont called a meeting for Friday, December 18 at 8: 30 a.m. for the purpose of con- tinuing this hearing so that a full board may be present to consider this case. Mr . Halpern waived the requirement of notice of hearing. 176-1987 SASSAMAN Mr . Tom Sireci , attorney representing Petitioner , addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Campbell and seconded by Commissioner Puto to uphold the Property Appraiser ' s assessment. Motion carried unani- mously. 107-1987 BAER Mr . Mark Kelly, attorney representing Petitioner , addressed the Board. The Board would not allow Mr . Kelly to present his case as he did not appear for the preliminary hearing before the Special Master. Motion was made by Commissioner Campbell and seconded by Chairman Stormont to uphold the Property Appraiser ' s assessment. Motion carried unanimously. Motion was made by Chairman Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Puto to approve the attached List (Attachment 1) in either denying or approving homestead exemptions, except for Petition #H46-1987 , which was heard before the Board previously. Motion carried unanimously. Motion was made by Chairman Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Puto to approve the attached List (Attachment 2) in either approving the Real Property Special Master ' s recommendations or upholding the Property Appraiser ' s assessments, except for those items previously heard before the Board * 034-1987 , 035-1987 , 036-1987, 037-1987 (Pier House) , 042-1987 (Islander) , 041-1987 (Key West Towers) , 115-1987 (Johnson) , 114-1987 (Casa Magna) , 060-1987 (Perkins) , 176-1987 (Sassaman) , 107-1987 (Baer) . The Board adjourned until Friday, December 18, 1987 for a continuance of the meeting. • * * * * * • EXEMPTIONS Property Apprasial Adjustment Board December 14 , 1987 'ase Type Name SP.Mas. Rec.Master Action 001 Ad Val AL Min Deny 002 Ad Val U of M Deny 003 Ad Val 1st Bapt Deny 004 HE Domanick Deny 005 HE Jacka Deny 006 HE Cure Deny 007 HE Eden Deny 008 Widow Stevely Deny 009 HE Heflin Deny 012 HE Coker Deny 013 HE Austin Deny 014 HE Dalessandro Deny 015 HE Milliken Grant 016 HE McKee Deny 017 HE Vargas Deny 018 HE Landuyt Deny 019 HE Zelkowitz Deny 021 HE Lopinto Deny 022 HE Birmingham Deny 023 HE Perez Deny 024 HE Hughes Deny 025 HE Anderson Deny 026 HE Spitzer Deny 027 HE Agosta Deny )28 HE Tedeschi Deny 029 HE Chambers Deny 030 HE Conefry Deny 031 HE_ % * Robinson Deny 032 HE Renelin Deny 033 HE Radow Deny 034 HE Prevatt Deny 41135 HE Harris Deny 036 HE Cummins Deny 037 Dis - Skiliniski Deny ` Page -1- EXEMPTIONS Property Apprasial Adjustment Board . December 14 , 1987 Case Type Name SP.Mas. Rec.Master Action 138 HE % Wright Deny 039 HE Little Deny 040 HE Porter Deny 041 HE Swindell Deny 042 Vet. Dis Vowels Deny 043 HE Sassaman Deny 044 HE Wood Deny 045 HE Gould Deny 046 HE Roberts Deny 047 HE Martin Deny .14(._ 048 Dis Rosch Deny 050 Vet. Dis Sommers Deny 051 HE Houston Deny „52 HE Lamy Deny 054 HE Le Grow Deny 055 HE Lewis Deny 056 HE Pope Deny 058 , HE Williams Deny 059 HE Andrews Deny ---•- 060 HE De La Vega Deny 061. HE Ruffridge Deny 062 HE Carvajal Deny 063 HE Joyner Deny 064 HE Wiles Deny 065 HE Hemrich Deny 67 HE Coffman Grant 068 HE Aldret Deny J69 HE Barfield Deny 72 HE * Holmes Grant 75 HE Collins Grant )76 HE Winebrenner Deny J78 Blind Berry Deny HE Shirker Deny 7�9 Shirker8 0 T/P Dis Sherertz Deny Page -2- EREMPTIONS Property Apprasial Adjustment Board December 14 , 1987 Case Type Name SP.Mas. Rec.Master Action 081 HE Roofner Deny 083 Ad Val U of M Deny 084 HE Sheets Deny 085 HE Logel Deny 086 Ad Val MaraGC Deny C87 HE Jones Deny 088 HE Hessler Deny 089 HE Jackson Deny PROPERTY TAX ROLLS - Property Appraisal Adjustment Board December 14 , 1987 Case Name Master Recommend Fee Action 001 Oostema Flenner Uphold 002 Haase Flenner Master Adjust 003 McCulliss Tobin Uphold 005 VanKooten Tobin PA Adjust 011 Karl Tobin Uphold 012 Bowden Flenner PA Adjust -- 014 Parsons Tobin Uphold 015 Lt20 Rizika Tobin PA Adjust 015 Lt21 Rizika Tobin Uphold 015 Lt 22Rizika Tobin Uphold 016 Sarver Flenner Master Adjust -- - 017 Sarver Flenner Master Adjust D18 Sarver Flenner Master Adjust 019 Sarver Flenner Master Adjust 020 Guild Hall Flenner Master Adjust 021 Good Flenner Uphold 022 Good Flenner Master Adjust 023 Good Flenner PA Adjust 024 Haimes Flenner PA Adjust 025 Bluitt Flenner Uphold 026 Gentile Tobin PA Adjust 027 Key Plaza Flenner Uphold 028 K Mart Flenner Master Adjust 029 Hampton Inn Flenner Uphold 030 Key Plaza Flenner Uphold 031 Marathon Inn Flenner Master Adjust 032 S. I . Apts Flenner Uphold 033 S. I . Apts Flenner Uphold p 034 Pier House Flenner Master Adjust 035 Pier House Flenner Master Adjust T 036 Pier House Flenner Master Adjust 4 037 Pier House PP Flenner Master. Adjust --4- • 039 Uram Tobin Uphold 040 Lt44 Peters Tobin Master Adjust 040 Lt45 Peters Tobin Uphold Page -1- PROPERTY TAX ROLLS - Property Appraisal Adjustment Board December 14 , 1987 Case Name Master Recommend Fee Action 041 KeyWest Towers Flenner Master Adjust 042 Samuels Tobin Master. Adjust 043 Pettit Flenner Uphold 044 Jemec Flenner Uphold No 045 Valois Tobin Master Adjust 046 Valois Tobin Uphold ---- 048 Batcheller Tobin Uphold 049 Woodard Flenner PA Adjust 051 Island Plaza Flenner Withdrawn 052 LaConcha Flenner Master Adjust 053 Loots Flenner Master Adjust 060 Perkins Tobin Uphold •- 061 Richard Flenner Uphold --- 062 Key Ambassador Flenner PA Adjust 064 Rodriguez Flenner PA Adjust 193 Emmanuel Flenner Uphold 100 Keevan Flenner PA Adjust 102 KW Resort Flenner PA Adjust 103 Brennan Milligan Uphold 104 Brennan Milligan Uphold 105 Beardsley Milligan Uphold 106 Beardsley Milligan Uphold 107 Baer Milligan Uphold 108 Marks Milligan PA Adjust 109 Ocn Key House Milligan Uphold 113 Lt21 Sochet Milligan Master Adjust 113 Lt22 Sochet Milligan Master Adjust 114 Casa Magna Milligan Master Adjust -/i 4- 115 Johnson Milligan Uphold 132 Humphreys Tobin Uphold 133 Fawley Milligan Uphold No 134 Edynak Tobin Uphold . " ndbbifis Milligan PA Adjust No Master Adjust 145 Lounsbury Tobin Uphold 146 Lounsbury Tobin Uphold Page -2- PROPERTY TAX ROLLS - Property Appraisal Adjustment Board December 14 , 1987 Case Name Master Recommend Fee Action 147 Johnson Tobin Uphold 148 Johnson Tobin PA Adjust 150 Joyner Tobin Uphold 153 Genet Tobin Master Adjust 154 Ringeman Milligan Uphold 155 PlanYctHarbor Tobin Uphold 165 Ireland Tobin Uphold 168 Caley Tobin Uphold 169 Lagoon,Inc Tobin Uphold 170 Post Milligan Uphold 171 Molhoek Tobin Uphold 172 Manos Tobin Uphold 173 Burke Tobin Uphold 174 Burke Tobin Uphold 175 Ladd Milligan PA Adjust -.% 176 Sassaman Milligan Uphold 177 Brilliant Tobin Uphold 178 Knowles Milligan PA Adjust 0 •