2002-04-02 Board of Review minutesPage No. 1
April 2, 2002
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Minutes of the Annual Board of Review Meeting
Held Tuesday, April 2, 2002
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Annual Board of Review meeting of the City Council, City
of Mendota Heights, was held at 7:00 o'clock P.M. at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights,
Minnesota.
Mayor Mertensotto called the meeting to order at 7:00 o'clock P.M. The following members were
present:, Mayor Mertensotto, Councilmembers Schneeman, Krebsbach and Vitelli. Councilmember
Dwyer had notified Council that he would be late.
BOARD OF REVIEW Dakota County Assessor Bill Peterson, informed the audience that
the purpose of the meeting is to discuss the 2002 property
assessments for taxes payable in the year 2003. He asked everyone
in attendance to sign a roster. He informed the audience that
valuation notices have been mailed to all property owners and open
book meetings were conducted in South St. Paul, Apple Valley and
Hastings. Twenty -nine Mendota Heights residents attended the open
book meetings and two letters have been submitted to the city.
Mr. Peterson informed the audience that the county is required to
maintain a level of assessment between 90% and 100% of a
property's value. Sales of properties in Mendota Heights that
occurred between October, 2000 and September, 2001 were used to
determine the median level. The median sales ratio is at 95% of
property value in Mendota Heights. He stated that the Assessors
Office, as required by law, does on -site appraisals of 25% of the
properties in every city in the county each year.
The Mendota Heights overall taxable value is $1.274 billion. The
average increase in Mendota Heights this year is between 11 and
12% but residential properties are limited to a 10% tax increase per
year.
Mayor Mertensotto stated that his understanding was that there
would be a sunset on the limited market value in 2007.
Mr. Peterson responded that the maximum the value can increase for
tax purposes this year on residential properties is 10 %. Next year
that limit increasesx to 12% and continues to increase until the
2007sunset.
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Mr. Peterson informed the audience that attendance at this evening's
meeting or the open book meetings or submission of a letter is the
first step in the appeal process. Property owners can, however,
bypass all of the steps and go directly to the Minnesota Tax Court.
He informed the audience that after general questions are received,
he and other staff members from the Assessor's Office will meet
with all of the property owners in attendance to hear specific
questions about their property valuations.
Mayor Mertensotto informed the audience that Council will
continue to Board of Review meeting to April 16 to allow the
Assessor's Office to submit a follow-up report to the city before the
Review Board is formally closed.
Council acknowledged letters from the following property owners:
Judy and Jim Berg, 889 Barbara Court, and Paul Plunkett, 1556 Park
Circle.
There being no questions or comments, it was the consensus of
Council to continue the Board of Review to April 16 at 7:30 p.m. as
part of the regularly scheduled Council meeting.
Kathleen M. Swanson
City Clerk
ATTEST:
Charles E. Mertensotto
Mayor