Minutes of the
BOARD OF ASSESSORS MEETING
Town Hall, Wednesday, February 13, 2002
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was
called to order at 9:00 AM by Chairperson Jack Kosko.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Kosko, Mr.
Steven Roderick, Mr. Rick Tourgee, Ms. Betty Newman (alternate)
MEMBERS ABSENT: Ms. Pam Parmakian,
Ms. Leslie Parsons (Excused)
OTHERS PRESENT: Staff: Mr. Dana Faris, Principal Assessor; Mr. John
Warner, Assessing
Department Clerk
MINUTES:
Mr. Roderick moved, seconded by Mr. Tourgee, to approve
the minutes of the January 29 and 31, 2001 meetings as written. The motion carried by a vote of 4-0.
PUBLIC STATEMENTS: There were no public statements.
CORRESPONDENCE: Mr. Faris
reported on the following recent correspondence sent or received by the
Assessors’ Office:
1. A memo from Mr.
Faris to the Board of Selectmen outlining Tax Levy basics
2. A copy of a memo
from Keith Bergman, Town Manager, to the Board of Selectmen regarding a
proposal for a property tax exemption for affordable housing rentals for
low-income tenants.
3. A letter from Mr.
Faris concerning the taxable status of the property located at 288 Bradford St.
4. A copy of a letter
from Magdalena Pavlak of the Department
of Environmental Protection to Robert O’Malley regarding the properties located
at 145 & 147 Commercial St.
5. A copy of a letter
from Stephan J. Nofield, Town Clerk, to George Mazareas, Director of Economic
Assistance, regarding the Massachusetts Office of Business Development’s TTF
agreement with two businesses in town.
6. A copy of a letter
from Warren Alexander, Building Commissioner to Robert J. Martin regarding
permitted uses for the property located at 78 West Vine St.
7. A copy of a memo
from Mr. Bergman to the Provincetown Housing Authority regarding the future of
the current Cape End Manor property located at 100 Alden St.
8. An invoice for a
copy of assessing department data.
Executive Session:
At 9:10 AM, Mr. Roderick moved, seconded by Mr. Tourgee, to go into
executive session for the purpose of discussing pending Appellate Tax Board
cases.
At 9:35, Mr.
Roderick moved, seconded by Mr. Tourgee, to come out of executive session. The motion carried by a vote of 4-0. Following their executive session, the Board
made the following motions:
1. 141-143 Commercial
Street Realty Trust, 143 Commercial St.
Mr. Roderick moved, seconded by Mr. Tourgee, to offer a settlement for
the pending FY 2000 Appellate Tax Board case in the amount of $696,700. The motion carried by a vote of 4-0.
2. 583 Commercial
Street Realty Trust, 583-583A Commercial St.
Mr. Tourgee moved, seconded by Mr. Roderick, to offer a settlement for
the pending FY 2000 Appellate Tax Board case in the amount of $700,000. The motion carried by a vote of 4-0.
3. Land’s End at Gull
Hill, Inc., 20A & 22 Commercial St.
Mr. Roderick moved, seconded by Ms. Newman, to offer a settlement for
these two pending FY 2001 Appellate Tax Board cases in the amount of
$2,150,000. The motion carried by a
vote of 4-0.
4. Land’s End at Gull
Hill, Inc., 50 Point St. Mr. Roderick
moved, seconded by Mr. Tourgee, to offer a settlement for the pending FY 2001
Appellate Tax Board case in the amount of $175,000. The motion carried by a vote of 4-0.
5. Schoolman
Charitable Nominee Trust, 54 Point St. Mr. Tourgee
moved, seconded by Mr. Roderick, to offer a settlement for the pending FY2001
Appellate Tax Board case in the amount of $770,000. The motion carried by a vote of 4-0.
Uncollectible Personal Property Taxes: Mr. Tourgee moved, seconded by Ms. Newman,
to abate certain personal property taxes deemed uncollectible as notified by
the Collector. The motion carried by a
vote of 3-0-1.
Unpaid Water Bills: Mr. Faris presented the Board with a list of
unpaid water bills from the Water and Sewer Board. Ms. Newman moved, seconded by Mr. Tourgee, to commit these bills
to the Tax Collector for inclusion on the fiscal year 2002 real property tax
bills. The motion carried by a vote of
4-0.
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Abatements: Mr. Warner reported on the following
applications for abatement and recommended that they be granted:
·
Fully abate five bills from 2002 as a result of bills issued in error
·
Partially abate six bills from 2002 as a result of sales and trades.
Mr. Tourgee moved,
seconded by Ms. Newman to abate these tax bills in accordance with staff
recommendations. The motion carried by
a vote of 4-0.
Boat Excise Tax Abatements: There were no
applications to consider for this period.
Tax Rate Classification Hearing: Mr. Faris informed the Board that the Board
of Selectmen will hold its annual Tax Rate Classification hearing on March 11,
2002 at 6:00 PM. The Board of Selectmen
has asked for input from the Assessors for this hearing on the following questions:
1. Split Tax Rate: Mr. Roderick moved, seconded by Ms. Newman,
to recommend that the Board of Selectmen not adopt a split tax rate between the
commercial and residential classes. The
motion carried by a vote of 4-0.
2. Residential
Exemption: Mr. Roderick moved, seconded
by Mr. Tourgee, to recommend that the Selectmen not adopt a residential
exemption. The motion carried by a vote
of 4-0.
3. Small Commercial
Exemption: Mr. Roderick moved, seconded
by Mr. Tourgee, to recommend that the Selectmen not adopt a small commercial
exemption. The motion carried by a vote
of 4-0.
Property Tax Exemption for Affordable Year-round rental
Housing: Mr. Tourgee moved, seconded by
Ms. Newman, to have the Board of Assessors co-sponsor this article for the April Special Town Meeting. The motion carried by a vote of 4-0.
OTHER/MISCELLANEOUS:
Assessing Team and Office News: There was no assessing team or office news
that was not fully covered elsewhere in the minutes.
Future Meeting Dates: No future meeting was scheduled at this
time.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no
further business to come before the Board, Mr. Tourgee moved that the meeting
be adjourned at 10:00 AM and the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully
submitted:
__________________________ ______ __________________
Pam Parmakian,
Clerk Dana
Faris, Principal Assessor