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Minutes of Meeting
OPEN SESSION
Approved as circulated 7/1/14
Board /Committee:
BOARD OF REVIEW
Meeting Date
June 13, 2014
Location
Mo`ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2 A/B
Start of Meeting: 1:01 p.m.
End of Meeting: 2:53 p.m.
Present
Chair Jose Diogo; Vice -Chair Dottie Bekeart; Members: Craig De Costa; Cayetano
Gerardo; and Russell Kyono
Also: Deputy County Attorney Stephen Hall; Boards & Commissions Office Staff.
Support Clerk Barbara Davis; Administrative Aide
Teresa
Tamura; Deputy Director of Finance Sally Motta; Tax Manager Kim Hester;
COK Appraisers: John Herring; Damien Ventura
Excused
Absent
SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Call To Order
Chair Diogo called the meeting to order at 1:01
p.m. with 5 members present.
Approval of
a. Open Session Minutes of June 6, 2014
At the request of Staff, minutes were deferred to
Minutes
the July 11, 2014, meeting.
Appeals
3. 14- 0000034 J.Herring S Larson Family Limited Partnership
5 -2- 004 - 082 -0003
Mr. Larson was in attendance and presented his testimony. Mr. Herring was
in attendance for the County and presented his
report to the Board.
Mr. De Costa moved to approve the County's assessment of $7,100, 000 and changed the Use Tax Classification to
Residential. Ms. Bekeart seconded the motion. Motion carried 5:0
6. 14- 0000148 J.Herring Roy W Gillette Jr
5 -2- 017 - 022 -0003
Mr. Gillette was in attendance and presented his testimony. Mr. Herring was in attendance for the County and presented his
report to the Board.
Ms. Bekeart moved to return the Use Tax Classification to Homestead. Mr.
K ono seconded the motion. Motion carried 5:0
12. 14- 0000112 D.Ventura Suresh Kumar
4 -6- 011 - 015 -0000
Mr. Kumar was in attendance and presented his testimony. Mr. Ventura was in attendance for the County and presented his
report to the Board.
Board of Review
Open Session
June 13, 2014
01M
SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Ms.
Bekeart moved to approve the County's assessment of $473,500. Mr. K ono seconded the motion. Motion carried 5:0
1.
14- 0000015 J.Herring
Ronald/Gina Calisher
5 -1- 005- 112 -0000
Mr.
Herring presented the County's stipulation to the Board for review.
Mr.
De Costa moved to approve
the County's stipulation of $4,020,000.
Mr. K ono seconded the motion. Motion carried 5:0
2.
14- 0000085 J.Herring
Michael /Denise Scoyni
5 -1- 006 - 001 -0004
Mr.
De Costa moved to approve
the County's stipulation of $2,670, 000.
Ms. Bekeart seconded the motion. Motion carried
5:0
4.
14- 0000081 J.Herring
Mildred H Smith Trust
5 -2- 010 - 021 -0001
There was no one in attendance to represent the appellant. Mr. Herring
was in attendance for the County and presented his
report to the Board.
Mr.
De Costa moved to accept the County's recommendation to reduce
the assessed value to $692,400. Mr. Bekeart seconded
the
motion. Motion carried 5:0
5.
14- 0000042 J.Herring
Roessler Family Trust - Withdraw
5 -2- 013 - 006 -0004
No
Board action required.
7.
14- 0000021 J.Herring
Amber Morrison 2011 Trust
5 -2- 021 - 005 -0004
8.
14- 0000022 J.Herring
Amber Morrison 2011 Trust
5 -2- 021 - 005 -0005
Communication received rom appellant
withdrawing both appeals, no
Board action required.
9.
14- 0000084 J.Herring
Terry /Carole Wells
5 -2- 021 - 009 -0001
Chair Dio o granted appellant's re nest or a continuance.
10.
14- 0000097 J.Herring
Robert /Mary Capwell
5 -2- 021 - 009 -0002
Chair Dio o granted appellant's re uest or a continuance.
11.
14- 0000154 D.Ventura
Kim Murriera
4 -6- 006 - 032 -0000
Board of Review
Open Session
June 13, 2014
01M
SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Communication received rom appellant withdrawing the appeal; no Board action required.
13. 14- 0000135 D.Ventura Share No. 1 3 -1- 002 - 004 -0000
Ms. Bekeart moved to approve the County's stipulation of $27,300. Mr. De Costa seconded the motion. Motion carried 5:0
14. 14- 0000100 D.Ventura Moloa'a Farms LLC - Continuance 4 -9- 003 - 002 -0000
15. 14- 0000101 D.Ventura Moloa'a Farms LLC - Continuance 4 -9- 003 -011 -0000
16. 14- 0000102 D.Ventura Moloa'a Farms LLC - Continuance 4 -9- 003 -021 -0000
Chair Dio o granted the re uest or a continuance to the July 11, 2014, meeting.
Discussion and possible decision - making on adding a section to amend the Board's rules and schedule a public hearing as
necessary which would give the chair the authority to limit testimony time (On-going)
Mr. De Costa moved that the Board have a discussion on the Rules. Ms. Bekeart seconded the motion.
Deputy Attorney Hall reminded the Board they had asked if they could suspend parliamentary procedure and just allow
discussion. In order to do that they do have to make a motion to suspend the rules on a particular basis to get around a certain
rule, which makes it more work to actually suspend the rules. Any motion and second, which would allow for discussion to
commence, can be withdrawn if it is no longer pertinent following discussion. Deputy Attorney Hall recommended not
amending the rules and further stated when there is a rule they need to get around they can suspend the rules. The best
practice is to make a motion on which the Board will be voting in order to eliminate the need to withdraw and restate the
motion. Ms. Bekeart questioned a motion failing for lack of a second, which then does not allow for discussion to which Mr.
De Costa said there have been seconds made for the purpose of discussion.
Ms. Bekeart withdrew her second. Mr. De Costa withdrew the motion.
Announcements
Next Meeting: Friday, July 11, 2014, 1:00 p.m.
Executive
Mr. De Costa read the Hawai `i Revised Statutes
Session
as outlined on the agenda and moved to go into
Executive Session at 2:41 p.m. Ms. Bekeart
seconded the motion. Motion carried 5:0
Return to Open
The meeting resumed in Open Session at 2:51 p.m.
Board of Review
Open Session
June 13, 2014
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SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Session
Ratify Board of Review actions taken in Executive Session for appeals
shown on the attached listing and make those decisions public
Ms. Bekeart moved to ratify the decisions made in
Executive Session. Mr. Kyono seconded the
motion. Motion carried 5: 0
Mr. De Costa moved to make the decisions on the
appeals public. Mr. Kyono seconded the motion.
Motion carried 5:0
Adjournment
Mr. De Costa moved to adjourn the meeting at
2:53 p.m. Mr. Gerardo seconded the motion.
Motion carried 5:0
Submitted by:
Barbara Davis, Staff Support Clerk
O Approved as circulated.
O Approved with amendments. See minutes of
Reviewed and Approved by:
meeting.
Jose R. Diogo, Chair