HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014_0711_Minutes Open_APPROVEDCOUNTY OF KAUAI
Minutes of Meeting
OPEN SESSION
Approved as circulated 10/10/14
Board/Committee:
BOARD OF REVIEW
Meeting Date
July 11, 2014
Location
Mo`ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2 A/B
Start of Meeting: 2:39 p.m.
End of Meeting: 2:49 p.m.
Present
Chair Jose Diogo; Vice -Chair Dottie Bekeart; Members: Craig De Costa; Cayetano
Gerardo
Also: Deputy County Attorney Mona Clark; 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;
Mike Hubbard
Excused
Russell Kyono
Absent
SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Call To Order
Chair Diogo called the meeting to order at 1:08
p.m. with 4 members present, which constitutes
a quoru m.
Approval of
Minutes
a. Open Session Minutes of June 6, 2014 (deferred from 6/13/14)
Mr. De Costa moved to approve both sets of
minutes as circulated. Ms. Bekeart seconded the
b. Open Session Minutes of June 13, 2014
motion. Motion carried 4.-0
Recess
Chair Diogo called a recess at 1:09 p.m. to allow
members to review the appraiser's reports.
Meeting was called back to order at 1:13 p.m.
Appeals
10. 14- 0000097 J.Herring Robert/Mary Capwell
5 -2 -021- 009 -0002
Mr. Capwell 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 sustain the County's assessment of $1,405,600. Mr. De Costa seconded the motion. Motion carried 4:0
14. 14- 0000071 M.Hubbard JBS Family Enterprises LLLP 5 -3-
012 - 045 -0000
Steven Nishimura was in attendance on behalf of the appellant and presented
testimony. Mr. Hubbard was in attendance for the
County and presented his report to the Board.
Ms. Bekeart moved to sustain the County's assessment of $2,749, 000. Mr. De Costa seconded the motion. Motion carried 4.0
Board of Review
Open Session
July 11, 2014
Page 2
SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
1. 14- 0000008 J.Herring David A McDowell 1 -7- 006 - 015 -0000
Dennis Nakahara was in attendance on behalf of the appellant and presented testimony. Mr. Herring was in attendance for the
County and presented his report to the Board.
Mr. De Costa moved to reduce the County's valuation to $2,266,500. Ms. Bekeart seconded the motion. Motion carried 4:0
3. 14- 0000104 J.Herring Jeffrey Lindner 4 -9- 005- 020 -0000
4. 14- 0000103 J.Herring Moloa'a Farms LLC 4 -9- 009 - 007 -0000
5. 14- 0000105 J.Herring Moloa'a Farms LLC 4 -9- 009 - 009 -0015
6. 14- 0000076 J.Herring Moloa'a Farms LLC 4 -9- 010 - 001 -0000
7. 14- 0000077 J.Herring Moloa'a Farms LLC 4 -9- 010 - 006 -0000
8. 14- 0000111 J.Herring Jeffrey Lindner 5 -1- 004 - 007 -0000
9. 14- 0000078 J.Herring Jeffrey S Lindner 5 -1- 004 - 046 -0000
11. 14- 0000100 D.Ventura Moloa'a Farms LLC 4 -9- 003 - 002 -0000
12. 14- 0000101 D.Ventura Moloa'a Farms LLC 4 -9- 003 - 011 -0000
13. 14- 0000102 D.Ventura Moloa'a Farms LLC 4 -9- 003 - 021 -0000
Prior to the meeting, Mr. Lindner signed up to present his testimony to the Board. Before his appeals were called, Mr. Lindner
left saying to Ms. Hester that he will take them to the State Appeals Board; Mr. Lindner left his folder with Ms. Hester. Ms.
Hester, Mr. Herring and Mr. Ventura were all in attendance for the County and presented their report to the Board.
Mr. De Costa moved to sustain the County's assessment of $666,000; $115,400; $554,100; $1,666,500; $1,045,400; $918,300;
$5y563,5001- $3)374,100; $765,100; and $2,606,200 respectively. Ms. Bekeart seconded the motion. Motion carried 4:0
2. 14- 0000151 J.Herring First Avenue Trust - Withdrew 4 -1- 004 -031 -0000
No Board action required.
Recess
A recess was called at 2:28 p.m. The meeting
was called back to order at 2:36 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 2:39 p.m. Ms. Bekeart
Board of Review
Open Session
July 11, 2014
Page 3
SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
seconded the motion. Motion carried 4:0
Return to
Ratify Board of Review actions taken in Executive Session for appeals
The meeting resumed in Open Session at 2:49 p.m.
Open Session
shown on the attached listing and make those decisions public
Ms. Bekeart moved to ratify the Board's decisions
and make them public. Mr. De Costa seconded the
motion. Motion carried 4: 0
Adjournment
Mr. De Costa moved to adjourn the meeting at
2:50 p.m. Ms. Bekeart seconded the motion.
Motion carried 4:0
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