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Meeting date: April 14, 2025
Public hearing: 1
Executive summary
Title: 2025 St. Louis Park Local Board of Appeal and Equalization
Recommended action: Mayor to convene the meeting, following agenda is suggested.
1.Convene the St. Louis Park Local Board of Appeal and Equalization
2.Roll Call of Board Members – Declaration of Quorum
3.Motion to Appoint Chair
4.Acknowledgement of Trained Member (Nadia Mohamed & Sue Budd)
5.a. Accept Roster of Appellants
b.Call for Any Additional Appellants
c.If any appeals are open, motion to set date/time for continued proceedings
… suggested as April 28, 2025
… instruct assessor to inform appellants of reconvene date via phone and e-mail
… instruct assessor to re-inspect and re-appraise all parcels under appeal
6.If no appeals are open, board action as follows:
Read each appeal into the record where Mutual Agreement has been reached
For the mutual agreement category, each parcel should be read into the record and
the board may take one group action per DOR direction (April 2016).
Read into the record where the appellant intends to resolve at the County Board
7.Instruct Assessor to Complete Record of Changes for Submittal
8.Completion of the Local Board Certification Form
9.Motion to Recess if Board is not finished
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Motion to Adjourn if business completed
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Official minutes
Local board of appeal & equalization
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
April 14, 2025
1.Convene the local board of appeal and equalization.
The St. Louis Park local board of appeal and equalization convened at 6:06 p.m.
2.Roll call - declaration of quorum.
Board members present: Paul Baudhuin, Tim Brausen, Sue Budd, Lynette Dumalag, Yolanda
Farris, Nadia Mohamed
Board members absent: Margaret Rog
Staff present: City manager (Ms. Keller), city assessor (Mr. Bultema), appraiser lll/
commercial appraiser (Ms. Nathanson), assessing technician (Ms. Carr)
Guests: Josh Hoogland, Hennepin County assessor
3.Appointment of 2024 chair
It was moved by Board Member Farris, seconded by Board Member Brausen, to appoint
Board Member Sue Budd as chair of the 2025 local board of appeal and equalization
meeting.
The motion passed 6-0 (Board Member Rog absent).
4.Acknowledgement of trained members (Budd and Mohamed).
The board acknowledged Board Members Budd and Mohamed as trained members.
5.Accept roster of appellants and call for any additions.
a.Accept Roster of Appellants
The appeals were read into the record by City Assessor Bultema. Mr. Bultema noted the
valuation appeals that were mutually agreed upon by the property owner and staff (refer to
attached Roster for Board action).
It was moved by board member Brausen, seconded by board member Baudhuin, to accept the
roster of appellants as presented.
The motion passed 6-0 (Board Member Rog absent).
Mr. Bultema noted that the property of Virgil Voeller II, 2809 Joppa Ave. S, was not revalued at
this time. Mr. Bultema asked the board to sustain, as staff needs to arrange the inspection as
part of the Hennepin County board process.
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It was moved by Board Member Brausen, seconded by Board Member Baudhuin, to sustain
the valuation of the property at 2809 Joppa Ave. S.
The motion passed 6-0 (Board Member Rog absent).
A walk-in appeal was noted by Chair Budd related to the property owned by Daniel
Lindgren, 2810 Ottawa Avenue South, which will be addressed when the proceedings are
reconvened.
6.Determination of date and time for continued proceedings (reconvene).
It was moved by Board Member Brausen, seconded by Board Member Dumalag, to
reconvene the local board of appeal and equalization on April 28, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. and
to request appellants to present in writing ahead of time and be available for questions
during the April 28, 2025, reconvened meeting.
The motion passed 6-0 (Board Member Rog absent).
7. Instruct assessor to:
a.Inform appellants for reconvene date via telephone and mail
b.Inform appellants of board process
c.Inform appellants of the county board application date (May 21, 2025 requested)
d.Re-inspect and re-appraise parcels under appeal
8.Completion of the local board certification form.
The board completed the local board of appeal and equalization certification form. The
form, as completed, is also included as an addendum to these minutes.
9.Recess
It was moved by Board Member Brausen, seconded by Board Member Farris, to recess until
April 28, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
The motion passed 6-0 (Board Member Rog absent).
________________________________ ____________________________
Sue Budd, chair, local board of appeal Cory Bultema, city assessor
and equalization
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Appeals AFTER the April 14 Convene was recessed Reference 2025 Appealed Assessing Owner Board
Name Property Address Property ID #2024 Value Classification 2025 Value Revaluation Indicated Action
Patricia Maguire 4525 Park Commons Dr 221 06-028-24-43-0213 $266,900 X-Condominium $279,600 $265,600 Mutually Agreed $265,600
Patricia Maguire 4525 Park Commons Dr G22 06-028-24-43-0298 $8,800 XM- Condo-Garage $9,000 n/a Mutually Agreed $9,000
Claire Lawler 2210 Pennsylvania Ave S 08-117-21-22-0013 $446,300 R - Residential $432,600 $419,900 Mutually Agreed $419,900
Saiko McIvor & Riley McIvor 2916 Hampshire Ave S 08-117-21-43-0163 $447,200 R - Residential $472,300 $452,600 Mutually Agreed $452,600
Andrea Perea Clavijo & Druvier Pretel Rojas 2621 Zarthan Ave S 09-117-21-31-0222 $353,600 RZ- Res-Zero Lot $338,500 $314,000 Mutually Agreed $314,000
Yana Roytburg & Slava Slobodyanyuk 2919 Ottawa Ave S 31-029-24-34-0085 $839,000 R - Residential $914,200 $830,000 Mutually Agreed $830,000
Virgil Voeller II 2809 Joppa Ave S 31-029-24-44-0065 $575,100 R - Residential $605,300 Inspect?To County Board Sustain
Walk-In
Daniel Lindgren 2810 Ottawa Ave S 31-029-24-34-0020 $566,900 R - Residential $617,900
Roster - City of St. Louis Park Local Board of Appeal & Equalization - Convene April 14, 2025
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Local Board of Appeal and Equalization Certification Form for 2025
The Local Board of Appeal and Equalization (LBAE) must complete and sign this form for each meeting of the local board. Since all local boards are required to comply with the training and quorum requirements, this form must be completed even if no appeals are heard. At the end of each LBAE meeting, the county assessor or authorized city assessor takes possession of the completed form.
County name
Hennepin
Meeting (circle one)
Section 1 -Complete the following information at the beginning of the meeting.
or reconvened Date
Jurisdiction name (indicate city or town)
St Louis Park
Monday, A ril 14
Time
6:00
Township/City Board Members
•List all voting members of the LBAE and check "Presenr or "Absenr for each one to indicate which members wer e in attendance.
Oa.m. l:8]p.m.
•For each voting member present, check "Yes" or "No" indicating if the member has completed the training required under Minnesota Statutes, Section27 4.014 within the last four years. All vot ing members present at the meeting must sign this form. By sgning this form, you certify that you attendedthe LBAE meeting.
•You are also certifying that no board member participated in actions concerning the valuation or classification of a property owned by the board member,the board member's spouse, parent stepparent, chikl, stepchild, grandparent grandchikl, brother, sister, uncle aunt nephew, or niece of a boardmember, or an o in which the board member has a financial interest the relationshi ma be blood or mani e .
Print names of all voting members 1tle raining certified Signature (for those in attendance only)
Paul Baudhuin Board member resent □Absent □Yes i:8]No
Tim Brausen Board member J8lPresent □Absent □Yes i:8]No
Sue Budd Board member g(Present □Absent i:8]Yes □No
Lynette Dumalag Board member □Absent □Yes i:8]No
Yolanda Farris Board member □Absent □Yes i:8]No
Nadia Mohamed Board member i:8]Yes □No
Margaret Rog Board member □Yes i:8]No
Assessment Personnel
Must be completed by the county assessor (or an assistant delegated by the county assessor) or authorized city assessor present at the meeting.
Local assessor information County assessor (or delegate)/ authorized city assessor information
Does this jurisdiction have a local assessor? i:8]Yes □No Name 1tle License no.
If yes, was the local assessor present?�es □No Josh Hoogland County Assessor 3165
Local assessor name License no. ou assessor (or delegate) authorized city assessor certification
C B It 2530 • ning below, I certify I was present at the meeting and (please check one):_o_,_ry'--u_e_m_a _________ ----'-----1� A quorum was present and a training certified member was present; or
Other assessment personnel present I took over the meeting and changed it to an open book format because:
Please list additional names on back of this form. 8 A quorum was not present, and/orA trained member was not resent. Name Title
Name Title
is and following assessment
Name Title to reason c
Section 2 -Complete the following information at the end of the meeting.
r adjourned Time a.m.
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Scheduling for Reconvene Meeting (if needed)
The LBAE must resolve all issues before the meeting is adjourned. If issues are unresolved, the board should recess until the next meeting. The LBAE must complete and sign a LBAE Certification Form for each reconvene meeting. The date and time for the reconvene meeting must be determined before the initial meeting is recessed. Once the LBAE has ad·oumed it cannot reconvene.
Rev. 2024
Bridget Nathanson
Emily Carr
commercial appraiser
assessment technician
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Meeting: Local Board of Appeal and Equalization
Meeting date: April 28, 2025
Action agenda item: 1
2025 Local Board of Appeal and Equalization
Reconvene – April 28, 2025
PROPOSED AGENDA
1.Reconvene the St. Louis Park Local Board of Appeal and Equalization
2.Roll Call – Declaration of Quorum
3.Acknowledgement of Trained Members (Nadia Mohamed & Sue Budd)
4.Review of Properties in Appeal
A.Board Action – Not resolved, to be heard by the Local Board
There are no appeals in this category.
B.Board Action – To be sustained, referral to the County Board
There are no appeals in this category.
C.Board Action – To be sustained, (inspection refusal, non-response or withdrawal)
There are no appeals in this category.
D.Board Action – Appellant & Assessing Staff are in Mutual Agreement
The assessor requests to re-open the Voeller appeal with inspection and revaluation
completed. This appeal and six additional parcels are at mutual agreement and can be
read into the record.
For appeals in groups a-b-c, it is suggested that the board review each parcel
individually, discuss as you will and make individual board rulings. For the mutual
agreement category, each parcel should be read into the record and the board may
take one group action per DOR direction (April 2016). A reminder is made that the
board packet includes reference to those parcels already read into the record and
approved.
5.Instruct Assessor to Complete Record of Changes for Submittal
6.Instruct Assessor to Inform Appellants of Board Action via Mail
7.Complete the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization Certification Form
8.Adjourn if Board business is completed
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Official minutes
Local board of appeal & equalization
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
April 28, 2025
1.Reconvene the St. Louis Park Local Board of Appeal and Equalization
The St. Louis Park Local Board of Appeal and Equalization was reconvened at 6:05 p.m.
2.Roll call - Declaration of quorum.
Board members present: Paul Baudhuin, Tim Brausen, Sue Budd, Yolanda Farris, Nadia
Mohamed, Margaret Rog
Board members absent: Lynette Dumalag
Staff present: city manager (Ms. Keller), city assessor (Mr. Bultema), city appraiser (Ms.
Nathanson), assessing technician (Ms. Carr), city appraiser (Ms. Clarke)
3.Acknowledgement of trained members (Budd and Mohamed)
The Board acknowledged board members Budd and Mohamed as their trained members.
4.Review of properties in appeal.
a.Board action - there were no appeals that met this criterion.
b.Board action - Appellant has requested referral to the county board - there were
no appeals that met this criterion.
c.Board action – There were no appeals in this category.
d.Board action -Appellant and assessing staff are in mutual agreement. Mr. Bultema
requested to reopen the Voeller appeal with inspection and revaluation
completed. This appeal and six additional parcels are at mutual agreement and
were read into the record by Ms. Nathanson.
The properties as read into the record are attached to the minutes as an
addendum.
Board member Brausen made a motion, seconded by Board member Farris, to accept the
mutually agreed upon valuations as presented by staff.
The motion passed 6-0 (Board member Dumalag absent).
e.Instruct assessor to complete record of changes for submittal.
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Board chair Budd instructed the assessor to complete the record of changes for
submittal.
f.Instruct assessor to inform petitioners of board action via mail.
Board chair Budd instructed the assessor to inform petitioners of board action via
mail.
g.Complete the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization Certification Form.
Board chair Budd verified that the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization
Certification was completed. The record form is included as an attachment to the
minutes.
h. Adjourn if board business is completed.
Board member Brausen made a motion, seconded by Board member Mohamed to
adjourn the meeting.
The motion passed 6-0 (Board member Dumalag absent).
The meeting adjourned at 6:12 p.m.
________________________________ ____________________________
Sue Budd, chair, local board of appeal Cory Bultema, city assessor
and equalization
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Appeals AFTER the April 14 Convene was recessed Reference 2025 Appealed Assessing Owner Board
Name Property Address Property ID #2024 Value Classification 2025 Value Revaluation Indicated Action
Patricia Maguire 4525 Park Commons Dr 221 06‐028‐24‐43‐0213 $266,900 X‐Condominium $279,600 $265,600 Mutually Agreed $265,600
Patricia Maguire 4525 Park Commons Dr G22 06‐028‐24‐43‐0298 $8,800 XM‐ Condo‐Garage $9,000 n/a Mutually Agreed $9,000
Claire Lawler 2210 Pennsylvania Ave S 08‐117‐21‐22‐0013 $446,300 R ‐ Residential $432,600 $419,900 Mutually Agreed $419,900
Saiko McIvor & Riley McIvor 2916 Hampshire Ave S 08‐117‐21‐43‐0163 $447,200 R ‐ Residential $472,300 $452,600 Mutually Agreed $452,600
Andrea Perea Clavijo & Druvier Pretel Rojas 2621 Zarthan Ave S 09‐117‐21‐31‐0222 $353,600 RZ‐ Res‐Zero Lot $338,500 $314,000 Mutually Agreed $314,000
Yana Roytburg & Slava Slobodyanyuk 2919 Ottawa Ave S 31‐029‐24‐34‐0085 $839,000 R ‐ Residential $914,200 $830,000 Mutually Agreed $830,000
Virgil Voeller II 2809 Joppa Ave S 31‐029‐24‐44‐0065 $575,100 R ‐ Residential $605,300 Inspect? To County Board Sustain
... Inspected 04‐25 … Reval completed
... Request to reopen … Virgil Voeller II 2809 Joppa Ave S 31‐029‐24‐44‐0065 $575,100 R ‐ Residential $605,300 $527,000 Mutually Agreed $527,000
Daniel Lindgren 2810 Ottawa Ave S 31‐029‐24‐34‐0020 $566,900 R ‐ Residential $617,900 $567,900 Mutually Agreed $567,900
Daniel Luby 2948 Alabama 09‐117‐21‐33‐0121 $325,500 R ‐ Residential $340,000 $325,500 Mutually Agreed $325,500
David B Hartwell Revocable Trust (David)3990 Wooddale Ave #201 07‐028‐24‐23‐0171 $991,700 X ‐ Condominium $1,029,700 $900,000 Mutually Agreed $900,000
David B Hartwell Revocable Trust (David)3991 Wooddale Ave #G1 07‐028‐24‐23‐0172 $12,000 XM‐ Condo‐Garage $12,500 n/a Mutually Agreed Sustain
McIntosh Revocable Trust (Ann)2551 Xenwood Ave S 09‐117‐21‐24‐0030 $348,500 R ‐ Residential $359,200 Sustain Mutually Agreed Sustain
Alexander Hintz & Melissa Hintz 8701 Boone Ct 07‐117‐21‐42‐0027 $455,800 R ‐ Residential $476,300 $466,000 Mutually Agreed $466,000
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Local Board of Appeal and Equalization Certification Form for 2025 The Local Board of Appeal and Equalization (LBAE) must complete and sign this form for each meeting of the local board. Since all local boards are required to comply with the training and quorum requirements, this form must be completed even if no appeals are heard. At the end of each LBAE meeting, the county assessor or authorized city assessor takes possession of the completed form.
County name Hennepin
Meeting (circle one): convened
Section 1 -Complete the following information at the beginning of the meeting.
Date
Jurisdiction name (indicate city or town) St Louis Park
Monda , April 28 Time
6:00
Township/City Board Members
Oa.m. �p.m
•List all voting members of the LBAE and check ·'Presenr or "Absenr for each one to indicate which members were in attendance.•For each voting member present, check "Yes" or "No" indicating if the me mber has completed the training required under Minnesota Statutes, Section27 4 014 within the last four years All voting members present at the meeting must sign this form. By signing this form, you certify that you attendedthe LBAE meeting.•You are also certifying that no board member participated in actions concerning the valuation or classification of a property owned by the board member,the board member's spouse, parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle aunt, nephew, or niece of a boardmember, or an re in which the board member has a financial interest the relationshi s ma be b blood or marri e .
Print names of all voting members Title Atte raining certified Signature (for those in attendance only)
Paul Baudhuin Board member □Absent □Yes �No
Tim Brausen Board member □Yes �No
Sue Budd Board member �Yes □No
Lynette Dumalag Board member □Yes �No
Yolanda Farris Board member □Yes �No
Nadia Mohamed Board member �Yes □No
Margaret Rog Board member □Absent □Yes rgjNo
Assessment Personnel Must be completed by the county assessor (or an assistant delegated by the county assessor) or authonzed city assessor present at the meeting. Local assessor information County assessor (or delegate) I authorized city assessor inform ation Name Title License no. Josh Hoogland County Assessor 3165 Does this jurisdiction have a local assessor? �Yes □No If yes, was the local assessor present? PsYes □No Local assessor name License no. County assessor (or delegate) I authorized city assessor certification Cory Bultema 2530 �
-ing below, I certify I was present at the meeting and (please check one):--<------------------'--------a quorum was present and a training certified member was present; orOther assessment personnel present ook over the meeting and changed it to an open book format because·Please list additional names on back of this form. A quorum was not present, and/or A trained member was not resent
-Se¢on 2 �Complete the following information at the end of the meeting.
Meeting (circle one): recessed or fiburned / Time L, � I 2-l'�
.m. .m.
'--"'Scheduling for Reconvene Meeting (if needed) The LBAE must resolve all issues before the meeting is adjourned. If issues are unresolved, the board should recess until the next meeting. The LBAE must complete and sign a LBAE Certification Form for each reconvene meeting. The date and time for the reconvene meeting must be determined before the initial meeting is recessed. Once the LBAE has adjourned it cannot reconvene. Date for reconvene meeting Time ljLJa.m.
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