Minnetonka approves property value assessments with one abstention
The Minnetonka City Council's Local Board of Appeal and Equalization voted Wednesday to adopt recommended property values for dozens of homes and businesses across the city. The board approved assessments for properties reviewed by city staff and external advisers, though one council member abstained due to concerns about incomplete information.
The board considered property value appeals in two sections. For Section A — properties reviewed by city assessing staff — the council voted 6-0 to approve the assessor's recommended values, with Councilor Kley abstaining. Kley explained her decision to sustain rather than vote yes or no, saying she couldn't see all the properties that were read aloud during the meeting on her printed agenda. "I don't see all the listed properties that you just named," Kley said, "so I don't know why some of them were in the agenda."
The Section A vote covered roughly 30 properties across Minnetonka, including addresses on Nolan Drive, Bren Road East, Robinwood Terrace, and numerous other streets. The mayor read the complete list of properties and their recommended values into the record before the vote. Several items had been withdrawn or added to the section prior to the reading, which may have contributed to the discrepancy between what was presented verbally and what appeared on council members' agendas.
For Section B — properties that had been referred to external advisers for review — the council voted unanimously 7-0 to approve the adviser's recommended values. That section contained only one remaining property after an item was moved to Section A. The vote proceeded without public comment.
Property owners who disagree with these local board decisions have the option to appeal to the County Board of Appeal and Equalization, the next level in the appeals process. The 2024 assessment process is part of the annual cycle through which local governments determine property values for tax purposes.
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Adoption of Assessor's Recommended Property Values for Section A
Dissent: Councilor Kley sustained the motion, citing a lack of clarity regarding all listed properties on the provided agenda.
Moved by Council M Shack [0:09:50] · Seconded by Council member ra [0:09:59]
The Mayor read into the record a comprehensive list of properties and their Assessor's recommended values as prepared by City staff. Several items were noted as withdrawn (5 & 6) or added (13-31) to this section prior to the reading. During the vote, one council member expressed concerns about not having a complete list of all read properties on their personal agenda, leading to a 'sustain' vote rather than an affirmative 'yes' or 'no'.
Adoption of Adviser's Recommended Property Values for Section B
Dissent: None
Moved by Council member R [0:13:00] · Seconded by Council M Foster Bolton [0:13:16]
The Mayor presented the sole remaining property item from Section B, which had been reviewed by external advisers. An initial misreading that included an item previously moved to Part A was corrected, ensuring only the current Section B item was considered for approval. No public input was offered for this item.
this might sound weird but I'm going to sustain because I don't see all the listed properties that you just named all so I don't know why some of them were in the agenda okay and I haven't looked at it so I'm just going to sustain
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[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] thank you Miss heiny [Applause] [Applause] good evening um it is still Monday April 22nd and um this is the local Board of appeal and Equalization I will call this meeting to order and I will ask Miss f to please call roll excuse me RA here kley here Foster Bolton here Shaq here Wilburn here Calbert here weon here um fir next item on the a is the approval of the agenda and uh we also have an agenda so miss putts do you have that or Mr Funk either either one miss putts or Miss FK y I'll go yeah thank you may I'll go ahead and kick us off on the agenda thank you uh two items for your consideration on the agenda one is related to item 5A which is section A the Assessor's recommended values numbers five and six were withdrawn numbers 13 through 31 were added the second item for your consideration on the agenda is for item 5B which is section B advisor's recommended values number two was moved to number 30 of part A the attachment for number two was removed accordingly uh so those are your two considerations if you have any questions Miss putt can answer those uh and otherwise we'd stand for your approval of the agenda all right Miss puts anything to add nothing to add all right is there a motion to approve the um Council sha thank you mayor I move approval of the agenda and a second councilor kley I second all right we've got a motion by councilor sh and a second by council member kley Miss Faulk please call Ro ra yes kley yes Foster Bolton yes sha yes Wilburn yes Calbert yes weome yes motion carries so now um do we move right into these um recommendations or Miss putts do you have any int intro introduction you want to make yes thank you mayor I do have a quick introduction tonight we are here for for the reconvene of the 2024 menona local Board of appeal and Equalization I'd like to first take a moment to thank the assessing staff and our advisers who served as during our review P review period this local board properties appearing on part A of the agenda have been reviewed by City assessing staff and their recommendations are listed properties appearing on Part B of the agenda were referred to the advisers for review at the April 8th local board meeting the advisers visited the properties on April 11th 2024 and their recommendations are listed on the agenda for tonight's meeting we do need to read the appeals by address and recommended value into the record if any of the homeowners are here they may speak and the advisers are here to answer any questions for those listed on Part B all properties listed on this agenda as well as the April 8th local board agenda will be notified of the local board's decision following the meeting along with information regarding the County Board of appeal and Equalization process thank you this concludes my report thank you Miss putz so um we are in section A of the agenda and we will we will First Act on those items these are properties which were reviewed by staff is there anyone present who would like to speak on behalf of any of the properties listed in section A is there anyone okay if not I will read them into the record as recommended by City staff you know and if someone would like to speak we will um um we will also provide an um opportunity after I've read these um into the record so as Miss puttz indicated um I'm just going to read the address and the Assessor's recommended uh recommended value so item one is 112 Oaks Drive Suite 101 and the Assessor's recommendation is $1,840 item two is 1,2 Oaks 12 Oak Center Drive Suite 200 and the Assessor's recommendation is 2 million $787,000 the next item is 1,2 Oak Center Drive Suite 100 and the Assessor's recommendation is $1,174 th000 the next item is 12908 minetonka Boulevard and the Assessor's recommendation is $2 million items five and six have been withdrawn item seven is 1,000 or 10,05 Green Brier Road and the Assessor's recommendation is 52 m535 th000 item8 is 17310 County Road number 101 and the Assessor's recommendation is 1, 18548 item nine is 5300 Nolan Drive and the Assessor's recommendation is 20, 939 th000 item 10 is 511 Nolan Drive and the Assessor's recommendation is $4,991 th000 and item 11 is 300 Carlson Parkway and the Assessor's recommendation is 92,3 18,000 item item 12 is 15317 Heritage Road the Assessor's recommendation is $687,500 item 13 is 16203 glattus Lane and the assessors recomend recommendation is $700,000 item 14 is 9800 Bren Road East the Assessor's recommendation is $6 million item 15 is 9900 Bren Road East and the Assessor's recommendation is 38 M48 3,000 item 16 is 11903 douglin drive and the assessors recommendation is $94,200 item 17 is 2400 lauran and the Assessor's recommendation is $1,118 th000 item 18 is 4511 Woodruff Road and the Assessor's recommendation is $547,500 item 19 is 2805 Saddlebrook Circle and the Assessor's recommendation is is $60,800 item 20 is 4330 Wilson Street the recommendation is $573,500 next item is 4864 Gaywood Drive the recommendation is $582,500 item 22 is 4610 lywood Terrace and the rec recommendation is $526,500 item 23 is 14901 Williams Lane the Assessor's recommendation is $57,200 item 24 is 3220 Hopkins Crossroad the recommend recommendation is $379,000 item 25 is 686 89 veilwood Drive the Assessor's recommendation is $475,500 number 26 is 14510 Wellington Road the Assessor's recommendation is $523,500 item 27 is 9901 Sandra Lane the recommendation is $496,500 item 28 is 3607 Robinwood Terrace the recommendation is $41,250 excuse me 14510 minihaha place the recommendation is $731,000 item 30 is 3426 Robinwood Terrace and the recommendation is 519,000 $500 and item 31 is 14100 mini haha place and the recommendation is $745,000 so um is there um miss putts any anything to add or just a mo do we just need a motion to move forward yep nothing to add just a motion all right um council is there a is there a motion to approve these items 1 through3 1 in section a council M Shack thank you mayor I move to receive and adopt the Assessor's recommended values and is there a second council member ra thank you mayor I'll second we've got a motion by Council M Shack and a second by Council ra Miss faul please call roll ra yes kley know this might sound weird but I'm going to sustain because I don't see all the listed properties that you just named all so I don't know why some of them were in the agenda okay and I haven't looked at it so I'm just going to [Applause] sustain all right Foster Bolton yes Shaq yes Wilburn yes Calbert yes weome yes motion carries so moving on to section B um these are the properties that were reviewed by the advisers with their recommendations is there anyone present in the audience who would like to speak to any of the properties listed in section B is there anyone all right well then I will continue if not I will read them into the record as recommended by City staff so section B we don't have as many um number one number one is 5321 M Mich Michelle Lane Michelle Lane I guess and the advisor's recommendation is $455,000 and item two is 3828 Robin Wood Terrace excuse me mayor yes that was moved to part A Part A we did that one okay thank you you said that I just um I was on a roll okay so we move that one and that one's done so the next item so we only have one item in this section and it is it is 3426 Robinwood Terrace and that is $575,000 and Miss put is there anything else is that that's it for Section B section B just had the one item of Lan all right not the Robinwood Terrace oh okay so I'm okay I'm managing to do this wrong we we'll do it all over again so item one is the uh 5321 Mela Lane at 4 $55,000 so I need a motion for that council member R thank you mayor I make the motion to receive an adopt the modifier and modify the advisor's recommended values and is there a second counil M Foster Bolton I'll second it all right we've got a moot motion by council member m and a second by council member Foster Bolton Miss faul please call r r yes kley yes Foster Bolton yes Sha yes Wilburn yes Calbert yes weon yes motion carries so before wrapping the local Board of um um appeal and Equalization up is there anyone else who would like to speak to any properties that have not been uh read into the record or acted upon tonight this is kind of the Speak now or forever hold your peace moment at or at least until you go to henan County if that's your desire but um all right seeing no one um thank you all for being here and I think we can take a motion to adjourn um council member Calbert thank you Mr Mayor I make the motion to adjourn is there a second second thank you mayor I'll second okay a motion by Council M Calbert and a second by Council R um all in favor say I I I we are adjourned so why don't we take um you know like a a quick break three minute break and then we'll come back and call um and and um end our um recess and continue with the council meeting so three minutes if anybody needs it
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