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City of Centerville <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />April 14, 2021 <br /> <br />1. None. <br /> <br />V. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> <br />1. Local Board of Appeal and Equalization <br /> <br />Ms. Mary Wells introduced herself and Misters Chris Larson, Erik Skogquist and Alex <br />Guggenberg, Anoka County Assessor. She gave a brief update on the property assessment and <br />appeals process including specific information about the current assessment. The 2021 Valuation <br />Notices were mailed out by Anoka County the week of March 29 along with the 2021 Property <br />Tax Statements. She stated that she received about 3 or 4 residential calls with some general <br />questions. She gave a brief summary of the 2021 assessment and noted that it has met all of the <br />assessments standards set by the State. The total estimated market value of the City increased <br />3.5% from last year and landed at 1.2% when new construction was taken out. <br /> <br />Council Member King asked about the 49 homes that were unqualified. <br /> <br />Ms. Wells stated that those homes would be, for example, new construction sales and anything <br />that is not considered an arm’s length transaction. She stated it would also be things like bank <br />sales or foreclosures, but her recollection is that there were not any of those types in the City this <br />year. <br /> <br />Council Member Koski asked about the total valuation amounts and if they represented both <br />residential and commercial properties. <br /> <br />Ms. Wells confirmed that this was correct and represented the entire City. <br /> <br />Mayor Love stated that he was happy to see the City continued to gain value and continue to grow <br />as a City. <br /> <br />Motion by Council Member Koski, seconded by Council Member Lakso, to Open the Public <br />Hearing for the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization. A roll-call vote was taken. Mayor <br />Love and Council Members King, Koski, Lakso & Mosher voted in favor. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Mayor Love suggested keeping the Public Hearing open in order to give the residents a chance to <br />comment if they logged into the meeting late. <br /> <br />Ms. Wells stated that there are several Parcel ID #s that need to be read into the minutes. <br /> <br />Mayor Love stated that he would like to move on with the next agenda item and reiterated that he <br />would like come back to that information in case residents log onto the meeting late. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 2 of 11 <br /> <br /> <br />