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MINUTES PUBLIC PRESENTATION: WILL CLAYTOR CITY ASSESSOR he feel.s strongly that a clean area encourages people to keep an area clean and conversely trash and filth promote the same. 3) Additional landscaping in Tonsler Park and the possible relocation of some activities back into the Park. to provide a more attractive frontage at Cherry Avenue. There being no further comments, Mr. Buck closed the Public Hearing and called for. discuSsion. Mr. Buck asked Mr. HUja if there were some requirements for a decision to be made at this.meeting regarding the CDBG program. Mr. Huja pointed out that the Ordinance calls for some general 'direction to be decided upon by the City Council after conducting such.a Public Hearing. It was agreed that the City Council would do this at their next regular meeting. Mfrs. Gleason asked why no specific target neighborhood had been designated by the Task Force in their preliminary discussion. Mr. Lawrence explained that there were enough projects of City-wide concern to not warrant the designation of a specific target neighborhood and more importantly, the creation Of a neighborhood Task Force. Given the City-wide needs with some decisions about areas to concentrate on, it was felt by the Task Force that they could complete this work themselves. Dr. Hall pointed out, in reference to Mr. William's comment, that the Gordon Avenue and 12th Street area and the area near Venable School pose particular litter Problems. The meeting of City Council was adj ourn'~d_. COUNCIL CHAMBERS October 1'7, 1983 Council met in regular session this date with the following members present: Mr. Buck, Mr. Conover, Mrs. Gleason, Dr. Gunter, Dr. Hall. Absent: None. On motion by Mrs. Gleason, seconded by Dr. Gunter, the minutes of the special meeting on October 3rd were unanimously approved as presented. On motion by Dr. Hall, seconded by Mrs. Gleason, the minutes of the regular meeting of October 3rd were unanimously approved as corrected. There were no matters by the public. Mr. Will Claytor, City Assessor, summarized the duties and responsibilities of his office. In addition to Mr. Claytor, the Department of Real Estate Assessment employs six persons and operates on a budget of $206,000 a year. Mr. Claytor stated that there are 12,371~assessable properties in the City and that they are assessed, at 90% of the market value. The assessor is responsible for discovering listing and valuing assessable properties in the City. Three approaches are used in appraising property values: 1) cost, 2) comparative sales, and 3) inc'ome. Residential properties are generally appraised using a comparative sales approach, while non-residential properties 'are usually appraised on the basis of the income they generate. Mr. Claytor stressed the ~mportance of the computer in monitoring, adjusting and refining the assessments.! Mr. Claytor stated that if a property owner wishes to appeal an assessment, it must be done within 30 days. If the property owner is unsatisfied at that point, an appeal must be made to the Board of Equalization within an- additional 30 days. Mr. Claytor said that only four persons have been to the