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HomeMy WebLinkAboutComcast Court CaseOFFICE OF THE 'COUNTY COUNSEL COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA 70 West Hedding Street East Wing, 91" Floor San Jose, California 95110-1770 (408) 299-5900 `r (408) 292-7240 (FAX) BE - " JUN 14 2004 TOWN 0V LOS ALTOS HILLS June 10, 2004 City Clerk See Attached Distribution List Ann Miller Ravel COUNTY COUNSEL Martin H. Dodd SPECIAL ASSISTANT COUNTY COUNSEL Debra L. Cauble Laurie F. Faulkner Susan G. Levenberg ASSISTANT COUNTY COUNSEL Re: Notice of Action pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 5148 Comcast Phone of CA v. State Board of Equalization' County of Santa Clara et al Alameda County Superior Court No. RG04151862 Dear City Clerk: This notice is being provided pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 5148 to advise the city that the above -referenced action has been instituted against the State Board of Equalization and the County of Santa Clara, in addition to other California counties, seeking a partial refund of property taxes. The specifics of this refund action are contained in the enclosed copy of the complaint. Section 5148 allows the City to intervene in the action within 30 days of this notice; however, any judgment rendered in favor of the assessee shall be entered exclusively against the County irrespective of whether or not the City intervenes in the action. The County shall be entitled to recover separately from the City and any other taxing entities those taxes collected by the County on behalf of the City and those other taxing entities which are subject to refund as a result of such judgment. The assessed values that are being challenged in this action were determined by the State Board of Equalization in the performance of its prescribed duty and not by the County Assessor. Consequently, the County will expect the State Board of Equalization and the Attorney General to assume an active role in the defense of these values. Letter to City Clerk Re: Comcast Phone of CA v. State Board of Equalization,• County of Santa Clara et al June 10, 2004 Page 2 If you should have any questions regarding the amount of property taxes related to the property at issue, you should contact Irene Lui at (408) 299-5251. Sincerely, ANN MILLER RAVEL County Counsel JAMES b RP -ES Deputy County Counsel JJR:akw Encl.: Complaint c: John Guthrie, Director of Finance S: Nain\GeneralGovemment\Rees\COMCAST\R&TSec5148Ltr. wpd CITY CLERKS SANTA CLARA COUNTY CAMPBELL CUPERTINO Anne Bybee Kimberly Smith City Clerk City Clerk City of Campbell City of Cupertino 70 North First Street 10300 Torre Avenue Campbell, CA 95008 Cupertino, CA 95014 GILROY LOS ALTOS Rhonda Pellin Carol Scharz City Clerk City Clerk City of Gilroy City of Los Altos 7351 Rosanna Street 1 North San Antonio Road Gilroy, CA 95020 Los Altos, CA 94022 LOS ALTOS HILLS LOS GATOS Karen Jost Marian Cosgrove Town of Los Altos Hills Town of Los Gatos 26379 Fremont Road 100 East Main Street Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Los Gatos, CA 95030 MILPITAS MONTE SERENO Gail Blalock Andrea Chelemengos City Clerk City Clerk City of Milpitas City of Monte Sereno 455 E. Calavaras Blvd. 18041 Saratoga/Los Gatos Rd. Milpitas, CA 95035 Monte Sereno, CA 95030 MORGAN HILL MOUNTAIN VIEW Irma Torrez Angie Salvador City Clerk City Clerk 17555 Peak Avenue 500 Castro Street Morgan Hill, CA 95037 Mountain View, CA 94041 I PALO ALTO Donna Rogers City Clerk City of Palo Alto 250 Hamilton Ave; 7th Floor Palo Alto, CA 94301 SANTA CLARA Judy Boccignone City Clerk- City lerkCity of Santa Clara 1500 Warburton Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95050 SUNNYVALE Susan Ramos City Clerk City of Sunnyvale 603 All American Way Sunnyvale, CA 94086 S:\Main\GeneralGovernment\Rees\COMCAST\CITYCLRK.wpd SAN JOSE Lee Price City Clerk City of San Jose 801 North First Street; Rm 116 San Jose, CA 95110 SARATOGA Kathleen Boyer City Clerk City of Saratoga 13777 Fruitdale Avenue Saratoga, CA 95070