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MOORPARK
799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529 -6864
MEMORANDUM
OORPARK, CALIFORMA
City Council Meeting
Tom: The Honorable City Council ACTION:
FROM: Lillian E. Kellerman, City Clerk —
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DATE: January 29, 1992 (CC meeting of 2/5/92)
SUBJECT: CONSIDER GTE CALIFORNIA INC., VS. STATE BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION, SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
CASE NO. 524330
BACKGROUND
County Counsel has advised the City that the County of Ventura has been
named as a defendant in the above subject action to recover taxes levied on
state assessed property. The City may be affected but the County has not yet
been able to confirm the location of the parcel numbers involved.
It is anticipated that the attorney general's office will be, in effect, representing
a number of counties, including the County of Ventura in this suit. Pursuant
to Section 5148, subdivision (b), of the Revenue and Taxation Code, any city
receiving notice of the action filed against the State Board of Equalization and
the County may, within 30 days of the receipt of notice, intervene in that
action. Upon our request, the County will furnish us with copies of the
summons and complaint.
The total amount of the requested refund from the County (and included
cities) in the subject case is $2,196,559.24.
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the report.
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PAUL W. LAWRASON JR. JOHN E. WOZNIAK SCOTT MONTGOMERY
Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember
BERNARDO M. PEREZ ROY E. TALLEY JR.
Councilmember Councilmember
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JAMES L. McBRIDE
COUNTY COURSE_
MELODIE M. KLEIMAN
CHIEF ASSISTANTjK�j�
COUNTY COUNSEL
FRANK O. SIEH
LITIGATION SIJPERV•_OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ADMINISTRATI_-N BUIL2
800 SOUTH VICTORIA AVENUE
VENTURA, CALIFORNIA 93009
TELEPHONE 18051 654 -2580
FAX NO. 18051 654 -2185
January 9, 1992
Lillian Kellerman
Moorpark City Clerk
799 Moorpark Avenue
Moorpark, California 93021
Re: GTE California Incorporated v. State Board of
Equalization, Fresno County, et al.; Sacramento
County Superior Court Case No. 524330
Dear Ms. Kellerman:
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Andre.% B Gus'afs�,
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Lawr_ ^ce L 1.'atheney
Patric a McCourt
Robin D McGrew
William C Moritz
Dane! J Murpny
Roberto R Orellana
Denns L Sliv nski
Leroy Smith
Jack A Thompson
James W. Thon s
Shannon W Trower
Mary C Ward
William A_ Waters
Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 5148(b), as
added by Chapter 1262, Statutes of 1987 (AB 2120), you are hereby
advised that the County of Ventura has been named as a defendant
in the above - referenced action to recover taxes levied on state
assessed property. Your city may be affected, but we have not
yet been able to confirm the location of the parcel numbers used
by the State Board of Equalization. Please note that the total
requested refund from the County of Ventura (and included cities)
is $2,196,559.24. 1
Revenue and Taxation Code section 5148 requires that service
of the summons and complaint in this type of property tax refund
action be made only upon the State Board of Equalization and that
the Board in turn notify counties who will notify cities of the
pending action.
A representative of the Board of Equalization was served
personally with summons and complaint in this ratter on Decem-
ber 6, 1991. As with the majority of these types of cases, we
anticipate that the attorney general's office will be, in effect,
representing a number of counties, including the County of
Ventura. Please note that pursuant to section 5148, subdivision
(b), any city receiving notice of the action filed against the
board and the count_: may, within 30 days of the receipt of this
notice, intervene in that action. Upon your request, we will
furnish you with copies of the summons and complaint.
Please acknowledge receipt of this letter by dating and
signing the enclosed copy thereof and returning it to us in the
enclosed self - addressed, stamped envelope.
ve ruly yours,
E L. nMA E N
Assistant Coty C nsel
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Enclosures
Receipt is hereby acknowledged:
CITY OF MOORPARK
By:
Lillian Kelle_ -man
Date:
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