Finance Committee - 06/16/2021 Page 4
Chairman Harriott-Gathright
Miseirvitch. Thank you.
Nick Miseirvitch, Deputy Director of IT
You're welcome.
Chairman Harriott-Gathright
Any questions? Is everyone good? Okay. Will the Clerk call the roll?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderwoman Lu, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Laws,
Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Harriott-Gathright 5
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Tax Abatement Appeals Consulting & Appraisal Services Change Order #1 for in the amount not to exceed
$150,000 funded from the General Fund account 11500 Overlay
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND APPROVE A REVISED CONTRACT -
CHANGE ORDER #1 - FOR CONSULTATION AND APPRAISAL SERVICES FOR VARIOUS TAX ABATEMENT
APPREALS BETWEEN THE CITY AND BARRY CUNNINGHAM, VALUATION RESEARCH COUNSELING IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH: DEPARTMENTS: 132 ASSESSING AND 103
LEGAL; FUND: 11500 OVERLAY ACCOUNT, BY ROLL CALL
Chairman Harriott-Gathright
Director Kleiner is this yours? I’m not Sure.
ON THE QUESTION
Steve Bolton, Corporation Counsel
Well | can probably speak more to it.
Chairman Harriott-Gathright
Okay, thank you.
Steve Bolton, Corporation Counsel
This particular one is for an appraiser that we use on large expensive properties. Things like the big box stores — Best
Buy, Lowe’s, Kohl’s, the anchor stores which are separate parcels at the Pheasant Lane Mall. So it had been Sears for
the tax years in question. It won’t be Sears going forward. Macy’s, Target, and in fact both Target stores the one at the
mall and the one up on Amherst Street as well.
So this individual and this firm we’ve added more parcels to the list that they are doing the appraisals for us. This is to
prepare for tax abatement appeals either in Superior Court or at the Board of Tax and Land Appeals. This work is not
anything that our in-house staff is prepared or able to do. Significant tax dollars are at stake and our feeling certainly in
the Legal Department that this expertise is needed and will ultimately save us money in the long run.
Chairman Harriott-Gathright
Any questions.
