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HANSEN Alissa H <br />From:Paul Conte <paul.t.conte@gmail.com> <br />Sent:Friday, January 06, 2017 4:58 PM <br />To:HANSEN Alissa H <br />Cc:*Eugene Mayor, City Council, and City Manager <br />Subject:Re: * Time-sensitive* Testimony and requests re Measure 49 claim <br />Alissa, <br />Thank you for the quick response and posting the M49 documents. <br />I just got off the phone with a DLCD staff member who clarified a couple things ... <br />DLCD does review appraisals, but only when the claim is related to a state regulation. They do not <br />review appraisals for local jurisdictions. <br />On an informal basis (i.e., she is not an appraiser or attorney and was not providing a DLCD position <br />or other formal advice), she agreed that the appraisals should probably have been for what existed <br />as of the "pre" and "post" dates and should not have speculated on the value with a "hypothetical" <br />house, which might or might be constructed. <br />I also spoke with a highly-regarded local appraiser who also felt the addition of a "hypothetical <br />house to the appraisals potentially conflicted with the statute. <br />Accordingly, I believe it's essential that the City Manager provide City Council with an opinion, <br />based on advice of a qualified attorney and/or appraiser, as to whether the appraisals use of a <br />"hypothetical" house fails to comply with ORS 195.332. The appraiser indicated this could be <br />determined by what is technically known as a "desk review" of the submitted appraisals and would <br />likely cost between $750 and $1,000 dollars. <br />Regards, <br />Paul <br />_________________ <br />1 <br /> <br />