SACRAMENTO — The Board of Equalization took several routine and adjudicatory votes during its Nov. 19 meeting before recessing for lunch.

Role correction (item 2): The board adopted a staff-recommended correction removing one Santa Clara County parcel from the state-assessed role for tax years 2022–2025. Member Vasquez moved the motion, Member Schaffer seconded, and the roll call was unanimous.

Nonappearance consent matters (item 3): SAPD presented two petitions for reassessment of the 2025 unitary value that staff and petitioners resolved jointly; the board approved staff recommendations unanimously.

Pio Pico Energy Center LLC (item 4): Appeals attorney Sarah Wilkman recommended denial of Pio Pico’s 2025 petition after concluding the petitioner did not meet its burden of proof; Member Schaffer moved to deny, Vice Chair Lieber seconded, and the board voted unanimously to deny the petition.

Netley Fiber Holdings, LLC (item 5): Staff presented a parties’ agreed recommendation to reduce the 2025 unitary value to $96,000,000. Member Vasquez moved to approve the revised recommendation; Member Schaffer seconded and the board voted aye unanimously.

Each of these items was presented as a constitutional or adjudicatory function and included the clerk’s administrative announcements and confirmation that contribution-disclosure forms were filed as required by law. There were no public commenters for any of these items.

Why this matters: These roll-call votes resolve assessment and valuation questions that affect local county assessment rolls and the property-tax allocation process. The Netley Fiber reduction and the Pio Pico denial are adjudicatory determinations that will be memorialized in the board record.

Board action summary (selected items):
- Item 2 (role correction, Santa Clara parcel, 2022–2025): mover Member Vasquez; second Member Schaffer; vote 5–0 (approved).
- Item 3 (two nonappearance reassessments, 2025): mover Member Vasquez; second Member Schaffer; vote 5–0 (approved).
- Item 4 (Pio Pico Energy Center LLC, 2025 petition): mover Member Schaffer; second Vice Chair Lieber; vote 5–0 (denied).
- Item 5 (Netley Fiber Holdings, LLC — agreed reduction): mover Member Vasquez; second Member Schaffer; vote 5–0 (approved).