1      BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

            2                  5901 GREEN VALLEY CIRCLE

            3                   CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA

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            8                    REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT

            9                      NOVEMBER 29, 2016

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           23                      Reported by:  Kathleen Skidgel        

           24                                    CSR No. 9039

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            1                        P R E S E N T

            2    For the Board               
                 of Equalization:           Fiona Ma, CPA
            3                               Chairwoman
                 
            4                               Diane L. Harkey
                                            Vice Chair
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                                            Jerome E. Horton
            6                               Member
                 
            7                               Sen. George Runner (Ret.)
                                            Member                  
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                                            Yvette Stowers 
            9                               Appearing for Betty T. 
                                            Yee, State Controller 
           10                               (per Government Code 
                                            Section 7.9)
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                                            Joann Richmond 
           12                               Chief 
                                            Board Proceedings      
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            1                               5901 GREEN VALLEY CIRCLE

            2                               CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA

            3                               NOVEMBER 29, 2016

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            5             MS. MA:  Ms. Richmond, next item?  

            6             MS. RICHMOND:  Okay, so now we'll go back 

            7    to hearings.  

            8             Item C1, this was just postponed.  This was 

            9    Suri Investments.  So we will be coming back in 

           10    February.  

           11             Item C2 Jessica Chase, this is a waived 

           12    appearance.  

           13             MS. MA:  Oh, okay.  

           14             MS. RICHMOND:  And it requires a Board 

           15    vote.  

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           17                           ITEM C2

           18                        JESSICA CHASE

           19                       NO. 760013 (AS)

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           21             MS. HARKEY:  Move to adopt staff 

           22    recommendation.  

           23             MR. HORTON:  Second.  

           24             MS. STOWERS:  Second.  

           25             MS. MA:  Okay.  Ms. Harkey moves staff 

           26    recommendation, Mr. Horton seconds.  

           27             Without objection, motion carries.  

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            1             MS. MA:  Next item?  

            2             MS. RICHMOND:  Our next item is C4a RM 

            3    Custom Wood Finishing, Inc. and C4b Ramon Murguia.  

            4    This is also a waived appearance.  

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            6                          ITEM C4a

            7               RM CUSTOM WOOD FINISHING, INC.

            8                       NO. 586214 (EA)

            9                          ITEM C4b

           10                        RAMON MURGUIA

           11                       NO. 586216 (EA)

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           13             MS. HARKEY:  Move to adopt staff 

           14    recommendation.  

           15             MR. RUNNER:  Second.  

           16             MR. HORTON:  Second.  

           17             MS. MA:  Okay.  Ms. Harkey moves to the 

           18    adopt staff recommendation.  Seconded by Mr. Runner.  

           19             Without objection, motion carries.  

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            1                   REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE

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            3    State of California    )

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            5    County of Sacramento   )

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            7             I, Kathleen Skidgel, Hearing Reporter for 

            8    the California State Board of Equalization certify 

            9    that on November 29, 2016 I recorded verbatim, in 

           10    shorthand, to the best of my ability, the 

           11    proceedings in the above-entitled hearing; that I 

           12    transcribed the shorthand writing into typewriting; 

           13    and that the preceding pages 1 through 4 constitute 

           14    a complete and accurate transcription of the 

           15    shorthand writing.

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           17    Dated:  December 2, 2016

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           21                           KATHLEEN SKIDGEL, CSR #9039

           22                           Hearing Reporter

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