Variety of areas, and a large chunk was from our decision to use the department of technology for the support of our data base instead of going outside of the cities to a private company. And we also had some reduced spending on our City Attorney costs and that was about 14 percent less than budgeted. And a little bit of savings on the sfgtv and it is hard to predict where we will fall and how many hours we will have meetings and so we tend to budget more comfortable for that and then typically not use the entire budget. So actually, sourcing out is what would be more expensive than using the city and county . For that particular item, yes. Because the data base was developed by the department of technology it would, and it was much more Cost Effective than to use them for support. At the first that is basically an hourly charge if you will . It is just like working with a private firm, we are paid by the. Billable hours . Yes, exactly. So, with the revenue surplus and the expenditure
Operating budget is extended and the vast majority as is typical for us is spent on the salaries and Fringe Benefits of our staff that covers 72 percent of the budget and the services of other departments represents 19 percent of our budget and that largely goes to the City Attorneys Office and also the department of technology, and their staff provides not only coverage of these board meetings on tv, but also support to us in the office for our data base and other technical needs. The remaining budget to rent and phones and the services of outside vendors which is primarily the folks who provide us with the address for the neighborhood notification and also the interpreters that you will see and the folks that deliver the packet and the remaining two percent that just covers the materials and supplies and i will say that the vast majority goes to the postage for the neighborhood mailing. You did not want to do a graph of how many dinners you had to provide. I guess that i could add th
Of the Engine Company and rode along where the firefighters or which were in parade she tend to prove this relationship with firefighting throughout her life. She died in 1929 and left 1 3rd of the estate to 76 to be used for the purpose of adding to the beauty of the city the city adduced r use to see to build the tower on itself hill and it is the statute of 3 firefighters down in Washington Square so lets here it for this beautiful lady clapping. thank you thank you do you want to say a few words. All of that is true and even if youre not a firefighter your pretty cute but really thank you, thank you so much for this beautiful restoration of my gift to the city its incredible and enjoy it and take care of it. Thank you lilly clapping. i would be remiss if i didnt mention a special guest hes a firefighter in San Francisco but more importantly hes the grandson of victor who managed the development of the murals on the coit tower so welcome pete thank you pete clapping all right. Movin
Lilly hitchcock fire bell was considered eccentric and Smoking Cigars and wearing trousers before it was acceptable and an avid gambler and she dressed up as a male to do so. As a young woman she traveled to europe and married howard the caller for the San Francisco Stock Exchange he passed away in 11885 he saw the Fire Department respond to Telegraph Hill and helped them get up the hill this was in the days when everything was outsourced to private enterprise but she get them up first and treated asia mascot of the firefighters and after her return in the 63 made an honoree of the Engine Company and rode along where the firefighters or which were in parade she tend to prove this relationship with firefighting throughout her life. She died in 1929 and left 1 3rd of the estate to 76 to be used for the purpose of adding to the beauty of the city the city adduced r use to see to build the tower on itself hill and it is the statute of 3 firefighters down in Washington Square so lets here i
Firefighter in San Francisco but more importantly hes the grandson of victor who managed the development of the murals on the coit tower so welcome pete thank you pete clapping all right. Moving right long we have a distinguished guest arriving sometime soon so rather than buy time i may introduce the next speaker on the program thats i want you to recall it was the board of supervisors who decided to appropriate this money that lilly left to do the right thing in San Francisco and that altercation keeps going with the president of our board of supervisors david chiu clapping. good morning, everyone. The sun is shining on Telegraph Hill i want to thank you for being part of this wonderful, wonderful event and let me start by saying i think for every person here we all have our personal contentions with Telegraph Hill my coit tower 22 years ago i visited San Francisco and climbed up the stairs and looked at the bay and moved to the city a few years ago 18 years ago every sunday i ran up