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gonch . the department s proposed $216,282,082 budget is 1.6% less than the mayor s proposed budget. our proposed recommendations recommended reductions to the proposed budget total $368,667. of those, 265,717 are ongoing savings and 102,950 are ongoing savings. in addition, the b.l.a. recommended closing out unexpended encumbrances for total generated savings of 481,25 481,259. of the $291,577 in recommended reductions, 25 our understandi is we have agreement with the rec and parks department. chair fewer: mr. ginsberg, do we have agreement? that is correct. i do want to thank the b.l.a., in particular, juliet wilson, who worked with my staff, and in particular, kelly kirkpatrick, and severin campbell. item number 10 permits the department to impose flexible pricing on guest berthing fees at our marina harbor. it s 30 days or less, and prime yearly used by regional and traveling boaters throughout the year. an example of the flex pricing would be a $2 curren ....
we are the custodian of the second most valuable assets of san francisco. that s the value of our collection that i m constantly reminded of. so i think they were clearly working very hard to make that lower the cost of to the city. but, on the other hand, with must the city covers less than one-third of our operating budgets. as the city increases and the operating sbunlts getting smaller. our objective over the years, we decreased a percentage of city support. eventually we get to whether ideally we all want to get to. thank you. thank you. it is an important part of san francisco, fabric of our city. it s just hard for me to recognize the department s request as opposed to the b.l.a. recommendations when our other museums are only receiving about a $10 per visit or subsidy. so, that is my comments and what i noticed in looking for my documents. thank you for your answer. thank you very much. what do you say in response to what the b.l.a. recommendations are. ....
it will expire over a period of time. and then the responsibilities will go back to just maintaining the facilities as they are. and there are other resources to manage the capital development of that building. thank you very much. thank you for your patients. thank you, chair. just a follow-up question. i noticed that the city spends $58 per visitor to the asian art museum in subsidy from the general fund and the target is $45. and for last several years, that target has been missed and i m trying to understand why the target has been missed and why we continue to subsidize at such a higher amount. thank you, supervisor. i think the asian museum occupies a very special place in the community of san francisco. we are bringing the vast range of cultures from asia as well as asian-american cultures which are mostly not so familiar to the public at large. so that calls for tremendous effort to make that accessible engaging to our public and also we are the custodian ....
may be removed from the meeting. cell phones on vibrate cause micro phone interference. approval of minutes for january 3 regular meeting. motion to approve. second. all in favor say aye. the ayes have it. item 5, communication. i know of none. item 6, introduction of new or unfinished business. i like to [inaudible] i nominate malcolm heinicke. for chair? i thought we were doing both at the same time. we are just doing the chair. any members care to address the board? seeing none-nominating cheryl to do it this she is dedicated and knowledgeable person. the agency and staff and colleagueerize very fortunate to have sheryl step in. she is knowledgeable about mta and transit agencies around the country and world. she is very artechulate advocate for the goals of the agency and spend many community meetings during the year so will be a outstanding member of the board. all in favor of cheryl brickman say aye? opposed? thank you. [applause]. call for ele ....
have a quorum. announcement of sound producing devices. ringing of and use of cell, phone pagers and devices are prohibited. any person responsible for the ringing and use of cell phone and pager or any other device may be removed from the meeting. cell phones on vibrate cause micro phone interference. approval of minutes for january 3 regular meeting. motion to approve. second. all in favor say aye. the ayes have it. item 5, communication. i know of none. item 6, introduction of new or unfinished business. i like to [inaudible] i nominate malcolm heinicke. for chair? i thought we were doing both at the same time. we are just doing the chair. any members care to address the board? seeing none-nominating cheryl to do it this she is dedicated and knowledgeable person. the agency and staff and colleagueerize very fortunate to have sheryl step in. she is knowledgeable about mta and transit agencies around the country and world. she is very artechulate ad ....