with one unit that will provide centralized data and centralized supportwe will be replacing all software systems into a design applications. in permitting and consolidation as part of the reorganization and redid move our inspection functions to the bureau of streets matching your good -- streets matching villaraigosa --

streets matching. we did start the process of relinquishing. we hope to relinquish as many as 6000 trees. it will bring us to 16,000 trees. >> i know they will be taxed very much with implementing some of the bonds we have coming before us. what are you doing to make sure dpw does not become a bottleneck? >> could you repeat the question? >> there are many capital projects that will come to us.

i am wondering what dpw is doing to make sure it does not become a problematic area. >> part of our restructuring, for example the new bond now falls with the twdpw. with the public safety bond, we are staffed up on those projects appear eager -- as projects. we hire the project manager and work with all the other agencies that are involved. good >> so you work with other

agencies to do that? >> our budget can be flexible. good our budget presents all but we have been involved in. >> if i can size some of the key point here. >> i can do that in a timely manner. the next slide has to do this partnership. we have increased the number of youth involved. also many of our thoroughfares. goowe also have an apprentice program, which is a

partnership, and we have a partnership in the agency. we have 100 people involved, and they are being prepared to move into actual apprentice programs. we are in the process of getting it under way with your good -- and getting it under way. some of these are the benefits of the bonds were we are able to train people. >> i know you will employ 90 people. is this a new program, or do you have individual programs? >> we have two and mss -- two message.

the second one is one we have in house, which is in between the jobs now and the former program. we created a program, and that became the m. bass of your program -- became the ambassador or program. good evenin>> how many people a? >> 18 or so people. >> what percentage do you expect? you have a sense of the diversity or the individuals you plan on hiring? >> we do work very hard to make sure the work force is diversified. of we have a large number of women and asian and latin

speaking as part of the program. >> i really appreciate, having seen many individuals who have come through dpw, i appreciate the diversity in gender and race, and i did not realize the requirement was there. it is amazing, and it is a model for other programs. i appreciate your willingness. >> it gives us an opportunity to work with them for a long time. it is something that happens in a couple years, so they are able to defend expectations, the way we transition and build them into our work force. good >practice seems like a pato continue -- >> it seems like a

pathway to continue training. good. i appreciate that you have the power to move people on with their career. >> we do have a number of staff, over 100 plus staff who are bilingual seen beginning -- speaking. did we use the language line. when we have things we do not understand, we make an effort to translate into various languages. we do our reach, and we have provided translation services that have been noticed witkin 72 hours. we are also in compliance with the program coordinator to make sure we track the federal

projects, and we do our best to make sure we reach out to all your good slides 7 is a quick overview of the gross operating budget, including the department. the gross operating budget is 194.1 for this proposed deal, which is 13% higher comm, and ie following year it is 201.9. this budget funds approximately 1213 full-time and part-time employees, of which to enter 13 our general fund supported. i think as you can see, -- 219

are general fund supported. i think you can see there is a very slight increase. we will move to the next slide. this is our two-year budget outlook, and 18.9 million increase from 11122 -- from 12 to 13 is for capital projects, while work order and bonds and budgets have increased by 13%. you can see our general fund has increased slightly by nearly 4%. good >-looks like the growth inr

budget is capital related. there is a $4 million increase in general administration. can you speak to what that is? >> that is generally to the shift in i.t., shifting from various bureaus to administration and now in addition to fringe benefits and work orders from the department's. >> the components were previously distributed to different bureaus, but you have them captured by the administration? >> yes. we go to the next slide, which shows a gas tax changes. good pretty much it stays relatively flat over two years, but is down compared to 2008

numbers. while service levels have declined since that time, dpw has been able to maintain apprentice ships, and we are able to sustain that level, and the next slide, which is our capital budget, and the last slide in addition to vaunt- funded projects, dpw is proposing $35.2 million, including $9 million for facility and renewals and enhancement and an additional $25.7 million that will fund resources and improving fire stations, and it is pretty

similar for 13 and 14. $25.4 million, which includes various renewals, announcements, and maintenance and states and local sources. >> just to recap, in terms of the recommendations, is your department in any agreement? >> we are saying about the same, and i think we need to have that discussion. at this time we are not. good >> mr. rose. good >> are recommended reductions totaled $1,189,000 in 13.

$88,105 is one time savings. this would allow an increase of 12.7% in the department's budget. the recommendation would result in $77,000 savings in the general fund. for 1314, recommended reductions total $1 million. these are ongoing savings. they would still allow an increase of $6.6 million or 4.5% in the department's budget when and $800,000 ended general fund, and we are still working with the apartment and will report by new next week. >> i appreciate you are presenting a budget that has a small increase from the general

funds, and i think a lot of departments have taken advantage of that in the request today, and i appreciate the stable funding request you are making, but in light of our budget analyst report, i wonder if you could speak to some of the positions and brought up commo. one said that an accounting that had been vacant since 1989, and if those are positions you feel you can fill in the next year. drexel lot of them will be filled this -- >> a lot of them will be filled with temporary staff. give we are in the process of filling in a permanent staff, so our expenditures have increased. good >> i am wondering what dpw

is doing in terms of the law library. i saw that was under your project. >> we are working to relocate the law library itself. >> you are helping to guide the relocation process? >> yes. >> thank you very much, and we want to thank you for coming, and we will see you next week. the next apartment is our own department, the board of supervisors. we have excellent -- angela. >> good afternoon, members of the committee. gooby my side is several landis- debra landis, who helped me

present this budget. we are presenting it in the framework of the budget for 2014. goothis resources our offices to meet our mandates, and while doing so in a cost-effective manner. i would like to thank katherine newman for her work, and the staff, thank you for attending to answer any questions you may have a rigorous slide now two reflects historic net revenue budgets. this shows the measures implemented during the economic downturn has resulted in a flat budget from year to year. examples of cost savings measures include an accord eliminating its program.

give we have combined it with the analysts project. give me classifier region reclassify assignments for strategic business needs. we have the foresight to develop in the department, which was replaced by a package. rove we have reduced our cost significantly and provided a electronic documents and packets whenever possible. good thing gift that keeps giving, and -- >> the gift that keeps giving, operating expenses, and the lower chart shows notable efforts with regards to increasing revenues and recovery. we received a planning appeal filed at the board and requested the planning department of supply a surcharge to categorical exemptions. there has been an increase in

fees and an increase in volume of applications, and finally we increase for citywide number ships -- memberships. major department all initiatives. the budget proposal does not include new programs but focuses on process improvements related to i.t. first is an amount of 350 for a system tracking replacements. this will allow them to pay for its online. good evening the current system is an unstable and no longer supported, and the new system will not only support access for the public but also make work more of fission. good second, and retains to our worker program. good evening includes nonfat --

it includes the program. my office excepted id based on the skills needed for the position and in consultation with the department of human resources. and while not yet included in the budget, my office has a place favor request for the project, which if approved would be included in the 2014 budget. the current system does not demonstrate use of available technology and should, because it would allow for easy access and assures a would have paper. and i would like to note current successes. the first is our online tool to access legislations. it has been fully functional for several years, and this fall we expect to open it to the public so the public can access our legislation as well. and while we are talking about i

t programs, supervisor kim, i know you are curious about this. we have had a positive impact of late. i was pleased to hear the director of i.t. states that the departments that have migrated to the consolidated e-mail system cannot migrate to -- can migrate to 365. this is what we have been advocating for. this will allow us to avoid duplication of potential disruption that we may incur, even though we are going to migrate one time. it is very successful, so i am hopeful it will be for us and the department. our major expenses and revenues. i am thinking probably by thanksgiving is when they would

have time to migrate the department does well, but let's say in the fall to reduce the proposed expenditure budget totals $11.4 million. this is a $591,000 increase from the current year, driven by a labor costs saw, so the revenues anticipated to increase but taper off beginnings in 1314. dodi here is a view of the proposed budget allocated by expense-for fiscal year 2014. a part of our allocation is salaries and benefits to give

the breakdown in professional services, and $2 million for analyst services, 3,000,015, 174 citywide management, and $350,000 for the project. slide fixes the proposed fiscal year 13-14 budget, andit is similar except the one-time money for the project are missing. good it is a greater sharapova -- is a greater share of new resources. funding may appear here curi.

-- increases reflect salary differences. there is a decrease of $50,000. good we have utilize its pure eg. we are currently looking for a memo that contemplates the option going forward. now to our staffing plan. the department has undergone and

continues to undergo changes. with each retirement we lose considerable knowledge. it is an opportunity to rethink duties and creates cost savings, such as a training program. it will allow us to save $15,000 in her position while they go through the training, and it will guarantee a knowledgeable staff. we are taking this opportunity to examine the ideal role of each position and to apply the best classifications. we will examine the possibility of reordering positions and particularly regarding the accounted. we're looking at changing our i.t. support to a business

analyst to help the department successfully implement if projects. gthe budget includes a down word classification to help with this. good our initiatives for summer youth employment. first, we were to promote jarvijobs to revise the board on youth-related policies. and we work to make san francisco's summer jobs plus program of reality of. iwe included youth involvement plan and deals the city will negotiate with the private sector. the city expanded ifts youth

works program. in my final slide, pursuant to the administrative code, language access. we are a department that conduct itself as a type one of the apartment -- type 1 dept.. we take our duty very seriously and are able to provide oral interpretation if requested 48 hours in advance. these services are funded by the general fund and are part of our operational procedure. give we own our transmitters and receivers to assist with interpreting. are informational brochures are

printed in english and chinese and spanish. ghraib all pages can be translated using the google translates tool. speaker cards are also available. our main number is entered by a live person, so anyone needing assistance, we provide that service. we have employees proficient in multiple languages who provide translation if needed in several dialects. that concludes my presentation, and we are able to answer questions you may have triggered >> the department is in agreement with -- you may have. >> the department is in agreement? >> that is correct.

good >> is there anything you wish dato add? >> no. >> we will look into whether we can do a role as well as accounting services to the extent we are able to do that as of the apartment richard -- to do the for the department. goowe have a motion, and we cano that without objection. given there are no outstanding items, we will not require you to come back next week. >> there is a number of cases where the budget analysts have identified savings and the current year. good just as a technical matter, it will require the use of funds to balance, which increases the

revenue side of the budget, which would ultimately require the mayor's office to increase the budget. >> we will ask the comptroller's office to tally those items, and we will have a conversation with regards to growing revenue. thank you. now the mayor's office. fax in afternoon -- >> good afternoon, members of the committee. i put together a brief set of responses to the questions posed by the committee. i would