>> 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 savings we ended the year with $210,595, left over. and as you may recall, last year, there was a deferred credit account set up for the board a a rainy day fund and so that money will go into that fund and it is something that can be used in future years if we find ourselves in worse economic times where our revenue is not coming in as projected and we will be able to use that money instead of going to the city for a general

fundal indication. since our sources are passive, we cannot generate how many people are going to get permits or how many people want to file appeals, it is helpful to have that. >> by having a surplus, does that effect what we can request from the city for the fiscal year. >> it is actually a fund that is set aside and it is not considered for us to use when we are generating our next year budget projections so it will not reduce the rates or the fees and it is kept as a rainy day fund in case we have past years and you will see in the chart in the report that looks at the past ten years of on page 11 of the total budget, and you can see that there have been years when you know, we have not made the revenue that we have needed for the operating expenses. >> i remember discussing this last year and that is actually very prudent and smart. sxhe. other than the things that i have covered the report has a

few other items, our performance measure and things that every department has to have to help to measure the performance from year to year and two unique measures and one that looks at how often a board decides cases in 75 days of filing and the other one looks at how often the staff releases decisions been 15 days of the final action and we exceeded both of those goals in the reporting year. and the report also covers staffing and we did for the have any changes to our structure or our staff members and we are lucky to have a team of folks who are staying in place for now and i am actually very pleased to report that this year the clerks finished a really huge job, scanning all of the board's decisions that were issued since the board's inception in 1932 and it has taken a few years to get through all of them, there are more than 30,000 files scanned. >> were you on that bortd, frank? >> yes, sir >> and these are available in our office and if the people come to ask about the prior cases but they are available in

the planning department data base, if someone is going research, they can see the special decisions that effect that property from the board. >> and actually was there, and i know that it does not regard, and it is not regarding revenue, but it was regarding the decision making of the board on how i think that you mentioned we were the most, and we voted together, more often, last year. and was that or would that be in the annual report as well? >> i don't have that information, and how many decision decisions were you man maous verses divided? it will be interesting to look at but i have not and i will make a note of that. >> but there are three appendix in the report and one that gives the detail on the board's jurisdiction and the appeal process and the one that gives detail on the cases heard and a litigation up date and so you can see three new lawsuits that were filed and the five cases that were resolved and all of

the pending cases that are being handled for us by the city attorney's office. and there is actually just one last item that i want to mention that is kind of hidden in this report that is on page 2, where it says, what date commissioner fung joined the board. >> i saw that actually. >> and that was almost ten years ago to the day and so i wanted to say happy tenth anniversary, commissioner fung and i know that you served briefly before then and i am amazed and i appreciate your tenure on this board. >> thank you. >> and when i looked at that, it is wrong. >> it is in the city records. >> and so you will have to give me, >> it shows it, 6 months. >> yeah, that is when i was looking at that, i was shocked that it said --. >> you are saying that the report is wrong. >> it says january 88 to june 88. >> it is 84 to 88. >> yeah i was kind of wondering about that. are they making one visit or did they miss the prior visits. >> down there.

>> the one in the footnote. >> got it. >> okay, well i will correct that. >> i thought that it was a test with that commissioners, do you have any other questions i am happy to answer them. >> actually i want to say, congratulations, and you do an awesome job as a director of this board. >> thank you. >> and that is our next topic. >> okay. >> step ahead. >> sorry. >> and i would also commend the director and staff, on the report, it, and every year t has gotten better and i noticed that the graphics have changed, and the graphic format and it is quite clear. and so, i found the report to be clearly written, and quite important. >> i agree, especially with someone who is new, and it is very easy to read and very helpful. >> you are a good tech. >> great. >> and i thought that i echo all of that and even though i ask a question of something

that was on the next page and i have looked at it and forgotten and i think that it is comprehensive and i agree that someone picking this up will be a good sense of what this organization does. >> great. >> and because it is not clear to most people. >> and it is nice and i have had the interactions with the office myself and everyone is very professional, and the fact that we have had no change over, and kutos, to mr. pachako sitting with his back against me. >> pleasure. >> and i need to ask for the public comment. even though we have only a quasi public person here and with that commissioners, is there a motion? >> yes, so moved. >> okay. >> okay. >> if you could call the roll, please? >> we have a motion from commissioner honda, to adopt the department alan youal report for fiscal year 2013, 2014. on that motion to adopt,

commissioner fung. >> aye. >> vice president is absent, president lazarus? >> aye. >> commissioner wilson >> aye. >> thank you. >> the vote is 4-0, and this departmental report is adopted. thank you. >> okay. and so the next item commissioners is a possible closed session, first in open session the board needs to vote on whether to hold a closed session. --. >> and then when we closed the closed session we come back in open session and we make a motion as to whether or not we report. >>; is that correct?. >> that is correct. >> and i will be here to company back and do that with you and there should be a time also to ask for the public comment on the closed session, which so i don't know if you want to first. >> i would like to make a motion to go into closed session to discuss a personnel matter.

>> >> okay, we have a motion from the president. >> okay. >> before we take the roll, let's see if there is any public comment on this motion. >> okay. no public comment? >> okay. >> thank you. >> we have a motion from the president to enter a closed session for a public employee appraisal, on that motion, commissioner fung. >> aye. >> vice president is absent, and commissioner honda? >> aye. >> commissioner wilson? >> aye. >> thank you, the vote is 4-0, and the >> we are in open session and we are in item seven and i think that the next item to consider is whether there is any motion to disclose or any or all of what was discussed in the closed session. >> and i would recommend and move that we do not disclose, what was discussed in closed

session. but i would commend the director for a great job. and we thank you for assisting us in doing our job. >> okay. >> and is there any public comment on that motion? >> okay. seeing none, >> one last comment,. there is, that the president of the board will be writing up something that will go into the personnel file. >> okay. >> we have a motion from commissioner fung to not disclose the contents of the closed session. on that motion, to not disclose the vice president is absent, president lazarus? >> aye. >> commissioner honda. >> aye. >> and wilson. >> aye. >> four to 0 to not disclose the contents of this closed session, thank you. >> commissioners there is no further business this evening. >> we are adjourned..

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start, i want to remind everything this is a non-smoking event st. anthony's has been in san francisco for 64 years it bodies the openness and generosity of the city of san francisco without the generosity st. anthony's 0 would not have been able to serve 40 years and without the generosity of our community we'll not be serving meals on this corner in a place that was what converted automobile shop we provided the critical will basic services to many, many people i'd like to make i'd like to thank even that made the day possible our volunteers (clapping.) many, many volunteers our employees

(clapping) >> yeah. >> (clapping) >> our donors thank you, very much. our sponsored there's a list of them right here in particular i'd like to say to thank our lead sponsor making kevin corporation thank you very much (clapping) i have the great how shall of welcoming the board of trust father john harden fathered john many of you know is form director of st. anthony's she was the one that get the ball rowell open little new dining rumor in 2004 to raise the money when they said it was going to

be define father john took the leap of faith and sunshine said full speed ahead god will provide and good idea has provided father john, please came forward and offer our blessing to our folks this morning. >> who's taking bets how long it's going to take before i start crying. (laughter) grass us he loving god we also give you thanks for the guest gift of life especially on this day for st. anthony's our model and guide bless all here present and those unable to be with us who have transcribed of their time, their latent and the treasure to the

creation of this new dining room and norman in order to condition the miracle of jones street as we follow our instruction to feed the hungry give clothing to the naked, constantly remind us that all that enter here are our brothers and sisters and also to be treated with dignity and respect grateful for 64 years of service we ask that you send down upon this new building our spirit to make it a place of living stones it came passion marked by the love of father alfred and father floyd and many other friers who have walked with those in need

(clapping) amen >> amen. >> thank you father john that player and all you do to bring us to this day thank you (clapping.) i would like to bring to the pronounced berry stinger our executive director as executive director berry had the task of completed the characteristic campaign he did extremely well, we're thankful for that but we're very, very lucky to have him as executive director his knowledge and wisdom his kindness are a benefit to our entire community with that, i'd like to welcome berry to the stage (clapping.) good morning and welcome to all

of you for being here on this great day seems like my responsibility to get you ready to enter the new dining i'm going to be practical all you take our hands and put our fingers on and temples and look at it a little bit and go oh. >> oh. >> okay look this way and go avenue so are you ready my work is done here no, today st. anthony's foundation is taking a bold step into the future today, we're opening the doors to so much more we're opening the doors to more meals, more help for those in need, and more hope and that hope that hope is not a

gownless hope no navigate we've been standing solidly on this granddaughter u ground for 64 years of history see 64 years ago today, the old dining room was dedicated at had very to the navigate the line of hungry people queuing up along golden gate has been going on for more than one hundred years the earthquake the friers have remained true to is it fair to say the patron of the city those friers os in they're poor they're on brothers and sisters and remained true to all of you who are struggling true to you who a share this journey towards the community for which we've all been create it, it's vision this xrirtd

alfred back in 189 informative 50 people would have a dining tables in which to share the meal we were hoping today that one of the friers in a rest home no oakland brother anthony that helped to district food we hear that said to father alfred the old garage we could make into the dierpg you want so badly he helped him back o make the sandwiches and acquire that building brother anthony and all the freezer they knew nothing they were called to fill more

than empty stomachs he e they knew nothing we should be creating created a community to catch a glistens of ourselves as brothers and sisters radiated if god's image today, i'm remind of a couple of things that father alfred and i hope the press is linking he'd get very upset when a number person said this was a soup kitchen he said this is not a soup kitchen but a dining (clapping) when you enter that when you enter the building today, you'll know exactly what was he was talking about look at the ceiling and the bringing chairs and the natural light coming

into the windows this is not a couple u soup kitchen but a dining room you'll enter that dining room and realize that is a beautiful place that was built for you you'll see the supervisor tang new kitchen i realize you diver more than the scraps from spokesman tables when someone services serves you or fry on a brand new set of clothing i hope you realize your better than what living on the streets sometimes makes you feel like the other phrase that go father albert says this is the miracle on john's street this is the language the mirror includes

because what has inspired father alfred was the generosity off our donors we've never closed the doors kept feeding people wherever they show up it's a miracle that people step forward and contribute the way they have i'm going to have to pick up the paper that flo flew over here that miracle continues and you're all part of it there's people that have stepped up to the plate up to make that work our great board of directors you our staff and volunteers today, we have the new by brothers the contractors that built this new beautiful building (clapping) and representatives from our architect h tiff when you see

the details inside you'll appreciate their work we've had people from mercy housing 8 floors of senior citizen building people who helps us bank of america and the northern california loan fund our elected officials they're part of the miracle yes. i expect that oil officials restraining order to the thanked for the miracles but you stood by and our donors the foundation ray and joan robinson and the charity and charles and helen swabbing and the list going on all people that recognize? is a special project and donors big and small and families who have for

generations been part of the miracle feinstein this is an extraordinary moment in the history of this organization and in the history of this city as an nonprofit we're used to making due with what we have so we put things together and make it work so to have something like that is extraordinary to be serving 3 thousand meals a day sometimes in a dining room that is a dining room to be preparingors meals in a kitchen this is extraordinary for us also an extraordinary moment in the history of this city you've heard there is a battle going on in san francisco particularly here in the tenderloin some say that's a abandonment or real estate a battle or hourlz others about jobs the political battles

the economic battle yes, it's all those things i'm sure but i believe that it is a battle for the heart of our city by raising up this building we have saying that there is a place in this city a place in the city of st. francis for those who are poor this beautiful dining room and affordable housing unit and this associate work center and clothing program are clear statements that, yes there is a place in the city tailors also a place in the city for those who have more than they need but there's a place for those who are in need if there's a battle going on than this building is our flag in the ground it tells those yes, we're a great city not a suburban on and on classify a

ghetto not a gated community a truly diverse city with room for all this place is is is symbol a symbol of a city with a big heart a city with the vision a vision it matches that are of patrons st. francis today, we celebrate the on this place the vision that sees in those who will line up along the arresting can do brothers and sisters it is a vision it that sees in the people that will be sitting at the tables brothers and sisters today, we celebrate that we all our brothers and sisters are in a city where ever we can once in a while we were all the children of god thank you.

(clapping.) >> wherever we gasket at st. anthony's i've been reminded i can't forget the most important people yes, we have celebrates and chiefs and elected officials more important people at any gather at st. anthony's is our guest we want to guest to come up and share dell seymour is a long time guests he is resilient and resource full and started his own business a group that he community colleges u conducts tours of the tenderloin i'm honored to have one of 0 our

guests dell seymour thank you. (clapping.) >> i know i was walking here this morning coming down jones a guy asked me are you nervous i said it's a piece of cake then he turned this corner and wow. this is amazing berry thank you for giving me about the tenderloin walking tours my tours are similar to the tours this the white house except mine i escort you (laughter) you know, i asked berry the other day why was i chosen to be up here this morning he reiterated that they serve 40 million meals and