chairperson avalos: last year, the appeals board hired additional staff or transferred staff. is that happening again this year, because there has been a high volume of appeals that came in? >> i believe they are hiring additional temporary staff, perhaps not as severely year, which is why we are getting a letter result on this. going over the department to results -- departmental results, the most significant is the shortfall in the hospital fee, the new state program that assesses fees on private hospitals and allows the state to draw down additional federal funds and return some of those revenues to the public as well as the private hospitals. there is still -- there have been developments on that that reduce the retroactivity, which is why the department has said there is at least a shortfall of $26.50 million. more of those funds remain uncertain, as we will mention in another slide. on the fmap, the federal medical assistance percentage, that was reduced somewhat. they did in have some of their funds, and their estimate was met. from our uncertain revenues, the mental he

chairperson maxwell: colleagues, this meeting is adjourned. supervisor avalos: welcome to the budget and finance committee. i am joined by supervisor sean elsbernd. we will shortly be joined by ross mirkarimi. the clerk of the committee is mr. victor young. >> [clerk announcements] supervisor avalos: thank you. please call item no. 1 and 2. >> resolution approving six new airline/airport lease and use agreements between the city and county of san francisco and various airlines, effective july 1, 2011, to allow such airlines to conduct domestic and international flight operations at san francisco international airport. item 2. resolution approving modifications to the terms of two airline/airport lease and use agreements between the city and county of san francisco and alaska airlines, inc. and continental airlines, inc. to allow such airlines to modify the rental of terminal space. supervisor avalos: thank you, victor. we have thms. kathy widener. >> thank you. the airport is here today seeking your approval for six airline leases. the terms of the leases befor