could we have librarian michael lambert come up.could we please hear a report on our public libraries -- oh, i'm sorry, madam clerk, can you please call items 13 and 14. [agenda item read] [agenda item read]. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. b.l.a. report, and and is there a b.l.a. report on items 13 and 14, also. >> we do not have reports on items 13 and 14. >> chair fewer: okay. we'll just hear about the budget. thank you. >> the departmented proposed $173,808,645 budget for fiscal year 19-20 is $13,196,155 or 8.2% more than the original fiscal year 18-19 budget -- 2018-19 budget of $118,612,490. the proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-21 is 4.6% less than the mayor's proposed but jess of $173,645,808. our recommended reductions total $24,500 in fiscal year 2019-20. of the $424,500 in recommended reductions, $306,700 are ongoing. this would still allow 7.5% increase in the department's fiscal year 2019-20 budget. we also have recommended reductions for fiscal year 2020-21, and those total $547,000. of that 547,000 in recommen

and the city he loved, a summary of accomplishments, 2011 through 2017, to our city librarian, michael lambertd even though one book cannot fully convey what ed lee did for our city and what he gave to our city, it is a critical -- it is of critical importance to record his accomplishments and document his legacy, and his place in san francisco's history. [cheers and applause] >> as you know, previous mayoral administrations compiled and published accomplishments at the end of their tenure, but because mayor lee tragically and unexpectedly passed away, almost two years before the end of his second term, the record of his administrative accomplishments and highlights had to wait. that is because when faced with unspeakable tragedy, mayor lee's apartment head, his staff, and his friends knew that we had to do what he would want us to do, and he would want us to take care of the city, which we did, to provide a smooth transition to mayor breed, then mayor farrell, and now back to mayor breed. [laughter] >> and to keep the people of san francisco as a higher priority, even while we grieved. we now