mickey callahan, program director. i'm pleased to say we're in agreement with the budget and legislative analyst's recommended reductions. i would ask that you allow us to put the money for the budget and labor in reserve. the mayor's office has a very aggressive program including one-on-one support for employees, and we are in the midst of that. we do not know what the ultimate requirements will be, and we will need some support because it is a rapidly changing environment. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. so mr. b.l.a., you recommended that they put -- we put $3 million on reserve, and this is the $3 million, so it looks as though the department is in agreement with the budget cuts, but this $3 million in reserve around the housing authority and to actually give more flexibility to the mayor's office to be able to address some of the issues concerning that. can you give us some of the reasons why you thought that money should be on reserve? >> we placed is on reserve because we -- it on reserve because we did not