i want to say thank you to rebecca crole and to the controller, we are again short staffed in the middle of the year and both stepped up to assist us. i'm in agreement with the budget analyst recommendations and i want to thank debra newman for finding extra savings in the department. here with me is our new director of administration finance ms. deborah barone and madeline lecuvelli, don duran. that concludes the budget presentation portion of my presentation, but if the committee would allow me just one more second to make introductory remarks about the other item on the agenda which is the exercising of the two-year contract, the option for the budget and legislative analyst. time has come to consider whether or not to exercise the two-year extension to the contract for professional budget and legislative analyst services held by the joint vebchur, harvey rose, associates. deborah a. newman, louie n. wong. they review the city and county's proposed annual budget. they analyze and report on all fiscal matters and legislation, they conduct audits as required. there is existing language