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to folks trying to affect share with the sale of property before the increased rates kick in. so i am wondering -- you probably will be updating for the joint report -- will we expect this high level to continue throughout next year, do expect drop off because people may have tried to quickly to effectuate the transactions in this current year before these rates go into effect? >> we are actually having a briefing with local economists on friday to talk about questions just like that. our municipal financial advisory committee. although that may, indeed, have been a factor, our proje...

seen in the health department's budget for the last few years. so i do not think it is attributable to cook the program cost overruns in healthy san francisco, it is the level and frequency of services at hospital is higher than budgeted, and at the same time, it is generating [no audio] care for those people. >> an additional factor we mentioned in the report, security costs that have been higher than budgeted, which is something that has been brought up by the department. supervisor mirkarimi: on the open spaces on the that was mentioned, -- fund that was mentioned, that had been a...

that will also lead into the new financial five-year plan. i am happy to answer any questions. supervisor chu: with regards to the revenues, in reading the report, there were a couple of things that were interesting. on the hotel tax, a liquid or a billion dollars shy of where we thought we would be in terms of revenues that came in for that. upon reading that, $8 million can be broken down into $6 million because of a proposition to close the hotel loophole which did not pass at the ballot, a significant portion. there was still $2 million on weakness from hotel tax. is that simply ...

meeting with on friday. we will decide whether that is substantial enough to increase or whether or not we need to reduce the expected appeals we allowed for next year's budget supervisor mirkarimi. supervisor mirkarimi: is it bundled in the concept that properties that for clothes are all appealed? >> people have the right to say if -- if the foreclosures are reflective or cause a loss of production value, we are aware that others would be aware of where it for close deal was -- the very fact that you have foreclosure does that mean that you can successfully appeal your property tax...

longer able to draw down on a certain amount of money from the ring in the reserves. >> that is correct. we have budgeted for 12.3 million. that will remain in the reserve, assuming that these projections come through as projected. the school district drawdown is still in his bid to take place. they are budgeted to draw down six. something million from the reserve. supervisor chu: about $6 million? i think it might be worthwhile, we talked a public health supplemental. we know about the public for supplemental regarding litigation. the sheriff's department's supplemental of 5.1 relat...