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A G E N D A

Regular Meeting
of

May 17, 2004

Order of Business

2:00 p.m.

ROOM 400, CITY HALL

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

 

CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
ANNOUNCEMENTS
RATIFICATION AGENDA
CONSENT AGENDA
REGULAR AGENDA
EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT
REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
ADJOURNMENT

 

NOTICE OF COMMISSION HEARING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

• Commission Office

The Civil Service Commission office is located at, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 720, San Francisco, CA 94102.  The telephone number is (415) 252-3247.  The fax number is (415) 252-3260 and the web address is www.sfgov.org/civil_service/.  Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

• Policy Requiring Written Reports

It is the policy of the Civil Service Commission that all items appearing on its agenda be supported by a written report prepared by Commission or departmental staff.  All documents referred to in any Agenda Document are posted adjacent to the Agenda, or if more than one (1) page in length, available for public inspection and copying at the Civil Service Commission office.  Reports from City and County personnel supporting agenda items are submitted in accordance with the procedures established by the Executive Officer.  Reports not submitted according to procedures, in the format and quantity required, and by the deadline, will not be calendared.

• Policy on Written Submissions by Appellants

All written material submitted by appellants to be considered by the Commission in support of an agenda item shall be submitted to the Commission office, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the fourth (4^th) business day preceding the Commission meeting for which the item is calendared (ordinarily, on Tuesday).  An original and nine (9) copies on 8 ½-inch X 11 inch paper, three-hole punched on left margin, and page numbered in the bottom center margin, shall be provided.  Written material submitted for the Commission’s review becomes part of a public record and shall be open for public inspection.

• Policy and Procedure for Postponement

A request for a postponement (continuance) to delay an item to another meeting may be directed to the Commission Executive Officer by telephone or in writing.  Before acting, the Executive Officer may refer certain requests to another City official for recommendation.  Telephone requests must be confirmed in writing prior to the meeting. Immediately following the “Announcement of Changes” portion of the agenda at the beginning of the meeting, the Commission will consider a request for a postponement that has been previously denied.

• Policy and Procedure on Hearing Items Out of Order

Requests to hear items out of order are to be directed to the Commission President at the beginning of the agenda.  The President will rule on each request.  Such requests may be granted with mutual agreement among the affected parties.

• Procedure for Commission Hearings

All Commission hearings on disputed matters shall conform to the following procedures: The Commission reserves the right to question each party during its presentation and, in its discretion, to modify any time allocations and requirements.

If a matter is severed from the Consent Agenda or the Ratification Agenda, presentation by the opponent will be for a maximum time limit of five (5) minutes and response by the departmental representative for a maximum time limit of five (5) minutes. 

For items on the Regular Agenda, presentation by the departmental representative for a maximum time of five (5) minutes and response by the opponent for a maximum time limit of five (5) minutes.

For items on the Separations Agenda, presentation by the department followed by the employee or employee’s representative shall be for a maximum time limit of ten (10) minutes for each party unless extended by the Commission.  Each presentation shall conform to the following:

1. Opening summary of case (brief overview);
2. Discussion of evidence;
3. Corroborating witnesses, if necessary; and
4. Closing remarks.

The Commission may allocate five (5) minutes for each side to rebut evidence presented by the other side.

• Policy on Tape Recording of Commission Meetings

As provided in the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance, all Commission meetings are tape-recorded.  These tape recordings of open sessions are available for public review starting on the day after the Commission meeting in the Commission office between 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

• Speaking before the Civil Service Commission

Speaker cards are not required.  The Commission will take public comment on all items appearing on the agenda at the beginning of each meeting at the time the item is heard and prior to the Commission taking any action on the item.  The Commission will take public comment on matters not on the Agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the Commission during the “Requests to Speak” portion of the regular meeting.  Maximum time will be three (3) minutes.

• Policy on use of Cell Phones, Pagers and Similar Sound-Producing Electronic Devices at and During Public Meetings

The ringing and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.  Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

Information on Disability Access

The Civil Service Commission normally meets in Room 400 (Fourth Floor) City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place. However, meetings not held in this room are conducted in the Civic Center area.  City Hall is wheelchair accessible.  The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center, located 2 ½ blocks from City Hall.  Accessible MUNI lines serving City Hall are 47 Van Ness Avenue, 9 San Bruno and 71 Haight/Noriega, as well as the METRO stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center.  For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.  Accessible curbside parking has been designated at points in the vicinity of City Hall adjacent to Grove Street and Van Ness Avenue.

The following services are available on request 48 hours prior to the meeting; except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline shall be 4:00 p.m. of the last business day of the preceding week.  For American Sign Language interpreters or the use of a reader during a meeting, a sound enhancement system, and/or alternative formats of the agenda and minutes, please contact the Commission office to make arrangements for the accommodation.  Late requests will be honored, if possible.

Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call our ADA coordinator at (415) 252-3254 or (415) 252-3247 to discuss meeting accessibility.  In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate such people, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products.  Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

Know your Rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San FranciscoAdministrative Code)

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public.  Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business.  This ordinance assures that
deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.  For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, or to obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance, contact Donna Hall, Administrator of the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 409, San Francisco, CA 94102-4683 at (415) 554-7724, by fax: (415) 554-7854, by
e-mail: Donna.Hall@sfgov.org, or on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org/bdsupvrs/sunshine.

San FranciscoLobbyist Ordinance

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Administrative Code Sec. 16.520 – 16.534) to register and report lobbying activity.  For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 581-2300, fax (415) 581-2317 and web site http://www.sfgov.org/ethics/.

 

City and County of San Francisco

Civil Service Commission

Agenda for Regular Meeting

May 17, 2004

2:00 p.m.

 

ITEM NO.
(1)	CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
	President Morgan R. Gorrono
	Vice President Linda Richardson
	Commissioner Alicia D. Becerril
	Commissioner Donald A. Casper
	Commissioner Thomas T. Ng
(2)	PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA
(3)	APPROVAL OF MINUTES– Action Item
	Regular Meeting of May 3, 2004
	Recommendation:	Approve.
(4)	ANNOUNCEMENTS
	Announcement of changes to agenda
	Other announcements

 

RATIFICATION AGENDA
All matters on the Ratification Agenda are considered by the Civil Service Commission to be non-contested and will be acted upon by a single vote of the Commission.  There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a request is made; in which event, the matter shall be removed from the Ratification Agenda and considered as a separate item.  Each individual addressing the Commission will be limited to a maximum time limit of five minutes for all items severed from the Ratification Agenda. Copies of all staff reports and materials being considered by the Civil Service Commission are available for public view 72 hours prior to the Civil Service Commission meeting and are located in the Civil Service Commission office at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 720, San Francisco, CA 94102.
(5)	Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. (File No. 0296-04-8) – Action Item

 

PSC#	Department	Amount	Type of Service	Type of Approval	Duration
1000-04/05   Over to 6/7/04	Port	$60,000	Will provide education and community outreach services at the Port’s Heron’s Head Park.	Annual	06/30/05
2001-03/04	Human Services	$7,804,568	Will provide outreach; counseling; employment assessment; vocational training; work readiness; referral and placement services; and job retention support in CalWORKs and PAES and other low-income individuals seeking employment.	Continuing	06/30/09
2002-03/04	Human Services	$8,659,969	Will provide case management and related family support services to County residents in the home or in those communities with historically highest rate of children in foster care.	Continuing	06/30/09
2003-03/04	Human Services	$44,336,891	To serve as the employer of record for the In-Home Supportive Services Program, establish a central registry, provide enrollment in a comprehensive health benefit system, advocacy and other support services for 12,000 homecare workers.	Continuing	06/30/09
2004-03/04	Human Services	$20,519,260	Will provide case management and support services to homeless individuals and families living in shelters, single resident occupancy hotels, or transitional housing.	Continuing	06/30/09
2005-03/04	Human Services	$45,505,760	Will provide childcare services to low-income and CalWORKs families through partnerships with other licensed providers in various identified target neighborhoods.	Continuing	06/30/09
2006-03/04	Human Services	$4,411,784	Will provide services to identify, recruit, train and support Foster Parent Services, Independent Living Skills Services, and Adoption Services for the County.	Continuing	06/30/09
2007-03/04	Human Services	$29,455,678	Will provide homeless individuals and families with emergency shelter and light meals.	Continuing	06/30/09

 

	May 3, 2004:	Postpone PSC #1000-04/05 to the meeting of May 17, 2004.  Requested the Department to study the possibility of assigning the duties by work order to Class 3289 Recreation Supervisor. Postpone PSC #2001-03/04 through 2007-03/04 to the meeting of May 17, 2004.
	Recommendation of the Human Resources Director:	Postpone PSC #1000-04/05 to the meeting of June 7, 2004 by mutual request of the Port of San Francisco and SEIU Local 790. Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on all remaining contracts.  Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser.
(6)	Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. (File No. 0326-04-8) – Action Item

 

PSC#	Department	Amount	Type of Service	Type of Approval	Duration
4111-03/04	Building Inspection	$1,200,000	Will provide education, counseling, mentoring and mediation regarding code enforcement outreach program to property owners and tenants.  Will educate property owners in code compliance to avoid litigation, and provide bilingual services as needed.	Regular	12/31/08
4112-03/04	Airport	$10,000,000	Will manage and operate the Airport’s door-to-door curb coordination program; provide taxicab dispatching and monitor the Airport’s limousine loading zones.	Regular	12/31/09
4113-03/04	Treasurer- Tax Collector	$110,000	Will provide enhancements to the new migrated system of the Business Tax Division’s tax information system software and database to a modern programming language and Standard Query Language (SQL) relational database.	Regular	04/30/05
4114-03/04	Public Utilities Commission (Hetch Hetchy & Bureaus)	$775,000	Will perform professional engineering work in the field of water treatment and operations at the Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant, and the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct system.	Regular	05/31/07
4115-03/04	Public Utilities Commission (Water)	$2,200,000	Will provide environmental analysis for San Joaquin Pipeline #4; alternatives analysis; coordination and work plan preparation; prepare draft & final environmental documents; response to public inquiries/comments.	Regular	06/01/07
4116-03/04	Public Utilities Commission (Water)	$2,800,000	Will provide environmental analysis services for the Bay Division Hydraulic Capacity Upgrade project for Calaveras Dam.  Will respond to public comments; prepare final environmental documents’ acquisition of regulatory permits and agency approvals.	Regular	07/14/08

 

			Recommendation of the Human Resources Director:	Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report.  Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser.
	REGULAR AGENDA
	Copies of all staff reports and materials being considered by the Civil Service Commission are available for public view 72 hours prior to the Civil Service Commission meeting and are located in the Civil Service Commission office at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 720, San Francisco, CA 94102.
	(7)		Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts.  (File No. 0327-04-8) – Action Item

 

PSC#	Department	Amount	Type of Service	Type of Approval	Duration
4117-03/04	Elections	$210,000	Will provide community-based outreach services to inform and educate San Francisco’s communities and citizens about ranked-choice voting in preparation for the November 2004 election.	Regular	12/31/04

 

	Recommendation of the Human Resources Director:		Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report.  Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser.
(8)	Appeal by Earnestine May-McNary of the Human Resources Director’s decision regarding her complaints of discrimination and retaliation.  (File No. 0583-03-6 and 0641-03-6) – Action Item
	February 17, 2004:			Postpone to the meeting of April 5, 2004 at the request of Paula Gustafson, Attorney.
	April 5, 2004:			Postpone to the meeting of April 19, 2004 at the request of President Morgan R. Gorrono.
	April 19, 2004:	Postpone to the meeting of May 3, 2004 at the request of the Human Resources Director.
	May 3, 2004:	Postpone to the meeting of May 17, 2004 at the request of Civil Service Commission staff.
	Recommendation:	Adopt report.  Sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director; deny appeals by Earnestine May-McNary.
(9)	Appeal by Earnestine May-McNary of the Executive Officer’s decision to close the appeal on future employment restrictions.  (File No. 0576-03-7) – Action Item
	February 17, 2004:			Postpone to the meeting of April 5, 2004 at the request of Paula Gustafson, Attorney.
	April 5, 2004:			Postpone to the meeting of April 19, 2004 at the request of President Morgan R. Gorrono.

 

		April 19, 2004:	Postpone to the meeting of May 3, 2004 at the request of the Executive Officer, Civil Service Commission.
		May 3, 2004:	Postpone to the meeting of May 17, 2004 at the request of Civil Service Commission staff.
		Recommendation:	Adopt report.  Sustain the decision of the Executive Officer; deny the appeal by Earnestine May-McNary.
	(10)	Appeal by Angel Orozco following the Police Department’s background investigation and recommendation of rejection for Q – 2 Police Officer and the decision of the Human Resources Director to uphold recommendation.  (File No. 0160-04-4) – Action Item
		May 3, 2004:		Postpone to the meeting of May 17, 2004 or when all five Commissioners are present.
		Recommendation:		Adopt report.  Sustain recommendation of the Police Department; deny appeal by Angel Orozco.
(11)		Appeal by David Johnson of the Human Resources Director’s determination of insufficient evidence to support complaint of discrimination and retaliation against the San Francisco Fire Department.  (File No. 0809-03-6) - Action Item
		April 19, 2004:		Postpone to the meeting of May 17, 2004 at the request of David Johnson.
		Recommendation:		Adopt the report.  Sustain decision of the Human Resources Director; deny appeal by David Johnson.
	(12)	Salary Setting for the City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors for a five (5) year cycle, effective July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2009 in accordance with Charter Section 2.100.  (File No. 0887-03-1) – Action Item
		December 1, 2003:		Accept report on Preliminary Work Plan – Salary Setting for the City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors, effective July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2009 in accordance with Charter Section 2.100.
		January 5, 2004:		Accept Preliminary Report on the Board of Supervisors Salary; Proceed with salary survey and report progress to the Commission.
		February 2, 2004:		Accept report.
		March 1, 2004:		Postpone to the meeting of March 15, 2004 at the request of President Morgan Gorrono.

 

		March 15, 2004:	Accept report.
		April 5, 2004:	Postpone to the meeting of April 19, 2004 at the request of President Morgan R. Gorrono.
		April 19, 2004:	Accept report.
		May 3, 2004:	Accept report.
		Recommendation:	Set the salary for the full-time position of Member, Board of Supervisors - City & County of San Francisco for a five (5) year cycle effective July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2009; transmit to the Controller.
(13)		Certification of Salary and Benefits of Elected Officials of the City & County of San Francisco for Fiscal Year 2004-05 in accordance with Charter Section A8.409-1. (File No. 0035-04-1) – Action Item
		February 2, 2004:	Accept report.
		March 1, 2004:	Postpone to the meeting of March 15, 2004 at the request of President Morgan R. Gorrono.
		April 19, 2004:	Accept report; schedule for action to certify salary and benefits of elected officials at the meeting of May 17, 2004.
		Recommendation:	Open for discussion; certify salary and benefits of elected officials; forward to the Mayor’s Office for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2004-05 Budget being transmitted to the Board of Supervisors.
	EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT
	(14)	Update on the Fiscal Year 2003 – 04 Goals and Objectives as of April 30, 2004.  (File No. 0328-04-1) – Action Item
		Recommendation:	Accept report.
	(15)	REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
	(16)	ADJOURNMENT