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MINUTES
Regular Meeting
March 1, 2004
2:00 p.m.
ROOM 400, CITY HALL
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
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CALL TO ORDER
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2:37 p.m.
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ROLL CALL
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President Morgan R. Gorrono
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Present
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Vice President Linda Richardson
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Present
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Commissioner Alicia D. Becerril
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Present
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Commissioner Donald A. Casper
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Present
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Commissioner Thomas T. Ng
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Present
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President Morgan R. Gorrono presided.
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PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA
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Spike Kahn, IFPTE Local 21 spoke on PSC #4079-03/04.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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Regular Meeting of February 17, 2004
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Action:
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Approve. (Vote of 4 to 0) The Commission granted Commissioner Gorrono’s request to abstain from voting because he was not present for the meeting. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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0079-04-8
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Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. (Item No. 5)
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PSC#
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Department
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Amount
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Type of Service
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Type of Approval
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Duration
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4089-02/03
Over to 3/15/04
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Public Health
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Increase Amount $400,000 New Amount $1,000,000
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Will provide as-needed, on-call professional radiology technologists with on-call availability, 7 days a week.
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Regular
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08/31/05
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February 17, 2004:
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Postpone to the meeting of March 1, 2004 at the request of SEIU Local 790.
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of March 15, 2004 at the request of Department of Public Health. (Vote of 5 to 0)
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0124-04-8
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Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. (Item No. 6)
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PSC#
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Department
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Type of Service
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Type of Approval
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Duration
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4076-03/04
Over to 3/15/04
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Police
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$420,000
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Will provide the San Francisco Police Department with psychological evaluations of final entry level officer candidates and refinement of predictive validity assessment procedures.
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Regular
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06/30/06
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4077-03/04
Withdrawn
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Police
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$60,000
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Will perform hair sample analysis to determine drug usage and historical patterns of drug usage for police officer, police reserve officer, police cadet, police service aide applicants for the police department.
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Regular
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06/30/06
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4078-03/04
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Police
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$280,000
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Will provide polygraph screening for entry level police officers, reserve officers, police cadets, and police service aides.
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Regular
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06/30/06
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4079-03/04
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Airport
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$390,024
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Will install hardware and software components of a new noise management system, train staff and provide support for 12 months after the system is functional.
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Regular
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10/31/05
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4080-03/04
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Public Utilities Commission (Water)
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$200,000
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Will provide technical consultation in specialized areas of wastewater treatment engineering related to current and future WPCD projects.
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Regular
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11/14/06
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4081-03/04
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Public Utilities Commission (Water)
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$6,000,000
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Will provide expert technical, master planning and professional engineering assistance for the San Francisco Clean Water Master Plan to include wastewater, storm water, and recycled water analysis.
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Regular
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05/31/07
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4082-03/04
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Public Utilities Commission (Water)
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$350,000
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Will provide treated and bottled water for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
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Regular
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02/01/09
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4083-03/04
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Public Utilities Commission (Water)
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$850,000
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Will provide testing for material properties of existing steel and concrete structural elements above and below the waterline; perform corrosion surveys of representative steel and concrete elements both above and below waterline.
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Regular
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01/31/07
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4084-03/04
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Public Utilities Commission (Water)
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$2,100,000
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Will design and install a functionally complete and operational Photovoltaic (PV) system of approx. 250 kW and the Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant. The PV system will generate approx. 420,000 kilowatt-hours annually.
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Regular
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12/31/05
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4085-03/04
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Public Utilities Commission (Water)
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$2,000,000
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Will develop comprehensive and multi-faceted public outreach strategy to support all activities to take place during the master planning process, including Project Launch, Stakeholder Identification, Public Meeting, etc.
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Regular
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05/31/07
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4086-03/04
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Public Utilities Commission (Water)
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$1,200,000
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Will provide environmental document scoping, environmental background studies, alternatives analysis; preparation of draft environmental documents; Public review of draft environmental document, response to public comments.
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Regular
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03/15/08
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4087-03/04
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Children, Youth &
Families
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$509,799
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Will provide production and distribution of unitized meals to the children and youth enrolled in the 2004 Mayor’s Summer Food Service Program.
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Regular
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08/13/04
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4018-03/04
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Public Health
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Increase Amount $538,188 New Amount $1,878,188
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Will provide temporary laundry services for Laguna Honda Hospital. Services include picking up and processing soiled hospital laundry seven days per week, including holidays.
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Regular
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06/30/04
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Speakers:
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Sgt. Dennis Callaghan, San Francisco Police Department spoke on PSC #4076-03/04.
Gabe Karol, San Francisco International Airport,
E.R. Ganoung, Jr., San Francisco International Airport and Spike Kahn, IFPTE Local 21 spoke on PSC #4079-03/04.
Wendy Iwata, Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC #4082-03/04.
Wendy Iwata, Public Utilities Commission, Betsy Lauppe, Public Utilities Commission and Spike Kahn, IFPTE Local 21 spoke on PSC #4085-03/04.
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Action:
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Postpone PSC #4076-03/04 to the meeting of March 15, 2004. (Vote of 5 to 0)
PSC #4077-03/04 withdrawn. Approved by Civil Service Commission at meeting of February 2, 2004. (Vote of 5 to 0)
Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #4079-03/04. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 4 to 1; Commissioner Becerril dissents.) Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on all remaining contracts. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 5 to 0)
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0475-03-4
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Appeal by John Bowman of the rejection of application for IS Business Analyst - Assistant (Job Code 1051) (Item No. 7)
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September 15, 2003:
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Postpone to the meeting of October 6, 2003 at the request of the Department of Human Resources.
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October 6, 2003:
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Postpone to the meeting of October 20, 2003 at the request of the Department of Human Resources.
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October 20, 2003:
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Postpone to the meeting of November 17, 2003 at the request of the Department of Human Resources.
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November 17, 2003:
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Postpone to the meeting of December 1, 2003 at the request of the Department of Human Resources.
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December 1, 2003:
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Postpone to the meeting of February 2, 2004 at the request of Spike Kahn, IFPTE Local 21.
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February 2, 2004:
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Postpone to the meeting of February 17, 2004 at the request of David Coleman, IFPTE Local 21.
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February 17, 2004:
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Postpone to the meeting of March 1, 2004.
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of April 5, 2004 at the request of the Human Resources Department. (Vote of 5 to 0)
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0125-04-1
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Modernization of the Civil Service Merit System through an Internet-based Application Filing Service. (Item No. 8)
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Speakers:
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Denise Cannonier-Craig, Department of Human Resources
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Action:
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Accept the staff report. (Vote of 5 to 0)
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0886-03-5
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Draft proposed amendments to Civil Service Commission Rules affecting Miscellaneous Employees and Service Critical Classes at the Municipal Transportation Agency, specifically 109 and 409 – Article V – Temporary Out of Class and 110 and 410 – Examination Announcements and Applicants. (Item No. 9)
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July 1, 2002:
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Directed Executive Officer to provide the Commission with suggestions on how to make clear in the Rules that "contemporaneous" out-of-class assignments be recorded to receive credit and a provision be provided to employees to request the out-of-class assignment be recorded.
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January 5, 2004:
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Request additional information and continue discussion at a meeting to be announced.
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Speakers:
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Kate Favetti, Executive Officer
Spike Kahn, IFPTE Local 21
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Action:
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Accept report. Calendar for the meeting of April 19, 2004. (Vote of 5 to 0)
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0893-03-4
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Appeal by Stephen Clough of the background rejection for Transit Operator (Job Code 9163) with the Municipal Transportation Agency. (Item No. 10)
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of April 19, 2004 at the request of the Municipal Transportation Agency. (Vote of 5 to 0)
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0433-02-7
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Determination of future employability: Dismissal of permanent civil service appointment of Owen Brady, Executive Secretary I (Job Code 1450) Public Utilities Commission. (Item No. 11)
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February 2, 2004:
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Postpone to the meeting of March 1, 2004 at the request of Owen Brady.
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Speakers:
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Therese Madden, Public Utilities Commission
Sylvia Courtney, Attorney
Owen Brady, Appellant
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Action:
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Cancel any current examination and eligibility status; Future employment contingent upon reimbursement to Public Utilities Commission in the amount of $500.00 for parking; No future employment with the Public Utilities Commission. (Vote of 5 to 0)
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0715-03-7
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Determination of future employability: Disciplinary release from probationary appointment of John Bowman, IS Trainer Assistant (Job Code 1031) Department of Human Services. (Item No. 12)
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February 2, 2004:
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Postpone to the meeting of February 17, 2004 at the request of David Coleman, IFPTE Local 21.
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February 17, 2004:
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Reject the Department of Human Services’ recommendation of no future employment with the Department of Human Services. (Vote of 2 to 2; Commissioners Casper and Ng dissent.) Postpone to the meeting of March 1, 2004 or when all five (5) Commissioners are present.
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Speakers:
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Bruce Topp, Department of Human Services
Spike Kahn, IFPTE Local 21
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of March 15, 2004 or when all five (5) Commissioners are present. (Vote of 5 to 0)
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0887-03-1
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Progress Report – 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. (Item No. 13)
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December 1, 2003:
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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.
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January 5, 2004:
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Accept Preliminary Report on the Board of Supervisors Salary; Proceed with salary survey and report progress to the Commission.
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February 2, 2004:
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Accept report.
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of March 15, 2004 at the request of President Morgan Gorrono. (Vote of 5 to 0)
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0035-04-1
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Progress Report - 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. (Item No. 14)
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February 2, 2004:
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Accept report.
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of March 15, 2004 at the request of President Morgan Gorrono. (Vote of 5 to 0)
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REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
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Earnestine May-McNary and her Attorney, Paula Gustafson spoke on the completeness of the staff report on her pending appeal before the Civil Service Commission scheduled for the meeting of April 5, 2004.
April 5, 2004.
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ADJOURNMENT
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5:20 p.m.
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