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MINUTES
Regular Meeting
November 3, 2008
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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2:05 p.m.
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ROLL CALL
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President Donald A. Casper
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Present
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Vice President Morgan R. Gorrono
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Present
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Commissioner Mary Y. Jung
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Not Present (Notified absence)
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Commissioner E. Dennis Normandy
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Present
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Commissioner Yu-Yee Wu Sheridan
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Not Present (Notified absence)
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President Donald A. Casper presided.
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PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA
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Richard Isen, IFPTE Local 21 requested that PSC #4056-08/09 be severed.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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Special Meeting of September 29, 2008
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October 20, 2008:
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Postpone to the meeting of November 3, 2008
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Action:
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Approve as amended. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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Regular Meeting of October 20, 2008
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Action:
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Approve. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0463-08-8
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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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4044-08/09
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Adult Probation
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$102,000
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Will provide recommendations to assist in the supervision of adult offenders. CAIS identifies specific strategies that will likely result in positive recommendations to assist in the supervision of adult offenders.
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Regular
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10/31/11
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4067-03/04
Postpone to 12/1/08
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Controller
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Increase Amount
$800,000
New Amount
$1,450,000
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Will conduct and coordinate nationwide executive recruitment processes to identify, screen and recommend candidates to the Mayor for appointment to City depart head/executive positions.
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Modi-
fication
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06/30/10
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October 20, 2008:
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(1) Postpone PSC #4044-08/09 to the meeting of November 3, 2008. (Vote of 3 to 0); Request Adult Probation to meet with IFPTE Local 21 before the meeting of November 3, 2008 and for Criss Romero, IFPTE Local 21 and Patrick Boyd, Adult Probation to be present at the meeting of November 3, 2008.
(2) Postpone PSC #4067-03/04 to the meeting of November 3, 2008 by mutual agreement of the Controller and IFPTE Local 21. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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Speakers:
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Susan Gwinn, IFPTE Local 21 and Esther Reyes, Office of the Controller spoke on PSC #4067-03/04.
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Action:
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(1) Postpone PSC #4067-03/04 to the meeting of December 1, 2008 by mutual agreement of IFPTE Local 21 and the Office of the Controller. (Vote of 3 to 0)
(2) Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #4044-08/09. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0486-08-8
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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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Amount
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Type of Service
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Type of Approval
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Duration
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4051-08/09
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Municipal Transportation Agency
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$5,000,000
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Will provide professional and technical services to support the SFMTA Rail Vehicles Rehabilitation and Replacement Program on an as-needed basis.
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01/31/14
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4052-08/09
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Municipal Transportation Agency
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$4,000,000
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Will provide professional and technical services to support the Rubber Tire Vehicle Replacement program on an as-needed basis.
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Regular
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01/31/14
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4053-08/09
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Public Utilities Commission
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$100,000
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Will provide treatment to the City’s source water reservoirs with a new chemical (sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate) to control algal growth.
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Regular
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01/14/09
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4054-08/09
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Public Utilities Commission
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$9,900,000
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Will provide as-needed environmental tasks for the SFPUC Water System Improvement Project (WSIP) and non-WISP projects, such as providing specialized natural resource, environmental, and environmental planning expertise and services.
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Regular
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03/30/14
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4055-08/09
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Recreation & Park Department
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$1,500,000
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Will provide preliminary design services for marina, coastal and general civil engineering, dredge design and consulting support services during the design/build process.
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Regular
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07/01/13
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4056-08/09
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Office of Contract Administration- Purchasing
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$120,000,000
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Will provide as-needed, project specific services for a variety of highly specialized information technology (IT) projects.
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Regular
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12/31/11
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4057-08/09
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Public Works
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$450,000
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Will provide advancement and management of funds for the Project Pull summer internship program. Funds will be disbursed for intern salaries and program enrichment activities.
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Regular
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06/30/12
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4137-06/07
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Department of Technology
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Increase Amount
$227,000
New Amount
$663,000
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Will provide vendor configuration and tailoring of the New World Systems Records Management System (RMS) and Field Reporting System (aka incidents reports), configure Standard and Custom System Reports.
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Modi-
fication
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05/01/09
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Speakers:
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Trinh Nguyen, Municipal Transportation Agency and Ging Louie, IFPTE Local 21 spoke on PSC #4051-08/09 and 4052-08/09.
Pauson Yun and Kent Nelson, Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC #4053-08/09.
Pauson Yun and Bill Zerda, Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC #4054-08/09.
Jaci Fong and Vitus Leung, General Services Agency spoke on PSC #4056-08/09.
Walt Calcagno, Department of Technology spoke on PSC #4137-06/07.
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Action:
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Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0451-08-5
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Proposed Administrative Amendments to Civil Service Commission Rules Applicable to All Service-Critical Employees of the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) – Rule 403.3 Discrimination Complaints to Provide Full Authority to the Director of Transportation to Review and Resolve Discrimination Complaints at the MTA to Comply with Proposition A, November 2007. (Item No. 7)
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October 6, 2008:
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Post for adoption at the Regular Meeting of the Civil Service Commission on October 20, 2008.
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October 20, 2008:
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Postpone to the meeting of November 3, 2008 at the request of IFPTE Local 21.
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Speakers:
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Anita Sanchez, Executive Officer
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Action:
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Adopt. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0478-08-4
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Appeal by Vince Courtney of the Position-Based Testing job announcement for 7282 Street Repair Supervisor II (PBT-7282-055082). (Item No. 8)
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of November 17, 2008 at the request of Vince Courtney, Laborers Local 261. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0549-08-8
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Report from the Municipal Transportation Agency and IFPTE Local 21 on the progress of discussions of the conditional approval of PSC #4035-08/09.
(Item No. 9)
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October 6, 2008:
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Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #4035-08/09 subject to the condition that 1) The Municipal Transportation Agency meet and discuss with IFPTE Local 21 the utilization of existing classifications to perform part of the work and that such discussions take place in good faith on all sides; 2) Should civil service classifications be identified which can perform some portion of the work, the work which is contracted out be adjusted accordingly, and; 3) Within thirty (30) days, both the Municipal Transportation Agency and IFPTE Local 21 report to the Commission the progress of the discussions.
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of December 1, 2008 at the request of the Municipal Transportation Agency. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0910-07-4
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Appeal by Joseph Harris of the rejection of his application for 2593 Health Program Coordinator III. (Item No. 10)
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Speakers:
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James Peavey, Department of Public Health
Joseph Harris, Appellant
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Action:
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Adopt the report. Sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director/Department of Public Health Examinations Unit and deny the appeal by Joseph Harris. (Vote of 3 to 0)
President Casper stated that he voted to sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director due to a lack of the required documentation that Mr. Harris needed to demonstrate that he had the primary responsibility for the administration, oversight or management for a program providing health care services required for a Class 2593 Health Program Coordinator III position.
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0487-08-1
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Proposed Civil Service Commission Meeting Schedule for Calendar Year 2009.
(Item No. 11)
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Speakers:
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Anita Sanchez, Executive Officer
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of November 17, 2008 when all five Commissioners are present. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (Item No. 12)
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Ging Louie, IFPTE Local 21 noted that he has come across several situations where employees have no previous performance appraisals or records documenting any acting assignments.
James Peavey, Department of Public Health, shared with the Commission the Court of Appeal decision in the case of Michael Kreutzer v. City and County of San Francisco that an exempt employee is not entitled to civil service protections.
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COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS (Item No. 13)
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President Casper suggested that the Commission enter into discussion with the Office of the City Attorney on how to keep the Commission apprised of cases where the Commission is named a defendant in litigation and court decisions which affect the Commission’s merit system jurisdiction.
President Casper also requested the Office of the City Attorney to compile all its opinions affecting the jurisdiction of the Commission going back to 1906 and copies of the opinions be placed in the Commission office.
Commissioner Normandy requested the Executive Officer to draft a policy for Commission review and approval in regards to the Commission’s interface with the Office of the City Attorney.
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ADJOURNMENT (Item No. 14)
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4:11 p.m.
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