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MINUTES

 

Regular Meeting

November 17, 2008

 

2:00 p.m.

ROOM 400, CITY HALL

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

2:06 p.m.

 

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

 

 

President Donald A. Casper

Present

 

Vice President Morgan R. Gorrono

Present

 

Commissioner Mary Y. Jung

Present

 

Commissioner E. Dennis Normandy

Present

 

Commissioner Yu-Yee Wu Sheridan

Present

 

 

 

President Donald A. Casper presided.

 

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA

 

 

 

None.

 

 

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

 

 

Regular Meeting of  November 3, 2008

 

 

 

Action:

Approve.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

0520-08-8

Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. 
(Item No. 5)

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4058-08/09

Public Utilities Commission

$108,000

Will provide a plan to be developed with extensive public participation that will reach consent as to the current and future uses of the Lake Merced Watershed and make recommendations for the sustainable management of the Lake Merced Watershed.

Regular

11/14/09

 

4059-08/09

SFPUC Wastewater Enterprise

$3,000,000

Will provide system-wide removal, replacement, testing and disposal of carbon and/or potassium permanganate odor control unit media throughout the City and County of San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Enterprise.

Regular

11/30/10

4114-06/07

Department of Technology

Increase Amount

$0.00

New Amount

$0.00

Will provide pick-up, transport, store and return of computer backup tapes from the City’s Datacenter at Market Plaza.  Store the tapes at contractor’s storage facilities in the Sacramento area and in Colorado.

Modi-

fication

12/31/12

4108-07/08

Department of Technology

Increase Amount

$0.00

New Amount

$0.00

Will provide consulting services for the modification and customization of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software to the City’s 311 system, and the management of the City’s service requests.

Modi-

fication

11/01/12

 

 

Speakers:

Joe Brenner, IFPTE Local 21 requested to sever PSC #4108-07/08.

Kofo Domingo & Suzanne Gautier, Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC #4058-08/09.
Kofo Domingo & Tony Flores, Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC #4059-08/09.
Herbert Tong, Department of Technology spoke on PSC #4114-06/07.
Jay Nath & Alissa Black, Department of Technology and Richard Isen, IFPTE Local 21 spoke on PSC #4108-07/08.

 

 

 

Action:

(1)      Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #4108-07/08 on the condition that the Department of Technology report to the Commission in June 2009, with an update of the concerns expressed by IFPTE Local 21.  Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

(2)      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)

 

0463-08-8

Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. 
(Item No. 6)

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4067-03/04

Controller

Increase Amount

$800,000

New Amount

$1,450,000

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.

Modi-

fication

06/30/10

 

 

October 20, 2008:

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)

 

 

 

November 3, 2008:

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)

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

Action:

Withdrawn.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

0519-08-7

Request by Leonard Mudavanhu to lift ban on future employment with the Municipal Transportation Agency and Public Utilities Commission.  (Item No. 7)

 

 

 

Speakers:

William Miles, Municipal Transportation Agency.

 

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of December 1, 2008 and request that the appellant be present to respond to questions.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

 

0522-08-1

Annual Review of Exempt and Non-Exempt Classifications at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA).  (Item No. 8) 

 

 

 

Speakers:

Clare Leung, Municipal Transportation Agency

 

 

 

Action:

Accept the report; file.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

0478-08-4

Appeal by Vince Courtney of the Position-Based Testing job announcement for 7282 Street Repair Supervisor II (PBT-7282-055082).  (Item No. 9)

 

 

 

November 3, 2008:

Postpone to the meeting of November 17, 2008 at the request of Vince Courtney.

 

 

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of December 1, 2008 at the request of Vince Courtney, Laborers Local 261.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

 

 

0485-02-3

Appeal by Susan Daniels of the Director of Transportation’s decision on the denial of assault pay as a Transit Operator (Job Code 9163).  (Item No. 10)

 

 

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

Action:

Adopt the report.  Sustain the decision of the Director of Transportation; deny the appeal by Susan Daniels. 
(Vote of 5 to 0)  Ms. Daniels failed to appear.

 

0487-08-1

Proposed Civil Service Commission Meeting Schedule for Calendar Year 2009.

(Item No. 11)

 

 

 

November 3, 2008:

Postpone to the meeting of November 17, 2008 when all five Commissioners are present. 

 

 

 

Speakers:

Anita Sanchez, Executive Officer

 

 

Action:

(1)    Cancel Regular meetings that fall on a holiday;

(2)    Schedule Special Meetings if needed, for cancelled meetings; and

(3)    Amend Rule Series 05 to state “the Commission may meet on the next succeeding business day  . . .”  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

0521-08-1

Review of Pending Appeals Log as of October 31, 2008.  (Item No. 12)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Anita Sanchez, Executive Officer

 

 

 

Action:

Accept the report.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

0523-08-1

Status Report on Fiscal Year 2008-09 Goals and Objectives as of October 31, 2008.  (Item No. 13)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Anita Sanchez, Executive Officer

 

 

 

Action:

Accept the report.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION  (Item No. 14)

 

None.

 

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS  (Item No. 15)

 

Commissioner Yu-Yee Wu Sheridan announced this would be her last Regular Commission Meeting as she is resigning from the Commission.

Vice President Morgan Gorrono stated that in the case of severed personal services contracts or other agenda items, motions should be made by the Commissioner severing the contract to indicate that all of their concerns have been answered.

 

President Donald A. Casper requested that a briefing on the Commission’s budget, sources of revenue, allocation of resources and funds, and potential revenue sources be calendared for an upcoming meeting.

 

ADJOURNMENT  (Item No. 16)

4:00 p.m.