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A G E N D A
Regular Meeting
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April 7, 2008
2:00 p.m.
ROOM 400, CITY HALL
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
A request to hear an item after 5:00 p.m. should be directed to the Executive
Officer as soon as possible following the receipt of notification of an upcoming hearing. Requests may be made by telephone at (415) 252-3247 and confirmed in writing or by fax at (415) 252-3260.
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Order of Business
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
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PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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RATIFICATION AGENDA
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REGULAR AGENDA
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SEPARATIONS AGENDA
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REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
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COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS
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ADJOURNMENT
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NOTICE OF COMMISSION HEARING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
A. 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.
B. Policy Requiring Written Reports
It is the policy of the Civil Service Commission that except for appeals filed under Civil Service Commission Rule 111A Position-Based Testing, 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.
C. 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 (4th) business day preceding the Commission meeting for which the item is calendared (ordinarily, on Tuesday). An original and nine (9) copies on 8 1/2-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.
D. Policy and Procedure for Hearings to be Scheduled after 5:00 p.m. and Requests for Postponement
A request to hear an item after 5:00 p.m. should be directed to the Executive Officer as soon as possible following the receipt of notification of an upcoming hearing. Requests may be made by telephone at (415) 252-3247 and confirmed in writing or by fax at (415) 252-3260.
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. Appeals filed under Civil Service Commission Rule 111A Position-Based Testing shall be considered on the date it is calendared for hearing except under extraordinary circumstances and upon mutual agreement between the appellant and the Department of Human Resources.
E. 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.
F. 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.
G. 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. and 5:00 p.m.
H. 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.
I. 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 Francisco Administrative 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 Frank Darby, Administrator of the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 at (415) 554-7724, by fax: (415) 554-7854, by e-mail: sotf@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 Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Section 2.100) to
register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Ave., Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 252-3100,
fax (415) 252-3112 and web site http://www.sfgov.org/ethics/.
City and County of San Francisco
Civil Service Commission
Agenda for Regular Meeting
April 7, 2008
2:00 p.m.
ITEM NO.
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(1)
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CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
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President Alicia D. Becerril
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Vice President Donald A. Casper
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Commissioner Morgan R. Gorrono
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Commissioner Mary Y. Jung
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Commissioner Yu-Yee Wu
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(2)
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PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA
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(3)
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Action Item
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Regular Meeting of March 17, 2008
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Recommendation:
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Approve.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Announcement of changes to agenda
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Other announcements
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RATIFICATION AGENDA
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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.
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(5)
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Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts.
(File No. 0157-08-8) – Action Item
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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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1000-08/09
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Airport
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$125,000
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Will provide consulting services to the airport’s noise reduction community forum, known as the Airport/Community Roundtable.
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Annual
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06/30/09
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1001-08/09
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Airport
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$220,000
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Will provide owl bus service between SFO and San Francisco to the north and Palo Alto to the south.
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Annual
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06/30/09
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1002-08/09
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Arts Commission
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$1,633,039
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Will perform a free concert in the park. These concerts will take place at the San Francisco Davies Symphony Hall in July-August, 2008. This is the 57th year for Summer POPs concerts.
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Annual
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03/31/09
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2001-07/08
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Human Services
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$30,400
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Will manage the state designated contractor EDS who provide day-to-day management of the CalWIN comprehensive automated system, which is necessary in administering multiple health and welfare benefits and services to clients throughout the State.
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Continuing
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07/01/16
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2002-07/08
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Human Services
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$11,100,000
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Will provide and distribute food to low income San Francisco residents. Food distribution services will include congregate meals, emergency food bags, brown bags, emergency home delivered meals, free meals, and senior grocery bags.
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Continuing
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06/30/11
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2003-07/08
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Human Services
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$450,000
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Will provide community-wide strategic system improvements to create a well-coordinated system of community-based long-term care (LTC) service delivery for vulnerable older adults.
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Continuing
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06/30/11
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4117-07/08
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Fire
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$91,100
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Will review and approve phases of the development and administration of the examination for H-20 Lieutenant, Fire Department.
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Regular
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12/31/08
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4118-07/08
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Municipal Transportation Agency
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$250,000
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Will provide Workers’ Compensation Medical Bill Review/Managed Care program evaluation services for all MTA worker’s compensation claims.
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Regular
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09/30/10
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4119-07/08
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Port
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$500,000
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Will investigate environmental conditions in soil, groundwater and building materials at the Port’s Pier 70 facility, including approximately 65 acres of land and approximately 416,000 square feet of building area.
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Regular
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06/30/10
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4120-07/08
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Municipal Transportation Agency
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$250,000
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Will provide professional consulting assistance to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and Parking Authority (PA) in establishing requirements and specifications for a Parking Access and Revenue Control System.
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Regular
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06/30/09
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4121-07/08
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Municipal Transportation Agency
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$378,000
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Will provide support for the Partnership Structure/Meeting Facilitation, forming subject matter expert work groups, interviews and jobsite observations, etc.; skill gap analysis and conduct needs assessment surveys with incumbent work groups.
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Regular
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06/30/10
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4122-07/08
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Municipal Transportation Agency
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$330,696
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Will perform maintenance on traffic signal cabinet/ controller testing software to minimize malfunction in the field; maintain and upgrade D4 Traffic Signal Software to provide transit priority throughout the City, including cable car locations.
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Regular
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03/30/11
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4123-07/08
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Public Utilities Commission
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$325,000
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Will implement the High Efficiency Toilet (HET) Low-Income Direct Install Program. SFPUC will work with a local nonprofit to implement the program and create long-lasting benefits associated with community education and training in water conservation.
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Regular
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12/31/10
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4124-07/08
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Public Utilities Commission
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$90,000,000
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Will provide design-build services for Tesla Treatment Facility consisting of designing, building, installing, and commissioning a new 315-MGD treatment facility utilizing ultraviolet (UV) disinfection (advanced disinfection).
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Regular
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12/30/12
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4125-07/08
Postpone to meeting of 4/21/08
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Public Utilities Commission
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$3,000,000
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Will provide inspection services and design upgrades for HHWAP for hydrogenation and power facilities.
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Regular
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06/30/11
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4126-07/08
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Public Utilities Commission
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$2,500,000
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Will provide scope of work to assist and support Program Controls staff in project scheduling, cost controls, cost estimating, CPM scheduling and systems integration.
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Regular
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07/01/11
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4127-07/08
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Public Utilities Commission
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$100,000
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Will provide proprietary software technology migration to enable the SFPUC Power Enterprise to develop balanced power schedules and communicate with its Scheduling Coordinator, the Calif. Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) and other trade entities.
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Regular
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12/31/08
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4128-07/08
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Public Works
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$750,000
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Will perform an independent and objective engineering design review of the seismic base isolation structural system that is proposed for the new San Francisco General Hospital.
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Regular
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12/31/16
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4129-07/08
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Mayor’s Office of Economic & Workforce Development
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Increase Amount
$50,000
New Amount
$75,000
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Will provide continued consulting expertise to assist the City with its strategic planning efforts to encourage the San Francisco 49ers to remain in San Francisco.
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Regular
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03/31/09
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4051-07/08
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Airport Commission
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Increase Amount
$4,000,000
New Amount
$4,800,000
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Will provide design, acquisition, installation and testing of Phase II of aircraft noise mgmt. system, enabling the Airport to produce noise contour maps after each airplane arrival or departure.
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Regular
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06/30/17
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4012-06/07
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Public Health
and CHN
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Increase Amount
$350,000
New Amount
$850,000
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Will provide as-needed and after-hours security guard services and as-needed guard/driver services for the Community Health Network.
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Regular
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06/30/10
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Recommendation of the Human Resources
Director:
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1. Postpone PSC #4125-07/08 to the meeting of April 21, 2008 at the request of the Public Utilities Commission.
2. Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on all remaining contracts. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser.
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Appeal by Lois H. Scott of the Position-Based Testing job announcement for 0932 Manager VI CIP Program Service Manager (PBT-0941-53190). (File No. 0115-08-4) - Action Item
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March 17, 2008:
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Postpone to the meeting of April 7, 2008 by mutual agreement of the Department of Human Resources and IFPTE Local 21.
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Recommendation:
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Open for discussion.
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Secondary Criteria for Q – 60 Police Lieutenant, San Francisco Police Department.
(File No. 0099-08-1) - Action Item
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March 3, 2008:
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(1) Postpone to the meeting of March 17, 2008.
(Vote of 2 to 1; Commissioner Casper dissents.)
(2) Accept the recommendation of the Human Resources Director and approve the proposed secondary criteria for Q – 60 Police Lieutenant. (Vote of 2 to 1; Commissioner Gorrono dissents.)
(3) Three votes are needed for Commission action; therefore, the item is continued to the meeting of March 17, 2008.
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March 17, 2008:
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Postpone to the meeting of April 7, 2008.
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Recommendation of the Human Resources Director:
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Accept the recommendation of the Human Resources Director and approve the proposed secondary criteria for Q – 60 Police Lieutenant.
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(8)
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Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts.
(File No. 0158-08-8) – Action Item
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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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4130-07/08
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Municipal Transportation Agency
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$164,000
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Will provide assistance to the Parking Authority in management consulting in the areas of potential restructuring of its management and operations, the hiring of a new Parking Authority Director and the review of garage operation contracts.
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Regular
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04/30/09
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Recommendation of the Human Resources
Director:
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Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser.
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Appeal by Carolyn Iezza regarding the rejection of her application for the 3634 Librarian III examination. (File No. 0540-07-4) - Action Item
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Recommendation of the Human Resources Director:
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Adopt the report. Sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director; deny the appeal by Carolyn Iezza.
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Appeals by Eriberto Nacion and Viola Slocum Hubbard regarding the rejection of their applications for the 1844 Senior Management Assistant examination. (File No. 0159-08-4) - Action Item
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Recommendation of the Human Resources Director:
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Adopt the report. Sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director; deny the appeals by Eriberto Nacion and Viola Slocum Hubbard.
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SEPARATIONS AGENDA
SPECIAL ATTENTION - APPELLANTS APPEARING ON THE SEPARATIONS AGENDA
As soon after 2:00 p.m. as practical, a roll call will be held of the names of persons appearing on the Employee Separations Agenda to ascertain who is present for hearing. Please respond as your name is called. Your case will be heard by the Commission in the order it appears on the Agenda unless the President grants a request to be heard out of order. The Commission will take immediate action during the roll call for those persons not in attendance.
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Determination of future employability: permanent civil service appointment of Richard Ravella, Gardener (Job Code 3417) with the Recreation and Park Department.
(File No. 0514-07-7) - Action Item
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February 19, 2008:
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Postpone to the meeting of April 7, 2008 at the request of Richard Ravella.
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Recommendation of the Recreation & Park Department:
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Cancel any current examination and eligibility status; Future employment subject to the review and approval of the Human Resources Director after satisfactory completion of one (1) year work experience outside the City and County service; No future employment with the Recreation and Park Department.
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(12)
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REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
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(13)
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COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS
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(14)
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ADJOURNMENT
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