Meeting Information

CALL TO ORDER

2:43 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Commissioner Donald A. Casper

Present

Commissioner Morgan Gorrono

Present

Commissioner Adrienne Pon

Excused

Commissioner Linda Richardson

Present

Commissioner Rosabella Safont

Present

Commissioner Safont presided.

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA

The meeting convened in memory of all the victims and their families who were injured or who lost their lives in the tragedy of September 11, 2001 in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Special Meeting of August 20, 2001

Action:

Approve. (Vote of 4 to 0)

Regular Meeting of August 20, 2001

Action:

Approve. (Vote of 4 to 0)

Special Meeting of August 28, 2001

Action:

Approve. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0696-01-8

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

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

2000-01/02

Arts Commission

$210,845

Will conduct creative writing classes with youth in need in San Francisco. Teachers serve youth who may be incarcerated, educationally disadvantaged, homeless, or in crisis.

Continuing

08/31/02

2001-01/02

Postponed to the meeting of 10/01/01

Adult & Aging Services

$648,338

Will provide funds for caregivers, usually family members or friends, who often have very limited information on available resources and little training or support in their assumed role, with information about available services.

Continuing

06/30/02

4030-01/02

Human Services

$125,000

Will provide employment skills training for Employment Specialists and Eligibility Workers for CalWORKs and other public assistance programs for approximately 600 to 750 staff.

Regular

06/30/02

4031-01/02

Airport

$14,671,283

Will provide architectural/engineering services for the design and construction of a seven story International Terminal Building containing departure and arrival facilities, federal inspection and baggage claim and building utilities.

Regular

08/19/02

4032-01/02

Public Utilities Commission (Water)

$170,000

Will develop Bureau Emergency Operations Plans synchronization with SEMS and in alignment with the SFPUC Emergency Operations Plans.

Regular

11/14/03

4033-01/02

Environment

$1,500,000

Will provide project management and business development services to address Bayview-Hunter’s Point-Potrero Hill neighborhood environmental issues due to shutdown, sale and possible expansion of power plants.

Regular

10/31/03

4034-01/02

Airport

$95,000

Will provide laboratory services for the pre-treatment program on wastewater and sludge analysis.

Regular

09/16/03

4035-01/02

Public Utilities Commission (Water)

$4,000,000

Will assist in the development of an Owner-Controlled Insurance Program for workers’ compensation, general liability, excess liability builder’s risk, professional liability and other coverage.

Regular

12/31/04

4036-01/02

Airport

$250,000

Will provide ongoing studies and surveys to compare laboratory analyses with field data collected from two sites, Richardson Bay and Candlestick Point, that support both Pacific herring and native oysters.

Regular

12/17/02

4037-01/02

Public Works

$500,000

Will provide financial consulting in facilities acquisition in conjunction with the Mission Bay Community Facilities Districts and other public finance districts.

Regular

10/30/04

4038-01/02

Airport

$700,000

Will provide expert structural analyses, expert witness, structural and electrical design, and construction support for the Terminal Upper Level Viaduct Improvement and bridge retrofit.

Regular

09/30/05

4039-01/02

Airport

$120,000

Will provide graphic design and project management services for Airport’s Annual Report and calendar.

Regular

06/30/02

4040-01/02

Environment

$355,540

Will design and install a solar and wind power system and an education center at Potrero Middle School to function as learning tools to educate students about solar and wind power energies.

Regular

12/31/02

4041-01/02

Tele-
communication & Information Services

$150,000

Will provide expertise in COBOL programming on the WANG system to fulfill service requests, upgrades to the system, implement disaster recovery process and procedure, and assist in planning and testing with WANG and Hewlett Packard platforms.

Regular

06/30/02

4042-01/02

Children,
Youth & Families

Increase Amount $55,000
New Amount $81,000

Will provide analysis of San Francisco Police Department’s Report Management Systems data from 1993-1999, which will be cross-linked to gang intelligence data systems.

Regular

06/30/02

4081-99/00

Public Health

Increase Amount $100,000 New Amount $1,000,000

Will provide labor, materials, and equipment necessary to package and remove hazardous wastes on an as-needed basis from City work sites, and to transport those wastes to permitted disposal facilities.

Regular

12/31/04

4177-99/00

Tele-

Communication & Information Services

Increase Amount $103,500 New Amount $178,500

Will assist with the implementation of computer software for the Integrated Property Assessor-Recorder, Controller, Treasurer-Tax Collector (INPACT) system on an IBM AS/400 minicomputer.

Regular

12/31/01

4328-00/01

Public Works

Increase Amount $4,150,000 New Amount $9,650,000

Will continue to provide professional architectural and engineering services to supplement work performed by current staff to design a new 14-story, (energy efficient) office building with two floors below grade.

Regular

12/31/05

4335-00/01

Mayor’s Office

Increase Amount $45,000
New Amount $297,000

Will continue to serve as Federal Legislative representative, and oversee all Federal approval processes needed for the airport runway project.

Regular

12/31/01

4363-00/01

Treasurer/
Tax Collector

Increase Amount $600,000 New Amount $1,400,000

Will provide services for the migration of the Business Tax Division’s tax information system software and database from the existing software language to a modern programming language and a modern Standard Query Language (SQL) database.

Regular

08/31/02

Speakers:

Jane Sullivan, San Francisco International Airport spoke on PSC #4039-01/02.

Action:

PSC #2001-01/02 postponed to the meeting of October 1, 2001; Commissioner Gorrono dissents on PSC #4039-01/02 (Vote of 3 to 1); Adopt Human Resources Director’s report on all remaining contracts. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0677-99-7

Determination of future employability: termination of Provisional appointment of Eunice Booker, Payroll Clerk (Job Code 1220), San Francisco Fire Department. (Item No. 6)

January 5, 2000:

Postpone to the meeting of March 6, 2000 at the request of the Department of Human Resources.

March 6, 2000:

Postpone to the meeting of April 3, 2000 at the request of
Sheila Sexton, Attorney.

April 3, 2001:

Off calendar pending resolution of grievance arbitration.

July 16, 2001:

Postpone to the meeting of August 6, 2001 at the request of Frank Martin del Campo, SEIU Local 790.

August 6, 2001:

Continue to the meeting of September 17, 2001. The Fire
Department is requested to provide additional information.

Speakers:

None.

Action:

Continue to the meeting of October 1, 2001 at the request of the San Francisco Fire Department. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0693-01-3

Certification of the highest prevailing rate of wages of the various crafts and kinds of labor paid in private employment in the City and County of San Francisco. (Item No. 7)

Speakers:

None.

Action:

Adopt report. Forward to Board of Supervisors.
(Vote of 4 to 0)

0342-01-4

Appeal by Marlene Pool of the rejection of her application for Telephone
Operator (Job Code 1706). (Item No. 8)

Speakers:

None.

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of October 1, 2001 at the request of Terence O. Mayo, Attorney. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0400-01-7

Determination of future employability: dismissal from permanent civil service
appointment of Floyd Mitchell, Custodian (Job Code 2708), Recreation and Park Department. (Item No. 9)

July 16, 2001:

Postpone to the meeting of August 20, 2001.

August 20, 2001:

Postpone to the meeting of September 17, 2001 at the request of the Recreation and Park Department.

Speakers:

Terry Daniel, Recreation and Park Department

Floyd Mitchell, Appellant

James Bryant, SEIU Local 790

Action:

Future employment subject to the review and approval of the Human Resources Director after satisfactory completion of an appropriate substance abuse program. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0349-01-7

Determination of future employability: disciplinary release of permanent probationary appointment of Veronica Smith, Transit Operator (Job Code 9163) Municipal Transportation Agency. (Item No. 10)

August 20, 2001:

Continue to the meeting of September 17, 2001.

Speakers:

None.

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of October 1, 2001 at the request of the Municipal Transportation Agency. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0501-01-7

Determination of future employability: termination of Provisional appointment of Keever Darnell Williams, Health Worker I (Job Code 2585), Department of Public Health. (Item No. 11)

August 6, 2001:

Postpone to the meeting of September 17, 2001 at the request of Frank Martin del Campo, SEIU Local 790.

Speakers:

James Peavey, Department of Public Health

Frank Martin del Campo, SEIU Local 790

Keever Darnell Williams, Appellant

James Loyce, Department of Public Health-AIDS Office

Action:

No future employment with the Department of Public Health. Mr. Williams withdrew his appeal. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0112-00-7

Determination of future employability: disciplinary release of entrance probationary appointment of Oscar Lechado, Counselor (Job Code 8320), Juvenile Probation Department. (Item No. 12)

Speakers:

None.

Action:

No future employment with the Juvenile Probation Department. Mr. Lechado failed to appear. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0510-01-7

Determination of future employability: resignation with unsatisfactory services of permanent civil service appointment of Patrocinio Nagar, Medical Records Clerk (Job Code 2110), Department of Public Health. (Item No. 13)

Speakers:

James Peavey, Department of Public Health

Patrocinio Nagar, Appellant

Susan Sturtevant, Department of Public Health

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of October 1, 2001. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0697-01-1

Progress report of exempt positions under Charter Categories 10.104-16 through 10.104-18. (Item No. 14)

Speakers:

None.

Action:

Approve. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0698-01-1

Progress report of Class Consolidation Project. (Item No. 15)

Speakers:

None.

Action:

Approve. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0699-01-1

Report on provisional appointments. (Item No. 16)

Speakers:

None.

Action:

Approve. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0700-01-1

Report by the Department of Public Health on the Decentralized Unit’s
Proposed Examination Plan for Fiscal Year 2001-2002. (Item No. 17)

Speakers:

Rod Auyang, Department of Public Health

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of October 1, 2001.
(Vote of 4 to 0)

0701-01-1

Report on the goals and objectives of the Civil Service Commission for Fiscal Year 2001-2002. (Item No. 18)

Action:

Approve. (Vote of 4 to 0)

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

None.

ADJOURNMENT

5:05 p.m.