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MINUTES
Regular Meeting
May 19, 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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2:10 p.m.
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ROLL CALL
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President Alicia D. Becerril
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Present
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Vice President Donald A. Casper
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Present
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Commissioner Morgan R. Gorrono
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Present
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Commissioner Mary Y. Jung
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Present
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Commissioner Yu-Yee Wu
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Present
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President Alicia Becerril presided.
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PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA
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None.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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Regular Meeting of March 17, 2008
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April 7, 2008:
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President Becerril and Commissioner Gorrono recused (Vote of 4 to 0); Postpone to the meeting of April 21, 2008. (Three (3) votes are needed for Commission action.)
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April 21, 2008:
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Postpone to the meeting of May 5, 2008.
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May 5, 2008:
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Postpone to the meeting of May 19, 2008.
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Action:
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Approve. (Vote of 3 to 0; President Becerril and Commissioner Gorrono previously recused.)
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Regular Meeting of May 5, 2008
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Action:
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Approve. (Vote of 3 to 0; Commissioners Gorrono and Wu recused. Vote of 5 to 0)
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0224-08-1
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Commendation for Thomas T. Ng for his dedicated service to the City and County of San Francisco as Civil Service Commissioner from May 2003 to January 2008. (Item No. 5)
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Speakers:
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Anita Sanchez, Executive Officer
Commissioner Thomas T. Ng, Recipient
The Commissioners extended accolades to Commissioner Ng and wished him the best of health and happiness in the future.
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Action:
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Adopt. (Vote of 5 to 0)
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0157-08-8
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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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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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April 7, 2008:
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Postpone to the meeting of May 19, 2008 at the request of the Public Utilities Commission.
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Withdrawn at the request of the Public Utilities Commission. (Vote of 5 to 0)
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0182-08-8
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Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts.
(Item No. 7)
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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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4134-07/08
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Department of Human Resources
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$7,500,000
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Will provide complete workers’ compensation adjusting services, including investigation and adjudication of claims, data recording, payment processing, support of both litigation and rehabilitation processes, case estimate evaluation and preparation of reports.
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Regular
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07/31/11
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April 21, 2008:
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Postpone to the meeting of May 19, 2008 at the request of the Department of Human Resources.
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Speakers:
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Priscilla Morse, Department of Human Resources
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Action:
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Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report as amended on May 5, 2008. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 4 to 0; Commissioner Wu recused.
Vote of 5 to 0)
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0220-08-8
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Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts.
(Item No. 8)
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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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4153-07/08
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Arts Commission
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$60,000
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Will provide a complex motion system for Facsimile artwork at Moscone Center West. Will fabricate the parts needed for the redesign of the motion system, and supervise the removal of existing motion system component.
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Regular
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12/31/10
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4154-07/08
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Municipal Transportation Agency
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$3,532,482
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Will provide non-construction installation of multi- space meters for Parking Meter Pilot Program: Installation of new parking meters; which includes removal of some existing meter poles and numbering of parking spaces.
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Regular
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06/03/10
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4155-07/08
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Public Utilities Commission
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$4,000,000
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Will provide recruitment and administration of highly experienced individual specialists for Technical Advisory Panels, Task Forces and Working Groups to advise Projects, Programs or the General Manager on specific technical matters.
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Regular
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05/31/13
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4156-07/08
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Public Utilities Commission
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$125,000
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Will provide commercial paper dealers to market and sell commercial paper on behalf of the SFPUC Water Enterprise.
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Regular
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07/31/13
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4157-07/08
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Office of Public Finance
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$70,000
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Will provide financial advisory services pertaining to municipal debt, in particular refunding of various outstanding General Obligation Bonds 2008-R1.
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Regular
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04/08/09
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4159-07/08
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Department of Emergency Management – SUASI
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$200,000
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Will provide development of a shelter toolkit and associated activities. The final portion of the contract deliverables are being completed, however the project timeline has been impacted by an initial lack of full engagement.
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Regular
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07/31/08
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4052-07/08
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Department of Human Resources
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$0.00
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Will provide workers’ compensation claims auditing services to determine the efficiency, effectiveness, and the consistency of claims adjusting service and the accuracy of loss runs.
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Regular
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04/30/11
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4158-07/08
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Public Library
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Increase Amount
$401,000
New Amount
$450,000
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Will provide one to four day general and advanced SAT tutorial workshops for high school students to be held in various library branches to provide equal access to the diverse communities in the City.
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Regular
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12/31/14
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Speakers:
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Ellen Shershow, Arts Commission spoke on PSC #4153-07/08.
Steve Bell, Municipal Transportation Agency spoke on PSC #4154-07/08.
Lora Bowman, Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC #4155-07/08.
William Bass, Department of Emergency Management spoke on PSC #4159-07/08.
Donna Marion, San Francisco Public Library and Margo Reed, SEIU Local 1021 spoke on PSC #4158-07/08.
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Action:
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(1) Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #4155-07/08 as amended. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 5 to 0)
(2) Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #4052-07/08. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 4 to 0; Commissioner Wu recused. Vote of 5 to 0)
(3) 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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0159-08-4
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Appeal by Viola Slocum Hubbard regarding the rejection of her application for the 1844 Senior Management Assistant examination. (Item No. 9)
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April 7, 2008:
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Continue to the meeting of April 21, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.
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April 21, 2008:
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Postpone to the meeting of May 5, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.
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May 5, 2008:
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Grant the appeal by Viola Slocum Hubbard to allow her to participate in the 1844 Senior Management Assistant examination. (Vote of 2 to 1; President Becerril dissents.) Continue to the meeting of May 19, 2008. (Three (3) votes are needed for Commission action.)
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Speakers:
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Stephanie Mayorga-Tipton, Department of Human Resources
Karen Taylor, Department of Human Resources
Margo Reed, SEIU Local 1021
Viola Slocum-Hubbard, Appellant
Langston Slocum, Sr. on behalf of Appellant
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Note:
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Commissioner Yu-Yee Wu stated that she listened to the audio tape of this item, of the meeting of May 5, 2008 and is prepared to participate in this hearing.
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Action:
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Grant the appeal by Viola Slocum Hubbard to allow her to participate in the 1844 Senior Management Assistant examination. (Vote of 4 to 1; President Becerril dissents.)
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0221-08-3
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Certification of Benefits of Elected Officials (including members of the Board of Supervisors) for Fiscal Year 2008 – 09 of the City and County of San Francisco in accordance with Charter Section A8.409-1. (Item No. 10)
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Speakers:
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Anita Sanchez, Executive Officer
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Action:
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Accept the report; Certify the benefits of elected officials (including members of the Board of Supervisors) for Fiscal Year 2008 – 09 of the City and County of San Francisco in accordance with Charter Section A8.409-1; Continue the same level of benefits as those of covered Management employees in the Unrepresented Employees Ordinance in effect on July 1, 2008 for Fiscal Year 2008-09. (Vote of 5 to 0)
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EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT
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0210-08-1
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Report on Goals and Objectives as of April 30, 2008. (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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Accept the report. (Vote of 5 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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None.
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COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS (Item No. 13)
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None.
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ADJOURNMENT (Item No. 14)
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4:39 p.m.
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