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MINUTES
Regular Meeting
January 7, 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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2:08 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 Thomas T. Ng
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Present
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Commissioner Yu-Yee Wu
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Present (Left at 2:53 p.m. Missed PSC #’s 4071-07/08 through 4075-07/08; 4078-07/08 and 4034-07/08 in Item 6; and Items 7 through 11.)
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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 December 17, 2007
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Action:
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Approve. (Vote of 4 to 0); Commissioner Yu-Yee Wu recused. (Vote of 5 to 0)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The Executive Officer announced that due to the Martin Luther King Day holiday, the next Civil Service Commission meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 12 Noon in Room 408 City Hall.
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0898-07-8
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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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4067-07/08
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Public Utilities Commission
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$1,500,000
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Will provide consultant services to monitor the technical and procedural sufficiency of the SFPUC’s administration of the Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Program.
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Regular
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12/31/10
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December 17, 2007:
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Postpone to the meeting of January 7, 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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Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 5 to 0)
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0932-07-8
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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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2000-07/08
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Public Health & CHN
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$900,000
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Will provide fiscal and programmatic services for a variety of intermittent and as-needed community health, planning, support and service projects.
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Continuing
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06/30/13
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4068-07/08
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Mayor’s Office
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$59,548
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Will provide management production of the Mayor’s annual budget book. Edit copy provided by budget staff. Work with reproduction department in layout and physical production of budget book.
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Regular
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06/15/08
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4069-07/08
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Police Department
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$80,000
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Will provide a review of the Police Department’s efforts to promote fair and impartial policing conducted in early 2007.
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Regular
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06/30/09
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4070-07/08
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Public Utilities Commission
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$8,000,000
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Will provide professional construction management services to oversee a specific WSIP construction project, the New Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel, on behalf of the SFPUC.
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Regular
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12/31/13
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4071-07/08
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Public Utilities Commission
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$17,000,000
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Will provide professional construction management services to oversee a specific WSIP construction project, the Bay Tunnel, on behalf of the SFPUC.
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Regular
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06/30/14
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4072-07/08
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Public Utilities Commission
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$13,000,000
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Provide professional construction management services to oversee a specific WSIP construction project, the Calaveras Dam Replacement, on behalf of the SFPUC.
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Regular
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12/31/13
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4073-07/08
Over to 1/22/08
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Public Utilities Commission
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$2,000,000
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Will provide SFPUC with specialized corrosion control services on an as-needed basis.
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Regular
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05/31/13
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4074-07/08
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Recreation & Park Department
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$125,000
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Will provide continuing architectural services for the construction of the Harvey Milk Center for Recreational Arts.
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Regular
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11/15/09
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4075-07/08
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Recreation & Park Department
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$400,000
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Will provide continuing architectural services for the construction of the Sava Pool.
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Regular
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11/15/09
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4076-07/08
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Children & Families Commission
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$175,000
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Will provide online data system development and implementation to enable routine updates, and create multiple reports.
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Regular
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11/19/08
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4077-07/08
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Tele- Communications & Information Services
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$93,750
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Will conduct data analysis, review policies associated with the implementation and manage-ment of the Camera Safety Program, interview stakeholders, program administrators, and clients for assessing the overall context in which the program was deployed.
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04/20/08
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4078-07/08
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Public Works
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$100,000
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Will provide City staff in the preparation of design development drawings for renovating 10 alleys; provide outreach services to the community during design development.
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Regular
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12/31/10
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4083-04/05
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Tele- Communications & Information Services
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Increase Amount
$475,000
New Amount
$1,074,000
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Will modernize the criminal case management systems throughout the City and is known as the JUSTIS project.
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Regular
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07/31/08
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4034-07/08
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Public Health
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Increase Amount
$525,000
New Amount
$725,000
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Will specialize in hazardous materials handling and emergency response training for the City’s Hazardous Materials Team. Approx. 40 Fire Department and Public Health Personnel will receive 160 hours of training to qualify them as Hazardous Materials Technicians.
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Regular
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12/31/12
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Speakers:
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Jacquie Hale, Department of Public Health spoke on
PSC #2000-07/08.
Jenny Louie, Mayor’s Office spoke on PSC #4068-07/08.
Ken Bukowski, San Francisco Police Department spoke on
PSC #4069-07/08.
Bonita McGee and Harvey Elwin, Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC #4071-07/08 and 4072-07/08.
Oneil Dennis, Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC #4073-07/08.
Sean McFadden, Recreation & Parks spoke on PSC #4074-07/08 and 4075-07/08.
Sherman Hom, Department of Public Works spoke on PSC #4078-07/08.
Jacquie Hale and Rebeka Varela, Department of Public Health spoke on PSC #4034-07/08.
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Action:
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(1) Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #2000-07/08 and 4068-07/08 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 #4073-07/08. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 4 to 0)
(3) The Commission voted to rescind the vote on PSC 4073-07/08 and directed the Executive Officer to calendar the item for reconsideration at the meeting of January 22, 2008. (Vote of 4 to 0)
(4) Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #4074-07/08 and 4075-07/08 as amended. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser.
(Vote of 4 to 0)
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(5) Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #4069-07/08; 4070-07/08; 4076-07/08; 4077-07/08 and 4083-07/08. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 5 to 0)
(6) Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on all remaining contracts. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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0877-07-8
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Report from the Municipal Transportation Agency on the Status of the Approval of Personal Services Contract Number 4020-01/02. (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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4020-01/02
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Municipal Transportation Agency
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Increase Amount
$2,563,000
New Amount
$18,563,000
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Will perform quality assurance, project controls, construction management, public relations, materials testing, surveying and underground utility locating, for Phase I of the Third St. Light Rail Transit Project.
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12/31/08
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June 18, 2007:
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Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #4020-01/02 on the condition that the Municipal Transportation Agency, in December report to the Civil Service Commission on its progress in the creation of a Bureau or Unit to perform cost-estimating scheduling and claims analysis on future capital improvement projects. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser.
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Speakers:
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Shahnam Farhanghi, Municipal Transportation Agency
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Action:
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Accept the oral report. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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0001-08-8
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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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4079-07/08
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Public Utilities Commission
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$746,650
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Will perform Electrical Preventive Maintenance, specifically measuring, testing, and certification of electrical equipment at eleven Wastewater Enterprise operating facilities (CS-922)
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Regular
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12/31/10
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Speakers:
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Pauson Yun, Public Utilities Commission
Tony Flores, Public Utilities Commission
Kevin Hughes, IBEW Local 6
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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 4 to 0)
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REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
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Kevin Hughes, IBEW Local 6 spoke on the earlier approval of PSC #4073-07/08. He stated that, although the department said there are no qualified personnel in the City, there are civil service classifications that meet the qualifications for the scope of work outlined in the contract. An Electronic Maintenance Technician (Job Code 7318) has performed corrosion prevention maintenance at the Water Department for ten years.
The Commission voted to rescind the vote on PSC 4073-07/08 and directed the Executive Officer to calendar the item for reconsideration at the meeting of January 22, 2008. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS
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Vice President Casper requested a status report on the appeals of the Q-35, Q-50, 0380 classification matters.
The Deputy City Attorney stated that the Opinion regarding the available remedies within the jurisdiction of the Commission in cases of discrimination will be ready for the meeting of February 4, 2008.
Commissioner Gorrono requested that eligible lists and promotions for the Police and Fire Departments, as well as all other departments be made available to the Commissioners.
Vice President Casper also requested information be gathered on whether the personnel working at the Law Library are civil service employees and what the relationship is between the City and the Law Library. The Deputy City Attorney will look into the matter and report to the Commission.
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ADJOURNMENT
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4:04 p.m.
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