CALL TO ORDER

2:00 p.m.

ROLL CALL

President Jacqueline P. Minor

Present

Vice President Kate Favetti

Present

Commissioner Douglas S. Chan

Present

Commissioner F. X. Crowley

Present

Commissioner Elizabeth Salveson

Present

President Jacqueline P. Minor presided.

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION BUT NOT APPEARING ON TODAY’S AGENDA

Submitted for public comment for the July 19, 2021 CSC meeting.

Good afternoon Commissioners,

My name is Osha Ashworth and I am the Public Sector Business Representative for IBEW Local 6. We represent the 7371 Electrical Transit Mechanic Class Series, among others.

As you may be aware, the SFMTA is currently in the process of procuring Battery Electric Buses ("BEBs") and testing these electric transit vehicles as part of a pilot program to determine if they will meet the needs of the Agency. It is our understanding that 3 buses have already been delivered, with the remainder arriving in the near future. The SFMTA has publicly stated that, if these tests prove successful, it will transition the entire diesel hybrid bus fleet to BEBs, and possibly to replace the Electric Trolleybus fleet as well.

The 7371 Electrical Transit System Mechanic series have maintained the zero-emission, electrically powered transit fleet for over a century, be they streetcars, LRVs or rubber tire Trolleybuses. It is undisputed that BEBs are electrically powered transit vehicles. Further, the current Trolley buses have been functioning as BEBs while in the storage system ("ESS") mode in areas without overhead wires for several years (please see attachment with highlighting indicating that the Trolleys have "Off-wire capabilities that allow the coaches to run solely on battery power for an extended Period").

We have requested a copy of, or the ability to inspect, the SFMTA's existing Official Copy of its Classification Plan, as is required by CSC Rule Sec. 409.8 (please see attached email correspondence) but have yet to receive a responsive answer. Under what we understand to be the SFMTA's existing classification plan (class specifications), the definition of the 7371

Electrical Transit Mechanic reads in part, "performs skilled journey-level mechanical, electronic and electrical work in connection with the maintenance and repair of electrically powered transit equipment and vehicles (including, but not limited to: trolley coaches, street cars, light rail vehicles and cable cars)." (emphasis added)

I have attached a copy of the class specs for both the 7371 Electrical Transit Mechanic and the 7381 Automotive Mechanic for your reference. The 7371 Electrical Transit System Mechanic class is "distinguished from the automotive series by its responsibility for maintenance of electrically powered vehicles," and the 7381 Automotive Mechanic "performs skilled mechanical work in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of automotive diesel, hybrid, and alternative fuel equipment." (emphasis added) SFMTA has not proposed any change to the distinction between the 7371 Electrical Transit System Mechanic class and the automotive series in accordance with the CSC Rules. If they had done so, IBEW Local 6 would have protested the change pursuant to CSC Rule Sec. 409.2.

The SFMTA recently notified IBEW Local 6 that the Agency has decided to assign the testing, maintenance and repair work for the BEBs to the 7381 Automotive  Mechanic class series, even though there is no question, and SFMTA has never disputed, that BEBs are electrically powered transit vehicles. IBEW Local 6 has no knowledge of the basis for the Agency's decision to assign this work in violation of its classification plan, because the SFMTA has refused to provide us with information related to the decision, and repeatedly refused to meet with  IBEW Local 6 prior to announcing its decision.

We believe that both the Class Specifications and the Merit System within the Commission's authority is being blatantly violated here without explanation. As a result, we are requesting an investigation regarding SFMTA's violation of the Civil Service Commission's merit system principles and rules in its assignment of testing maintenance and repair work on BEBs to the Automotive Mechanic (#7381) class series.

Thank you,

Osha Ashworth

APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Item No. 3)

Regular Meeting of June 21, 2021 – 2:00 p.m.

Action:

Adopted the minutes.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

ANNOUNCEMENTS (Item No. 4)

Sandra Eng, Executive Officer, announced that PSC #40577-20/21 from the Public Utilities Commission has been withdrawn.

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR’S REPORT (Item No. 5)

Carol Isen announced DHR has filled two positions: EEO Director, Amalia Martinez and Employee Relations Director Artis Gram.  Last week Director Isen sent a memo to the Commission transmitting the report of the Independent Investigator, Professor Emeritus Gould, on the City's EEO processes and complaint procedures. We want to tentatively calendar a report to the Commission by Professor Gould for the Commission's Sept 20th meeting. DHR will also update the Commission on DHR's action plan to adopt changes and the Controller's work flow analysis of EEO processes. Lastly, the Director provided an update on the City's COVID-19 policies and exemptions from vaccination requirement.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT (Item No. 6)

Sandra Eng, Executive Officer announced that the Deputy Director’s job announcement has been posted using Smart Recruiters. The Department of Human Resources (DHR) has also assisted the Civil Service Commission with posting the announcement on DHR’s Linked-In and Twitter account.

0108-21-8

Review of Request for Approval of Proposed Personal Services Contracts.
(Item No. 7)   

PCS

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

41252-20/21

Airport

$1,500,000

San Francisco International Airport ("Airport") has an ongoing need for hardware, software support and maintenance which must be provided by a Lenel OnGuard Access Control System ("ACS") trained and certified supplier. The Lenel ACS provides measures for controlling access to the secured areas of the Airport through card readers, door locks and sensors. Due to the complexities of the system and consequence of error, the manufacturer does not grant this certification to its end users, but rather certifies third parties as Lenel certified suppliers to perform the work.

Regular

9/30/2026

43931-20/21

Airport

$300,000

Contractor will provide manufacturer authorized diagnostics and specialty repair services on as-needed basis on City-owned airfield specialty rescue fire apparatus, airfield service vehicles and specialized equipment. The Contractor will provide original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts and manufacturer authorized technicians to provide required services for specialty brand machinery repairs.

Regular

6/30/2025

44952-20/21

City Administrator

$1,500,000

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) seeks to contract with two California Licensed Funeral Establishments to retrieve, transport, cremate, and store of ashes at their facility. This will address the capacity strain at OCME and at hospitals as well as alleviate OCME staff time in facilitating indigent cases including removal, transportation, cremation, and storage. In addition, well over half of the PSR Amount would create a new "As Needed" capacity to respond to moderate to large Mass Fatality incidents of unpredictable size and duration. Currently the Medical Examiner lacks this ability to quickly add removal, transportation labor.

Regular

8/31/2025

46091-20/21

Public Works

$322,500

SF Public Works is in the process to develop a new design for the City’s public trashcans – three concept designs have been developed by a previous designer. The consultant to be hired for the next phase of the project will provide technical design and fabrication details based on the three approved concept designs. This consultant will also be responsible to produce the physical prototypes of the trashcans and toters (final deliverables include a total of 15 life size and functional trashcan prototypes and 10 toter prototypes). The prototypes will be tested and evaluated based on their functionality and performance. The consultant will refine the design based on the prototype’s performance – where weak features will be enhanced and strong features can be retained or further improved. At the conclusion of the project, the consultant will provide a set of drawings and specifications at a level of detail sufficient for Public Works to procure the trashcans and toters in large quantities via a competitive solicitation.

Regular

5/16/2023

48865-20/21

Public Works

$24,000,000

Consultants will perform specialized, critical, and urgent project control and construction management services that include project management, construction management, constructability review, cost estimating, scheduling, claim analysis, partnering, and other related services for various projects managed by Public Works on an as-needed basis. Public Works intends to issue two Request for Qualifications (RFQ): one RFQ under the Regular LBE Program seeking to award up to six (6) contracts for $3M each and one RFQ through the Micro-LBE Set Aside Program awarding up 4 contracts to $1.5M each contract.

Regular

5/31/2027

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

44741-20/21

Public Works

$110,000

The Consultant shall provide consulting and training services for process improvement and change management strategies to San Francisco Public Works staff on the Lean Six Sigma methodologies, techniques, and tools, in alignment with the Malcom Baldrige Excellence Framework.

Services may include but are not limited to: development and implementation of a training plan for a process improvement program based on the Lean Six Sigma methodologies and the Baldrige Excellence Framework; providing support, training and mentoring to front line staff, supervisors and managers as they go through various levels of Lean Six Sigma training (white belt, yellow belt, green belt and/or black belt) and change management training; and providing support for leadership and senior management on organizational excellence and process improvement programs following the Baldrige Framework.

Regular

6/30/2027

43546-20/21

Human Services

$520,000

The Contractor shall provide the following parallel services during the term of this contract: A) SafeMeasures; B) Structured Decision Making; C) Ad Hoc Analytics; and D) On-Site training and coaching to FCS staff, supervisors and managers.

A. SafeMeasures: The California Department of Social Services provides the Contractor with bi-weekly extracts from the statewide child welfare database. The Contractor conducts an analysis to display the data in tables that are related to the Division 31 Requirements that regulate child welfare operations. The Contractor organizes the data into a user-friendly, point-and-click format that allows managers, supervisors, and child welfare workers to view data by program, by office site, by unit, and by individual. The Contractor is one of two entities who has access to the state’s database. SafeMeasures is a tool that supports measurement of both processes and outcomes.
B. Structured Decision-Making: The FCS program utilizes an actuarial-based safety assessment tool, Structured Decision-Making (SDM) to improve its understanding of child risk and to improve case decision-making. The Contractor manages the data generated by these assessments and produces an annual management report, which compiles information from child welfare assessments. SDM is a logic tool based on probabilities, statistics, and research on outcomes.
C. Ad Hoc Analytics: Using data extracts from SafeMeasures and the Structured Decision-Making tools, the Contractor will provide, on a monthly basis or as requested, ongoing reports related to various outcome measures as identified in the Family and Children Services (FCS) System Improvement Plan, including disproportionality, differential response, standardized assessments, and permanency. The Contractor will also provide comprehensive quarterly reports that include information related to foster care placement patterns, with particular focus on racial disproportion, distance of placement from home, adolescents in placement and length of time in care, children in institutional care, and placement moves.
D. On-Site training and coaching to FCS staff, supervisors and managers: The Contractor will provide Safety Organized Practice (SOP) to Domestic Violence (DV) training and coaching for Protective Services Workers, coaches and Protective Service Supervisors. The Contractor will also provide management training for leadership development and implementation of the tools. The training will be conducted in connection with the SDM tool, to teach staff how to apply the material in the evidence-based decision making tool regarding domestic violence and moving it through SOP.

Regular

6/30/2025

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

43940-20/21

Police

$2,200,000

Software as a Service (SaaS) Subscription-based business model and service delivery: Initial set-up and configuration of the system is included in the subscription costs. The contractor will provide a comprehensive proprietary Software as a Service package with multiple modules to help the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) improve its early intervention system, internal affairs tracking, SB1421 compliance, other risk management coordination, and community engagement. Pricing for SaaS solutions, generally, is fixed over the term of the agreement such that the provider is likely to have higher costs than are covered in the subscription pricing during the installation phase. The installation phase includes set up, configuration, interface/integration development (although there is a line-item for this cost in the Benchmark quote), and training. The low maintenance, combined with mostly flat subscription fees in subsequent years of the contract, compensates for the initial loss.

Regular

7/31/2026

40300-2021

Public Utilities Commission

$500,000

The Power Enterprise seeks consultant services for a short-term study to recommend strategic capital investments over the next 5-10 years assuming the City’s successful acquisition of PG&E’s distribution assets in San Francisco. Consultants will determine, given the goals and criteria identified by the Power Enterprise in its 2021 business planning efforts, how best to target and prioritize strategic investments in distribution services in the interim period before PG&E distribution assets are acquired and before revenues from such assets are available to Power.

The consultants will work with the Power Enterprise to identify and study various distribution infrastructure development investment scenarios for Hetch Hetchy Power; make recommendations on the magnitude, order, type, and timing of development; and analyze business impacts from infrastructure development options. At the end of the engagement, consultants will deliver a detailed report and accompanying presentation that identifies service options, documents business impacts, and provides specific recommendation for the Power Enterprise to set the stage for Power’s distribution investment planning and prioritization over the next several years.

Regular

10/1/2024

40577-20/21

Public Utilities Commission

$120,000

The City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) seeks to retain the services of qualified consultants that have expertise in community outreach and communications to underserved residents in San Francisco City and County to assist CleanPowerSF with engaging our hard to reach customers and other community members.

This solicitation would help fund communications and community outreach to a winners' members, clients, and other targeted underserved audiences who are also CleanPowerSF’s residential customers. CleanPowerSF expects that winners of this solicitation would include CleanPowerSF’s key messages into their existing outreach, communications, services, and programs.

Regular

1/1/2025

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

44711-20/21

Public Utilities Commission

$450,000

The purpose of this agreement is to allow SFPUC to join The Bay Area Regional Heat Pump Water Heater Contractor Incentive Program, which is a cooperative program implemented by public agencies across the Bay Area that provides workforce development through contractor training and incentives for installation of energy-efficient heat pump water heaters (HPWH). The program is administered by The Energy Council, a Joint Powers Agency based in Alameda County. The program is currently available in the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, and Solano and the cities of Santa Clara and Tracy.

The Energy Council is implementing the program in conjunction with Energy Solutions, a consultant they have contracted with directly. The scope of work with Energy Solutions includes the following: administrative services, including handling incentive applications and processing; program management services, including invoicing and reporting, contractor training and engagement, including developing training content, delivering training to contractors, and encouraging contractors to register in the program's web portal.

The Energy Council will be responsible for convening meetings with participating agencies to discuss the program, provide updates, and solicit feedback. The Energy Council will inform participating agencies of new policies and programs in the region or state that impact HPWH sales and will provide trainings on codes for HPWHs to building department staff. Lastly, the Energy Council will hold all funds contributed by participating agencies in an account insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Regular

3/31/2023

45071-20/21

Public Utilities Commission

$160,000,000

PSC 49783-19/20 was approved by the Civil Service Commission on June 15, 2020 for the scope of work in this request. PSC 49783-19/20 expires on June 15, 2021, before execution of the SFPUC Contract DB-132. This request will allow the SFPUC to complete execution of Contract DB-132.

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) intends to award a $160 million ($5 million design and $155 million construction) Design Build (DB) agreement to support SFPUC civil, structural, electrical, process, mechanical engineering staff, and for other specialized engineering services, such as grit removal, membrane bioreactor (MBR), wetland, solids handling, disinfection, and odor control, needed to assist in the execution and delivery of SFPUC’s new Treasure Island (TI) Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and Recycled Water Facility (RWF).

The $5,000,000 design portion of the DB procurement will complete the detailed design utilizing the bridging documents (~10 to 15% level) provided in the RFP. The duration of the design portion is approximately 6 to 12 months.

Regular

6/14/2026

47816-20/21

Public Utilities Commission

$7,500,000

The selected as-needed pool of firms will provide specialized, as needed, technical communications responsibilities to augment existing staff during times of peak work loads to support the communication needs of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. The SFPUC has developed 14 separate pools of qualified communications/public relations/marketing communications/marketing consulting firms. These services/pools include: Communications Strategy Development to Engage Internal and/or External Stakeholders

Research

Community Outreach and Engagement

Educational Program and Curriculum Development

Marketing and Public Awareness/Advertising/Social and Digital Media

Internal Communications

Translation/Language Access/Interpretive Services

Crisis and Emergency Communications

Photography/Video/Recording Services

Graphic Design Services

Printing Services

Mailing Services

Writing and Copyediting

Meeting administration/facilitation

Event planning and/or implementation

Training

Regular

5/31/2026

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

48044-20/21

Public Utilities Commission

$2,000,000

Participation in an independent technical advisory panel (TAP) to provide independent expertise in areas including dam design/engineering, dam construction and constructability, tunnel design/engineering, tunnel construction and constructability, geotechnical engineering, seismic engineering, seismology/geology, fluid mechanics/hydraulics, hydraulics/hydrology, structural engineering and water/wastewater treatment processes.
TAPs are groups of three to five eminent experts specializing in different engineering disciplines, who are brought together on a semi-regular basis to provide a “high level” assessment of the progress and content of the planning, design and construction of particular elements of individual projects. The TAPs are convened to examine the planning, design and construction at particular milestones to offer advice and comment based on the worldwide or industry-wide experience of the members.

Regular

5/10/2029

48065-20/21

Public Utilities Commission

$7,500,000

PSC 45315-19/20 was approved by the Civil Service Commission on June 15, 2020 for the scope of work in this request. PSC 45315-19/20 expires on June 15, 2021, before execution of the SFPUC Contract PRO.0123. This request will allow the SFPUC to complete execution of Contract PRO.0123.

The SFPUC's Wastewater Enterprise Capital Improvement Program (CIP) includes nine Green Infrastructure projects. The Green Infrastructure Projects will require short-term and intermittent engineering effort. All projects will require project engineering design and construction services, including civil, geotechnical, structural, hydrologic/hydraulic modeling, engineering analysis, and landscape architectural design. One of the projects, the Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project, consists of daylighting approximately 1,700 feet of Yosemite Creek through McLaren Park. The creek channel design requires geomorphology expertise. In addition, the engineering expertise in the design and construction of specialized green infrastructure technologies such as sub-surface capillary rise irrigation systems and alternative storage system is required.

For the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Green Infrastructure Projects, the consultant team will provide professional engineering design services for SFPUC Green Infrastructure Projects on SFUSD properties. Projects include Balboa High School Regional Run-off Reduction Project, A.P Giannini Middle School Green Infrastructure, and others to be identified. The scope of work will include professional engineering services to support project design and construction, including civil, geotechnical, structural, hydrologic/hydraulic modeling, engineering analysis, and landscape architectural services. These engineering services will require expertise on the design and construction of specialized green infrastructure technologies such as sub-surface capillary rise irrigation systems and alternative storage system, as well as experience securing regulatory approvals for California public schools.

Regular

12/14/2028

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

47383-20/21

Public Health

$1,200,000

The Department of Public Health-Behavioral Health Services Psychological Assessment Services (PAS) program is a civil service team of psychologists under the BHS Children, Youth & Families System of Care that provide mandated psychological assessments to child welfare (Human Services Agency) and juvenile probation referrals, as well as specialty mental health referrals. The referred individuals are either court-ordered to complete an assessment (adults and some adolescents; some covered by Medi-Cal) or are referred for an assessment by their treatment/support team (children, some adolescents and non-minor dependents; most covered by Medi-Cal). The PAS team requires very specific testing materials and tools that can only be purchased through certain vendors, i.e. the assessment tools are proprietary by vendor, and in most cases the vendor is the sole source offering the particular assessment tool. Sometimes, depending on the referral source/purpose, there may be required or prohibited assessment tools.

While the PAS team currently primarily utilizes paper assessment forms, and hand scores the results or uploads the results to scoring software siting on PAS staff computers, current technology now allows for the following:

1. On-line assessment to be delivered either in person, or through a Tele-Health appointment between the testing psychologist and the client. The PAS psychologist administers the items (or shares the screen for the client to respond to the items), and then enters the information into the on-line platform

2. On-Line Assessment Reporting/Scoring: If the vendor provides an on-line platform for scoring its assessments, it will use its own proprietary software to create a score from the responses submitted. This score(s) is made available in a downloadable format (e.g., PDF) for the PAS psychologist.

The purpose of this request is to allow the Department to enter into contracts with multiple vendors, based on the necessary proprietary assessment tool developed by each vendor, and to have access to the proprietary on-line assessment platform for delivering the assessment, and the on-line assessment reporting and scoring offered by these vendors, for each assessment delivered by the PAS civil service psychologists.

Regular

12/31/2025

49742-20/21

Municipal Transportation Agency

$70,557,894

•Procurement of 2,365 solar-powered multi-space pay stations hardware (2,200 for San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and 165 for San Francisco Port) with the fifth-generation (5G) -ready modem technology, and the option to use rechargeable batteries that are expected to last three years between warehouse recharging.
•Procurement of 12,100 solar-powered single-space meters hardware with 5G-ready modem technology and a rechargeable battery that is expected to last three years between warehouse recharging.
•Five-year warranty for meter hardware, with the option to extend the warranty for five additional years.
•Access to the meter management system, payment processing, maintenance notifications, communication of meter data to SFMTA databases, integration with pay-by-phone technology, and general product support.
•Procurement of spare parts (e.g. vandalism, batteries, and parts replaced due to wear and tear).
•All installation and ongoing maintenance of meter equipment is provided by the SFMTA’s Meter Shop, which included classification numbers

Regular

7/31/2031

49582-19/20

City Administrator

Current Approved Amount

$1,125,000

Increase Amount Requested

$875.000

New Total Amount Requested

$2,000,000

Work to be performed is to dry dock the City’s Fire Department (SFFD) boats for repairs and maintenance services. The immediate need for these services is for SFFD’s three boats. All three boats are in rotation but Fire Boat #1 (the Phoenix)has not been out of the water for five years and is overdue for repairs and maintenance. In addition, having the City’s fleet of vessels dry docked and out of water will give the City full access to repairs that cannot easily be identified and serviced when boats are in the water.

Modification

3/31/2025

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

43317-17/18

Fire

Current Approved Amount

$98,000

Increase Amount Requested

$902.000

New Total Amount Requested

$1,000,000

Provide mobile hearing screening tests for all firefighters to determine if they meet NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) Standard 1582 Section 6.5.1. to be able to perform effectively as firefighters and mobile Tuberculosis (TB) screening (using Quantiferon gold TB blood test or equivalent) to ensure members have not been exposed to TB.

Modification

12/31/2024

2000-07/08

Public Health

Current Approved Amount

$24,500,000

Increase Amount Requested

$30,000,000

New Total Amount Requested

$54,500,000

Contractor(s) will provide fiscal and programmatic services for a variety of intermittent and as-needed community health, planning, support and service projects. Areas of service will include the promotion and support of childhood immunizastion projects, environmental health, asthma prevention, lead esposure prevention, diabetes prevention, smoking cessation,dental health programs, primary care promotion, and specialized health related training and research projects. Contractor(s) will also assist individuals and small organizations with the needed organizational and financial management skills essential to the effective delivery of these projects. The proposed PSC amount includes the value of the community planning, support and service projects, which may be funded through grants, work orders, or (limited) general funds.

Modification

Continuing

49279-17/18

Public Health

Current Approved Amount

$27,550,000

Increase Amount Requested

$26,092.000

New Total Amount Requested

$53,642,000

The work performed under this PSC will include programs for peers, who are behavioral health clients with lived experience of mental illness and the mental health treatment system who perform specific peer-based activities for other clients in the behavioral health system, including: (1) Peer Health and Advocacy services, which works to support peers/consumers of mental health services and their families by offering a wide array of services such as peer education and support programs, community awareness presentations, and trainings for service providers and clients; these programs seek to improve health outcomes, reduce the stigma associated with behavioral or mental health conditions, and advocate on behalf of these populations; (2) Community Drop-In Services, which provide drop-in and resource support service centers throughout the City in order to offer multiple entry points and allow easy access to services; peer and clinical staff connect with clients and link them to behavioral/mental health services; services include case management, support groups, socialization events, employment services, and access to the arts; activities are offered to build social connection with other participants and natural support systems; (3) Fiscal Intermediary Services for Peer Employment, which will provide subcontractor, bookkeeping and limited personnel management services for several Peer-to-Peer projects in the Peer-to-Peer Services System, which is comprised of several peer programs managed by Department Civil Service staff, with a small portion of the programs staffed by peer counselors.

Scope Change:

Modification #1 will add the Wellness In The Streets (WITS) program, funded by State Mental Health Services Act funds, which was recently solicited under a Requests For Proposals. WITS will create peer-based mental health teams who will work directly on the streets to increase unhoused individuals’ successful recovery. It will target adults and older adult residents who are homeless and do not typically access behavioral health services. despite experiencing behavioral health needs.

Modification

12/31/2027

38742-18/19

Municipal Transportation Agency

Current Approved Amount

$99,000

Increase Amount Requested

$201.000

New Total Amount Requested

$300,000

SFMTA is seeking qualified non-profit organizations with the capacity, experience, and creativity to activate and manage the use of and to foster the enjoyment of Chinatown Station Plaza. Chinatown Station Plaza will be an open space located on the roof of the Central Subway station located at Stockton and Washington Streets in San Francisco (currently under construction).

Modification

12/31/2026

Continued

Speakers:

Olivia Lee, Department of Public Works spoke on 48865-20/21

Action:

1. PSC 40577-20/21 was withdrawn by the Public Utilities Commission.  (Vote of 5 to 0)
2. PSC 48865-20/21 was approved.  (Vote of 5 to 0)
3. Adopted the report.  Approved the remaining request for proposed Personal Services Contract; Notify the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

0109-21-3

Survey of Monthly Rates Paid to Police Officers and Firefighters in All Cities of 350,000 or More in the State of California (FY 21-22).  (Item No. 8)

Speakers:

None.

Action:

Adopted the report; Transmit Rates to the Retirement System in Accordance with Charter Section A8.590.1-A8.590-7; Provide Report to the Board of Supervisors.

0098-21-8

Review of Request for Approval of Personal Services Contract Number 48746-20/21
from the Airport – Omit Posting.  (Item No.9)

June 21, 2021:

Denied the request for PSC #48746-20/21 – Omit Posting.  Continued to
the meeting of July 19, 2021 for consideration.

Speakers:

Cynthia Avakian and Eva Cheong, Airport

Stan Eichenberger, Local 39

Steve Ponder, Department of Human Resources

Action:

Adopted the report and approved PSC #48746-20/21 – Omit Posting for 5 years with the condition for a classification review.  In addition, Airport will provide an annual report on the status of the classification review and discussions between Airport and Local 39.  Notify the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

0110-21-8

Personal Services Contract #42999-20/21 with the Department of Public Health – Emergency Approval on July 14, 2021, Pursuant to Mayor's 35^th Supplemental Emergency Proclamation - Omit Posting.  (Item No. 10)

Speakers:

Kelly Hiramoto and Arlene Lee, Department of Public Health

Action:

Adopted the report.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

0111-21-5

Proposed Rule Amendments to Volume II Civil Service Commission Rules 210.8 – Qualifications of Applicants – Applicable to All Classifications of the Uniformed Ranks of
the San Francisco Police Department.  (Item No. 11)

Speakers:

Sandra Eng. Civil Service Commission

Bob Moser, Police Department

Anna Biasbas, Department of Human Resources

Action:

Accepted the report including the proposal to add Sec. 210.8.7
recommended by the Commission; Post for meet and discuss with the affected labor union and interested stakeholders.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS (Item 12)

Commissioner Favetti expressed concerns raised by Local 6 and is expecting a report on new direction from MTA on how the merit system is affecting service-critical classifications.

ADJOURNMENT (Item 13)

4:00 p.m.