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MINUTES
Regular Meeting
October 15, 2007
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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2:03 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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Not Present (notified absence)
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Commissioner Thomas T. Ng
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Not Present (notified absence)
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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 October 1, 2007
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Action:
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Approve as amended. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The Executive Officer announced that the Commission will be holding a Strategic Planning Meeting on Monday, October 29, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 416, City Hall.
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President Alicia Becerril welcomed Micki Callahan to her first Civil Service Commission meeting as the newly appointed Human Resources Director.
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0784-07-8
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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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4036-07/08
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District Attorney’s Office
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$70,000
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Will provide assistance to the District Attorney’s Office in developing a Cold Case Unit in order to effectively investigate and prosecute “cold cases” using DNA evidence. The contractor will serve to educate and assist various offices in San Francisco.
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06/30/08
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4037-07/08
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Airport Commission
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$10,000,000
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Will operate the Airport’s Curbside Management Program for on-demand door-to-door van, taxicab and limousine operations, provide customer service for air passengers seeking door-to-door transportation to leave the Airport, and facilitate services.
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12/31/10
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4038-07/08
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Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA)
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$85,500
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Will provide customer electronic notification services to subscribers for information related to all services provided by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), including but not limited to service delays.
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12/31/08
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4043-04/05
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Tele-communications & Information Services
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Increase Amount
$1,200,000
New Amount
$2,800,000
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Will maintain current Court Management System (which includes CABLE technology); adapt Court Management System to new Trial Courts organization; participate in development of JUSTIS project, which replaces the legacy CABLE and Court Management systems.
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06/30/09
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4081-06/07
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Mayor’s Office of Housing
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Savings Amount
$(135,000)
New Amount
$45,000
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Will provide loan servicing for the SF Seismic Loan Program which includes, but not limited to auditing SSLP repayment files; generating loan repayments; and depositing SSLP loan repayments into a City bank.
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Regular
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06/30/12
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Speakers:
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Galen Leung, San Francisco International Airport spoke on
PSC #4037-07/08.
Walter Calcagno, Department of Telecommunications and Information Services spoke on PSC #4043-04/05.
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Action:
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1. Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on
PSC #4043-04/05 as verbally amended in 4B. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 3 to 0)
2. Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on all remaining contracts. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0721-07-4
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Appeal by Alvin Johnson of the Position-Based Testing job announcement for 0941 Manager VI – IS Manager (PBT-0941-53190). (Item No. 6)
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October 1, 2007:
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Postpone to the meeting of October 15, 2007 by mutual agreement of Alvin Johnson and the Department of Human Resources.
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Deny the appeal by Alvin Johnson. (Vote of 3 to 0)
Mr. Johnson failed to appear.
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0785-07-4
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Appeal by James Spillane and Joseph Engler of the job announcement for Q – 80 Police Captain and the rejection of their application for Q – 80 Police Captain, San Francisco Police Department. (Item No. 7)
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Speakers:
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Bruce Topp, Department of Human Resources
Alice Villagomez, San Francisco Police Department
Deputy Chief Charles Keohane, San Francisco Police Department
Insp. Joseph Engler, Appellant
Linda Simon, Department of Human Resources
Lt. James Spillane, Appellant
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Action:
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1. Adopt the report on the Joseph Engler matter. Sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director; deny the appeal by Joseph Engler. (Vote of 2 to 1; Commissioner Wu dissents. Three votes are required for any action.)
2. Adopt the report on the matter of Lt. James Spillane. Sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director; deny the appeal by Lt. James Spillane. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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Note:
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The Commission instructed the Executive Officer to schedule a Special Meeting on October 26, 2007, to hear the discrimination appeal of Joseph Engler and continue this matter.
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0786-07-1
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First Quarter Report: Fiscal Year 2007 – 08 Goals and Objectives as of September 30, 2007. (File No. 8)
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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 3 to 0)
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REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
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Terry Ivy spoke regarding the assignment of Q – 50 Sergeant positions to Q – 35 Inspector requisitions.
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COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS
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President Becerril requested a more regular accounting of the appeals that are outstanding, possibly every three months.
She also requested that rules be established regarding the manner in which a San Francisco Police Department officer is credited for out-of-class assignments.
Commissioner Casper mentioned that our rules do not contain any specific remedies which the Commission may afford with respect to the resolution of discrimination matters.
President Becerril further requested an opinion of the Deputy City Attorney regarding remedies that may be afforded by the Commission in discrimination matters.
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