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September 20, 1999
2:00 p.m.
Room 408, City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
CALL TO ORDER
2:20 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Commissioner Karen Clopton Present
Commissioner George Kosturos Excused
Commissioner A. Lee Munson Excused
Commissioner Adrienne Pon Present
Commissioner Rosabella Safont Present
Commissioner Clopton presided
MINUTES
Regular Meeting of August 16, 1999
Action: Approve. (Vote of 3 to 0)
Presentation of commemorative plaque to Commissioner Adrienne Pon in recognition of her two years of service as President of the Civil Service Commission. (Item No. 4)
Action: Approve. (Vote of 3 to 0)
0160-99-4 Appeal by Renee Carol Williams of background rejection for Transit Operator (Job Code 9163), Public Transportation Department. (Item No. 9)
August 16, 1999: Postpone to the meeting of September 20, 1999, at the request of Ms. Williams.
Speakers: Faith Van Putten, Public Transportation Department
Renee Carol Williams
Action: Deny appeal. Sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director. (Vote of 3 to 0)
0419-99-4 Appeal by Wayne Fuller of background rejection for Transit Operator
(Job Code 9163), Public Transportation Department. (Item No. 8)
Speakers: Faith Van Putten, Public Transportation Department
Action: Deny appeal. Sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director. Mr. Fuller failed to appear. (Vote of 3 to 0)
0436-99-2 Appeal by James Albert of the decision of the Human Resources Director to approve the classification of one position to Information Systems Manager
(Job Code 1071). (Item No. 10)
Speaker: Rob Keller, Department of Human Resources
Action: Adopt report. Deny appeal. Sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director. Mr. Albert failed to appear. (Vote of 3 to 0)
0498-99-4 Appeal by Martin A. Edelson of background rejection for Police Officer
(Job Code Q-2), San Francisco Police Department. (Item No. 7)
Speakers: Captain Antonio Parra, San Francisco Police Department
Martin A. Edelson
Action: Adopt report. Deny appeal the appeal of Martin A. Edelson. Sustain the decision of the Chief of Police.
(Vote of 3 to 0)
0554-99-7 Determination of future employment: termination of permanent appointment of Kevin C. Yu, Custodian (Job Code 2708),
Airport Commission. (Item No. 14)
Speakers: None.
Action: 1) Future employment subject to the review and approval of
the Human Resources Director after satisfactory completion
of one (1) year work experience outside the City and
County service. 2) No future employment with the Airport
Commission. Mr. Yu failed to appear. (Vote of 3 to 0)
0556-99-7 Determination of future employment: termination of permanent appointment of Alfredo Roberto Arana, Transit Operator (Job Code 9163), Public Transportation Department. (Item No. 11)
Speakers: None.
Action: 1) Cancel any current examination and eligibility status.
2) Future employment subject to the review and approval of the Human Resources Director after satisfactory completion of two (2) years work experience outside the City and County service. 3) Must participate in an appropriate substance abuse program and receive a release to work from a DHR-designated professional in substance abuse.
4) No future employment with the Public Transportation Department. Mr. Arana failed to appear. (Vote of 3 to 0)
0559-99-4 Appeal of the Human Resources Director’s decision to deny the request of the Sheriff’s Department to exclude provisional experience when determining minimum experience requirement for appointments resulting from examinations for Sheriff’s Lieutenant (Job Code 8310) and Sheriff’s Captain (Job Code 8312). (Item No. 6)
August 16, 1999: Return to the Human Resources Director for additional information and further discussion; must return to the Civil Service Commission for final disposition. (Vote of 3 to 2) Commissioners Clopton and Safont dissent.)
Speakers: Candy Heurlin, Department of Human Resources
Ed Lieberman, Local 3
0559-99-4 continued
Action: Deny request; allow employees with current permanent appointment in qualifying classes who meet minimum experience requirement, regardless of previous appointment type in those classes, to be available for promotional appointment if successful in the examination process. (Vote of 3 to 0)
0578-99-7 Determination of future employment: termination of permanent appointment of Gale Wong, Electric Transit Mechanic (Job Code 7379), Public Transportation Department. (Item No. 13)
Speakers: Faith Van Putten, Public Transportation Department
Kevin Hughes, Local 6
William Murphy, Attorney
Action: 1) Future employment subject to the review and approval of the Human Resources Director after satisfactory completion of two (2) years work experience outside the City and County.
2) Must participate in an appropriate substance abuse program and receive a release to work from a DHR-designated professional in substance abuse. 3) No future employment with the Public Transportation Department. (Vote of 3 to 0)
0598-99-7 Determination of future employment: release from permanent probationary appointment of Sharon Gilmore-James, Transit Operator (Job Code 9163), Public Transportation Department. (Item No. 12)
Speakers: Faith Van Putten, Public Transportation Department
Sharon Gilmore-James
Action: 1) Cancel any current examination and eligibility status.
Future employment subject to the review and approval of the Human Resources Director after satisfactory completion of two (2) years work experience outside the City and County.
2) Must participate in an appropriate substance abuse program and receive a release to work from a DHR-designated professional in substance abuse. 3) No future employment with the Public Transportation Department. (Vote of 3 to 0)
0621-99-8 Review of requests for approval of proposed personal services contracts.
(Item No. 5)
|
PSC# |
Department |
Amount |
Type of Service |
Type of Approval |
Duration |
|
2000-99/00 |
Retirement System |
$150,000 |
To provide specialized actuarial services for the Retirement System, including conducting an annual experience analysis and actuarial valuation of the Retirement Fund, special studies and consultation related to actuarial issues. |
Continuing |
06/30/00 |
|
4046-99/00 |
Assessor |
$61,352 |
To review the existing appraisals and related legislation/court cases regarding the valuation of Cable Television in general as well as the specific valuation issue regarding Viacom, Cable Telecommunication Company. |
Regular |
12/01/02 |
|
4047-99/00 |
Trial Courts |
$121,848 |
Responsible for the operation of the two children’s waiting rooms at the Hall of Justice and Civic Center Courthouse. These waiting rooms function as day-use childcare centers while parents/guardians are on jury duty or conducting business with the Courts. |
Regular |
06/30/00 |
|
4048-99/00 |
Building Inspection |
$115,000 |
To provide reliable, constant communication between point of sales (POS) software system and the credit card processor. Contractor will provide custom transaction processing solutions in conjunction with the custom software developed for the POS network. |
Regular |
06/30/00 |
|
4049-99/00 |
Airport Commission |
$410,000 |
To provide studies and reports on Precision Runway Monitor, Instrument Landing System and Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approach to complete an Environmental Assessment as required by the Federal Aviation Administration. |
Regular |
08/31/00 |
|
4050-99/00 |
Art Commission |
$179,637 |
To conduct creative writing classes with youth at risk in San Francisco. Teachers serve youth who may be incarcerated, educationally disadvantaged, homeless, or in crisis. |
Regular |
09/01/00 |
|
4051-99/00 |
Public Utilities Commission (Hetch Hetchy & Bureaus) |
$1,281,000 |
To develop public education campaigns and promote awareness regarding water pollution prevention. In addition, conduct outreach on services provided to customers by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. |
Regular |
06/30/02 |
|
4052-99/00 |
Human Services |
$151,200 |
To provide CalWORKs and human services field-specific training to approximately 250 DHS staff/management in four areas: Welfare-to-Work, Executive Development, Teamwork and Staff Development. |
Regular |
06/30/00 |
|
4053-99/00 |
Commission on the Status of Women |
$150,000 |
To design and conduct a Violence Against Women Public Awareness Campaign, specifically addressing both sexual assault and domestic violence. The campaign goal is to prevent violence against women and increase public knowledge of community services. |
Regular |
06/30/02 |
|
4054-99/00 |
Public Health |
$300,000 |
To provide intermittent, specialized, gerontological-care services and supervision of UCSF Nursing students. |
Regular |
09/30/01 |
|
4055-99/00 |
Public Works |
$900,000 |
To provide electrical engineering and drafting services on an as-needed basis. Work includes preparing plans, specifications, and cost estimates; and performing field investigations, peer reviews, and drafting services. |
Regular |
06/30/02 |
|
4056-99/00 |
Recreation & Parks |
$100,000 |
To remove and sell vessels from the Marina Yacht Harbor in order to recover documented cost of delinquent berthing fees and other associated fees from boat owners to the Marina Yacht Harbor. |
Regular |
06/30/01 |
|
4057-99/00 |
Assessor |
$205,000 |
To represent the City in the negotiation of a potential settlement of the dispute between the City and Viacom, a telecommunication company, regarding the assessed valuation of its Viacom’s Cable Television System including the possessory interest. |
Regular |
12/01/02 |
|
4058-99/00 |
Human Services |
$130,000 |
To develop plans for two programs, a residential academy for foster care and juvenile probation youth, and a transitional housing program for youth leaving foster care. |
Regular |
09/30/00 |
|
4059-99/00 |
Human Services |
$429,294 |
To provide in-home emergency back-up childcare services to CalWORKs families. |
Regular |
08/31/00 |
|
4060-99/00 |
Airport Commission |
$150,000 |
To provide three (3) day workshop on the following two topics: Leadership through Motivation and Managing for High Performance. Classes to provide Senior Managers with understanding of how various factors influence job performance. |
Regular |
09/24/00 |
|
4061-99/00 |
Juvenile Probation |
$220,000 |
To provide a comprehensive array of services for young women who have been released from detention and returned to their community. Services to include case management and linkages with appropriate providers and family reunification. |
Regular |
06/30/00 |
|
4062-99/00 |
Public Works |
$3,000,000 |
To provide professional architectural and engineering services for planning, design and construction services for the proposed replacement of the Juvenile Hall at the San Francisco Youth Guidance Center. |
Regular |
08/31/04 |
|
4063-99/00 |
Police |
$99,815 |
To conduct and evaluate two components of the COPS-MORE ’98 grant program: the cost effectiveness of implementing a Mobile Computer System, and the effectiveness of implementing the Technology to Recover Abducted Kids system. |
Regular |
09/30/01 |
|
4064-99/00 |
Human Services |
Increase Amount
$45,990
New Amount $95,130 |
To provide Communication Skills for the Bilingual Professional Employee Program; consisting of needs assessments, curriculum design, pilot instruction program and courses for DHS employees.
|
Regular |
06/30/00 |
|
4087-98/99 |
Airport Commission |
Increase Amount $200,000
New Amount $545,000 |
Delivery of a unique brand identity, a comprehensive business and administrative print system, a targeted brochure, promotional materials, and a standards manual for the opening of the new International Terminal. |
Regular |
12/31/00 |
|
4104-97/98 |
Airport Commission |
Increase Amount $108,000 New Amount $198,000 |
To conduct various aircraft noise modeling projects in support of the Airport/Community Roundtable, acquire additional analysis of flight tracks that potentially would reduce aircraft noise impacts on the surrounding communities. |
Regular |
12/31/00 |
|
4107-96/97 |
Port |
Increase Amount $191,468
New Amount $431,468 |
To revise the project scope and the project contract documents to reduce the construction cost. Will provide minimal electrical, mechanical, and architectural services. |
Regular |
09/30/00 |
Speakers: Leslie Abbot, Local 21 spoke on PSC# 4062-99/00
Action: Adopt Human Resources Director’s report. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 3 to 0)
0622-99-1 Progress report on Class Consolidation Project. (Item No. 16)
Action: Report received; file.
0623-99-1 Report of exempt positions under Charter Categories 10.104-16 through 10.104. (Item No. 15)
Action: Report received; file.
REQUESTS TO SPEAK (Item No. 17)
- Barbara Thomson expressed her concerns over the failure of the City to investigate discrimination complaints in a timely manner.
- Frank Martin Del Campo spoke in support of Ms. Thomson’s concerns.
- Betty Lavin spoke of her husband’s employment situation at the Public Transportation Department.
ADJOURNMENT (Item No. 18)
3:00 p.m.
