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April 1, 2002
2:00 p.m.

ROOM 400, CITY HALL
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

 

CALL TO ORDER

   
 

2:26 p.m.

   
 

ROLL CALL

   
 

Commissioner Donald A. Casper

Present

 
 

Commissioner Morgan Gorrono

Present

 
 

Commissioner Adrienne Pon

Present

(Missed Items 12, 13, 15 & 16)

 

Commissioner Linda Richardson

Present

(Missed Items 6, 12, 13, 15 & 16)

 

Commissioner Rosabella Safont

Present

 
   
 

Commissioner Safont presided.

   
 

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA

   
 

Assistant Deputy Chief Lorrie Kalos, San Francisco Fire Department and Alan Davis, Attorney for David Lester (Agenda Item #14) requested a continuance.

   
 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

   
 

Special Meeting of March 18, 2002

   
 

Action:

Approve. (Vote of 5 to 0)

   
 

Regular Meeting of March 18, 2002

   
 

Action:

Approve. (Vote of 5 to 0)

   

0241-02-8

Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contract.
(Item No. 5)

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

1000-02/03

Arts Commission

$1,090,779

Will perform "Summer In the City Concert Series" at Davies Symphony Hall and Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park, in accordance with the City Charter.

Annual

12/31/02

1001-02/03

Recreation and Parks

$90,000

Will conduct band concerts throughout the City for official civic events including Sunday concerts at the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park.

Annual

06/30/03

1002-02/03

Recreation and Parks

$50,000

Will provide circus performances at various locations. Performances include circus acts such as clowning, juggling, and stilt walking. Will also include children’s workshops.

Annual

06/30/03

1003-02/03

Recreation and Parks

$50,000

Will remove, sell or dispose of vessels from the Marina Yacht Harbor in order to recover documented costs of delinquent berthing fees and other associated fees from boat owners.

Annual

06/30/03

1004-02/03

Sheriff’s Office

$2,700,000

Will provide substance abuse treatment services in a 24-hour/7-days-a-week residential setting for inmates paroled from the County jails, and conduct electronic monitoring services for inmates paroled into home detention.

Annual

06/30/03

1005-02/03

Sheriff’s Office

$57,000

Will provide early intervention, referral and support services to persons who are about to be evicted, or are going through the eviction process.

Annual

06/30/03

1006-02/03

Sheriff’s Office

$3,000,000

Will provide classes in GED, vocational rehabilitation/training, substance abuse counseling and relapse prevention, parenting, violence prevention, acupuncture, religious counseling, and administrative support for records management to inmates.

Annual

06/30/03

1007-02/03

Sheriff’s Office

$200,000

Will provide timely transportation of prisoners throughout California and the United States pursuant to court orders or lawful arrest warrants.

Annual

06/30/03

1008-02/03

Sheriff’s Office

$107,000

Will provide pre-employment polygraph examinations, psychological and psychiatric evaluations for peace officers and post-employment examinations and psychological services resulting from investigations and critical incidents.

Annual

06/30/02

1009-02/03

Sheriff’s Office

$63,000

Will respond to prisoner inquiries regarding legal issues; provide assistance in prisoner law libraries; provide legal references as requested and related services as directed by prisoner legal service attorney.

Annual

06/30/03

1010-02/03

Sheriff’s Office

$71,000

Will provide and maintain an automated system that tracks alleged or convicted perpetrators of crime through the criminal justice system, then notifies victims of crime when the alleged or convicted perpetrators are due for release.

Annual

06/30/03

1011-02/03

Sheriff’s Office

$60,000

Will provide professional criminal justice training to Departmental staff as required by the State of California for correctional facilities.

Annual

06/30/03

1012-02/03

Police

$90,000

Will provide phlebotomy services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to conduct blood draws on suspected drunk drivers for law enforcement agencies in the City and County of San Francisco.

Annual

06/30/03

1013-02/03

Animal Care and Control

$10,000

Will provide an environmental enrichment program for long-term shelter dogs that have been rescued from abusive owners and/or neglectful situations.

Annual

06/30/03

1014-02/03

Animal Care and Control

$8,640

Will provide technical support, maintenance, and periodic upgrade of the Chameleon Animal Case Management Computer Software, a proprietary software.

Annual

06/30/03

1015-02/03

Animal Care and Control

$57,000

Will provide an as-needed after-hour, weekend, and holiday emergency veterinary service as mandated by State Law.

Annual

06/30/03

1016-02/03

Animal Care and Control

$10,000

Will pick-up native wildlife from the animal shelter’ and provide long-term care, rehabilitation, and release of the wildlife after initial veterinary medical evaluation.

Annual

06/30/03

1017-02/03

Human Resources

$200,000

Will provide temporary workers’ compensation claims adjusting help when there are adjusting staff vacancies due to extended leaves or turn over.

Annual

06/30/03

4106-01/02

Parking and
Traffic

$127,095

Will collect and analyze pedestrian safety data, make recommendations on traffic engineering improvements and public outreach efforts, author study reports, and participate in meetings with Federal Highway Administration and other agencies/organizations.

Regular

11/30/02

4107-01/02

Human Resources

$1,500,000

Will provide a range of managed care and medical cost containment services for the Workers’ Compensation Division, including medical bill review and repricing, Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) administration, utilization review, and case management.

Regular

09/30/03

4108-01/02

Public Health

$450,000

Will provide intermittent, as-needed, on-call mobile therapeutic apheresis services for patients requiring this specialized blood filtration service.

Regular

06/30/06

4109-01/02

Public Health

Increase Amount $85,000 New Amount $120,000

Will provide as-needed and after-hours security guard services for the Community Health Network. Specifically as-needed home health escorts for the Health at Home Agency and after-hours security guard services for the Substance Abuse services unit.

Regular

06/30/03

 

Speakers:

Jean Mariani, Office of the Sheriff spoke on PSC #1004-02/03; PSC #1005-02/03 and PSC #1006-02/03.

 

Galen Leung, Department of Public Health and Dr. Boyd
Stephens, Chief Medical Examiner spoke on PSC #1012-02/03.

Galen Leung, Department of Public Health spoke on
PSC #4109-01/02.

   
 

Action:

Adopt Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #1012-02/03. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 3 to 2) Commissioners Casper and Gorrono dissent.

   
   

Adopt Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #4109-01/02. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 3 to 2) Commissioners Casper and Gorrono dissent.

   
   

Adopt Human Resources Director’s report on all remaining contracts. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 5 to 0)

0243-02-1

Special Report on the implementation of Policies and Procedures on Provisional Appointments for Service Critical Classes at the Municipal Transportation Agency. (Item No. 6)

   
 

Speakers:

Candace Heurlin, Municipal Transportation Agency.

   
 

Action:

Approve. (Vote of 4 to 0) Commissioner Richardson missed Item #6.

   

0051-02-4

Appeal by Richard Corriea of the San Francisco Police Department Examination Unit’s denial of protest to the Captain (Job Code Q - 80) job announcement. (Item No. 7)

   
 

March 18, 2002:

Schedule Special Meeting before April 1, 2002, if possible with all five Commissioners present.

   
 

Speakers:

Terri Brady, San Francisco Police Department

   

Lt. Richard Corriea, Appellant

   

Marsha Stroope, Department of Human Resources

   

Deputy Chief Bill Welch, San Francisco Police Department

   
 

Action:

The Commission directed the San Francisco Police Depart-ment and the Department of Human Resources to proceed with the Captain (Job Code Q - 80) examination as originally scheduled on April 10, 2002 and to allow any individuals who meet the minimum requirements as of the test date to participate in the exam. The Civil Service Commission further
directed that no appointments would be made unless these individuals meet the minimum qualifications. (Vote of 5 to 0)

0053-02-4

Appeal by Mark Mahoney of the San Francisco Police Department Examination Unit’s denial of protest to the Captain (Job Code Q - 80) job announcement. (Item No. 8)

   
 

March 18, 2002:

Schedule Special Meeting before April 1, 2002, if possible with all five Commissioners present.

   
 

Speakers:

None.

   
 

Action:

The Commission directed the San Francisco Police Depart-ment and the Department of Human Resources to proceed with the Captain (Job Code Q - 80) examination as originally scheduled on April 10, 2002 and to allow any individuals who meet the minimum requirements as of the test date to participate in the exam. The Civil Service Commission further
directed that no appointments would be made unless these
individuals meet the minimum qualifications. (Vote of 5 to 0)

   

0462-01-4

Appeal by Solomon Slaten of the rejection of application for Transit Operator
(Job Code 9163) Municipal Transportation Agency. (Item No. 9)

   
 

March 18, 2002:

Postpone to the meeting of April 1, 2002.

   
 

Speakers:

Mike Casey, Municipal Transportation Agency

   

Solomon Slaten, Appellant

   
 

Action:

Grant appeal of Solomon Slaten. (Vote of 3 to 2)
Commissioners Safont and Pon dissent.

0838-01-4

Appeal by Jesse Furrow of the background rejection for Medical Examiner’s Investigator (Job Code 2580) Medical Examiner’s Office. (Item No. 10)

   
 

March 4, 2002:

Postpone to the meeting of April 1, 2002 at the request of Jesse Furrow.

   
 

Speakers:

Nancy Woo, Department of Administrative Services

   

Dr. Boyd Stephens, Chief Medical Examiner

 

Jesse Furrow, Appellant

   
 

Action:

Adopt report; Deny appeal of Jesse Furrow. Sustain the
recommendation of the Office of the Medical Examiner and the Human Resources Director. (Vote of 4 to 1)
Commissioner Gorrono dissents.

0837-01-4

Appeal by Luke Turner of the background rejection for Medical Examiner’s Investigator (Job Code 2580) Medical Examiner’s Office. (Item No. 11)

   
 

March 4, 2002:

Postpone to the meeting of April 1, 2002 at the request of Luke Turner.

   
 

Speakers:

Dr. Boyd Stephens, Chief Medical Examiner

   

Luke Turner, Appellant

 

Nancy Woo, Department of Administrative Services

   
 

Action:

Adopt report; Deny appeal of Luke Turner. Sustain the
recommendation of the Office of the Medical Examiner and the Human Resources Director. (Vote of 5 to 0)

   

0106-02-4

Appeal by Wayne Mc. Fuller of the background rejection for Transit Operator
(Job Code 9163) Municipal Transportation Agency. (Item No. 12)

   
 

Speakers:

Parveen Boparai, Municipal Transportation Agency

   

Wayne Mc. Fuller, Appellant

   
 

Action:

Adopt report; Deny appeal of Wayne Mc. Fuller. Sustain the recommendation of the Municipal Transportation Agency. (Vote of 3 to 0) Commissioners Pon and Richardson missed vote.

0101-02-4

Appeal by Rex Ogunniyi of the background rejection for Transit Operator
(Job Code 9163) Municipal Transportation Agency. (Item No. 13)

   
 

Speakers:

None.

   
 

Action:

Adopt report; Deny appeal of Rex Ogunniyi. Sustain the
recommendation of the Municipal Transportation Agency. (Vote of 3 to 0) Commissioners Pon and Richardson missed vote. Mr. Ogunniyi failed to appear.

0268-01-7

Appeal of automatic resignation of permanent civil service appointment of David Lester, Firefighter (Job Code H - 2), San Francisco Fire Department.
(Item No. 14)

   
 

January 7, 2002:

Postpone to the meeting of February 4, 2002 at the request of David Lester and the San Francisco Fire Department.

   
 

February 4, 2002:

Postpone to the Special Meeting of February 11, 2002 at the request of Civil Service Commission staff.

   
 

February 11, 2002:

Postpone to the meeting of March 4, 2002 at the request of David Lester. The Commission stipulated that this would be the last continuance granted.

   
 

March 4, 2002:

Postpone to a meeting with all five Commissioners present.

   
 

Speakers:

Lorrie Kalos, San Francisco Fire Department

   

Alan Davis, Attorney for appellant

   
 

Action:

Off calendar pending discussion between the San Francisco Fire Department and Mr. Lester’s attorney. (Vote of 5 to 0)

   

0242-02-1

Report on provisional appointments. (Item No. 15)

   
 

Speakers:

Marsha Stroope, Department of Human Resources

   
 

Action:

Approve. (Vote of 3 to 0) Commissioners Pon and Richardson missed vote.

0162-02-1

Status report on the preliminary Elected Officials Salary and Benefits Survey in accordance with Charter Section A8.409.1. (Item No. 16)

   
 

March 4, 2002:

Incorporate Civil Service Commission directives and proceed with survey; Report status at Civil Service Commission meeting of March 18, 2002.

   
 

March 18, 2002:

Incorporate Civil Service Commission directives and proceed with survey; Report status at Civil Service Commission meeting of April 1, 2002.

   
 

Speakers:

Kate Favetti, Executive Officer Civil Service Commission

   
 

Action:

Incorporate Civil Service Commission directives and proceed with survey; Report status at Civil Service Commission meeting of April 15, 2002. (Vote of 3 to 0) Commissioners Pon and Richardson missed vote.

   

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

 

Executive Officer Kate Favetti announced that the Adviser is now on the Civil Service Commission website. Ms. Favetti also reported that 150 San Francisco Unified School District employees were trained on the Merit System on April 1, 2002.

 

Human Resources Director Andrea Gourdine informed the Commission that the Management Classification and Compensation Plan would be an item on the Board of Supervisors Finance Committee Agenda on Wednesday, April 3, 2002.

 

Commissioner Safont requested that the Executive Officer contact Mr. John Hanley, San Francisco Firefighters Local 798 to inquire about the letter he sent to the Noe Valley Merchants Newsletter.

 

Jeremy Curd, citizen addressed the Commission on problems he encountered with the San Francisco Police Department.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

6:24 p.m.

 

Adjourned in memory of Personnel Analyst Calvern Dyer. The Commission extends its sympathy to the family and directed the Civil Service Commission Executive Officer to express condolences to the Dyer family.