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MINUTES
Regular Meeting
November 2, 2009
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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2:10 p.m.
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ROLL CALL
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President Morgan R. Gorrono
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Present
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Vice President E. Dennis Normandy
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Present (Left at 5:37 p.m. Missed Items 9,10,11,12)
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Commissioner Joy Y. Boatwright
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Not Present (Notified absence)
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Commissioner Donald A. Casper
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Present
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Commissioner Mary Y. Jung
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Present
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President Morgan R. Gorrono presided.
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PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA
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John Hutchinson of Kraus Maintenance stated that he performed an inspection of equipment used by Virginia Morgan. (Agenda Item #7)
Bonita McGee, Public Utilities Commission requested to postpone PSC #4187-06/07 to the meeting of November 16, 2009.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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Regular Meeting of October 19, 2009
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Action:
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Approve. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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0335-09-8
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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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4057-09/10
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Port Commission
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$750,000
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Provide structural engineering services for Pier 35 Cruise Terminal substructure repair work. Services include finalizing detailed repair plan for substructure concrete deck and piles; final design plans, specifications & cost estimates for a construction contract.
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Regular
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11/30/13
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4058-09/10
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Emergency Management
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$200,000
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Provide services to develop a training & exercise course program as part of joint project between Bay Area UASI & Los Angeles/Long Beach UASI. The advance EOC course will train emergency management mutual aid personnel to coordinate response support following large catastrophic disasters.
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Regular
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06/30/10
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4059-09/10
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Department of Technology
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$200,000
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Provide equipment, installation, & satellite communication services that include publicly switched telephone, very small aperture terminals, broadband global area network, & single channel per carrier; installation of mobile & fixed satellite terminal equipment; on-site end-user training.
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Regular
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12/31/11
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4056-08/09
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GSA – OCA/ Purchasing
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Increase Amount
($81,000,000)
New Amount
$39,000,000
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Will provide as-needed, project specific services for a variety of highly specialized information technology (IT) projects, including system design, business analysis, software design, programming, & configuration. Modification to correct original PSC amount to $24 million for services, and increase to $39 million for additional IT services.
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Modi-
fication
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12/31/11
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4187-06/07
Postpone to meeting of 11/16/09
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Public Utilities Commission
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Increase Amount
$6,300,000
New Amount
$13,800,000
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Will provide as-needed environmental tasks for the SFPUC Water System Improvement Project (WSIP) and non-WSIP projects, such as providing specialized natural resource, environmental, and environmental planning expertise and services.
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Modi-
fication
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05/19/13
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Speakers:
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Norma Nelson, Joe Roger and Winnie Lee, Port Commission spoke on PSC #4057-09/10.
Joseph John, Department of Technology spoke on PSC #4059-09/10.
Jackie Fong, Office of Contract Administration spoke on PSC #4056-08/09.
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Action:
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(1) Postpone PSC #4187-06/07 to the meeting of November 16, 2009 at the request of the Public Utilities Commission. (Vote of 4 to 0)
(2) Approve request for all remaining proposed personal services contracts. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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0336-09-1
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Proposed Civil Service Commission Meeting Schedule for Calendar Year 2010.
(Item No. 6)
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Adopt. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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0027-07-6
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Appeal by Virginia Morgan of the Human Resources Director’s decision to dismiss her charge of discrimination. (Item No. 7)
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August 20, 2007:
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Postpone to the meeting of October 1, 2007 at the request of Matthew Ming, Attorney for Virginia Morgan.
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October 1, 2007:
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Postpone to the meeting of November 19, 2007 at the request of the Department of Human Resources and concurrence of Matthew Ming, Attorney for the appellant.
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Note:
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Commissioners Morgan Gorrono and Yu-Yee Wu addressed their concerns regarding the City Attorney’s Opinion on remedies available to the Commission on discrimination complaints.
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November 19, 2007:
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Postpone to the meeting of January 7, 2008 pending the City Attorney’s Opinion on remedies available to the Commission on discrimination complaints and having all Commissioners present.
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August 17, 2009:
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Postpone to the meeting of September 21, 2009 by mutual agreement of the Department of Human Resources and Operating Engineers Local 3.
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September 21, 2009:
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Postpone to the meeting of October 19, 2009 at the request of the Department of Human Resources.
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October 19, 2009:
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Continue to a meeting when Ms. Linda Migliore of the Recreation and Parks Department is available to appear as requested by the Commission.
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Speakers:
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Diana Garcia, Department of Human Resources
Virginia Morgan, Appellant
Jack Smith, Recreation and Parks Department Employee
Linda Migliore, Recreation and Parks Department Employee
John Hutchinson, Kraus Maintenance
David Gossman, Business Agent, Operating Engineers Local 3
Theresa Looney, Recreation and Parks Department Employee
Mary White, Recreation and Parks Department Employee
Kevin Jackson, Recreation and Parks Department Employee
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Action:
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Adopt the report. Sustain the decision of the Human Resources
Director; deny the appeal by Virginia Morgan. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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0293-09-4
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Appeal by Early Vinson of his background rejection for a 9163 Transit Operator position at the Municipal Transportation Agency. (Item No. 8)
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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The Commission had questions it wanted to ask the appellant who failed to appear. Postpone to the meeting of November 16, 2009. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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0331-09-1
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Report on Commission staff analysis of proposals from the Department of Human Resources on Civil Service Reform Phase II. Merit system issues that may be addressed include but are not limited to: Certification Rules; Appeals; Examinations; Promotive appointments and opportunities; Recognition of seniority; policy on Conviction History; Civil Service Rules – i.e. Rules consolidation, Recommendations to update, simplify, clarify the Rules on Fitness for Duty, Leaves of Absence, Employee Relations Ordinance (ERO), Rule 118 – Conflict of Interest, Rule 115 – Rules Related to Employment of Persons with Disabilities, Near lists; Release during Probationary Period; and General update of proposals made in 2005 Civil Service Reform Recommendations. (Item No. 9)
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February 2, 2009:
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Schedule a Special Meeting for Monday, February 23, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 400 City Hall for a briefing on Civil Service Reform.
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February 23, 2009:
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The Commission took no action.
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Commission Direction:
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1) The Commission requested the Department of Human Resources to provide specific details on each of the recommendations to the Commission and all interested parties for transparency.
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2) The Commission also directed the Executive Officer to schedule special meeting(s) to continue the Department of Human Resources presentation on Civil Service Reform proposals and provide interested parties opportunity to address the recommendations.
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March 30, 2009:
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The Commission took no action.
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Speakers:
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Jennifer Johnston, Department of Human Resources
Luz Morganti, Civil Service Commission
Steve Ponder, Department of Human Resources
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Action:
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The Commission took no action.
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Commission Direction:
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1) The Commission directed staff to provide clarification and history of its analysis of various Leaves of Absence provisions in Rule Series 020.
2) The Commission requested the Department of Human Resources to provide additional information and a City Attorney opinion regarding supplemental disability benefits.
3) Schedule meeting(s) to continue presentation of staff analysis of DHR’s Civil Service Reform Proposals focusing on each proposal.
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REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (Item No. 10)
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None.
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COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS (Item No. 11)
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None.
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ADJOURNMENT (Item No. 12)
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5:56 p.m.
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