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MINUTES

Regular Meeting

November 16, 2009

 

2:00 p.m.

ROOM 400, CITY HALL

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

2:08 p.m.

 

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

 

 

President Morgan R. Gorrono

Present

 

Vice President E. Dennis Normandy

Not Present (Notified absence)

 

Commissioner Joy Y. Boatwright

Present

 

Commissioner Donald A. Casper

Present

 

Commissioner Mary Y. Jung

Present

 

 

 

President Morgan R. Gorrono presided.

 

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA

 

 

 

None.

 

 

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

 

 

Special Meeting of November 2, 2009

 

 

 

Action:

Approve.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

 

 

 

Regular Meeting of November 2, 2009

 

 

 

Action:

Approve.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

 

0335-09-8

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

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4187-06/07

Public Utilities Commission

Increase Amount

$6,300,000

New Amount

$13,800,000

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.

Modi-

fication

05/19/13

 

 

November 2, 2009:

Postpone to the meeting of November 16, 2009 at the request of the Public Utilities Commission.

 

 

 

Speakers:

Ivy Fine, Carol Isen and Anna Roche, Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC #4187-06/07.

 

 

 

Action:

Approve request for proposed personal services contracts.  Notify the offices of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

 

0349-09-8

Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. 
(Item No. 6)

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4060-09/10

 

 

Postpone to the meeting of 12/7/09

Municipal Transportation Agency

$6,000,000

Provide financial advisory services on an as-needed basis.  MTA intends to select a pool of consultants to assist with developing a long-term financial plan to ensure funding for major capital projects.  Services include financial planning, debt management, project analysis, financing document development, bond marketing, and related services.

Regular

11/01/14

4062-09/10

Mayor’s Office of Housing

$375,000

Provide lead risk assessment and analysis of privately owned single family homes and tenant occupied multi-family properties.  Services also include collecting dust wipes, conducting XRF and soil sample evaluations in accordance with HUD and other Federal guidelines.

Regular

06/30/13

4063-09/10

Mayor’s Office of Housing

$300,000

Perform project monitoring for lead hazard reduction and rehab work of participating properties that include privately owned single family homes and tenant occupied multi-family properties.  Services include verifying contractor compliance with City and State regulations, conducting clearance inspections in accordance with HUD & Federal guidelines, submit assessment and analytical reports to MOH.

Regular

06/30/13

4061-09/10

Mayor’s Office of Economic & Workforce Development

Increase Amount

$46,000

New Amount

$95,000

Provide design development and construction documentation services for the proposed construction of a skatepark to be located at the northwest corner of Mission and Duboce Streets.  Modification of the contract for additional services to complete the construction documentation of the proposed project.

Modi-

fication

12/31/11

 

 

 

Speakers:

Steven Lee, Municipal Transportation Agency and Joe Brenner, IFPTE Local 21 spoke on PSC #4060-09/10.

Myrna Melgar, Mayor’s Office of Housing and Joe Brenner, IFPTE Local 21 spoke on PSC #4063-09/10.

 

 

 

Action:

(1)      Postpone PSC #4060-09/10 to the meeting of December 7, 2009 at the request of IFPTE Local 21.  The Commission stipulated this will be the last continuance granted. 
(Vote of 4 to 0)

(2)      Approve request for proposed personal services contract #4062-09/10 on the condition that: 1) the Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH) and the Department of Public Health (DPH) meet with IFPTE Local 21 to discuss the practicality and feasibility of the risk assessment and lead analysis work being performed by duly licensed employees of DPH and in compliance with HUD analysis and reporting guidelines; 2)  that the MOH, DPH and IFPTE Local 21 report back to the Commission within six months concerning their discussions; and 3) Notify the offices of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

(3)      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)

 

0350-09-1

Annual Review of Exempt and Non-Exempt Classifications at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA).  (Item No. 7)

 

Speakers:

Karen Taylor, Municipal Transportation Agency

 

Action:

Adopt the report.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

 

0293-09-4

Appeal by Early Vinson of his background rejection for a 9163 Transit Operator position at the Municipal Transportation Agency.  (Item No. 8)

 

 

 

November 2, 2009:

The Commission had questions it wanted to ask appellant who failed to appear.  Postpone to the meeting of November 16, 2009.

 

 

 

Speakers:

Kathy Fowlis, Municipal Transportation Agency

 

 

 

Action:

Adopt the report.  Sustain the decision of the Director of Transportation; deny the appeal by Early Vinson. 
(Vote of 4 to 0)  Mr. Vinson failed to appear.

 

0374-08-6

Appeal by Sonya Knudsen of the Human Resources Director’s decision to administratively close her complaint of discrimination.  (Item No. 9)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Silvia Castellanos, Department of Human Resources

Gregory Cross, SEIU Local 1021

Sonya Knudsen, Appellant

Kathleen Smookler, San Francisco Airport Museum

Blake Summers, San Francisco Airport Museum

 

 

 

Action:

(1)      Grant the appeal by Sonya Knudsen.  The Commission finds that Museum Chief Curator Blake Summers did not act with a deliberate intention to discriminate under the ADA nor was his actions pretextual.  Mr. Summers cannot be faulted for the choice he made, but the choice of a part-time schedule did not result in undue hardship for other employees to do their jobs or on the Airport Museum to perform its functions.  Full time leave was not as effective as part-time leave.  The choice of full-time leave appeared reasonable; but there was an even more reasonable choice that could have been made under the ADA. (Vote of 4 to 0)

 

(2)      Insofar as allowable by the fiscal provisions of the Charter, that Ms. Knudsen’s vacation and retirement account balance be adjusted to the level as if she had been working part time from November 2007 until the date of her return to full time duty. (Vote of 4 to 0)

 

(3)      Amended to include the adjustment of sick leave balance, as allowable by the fiscal provisions of the Charter. 
(Vote of 4 to 0)

 

0021-09-6

Appeal by Frank Chen of the Human Resources Director’s determination to dismiss his charge of discrimination.   (Item No. 10)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Diana Garcia, Department of Human Resources

Nicholas Zeltzer, Attorney

Frank Chen, Appellant

Dennis Doyle, Former Director, Juvenile Hall

Alfred Lam, Supporter of appellant

Linda Simon, Department of Human Resources

Oluchi Nnachi, Juvenile Probation Supervising Counselor

 

 

 

Action:

Adopt the report.  Sustain the decision of the Human Resources
Director
; deny the appeal by Frank Chen.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

 

0096-09-7

Determination of future employability: termination-dismissal of permanent civil service appointment of Jeanette Molex, Transit Operator (Job Code 9163), San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.  (Item No. 11)

 

Speakers:

None.

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of December 7, 2009 at the request of Spencer Smith, Attorney.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

 

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION  (Item No. 12)

None.

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS  (Item No. 13)

 

None.

 

ADJOURNMENT  (Item No. 14)

5:45 p.m.

 

At the request of President Morgan R. Gorrono, the meeting is adjourned in memory of Sergeant George "Moose" Koniaris, San Francisco Police Department who passed away on November 9, 2009.