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MINUTES

 

Regular Meeting

January 5, 2009

 

2:00 p.m.

ROOM 400, CITY HALL

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

2:12 p.m.

 

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

 

 

President Donald A. Casper

Present

 

Vice President Morgan R. Gorrono

Not Present (Notified absence)

 

Commissioner Mary Y. Jung

Present

 

Commissioner E. Dennis Normandy

Present

 

 

 

President Donald A. Casper presided.

 

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA

 

 

 

Criss Romero, IFPTE Local 21 spoke regarding the letter from IFPTE Local 21 dated December 24, 2008 requesting all PSCs on the agenda be postponed to a future meeting to allow Local 21 the opportunity to meet with the departments involved.

 

 

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

 

 

Regular Meeting of  December 15, 2008

 

 

 

Action:

Approve.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

0580-08-1

Commendation for Gerald “Jerry” H. Bibelheimer, Senior Social Worker upon his retirement after 19 years of service to the City & County of San Francisco. 
(Item No. 5)

 

 

 

Speakers:

President Donald A. Casper

Gerald “Jerry” H. Bibelheimer, Commendation Recipient

 

 

 

Action:

Approve.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

0581-08-1

Commendation for Richard Rothman, Management Assistant, upon his retirement after 25 years of service to the City & County of San Francisco. 
(Item No. 6)

 

 

 

Speakers:

President Donald A. Casper
Richard Rothman, Commendation Recipient

 

 

 

Action:

Approve.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

0563-08-8

Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. 
(Item No. 7)

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4164-06/07

Mayor’s Office

Increase Amount

$0.00

New Amount

$900,000

Will provide state lobbying services for the City, including identifying and advocating for or against legislation and regulatory matters that impact the City.

Modi-fication

06/30/09

 

 

December 15, 2008:

Postpone to the meeting of January 5, 2009 at the request of IFPTE Local 21.

 

 

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

Action:

Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report.  Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

0582-08-8

Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. 
(Item No. 8)

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4074-08/09

Treasurer/
Tax Collector

$360,000

Will provide installation of a Treasury workstation system in the Investment, Banking, and Treasury Accounting sections, including license & maintenance.

Regular

03/01/14

4075-08/09

Controller

$9,000,000

Will perform annual financial audit services and report on the financial statements for the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), the City’s Single Audit, and departments funds.

Regular

06/30/14

4076-08/09

Juvenile Probation

$150,000

Will be responsible for resolving grievances submitted by detained youth at JPD detention facilities.

Regular

01/31/12

4077-08/09

Municipal Transportation Agency

$99,000

Will perform professional services to organize, promote, and conduct bicycle safety education classes in San Francisco for adults and children in accordance with League of American Bicyclist National Bike Ed curriculum.

Regular

01/31/11

4078-08/09

Municipal Transportation Agency

$484,700

Will provide removal and replacement of the drive axles from 130 standard trolley coaches and 30 articulated coaches.

Regular

06/30/09

4079-08/09

Municipal Transportation Agency

$99,000

Will provide services to coordinate and promote the City’s Bike to Work Day program for the next two years.

Regular

01/31/11

4080-08/09

Port

$400,000

Will provide construction support and perform other tasks as required to complete the Mission Bay Shoreline Protection for Bayfront Park Project.

Regular

12/31/10

4082-08/09

Public Utilities Commission

$132,000

Will provide installation of proprietary software and integrate it with the data historian program and the GIS systems already in use by the SFPUC.

Regular

01/31/10

4083-08/09

General Services Agency/County Clerk

$208,000

Will provide services on project management, installation, testing, custom card design, verification training, equipment maintenance, preventive maintenance and repair for a turnkey proprietary Municipal ID system.

Regular

01/14/10

4084-08/09

Public Works

$3,000,000

Will perform as needed specialized civil engineering tasks that include roadway, curb ramp, and sewer site improvement design, compliance with land surveying services, and pier and marina renovation.

Regular

05/01/14

4085-08/09

Public Works

$3,000,000

Will perform as needed specialized geotechnical engineering tasks that include conducting geotechnical field explorations, investigations, and laboratory testing; supplemental testing such as seismic borehole logging, and seismic refraction profiling.

Regular

05/01/14

2013-04/05

Public Health

Increase Amount

$310,000,000

New Amount

$750,000,000

Will provide an array of community based behavioral health services, including mental health and substance abuse treatment services for the broad age, ethnic, gender, ability and geographic diversity of San Francisco’s various target populations.

Modifi-
cation

06/30/09

4059-06/07

Planning

Increase Amount

$0.00

New Amount

$480,000

Will employ modeling, window and shadow analysis to recommend new planning policies and controls for development and will identify mechanisms to harness area development to contribute funding to the Transbay Transit Center project.

Modifi-
cation

12/31/10

4128-06/07

Municipal Transportation Agency

Increase Amount

$523,915

New Amount

$823,915

Will provide comprehensive environmental review of San Francisco Bicycle Plan Update to satisfy requirements to Superior Court injunction and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Modifi-
cation

12/31/09

4026-07/08

Office of Economic and Workforce Development

Increase Amount

$0.00

New Amount

$150,000

Will develop and implement a public media campaign and an employer outreach program on the City’s labor laws.  Work products may include the development of public service announcements, production of written and web-based informational materials.

Modifi-
cation

01/31/09

 

 

Speakers:

Janet Tolenada, Treasurer/Tax Collector’s Office spoke on PSC #4074-08/09.

Sue Wong, Juvenile Probation spoke on PSC #4076-08/09.
Elson Hao, Municipal Transportation Agency spoke on PSC #4078-08/09.
Shahnam Farhangi and Nick Carr, Municipal Transportation Agency spoke on PSC #4079-08/09.
Norma Nelson and Ken Chu, Port spoke on PSC #4080-08/09.
David Scott and Sheila Garrett, Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC #4082-08/09.
Joan Lubamersky and Karen Hong Yee, General Services Agency/County Clerk spoke on PSC #4083-08/09.
Jacquie Hale and Jim Stillwell, Department of Public Health and Criss Romero, IFPTE Local 21 spoke on PSC #2013-04/05.
Jennifer Matz, Office of Economic & Workforce Development and Criss Romero, IFPTE Local 21 spoke on PSC #4026-07/08.

 

 

 

Action:

(1)      Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #s 4076-08/09 and 4083-08/09 as amended.  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)

 

0572-08-4

Appeal by Mark Bellinger of the job announcement for the Position-Based Testing examination for Class 0922 Manager/Harbormaster (#PBT-0922-054349).   (Item No. 9)

 

 

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of February 2, 2009 at the request of the Department of Human Resources.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

0379-08-8

Report from the Municipal Transportation Agency and IFPTE Local 21 on the progress of discussions of the conditional approval of PSC #4013-08/09. 
(Item No. 10)

 

 

 

September 15, 2008:

Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #4013-08/09 on the condition that the Municipal Transportation Agency and IFPTE Local 21 engage in further discussion and the Municipal Transportation Agency produce an analysis of whether the current EAP employees can perform the work.  Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser.

 

 

 

December 15, 2008:

Postpone to the meeting of January 5, 2009 by mutual agreement of IFPTE Local 21 and the Municipal Transportation Agency.

 

 

 

Speakers:

Jeffery Gary, Municipal Transportation Agency

Criss Romero, IFPTE Local 21

 

 

 

Action:

Continue to the meeting of February 2, 2009.  (Vote of 3 to 0) 

 

0412-08-7

Request for hearing of the automatic resignation by Erick S. Johnson, General Laborer (Job Code 7514) with the Public Utilities Commission.  (Item No. 11) 

 

 

 

December 15, 2008:

Approve the automatic resignation and deny the appeal by Erick Johnson.  (Vote of 2 to 1; Commissioner Normandy dissents.)  Continue to the meeting of January 5, 2009. (Three (3) votes are needed for Commission action.) 

 

 

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of February 2, 2009 at the request of Vince Courtney, Laborers Local 261.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

0565-08-1

Fiscal Year 2009-10 Civil Service Commission Budget Request.  (Item No. 12)

 

 

 

December 15, 2008:

Accept report.  Direct Commission staff to prepare Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget Request at current service and staffing levels, to continue to negotiate amounts, present draft Budget Request at the Commission Meeting of February 2, 2009, incorporating changes made by the Commission up to February 20, 2009, approve to submit the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget Request to the Controller and the Mayor by February 20, 2009.

 

 

 

Speakers:

Sandra Eng, Civil Service Commission

 

 

Action:

Direct Commission staff to continue to negotiate amounts, finalize the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget Request, incorporate changes, approve to submit the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget Request to the Controller and the Mayor by February 20, 2009. 
(Vote of 3 to 0)

 

0565-08-1

Progress Report: Salary Setting for the City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors for a five (5) year cycle, effective July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2014, in accordance with Charter Section 2.100  (Item No. 13)

 

 

 

December 15, 2008:

Accept the staff report on the Preliminary Work Plan – Salary Setting for the City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors, effective July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2014 in accordance with Charter Section 2.100.  The Commission requested the City Attorney’s opinion on the provision in Charter Section 2.100 regarding the City and employee organizations amending compensation provisions of existing memorandum of understanding to reduce costs and information on other national consolidated cities and counties.

 

 

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

Action:

Accept the staff report; Proceed with the salary survey and report progress to the Commission.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION  (Item No. 14)

 

Criss Romero, IFPTE Local 21 stated that IFPTE Local 21 would like to be involved in any discussions by the Commission on how PSCs are being reviewed in light of lay-offs.

 

Ging Louie, IFPTE Local 21 stated that a memo will be forthcoming from Local 21 on its research into lobbying services in other jurisdictions as described in PSC #4164-06/07.

 

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS  (Item No. 15)

 

None.

 

ADJOURNMENT  (Item No. 16)

3:38 p.m.