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MINUTES

Regular Meeting

August 3, 2009

 

2:00 p.m.

ROOM 400, CITY HALL

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

2:03 p.m.

 

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

 

 

President Morgan R. Gorrono

Present

 

Vice President E. Dennis Normandy

Present

 

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

 

 

 

Regular Meeting of July 20, 2009

 

 

 

Action:

Approve.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

0259-09-1

Commendation for Monica E. McGuire, Nursing Supervisor, Department of Public Health upon her retirement after more than 38 years of service to the City & County of San Francisco.  (Item No. 5)  

 

 

 

Speakers:

Monica McGuire, Recipient

 

 

 

Action:

Adopt.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

0212-09-8

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

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4010-09/10

 

 

 

Recreation and Parks

$400,000

Will provide complete outreach services for the 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond projects.  This includes all services necessary to design a comprehensive community outreach program for selected projects.

Regular

06/30/14

 

 

July 6, 2009:

Postpone PSC #4010-09/10 to the meeting of July 20, 2009 at the request of the Recreation and Parks Department. 

 

 

 

July 20, 2009:

Postpone PSC #4010-09/10 to the meeting of August 3, 2009 by mutual agreement of IFPTE Local 21 and the Recreation and Parks Department.

 

 

 

Speakers:

Lisa Seitz, Recreation and Parks Department

Criss Romero, IFPTE Local 21

 

 

 

Action:

Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report.  Notify the offices of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

0260-09-8

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

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4023-09/10

Public Utilities Commission

$2,300,000

Will provide coordination and work plan preparation; environmental document scoping; environmental background and field studies.  This work consists of environmental tasks in support of the Upper Alameda Creek Filter Gallery.

Regular

06/30/14

4024-09/10

Public Utilities Commission

$625,000

Will provide removal, hauling and legally dispose/ recycle Alum and Ferric Chlorite water treatment residuals (sludge) from the lagoons at the Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant (SWTP).

Regular

07/31/12

4057-07/08

Department of Building Inspection

Increase Amount

$500,000
New Amount

$740,000

Will provide scanning and electronic imaging services to convert all paper-based building plans/drawing into Digital images and create an index of all imaged documents.

Modi-

fication

06/30/11

4175-06/07

Planning Department

Increase Amount

$0.00

New Amount

$147,000

Will provide a detailed, working geographic information system (GIS), planning graphic support services and public outreach and workshop coordination for the community based Western South-of Market (SoMa).

Modi-

fication

06/30/10

 

 

 

 

Speakers:

Bonita McGee, Craig Freeman and Artis Graham, Public Utilities Commission and Ging Louie, IFPTE Local 21 spoke on PSC #4023-09/10.

Bonita McGee and Paul Gambon, Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC #4024-09/10.

Vivian Day, Department of Building Inspection and Margot Reed, SEIU Local 1021 spoke on PSC #4057-07/08.

Elaine Forbes, City Planning spoke on PSC #4175-06/07.

 

 

 

Action:

(1)      Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #4023-09/10 on the condition that the identified work undergo continuous review to ensure that where possible, every effort shall be made to have the work performed by qualified City employees.  Notify the offices of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

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

 

0233-09-1

Survey of Monthly Rates Paid to Police Officers and Firefighters in All Cities of 350,000 or More in the State of California.  (Item No. 8) 

 

 

 

Speakers:

Rich David, Department of Human Resources

 

 

 

Action:

Adopt the report.  Transmit rates to the Retirement System in accordance with Charter Section A8.590-1-A8.590-7; Provide report to the Board of Supervisors.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

0237-09-3

Consideration of reduction of salary of Member, Board of Supervisors pursuant to Charter Section 2.100 and Salaries of Elected Officials (Mayor, City Attorney, District Attorney, Public Defender, Assessor-Recorder, Treasurer, and Sheriff) pursuant to Charter Section A8.409-1.  (Item No. 9)

 

 

 

July 20, 2009:

Postpone to the meeting of August 3, 2009. 

 

 

 

Note:

The Commission requested from the Department of Human Resources-Employee Relations Division a summary and analysis of MOU amendments incorporating comments of Commissioners regarding methodology to arrive at a comparable amount given up by employees.

 

Speakers:

Martin Gran, Department of Human Resources

 

 

 

Action:

Accept the Department of Human Resources-ERD report of summary and analysis of MOU amendments; Select Option I: the weighted average of 2.45% in wage concessions made by employee organizations; Reduce 2.45% the salaries of Member, Board of Supervisors and Elected Officials (Mayor, City Attorney, District Attorney, Public Defender, Assessor-Recorder, Treasurer and Sheriff) for Fiscal Year 2009-10 covering the period July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010; Transmit to the Controller.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

0350-06-6

Appeal by Mark Sangervasi of the Human Resources Director’s finding of insufficient evidence to make a finding of discrimination.  (Item No. 10) 

 

 

 

July 6, 2009:

Postpone to the meeting of August 3, 2009 at the request of Mark Sangervasi.

 

 

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of August 17, 2009 at the request of the Municipal Transportation Agency.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

0332-08-6

Appeal by Edward Campos of the Human Resources Director’s finding of insufficient evidence to support his discrimination, harassment and retaliation complaints.  (Item No. 11) 

 

 

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of September 21, 2009 at the request of Edward Campos.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

0239-09-1

Report on the Goals and Objectives of the Civil Service Commission as of June 30, 2009; including summaries of Fiscal Year 2008-09 Inspection Service Requests and Merit System Audits.  (Item No. 12) 

 

 

 

Speakers:

Anita Sanchez, Executive Officer

 

 

 

Action:

Accept the report.  (Vote of 4 to 0; Commissioner Jung missed vote)

 

0240-09-1

Report on the Pending Appeals Log as of June 30, 2009.  (Item No. 13)

 

 

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

Action:

Accept the report.  (Vote of 4 to 0; Commissioner Jung missed vote)

 

 

 

0261-09-1

Response to Commission Request for Information on Non-Civil Service and Limited Tenure Appointments.  (Item No. 14)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Luz Morganti, Civil Service Commission

 

 

 

Action:

Accept the report; Staff to provide quarterly updates. 
(Vote of 5 to 0)

 

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION  (Item No. 15)

 

None.

 

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS  (Item No. 16)

 

Commissioner Normandy inquired on the possibility of conditional approval of all personal services contracts in order to expedite its hearing and review at Commission meetings.

      

ADJOURNMENT  (Item No. 17)

 

3:46 p.m.