Meeting Information

CALL TO ORDER

2:38 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Commissioner Donald A. Casper

Present

Commissioner Morgan Gorrono

Present

Commissioner Adrienne Pon

Present

Commissioner Rosabella Safont

Present

Commissioner Pon presided.

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA

John Moran, Business Representative, Machinist Lodge No. 1414 requested that the Commission not take action on Agenda Item No. #12 to allow him to negotiate with the Director of Transportation of the Municipal Transportation Agency on the
impact of the Commission’s decision on the Maintenance Controller Job Code. The Commission indicated that its decision would not close any future discussion with the Director of Transportation, Municipal Transportation Agency.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Regular Meeting of February 5, 2001

Action:

Approve. (Vote of 4 to 0)

4320-00/01

Public Health

$155,000

Will provide pharmaceutical and consulting services to patients of Special Programs for Youth/Youth Guidance Center Clinics who require prescription and over-the-counter medication as part of their treatment.

Regular

06/30/02

4321-00/01

Public Health

$1,300,000

Will generate highly specialized step-down cost reports to optimize DPH revenues and reimbursements within regulations of Medicare, Medi-Cal, and third party insurers.

Regular

03/30/05

4322-00/01

Over to 3/19/01

Public Works

$120,000

Will provide professional architectural design services to remodel the San Francisco General Hospital Catheterization Lab, accommodate the latest digital radiographic equipment to redesign the lab space and eliminate the darkroom.

Regular

12/31/02

4323-00/01

Juvenile Probation

$69,500

Will provide a court ordered diversion and supervision program for at risk youth on a daily basis, to ensure that the youth adhere to conditions of their release.

Regular

07/23/01

4324-00/01

Mayor’s Office- Business &
Economic
Development

$170,000

Will serve as the lead agent in the California State Legislature working with the Mayor’s Office of Legislative Affairs in determining legislative and budget priorities for the City and County of San Francisco.

Regular

12/31/01

4325-00/01

City
Administrator’s Office

$470,000

Will promote beverage container recycling, develop an outreach survey program, and collect baseline data on the project so that the City can determine outreach dollars spent per ton diverted.

Regular

06/30/02

4326-00/01

Human Services

$300,000

Will organize and facilitate expansion of programs and support services of faith based agencies to families in child welfare and CalWORKS systems, including recruitment of adoptive families, employment training and publishing a resource directory.

Regular

01/31/03

4327-00/01

Over to 3/19/01

Airport

$75,000

Will provide parking citation processing and payment services for vehicles on San Francisco Airport property.

Regular

06/30/02

4328-00/01

Public Works

$5,500,000

Will provide professional architectural and engineering services that will integrate City Staff Team of professionals to design a new 14-story, (energy efficient) office building with two floors below grade.

Regular

12/31/04

4329-00/01

Public Health

$230,000

Will provide intermittent, specialized gerontological care services and supervision of UCSF Nursing students.

Regular

09/30/03

4330-00/01

Adult & Aging Services

$1,711,753

Will provide a web-based centralized intake information system for families, caregivers and consumers to access information on long-term care services available in the community especially for adults with functional impairments and for older aging adults.

Regular

06/30/02

4072-97/98

Over to 3/19/01

Airport

Increase Amount $200,000 New Amount $650,000

Will advise and assist in submitting reports and contour maps on the status of the noise impact area, progress in achieving full compliance with state regulations, and developing programs to reduce noise of impact area.

Regular

08/31/02

4170-99/00

Over to 3/19/01

Tele-communication & Information
Services

Increase Amount $117,875 New Amount $267,875

Will develop and write the information technology strategic plan and policies for the Committee on Information Technology (COIT).

Regular

06/30/01

4218-00/01

Public Works

Increase Amount $1,500,000 New Amount $2,100,000

Will provide as-needed multi-discipline engineering and mapping services to meet workload demands including: reviewing, inspecting and processing permit applications, paving construction coordination, and underground utility program services.

Regular

05/01/04

4250-00/01

Adult & Aging Services

Increase Amount $201,696 New Amount $403,392

Will provide naturalization services including outreach, intake and assessment of clients’ eligibility for naturalization, citizenship preparation, coordination and referral, advocacy and follow-up services.

Regular

09/30/01

4267-00/01

Tele-
communication & Information
Services

Increase Amount $552,200 New Amount $852,200

Will develop a policy and procedures manual, administrative standards, and procedures to support the E911 mission critical system. Will provide interim staffing for the E911 computer system.

Regular

06/30/01

Speakers:

Galen Leung, Department of Public Health spoke on PSC #4321-00/01 and PSC #4329-00/01.

Jim Horan, Department of Public Works spoke on PSC #4322-00/01.

Dolores Blanding, San Francisco International Airport spoke on PSC #4327-00/01 and PSC #4072-97/98.

Leslie Abbott, Local 21 spoke on PSC #4328-00/01.

Action:

1) Postpone PSC #4322-00/01; PSC #4327-00/01 and PSC #4072-97/98 to the meeting of March 19, 2001; 2) Postpone PSC #4170-99/00 to the meeting of
March 19, 2001, at the request of the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services; and
3) Adopt Human Resources Director’s report on all
remaining contracts. Notify the offices of the
Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0081-01-1

Approval of exempt appointments under Charter Section 10.104-1 through 10.104-12 which exceed the Charter-Imposed "CAP."
(Item No. 6)

February 5, 2001:

Postpone to the meeting of March 5, 2001. The Commission instructed 1) the City Attorney to advise the Commission on whether the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors is considered a department head; and 2) the Human Resources Director to provide the percentage of exempt positions to civil service
positions, detailed descriptions of duties and responsibilities of the requested positions, and a comparison of the requested
positions to existing Special Assistant positions.

Speakers:

Linda Marini, Department of Human Resources

Gloria Young, Clerk, Board of Supervisors

John Taylor, Former Clerk, Board of Supervisors

Action:

1) Approve the exemption from civil service the
Special Assistant categories for the Department on Aging and Risk Management positions as authorized by Charter Section 10.104-1 through 10.104-12 and; 2) Postpone discussion on the Special Assistant category for Deputy Clerk, Board of Supervisors to the meeting of April 2, 2001. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0080-01-1

Appeal by Everett Brandon of the decision of the Executive Officer to close case. (Item No. 7)

February 5, 2001:

Postpone to the meeting of March 5, 2001 at the
request of Mr. Brandon.

Speakers:

Kate Favetti, Executive Officer, Civil Service
Commission

Dorothy Yee, Department of Human Resources

Everett Brandon, Appellant

Action:

Adopt report. Deny appeal of Mr. Brandon.
(Vote of 4 to 0)

0682-00-4

Appeal by Fred McMillen of the rejection of background investigation for Deputy Sheriff I (Job Code 8302). (Item No. 8)

January 8, 2001:

Postpone to the meeting of March 5, 2001 at the
request of Mr. McMillen.

Speakers:

Sgt. Kenneth Ferrigno, Office of the Sheriff

Fred McMillen, Appellant

Action:

Adopt report. Deny the appeal of Fred McMillen. Sustain the recommendation of the Office of the
Sheriff. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0037-01-6

Appeal by Gloria Clara of the Human Resources Director’s unsuccessful identification of a reasonable accommodation placement. (Item No. 9)

Speakers:

Silvia Castellanos, Department of Human Resources

Diana Garcia, Department of Human Resources

Gloria Clara, Appellant

Action:

Adopt report. Deny the appeal of Gloria Clara.
Sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0743-99-4

Appeal by Peter Der of the Director of Transportation’s rejection of application for Transit Manager I (Job Code 9140) Municipal Transportation Agency. (Item No. 10)

Speakers:

Michael Lum, Municipal Transportation Agency

Peter Der, Appellant

Action:

Grant the appeal of Peter Der. (Vote of 3 to 1;
Commissioner Safont dissents.)

0813-00-6

Appeal by Lloyd Kraal of the Human Resources Director’s decision to deny the request for reasonable accommodation. (Item No. 11)

Speakers:

Vernon Crawley, Municipal Transportation Agency

Brian Jennings, Municipal Transportation Agency

Lloyd Kraal, Appellant

Action:

Adopt report. Deny the appeal of Lloyd Kraal.
Sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0158-01-4

Appeal by Samuel Avila, Jr. and Rudolph Pankratius on the rejection of application for Maintenance Controller (Job Code 7340) Municipal Transportation Agency. (Item No. 12)

Speakers:

Regina Tharayil, Municipal Transportation Agency

Samuel Avila, Jr., Appellant

Rudolph Pankratius, Appellant

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of April 2, 2001, pending
additional information on Samuel Avila, Jr. and the submission of performance evaluations from Rudolph Pankratius. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0837-00-7

Determination of future employability: termination of temporary exempt appointment of Douglas Gordon, Custodian (Job Code 2708) San Francisco International Airport. (Item No. 13)

Speakers:

Dolores Blanding, San Francisco International Airport

Douglas Gordon, Appellant

Action:

Cancel any current examination and eligibility status; Future employment subject to the review and approval of the Human Resources Director after satisfactory completion of one (1) year work experience outside the City and County service. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0486-00-7

Appeal of automatic resignation of Nathaniel Vaughn, permanent civil service Transit Operator (Job Code 9163), Municipal Transportation Agency. (Item No. 14)

September 18, 2000

Postpone to the meeting of October 16, 2000 at the request of the Municipal Transportation Agency.

October 16, 2000:

Postpone to the meeting of November 6, 2000 at the request of the Municipal Transportation Agency.

November 6, 2000:

Postpone to the meeting of November 20, 2000. The
Commission requested additional information on Mr. Vaughn’s employment history.

November 20, 2000:

Postpone to the meeting of January 8, 2001 at the
request of the Municipal Transportation Agency.

January 8, 2001:

Postpone to the meeting of February 5, 2001 at the
request of the Municipal Transportation Agency.

0486-00-7 (continued)

February 5, 2001:

Postpone to the meeting of March 5, 2001 to allow Mr. Murphy the opportunity to review the additional material submitted by the department.

Speakers:

Faith Van Putten, Municipal Transportation Agency

William Murphy, Attorney

Nathaniel Vaughn, Appellant

Action:

Approve automatic resignation; Cancel any current examination and eligibility status; Future employment subject to the review and approval of the Human
Resources Director after satisfactory completion of one (1) year work experience outside the City and County service; No future employment with the
Municipal Transportation Agency. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0350-00-7

Determination of future employability: disciplinary release of entrance probationary appointment of Darryl Edwards, Transit Operator (Job Code 9163) Municipal Transportation Agency. (Item No. 15)

October 2, 2000:

Postpone to the meeting of October 16, 2000 to allow
Mr. Edwards’ representative to be present.

October 16, 2000:

Continue to the meeting of November 20, 2000. The Commission requested additional information from the Department and the appellant.

November 20, 2000:

Postpone to the meeting of January 8, 2001 at the
request of the Municipal Transportation Agency.

January 8, 2001:

Postpone to the meeting of February 5, 2001 at the
request of the Municipal Transportation Agency.

February 5, 2001:

Postpone to the meeting of March 5, 2001.

Speakers:

Faith Van Putten, Municipal Transportation Agency

Darryl Edwards, Appellant

Action:

The Department rescinded its recommendation on
restriction on future employment. Mr. Edwards is
eligible to reapply immediately. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0694-00-7

Determination of future employability: of Robert McBriarty, permanent civil service Electrical Transit Mechanic (Job Code 7379) Municipal Transportation Agency. (Item No. 16)

February 5, 2001:

Postpone to the meeting of March 5, 2001 at the request of Larry Shockey, Attorney.

Speakers:

None.

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of March 19, 2001, at the
request of Larry Shockey, Attorney. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0843-00-7

Determination of future employability: disciplinary release of entrance probationary appointment of Alan Moore, Transit Operator (Job Code 9163) Municipal Transportation Agency. (Item No. 17)

Speakers:

Faith Van Putten, Municipal Transportation Agency

Lejeune Carter, TWU Local 250-A

Alan Moore, Appellant

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of March 19, 2001. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0161-01-1

Report of exempt positions under Charter Categories 10.104-16 through 10.104-18. (Item No. 18)

Action:

Approve. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0165-01-1

Status report on the preliminary Elected Officials Salary and Benefits Survey in accordance with Charter Section A8.409.1. (Item No. 19)

Action:

Approve; Incorporate Civil Service Commission directives and proceed with survey; Report status at the Civil Service Commission Meeting of March 19, 2001. (Vote of 4 to 0)

0166-01-1

Activities of the Civil Service Department from November 1, 2000 to January 31, 2001. (Item No. 20)

Recommendation:

Approve. (Vote of 4 to 0)

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

Robert Danford, Institutional Police Sergeant (Job Code 8205) applicant expressed his concern regarding the manner in which the exam was created and administered.

Everett Brandon expressed his support for Veteran’s preference in City and County jobs.

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ADJOURNMENT

7:15 p.m.

In memory of Mrs. Eileen Albrecht Murphy, mother of San Francisco City and County
Employees Retirement System Executive Director Clare Murphy, who passed away on
February 24, 2001. The Commission extends its sympathy to the family.