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MINUTES
Regular Meeting
October 20, 2003
Room 400, City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
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CALL TO ORDER
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2:13 p.m.
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ROLL CALL
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Commissioner Alicia D. Becerril
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Present
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Commissioner Donald A. Casper
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Present (Missed Items 1,2,3,4)
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Commissioner Morgan R. Gorrono
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Excused
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Commissioner Thomas T. Ng
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Present
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Commissioner Linda Richardson
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Present (Missed Items 11,13,14)
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Commissioner Linda Richardson presided.
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Commissioner Donald A. Casper presided on Items 11, 13, and 14 after the departure of Commissioner Linda Richardson.
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PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA
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Criss Romero and Lisa Feldstein, IFPTE Local 21 indicated their presence for Items 5 and 11 respectively.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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Regular Meeting of October 6, 2003
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Action:
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Approve. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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Special Meeting of October 14, 2003 – Open Session
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Action:
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Approve. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0646-03-8
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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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4032-03/04
Over to 11/03/03
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Municipal Transportation Agency
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$667,000
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Will provide specialized project management, oversight, inspection, testing, and administrative support on an as-needed basis for the Muni Safety Improvement Program.
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Regular
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10/31/05
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4034-03/04
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Arts
Commission
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Increase Amount $40,000 New Amount $89,000
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Will provide public relations, media and event coordination assistance to the Arts Commission for the events related to the public unveiling of 9 new art projects installed throughout the city.
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Regular
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11/30/03
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October 6, 2003:
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Postpone PSC #4032-03/04 to the meeting of October 20, 2003 at the request of the Municipal Transportation Agency.
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October 6, 2003:
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Postpone PSC #4034-03/04 to the meeting of October 20, 2003 and request a representative from the Arts Commission.
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Speakers:
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Criss Romero, IFPTE Local 21
Ann Courtright, Arts Commission
Susan Pontius, Arts Commission
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Action:
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Postpone PSC #4032-03/04 to the meeting of November 3, 2003 at the request of staff. Adopt Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #4034-03/04. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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0697-03-8
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Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts.
(Item No. 6)
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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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4036-03/04
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Rent
Arbitration Board
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$70,000
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Will provide outreach and advice regarding capital improvement petitions and forms and processing as well as hardship appeals. Will provide as-needed multi-lingual assistance in a variety of ethnic communities.
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Regular
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06/30/04
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4037-03/04
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Human
Resources
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$5,500,000
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Will provide workers’ compensation adjusting services, including investigation and
adjudication of claims, data recording, payment processing, support of the litigation and rehabilitation processes, case estimate evaluation and preparation of reports.
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Regular
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06/30/04
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4038-03/04
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Human
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$1,500,000
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Will provide a range of managed care and medical cost containment services for the Workers’ Compensation Division, including medical bill review and repricing, Preferred Provider Organization administration, utilization review, and case management.
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Regular
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09/30/04
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Adopt Human Resources Director’s report. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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0575-03-6
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Appeal by Violet Khanania of the Human Resources Director’s finding of insufficient evidence to sustain a charge of national origin discrimination. (Item No. 7)
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Speakers:
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Dorothy Yee, Department of Human Resources
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of November 3, 2003. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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0215-03-4
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Appeal by Beatrice Hernandez-Oliva of the rejection of application for Senior Management Assistant (Job Code 1844). (Item No. 8)
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September 15, 2003:
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Postpone to the meeting of October 6, 2003 at the request of Beatrice Hernandez-Oliva.
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October 6, 2003:
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Postpone to the meeting of October 20, 2003 at the request of the Department of Human Resources.
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Speakers:
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Karen Taylor, Department of Human Resources
Beatrice Hernandez-Oliva, Appellant
Ruben Garcia, SEIU Local 790
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Action:
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Adopt Human Resources Director’s report. Deny the appeal of Beatrice Hernandez-Oliva. (Vote of 3 to 1; Commissioner Becerril dissents.)
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0352-03-6
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Appeal by Ricardo Paez of the Human Resources Director’s decision in a sexual harassment complaint. (Item No. 9)
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August 18, 2003:
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Postpone to the meeting of September 15, 2003 at the request of Douglas Warrick, Attorney.
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September 15, 2003:
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Grant the request for continuance to the meeting of October 20, 2003. The Commission stipulated that this will be the last continuance granted.
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Speakers:
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Dorothy Yee, Department of Human Resources
Jim Horan, Department of Public Works
Douglas Warrick, Attorney for Mr. Paez
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Action:
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Sustain decision of the Human Resources Director. Deny the appeal by Ricardo Paez. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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0475-03-4
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Appeal by John Bowman of the decision of the Human Resources Director to reject Mr. Bowman’s self-certification on meeting the qualifications for positions with the special condition requiring verifiable and recent assistant level experience in the use of PeopleTools, including application designer, query, SQR,
PeopleCode, and business process design (ISHRMS06). (Item No. 10)
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September 15, 2003:
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Postpone to the meeting of October 6, 2003 at the request of the Department of Human Resources.
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October 6, 2003:
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Postpone to the meeting of October 20, 2003 at the request of the Department of Human Resources.
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of November 17, 2003 at the request of the Department of Human Resources. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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0648-03-2
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Request for hearing on the Classification Actions posted by the Department of Human Resources recommending reallocation of two positions at the Department of Children, Youth and Families. (Item No. 11)
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October 6, 2003:
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Postpone to the meeting of October 20, 2003 at the request of IFPTE Local 21.
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Speakers:
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Lisa Feldstein, IFPTE Local 21
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of November 3, 2003. (Vote of 3 to 0; Commissioner Richardson missed vote.)
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0535-03-7
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Determination of future employability: Termination of provisional civil service appointment of J. Eric Greenlaw, Swimming Instructor/Pool Lifeguard (Job Code 3210) Recreation and Park Department. (Item No. 12)
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of November 17, 2003 at the request of Barbara Thomson, Representative for J. Eric Greenlaw.
(Vote of 4 to 0)
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REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
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None.
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ADJOURNMENT
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4:44 p.m.
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