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A G E N D A

 

Regular Meeting

of

March 2, 2009

 

2:00 p.m.

ROOM 400, CITY HALL

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

 

A request to hear an item after 5:00 p.m. should be directed to the Executive
Officer as soon as possible following the receipt of notification of an upcoming hearing.  Requests may be made by telephone at (415) 252-3247 and confirmed in writing or by fax at (415) 252-3260. 

 

Order of Business

 

CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL

 

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

RATIFICATION AGENDA

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT

 

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

 

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

NOTICE OF COMMISSION HEARING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

A.      Commission Office

The Civil Service Commission office is located at, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 720, San Francisco, CA 94102.  The telephone number is (415) 252-3247.  The fax number is (415) 252-3260 and the web address is www.sfgov.org/civilservice/.  Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

 

B.      Policy Requiring Written Reports

It is the policy of the Civil Service Commission that except for appeals filed under Civil Service Commission Rule 111A Position-Based Testing, all items appearing on its agenda be supported by a written report prepared by Commission or departmental staff.  All documents referred to in any Agenda Document are posted adjacent to the Agenda, or if more than one (1) page in length, available for public inspection and copying at the Civil Service Commission office.  Reports from City and County personnel supporting agenda items are submitted in accordance with the procedures established by the Executive Officer.  Reports not submitted according to procedures, in the format and quantity required, and by the deadline, will not be calendared.

 

C.      Policy on Written Submissions by Appellants

All written material submitted by appellants to be considered by the Commission in support of an agenda item shall be submitted to the Commission office, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the fourth (4th) business day preceding the Commission meeting for which the item is calendared (ordinarily, on Tuesday).  An original and nine (9) copies on 8 1/2-inch X 11 inch paper, three-hole punched on left margin, and page numbered in the bottom center margin, shall be provided.  Written material submitted for the Commission’s review becomes part of a public record and shall be open for public inspection.

 

D.      Policy and Procedure for Hearings to be Scheduled after 5:00 p.m. and Requests for Postponement

A request to hear an item after 5:00 p.m. should be directed to the Executive Officer as soon as possible following the receipt of notification of an upcoming hearing.  Requests may be made by telephone at (415) 252-3247 and confirmed in writing or by fax at (415) 252-3260.

A request for a postponement (continuance) to delay an item to another meeting may be directed to the Commission
Executive Officer by telephone or in writing.  Before acting, the Executive Officer may refer certain requests to another City official for recommendation.  Telephone requests must be confirmed in writing prior to the meeting. Immediately following the “Announcement of Changes” portion of the agenda at the beginning of the meeting, the Commission will consider a request for a postponement that has been previously denied.  Appeals filed under Civil Service Commission Rule 111A Position-Based Testing shall be  considered on the date it is calendared for hearing except under extraordinary circumstances and upon mutual agreement between the appellant and the Department of Human Resources.

 

E.       Policy and Procedure on Hearing Items Out of Order

Requests to hear items out of order are to be directed to the Commission President at the beginning of the agenda.  The President will rule on each request.  Such requests may be granted with mutual agreement among the affected parties.

 

F.   Procedure for Commission Hearings

All Commission hearings on disputed matters shall conform to the following procedures: The Commission reserves the right to question each party during its presentation and, in its discretion, to modify any time allocations and requirements.

 

If a matter is severed from the Consent Agenda or the Ratification Agenda, presentation by the opponent will be for a maximum time limit of five (5) minutes and response by the departmental representative for a maximum time limit of five (5) minutes. 

 

For items on the Regular Agenda, presentation by the departmental representative for a maximum time of five (5) minutes and response by the opponent for a maximum time limit of five (5) minutes.

 

For items on the Separations Agenda, presentation by the department followed by the employee or employee’s
representative shall be for a maximum time limit of ten (10) minutes for each party unless extended by the Commission.  Each presentation shall conform to the following:

 

1.        Opening summary of case (brief overview);

2.        Discussion of evidence;

3.        Corroborating witnesses, if necessary; and

4.        Closing remarks.

 

The Commission may allocate five (5) minutes for each side to rebut evidence presented by the other side.

 

G.  Policy on Tape Recording of Commission Meetings

As provided in the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance, all Commission meetings are tape-recorded.  These tape recordings of open sessions are available for public review starting on the day after the Commission meeting in the Commission office between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

 

H.      Speaking before the Civil Service Commission

Speaker cards are not required.  The Commission will take public comment on all items appearing on the agenda at the beginning of each meeting at the time the item is heard and prior to the Commission taking any action on the item.  The Commission will take public comment on matters not on the Agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the Commission during the “Requests to Speak” portion of the regular meeting.  Maximum time will be three (3) minutes.

 

I.   Policy on use of Cell Phones, Pagers and Similar Sound-Producing Electronic Devices at and During Public Meetings

The ringing and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.  Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

 

Information on Disability Access

The Civil Service Commission normally meets in Room 400 (Fourth Floor) City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place. However, meetings not held in this room are conducted in the Civic Center area.  City Hall is wheelchair accessible.  The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center, located 2 ½ blocks from City Hall.  Accessible MUNI lines serving City Hall are 47 Van Ness Avenue, 9 San Bruno and 71 Haight/Noriega, as well as the METRO stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center.  For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.  Accessible curbside parking has been designated at points in the vicinity of City Hall adjacent to Grove Street and Van Ness Avenue.

 

The following services are available on request 48 hours prior to the meeting; except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline shall be 4:00 p.m. of the last business day of the preceding week.  For American Sign Language interpreters or the use of a reader during a meeting, a sound enhancement system, and/or alternative formats of the agenda and minutes, please contact the Commission office to make arrangements for the accommodation.  Late requests will be honored, if possible.

 

Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call our ADA coordinator at (415) 252-3254 or (415) 252-3247 to discuss meeting accessibility.  In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate such people, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products.  Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

 

Know your Rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public.  Commissions, boards,
councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business.  This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.  For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, or to obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance, contact Frank Darby, Administrator of the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 at (415) 554-7724, by fax: (415) 554-7854, by e-mail: sotf@sfgov.org, or on the City’s website at www.sfbos.org/sunshine.

 

San FranciscoLobbyist Ordinance

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Section 2.100) to
register and report lobbying activity.  For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Ave., Suite 220, San Francisco, CA  94102, telephone (415) 252-3100,
fax (415) 252-3112 and web site http://www.sfgov.org/ethics/.

 

Materials Distributed to Commissioners After Distribution of Agenda Packet

If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Civil Service Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the Civil Service Commission office, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 720 during normal office hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday).

 

 

 

City and County of San Francisco

Civil Service Commission

 

Agenda for Regular Meeting

March 2, 2009

2:00 p.m.

 

 

ITEM NO.

 

 

(1)         

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

 

 

 

President Donald A. Casper

 

Vice President Morgan R. Gorrono

 

Commissioner Joy Y. Boatwright

 

Commissioner Mary Y. Jung

 

Commissioner E. Dennis Normandy

 

 

(2)         

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA

 

 

(3)         

APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Action Item

 

 

 

Regular Meeting of  February 2, 2009

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Approve.

 

 

 

Special Meeting of  February 23, 2009

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Approve.

 

 

(4)         

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

 

 

Announcement of changes to agenda

 

 

 

Other announcements

 

 

 

 

RATIFICATION AGENDA

 

All matters on the Ratification Agenda are considered by the Civil Service Commission to be non-contested and will be acted upon by a single vote of the Commission.  There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a request is made; in which event, the matter shall be removed from the Ratification Agenda and considered as a separate item.  Each individual addressing the Commission will be limited to a maximum time limit of five minutes for all items severed from the Ratification Agenda.

 

Copies of all staff reports and materials being considered by the Civil Service Commission are available for public view 72 hours prior to the Civil Service Commission meeting and are located in the Civil Service Commission office at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 720, San Francisco, CA 94102.

 

(5)             

Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. 
(File No. 0024-09-8) – Action Item

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

2000-08/09

Human Services Agency

$7,500,000

Will provide orientations, induction training, home studies and post-adoption services to the families, and facilitating the matching of adoptive families to San Francisco children in the foster care system.

Continuing

06/30/14

2001-08/09

Human Services Agency

$65,000,000

Will provide training, respite care, counseling, crisis intervention, childcare and reunification efforts to help maintain foster children in their communities.

Continuing

06/30/14

2002-08/09

Human Services Agency

$26,500,000

Will provide services to Community-based family resource centers that operate to serve all patients for specific parenting skills, parenting guides, crisis counseling and intervention.

Continuing

06/30/14

2003-08/09

Human Services Agency

$160,000,000

Will provide childcare services to low-income and CalWorks families through partnerships with other state licensed providers in various identified target neighborhoods.

Continuing

06/30/14

2004-08/09

Human Services Agency

$230,000,000

Will provide supportive housing services including case management, money management and tenant support to individuals and families living in shelters, single resident occupancy hotels and transitional or permanent housing.

Continuing

06/30/14

2005-08/09

Human Services Agency

$38,500,000

Will provide outreach, counseling, employment services, vocational training, work readiness, referral and placement services, job retention support and follow-up to CalWorks and PAES (Personal Assisted Employment Services) and other low-income individuals.

Continuing

06/30/14

2006-08/09

Human Services Agency

$25,415,000

Will provide support services to the Agency, including but limited to the following: legal process service, courier service, fiscal intermediary (employer agent/payroll services for welfare to work clients), credit checks and equipment maintenance.

Continuing

06/30/14

2007-08/09

Human Services Agency

$327,750,000

Will provide a central registry, enrollment in a comprehensive health benefit system, advocacy and support services for 16,000 homecare workers.  Provides the contract mode IHSS as mandated.

Continuing

06/30/14

2008-08/09

Human Services Agency

$75,750,000

Will provide homeless individuals and families with emergency shelter services and meals.  Service may include sleeping facilities (bed, bedding and storage space), meals/groceries, laundry facilities and voluntary case management.

Continuing

06/30/14

 

2009-08/09

Human Services Agency

$14,950,000

Will provide individuals and families who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness with drop-in access to services, shelter bed reservations and respite from the streets.

Continuing

06/30/14

 

 

February 2, 2009:

Postpone PSC #2000-08/09 through 2009-08/09 to the meeting of March 2, 2009 at the request of SEIU Local 1021. 

 

 

 

Recommendation of the Human Resources
Director
:

Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report.  Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser.

 

(6)             

Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. 
(File No. 0055-09-8) – Action Item

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4098-08/09

Municipal Transportation Agency

$99,000

Will provide technical assistance with the procurement of a new Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system to be installed in subway stations and other SFMTA facilities.

Regular

03/30/12

4099-08/09

Municipal Transportation Agency

$250,000

Will provide services to conduct a three part Nexus study to support existing and proposed transportation related development impact and mitigation fees.

Regular

11/15/09

4100-08/09

Municipal Transportation Agency

$3,000,000

Will provide as-needed specialized professional and technical engineering services in transit engineering specialities including systems hazard analysis, mechanical, electrical, analysis and mitigation of noise and vibration in transit operations.

Regular

03/01/14

4101-08/09

Port

$4,500,000

Will establish a pool of three qualified consultant teams capable of providing a wide range of engineering and related services on an as-needed basis for Port capital and on-going projects.

Regular

06/30/14

4102-08/09

Public Utilities Commission

$1,000,000

Will provide financial advisory services in connection with general financial planning and transaction-specific activities related to the Water, Wastewater and Power Enterprises.

Regular

08/01/12

4103-08/09

Public Utilities Commission

$14,000,000

Will provide professional construction management services to oversee the Water System Improvement Program (WISP) construction project of the New Irvington Tunnel, on behalf of the SFPUC.

Regular

07/31/14

4104-08/09

Public Utilities Commission

$500,000

Will evaluate effects of climate change on San Francisco’s natural and built environment and on City departments and their missions and/or infrastructure in particular.

Regular

12/31/10

4105-08/09

Public Utilities Commission

$5,000,000

Will provide either a liquidity facility and/or an irrevocable direct-pay letter of credit to secure the payment of principal and interest on the subordinate lien tax-exempt commercial paper (“CP”) program.

Regular

04/01/14

4106-08/09

Children and Families Commission

$500,000

Will provide materials, training, and support to parents and preschool, classroom staff to affect early literacy and family engagement, cognitive and language skills.

Regular

08/01/12

4107-08/09

GSA-Medical Examiner

$100,000

Will design, develop and implement a Case Manage- ment System to automatically generate daily case and work list, track case progress, and related tasks.

Regular

01/01/12

4108-08/09

Department of Technology

$1,725,000

Will provide enhancements or modifications to its software that runs the dispatch program for E911 calls.  The modifications/enhancements improve the data collected by or displayed to E911 call takers and dispatchers.

Regular

03/01/12

4109-08/09

Department of Technology

$435,000

Will provide as-needed modifications to ICAD a proprietary software system used to run the Police Message Switch.

Regular

03/01/12

4110-08/09

Department of Emergency Management

$5,050,000

Will develop four region-wide plans and assist Bay Area counties and cities with developing local plans for responding to a major catastrophic event.

Regular

05/31/11

4111-08/09

Department of Emergency Management

$1,648,000

Will provide assistance to Bay Area counties and cities with developing plans for managing the deployment of volunteers after a major catastrophic event.

Regular

05/31/10

4112-08/09

Department of Emergency Management

$1,566,000

Will provide assistance to Bay Area counties and cities with developing plans for the Mass care of special needs populations in the event of a major catastrophic event.

Regular

05/31/10

4113-08/09

Department of Public Health

$22,000,000

Will provide provision of health, dental and vision insurance through a publicly funded health insurance program to children and young adults who live in the City and County of San Francisco.

Regular

06/30/10

4068-07/08

Mayor’s Office of Public Policy & Finance

Increase Amount

$119,096
New Amount
$178,644

Will provide management production of the Mayor’s annual budget book.  Edit copy provided by budget staff.  Work with reproduction department in layout and physical production of budget book.

Modi-

fication

01/31/11

4172-07/08

Public Works

Increase Amount

$7,000,000

New Amount

$15,000,000

Will provide construction management services associated with Laguna Honda Hospital Replacement Program.  Contract includes pre-construction and construction phase services for the Program.

Modi-

fication

12/31/12

4114-08/09

Public Works

Increase Amount

$5,300

New Amount

$7,800

Will design, engineer and provide protocol to refurbish the existing window washing equipment system located at 1 South Van Ness rooftop for compliance with OSHA safety and health standards.

Modi-

fication

06/01/09

 

 

Recommendation of the Human Resources
Director
:

Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on all remaining contracts.  Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser.

 

CONSENT AGENDA


All matters on the Consent Agenda considered by the Civil Service Commission will be acted upon by a single vote of the Commission.  There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a request is made; in which event, the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item.  Each individual addressing the Commission will be limited to a maximum time limit of five minutes for all items severed from the Consent Agenda.

 

Copies of all staff reports and materials being considered by the Civil Service Commission are available for public view 72 hours prior to the Civil Service Commission meeting and are located in the Civil Service Commission office at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 720, San Francisco, CA 94102.

 

(7)              

Municipal Transportation Agency’s Report on Appointments Exempt from Civil Service under Charter Section 10.104.16 through 10.104.18.  (File No. 0051-09-1) – Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Adopt the report.

 

 

(8)              

Municipal Transportation Agency’s Report on Provisional Appointments. 
(File No. 0052-09-1) – Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Adopt the report.

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

Copies of all staff reports and materials being considered by the Civil Service Commission are available for public view 72 hours prior to the Civil Service Commission meeting and are located in the Civil Service Commission office at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 720,
San Francisco, CA 94102.

 

(9)       

Report from the Municipal Transportation Agency and IFPTE Local 21 on the progress of discussions of the conditional approval of PSC #4013-08/09.  (File No. 0379-08-8) – Action Item

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

January 5, 2009:

Continue to the meeting of February 2, 2009.

 

 

 

February 2, 2009:

Accept the report; file. 

 

 

 

Note:

The Commission directed the Executive Officer to communicate with IFPTE Local 21 and the Municipal Transportation Agency and request that each meet to discuss their concerns and submit a report from the Municipal Transportation Agency as well as IFPTE Local 21at the meeting of March 2, 2009.

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Accept the report; file. 

 

 

(10)   

Request by Joseph Bagares to remove the ban on future employment with the Department of Public Health.  (File No. 0050-09-7)  - Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Deny the request by Joseph Bagares to remove the ban on his future employment with the Department of Public Health.

 

(11)   

Appeal by Hakam Ibrahim on the rejection of his application for the Position-Based Testing 4265 Sr. Real Property Appraiser (PBT-4265-054632) position due to not meeting the minimum qualifications.  (File No. 0054-09-4)  - Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Open for discussion.

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS’ REPORT

 

(12)            

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  (File No. 0565-08-1) – Action Item

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

January 5, 2009:

Accept the staff report; Proceed with the salary survey and report progress to the Commission. 

 

 

 

February 2, 2009:

Accept the report. 

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Open for discussion.

 

(13)            

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

 

 

(14)            

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS

 

 

(15)            

ADJOURNMENT