April 19, 2010 Regular Meeting
A G E N D A
Regular Meeting
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April 19, 2010
2:00 p.m.
ROOM 400, CITY HALL
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
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A request to hear an item after 5:00 p.m. should be directed to the Executive |
Order of Business
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CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL |
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PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA |
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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RATIFICATION AGENDA |
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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REGULAR AGENDA |
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EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT |
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REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION |
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COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS |
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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; or, at the time the item is heard. 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 Chris Rustom, 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 Francisco Lobbyist 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
April 19, 2010
2:00 p.m.
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CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL |
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President Morgan R. Gorrono |
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Vice President E. Dennis Normandy |
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Commissioner Donald A. Casper |
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Commissioner Mary Y. Jung |
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(2) |
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA |
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Action Item |
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Regular Meeting of April 5, 2010 |
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Recommendation: |
Approve. |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Announcement of changes to agenda |
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Other announcements |
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RATIFICATION AGENDA |
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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. |
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Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. |
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PSC# |
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4113-09/10 |
Recreation |
$1,500,000 |
Conduct thorough peer constructability review, cost estimating and scheduling for drawings and specifications of 2008 Clean & Safe Bond projects. Reviews will be conducted to confirm completeness and coordination of trades. Includes thorough review of the design and/or contract documents relative to issues that could impact the actual construction process, including established Project Design Standards, intersystem compatibility, subsurface information, existing facilities and utilities, interfaces with existing operations and other construction projects, access, egress, availability of proposed building materials, long lead procurement, and labor sources. In addition provide independent cost estimates and engage with architect to provide reconciliation estimates when necessary or directed by RPD CM. |
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04/08/14 |
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4114-09/10 |
Public Utilities Commission |
$3,500,000 |
San Francisco is interested in establishing a Community Choice Aggregation program (CCA) that would allow the City to provide energy on the behalf of business and residents of San Francisco. SFPUC is interested in contracting with an outside vendor that has the necessary expertise and experience in deploying renewable-based economic programs. The contractor shall assist SFPUC to become ready to serve retail end-use electric customers should SFPUC be called upon to do so. The proposed work shall include, but not limited to, organizational development, integrated resource planning, retail services, information technology, and legislative and regulatory affairs. |
Regular |
06/30/15
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4019-07/08 |
Public Utilities Commission |
Increase Amount $100,000 New Amount $200,000 |
Will perform outreach and related activities for SFPUC projects. The work will include developing and maintaining a database of companies and related resources; marketing and promoting potential and specific SFPUC contracting opportunities. SFPUC is requesting modification of money and time because there is an ongoing need to outreach to local business enterprise/firms to ensure the participation of these firms in an effort to deliver SFPUC''s major infrastructure projects on time and on budget. In particular, we need outreach services to meet Human Rights Commission''s subcontracting goal requirements. |
Modi- fication |
12/30/11 |
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4161-08/09 |
Public Utilities Commission |
Increase Amount $2,000,000 New Amount $5,000,000 |
Will provide preliminary engineering design and cost estimates with additional environmental and permitting support services for a Newark to San Francisco submarine High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) power cable. Design work will include substation sites and transmission routes from the existing Newark Substation to a new substation on or near Treasure Island with additional possible connections in the Greater Bay Area. Environmental work includes preparation of CEQA documents, environmental background reports and permit applications. Coordination and work plan preparation; environmental document scoping; environmental background and field studies; alternatives analysis; preparation of draft environmental documents; public review of draft environmental documents; response to public comments; preparation of final environmental documents; and mitigation monitoring plan preparation. |
Modi- fication |
8/15/14 |
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April 5, 2010: |
(1) Postpone PSC #s4114-09/10, 4019-07/08 and 4161-08/09 to the meeting of April 19, 2010 at the request of the Public Utilities Commission. (2) Postpone PSC #4113-09/10 to the meeting of April 19, 2010 at the request of IFPTE Local 21. |
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Recommendation: |
Approve request for proposed personal services contracts. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration. |
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Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. |
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4121-09/10 |
Human Resources |
$200,000 |
Provide technical consulting services necessary to 1) analyze the physical ability requirements for Q-2 Police Officer; 2) review the design and content of the current Q-2 physical ability examination, and revise it if necessary, based on those requirements to ensure the selection procedure is valid, and; |
Regular |
12/31/11 |
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4122-09/10 |
Mayor |
$520,000 |
Prepare ERR for MOH capital projects funded by HUD. ERR need to comply with National Environ-mental Policy Act, Council on Environmental Quality regulations and 24 CFR Part 58. MOH is responsible for preparing and reviewing ERR for HUD projects in San Francisco. These records include Statutory Worksheets, Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements. |
Regular |
06/30/15 |
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4123-09/10 |
Public Utilities Commission |
$20,000,000 |
Provide professional construction management services to oversee the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) construction project of the Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant Long Term Improvements Project on behalf of the SFPUC. The work includes inspection oversight and enforcement of contract requirements for construction protocols, seismic safety design, quality compliance, and environmental mitigation measures. |
Regular |
06/30/15 |
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4124-09/10 |
Public Utilities Commission |
$3,700,000 |
Specialized and technical services in the areas of recycled water treatment, storage, distribution, operations, water quality, regulatory permitting, and other additional services related to the overall development and implementation of SFPUC recycled water projects. |
Regular |
06/30/15 |
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Recommendation: |
Approve request for proposed personal services contracts. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration. |
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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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. |
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Salary Survey for Registered Nurse Classifications (Charter Section A8.403), 2010-2011. (File No. 0158-10-3) – Action Item |
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Recommendation: |
Adopt the report; Certify to the Board of Supervisors for the Acute Care Nursing Classifications the highest prevailing salary schedules in the six Bay Area Counties (Public & Private) in effect on April 15, 2010. |
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REGULAR AGENDA |
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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, |
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Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts – Omit Posting. |
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4125-09/10 |
Police |
$2,000,000 |
Installation of an Automated Biometric Identification System that is being purchased to replace the current Automated Fingerprint Identification System that was installed twenty-four years ago that is now reaching end of life. This is a one time installation of crime scene investigative work stations, livescan machines and proprietary fingerprint and facial matching systems. |
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04/30/15 |
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4081-06/07 |
Mayor |
Increase Amount $50,000 New Amount $95,000 |
Will provide loan servicing for the SF Seismic Loan Program which includes, but not limited to auditing SSLP repayment files; generating loan payment materials; processing all SSLP loan repayments; and depositing SSLP loan repayments into a City bank. Consultant will provide the Mayor’s Office of Housing with audited financial reports accounting for all funds placed in escrow. |
Modi- fication |
06/30/12 |
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Recommendation: |
Approve request for proposed personal services contracts. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration. |
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Request by the Fire Department to extend the duration of H-3 Level 1 EMT Eligible List |
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Recommendation: |
Approve the request by the Fire Department to extend the duration of eligible list E-21 for one additional year to May 10, 2011, for a total duration of four years. |
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EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT |
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Status Report on Fiscal Year 2009-10 Goals and Objectives as of March 31, 2010. |
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Recommendation: |
Accept the report. |
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Review of Pending Appeals as of March 31, 2010. (File No. 0165-10-1) – Action Item |
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Recommendation: |
Accept the report. |
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REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION |
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COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS |
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ADJOURNMENT |
