December 06, 2010 Regular Meeting

0364-10-8

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

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4053-10/11

Controller

$10,000,000

Provide lease purchase financing and/or refinancing of essential capital equipment to be used by City Departments for governmental purposes.

Regular

02/28/13

4054-10/11

Police

$347,200

Contractor will provide maintenance, as well as, design, engineering and consulting services on the Level II Message Switching Computer System (installed at the San Francisco Police Department) as required/requested by the Police Department.

Regular

03/09/15

4055-10/11

Port Commission

$1,200,000

This work will be completed in four (4) phases to allow the greatest participation of city employees on this project. This project has complex variables such as historic structures in a marine environment with site contaminants. An integrated consultant team will prepare a site condition assessment that will facilitate work with city staff and the community stakeholders in developing a conceptual design plan with preliminary cost estimates and ultimately a detailed design for converting this seven (7) acre parcel within Pier 70 as a public park.

Regular

12/31/14

4056-10/11

Treasurer/

Tax Collector

$200,000

Conduct audits of utility users tax and access line tax of service providers' records; provide legislative and

technological updates and analysis; train City's audit staff to continue to audit and enforcement of UUT and ALT tax requirements; and provide tax revenue enhancement and detection services.

Regular

12/31/11

4057-10/11

Public Utilities Commission

$350,000

The purpose of this contract is to provide professional services to SFPUC for purging, collection and monitoring of groundwater samples from wells and other support to the Groundwater Monitoring Program.  Such services will include collection and transport to the testing lab of groundwater extracted from existing monitoring wells and production wells on a semi-annual basis to assist in the annual characterization of groundwater conditions and support of local and regional groundwater resource management throughout the SFPUC’s water system including the WestsideBasin in San Francisco and San MateoCounties.

Regular

12/31/14

4058-10/11

Mayor’s Office of Business & Economic Development

Increase Amount

$35,000

New Amount

$83,000

Provide technical services and generate reports to assist the City during negotiation of the proposed Park Merced Development Agreement. Conduct

review and analysis of project pro forma assumptions, financial feasibility and the value of proposed community benefits package. Calculate the

proposed project's net fiscal impact on the City's General Fund and other funds during the life of the Project, from construction through stabilized

occupancy. A modification for amount and duration is request as the approvals schedule for the project has been delayed. Denial of these services

would limit the City's ability to negotiate the best possible outcome for the public and substantially reduce the accuracy and appropriateness

Modi-

fication

03/31/11

4101-07/08

Department of Technology

Increase Amount

$480,000

New Amount

$2,981,509

Will provide system software and special technical support services for the City's mainframe. We request approval of this modification to extend the duration and increase compensation due to a proprietary system application that the contractor provides to support the City's mission critical operations

on the mainframe and the current migration efforts in process.

Modi-

fication

06/30/12

Speakers:

Alice Villagomez and Lt. Greg Yee, San Francisco Police Department spoke on PSC #4054-10/11.

David Beaupre, Port Commission spoke on PSC #4055-10/11.

Greg Kato and Florence Mar, Treasurer/Tax Collector spoke on PSC #4056-10/11.

Prentice Jackson and Obiajulu Nzewi, Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC #4057-10/11.

Michael Yarne, Mayor’s Office of Business & Economic Development spoke on PSC #4058-10/11.

Action:

Adopt the report; Approve request for proposed personal services contracts.  Notify the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

0328-10-4

Appeal by Juan M. Garcia on the rejection of his application for a 7253 Electrical Transit Mechanic Supervisor I position with the Municipal Transportation Agency due to not meeting the minimum qualifications. (Item No. 9)

Speakers:

Larry Dominguez, Municipal Transportation Agency

Clare Leung, Municipal Transportation Agency

Kevin Hughes, IBEW Local 6

Juan Garcia, Appellant

Antonio Huggins, on behalf of Appellant

Action:

Grant the appeal by Juan M. Garcia.  Accept his application as meeting the minimum qualifications to participate in the 7253 Electrical Transit Mechanic Supervisor I examination. 
(Vote of 4 to 0)

0341-10-4

Appeal by Blanca Daisy Estebez on the rejection of her application for the Welfare Fraud Investigator (Job Code 2966) examination due to not meeting the minimum qualifications. (Item No. 10)

November 15, 2010:

(1)      Continue to the meeting of December 6, 2010 to provide Appellant time to review the Staff Report. 

(2)      Direct the Human Services Agency to proceed with the 2966 Welfare Fraud Investigator examination; Allow Ms. Estebez to participate in the examination but hold her results in abeyance pending the resolution of her appeal. 

Speakers:

None.

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of December 20, 2010 at the request of the Human Services Agency.  (Vote of 4 to 0)