City and County of San FranciscoCivil Service Commission

February 01, 2010 Regular Meeting

Civil Service Commission - February 1, 2010

 

MINUTES

Regular Meeting

February 1, 2010

2:00 p.m.

ROOM 400, CITY HALL

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

2:11 p.m.

 

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

 

 

President Morgan R. Gorrono

Present

 

Vice President E. Dennis Normandy

Not Present (Notified absence)

 

Commissioner Donald A. Casper

Present

 

Commissioner Mary Y. Jung

Present

 

 

 

President Morgan R. Gorrono presided.

 

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA

 

 

 

None.

 

 

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

 

 

Special Meeting of January 4, 2010

 

 

 

Action:

Approve. (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

 

Regular Meeting of January 4, 2010

 

 

 

Action:

Approve. (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

0024-10-8

Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts.
(Item No. 5)

 

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4081-09/10

Ethics Commission

$270,000

Services to be provided by an approved contractor on the California Secretary of State's certified list to provide a hosted electronic filing system for filing ethics forms and maintaining filing records data-bases. Services include web-based filing software, a back-office administration system, a database, and a search engine for on-line public disclosure.

Regular

09/30/13

4082-09/10

Continue to meeting of 3/1/10

Municipal Transportation Agency

$17,100,000

Provide separate professional parking garage management services at the Moscone Center Garage, North Beach/Vallejo Garage, Performing Arts Garage, and Polk/Bush Garage. Services include: oversight of collection, reconciliation and deposit of all parking & non-parking revenue; repair & maintenance of facilities and revenue control equipment; compliance with insurance & bond

requirements; providing valet or valet-assisted parking services during special events; providing personnel for cashiering, janitorial & security.

Regular

12/31/12

4083-09/10

Art Commission

$200,000

Provide services for removal, storage, conservation & relocation of artwork at Cayuga Playground. Prior to the renovation of Cayuga Playground and the

retrofit to overhead BART tracks, 376 original sculptures & two-dimensional artworks sited throughout the park will be removed, transported, stored and conserved by a fine arts service firm. Upon completion of the park's renovation, the contractor will return conserved artworks to the park and install them on customized bases.

Regular

12/31/12

4084-09/10

Withdrawn

Environment

$250,000

Provide funding to projects that will produce documented reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution, support local economic development and

provide other environmental benefits, including fuel switching from regular diesel to waste grease biodiesel, GHG sequestration through urban forest projects, and GHG destruction. Projects may be proposed by any agency, government, nonprofit

or for profit. Funding for each project is expected to be around $15,000 over an 18-month period.

Regular

12/31/11

4085-09/10

Postpone to meeting of 3/1/10

District Attorney

$81,840

Provide services for elder abuse victims that include: outreach & support to victims of elder abuse; community presentations to educate regarding elder

abuse and legal resources; consultation to prosecution team regarding legal issues in prosecuting financial, physical, emotional, or verbal abuse of elders.

Regular

06/30/12

4086-09/10

Mayor

$900,000

Contractor shall conduct & coordinate State lobbying services for the City, including identifying and advocating for or against legislation and regulatory matters that impact the City. The scope includes identifying potential legislation or regulation, representing the City's agenda to State legislators, as well as advocating for the City's position with proposed legislation and budget

appropriations with Federal legislators.

Regular

12/31/12

4087-09/10

Public Utilities Commission

$4,000,000

Provide environmental analysis services to include: coordination & work plan preparation; environ-mental document scoping; environmental back-ground & field studies; alternative 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.

Regular

05/01/13

4088-09/10

Public Utilities Commission

$100,000

Micro-Local Business Enterprise contractor to develop a Community Benefits Program for SFPUC based on analysis of SFPUC existing programs and other public agencies programs to provide SFPUC with a recommended course of

action to ensure that the diverse communities/stakeholders affected by SFPUC sponsored construction programs are benefitting in areas that include employment & job training; environmental, physical, & social improvements; and business development, including assisting small businesses with securing & sustaining bonding, financing, & insurance requirements.

Regular

03/01/11

4089-09/10

Public Health

$4,500,000

Provide medical doctors (MDs) with specialization in dermatology, gynecology, nephrology, pathology, radiology, neurology, orthopedics, plastics, and other subspecialties that may be required during the term of the approval for patients of Laguna Honda Hospital and the Department of Health. The services are very low in volume, typically averaging several hours a month, and are dependent on the patient mix at any given time.

Regular

06/30/20

4090-09/10

Public Works

$750,000

Provide full range of highly specialized environ-mental review services in conformance with provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), CEQA guidelines, and Chapter 31 of the SF Administrative Code pertaining to the

preparation & processing of an environmental evaluation for the Pier 27 new Cruise Ship Terminal, a new two acre Northeast Wharf Public Plaza, and possible changes to the Embarcadero. Services include conducting transportation, noise,

shadow, wind & other analysis for the above projects and for Pier 19 or 23, where improvements will allow for a combination of maritime, warehouse, office, retail, and event uses.

Regular

03/10/14

 

 

Speakers:

John St. Croix and Steven Massey, Ethics Commission spoke on PSC #4081-09/10.
Amit M. Kothari, Municipal Transportation Agency spoke on PSC #4082-09/10.
Pauson Yun and Barry Pearl, Public Utilities Commission and Edgar Lopez, Department of Public Works spoke on PSC #s 4087-09/10 and 4090-09/10.

 

 

Action:

(1) Withdraw PSC #4084-09/10 at the request of the Department of the Environment. (Vote of 3 to 0)

(2) Approve request for proposed personal services contract #4082-09/10. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration. (Vote of 2 to 1; Commissioner Gorrono dissents.) Continue to the meeting of March 1, 2010. (Three (3) votes are needed for Commission action.)

(3) Postpone PSC #4085-09/10 to the meeting of March 1, 2010. (Vote of 3 to 0)

(4) Approve request for all remaining proposed personal services contracts. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration. (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

0029-10-8

Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contract.
(Item No. 6)

 

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4091-09/10

Department of Technology

$186,209

Provide analysis of Citywide E-mail migration to hosted environment. Services include meeting with each & every one of City’s departments to gather business, technical and related policy requirements for a single citywide hosted email platform, and to document each of those City department needs. The information gathered will be used as the basis for writing a formal RFP that will be used to procure services for a hosted Microsoft Exchange environment. Contractor will also be required to evaluate and document an initial pilot effort with the San Francisco Police Department identifying related security, legal, personal and public policy issues with providing a hosted email offering.

Regular

06/30/10

 

 

 

Speakers:

Richard Robinson, Department of Technology

 

 

Action:

Approve request for proposed personal services contract. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration. (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

0431-09-2

Reconsideration of Request by the San Francisco Fire Department (“SFFD”) to grant H-2 Firefighter status to H-3 Level III Firefighter/Paramedics who apply and are selected under the provisions of the Local 798 Memorandum of Understanding and General Order 09 A-73. (Item No. 7)

 

 

 

January 4, 2010:

Grant H-2 Firefighter status to six (6) H-3 Level III Firefighter/Paramedics who have requested reclassification to H-2 Firefighter in accordance with all applicable provisions of Civil Service Commission Rule 309; one applicable provision being they must exercise their status right within a year or lose it. Furthermore, with respect to future grants of status into the H-2 classification from H-3 Level III Firefighter/Paramedics that the Civil Service Commission retain jurisdiction over each grant of status. The Commission requested the names of the six individuals.

 

 

 

Speakers:

Jesusa Bushong, San Francisco Fire Department

Shawn Buford, Firefighters Local 798

 

 

 

Action:

(1) Approve reconsideration. (Vote of 3 to 0)

(2) Grant H-2 Firefighter status to six (6) H-3 Level III Firefighter/Paramedics who have requested reclassification to H-2 Firefighter in accordance with all applicable provisions of Civil Service Commission Rule 309; one applicable provision being they must exercise their status right within a year or lose it. Furthermore, with respect to future grants of status into the H-2 classification from H-3 Level III Firefighter/Paramedics that the Civil Service Commission retain jurisdiction over each grant of status. The names of the six individuals to be provided to the Commission. (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

0275-09-7

Reconsideration of Appeal by Michael Bollier of his automatic resignation as a 7326 Glazier with the Department of Public Works. (Item No. 8)

 

 

 

January 4, 2010:

Adopt the report. Sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director; deny the appeal by Michael Bollier.

 

 

 

Speakers:

Tammy Wong, General Services Administration

 

 

 

Action:

(1) Approve reconsideration. (Vote of 3 to 0)

(2) Adopt the report. Sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director; deny the appeal by Michael Bollier. (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

0027-10-1

Proposed Secondary Criteria for H-50 Assistant Chief, San Francisco Fire Department. (Item No. 9)

 

 

Speakers:

Dave Johnson, Department of Human Resources

 

 

Action:

Accept the recommendation of the Human Resources Director and approve the proposed secondary criteria for H-50 Assistant Chief, San Francisco Fire Department. (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

0028-10-2

Request to grant status for 2947 Hospital Eligibility Manager Sheri K. Lee to 0922 Manager I. (Item No. 10)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Melanie Morales, Department of Human Resources

 

 

 

Action:

Adopt the report; Approve status grant for Sheri K. Lee from 2947 Hospital Eligibility Manager to 0922 Manager I.
(Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

0030-10-1

Department of Human Resources Presentation on Bumping, Bumping rights and how it operates. (Item No. 11)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Jennifer Johnston, Department of Human Resources
Ted Yamasaki, Department of Human Resources

Kerry Ko, Department of Human Resources

 

 

 

Action:

The Commission took no action.

 

 

0279-09-7

Request for hearing by Marcus Davis on future employment restrictions as a Transit Operator (Job Code 9163) Municipal Transportation Agency.
(Item No. 12)

 

 

 

January 4, 2010:

Postpone to the meeting of February 1, 2010 at the request of TWU Local 250A.

 

 

 

Speakers:

Ericka Mitchell, Municipal Transportation Agency

Marcus Davis, Appellant

 

 

 

Action:

Continue to the meeting of March 1, 2010. (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

 

Note:

The Commission requested the Department to provide information on the log of the Light Rail Vehicle from Central Control, to view the entire video, and report from witnesses and dispatcher provided by the appellant.

 

 

0026-10-1

Status of Transfer of Fire Services Examination Unit. (Item No. 13)

 

 

 

Speakers:

John Kraus, Department of Human Resources

 

 

 

Action:

Accept and file report. (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

0031-10-1

Fiscal Year 2010-11 Civil Service Commission Budget Request. (Item No. 14)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Sandra Eng, Civil Service Commission

 

 

 

Action:

Approve Fiscal Year 2010-11 Budget Request and submit to the Mayor and Controller by February 22, 2010. (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (Item No. 15)

 

None.

 

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS (Item No. 16)

 

None.

 

ADJOURNMENT (Item No. 17)

5:36 p.m.