City and County of San FranciscoCivil Service Commission

March 01, 2010 Regular Meeting

Civil Service Commission - March 1, 2010

 

 

MINUTES

Regular Meeting

March 1, 2010

2:00 p.m.

ROOM 400, CITY HALL

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

This meeting was canceled due to lack of quorum; all items of business postponed to a future meeting.

 

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

 

 

President Morgan R. Gorrono

 

 

Vice President E. Dennis Normandy

 

 

Commissioner Donald A. Casper

 

 

Commissioner Mary Y. Jung

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA

 

 

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

 

 

Regular Meeting of February 1, 2010

 

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of March 15, 2010.

 

 

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

4082-09/10

Municipal Transportation Agency

$17,100,000

$2,569,400

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

2/29/12

4085-09/10

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

 

 

February 1, 2010:

(1) 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.)

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

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of March 15, 2010.

 

 

0098-10-8

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

 

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4093-09/10

Police

$400,000

Provide pre-employment polygraph screening on an as-needed basis for entry level police officers, police reserve officers, police cadets and police service aides. Such screening shall include questions regarding prior police history, criminal activity, illegal drug use, drinking habits and incidents of domestic violence. Services also include providing a business site with adequate interrogation facilities divided by one-way mirrors, and equipped with one way sound devices, video and audio recording equipment.

Regular

06/30/14

4094-09/10

Public Health

$1,300,000

Provide as-needed and after-hours security guard services, and as-needed guard/driver services for the Community Health Network, specifically for the

Substance Abuse Services Unit of Ward 93, Opiate Treatment Outpatient Program (OTOP) at San Francisco General Hospital, the Silver Avenue Health Center Methadone/Office based opiate treatment program, Building 80/90 adjacent to the OTOP program, and armed guard/driver services for the operation of the Mobile Methadone Van(s).

Regular

06/30/15

4095-09/10

Public Works

$3,000,000

Provide architectural services on an as-needed basis, for public building projects including but not limited to master plans, environmental reviews, programm-ing and planning studies, assessments of existing facilities, green building evaluations, utility studies, design drawings, specifications, cost estimates,

project schedules, adaptive re-use of existing facilities, modifications to life safety systems and other infrastructure, and new facilities.

Regular

08/30/15

4096-09/10

Public Works

$1,200,000

The Materials Testing & Special Inspection (MTSI) Team will provide specialized materials testing & special inspection services for the SFPUC Head-quarters Building Project located at 525 Golden Gate Ave. Consultant will be City's representative leading & coordinating the materials testing & special inspection activities for the Project to ensure compliance with all requirements of state &

local regulatory agencies including the international Building Code, California Building Code, SF Dept. of Building Inspection, Special Inspection & Structural Observation, and Contract Documents.

Regular

08/01/12

4097-09/10

Public Works

$200,000

Provide additional services to continue as Executive Preservation Architect, & provide architectural & engineering design services for the final phase of the

Palace of Fine Arts, which includes full consultant coordination. The scope of work includes lagoon stabilization on the western portion of the lagoon,

coordinating new paving along the colonnade pathway & Rotunda, new lighting design, re-grading of the site, new sidewalk curbs, installation of new metal doors, landscaping & irrigation.

Regular

07/01/11

4098-09/10

Airport Commission

$12,500,000

Provide financial advisory services to manage San Francisco International Airport's capital financing program, including a $4.1 billion debt portfolio.

Services include but are not limited to, financial, investment, swap and rebate advisory services.

Regular

06/30/15

4099-09/10

Airport Commission

$2,500,000

Provide design & integration services for 1) Baggage Handling System (BHS) & inline explosive detection screening (EDS) systems at Terminal 3, Boarding Area E, International Terminal Building & other Airport BHS locations; services include 100% construction documents, full-service construction administration, quality control for BHS additions & modifications, 100% design & integration of

programmable logic controls (PLC), pre-construction simulations, acceptance testing & integration; 2) Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBB); services include

100% construction documents, construction administration, quality control for complete PBB replacements, relocations and/or modifications, PBB integration with aircraft parking, fuel hydrant system, preconditioned air & ground power,

acceptance testing with aircraft for a complete operating system.

Regular

05/31/13

4100-09/10

Airport Commission

$26,000,000

Contractor will operate the Airport's Curbside Management Program for on-demand door-to-door van, taxicab, and limousine operations, provide customer services for air passengers seeking door-to-door transportation to leave the Airport, and facilitate services for people with special transportation needs. The contractor will monitor, coordinate and dispatch door-to-door vans, taxicabs and limousines in the holding/staging/waiting areas and curbside loading zones, as well as manage various systems supporting said operations at SFO. Airport ground transportation vehicle trip fees support the direct costs of the Program.

Regular

06/30/16

4101-09/10

Airport Commission

$375,000

Provide customer survey data regarding the quality of the Airport's Food and Beverage and Retail Services, Parking, and other facilities and services. The surveys have consistently taken place in May for the past 19 years of at least 1,400 valid respondents to reflect the summer travel season. The preliminary

results need to be analyzed and submitted to SFO within 30 days from the last interview. Vendor will produce, execute, and analyze the data and present results and recommendations to SFO.

Regular

06/30/15

4092-09/10

Police

Increase Amount

$60,000

New Amount

$90,000

The Veterinarian will provide routine and emergency medical care for up to twenty horses that are part of the San Francisco Police Department Mounted Unit. Routine services average fifteen visits per year. The Veterinarian will also perform pre-purchase horse examinations.

Modi-

fication

06/30/12

4102-07/08

Public Health

Increase Amount

$4,000,000

New Amount

$6,000,000

Will provide medical transportation services

between medical facilities or a patient's home on

an on-call basis, available 24 hours a day, 7 days

a week. Contractor(s) may transport ambulatory

or non-ambulatory patients to and from medical

facilities utilizing specialized vehicles.

Transportation services include patient

discharges from San Francisco General Hospital,

Public Health Centers or Laguna Honda Hospital;

transporting voluntary mental health cases to

appropriate psychiatric centers; providing

Department with taxi vouchers or scripts for nonemergency services.

Modi-

fication

12/31/18

 

 

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of March 15, 2010.

 

 

0099-10-1

Municipal Transportation Agency’s Report on Appointments Exempt from Civil Service under Charter Section 10.104.16 through 10.104.18. (Item No. 7)

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of March 15, 2010.

 

 

0100-10-1

Municipal Transportation Agency’s Report on Provisional Appointments.
(Item No. 8)

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of March 15, 2010.

 

 

0553-09-6

Appeal by Stephen Kloster of the Human Resources Director’s determination of insufficient evidence to support his claim of harassment and disparate treatment discrimination. (Item No. 9)

 

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of March 15, 2010.

 

 

0347-09-6

Appeal by Alfred Lam of the Human Resources Director’s decision to close his complaint of discrimination (EEO File #1360) due to insufficient evidence to support his claim of retaliation. (Item No. 10)

 

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of March 15, 2010.

 

 

0925-07-4

Appeal by Shauna O’Donnell on her background rejection as a Public Safety Communications Dispatcher. (Item No. 11)

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of March 15, 2010.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

February 1, 2010:

Continue to the meeting of March 1, 2010.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of April 5, 2010 at the request of Marcus Davis.

 

 

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (Item No. 13)

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS (Item No. 14)

 

ADJOURNMENT (Item No. 15)