City and County of San FranciscoCivil Service Commission

November 15, 2010 Regular Meeting

Civil Service Commission - November 15, 2010

 

 

 

                                 

 

            

 

 

 

MINUTES

Regular Meeting

November 15, 2010

 

2:00 p.m.

ROOM 400, CITY HALL

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

2:04 p.m.

 

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

 

 

President E. Dennis Normandy

Present

 

Vice President Donald A. Casper

Present

 

Commissioner Morgan R. Gorrono

Present

 

Commissioner Lisa Seitz Gruwell

Present

 

Commissioner Mary Y. Jung

Present

 

 

 

President E. Dennis Normandy presided.

 

 

 

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND WHICH IS NOT APPEARING ON TODAY’S AGENDA

 

 

None.

 

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

 

 

Regular Meeting of November 1, 2010

 

 

 

Action:

Approve.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

0354-10-8

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

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4050-10/11

Adult Probation

$474,000

The San Francisco Adult Probation Department (APD) will procure a COMPAS copyrighted software program from North Point Institute for Public Management, Inc. for implementing a Risk/Needs Assessment and Case Management consolidated software business solution that meets APD's workflow and data information needs which includes a JUSTIS interface and Supervise Release File functionality.

Regular

09/29/13

4051-10/11

Public Health

$150,000

The contractor will identify and develop an implementation plan for transition from the CCSF’s current system of record for Health Care Coverage Initiative (HCCI) participants to the State’s Medi-Cal Eligibility Data System (MEDS) application. The HCCI is part of California's 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Project Waiver. The 1115 waiver is granted to states by the Federal government to permit states to test policy innovations that may aid the Medicaid program. The State’s 1115 Waiver specifies that the system of record for HCCI participants must be MEDS or an interface with MEDS. The contractor will facilitate a process and provide project management activities that will support the following specific deliverables: 1) analyzing the CCSF’s

current system of record, 2) conducting an assessment of possible efficiency and resource requirements

associated with each possible option, 4) producing an implementation plan/guide and 5) disseminating

learnings from this project to other existing HCCI counties, the State, and other interested parties.

Regular

12/31/11

 

4052-10/11

Recreation & Park

$700,000

The Recreation and Park Department is seeking the services of construction management team to oversee the improvements to the Marina Yacht Harbor, West Basin, which RPD intends will be performed under separate contract by a design-builder. The CM consultant shall be tasked with providing construction management and inspection services, providing cost estimating and scheduling services, performing hydrographic surveying for dredge validation, and reviewing and tracking of the work for compliance with permit and environmental requirements during the design/build process.

Regular

12/31/13

 

 

Speakers:

Jacquie Hale and Tangerine Brigham, Department of Public Health spoke on PSC #4051-10/11.

Mary Hobson, Recreation and Park Department spoke on PSC #4052-10/11.

 

 

 

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 5 to 0)

 

 

 

0357-10-1

Annual Review of Exempt and Non-Exempt Classifications at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA).  (Item No. 6)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Clare Leung, Municipal Transportation Agency

 

 

 

Action:

Adopt the report.  (Vote of 5 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. 7)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Robert Thomas, Human Services Agency

Diana Christensen, Human Services Agency

Tony Miguel, For the Appellant

Blanca Daisy Estebez, Appellant

 

 

 

Action:

(1)      Continue to the meeting of December 6, 2010 to provide Appellant time to review the Staff Report.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

(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.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

 

0356-10-1

Department of Human Resources requesting direction on how to proceed with Civil Service Reform Phase II recommendations on Hiring.  (Item No. 8)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Anita Sanchez, Executive Officer

Micki Callahan, Human Resources Director

Jennifer Johnston, Department of Human Resources

 

 

 

Action:

 

 

 

 

Note

Schedule three separate sessions of Regular Commission meetings for hearing Reform recommendations on Hiring:  Session 1 on Reform # 1 and #2; Session 2 on Reform #3; Session 3 on Reform #4, #5 and #6.

 

President Normandy instructed that comments of Commissioners on each of the Reform recommendations be provided for reference to Commissioners at the hearing, so as not to take time repeating comments.

 

 

 

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS  (Item No. 9)

 

Commissioner Morgan R. Gorrono requested the Department of Human Resources to submit a report on the process being utilized by the San Francisco Police Department to test civilians into investigative aide positions.

 

President E. Dennis Normandy directed that the Human Resources Director and Executive Officer Reports be made a permanent item on the Agenda.

 

ADJOURNMENT  (Item No. 10)

 

3:06 p.m.

 

At the request of Vice President Donald A. Casper, the meeting was adjourned in memory of former San Francisco Police Chief Alex Fagan, who passed away on November 8, 2010.  The Commission directed the Executive Officer to express its condolences to his family.