October 04, 2010 Regular Meeting

0339-10-8

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

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4028-10/11

Art Commission

$266,430

Seven WritersCorps Arts-in-Residence will conduct creative writing classes with youth in need at up to 12 sites in San Francisco. Artists-in-Residence will serve youth who may be educationally disadvantages, recently immigrated, homeless, incarcerated, or in crisis. Artists-in-Residence will teach and mentor targeted youth to increase their learning, writing and public speaking skills. Artists-in-Residence will plan and organize lesson plans, facilitate writing workshops; compile, design, and edit publications of youth writing; and help organize city-wide literary arts events for participating youth. Artists-in-Residence will work for nine months from October to June. Seven WritersCorps Arts-in-Residence will conduct creative writing classes with youth in need at up to 12 sites in San Francisco. Artists-in-Residence will serve youth who may be educationally disadvantaged, recently immigrated, homeless, incarcerated, or in crisis. Artists-in-Residence will teach and mentor targeted youth to

increase their learning, writing and public speaking skills. Artists-in-Residence will plan and organize lesson plans, facilitate writing workshops; compile, design, and edit publications of youth writing; and help organize city-wide literary arts events for participating youth. Artists-in-Residence will work for nine months from October to June.

Regular

06/30/10

4029-10/11

Municipal Transportation Agency

$22,268,541

The contractor will design and implement a Capital Program Controls System (System) and will provide specialized professional and technical program/ project control services in transit/subway design and construction management business practices that will include cost control, contract management, scheduling, document control, claims management support and cost estimation. The contractor will develop, provide, integrate and program computer software programs and the City's legacy software systems in the System for the Central Subway Project and various other SFMTA projects. Support, maintenance, application consulting, and end-user training will be provided to ensure the successful implementation of this comprehensive system

Regular

10/31/18

4030-10/11

Police

$250,000

To provide background investigation services to the San Francisco Police Department. Contractor will investigate records held by the Criminal Justice system, Credit Reporting agencies, Department of Motor Vehicles, as well as contacting employers and references.

Regular

10/31/14

4031-10/11

Public Utilities Commission

$250,000

Technical support activities related to Foxboro and Wonderware SCADA system; leading trouble-shooting and corrective maintenance activities on the SCADA system and networks to assure reliability and integrity; performing highly complex system integration and establishing interfaces between DCS/SCADA system.  Support of disaster recovery and backup of network infrastructure, network security policies and network performance.

Regular

06/30/11

4032-10/11

Public Utilities Commission

$536,800

Provide acoustic fiber monitoring services for wire breaks in the Pre-stressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) on San Joaquin Pipeline Number 3.

Regular

10/31/15

4033-10/11

Airport Commission

$450,000

Intergraph will provide the technical services and training for revising the CAD map with new graphics to their Terminal 1 floor plan and associated secure connector area. Contractor will utilize SFO Auto CAD format which defines the updated date for the CAD map, convert the data to Micro Station dgn output files, and then incorporate the data to the CAD map. The scope of the effort consists of remote CAD mapping followed by SFO installation training while the Intergraph map developer is on-site performing the implementation and test of the CAD map. Intergraph will provide Maintenance on-line/Telephone support to SFO's IT Division.  Intergraph's onsite implementation services to install and configure software onto 13 licenses of I/Mobile for the SFFDAirport emergency vehicles and test operation/connectivity of the units.

Regular

10/09/11

4029-07/08

City Planning

Increase Amount

$0

New Amount

$650,000

Will provide completion of environmental analysis for the Transit Center District Plan and the TransitTower in S.F. The Planning Department is preparing the Plan and the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TAJPA).

Modi-

fication

06/30/12

4163-07/08

Public Utilities Commission

Increase Amount

$3,400,000

New Amount

$5,300,000

The SFPUC is implementing a High Efficiency Toilet (HET) Direct Install Program for SFPUC Customers in the retail service area. The program allows for the replacement of high-volume toilets (i.e., 3.5 gallons per flush (gpf) or more or old and poorly performing toilets rated at 1.6 gpf that actually flush higher ) located in low-income properties with HET models

(i.e., 1.28 gpf or less). The contractor purchases and installs the HETs, using Local 38 union plumbers, and coordinates the recycling of replaced fixtures.

Funding over the PSC duration allows for installation of approximately 6,000 toilets in low-income properties. The contract’s remaining funds are dedicated to vouchers for select SFPUC customers who will receive HETs at no cost without the SFPUC paying for installation services. The SFPUC was awarded two grants of $200,000 each from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to help launch the program.  As of spring 2010, there are approximately 7,000 participants in the SFPUC

low-income service discount Community Assistance Program (CAP) with an estimated, average enrollment of 100 new participants every month. In January 2010, the SFPUC added the requirement that to enroll in or remain on CAP, all participants have to participate in the direct install program and schedule a free water conservation evaluation conducted by SFPUC conservation inspectors to determine eligibility for potential toilet replacement. The evaluation also provides the opportunity to educate customers on conservation practices; help detects pluming leaks and provides free conservation devices. With participation now a requirement, the SFPUC is committed to reaching as many CAP customers who qualify for toilet replacement as possible. To do so, requires additional funding by the SFPUC.

Modi-

fication

06/30/13

4019-08/09

General Services Agency

Increase Amount

$74,000

New Amount

$326,500

Will provide after-hours, weekend and holiday emergency veterinary services on an as-needed basis.

Modi-

fication

06/03/11

Speakers:

Andrew Howard and Arthur Wong, Municipal Transportation Agency and Ging Louie, IFPTE Local 21 spoke on PSC #4029-10/11.

Alice Villagomez, San Francisco Police Department spoke on PSC #4030-10/11.

Joe Brenner and Kim Carter, IFPTE Local 21 spoke on PSC #4031-10/11.

Cynthia Avakian, Airport Commission spoke on PSC #4033-10/11.

Kofo Domingo, Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC #4163-07/08.

Tom DiSanto and Sarah Jones, City Planning Department

Action:

(1)      Adopt the report; Approve request for PSC #4029-10/11 on the condition that subject to an agreement with the contractor, the SFMTA will request the contractor to provide 40 hours of cost estimating for transit and tunnel construction for 12 Agency employees and to provide 40 hours of scheduling for transit and tunnel construction for 12 Agency employees.  Annually report to the Commission concerning the possibility of hiring additional engineers for scheduling.  Notify the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

(2)      Adopt the report; Approve request for PSC #4031-10/11 on the condition that 1) the Public Utilities Commission commits to propose and support the hiring of 3-4 Class 7336 in this current budget cycle for maintenance of the DCS system; 2) WWE/SFPUC commits to provide training of an additional two (2) employees, for a total of six (6), should the proposed hiring of new staff occur as described in Item above in the maintenance of the Foxboro system; and 3) WWE/SFPUC commits to meet and discuss with Local 21 a long term plan for the maintenance and upkeep needs of the DCS system.  The meeting will occur within thirty (30) days of signing the agreement.  Notify the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

(3)      Adopt the report; Approve request for PSC #4033-10/11 as verbally amended.  Notify the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

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

0119-10-7

Determination of future employability: Dismissal of permanent exempt appointment of Leticia Dixon, Secretary II (Job Code 1446) with the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families. 
(Item No. 8)

September 20, 2010:

Postpone to the meeting of October 4, 2010.

Speakers:

None.

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of October 18, 2010 at the request of the Department of Human Resources.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

0325-10-8

Follow-Up Report from the Department of the Environment on the conditional approval of Personal Services Contract Number 4143-08/09.  (Item No. 9)

May 18, 2009:

Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #4143-08/09 on the condition that the Department of the Environment submits a quarterly report to the Commission concerning the progress of training department staff in the program.  Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. 

September 20, 2010:

Postpone to the meeting of October 4, 2010.

Speakers:

None.

Action:

Accept and file the report.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

0326-10-5

Department of Human Resources proposal for consideration to revise the Civil Service Commission Rules Applicable to the Uniformed Ranks of the San Francisco Police Department Volume II - Rule 210 – Police Examination Qualification and Applicants.  (Item No. 10)

September 20, 2010:

Direct the Executive Officer to work with the Department of Human Resources on the proposed revision and report back to the Commission. 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of October 18, 2010.  (Vote of 4 to 0)