July 02, 2012 Regular Meeting

CALL TO ORDER

2:00 p.m.

ROLL CALL

President Kate Favetti

Present

Vice President Scott R. Heldfond

Present

Commissioner Mary Y. Jung

Present

Commissioner E. Dennis Normandy

Present

President Kate Favetti presided.

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

None.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Regular Meeting of June 18, 2012

Action:

Adopted.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR’S REPORT  (Item No. 5)

The Human Resources Director questioned when Peace Officer appeals will be heard. 

Sandra Eng, Acting Executive Officer explained the internal procedures for processing Peace Officer appeals are being reviewed by the City Attorney.  The hearings will be in Closed Session unless the appellant submits a confidentiality waiver form.  If other peace officers are mentioned in the appeal, they will also have the option to waive confidentiality.  Otherwise, all of the appeals will be in Closed Session.

President Favetti requested that the City Attorney’s opinion regarding Peace Officer hearings be redistributed to all concerned as a refresher.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT 

0262-12-11

Report of Inspection Service Requested by the Commission regarding the Rating of Applicants and Establishment of the Eligible List for Class 1944 Materials Coordinator (Position-Based Testing) at the Department of Public Health (DPH) – San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH).  (Item No. 6)

Speakers:

Luz Morganti, Civil Service Commission

John Kraus, Department of Human Resources

Action:

Accepted the report and amended to request that the Human Resources Director review the hiring process and the policy on verification and provide training within the departments. 
(Vote of 4 to 0)

0263-12-8

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

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4000-12/13

Airport Commission

$300,000

SFO requires a Contractor to provide services to install operating system upgrade and MDI Access Control System application upgrade new servers, database client licenses, and deploy the new system to production.  This system provides SFO with its ID card access and alarm application, with several Airport security systems. The Access Control System contains proprietary software and hardware components custom designed by MDI. Support and parts for the MDI Access Control System is only available via authorized dealers who are required to have staff certified in the version of software they are supporting. This project will result in virtualizing the servers for the application, database and reporting. The Contractor will provide MDI support for the following:  1) Custom application programming logic; 2) Proprietary communication software components; 3) Proprietary software interfaces to the computer aided dispatch system; and 4) Custom database implementation.

Regular

06/30/17

4001-12/13

Public Health

$65,000

This contract will provide access to a proprietary, web-based software application to enable DPH to maximize State reimbursement for DPH's administration of the Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (MAA) and Targeted Case Management (TCM) programs. In 2012-13 new State requirements will take effect which will expand the annual staff time surbey required by the State, to ensure as much administrative time as possible is claimed for reimbursement.

Regular

06/30/15

4002-12/13

Public Utilities Commission

$1,500,000

Perform and assist Hetch Hetchy Water and Power (HHWP) with all business processes, design standards preparation and/or review of HHWP designs as they relate to Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) power regulatory requirements CIP (critical infrastructure protection) and COM (communication) requirements.

Regular

06/30/17

4003-12/13

Public Utilities Commission

$2,000,000

Assist Hetch Hetchy Water and Power (HHWP) with all business processes and engineering studies required to support Transmission Owner (TO), Transmission Operator (TOP), Planning Authority (PA), Transmission Planner (TP) and/or other registrations as identified by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC).

Regular

06/30/17

4130-08/09

Airport Commission

Increase Amount

$3,500,000

New Amount

$9,500,000

The International Strategic Marketing Alliance was established in 1998 to increase international flight activity to SFO. The Airport proposes to continue or re-establish the same or similar successful services by a newly established pool of overseas representation partners with on-the-ground representation in, but not limited to, Asia, Australia, Central and South America and Europe.  These partners will promote the Airport and the City of San Francisco at international trade and tourism exhibitions worldwide, participate in joint trade missions with the Airport and the Mayor’s Office, assist in international air route development, represent SFO in country developing promotion and advertising campaigns in language and specific to local cultures and trends, and provide market research and intelligence wherever possible.

Modi- fication

06/30/17

4041-07/08

Public Utilities Commission

Increase Amount

$584,000

New Amount

$1,034,000

Preparation of a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for the Alameda Watershed including permitting for maintenance of the new Diversion Dam Road Bridge.  The Alameda Watershed HCP will provide coverage for SFPUC operations, including bridge maintenance, in the Sunol Valley region under the Federal and California Endangered Species Act (FESA and CESA).  Without the HCP, some SFPUC operations (including bridge maintenance) that impact special status species could be restricted or prohibited and the SFPUC could be faced with significant penalties under the FESA and CESA.  This modification will permit completion of the Alameda Watershed Habitat Conservation Plan (AWHCP), including preparing applications for regulatory permits/approvals, mitigating, monitoring and reporting on plans like the AWHCP, which includes additional bridge maintenance.

Modi- fication

06/30/15

4064-08/09

Public Utilities Commission

Increase Amount

$2,000,000

New Amount

$3,500,000

Conduct hydrologic, geomorphic, biological and related river ecosystem science work on an as-needed basis. The work will be conducted in support of the Upper Tuolumne River Ecosystem Project and other related SFPUC river and stream ecosystem management efforts (CS-946). This modification of the Upper Tuolumne River Ecosystem Project will (1) satisfy existing instream flow commitments (2) implement the SFPUC Water Enterprise environmental stewardship policy on the Upper Tuolumne River, and (3) assist the U.S. National Park Service with development of the Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River Plan. Failure to approve this PSC will result in the SFPUC reneging on existing commitments per Raker Act stipulations and SFPUC policy. This modification is necessary to continue technical support for (1) implementation of the SFPUC Water Enterprise environmental stewardship policy, (2) implementation of studies and monitoring required by the Water System Improvement Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report, (3) implementation of updated O’Shaughnessy Dam instream flows, and (4) support for related efforts on Alameda, Pilarcitos, and San Mateo Creeks to plan, develop, and implement conditions of new or existing agreements related to instream flow needs.

Modi- fication

04/19/18

Speakers:

Cynthia Avakian and Jeff Hoglind, Airport Commission and Donna Kotake, Department of Human Resources spoke on PSC #4130-08/09.

Action:

Adopted the report; Approved the request for proposed personal services contracts.  Notified the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

 COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS  (Item No. 8)

President Favetti requested a Special Meeting prior to the Regular Meeting of July 16, 2012, in order to follow up on the Executive Officer vacancy.

She also mentioned that staff should be making preparations for a Strategic Planning Meeting possibly in October.

ADJOURNMENT  (Item No. 9)

2:42 p.m.