August 19, 2013 Regular Meeting

CALL TO ORDER

2:01 p.m.

ROLL CALL

President Scott R. Heldfond

Present

Vice President E. Dennis Normandy

Present (Left at 3:38p.m., missed items 15 & 16)

Commissioner Douglas S. Chan

Present

Commissioner Kate Favetti

Excused (Notified Absence)

Commissioner Gina Roccanova

Present

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION BUT NOT APPEARING ON TODAY’S AGENDA  (Item No. 2) 

None.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES  (Item No. 3)

Regular Meeting of August 5, 2013

Recommendation:

Adopted as amended.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

ANNOUNCEMENTS  (Item No. 4)

None.

Other announcements

None.

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR’S REPORT

0225-13-1

Department of Human Resources Report on Position-Based Testing Program. 

(Item No. 5)

Speakers:

John Kraus, Department of Human Resources

Action:

Adopted the report.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

0226-13-1

Department of Human Resources Report on Provisional Appointments.  (Item No. 6)

Speakers:

John Kraus, Department of Human Resources

Action:

Adopted the report.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

0227-13-1

Department of Human Resources Report of Exempt Positions Under Charter Sections 10.104-16 through 10.104-18.  (Item No. 7)

Speakers:

Kerry Ko, Department of Human Resources

Action:

Adopted the report.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

0228-13-1

Department of Human Resources Report on Classification Consolidation. 

(Item No. 8)

Speakers:

Steve Ponder, Department of Human Resources

John Kraus, Department of Human Resources

Action:

Adopted the report.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT  (Item No. 9)

None.

0224-13-8

Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts.  (Item No. 10)

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4012-13/14

Airport Commission

$300,000

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) under federal regulation Part 1542 and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under federal regulation Part 139 requires the Airport to provide security and safety trainings to airlines, tenants, vendors, constructors and government employees in order to receive an airport security badge and operate in the Airport environment. The Contractor will update and develop computer based training (CBT) course content for security and safety training modules in Security Identification Display Area (SIDA), Security Awareness, Authorized Signatory, Non-Movement Driving in Air Operations Area, Movement Driving in Air Operations Area, Fueling, Escort Privileges, and Passenger Boarding/Jet Bridge courses. The Contractor will also provide maintenance to the operating software/system of the CBT known as iLS (Instructional Learning System), update course content and develop additional program as required by regulatory changes.

Regular

12/31/2018

4013-13/14

Airport Commission

$28,000,000

Contractor shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair, annual inspection, hoist way rope replacement, load testing, and unlimited emergency call back of approximately 170 elevators, 130 escalators, and 40 electric walks in the following locations: International Terminal Building, Boarding Area A and Garage A,Boarding Area G and Garage G, Domestic Terminals 1, 2 and 3, Domestic Garage, Connectors, AirTrain Stations, Rental Car Facility, Long Term Parking Garage and various other buildings and garages throughout the SFO Campus.

Regular

12/31/2018

4014-13/14

Municipal Transportation Agency

$1,500,000

The consultant will provide full-service configuration design, implementation and support for SFMTA to integrate the Sustainable Streets Division's project management business needs into the on-going SFMTA's Capital Program and Control System (CPCS) implementation. CPCS is an agency-wide program controls software system capable of tracking capital project budgeting, financing, and contractor payments, project design scheduling, construction scheduling, and contract claims management. The consultant shall provide the following services: collect all project management and financial data (approximately 300 projects) and standardize data for analysis and input in the system; develop detailed requirements (including reporting requirements), technical design specifications, and configuration for integrating/customizing the various software components; build integration software and configuration; install software components; migrate data to the new solution; process design (to be) and implementation; testing; documentation; training; and solution rollout for production.

Regular

9/30/2014

4015-13/14

General Services Agency

$95,000

The City's Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance (Administrative Code Section 12U) authorizes OLSE to monitor contractors' compliance with the Ordinance. The Ordinance provides that until such time as the City determines that it is able to adequately monitor compliance using city personnel, the City shall enter into a professional services contract with an independent non profit organization for assistance in monitoring compliance. The vendor will monitor compliance by contractors located outside of the Bay Area and abroad that provide goods to the City. Currently, the Ordinance applies only to apparel, garments (uniforms), related accessories and textiles.

Regular

9/28/2015

4016-13/14

Emergency Management

$124,497

This Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) 2012 Grant project (CSC approved contract number 4121-12/13 Tier I on May 20th, 2013) is designed to replace the existing Mobile VPN System for the Department of Emergency Management, Police Department (PD) and Fire Department (FD). The Mobile VPN System operates daily to allow field officers from PD and FD to communicate with back-end CAD (Computer-aided Dispatch) and other applications. This purchase will allow the selected vendor to provide technical support from year 2 to 5 for Department of Technology (DT) and Department of Emergency Management (DEM) to keep the system running and functioning properly.

Regular

11/30/2018

4115-11/12

Public Defender

Current Approved Amount

$108,166

Increase Amount Requested

$36,166

New Total Amount Requested

$144,332

Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) youth advocate services are necessary to provide community support and monitoring to youth at their school sites, in Court, in their homes and in their communities. CJCJ will provide an intensive case management approach to promote each youth’s school and community adjustment by ensuring access to appropriate educational supports. The youth advocate will work as a team with the Public Defender education attorney. The Legal Education Advocacy Program (LEAP) attorney is the team leader and the education youth advocate works under the daily supervision of the LEAP attorney. The youth advocate is an agent of the attorney and protected by the attorney – client privilege. While the education attorney advocates for the legal educational rights of the youth, the youth advocate ensures that an individualized service plan is developed for the youth to provide consistent and close supervision of the youth in compliance with education plans. The youth advocate will be based in the community and will work daily in the schools, interacting with school teachers, administrators, and support staff. The youth advocate will also assist the LEAP attorney in advocating for educational system’s reform by conducting education workshops for parents and guardians who are the education rights holders of youth, testifying before school board hearings and meetings, and interfacing with community based agencies to improve policies and procedures that impact school success for Public Defender juvenile clients. The LEAP youth advocate’s sole goal and responsibility is to improve youth’s educational performance as measured by increased attendance, improved behavior, improved grades, and ultimately matriculation through appropriate grade level and graduation.

Modi-

fication

3/31/2014

4123-05/06

Human Resources

Current Approved Amount

$574,500

Increase Amount Requested

$575,000

New Total Amount Requested

$1,149,500

The Department of Human Resources (DHR) must provide City unemployment insurance claims administration services, including unemployment claims processing, claims appeals, representation at unemployment insurance appeals hearings, regular audits of billing statements, records maintenance, reports and training.

Modi-

fication

6/30/2021

Speakers:

Cynthia Avakian & Amor Bautista, San Francisco International Airport spoke on PSC#4013-13/14

Lucien Burgert & Leanne Nhan, Municipal Transportation Agency spoke on PSC #4014-13/14.

Action:

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

0229-13-1

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Provisional Appointment Report.
(Item No. 11)

Speakers:

Clare Leung, Municipal Transportation Agency

Action:

Adopted Report.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

0230-13-1

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Report on Appointments Exempt from Civil Service under Charter Section 10.104.16 through 10.104.18.  (Item No. 12)

Speakers:

Clare Leung, Municipal Transportation Agency

Action:

Adopted the Report.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

0202-13-4

Appeal by Richard Denton of 5602 Utility Specialist Position-Based Test Exam.
(Item No. 13)

Speakers:

David Hashemi, Public Utilities Commission

Richard Denton, Appellant

Action:

Adopted the report and denied the appeal of Mr. Richard Denton.
(Vote of 4 to 0)

0233-13-5

Department of Human Resources Proposal to Amend the Civil Service Commission Rules Applicable to the Uniformed Ranks of the Fire Department, Volume III Rule 311.5.2 – Examination without Charge.  (Item No. 14)

Speakers:

John Kraus, Department of Human Resources

Carl Swander, Ph.D., President of National Testing Network

Kevin Smith, San Francisco Black Firefighters Association

Kim Carter, IFPTE Local 21

Graham Hoffman, San Francisco Fire Department

Craig Gordon, San Francisco Fire Department

Action:

No action taken.

Note:

The Department of Human Resources will report back to the Commission with a staff report to respond to the Commission's questions and requests to further explain the reasons that led to the Rule Proposal and the department's recommendation on having National Testing Network administer the entry-level fire exams.

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS  (Item No. 15)

None.

ADJOURNMENT  (Item No. 16)

3:50 p.m.