January 07, 2013 Regular Meeting
AMENDED
MINUTES
Regular Meeting
January 7, 2013
2:00 p.m.
ROOM 400, CITY HALL
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
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CALL TO ORDER |
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2:03 p.m. |
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ROLL CALL |
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President Kate Favetti |
Present |
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Vice President Scott R. Heldfond |
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Commissioner Mary Y. Jung |
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Commissioner E. Dennis Normandy |
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President Kate Favetti presided. |
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REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION BUT NOT APPEARING ON TODAY’S AGENDA |
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Kevin Hughes, IBEW Local 6 requested that the Executive Officer’s Inspection Request findings on the complaint filed by IBEW Local 6 be heard along with Register #0473-12-2. |
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES |
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Regular Meeting of December 17, 2012 |
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Action: |
Adopted. (Vote of 4 to 0) |
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HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR’S REPORT (Item No. 5) |
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EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT (Item No. 6) |
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0001-13-8 |
Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. |
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Type of Approval |
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4055-12/13 |
Children, Youth & Families |
$2,100,000 |
Vendor provides summer meals to citywide summer programs (June-August), for approximately 10 weeks each summer. (The exact length of the program schedule varies slightly, as it is based on the San Francisco Unified School District's summer vacation schedule.) |
Regular |
08/31/15 |
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4056-12/13 |
Public Utilities Commission |
$100,000 |
The SFPUC intends to award an agreement for $100,000 with a Micro-Local Business Enterprise (LBE) Structural Engineering firm on an as-needed basis to provide review of structural analysis and design, and/or assist in structural analysis and design of building projects. |
Regular |
12/31/17 |
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4057-12/13 |
General Services Agency |
$1,500,000 |
The contractor will develop and implement an expanded employee outreach and education program on the City's labor laws. Primary activities include: community outreach, employee workshops and trainings, and counseling and referral services. The program will be conducted in as many languages as possible with an emphasis on immigrant and low-income communities. |
Regular |
02/01/16 |
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4058-12/13 |
Public Works |
$225,000 |
Consultant shall conduct three hundred and seventy-six street and sidewalk evaluations per year for a three year period. The evaluations will take place at ninety four random commercial locations and ninety four random residential locations bi-annually. The evaluations shall be based on the twenty-one quantifiable standards rated in five different street and sidewalk categories which were established by the joint efforts of the Controller's Office and the Department of Public Works as a result of Proposition C. |
Regular |
03/01/16 |
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4039-06/07 |
Board of Supervisors |
Current Approved Amount |
Acquisition, development and customization of legislative reporting software for the Board of Supervisors. The Legistar system tracks the legislation of the City. It tracks legislative actions from agenda creation through final action. The Clerk of the Board staff use this software as part of their daily activities to create agendas, minutes, generate reports and staff committee and board meetings. The public facing side of the system allows interested parties to search for meetings and legislation on the BOS website. The system is currently in use by the department. |
Modi- fication |
03/31/13 |
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3087-09/10 |
Airport Commission |
Current Approved Amount |
As-needed background investigative services for safety-sensitive classifications at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) during the pre-employment hiring process. The Airport experienced highly than usual usage during the first two years of this contract, necessitating the increase. |
Modi- fication |
06/30/15 |
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2000-03/04 |
Public Health |
Current Approved Amount |
Contractor and partner agencies will work together to provide housing services and direct access to housing services including management services for chronically homeless adults, and by HIV/AIDS in San Francisco. Contractor will be responsible management and/or support services at various multi-unit targeted neighborhoods. This PSC reflects grant funds for agencies and recent RFP terms. All services were approved solicitation process of an approved Sole Source. |
Modi- fication |
06/30/21 |
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Speakers: |
Ging Louie, IFPTE Local 21; Shaw San Liu, Chinese Progressive Association; and Donna Levitt, Office of Labor Standards Enforcement, spoke on PSC #4057-12/13. Aaron Wu and Sandra Zuniga, Public Works Department and Kyle Burns, Office of the Controller spoke on PSC #4058-12/13. Shari Zinn and Gus Feldman, SEIU Local 1021 and Jacquie Hale, Department of Public Health spoke on PSC #2000-03/04. |
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Action: |
(1) Adopted the report; Approved the requests for PSC #4057-12/13 on the condition that the General Services Agency submit a progress report on its staffing and vacancies to the Commission after six (6) months. Notified the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration. (Vote of 4 to 0) (2) Adopted the report; Approved the requests for PSC #4058-12/13 as amended to clarify why the work cannot be done in-house and to clarify that City employees will still be used to perform some of the needed work. Notified the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration. (Vote of 4 to 0) (3) Adopted the report; Approved the requests for all remaining contracts. Notified the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration. (Vote of 4 to 0) |
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0077-12-6 |
Appeal by Larry Engstrom of the Human Resources Director’s finding of insufficient evidence to sustain his charge of retaliation, EEO File #1614. |
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Speakers: |
None. |
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Action: |
Postponed at the request of the Human Services Agency. |
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0473-12-2 |
Appeal of Final Classification Action amending the job specifications for 9240 Airport Electrician, 9241 Airport Electrician Supervisor and 9242 Head Airport Electrician. (Item No. 9) |
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Speakers: |
None. |
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Action: |
Postponed to the meeting of February 4, 2013 at the request of Peter Saltzman, attorney for the Appellant. (Vote of 4 to 0) |
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0002-13-5 |
Secondary Criteria for H-32 Captain Selection Processes. (Item No. 10) |
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Speakers: |
Dave Johnson, Department of Human Resources |
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Action: |
Approved the proposed Secondary Criteria for H-32 Captain Selection Processes. (Vote of 4 to 0) |
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0003-13-7 |
Request by Gregory Gamarra to lift the ban on his future employment restrictions with the Department of Public Works. (Item No. 11) |
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Speakers: |
Tom Burns, Department of Human Resources Gregory Gamarra, Appellant |
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Action: |
Accepted the Department of Human Resources’ recommendation. Approved the request by Gregory Gamarra to lift the ban on his future employment restrictions with the Department of Public Works. (Vote of 4 to 0) |
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0437-12-4 |
Appeal by Michelle Guiral of the Human Resources Director’s determination of insufficient evidence to sustain her complaint of sexual harassment. (Item No. 12) |
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Speakers: |
Diana Garcia, Department of Human Resources Jamie Ryker, Attorney for Appellant Janie White, Department of Human Resources |
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Action: |
Tie vote on motion to sustain the determination of the Human Resources Director; Commissioners Favetti and Heldfond voted in favor of the motion, Commissioners Normandy and Jung voted against the motion. (Three (3) votes are needed for Commission action.) |
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0485-12-1 |
Update on the Fiscal Years 2013-14 and 2014-15 Civil Service Commission Budget Request. (Item No. 13) |
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December 17, 2012: |
Directed Commission staff to: prepare Fiscal Years 2013-14 and 2014-15 Budget Request at current service and staff levels; continue to negotiate amounts; present Budget Request at the Commission meeting of January 7, 2013; incorporate changes made by the Commission up to the Budget Request submission deadline; and approve to submit the Fiscal Years 2013-14 and 2014-15 Budget Request to the Controller and the Office of the Mayor by February 21, 2013. |
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Speakers: |
Sandra Eng, Civil Service Commission Jennifer Johnston, Civil Service Commission |
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Action: |
Directed the Executive Officer to: continue to negotiate with the Office of the Mayor and the Controller to ensure that there is sufficient funding for the Civil Service Commission to continue its Charter mandated functions; finalize the Fiscal Years 2013-15 Budget Request; incorporate changes made by the Commission and submit the Fiscal Years 2013-15 Budget Request to the Controller and the Mayor by February 21, 2013. |
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0004-13-5 |
Request to Revise Civil Service Rule Series 020 – Leaves of Absence. (Item No. 14) |
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Speakers: |
Jennifer Johnston, Executive Officer |
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Action: |
Accepted the Executive Officer’s report; Directed the Executive Officer to post the proposed revisions for meet and confer. (Vote of 4 to 0) |
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0005-13-5 |
Proposed Revision to Civil Service Rule Series 010 – Examination Announcements and Applicants. (Item No. 15) |
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Speakers: |
Jennifer Johnston, Executive Officer |
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Action: |
Accept the Executive Officer’s report; Direct the Executive Officer to post the proposed revisions for adoption following meet and confer with the City’s labor unions. |
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0209-12-7 |
Appeal of the Human Resources Director's determination on future employability with the City and County of San Francisco of a former peace officer of the City and County of San Francisco. (Item No. 16) |
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a) Public comment on all matters pertaining to this agenda item #16.
None.
b) Vote on whether to hold this agenda item #16 in Closed Session.
None.
c) Closed Session Pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10 (b),
No Closed Session held. |
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Action: |
Appeal withdrawn by Appellant. |
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COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS (Item No. 17) |
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President Favetti announced that Richard Ng from the Municipal Transportation Agency passed away. Directed the Executive Officer to extend condolences to the family. |
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ADJOURNMENT (Item No. 18) |
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3:49 p.m. |
