Civil Service Commission - May 19, 2014 - Meeting Minutes

CALL TO ORDER

2:03 p.m.

ROLL CALL

President Scott R. Heldfond

Present

Vice President E. Dennis Normandy

Present

Commissioner Douglas S. Chan

Present

Commissioner Kate Favetti

Present

Commissioner Gina M. 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 May 5, 2014

Action:

Adopted the minutes.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

ANNOUNCEMENTS  (Item No. 4)

None.

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

Human Resources Director Micki Callahan announced that labor negotiations on 26 of the City’s 27 open collective bargaining agreements have been resolved, and that she expects that negotiations with the Registered Nurses will conclude by the deadline of June 2, 2014.   She also reported that, pursuant to those agreements, employees will receive wage increases of between 8 ½ and 9 ½ percent over the next three (3) years.  Lastly, Ms. Callahan reported that the City had reached an agreement with SEIU, Local 1021 regarding the employees at the Human Services Agency who had previously approached the Commission regarding issues with flex staffing and extended out of class assignments.  Per that agreement the parties will jointly approach the Commission in the future to request status grants resulting from classification actions; the agreement also included the resolution of complex compensation issues.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT

0102-14-3

Annual Salary Adjustment for the Third Year of a Five-Year Cycle for Salary of Elected Officials (Mayor, City Attorney, District Attorney, Public Defender, Assessor-Recorder, Treasurer, and Sheriff) in accordance with Charter Section A8.409-1 for Fiscal Year 2014-2015.  (Item No. 6)

Speakers:

Luz Morganti, Civil Service Commission

Action:

Adopted the report.  Certified a salary increase of 2.6% for elected officials effective July 1, 2014 pursuant to the upward movement in the Consumer Price Index from December 2012 to December 2013 in accordance with Charter Section A8.409-1; Transmitted to the Controller’s Office and Mayor’s Office for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2014-15 budget.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

0103-14-3

Annual Certification of Benefits for Elected Officials of the City and County of San Francisco (including members of the Board of Supervisors) for Fiscal Year 2014-15 in accordance with Charter Section A8.409-1.  (Item No. 7)

Speakers:

Luz Morganti, Civil Service Commission

Action:

Adopted the report.  Certified the benefits of elected officials (including Members of the Board of Supervisors) for Fiscal Year 2014-15 in accordance with Charter Section A8.409-1 at the same level of benefits as those provided to covered employees of the Municipal Executives’ Association (MEA) in effect on July 1, 2014.

(Vote of 5 to 0)

0070-14-1

Final Report: Salary Setting for the City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors for a Five (5) Year Cycle, Effective July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2019, in accordance with Charter Section 2.100.  (Item No. 8)

April 7, 2014:

Accepted the Report.  (Vote of 4 to 0)

Speakers:

Luz Morganti, Civil Service Commission

Action:

Adopted the report.  Set the initial salary for the City and County of San Francisco position of Member, Board of Supervisors commencing the five (5) year cycle effective July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2019 in accordance with Charter Section 2.100; Transmitted to the Controller’s Office and Mayor’s Office for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2014-15 budget.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

0104-14-8

Review of Request for Approval of Proposed Personal Services Contracts.

(Item No. 9)

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

41848-13/14

Airport Commission

$2,000,000

Design-build services with specialty experience in steel canopy structures to provide the design and construction for Lot D parking improvements and Parking Access Revenue Collection System (PARCS) Automation (“Project”). The design-build contractor will perform the design and construction of a new canopy structure and retrofit an existing five lane width canopy at the Lot D parking facility along with installing over 40 new automation parking revenue collection equipment at this facility. The Airport’s existing parking control system will be modified to accommodate the new functionalities along with the addition of FasTrak as a method of payment. Work will include: utility improvements, existing building facility modifications, installation and retrofit of canopy structures, improved signage, site drainage, and lighting improvements.

Regular

8/1/2015

47898-13/14

Airport Commission

$48,000,000

Project Management Support Services ( PMSS) teams with design, design-build, construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC),and design-bid-build experience at

airports to manage the design and construction of the Terminal 1 Redevelopment Program Boarding Area B and Terminal 1 Redevelopment Projects. Work will include project planning, controls, reporting, scheduling, budgeting, document control, coordination,design management, contracts management and constructability review for the following elements: 1) new interior spaces; 2) construction of a program-w ide common use baggage handling system; 3) relocation and/or installation of new passenger loading areas and new foundations and fixed walkways; 4) site work for pavement grade modifications, installation of a garbage collection area, aircraft apron lighting, ground service equipment charging stations; 5) installation of utilities and ancillary systems and equipment; 6) modifications and/or relocations of utility, technology, and mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems; and 7) passenger amenities.

Regular

12/31/2020

48332-13/14

Controller

$20,000,000

The Controller’s Office is seeking to hire a vendor to provide installation, configuration and implementation services for the new citywide Financial Management System. The replacement of the City’s financial systems is a multi-year project that will be implemented in multiple phases. The Controller’s Office will hire a City project team to manage and work on all phases of the project -from scoping to go-live. During the system implementation, the City’s project team will be paired with consultants to design and develop the citywide system with the intent of City staff supporting the system upon project completion.

Regular

6/30/2018

46405-13/14

Public Utilities Commission

$1,500,000

Provide professional services to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) for collection of groundwater samples and other monitoring support for SFPUC’s existing groundwater monitoring and management programs in the Westside Basin. Services include groundwater level and flow monitoring, analysis, and reporting for third-party irrigation wells; installation of bladder pumps and transducers in wells; routine semi-annual collection and transport of groundwater samples to the SFPUC Millbrae Laboratory; preparation of Drinking Water Source Assessment and Protection Plans for production wells; planning, conducting, and reporting on land subsidence monitoring; locating and properly destroying abandoned monitoring wells; conducting as-needed wellhead maintenance; design of turnouts and piping from SFPUC pipelines to existing irrigation wells, including flowmeter and backflow device design, as part of mitigation measures for Colma irrigation wells, and other associated as-needed tasks.

Regular

9/1/2019

47775-13/14

Public Utilities Commission

$5,000,000

Scope of work consists of structural engineering services for the Planning Phase and potential Design Phase of the structures covered under the Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP), including geotechnical support services needed for recommendations for structural analysis. Structural engineering services for the Planning Phase and potential Design Phase of the structures covered. Expertise in modeling and analysis of underground and above ground wastewater facilities constructed in areas with soils that liquefy is required. Additionally, geotechnical experience for verification of existing deep foundation capacities and providing new recommendations for deep foundation systems in liquefaction zones, including extent of liquefaction zone and modeling of soil structure interaction is required.

Regular

7/1/2022

48099-13/14

Public Utilities Commission

$9,000,000

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) intends to award up to three (3) agreements, at $3 million each to perform specialized Engineering Design Services on an as-needed basis to supplement SFPUC and other City Staff. Civil, structural, electrical, mechanical engineering and other specialized engineering needed to complete utility engineering projects.

Regular

12/15/2019

49500-13/14

Public Utilities Commission

$2,000,000

Assist SFPUC personnel in support of its Corrosion Control Program, by performing corrosion investigation, design, and inspection work on an as-needed basis. Services the consultants have performed or may be asked to perform are: expert witness consultants, technical review, troubleshooting, startup and testing of the corrosion control systems, risk assessment, evaluation of new technology, data analysis, emergency field investigation, activation of cathodic protection systems, materials selection, internal/external pipeline and tank inspection, laboratory analysis, failure analysis, and other specialized services related to corrosion engineering. Contract work also consists of performing specialized Corrosion engineering Services on an as-needed basis, including but not limited to corrosion investigation, design and inspection work.

Regular

12/15/2019

4111-10/11

District Attorney

Current Approved Amount

$217,500

Increase Amount Requested

$0

New Total Amount Requested

$217,500

This contract will provide services to women and transgender individuals who have experienced sexual exploitation and violence and professional services coordinating monthly FOPP (First Offender Prostitution Program) classes as a diversion model for men arrested for their first prostitution offense. The proposed contract would include speakers, logistics, training and support of FOPP speakers. This program also acts as a diversion model for women providing them an opportunity to receive counseling and education as an alternative to incarceration.

Modi-

fication

6/30/15

4138-07/08

Police

Current Approved Amount

$899,999

Increase Amount Requested

$160,000

New Total Amount Requested

$1,059,999

Phlebotomy services must be available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, to conduct blood draws at various locations at suspected drunk drivers for law enforcement agencies in the City and County of San Francisco. These blood draws must be conducted according to specific standards that include informed consent and other legal requirements. Procedures for blood draws on suspected drunk drivers are different than blood draws for health reasons.

Modi-

fication

6/30/2015

Speakers:

Kofo Domingo and Caroline Cooper from the Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC# 46405-13/14.

Kofo Domingo and Sam Young from the Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC# 48099-13/14.

Action:

1) Approved PSC# 48099-13/14, with the condition that the Public Utilities Commission work with the Executive Officer to amend the submission so that it will be used for future submissions, to include an expanded and detailed explanation regarding the reason for the overlap and repeated requests for approval as well as a citation of the applicable administrative code provision(s).  (Vote of 5 to 0)

2) Approved the request for all remaining PSCs (PSC numbers 41848-13/14; 47898-13/14; 48332-13/14; 46405-13/14; 47775-13/14; 49500-13/14; 4111-10/11 and 4138-07/08).  Adopted the report; notified the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

0006-13-7

Request for Hearing by Artis Jones on his Future Employability with the City and County of San Francisco.  (Item No. 10)

Speakers:

Parveen Boparai, Municipal Transportation Agency

Artis Jones, Appellant

Action:

Adopted the report; Denied the appeal by Artis Jones of his Future Employment with the City and County of San Francisco and upheld the permanent ban on his future employment with the City and County of San Francisco.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS  (Item No. 11)

President Heldfond informed the Civil Service Commission that the Executive Officer Jennifer Johnston has followed up with the Department of Public Health regarding Mandana Siyadat’s appeal from the May 5, 2014 meeting; and that the department’s response is due by May 23, 2014.

ADJOURNMENT  (Item No. 12)

2:43p.m.