Civil Service Commission - March 7, 2016 - Agenda

Meeting Date: 
March 7, 2016 (All day)
Location: 
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400
San Francisco, CA 94102

AGENDA

Regular Meeting

March 7, 2016

 

2:00 p.m.

ROOM 400, CITY HALL

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

 

A request to hear an item after 5:00 p.m. should be directed to the Executive
Officer as soon as possible following the receipt of notification of an upcoming hearing.  Requests may be made by telephone at (415) 252-3247 and confirmed in writing or by fax at (415) 252-3260. 

 

CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL

 

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

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR’S REPORT

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT

 

RATIFICATION AGENDA

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

SEPARATIONS AGENDA

 

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

NOTICE OF COMMISSION HEARING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

A.Commission Office

The Civil Service Commission office is located at, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 720, San Francisco, CA 94102.  The telephone number is (415) 252-3247.  The fax number is (415) 252-3260.  The email address is civilservice@sfgov.org and the web address is www.sfgov.org/civil_service/.  Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

 

  1. Policy Requiring Written Reports

    It is the policy of the Civil Service Commission that except for appeals filed under Civil Service Commission Rule 111A Position-Based Testing, all items appearing on its agenda be supported by a written report prepared by Commission or departmental staff.  All documents referred to in any Agenda Document are posted adjacent to the Agenda, or if more than one (1) page in length, available for public inspection and copying at the Civil Service Commission office.  Reports from City and County personnel supporting agenda items are submitted in accordance with the procedures established by the Executive Officer.  Reports not submitted according to procedures, in the format and quantity required, and by the deadline, will not be calendared.

     

  2. Policy on Written Submissions by Appellants

    All written material submitted by appellants to be considered by the Commission in support of an agenda item shall be submitted to the Commission office, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the fourth (4th) business day preceding the Commission meeting for which the item is calendared (ordinarily, on Tuesday).  An original and nine (9) copies on 8 1/2-inch X 11 inch paper, three-hole punched on left margin, and page numbered in the bottom center margin, shall be provided.  Written material submitted for the Commission’s review becomes part of a public record and shall be open for public inspection.

     

  3. Policy on Materials being Considered by the Commission

    Copies of all staff reports and materials being considered by the Civil Service Commission are available for public view 72 hours prior to the Civil Service Commission meeting on the Civil Service Commission’s website at www.sfgov.org/Civil_Service, and in its office located at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 720, San Francisco, CA 94102.  If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Civil Service Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials will be available for public inspection at the Civil Service Commission’s during normal office hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday).

     

  4. Policy and Procedure for Hearings to be Scheduled after 5:00 p.m. and Requests for Postponement

    A request to hear an item after 5:00 p.m. should be directed to the Executive Officer as soon as possible following the receipt of notification of an upcoming hearing.  Requests may be made by telephone at (415) 252-3247 and confirmed in writing or by fax at (415) 252-3260.

    A request for a postponement (continuance) to delay an item to another meeting may be directed to the Commission
    Executive Officer by telephone or in writing.  Before acting, the Executive Officer may refer certain requests to another City official for recommendation.  Telephone requests must be confirmed in writing prior to the meeting.  Immediately following the “Announcement of Changes” portion of the agenda at the beginning of the meeting, the Commission will consider a request for a postponement that has been previously denied.  Appeals filed under Civil Service Commission Rule 111A Position-Based Testing shall be considered on the date it is calendared for hearing except under extraordinary circumstances and upon mutual agreement between the appellant and the Department of Human Resources.

     

  5. Policy and Procedure on Hearing Items Out of Order

    Requests to hear items out of order are to be directed to the Commission President at the beginning of the agenda.  The President will rule on each request.  Such requests may be granted with mutual agreement among the affected parties.

     

  6. Procedure for Commission Hearings

All Commission hearings on disputed matters shall conform to the following procedures: The Commission reserves the right to question each party during its presentation and, in its discretion, to modify any time allocations and requirements.

 

If a matter is severed from the Consent Agenda or the Ratification Agenda, presentation by the opponent will be for a maximum time limit of five (5) minutes and response by the departmental representative for a maximum time limit of five (5) minutes.  Requests by the public to sever items from the [Consent Agenda or] Ratification Agenda must be provided with justification for the record. 

 

For items on the Regular Agenda, presentation by the departmental representative for a maximum time of five (5) minutes and response by the opponent for a maximum time limit of five (5) minutes.

For items on the Separations Agenda, presentation by the department followed by the employee or employee’s
representative shall be for a maximum time limit of ten (10) minutes for each party unless extended by the Commission. 

Each presentation shall conform to the following:

  1. Opening summary of case (brief overview);

  2. Discussion of evidence;

  3. Corroborating witnesses, if necessary; and

  4. Closing remarks.

    The Commission may allocate five (5) minutes for each side to rebut evidence presented by the other side.

     

  1. Policy on Audio Recording of Commission Meetings

As provided in the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance, all Commission meetings are audio recorded in digital form.  These audio recordings of open sessions are available starting on the day after the Commission meeting on the Civil Service Commission website at www.sfgov.org/civil_service/.

 

  1. Speaking before the Civil Service Commission

Speaker cards are not required.  The Commission will take public comment on all items appearing on the agenda at the time the item is heard.  The Commission will take public comment on matters not on the Agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the Commission during the “Requests to Speak” portion of the regular meeting.  Maximum time will be three (3) minutes.  A subsequent comment after the three (3) minute period is limited to one (1) minute.  The timer shall be in operation during public comment.  Upon any specific request by a Commissioner, time may be extended.

 

  1. Policy on use of Cell Phones, Pagers and Similar Sound-Producing Electronic Devices at and During Public Meetings

The ringing and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.  Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

 

Information on Disability Access

The Civil Service Commission normally meets in Room 400 (Fourth Floor) City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place. However, meetings not held in this room are conducted in the Civic Center area.  City Hall is wheelchair accessible.  The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center, located 2 ½ blocks from City Hall.  Accessible MUNI lines serving City Hall are 47 Van Ness Avenue, 9 San Bruno and 71 Haight/Noriega, as well as the METRO stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center.  For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.  Accessible curbside parking has been designated at points in the vicinity of City Hall adjacent to Grove Street and Van Ness Avenue.

 

The following services are available on request 48 hours prior to the meeting; except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline shall be 4:00 p.m. of the last business day of the preceding week.  For American Sign Language interpreters or the use of a reader during a meeting, a sound enhancement system, and/or alternative formats of the agenda and minutes, please contact the Commission office to make arrangements for the accommodation.  Late requests will be honored, if possible.

 

Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call our ADA coordinator at (415) 252-3254 or (415) 252-3247 to discuss meeting accessibility.  In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate such people, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products.  Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

 

Know your Rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public.  Commissions, boards,
councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business.  This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.  For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, or to obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance, contact Victor Young, Administrator of the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 at (415) 554-7724, by fax: (415) 554-7854, by e-mail: sotf@sfgov.org, or on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org/bdsupvrs/sunshine.

 

San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Section 2.100) to
register and report lobbying activity.  For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Ave., Suite 220, San Francisco, CA  94102, telephone (415) 252-3100,
fax (415) 252-3112 and web site http://www.sfgov.org/ethics/.

                                                              

 

 

City and County of San Francisco

Civil Service Commission

 

Agenda for Regular Meeting

March 7, 2016

2:00 p.m.

 

 

ITEM NO.

 

 

 

 

(1)

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

 

 

 

 

 

President Douglas S. Chan

 

 

 

Vice President Gina M. Roccanova

 

 

 

Commissioner Kate Favetti

 

 

 

Commissioner Scott R. Heldfond

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

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

 

 

 

 

(3)

APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Action Item

 

 

 

 

 

Regular Meeting of February 1, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Adopt the minutes.

 

 

 

 

(4)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Announcement of changes to the agenda.

 

 

 

 

 

Other announcements.

 

 

 

(5)

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR’S REPORT

 

 

 

Report on Secondary Criteria for H-20 Lieutenant, H-22 Lieutenant, H-24 Lieutenant and H-40 Battalion Chief.  (File No. 0071-16-1) – Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Adopt the report.

 

 

      

 

 

(6)

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT

 

 

   

 

RATIFICATION AGENDA

 

All matters on the Ratification Agenda are considered by the Civil Service Commission to be non-contested and will be acted upon by a single vote of the Commission.  There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a request is made; in which event, the matter shall be removed from the Ratification Agenda and considered as a separate item.  Each individual addressing the Commission will be limited to a maximum time limit of five minutes for all items severed from the Ratification Agenda.

 

(7)

Review of Request for Approval of Proposed Personal Services Contracts.

(File No. 0074-16-8) – Action Item

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

49939-15/16

Airport Commission

$9,900,000

Provide solid waste collection, transportation, sorting, composting, disposal and analytical services for San Francisco International Airport (SFO).  The work includes the collection of solid wastes generated at SFO on a regular basis as well as perform emergency and unscheduled pick-ups at the Airport’s request.  In addition, the service provider shall manually segregate recyclable materials from mixed wastes at its sorting facility and arrange for the sale of such materials.  The contractor shall also perform regular maintenance and housekeeping of compactors and their appurtenances.  Lastly, the contractor shall submit quarterly waste stream report to SFO detailing tonnages by waste type, recycling rate, and landfilled loads.

Regular

6/30/2021

45291-15/16

General Services Agency – City Administrator

$1,500,000

Provide specialized services in conceptual planning, existing street and utility systems, mapping, land transfers, infrastructure improvements, open space and parks plan review, infrastructure construction, and vertical construction interface, to support the Treasure Island Redevelopment Program on an as-needed basis.  Work shall include providing professional engineering, architectural and technical services related to the development and facilitating submittal reviews.  Tasks to be performed when City agencies are not available to do so or do not have the specialized expertise necessary.

Regular

1/31/2019

46201-15/16

General Services Agency – City Administrator

$2,000,000

Provide sporadic s-needed specialized services in conceptual planning, existing street and utility systems, mapping, land transfers, infrastructure improvements, open space and parks plan review, infrastructure construction, and vertical construction interface, to support the Treasure Island Redevelopment Program.  Work will include providing professional engineering, architectural and technical services related to the development and facilitation of submittal reviews.  For example, work to be performed includes TIDA’s responsibility for Sea Level Rise monitoring and provide noise, wind and vibration monitoring in order to prevent adverse impacts on the islands natural habitat, both plants and animals.  City employees will the preferred provider for non-specialized services.

Regular

1/31/2019

41026-15/16

General Services Agency – Public Works

$10,000,000

Architectural services on an as-needed basis, for public building projects including but not limited to master plans, environmental reviews, programming and planning studies, assessments of existing facilities, green building evaluations, utility studies, design drawings, specifications, cost estimates, project schedules, adaptive re-use of existing facilities, modifications to life safety systems and other infrastructure, and new facilities.  We intend to award 2 as-needed contracts with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) federal procurement requirements for San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) projects and 3-4 contracts for Public Works with local procurement requirements.

Regular

3/1/2022

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

47894-15/16

General Services Agency – Public Works

$250,000

The San Francisco (SF) Street Smarts project is to create a miniature city designed to teach children traffic and street safety.  SF Street Smarts will be modeled after a previous installation that was designed and built in Los Angeles (LA) called Richie’s Neighborhood.  It will simulate a series of hazards such as crossing the street at an intersection, looking both ways, cars backing out of a driveway and a ball going into the street.  The set will be designed to be packed up and fit into a truck so that it can move around to different sites to set up for children to use.  SF Street Smarts will be a sole source project utilizing the design expertise from the designer of the LA Street Smarts project.  That designer is the only one that has the knowledge and expertise to create a San Francisco Installation based on the previous installation.

Regular

9/8/2016

48148-15/16

Environment

$150,000

The contractor will provide collection and disposal of home-generated medicine waste delivered by San Francisco residents to designated pharmacies and police stations in San Francisco as part of San Francisco’s Safe Medicine Disposal Pilot Program.  Collection must be available on both scheduled and on-call basis, depending on the collection site’s individual needs.  The contractor will also provide supplies and equipment as necessary for accomplishing this work.

Regular

9/30/2020

46637-15/16

Municipal Transportation Agency

$250,000

The Contractor will plan, coordinate, and conduct outreach to San Franciscans of all ages to provide encouragement to ride bicycles and do so in a safe manner via educational activities, rides and training.  Safety and concerns about safety are significant barriers to people bicycling, as well as to equip bicyclists with adequate street skills to meet complex traffic issues encountered daily on the streets of San Francisco.  This work is a key strategy identified in San Francisco’s Vision Zero Education Strategy.

Regular

3/30/2018

47343-15/16

Public Utilities Commission

$400,000

An independent review of revenue requirements, costs of service, and rates for the utilities under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC).

Regular

6/30/2019

47733-15/16

Recreation and Park Commission

$200,000

Urban design, planning and community outreach services to prioritize improvements for John McLaren Park.  This work will generate a list of priority projects that the Recreation and Park Department will address over the next few years.  It is anticipated that the Recreation and Park Department will work on these future project with the Department of Public Works design team.

Regular

12/15/2017

48798-15/16

Police

$300,000

In response to the San Francisco District Attorney’s and San Francisco Public Defender’s concerns regarding personnel issues at the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Crime Lab Deoxyribonucleic (DNA) Unit, the SFPD is seeking a contractor to perform an independent quality review of the SFPD Crime Lab DNA Unit.  The contractor will provide the following services:

  1. Review a variety of documents (including but not limited to DNA technical manuals, records and logs, case files, quality assurance/quality control manuals and policies, studies, and correspondence with the American Society of Crime Lab Directors (ASCLD);
  2. Interview key lab staff on-site;
  3. Feedback and recommendation reports to ensure best industry practices implementation; and
  4. Direction for the lab.

Regular

3/31/2017

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

45984-15/16

Municipal Transportation Agency

$200,000

The contractor will provide as-needed technical expertise in website development, redesign, and maintenance that includes installing an updated Drupal Web Content Management System (WCM) for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) website.  The Drupal Web Content Management System (WCM) for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency website.  The Drupal WCM is a software system that provides website authoring, collaboration, and administration tools designed to allow users with little knowledge of web programming languages to create and manage website content.  The contractor will implement a citywide WCM, cloud based solution that can grow with the agency and city that has flexibility to provide web and mobile users with real time transit data based on their geographic location.

Regular

3/8/2020

41779-15/16

Port

$3,000,000

The Port seeks to create a pre-qualified pool of four (4) firms with expertise in real estate economics, market and financial research and analysis, public financing mechanisms, site and master planning, urban design, architecture , historic preservation, maritime and surface transportation planning, community relations and related development services.  These consulting services will support Port staff in its planning and management of public and mixed-use public-private partnership development projects, planning issues, and in negotiating leases.

Regular

3/31/2020

41969-15/16

Port

$6,000,000

The Port intends to issue a Request for Qualifications to establish a pool of four (4) qualified consultant teams capable of providing a wide range engineering and related services on an as-needed basis for Port capital and on-going projects.  Such projects are usually maritime related for maintenance and improvements of the Port’s aging infrastructure.

Regular

3/31/2021

45761-15/16

Public Health

$2,000,000

The contractor will develop, implement and report on surveys of Department of Public Health (DPH) patients and employees.  Patient surveys will gather data and feedback from to increase DPH efforts to make care more patient-centered by identifying key areas for delivery system improvement and informing DPH efforts help patients manage their health.  Patient experience data will also be used to compare health care quality by patients, providers, payers, policymakers and the general public, especially by patients wishing to compare provider information as they choose a provider.  Workforce surveys will gather information and feedback from DPH employees measuring factors that contribute to overall job satisfaction, using on both paper and online methodologies, with a final statistical analysis and report back to DPH management,.  Surveys will be developed in partnership with DPH managers in order to customize them to DPH, with DPH retaining all data and reports.

Regular

9/30/2020

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

48678-15/16

Public Health

$8,000,000

The contractor(s) will advise and assist Department executive, senior and management staff; assess DPH’s readiness to implement a new unified EHR; identify risks in the planning for the EHR; develop an HER Preliminary Implementation Plan; recommend a strategy for master data management, electronic master patient index, archive, enterprise data warehouse, customer relation software and Enterprise Content Management (ECM); identify a product displacement timeline and costs associated with any non-EHR vendor solution; reconcile displaced vendors with EHR and dollars saved; assist in determining the degree to which the selected EHR alternative addresses DPH needs and identify functional areas which need to be addressed by legacy or other third party solutions; help identify product gaps between proposal and existing products that allows DPH to coordinate and successfully manage core EHR and related activities; provide an analysis of EHR partner assumptions and staffing models and refine budgeting and contracting issues and information; assist in identifying and applying industry standards for Service Level Agreements (SLAs); assist in developing an effective administrative structure within the Department of Public Health (DPH) and between DPH and the selected Electronic Health Record (EHR) vendor; and, when a solution is determined, contractor will also provide project management, program audit and compliance services.

Regular

12/31/2019

4050-10/11

Adult Probation

Current Approved Amount

$999,300

Increase Amount Requested

$0

New Total Amount Requested

$999,300

The San Francisco Adult Probation Department (APD) will procure the Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS) copyrighted software program from Northpointe Institute for Public Management, Inc. for implementing a risk/needs assessment and case management consolidated software business solution that meets APD’s workflow and data information needs which includes a Justice Tracking Information System (JUSTIS) Interface and Supervise Released File Functionality.

Modification

6/30/2021

4099-10/11

Airport Commission

Current Approved Amount

$12,000,000

Increase Amount Requested

$0

New Total Amount Requested

$12,000,000

Design, develop, install and implement and integrated solution for managing ground transportation information from radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and smart-card taxi revenue collection system at the Airport.  Work includes software development, integration of current RFID readers and taxi smart-card system into new system, testing and integration of hand-held RFID readers, training for staff and ongoing maintenance.

Modification

6/30/2017

4039-13/14

General Services Agency – Public Works

Current Approved Amount

$600,000

Increase Amount Requested

$3,000,000

New Total Amount Requested

$3,000,000

Provide specialized service in Elevator Design to support Department of Public Works (DPW) design staff on an as-needed basis.  The Consultants will provide expert elevator design consultation services to ensure that our projects achieve the highest quality in elevator design.  The City intends to award two (2) contracts for $300,000 each.

Modification

0/31/2021

36583-15/16

Economic and Workforce Development

Current Approved Amount

$100,000

Increase Amount Requested

$475,000

New Total Amount Requested

$575,000

The consultant will assist the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) with designing, implementing, and transitioning the existing online Workforce Central (WFC) client tracking and performance management platform to integrate new federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) provisions.

Scope Change:

The OEWD was awarded a $2.9 million dollar grant to expand its TechSF initiative under the Department of Labor’s American Apprenticeship program.  In addition to ongoing maintenance, the contractor will assist the department with incorporating new data elements into the existing Workforce Central (WFC) platform.

Modification

7/31/2018

 

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

48218-14/15

Human Resources

Current Approved Amount

$250,000

Increase Amount Requested

$500,000

New Total Amount Requested

$750,000

The contractor will provide services to recruit, train and support mid-career executives as part of the annual Mayor’s Senior Fellowship program.  The contractor will: recruit senior level executives through national effort; match talent with departments’ needs; provide on-going training and support for Fellows; and review and report on departmental outcomes, with the support of the Mayor’s Office.

Modification

7/31/2018

4032-13/14

Police

Current Approved Amount

$360,000

Increase Amount Requested

$360,000

New Total Amount Requested

$720,000

Managed services for Hewlett Packard (HP) Printer and Plotter fleet at all San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) locations.  Attend to service calls within 4 business hours.  Monitor and provide 99% up-time of Printers, Carry Printer, Plotter Parts and supplies to replace onsite for break-fix issues.  Supplies, such as toner, is to be replaced within 4 business hours at the Hall of Justice and drop-shipped to all other remote locations.  Waste toner should be sent over to recycling plants at service provider’s expense.

Modification

3/31/2018

39481-13/14

Police

Current Approved Amount

$100,000

Increase Amount Requested

$50,000

New Total Amount Requested

$150,000

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) requires as-needed court reporting and transcription services for disciplinary hearings and Police Commission meetings and transcription of tapes from interviews performed with the SFPD’s Management Control Division and other investigative units within the SFPD.

Modification

06/30/2019

4091-12/13

Public Utilities Commission

Current Approved Amount

$500,000

Increase Amount Requested

$0

New Total Amount Requested

$500,000

Design of a “One Water, One City” demonstration garden and outdoor classroom which will educate students in grades K-5 about ways to take care of their environment and showcase innovative green infrastructure strategies on an accessible and site-appropriate micro-scale.  In addition to the design, the proposed work will also include a community outreach plan, an educational management plan (lesson plans, educational framework, etc.) and on-site garden maintenance and upkeep.

Modification

12/31/2016

4132-08/09

Public Health

Current Approved Amount

$1,200,000

Increase Amount Requested

$1,200,000

New Total Amount Requested

$2,400,000

The Contractor will provide the Department of Public Health on-line access to commercially available consumer credit reports for potential patients and clients of the Department of Public Health.  The information from these sources will be integrated in to various Department information systems.

Modification

12/31/2019

39475-14/15

Public Health

Current Approved Amount

$58,050

Increase Amount Requested

$495,000

New Total Amount Requested

$553,050

Contractor will provide maintenance and support related to the implementation of any upgrades needed for the EVALISIS Patient Classification System (PCS) and ongoing maintenance of the PCS.  The PCS System helps San Francisco General Hospital maintain compliance with required patient-nursing ratios according to patient acuity.

Scope Change:

Contractor will provide objective interval sampling observations of actual staff time by patient acuity level, staff level, service area and shift on selected study units.  Patient classification acuity system validity and reliability will be directly assessed by uni/service area and shift, as will overall compliance with Title XXII’s staffing related requirements.  Staff utilization effectiveness, staffing adequacy, and service quality perceptions will also be evaluated.

Modification

10/31/2018

 

 

Recommendation:

Adopt the report.  Approve the request for proposed Personal Services Contracts; Notify the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.

 

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

 

All matters on the Consent Agenda considered by the Civil Service Commission will be acted upon by a single vote of the Commission.  There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a request is made; in which event, the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item.  Each individual addressing the Commission will be limited to a maximum time limit of five minutes for all items severed from the Consent Agenda.

 

 

(8)

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Report on Position-Based Testing Program.  (File No.  0067-16-1) – Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Adopt the report.

 

 

 

(9)

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Report on Appointments Exempt from Civil Service under Charter Section 10.104.16 through 10.104.18.

(File No. 0068-16-1) – Action Item

 

Recommendation:

Adopt the report.

 

 

 

 

(10)

Department of Human Resources’ Report on Position-Based Testing Program.
(File No. 0069-16-1) – Action Item

 

 

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Adopt the report.

    

 

(11)

Department of Human Resources’ Report on Provisional Appointments.
(File No. 0070-16-1) – Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Adopt the report.

 

 

(12)

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Bi-Annual Summary of Future Employment Restrictions Placed by the SFMTA. (File No. 0072-16-1) – Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Adopt the report.

 

 

(13)

Department of Human Resources’ Report on Exempt Positions under Charter Sections 10.104.16 through 10.104.18.  (File No. 0073-16-1) – Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Adopt the report.

 

 

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

 

 

 

 

Copies of all staff reports and materials being considered by the Civil Service Commission are available for public view 72 hours prior to the Civil Service Commission meeting and are located in the Civil Service Commission office at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 720, San Francisco, CA 94102.

 

 

 

 

(14)

Appeal by Darin Conley of the Human Resources Director’s determination of insufficient evidence to sustain his complaint alleging: harassment and discrimination/disparate treatment based on his race, sexual orientation, and gender; and retaliation.
(File No. 0002-16-6) – Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Adopt the report.  Sustain decision of Human Resources Director; deny the appeal by Darin Conley.

     

 

SEPARATIONS AGENDA

 

(15)

Request for Hearing by Wendy E. Musell on Behalf of Max Bruk on His Future Employment Restrictions as a Stationary Engineer (7334) with Laguna Honda Hospital, Department of Public Health.  (File No. 0352-16-7) – Action Item

 

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Cancel any current examination and eligibility status;  Future employment subject to the review and approval of the Human Resources Director after satisfactory completion of five (5) years’ work experience outside City and County Service.

 

 

 

(16)

Request for Hearing by Mussa Lema of His Designation of “Unsatisfactory Services” in His Resignation as a Custodial Assistant Supervisor (2716) with the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department.  (File No. 0440-15-6) – Action Item

 

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Uphold the Juvenile Probation Department’s decision to designate his City and County of San Francisco service as “Unsatisfactory”, and deny Mr. Lema’s appeal.

 

 

 

(17)

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS

 

 

 

 

(18)

ADJOURNMENT