Civil Service Commission - September 19, 2016 - Minutes

Meeting Date: 
September 19, 2016 - 2:00pm
Location: 
City Hall - Room 400
1 Dr Carlton B. Goodlet Place
San Francisco, CA 94102

MINUTES

Regular Meeting

September 19, 2016

 

2:00 p.m.

ROOM 400, CITY HALL

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

2:04 p.m.

 

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

 

 

President Gina M. Roccanova

Present

 

Vice President Kate Favetti

Present

 

Commissioner Douglas S. Chan

Present

 

Commissioner Scott R. Heldfond

Excused  (Notified Absence)

 

 

 

President Gina M. Roccanova presided.

 

 

 

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 15, 2016

 

 

 

Action:

Adopted the minutes.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  (Item No. 4)

 

 

 

None.

       

 

 

 

 

 

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR’S REPORT

 

 

 

 

0292-16-1

Department of Human Resources’ Report on Provisional Appointments.
(Item No. 5)

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker:

Micki Callahan, Human Resources Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action:

Adopted the report and reduce the reporting requirement from twice annually to once a year.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

 

 

0293-16-1

Department of Human Resources’ Report on Position-Based Testing Program.
(Item No. 6)

 

 

 

 

 

Speakers:

Micki Callahan, Human Resources Director

 

 

 

John Kraus, Department of Human Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action:

Adopted the report and to reduce the reporting requirement to once a year.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

0310-16-1

Year-End Report on the Civil Service Commission’s Activities and Achievements in Fiscal Year 2015-2016.  (Item No. 7)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Michael Brown, Executive Officer

 

 

Sandra Eng, Civil Service Commission

 

 

 

 

Action:

Adopted the report.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

       

 

0303-16-8

Review of Request for Approval of Proposed Personal Services Contracts.

(Item No. 8)

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

46005-15/16

General Services Agency – City Administrator

$500,000

Implement a Case Management System (CMS) and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) that incorporates all of the investigative cases managements and LIMS instrument interfacing.  Order tests and result workflow of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Regular

8/31/2019

40172-16/17

Controller

$5,000,000

Perform specialized audit, analytical and technical assistance consulting and training services to maximize the effectiveness of the Controller’s Office.  City Services Auditor function to assess and improve the financial condition and performance of City departments.

Regular

9/19/2021

42622-16/17

General Services Agency – Public Works

$3,000,000

The proposed work under consideration is to provide architectural and engineering design services for Design Development through the completion of construction.  The design is for a new San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) Ambulance and Paramedic Emergency Medical Services (EMS) facility at 2245 Jerrold Avenue.  This new EMS facility will consist of a seismically safe three-story facility and adjacent three-story parking structure.  This EMS facility will house and deploy ambulance and paramedic staff, as well as provide enhanced ambulance restocking and a centralized depot which will increase overall ambulance dispatching efficiency.

Regular

7/1/2020

 

 

 

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

41337-15/16

Department of Emergency Management

$28,000,000

For the long term maintenance agreement Motorola will perform the following activities on all equipment and software:  Infrastructure Repair Support, Case Management and Resolution, Preventative Maintenance, In-Building System Maintenance, Airport System Maintenance, System and Network Monitoring, Security/Anti-virus Monitoring and Update Service, Subscriber Repair Bank  credit, Software Subscription Agreement for Wave and Infor Asset Management and a System and Software Refresh Agreement – to ensure no software or hardware component becomes obsolete and/or unsupported by the vendor.

Regular

12/31/2035

41094-15/16

Municipal Transportation Agency

$1,500,000

The contractor will provide community outreach, employment barrier removal, job readiness, and workforce training services that prepare participants for job placement via employment referral and training programs, such as CityBuild and First Source, in trade apprenticeships and non-trade employment that emerge from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s (SFMTA) Central Subway Project.  The contractor will communicate with, establish a rapport with, and provide services to ethnic minority communities and women.  The contractor will facilitate personal development for clients, including: acting as liaison with appropriate legal, medical, and social services; ensuring the acquisition of basic job readiness skills such as punctuality, workplace etiquette, interview skills, resume writing; and, ensuring the acquisition of workplace skills such as use of industry specific technologies, tools, and procedures.

Regular

12/31/2018

41052-15/16

Public Utilities Commission

$9,000,000

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is implementing a High-Efficiency Toilet and High-Efficiency Urinal Direct Install Program (“Program”) for customers in its retail service area.  Through this Program, an estimated 10,000 older, high-flush volume toilets and urinals located in private residential and commercial properties will be replaced with high-efficiency models.  The services will include performing program administration, program marketing, auditing, and leak detection services, as well as plumbing services to replace inefficient fixtures.  Customers with the greatest potential for water savings will be prioritized, as well as plumbing services to replace inefficient fixtures.  Customers with the greatest potential for water savings will be prioritized, as well as those that have not previously received SFPUC financial incentives for replacement of toilets and urinals.  The selected vendor for the program will administer an initial program phase of up to four years and $4 million, with contract capacity up to nine years and $9 million.  The SFPUC was awarded a grant of $535,000 from the California Department of Water Resources to help implement the Program.

Regular

8/30/2025

 

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

46157-16/17

Public Utilities Commission

$3,000,000

This project involves replacing the portion of the Southeast Outfall (SEO) that crosses Islais Creek, immediately parallel to, and west of, the Third Street Bridge in San Francisco, CA.  The SEO is part of the City of San Francisco’s combined sewer system, which collects and treats both sanitary sewage and stormwater.  The SEO Islais Creek crossing is currently comprised of two ductile iron pipes (36-inch and 42-inch).  The pipes were constructed across Islais Creek and are buried in the bottom of the creek bed.  The pipes have been determined by City engineering staff to be at the end of their useful life, and have exhibited failures on several occasions, most recently in July 2015.  The new Islais Creek crossing will consist of two new 54-inch outside diameter high density polyethylene (HDPE) buried pipes to replace the existing 36-inch and 42-inch pipes at the crossing.  Additionally, one new structure on each side of the creek is being proposed to tie the new pipes to the existing system.  The new structures will also contain actuated valves and pipes to divert flow to the new or existing systems.

Regular

12/31/2021

46958-16/17

Public Utilities Commission

$2,000,000

Assist San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) personnel in providing corrosion control engineering support for projects pertaining to maintenance of Water Supply and Treatment Division (WSTD)

-operated pipeline segments, tanks and storage vessels, and other WSTD facilities.  Services to be provided include: corrosion condition assessment surveys of pipelines; cathodic protection interference mitigation; leak investigation; and other corrosion engineering tasks as identified in the WSTD’s Corrosion Master Plan.

Regular

9/15/2023

47902-15/16

General Services Agency – Technology

$3,000,000

This contract will consist of services for captioned text added to video for the City’s Board of Supervisors’ meetings, Mayor’s press conferences, 14 City commissions video tape, and cablecast by the San Francisco Government Television (SEGovTV) on cable channels 26 and 78.  Closed caption text will also be added to the original programs produced by SFGovTV for City departments.

Regular

6/30/2021

4042-10/11

Airport

Current Approved Amount

$1,050,000

Increase Amount Requested

$450,000

New Total Amount Requested

$1,500,000

Provide as needed pavement assessment services in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Advisory Circular (AC 150/5370), including but not limited to plant mix bituminous pavements (Item P-401) subject to Aircraft loading, data review, and analysis of pavement reports; consultation with other pavement engineering analysis; review of existing and proposed pavements; preparation of reports and recommendations; performance of recommended further studies; and to provide expertise in the analysis of special problems pertaining to the design and construction of pavements at the San Francisco International Airport.

Modification

6/30/2021

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4027-11/12

 

Postponed

Airport

Current Approved Amount

$2,000,000

Increase Amount Requested

$4,000,000

New Total Amount Requested

$6,000,000

San Francisco International Airport plans to upgrade its industrial waste water treatment (IWWT) plant.  The design-build team, with knowledge and experience in IWWT processing, sanitary sewer and reclaimed water system processes to provide programming, schematic design and management, will assist on this project.  The IWWT project includes the design and construction of a new industrial waste water treatment process facility, offices and laboratory, demolition of the existing IWWT process building and shop building, construction of additional equalization tanks with power and controls, a new trickling filter tank, renovation of existing clarifiers and the existing clarifiers and the existing sludge transfer pump station, construction of a new microbiology laboratory, evaluation and replacement of inter-building process piping, construction of a new chorine contact basin, incorporation of a new emergency power generator, upgrading of the existing Wonderware software program for process control, remodeling of the existing sanitary sewer administration and operations building, developing a plan to utilize the methane gas generated from digesters, replacement of motor control centers and the design and construction of a new Headworks box and screen facility, and developing a plan for Airport-wide reclaimed water processing system.  The PM team will be responsible for providing the specialized experts to prepare bridging documents and manage this scope of work.

Modification

12/31/2020

4087-12/13

 

Postponed

Airport

Current Approved Amount

$35,000,000

Increase Amount Requested

$45,000,000

New Total Amount Requested

$80,000,000

The Airport plans to upgrade its industrial waste treatment plant (IWTP).  A design-build team, with knowledge and experience in industrial waste water treatment processing, sanitary sewer and recycled water systems, will design and bid the trade packages for direct construction work when design in complete.  the IWTP project includes the design and construction of a new industrial waste water treatment process facility, offices and laboratory, demolition of the existing IWTP process and shop buildings, refurbishment of the existing trickling filter tank, renovation of existing clarifiers and the existing sludge transfer pump station, construction of a new microbiology laboratory, evaluation and replacement of inter-building process piping, construction of a new chorine contact basin, incorporation of a new emergency power generator, and upgrading of the existing Wonderware software program for process control.

Modification

12/31/2020

 

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4099-09/10

Airport

Current Approved Amount

$16,700,000

Increase Amount Requested

$7,000,000

New Total Amount Requested

$23,700,000

Baggage Handling System:  Design and integrate baggage handling systems (BHS) and in-line explosives detection screening (EDS) systems at Terminal 3, Boarding Area E, International Terminal Building and other Airport BHS locations:  (i) 100% complete biddable construction documents, (ii) full-service construction administration, (iii) quality control for BHS additions and modifications, (iv) 100% design and integration of programmable logic controls (PLC), (v) Pre-construction simulations, and (vi) acceptance testing and integration with servers, switches, motor controls, and TSA screening equipment for a complete operating system.  Passenger Boarding Bridges:  Provide design and integration services required for the passenger boarding bridges (PBBs) at Boarding Area B, Boarding Area E and other Airport locations: (i) 100% complete biddable construction documents, (ii) full-service construction documents, (iii) quality control services for complete PBB replacements, relocations and/or modifications, (iv) PBB integration with aircraft parking, fuel hydrant system, preconditioned air and ground power, (v) acceptance testing with aircraft complete system.

Scope Change:

The scope of services will add work for: 1) Airport Wide As-Needed baggage handling Services (BHS) Improvements for design & construction mgmt. svs. Required for essential improvements to existing Airport BHS equipment that is obsolete or beyond its useful life; 2) International Terminal & Terminal 3, Boarding Area F Checked Baggage Inspection System (CBIS) Modernization Prog. for design & construction mgmt. svs. Required for the Trans. Security Admin.  (TSA)’s CBIS modernization prog. to replace security screening & associated BHS equipment that is obsolete or beyond its useful life; & 3) Airport Wide Safety & Optimization Proj. for design-build svs. Required for safety & maintenance access improvements for the TSA’s in-line explosives detection screening (EDS) & associated BHS equipment.

Modification

12/31/2021

4002-13/14

Airport

Current Approved Amount

$1,500,000

Increase Amount Requested

$2,250,000

New Total Amount Requested

$3,750,000

The Airport has an ongoing need for hardware and software support which must be provided by a Lenel OnGuard trained and certified vendor.  The Lenel OnGuard Access Control System provides measures for controlling access to the secured areas of the Airport, as required by Transportation Security Regulations Part 1542 (http://www.tsa.gov/stakeholders/subchapter-c-civil-aviation-security) through card readers, door locks and sensors.  Due to the complexities of the system and consequence of error, the manufacturer does not grant this certification to its end users, but rather certifies third parties as Lenel certified vendors to perform the work.

Modification

12/31/2020

4040-13/14

General Services Agency – Public Works

Current Approved Amount

$600,000

Increase Amount Requested

$1,500,000

New Total Amount Requested

$2,100,000

Provide specialized services in Waterproofing Consultation to support Department of Public Works (DPW) design staff on an as-needed basis.  The Consultants will provide expert waterproofing consultation services to ensure that our projects are designed and constructed to the best quality standards of water proofing.  DPW intends to award two (2) contracts for $200,000 each.

Modification

12/31/2022

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

35111-14/15

Economic and Workforce Development

Current Approved Amount

$100,000

Increase Amount Requested

$200,000

New Total Amount Requested

$300,000

The Contractor will work with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) and other City Departments to evaluate the City’s local hire policies including those contained in the City’s Admin Codes Chapter 6, 83, HUD section 3, Federal Goals and San Francisco Redevelopment/Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (OCII) Goals, and assist with writing required annual mandatory local policy reports to be submitted to the Mayor’s Construction Workforce Advisory Committee.  In addition, the contractor will work with CityBuild on material and proposal development to ensure the sustainability of the CityBuild programs.

Modification

12/31/2019

4071-09/10

Municipal Transportation Agency

Current Approved Amount

$2,000,000

Increase Amount Requested

$0

New Total Amount Requested

$2,000,000

Professional Services to prepare technical specifications and Unit Price Books containing 150,000-200,000 items of work.  Train staff and contractors for an SFMTA-customized job order contracting system.  Provide proprietary software and management tools to administer the job order contracting program.  This consultant contract is performance based, and fees are paid as a percentage of actual construction task orders issued after the master construction contracts are awarded.

Modification

10/31/2018

 

 

Speakers:

Paul Kim, Local 21 requested to postpone PSCs #4027-11/12 and 4087-12/13 to allow more time to communicate with the San Francisco Airport.

 

 

Alaric Degrafinried, Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC #41052-15/16.

 

 

 

 

Action:

1) Postponed PSCs # 4027-11/12 and #4087-12/13 to the next available meeting at the request of Local 21.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

2) Conditionally approved PSC# 41052-15/16 with amendment that Public Utilities Commission will clarify the training that will be provided. 

(Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

3) Adopted the report.  Approved the remaining request for proposed Personal Services Contracts; notified the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

0304-16-8

Review of Request for Approval of Proposed Personal Services Contract Number

46786-15/16.  (Item No. 9)

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

46786-15/16

Public Utilities Commission

$8,000,000

Provide technical evaluation, project development, financial analysis, design, permitting, and construction management of renewable energy and energy storage technologies.

Regular

10/9/2021

 

 

August 15, 2016:

Postponed to the meeting of September 19, 2016 at the request of the Public Utilities Commission.

 

 

 

 

Speaker:

Alaric Degrafinried, Public Utilities Commission

 

 

 

 

Action:

Adopted the report.  Approve the request for proposed Personal Services Contracts; notified the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

0286-16-1

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Report on Position-Based Testing.

(Item No. 10)

 

 

 

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

 

Action:

Adopted the report.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

0291-16-1

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Bi-Annual Summary of Future Employment Restrictions Placed by the SFMTA.  (Item No. 11)

 

 

 

Speaker:

None.

 

 

 

 

Action:

Adopted the report.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

0297-16-1

Report of Exempt Positions under Charter Sections 10.104.16 through 10.104.18.

(Item No. 12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker:

Anne Marie Monroe, Department of Human Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action:

Adopted the report and to retain semi-annual reporting.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

         

 

 

0305-16-1

2016 Equal Employment Opportunity Workforce Utilization Update.  (Item No. 13)

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker:

Linda Simon, Department of Human Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action:

Adopted the report.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

 

 

0160-16-4

Appeal by Dora Barnes of the Rejection of her Application for Class 2940 Protective Services Worker – Adult Protective Services Specialty, Human Services Agency.  (Item No. 14)

 

 

 

 

 

Speakers:

Mirna Palma, Human Services Agency

 

 

 

Dora Barnes, Appellant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action:

Continued this item to a future meeting date to allow both parties time to provide supplemental information.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

 

 

 

0219-16-4

Appeal by Quang Wong of the Rejection on his Application for Class 7318 Electronic Maintenance Technician, Public Utilities Commission.  (Item No. 15)

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker:

Johnathan Pettey, Public Utilities Commission

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action:

Adopted the report.  Sustained the decision of the Human Resources Director.  Denied the appeal by Quang Wong.  (Vote of 3 to 0)  Appellant also failed to appear.

 

         

 

0220-16-4

Appeal by Warren Lew of the Rejection of his Application for Class 7381 Automotive Mechanic Examination, Municipal Transportation Agency.  (Item No. 16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speakers:

Regina Tharayil, Municipal Transportation Agency

 

 

 

Warren Lew, Appellant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action:

Adopted the report.  Upheld the decision of the Director of Transportation.  Denied the appeal by Warren Lew.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

         

 

0221-16-4

Appeal by Refugio Garcia of the Rejection of his Application for Class 5211 Senior Engineer (Mechanical), Public Utilities Commission.  (Item No. 17)

 

 

 

Speakers:

William Miles II, Department of Human Resources

 

 

Refugio Garcia, Appellant

 

 

 

 

Action:

Adopted the report. Sustained the decision of the Human Resources Director.  Denied the appeal by Refugio Garcia.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

0226-16-4

Appeal by Richard Collantes of the Rejection of his Application for Class 9102 Transit Car Cleaner Examination, Municipal Transportation Agency.  (Item No. 18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speakers:

Regina Tharayil, Municipal Transportation Agency

 

 

 

Richard Collantes, Appellant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action:

Adopted the report.  Upheld the decision of the Director of Transportation.  Denied the appeal by Richard Collantes. 

(Vote of 3 to 0)

         

0227-16-4

Appeal by Brendan Maloney of the Rejection of his Application for Class 6331 Building Inspector with the Department of Building Inspection.  (Item No. 19)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Janina Villaneva, Department of Human Resources

 

 

Brendan Maloney, Appellant

 

 

Heather Maloney, Appellant’s Spouse

 

 

 

 

Action:

Adopted the report.  Upheld the Human Resources Director’s decision.  Denied the appeal by Brendan Maloney.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS – 5:00 p.m.

 

0443-15-1

Review of Public Comments from the November 16, 2015 Meeting with Additional Input from Sin Yee Poon, SEIU Local 1021 Representative.  (Item No. 20)

 

 

 

 

January 4, 2016:

Continued this item to a future meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

March 21, 2016:

Accepted the Executive Officer’s report and provided the following direction to staff based on their discussion for a soon as possible future meeting:

1) Provide a cross referenced comprehensive spreadsheet of the issues identified from the various reports– working off Ms. Poon’s list;

2) Provide the status of each issue and the outcome: if there were findings and/or further action needed.

3) Proceed with inspections for the newly raised issues.

4) Review the use of Temporary Exempt appointments and the complaints to identify if the findings show any patterns requiring review of policies.

 

 

 

 

September 19, 2016:

In addition to the Executive Officer’s report, the Municipal Transportation Agency, Department of Public Health and Human Services Agency provided information on their recruitment efforts to diversify applicant pools for underrepresented classifications.

 

 

 

 

Note:

Ron Weigelt, Department of Public Health - Two years ago we realized we needed to do more outreach.  Focusing on our internship programs, broadening the schools that we recruit from, we do recruitment nationwide going to African American nursing fairs, Hispanic nursing fairs throughout the nation. We also recruit within the City from programs called Faces, Your Up, and several other programs in communities in San Francisco. We’re working with DHR’s 1010 program and it’s IT [Internship] program: education is sometimes a barrier to recruiting. In January we started the process of hiring managers and interview panel to sign that they are aware of the City’s policy against nepotism, cronyism, unfair practices and watch a video about implicit bias. Dr. Yana Bennett was brought on recently to help us with the bias work and I am going to ask her to speak.

 

Dr. Ayanna Bennett, Department of Public Health - I am the Director of Interdivisional Initiatives. My job is to get different parts of the department to work better together. I work on [the] Black African American Health Initiative which has its ultimate goal to reduce health disparities in the African American community in the City. It is very clear diversity is a key part of how patients are treated, [and] part of what issues are brought up by staff.  So it is central of 3 things that we’re doing. 1) Include a lot of cultural humility work with staff.  2) We have now brought in a staff person in-charge of that work.  And 3) it is being slowly rolled out throughout the department so that not only do we have robust policies coming out of HR but we also have training to try to improve people’s ability to work in a non-bias way. We have made real progress.

 

 

Derek Kim, Municipal Transportation Agency – I am the Operations Manager for SFMTA Human Resources. Two years ago, we made a conscious effort to attend as many events possible within a 24 month period.  We’ve attended over 28 events geared toward underrepresented, also the LGBTQ, [and] at least 5 veterans’ events. OEWD (Office of Economic Workforce Development) helped us partner up with all the local access points. Going out there and making relationships with SF City, Skyline, Merritt, Laney, Peralta College, has been great access to these populations. IT Boot Camps created previously for underrepresented communities are heavily timed and cost intensive. There is no way you could have a part time job and go to a camp.  New boot camps that come up actually incentivize, by giving a livable stipend and go after communities of color. SFMTA due to FTA (Federal Transportation Agency) funding, are beholden to affirmative action goals every 3 years. You have to educate managers to buy into why it is beneficial.

 

Bart Ellison, Human Services Agency – I am the former manager at Medi-Cal and now the Learning and Development Manager. I wanted to give you a brief overview of some recruitment and process improvements we have done in our agency. HSA has been a social safe-net for San Franciscans and their families for over 100 years. We have over 20 programs dedicated to promoting self-sufficiency through job readiness training and other supportive assistance, [serving] over 200,000 low income individuals and families each year. We provide access to healthcare through our medical programs, [and] access to food each month through our Cal-Fresh program. Affordable Care Act increased our needs of bilingual staffing.  For the Asian languages, 24% of our clients, we have 10% of our staff; 11% of our clients Spanish, we have 10% staff; 3% clients Russian, we have 1%; and English, 59% of the client population, we have 78% of staff to meet those needs.

 

Ellen Steinlein, Human Services Agency - We have attended career fairs, increased our presence in social media and we have been reaching out to local social organizations in the bay area. We partner with bay area schools of social work and recruit with trade associations and community based organizations.  We have increased our communication training with hiring managers but [also with] our labor partners and our clients,[increasing] transparency around how we recruit, our selection process to ensure that it is merit based and job related.  We assign human resource analysts to each recruitment, to partner with [hiring managers] to understand the process, how to make it more job-related, merit based, ensure documentation, and [provide] training on implicit bias and potential conflict. Over the past two years, we have incorporated competency modeling, identifying what are the core competencies; [and ensure our] HR functions align to have strategic training put into place to support it.

 

 

 

 

Speakers:

Michael Brown, Executive Officer

 

 

Sandra Eng, Civil Service Commission

 

 

Micki Callahan, Human Resources Director

 

 

Ron Weigelt, Department of Public Health

 

 

Ayanna Bennett, Department of Public Health

 

 

Derek Kim, Municipal Transportation Agency

 

 

Bart Ellison, Human Services Agency

 

 

Ellen Steinlein, Human Services Agency

 

 

Sin Yee Poon, SEIU Local 1021

 

 

Michael Bynum, Human Services Agency

 

 

Audrey Leong, Human Services Agency

 

 

Ellen Zhou, Department of Public Health

 

 

Debbie Marcal, Human Services Agency

 

 

Will Morrison, Fine Arts Museum

 

 

Ethel Lowe, Fine Arts Museum

 

 

Kei Chan, Human Services Agency

 

 

Irvin Lazo, Human Services Agency

 

 

Ann Ling, Human Services Agency

 

 

Annie Sin, Human Services Agency

 

 

Lucia Granger, Human Services Agency

 

 

 

 

Action:

Adopted the report and directed the Executive Officer to follow up on any new issues under the jurisdiction of the Civil Service Commission.  (Vote of 3 to 0)

 

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS  (Item No. 21)

 

 

 

President Roccanova stated that she met with the Mayor’s secretary who is very responsive to the request to fill the Commission’s vacancy.  He requested the Commission to reference individuals that may be ideal for the position.

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT  (Item No. 22)

 

 

 

7:20 p.m.