CALL TO ORDER

2:00 p.m.

ROLL CALL

President Elizabeth Salveson

Present

Vice President Kate Favetti

Present

Commissioner Douglas S. Chan

Present

Commissioner F. X. Crowley

Present

Commissioner Jacqueline P. Minor

Present

President Elizabeth Salveson 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)

Michael Brown, stated for the record he has resigned as the Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission and has accepted a position with the Department of Public Health as the Director of Human Resources. Today is his first day in his new position. He expressed his gratitude and deep appreciation in working with the Commission, Commission staff and Human Resources Director Micki Callahan.  He thanked each of them for being supportive during his time as the Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission.

Criss Romero, Municipal Executives Association, on behalf of the appellant requested Item #11 (Appeal by Tammy Higgason of the Management Test Battery Examination for PBT-0931-096658), be moved up in the Agenda so that the appellant could return home to deal with ongoing fires in Kincade.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES  (Item No. 3)

Regular Meeting of October 21, 2019

Action:

Adopted the minutes with the condition items #14, 15 and 17 are removed since the appellant for item #16 withdrew the appeal.  The Commission did not go into Closed Session.

ANNOUNCEMENTS  (Item No. 4)

Sandra Eng, Acting Executive Director announced, although PSC #40166-17/18 was approved at the previous Civil Service Commission meeting of October 21, 2019, there was an error in the October 21^st Agenda.  The error was in the PSC # and department name.  In abundance of caution, PSC #40166-17/18 is posted again for public viewing and comment.

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

Micki Callahan, Human Resources Director provided an update on the job applicant tracking system.  The Department of Human Resources (DHR) has selected Smart Recruiters in partnership with Deloitte.  Although, an appeal was submitted by one of the unsuccessful vendors and the department responded to that appeal, DHR is now moving forward with that process.  DHR is also assisting the executive recruitment for the Director and Planning Director positions at the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT  (Item No. 6)

Sandra Eng, Acting Executive Director announced at the previous Civil Service Commission meeting of October 21, 2019, John Marian, Class 7368 Senior Communication Systems Technician made public comment on PSC #41337-15/16 regarding Motorola support of the Public Safety Radio System.  The employee expressed that over time when the budget becomes tight, service technicians in classifications 7362 and 7368 will face possible termination.  In response to the Commissioners’ request in the previous CSC meeting, the Department of Technology is here to provide follow-up PSC #41337-15/16.

Jolie Gines, Department of Technology (DT) clarified that PSC #43402-18/19 was referenced by John Marian has not been submitted yet for approval.  DT has been in discussion with the employees and union and has not been submitted yet to the Department of Human Resources and for Commission approval.

0268-19-8

Review of Request for Approval of Proposed Personal Services Contracts.

(Item No. 7)

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

44356-19/20

Airport

$2,000,000

Complete integrated parking access revenue control system (PARCS) support and maintenance for both hardware and software at the San Francisco International Airport (Airport) public and employee parking facilities.  Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, spare parts, software, testing equipment, tools, etc.  necessary to perform technical maintenance services for all PARCS equipment and software.

Regular

11/30/2023

45625-19/20

Public Health

$1,500,000

Contractor will evaluate the Fuerte (“Strong”) program, a school-based mental and physical health prevention program developed to support acculturation and provide access to behavioral health services for newcomer Latinx youth in San Francisco.  The program’s curriculum was developed by a collaboration among University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) pediatricians and psychologists from UCSF Child and Adolescent Services (CAS) at Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG) Hospital and Trauma Center, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), and Department of Public Health Behavioral Health Services over the past three years, during which time UCSF provided its services at no cost.

Under this PSC, the contractor, UCSF, will conduct a 5-year, rigorous research evaluation, including a randomized control trial of Fuerte to establish the efficacy of the program; a mixed-method qualitative and quantitative evaluation to adapt the Fuerte curriculum to other immigrant populations and a dissemination plan to train other providers across California and to disseminate the curriculum free of cost, so more immigrant groups across the state may benefit from the program.  The Fuerte program is the intellectual property of the residents, postdocs, and faculty of the USF who developed it, and copyrighted through the University of California Regents.  Delivery, reproduction, and performance of these programs can only be done under the coordination of UCSF and UCSF certified trainers.  Copies of the program’s manual are only available through UCSF faculty or affiliated staff.

Regular

10/31/2024

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

47154-19/20

Public Utilities Commission

$2,200,000

Contractor will provide all personal gas detection/monitoring equipment, repairs/replacement parts and consumable supplies for a period of 48 Months.  This will include continuous monitoring, reports for regulatory & OSHA compliance, initial training, and equipment upgrades.  This service will assure SFPUC Wastewater Enterprise personal gas safety procedures and protocol meet industry standards for monitoring gas hazards, maintaining gas detection equipment, and managing the gas conditions that all SFPUC Wastewater personnel are exposed in all working conditions. 

Services include:

• Continuous monitoring of personal gas instrument fleet via the Internet
• Customer user interface for direct access into the gas monitoring program
• Web-enabled reports
• Automatic notification of instrument malfunctions
• Automatic, remote management of instrument calibrations and bump tests
• Automatic, remote management of repairs and replacement parts
• Instrument standardization
• Low total cost of ownership of gas detection program equipment and supplies
• Predictable year-over-year expenses for gas detection program
• Asset tracking by serial number
• Secure off-site storage of gas hazard and instrumentation data
• Live technical support from customers-oriented, knowledgeable professionals
• Installation and setup of all Docking Stations^TM and instruments
• On-Site User Training

Regular

9/30/2023

47493-19/20

Public Utilities Commission

$400,000

An independent analysis and review of revenue, costs of service, and rates for the electric utilities under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC).  Contract work consists of development of annual revenue requirement for electric service, allocation of the annual revenue requirement to retail classes of service based on their respective service requirements, and development of schedules of electric rates to recover allocated costs from each retail customer class.

Regular

12/31/2021

47899-19/20

Public Utilities Commission

$2,400,000

Electric testing and wiring of new electric medium voltage metal-clad switchgear to serve new public/private housing redevelopment at Potrero and Sunnydale Housing Projects, as well as new projects at Candlestick Point and other locations around San Francisco.  This contract is for the acquisition of six medium voltage metal-clad switchgears with estimated testing and wiring costs of $10,000 per switchgear or $60,000 for the entire contract.

Regular

12/31/2022

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

49279-17/18

Public Health

Current Approved Amount

$25,590,000

Increase Amount Requested

$1,960,000

New Total Amount Requested

$27,550,000

The work performed under this PSC will include programs for peers, who are behavioral health clients with lived experience of mental illness and the mental health treatment system who perform specific peer-based activities for other clients in the behavioral health system, including: (1) Peer Health and Advocacy services, which works to support peers/consumers of mental health services and their families by offering a wide array of services such as peer education and support programs, community awareness presentations, and trainings for service providers and clients; these programs seek to improve health outcomes, reduce the stigma associated with behavioral or mental health conditions, and advocate on behalf of these populations; (2) Community Drop-In Services, which provide drop-in and resource support service centers throughout the City in order to offer multiple entry points and allow easy access to services; peer and clinical staff connect with clients and link them to behavioral/mental health services; services include case management, support groups, socialization events, employment services, and access to the arts; activities are offered to build social connection with other participants and natural support systems; (3) Fiscal Intermediary Services for Peer Employment, which will provide subcontractor, bookkeeping and limited personnel management services for several Peer-to-Peer projects in the Peer-to-Peer Services Systems, which is comprised of several peer programs managed by Department Civil Service staff, with a small portion of the programs staffed by peer counselors.

Scope Change:

Modification #1 will add the Wellness In the Streets (WITS) program, funded by State Mental Health Services Act funds, which was recently solicited under a Requests For Proposals.  WITS will create peer-based mental health teams who will work directly on the streets to increase unhoused individuals’ successful recovery.  It will target adults and older adult residents who are homeless and do not typically access behavioral health services, despite experiencing behavioral health needs.

Modification

6/30/2024

33850-18/19

Economic and Workforce Development

Current Approved Amount

$100,000

Increase Amount Requested

$100,000

New Total Amount Requested

$200,000

The Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) is seeking authorization to select consultants to provide legal advice to small businesses and individuals, regarding the laws and regulations generally applicable to participation in San Francisco’s Equity Program (San Francisco Police Code section 1604).  Providers must demonstrate familiarity with the local, state, and federal laws and regulations and the knowledge and experience to provide one-on-one consultation, and to develop educational materials to cover, but not be limited to, the following general categories: license and permitting, banking, compliance audits, zoning, and tax and compliance.

Modification

1/13/2023

Speaker:

None.

Action:

Adopted the report.  Approved all the request for proposed Personal Services Contracts; Notify the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

0281-19-8

Review of the Request for Approval of Proposed Personal Services Contract Number 40166-17/18 –with the Office of the Mayor.  (Item No. 8)

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

40166-17/18

Mayor

Current Approved Amount

$550,000

Increase Amount Requested

$276,000

New Total Amount Requested

$826,000

To provide state legislative representation, to advocate on behalf of the City and Departments on legislative and regulatory matters, to assist with the implementation of the City's State Legislative Agenda, and to keep the Mayor's Office up-to-date with relevant information about State government activities. As a City and County, San Francisco is affected by a broad range of issues across many disciplines and departments. The City's state legislative representatives should possess the experience and knowledge to work in a broad array of policy topics included, but not limited to economic development, health care, public safety, human services, housing, environment, transportation, education and community development.

Modification

10/31/2020

October 21, 2019:

Adopted the report and approved the remaining request for proposed Personal Services Contracts; Notify the Office of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration.

Note:

Although the PSC was approved at the previous meeting of October 21, 2019, the agenda included errors in the PSC# and department name. In abundance of caution, this PSC #40166-17/18 is posted again for public view and comment.

Speaker:

Rebecca Peacock, Office of the Mayor

Action:

The Commission voted to reconsider PSC #40166-17/18.

(Vote of 5 to 0)

Action:

Adopted the report.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

0280-19-8

Review of the Request for Approval of Proposed Personal Services Contract Number 45683-19/20 – Omit Posting with the Department of Public Works.  (Item No. 9)

Speaker:

Timothy Kempf, Department of Public Works

Action:

Adopted the report.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

0221-19-2

Appeal by Angela Long, IFPTE Local 21 on the Decision to Change the Minimum Qualifications of the Forensic Toxicologist Classification Series 2403, 2456, 2457, and 2558.  (Item No. 10)

October 21, 2019:

Postponed at the request of IFPTE Local 21.

Public Comment:

Kelsa West, not in support of the appeal.

Kustin Volk, not in support of the appeal.

Speakers:

Kimberly Castillo, Office of City Administrator

Angela Long, IFPTE Local 21

Sue-Lan Pearring, Office of City Administrator

Steve Ponder, Department of Human Resources

Action:

Denied Angela Long, Local 21 appeal and adopted the report. 

(Vote of 4 to 1; Commissioner Crowley dissented)

0176-19-4

Appeal by Tammy Higgason of the Management Test Battery Examination for PBT-0931-096658.  (Item No. 11)

October 7, 2019:

Postponed to November 4, 2019 by mutual agreement between the appellant and the Department of Human Resources..

Action:

The Commission voted to hear Item #11 after Item #2 (Public Comment) at the request for the appellant.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

Speakers:

Jennifer Landgren, Department of Human Resources

Anna Biasbas, Department of Human Resources

Tammy Higgason, Appellant

Action:

Adopted the report and denied Tammy Higgason’s appeal. 

(Vote of 5 to 0)

0282-19-1

Report on the Process, Procedures and Criteria for the Executive Officer, Civil Service Commission Recruitment.  (Item No. 12)

Speaker:

Michael Brown, Former Executive Director of CSC

Action:

Adopted the report and directed Commission staff to pursue potential recruiters with their estimated timeline.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS  (Item No. 13)

Commissioner Chan requested Human Resources Director, Micki Callahan’s view on whether video surveillance cameras have been considered for testing centers.

Commissioner Crowley announced that Sherriff Vicki Hennessy will retiring in January 2020 and requested Commission staff to create a commendation for her.

ADJOURNMENT – IN MEMORY OF BUCK DELVENTHAL  (Item No. 14)

The Civil Service Commission will adjourn the meeting in the memory of Burk “Buck” Delventhal.  Buck joined the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office as a Deputy City Attorney on June 17, 1970 and later became the Chief Attorney at the Government Law Division.  In his 49 years of service, Buck has played an influential role in nearly every civic and legal issue facing San Francisco during his time.

Buck served under 4 City Attorneys, and has provided legal advice to 8 Mayors, 82 members of the Board of Supervisors and countless City officers and employees.  Buck is widely recognized throughout California and the country for his expertise in municipal law.  He has been an inspiring teacher and mentor for generations of municipal lawyers in the City Attorney’s Office and as an adjunct professor at University of Hastings College of Law.

On October 11, 2013, the California State Bar’s Public Law Section awarded Buck its 2013 Ronald M. George Public Lawyer of the Year Award.  This award is regarded as the highest honor a governmental lawyer in California can receive. 

Buck is recognized for his extraordinary deep knowledge; exceptional work ethic; professionalism; fairness and honesty; unflagging energy; his teaching and mentoring of law students and new lawyers; enduring enthusiasm for the practice of municipal law; and his abiding love for San Francisco.  He will truly be missed.

The meeting adjourned at 3:54 p.m.