Civil Service Commission - March 7, 2022 - Agenda

Meeting Date: 
March 7, 2022 - 2:00pm
Location: 
City Hall - Room 400
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlet Place
San Francico, CA 94102

 

                                                                                                                                                               AMENDED 

                           

AGENDA

 

 Regular Meeting

  March 7, 2022

 

  2:00 p.m.

Room 400, CITY HALL

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

 

This meeting will be held in person at the location listed above.  As authorized by California Government Code Section 54953(e) and Mayor Breed’s 45th Supplement to her February 25, 2020, emergency proclamation, it is possible that some members of the Civil Service Commission may attend this meeting remotely.  In that event, those members will participate and vote by video.  Members of the public may attend the meeting to observe and provide public comment at the physical meeting location listed above or by calling (415) 655-0001 and entering meeting id # # 2492 815 6900.  Instructions for providing remote public comment are below.

 

LISTEN/PUBLIC COMMENT CALL-IN

USA is (415) 655-0001 | Access Code: # # 2492 815 6900

 

 

LONDON N. BREED, MAYOR

 

COMMISSIONERS

 

JACQUELINE MINOR

President

KATE FAVETTI

Vice President

DOUGLAS CHAN

F.X. CROWLEY

ELIZABETH SALVESON

 

SANDRA ENG

Executive Officer

 

The public is encouraged to submit comments in advance of the meeting in one of three ways: (1) email civilservice@sfgov.org, (2) leave a voicemail message in the CSC Office main line at 628-652-1100 or (3) use the Civil Service Commission’s dedicated public comment line 1-415-655-0001, Access Code 2492 815 6900.  Comments submitted by 5:00 pm the Friday before the meeting will be included in the record.

 

 

 

 

 

Regular Meeting

March 7, 2022

 

2:00 p.m.

 

Agenda Language for In-Person or Partially In-Person Meetings

 

 

     REMOTE ACCESS PROCEDURES

 

 

Phone Number                      Meeting ID

                (415) 655-0001                   # # 2492 815 6900

 

 

  • Enter the Phone Number above followed by the meeting ID = Then press #
  • Press # again to be connected to the meeting (you will hear a beep)
  • When you hear the beep:

 

    • Stop and LISTEN to the meeting
    • Wait for Public Comment to be announced by Item #

 

  • When the Clerk calls Public Comment, dial *3 to be added to the speaker line.

 

  • When you press * 3, you will hear “You have raised your hand to ask a question.  Please wait to speak until the host calls on you” – WAIT for your turn to speak.

 

  • When you hear that “your line has been unmuted” – THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT

 

BEST PRACTICES

 

  • Call from a quiet location
  • Speak slowly and clearly
  • Turn down any televisions or radios around you
  • Address the Commission as a whole, do not address individual Commissioners

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE OF COMMISSION HEARING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

 

  1. Commission Office

The Civil Service Commission office is located at, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 720, San Francisco, CA 94102.  The telephone number is (628) 652-1100.  The fax number is (628) 652-1109.  The email address is civilservice@sfgov.org and the web address is www.sfgov.org/civilservice/.  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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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/CivilService, 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).

 

  1. 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 (628) 652-1100 and confirmed in writing or by fax at (628) 652-1109.

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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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);
  1. Discussion of evidence;
  1. Corroborating witnesses, if necessary; and
  1. 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/civilservice/.

 

  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. Public Comment and Due Process

During general public comment, members of the public sometimes wish to address the Civil Service Commission regarding matters that may come before the Commission in its capacity as an adjudicative body.  The Commission does not restrict this use of general public comment.  To protect the due process rights of parties to its adjudicative proceedings, however, the Commission will not consider, in connection with any adjudicative proceeding, statements made during general public comment.  If members of the public have information that they believe to be relevant to a mater that will come before the Commission in its adjudicative capacity, they may wish to address the Commission during the public comment portion of that adjudicative proceeding.  The Commission will not consider public comment in connection with an adjudicative proceeding without providing the parties an opportunity to respond.

 

  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 (628) 652-1107 or (628) 652-1100 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/.

 

ITEM NO.

 

 

 

 

(1)

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

 

 

 

 

 

 

President Jacqueline P. Minor

 

 

 

Vice President Kate Favetti

 

 

 

Commissioner Douglas S. Chan

 

 

 

Commissioner F. X. Crowley

 

 

 

Commissioner Elizabeth Salveson

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

Resolution Making Findings to Allow Teleconferenced Meetings Under California Government Code Section 54953(E).  (File No. 0024-22-1) – Action Item

 

 

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Adopt the report.

 

 

 

 

(3)

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

 

 

 

 

(4)

APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Action Item

 

 

 

 

 

Regular Meeting of February 7, 2022 – 2:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recommendation:

Adopt the Minutes.

 

 

 

 

(5)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Announcement of changes to the agenda.

 

 

 

 

 

Other announcements.

 

 

 

(6)

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR’S REPORT

 

 

         

 

(7)

 

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.

 

 

 

(8)

Review of Request for Approval of Proposed Personal Services Contracts.
(File No. 0025-22-8) – Action Item

     

 

PCS

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

41697-21/22

Airport

$1,700,000

The San Francisco International Airport ("Airport") requires maintenance services and as-needed repairs on Automated Security Lanes ("ASLs") that are currently installed at the security checkpoints in Harvey Milk Terminal 1. The Contractor is required to perform preventive maintenance services, including repairing and replacing mechanical and electrical components on an as-needed basis, document system conditions, and provide system health monitoring reports.

Regular

3/31/2025

46141-21/22

City Administrator

$4,000,000

Outreach and education to San Francisco’s low-wage, immigrant, and precariously-employed workers regarding their rights at work. Outreach and education will focus on San Francisco’s local labor laws, including the Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave, Health Care Security, Family Friendly Workplace, Fair Chance, and Formula Retail Employee Rights Ordinances and additional laws passed during the contracting period. Services to be provided include participation in public events, classes and other activities, holding workshops, conducting one-on-one consultations, identifying potential wage theft violations, and referring or resolving labor law complaints.

Regular

6/30/2027

45225-21/22

Elections

$154,455

The Department of Elections currently owns 9 units of OPEX Model 72 letter extractors and 9 units of OPEX letter joggers. These equipment are critical to processing vote-by-mail envelopes received during elections. These equipment need routine service to function normally. The Department is looking to negotiate a five year equipment maintenance contract with OPEX to perform this routine standard service.

Regular

6/30/2027

40826-21/22

Public Utilities Commission

 

$450,000

Maintenance and testing of existing Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS) and Manual Transfer Switches (MTS) at various East Bay and West Bay Water Supply and Treatment Facilities. This contract is for maintenance and testing of sixty-four (64) ATS and MTS for two (2) years with an estimated cost of $450,000.

Regular

6/30/2024

44403-21/22

Public Utilities Commission

$1,000,000

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) seeks a qualified communications consultant to assist with several critical community outreach campaigns that will bring important information to the public. Those campaigns will include outreach for the Community First Bill Relief program, the grand opening of a new Southeast Community Center, the water conservation campaign, and clean energy customer programs. Services are being sought to assist the Communications Department with peak workloads during multiple, overlapping campaigns, and also to assist with advertising placement where up front payment and/or credit card payment is needed. All SFPUC outreach projects will have a special focus on reaching at risk and underserved communities and will require tactics and strategies which are culturally competent and prioritize equitable communications. The consultant will assist the SFPUC with placement of ads as well as with strategy and design services as needed.

Regular

1/1/2026

48473-21/22

Public Utilities Commission

$8,000,000

4 Contracts at $2,000,000 each. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), Power Enterprise, seeks a professional services consultant to assist with power operations support on an as-needed basis. Tasks will include assisting in the development of an Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) and the design and implementation of ongoing IRP review. The consultant will also provide support in risk management, settlements, power scheduling, and trading. The SFPUC would also like to utilize the consultant’s expertise in business and strategic planning for both the publicly-owned utility (POU) functions and community choice aggregation (CCA) processes.

Regular

6/30/2027

PCS

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

48034-21/22

Public Health

$5,000,000

The contractor(s) will provide encoder software for use in the San Francisco Department of Public Health Epic electronic health record and standalone use. The contractor will perform Health Information Management (HIM) coding of inpatient and outpatient procedural coding including, Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRG) and All Patients Refined-Diagnosis Related Groups (APR -DRG) reimbursement formulary, Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) core grouping calculations and other payer formulary calculations, and clinical documentation integrity (CDI). The software also supports standard and customer user defined reporting. The value of this request covers estimated costs for licensing, maintenance, and related professional services such as training and consultation.

Regular

12/31/2028

49676-21/22

Public Health

$250,000

The vendor will provide Specialty Pharmacy administration services. The vendor will handle the end-to-end administrative efforts around pharmacy network contracting, implementation, limited distribution drug access, replenishment, claim qualification, reporting, accounting, and continued network optimization. The covered entities include one disproportionate share hospital and several Department of Public Health community health centers with contract pharmacy arrangements.
The vendor will:
-Administer coverage for all 340B specialty prescriptions written for SFDPH patients seen by SFDPH medical, dental and behavioral health care providers.
-Implement and place into production a 340b specialty pharmacy network that addresses all required interfaces.
-Possess the ability to verify 340B patient eligibility for each submitted claim, utilizing HRSA patient definition requirements.
-Screen for appropriate patients using an electronic system per HRSA 340B patient definition and provide processes to place Wholesaler order(s), track receipt, and monitor
for compliance to 340B requirements.
-Complete replenishment reconciliation within 90 to 120 days of the date when a claim was qualified.
-Provide reports and tools to assist covered entity with audits, financial performance, and identify optimization opportunities of the program.
-Develop a Comprehensive Specialty Pharmacy Network which includes major and independent Specialty Pharmaceutical providers.
-Add local specialty pharmacies.
-Ensure pharmacies within the network comply with Federal and State laws.
-340B Compliant claims qualification process: will utilize logic to check data for 340B patient, provider, and claims eligibility, accumulate quantities dispensed to full
package sizes according to covered entity, provide an interface for pharmacy orders, track purchase history to ensure an audit trail, provide reporting tools for 340B
optimization, capture of high-value prescriptions, auditing, and investigations.
-Support with continuous collaborations with the wholesaler to expand access to limited distribution drugs.
-Support with continuous monitoring of specialty pharmaceuticals price catalogue to ensure 340B pricing is assigned to all products.
-Program administration: implementation, replenishment, auditing, accounting, compliance, prescriber optimization, network optimization, and financial performance via quarterly
business reviews.
-Provide step by step qualifications logic to account for encounters by SFDPH patients-of-record presenting SFDPH provider generated prescriptions.
The requested dollar amount of this PSC is an estimate based on the currently known fixed program costs and an estimated allowance for processed claims. If the program is successful, it is anticipated that the proceeds generated from the service will fund this contract either through contractual offsets and credits, or revenue generated for the Pharmacy department.

Regular

1/31/31

 

PCS

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

41036-14/15

Airport

Current Approved Amount

$37,000,000

Increase Amount Requested

$30,000,000

New Total Amount Requested

$67,500,000

The San Francisco International Airport (Airport) Finance Division has a need to set up reimbursement agreements with firms to provide credit and/or liquidity facilities to have access to financial institutions that will provide short term financial loans to the Airport Commission (AC). The financial loans are necessary to ensure that the Airport's variable rate bonds are issued at the lowest possible interest rate.

Regular

12/31/2026

44655-13/14

Airport

Current Approved Amount

$7,500,000

Increase Amount Requested

$300,000

New Total Amount Requested

$7,800,000

Contractor will provide engineering support services for airfield projects at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), including, but not limited to: special design services, studies, surveys and reports for projects in the planning and design development phases. Anticipated tasks include general, civil, electrical, mechanical, and utility engineering as related to airfield design. Engineering support for airfield improvement projects are required for runway, taxiway, apron, infield, and roadway pavements; underground infrastructure; industrial waste, sewer, and drainage pump stations; and telecommunication and high voltage infrastructure.

Modification

6/30/2025

42510-20/21

City Administrator

Current Approved Amount

$134,000

Increase Amount Requested

$166,000

New Total Amount Requested

$300,000

SF311 is the central point of intake for requests from the public. Over 60% of the requests are submitted directly through web or mobile applications. These self-service requests have a higher error rate than those created through phone calls to SF311 Customer Service Representatives. However, the public’s use of automated processes is continuing to increase. Vendor will provide a Request Routing and Categorization Service to improve the accuracy of requests routed to departments for resolution. The vendor will create an analysis service that will compare new requests to years of historical requests to validate the service type and correct work queue based on historical trends. The Service will receive information from SF311 and respond, in real time, with suggested routing and categorization of the request.

Modification

12/31/2025

43482-19/20

City Administrator

Current Approved Amount

$2,000,000

Increase Amount Requested

$4,000,000

New Total Amount Requested

$4,000,000

Parking garage operation and management, maintenance of facility, valet parking and collection of parking fees at five parking garages and lots owned by the Real Estate Division. The locations consist of transient and monthly parking for vehicles. The locations are used by the public and City staff.

Modification

5/31/2027

49312-15/16

City Administrator

Current Approved Amount

$2,670,000

Increase Amount Requested

$1,330,000

New Total Amount Requested

$4,000,000

The contractor will provide consulting services for the modification and customization of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) proprietary software used to manage the City’s service requests. When required, vendor services assist City staff extend the functionality of the application while training staff to make additional improvements.

Modification

12/31/2025

 

PCS

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

32756-19/20

Economic and Workforce Development

Current Approved Amount

$320,000

Increase Amount Requested

$450,000

New Total Amount Requested

$770,000

The Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) is seeking nonprofit organizational development consultants to support the City's Nonprofit Capacity Building program. The selected consultants will guide organizational diagnostic assessments, provide business counseling and identify capacity-building resources including service providers and/or training services. Specifically, OEWD is seeking consultants with expertise in one or more of the following areas, as they relate to nonprofit capacity building: a. Organizational needs assessment & market analysis b. Strategy, vision & impact c. Leadership coaching d. Fund development & resource generation e. Board development f. Equity, diversity & cultural competence g. Staff recruiting, development and retention h. Financial planning, budgeting, oversight & operations i. Succession planning j. Risk assessment k. Organizational design & change management l. Mergers and strategic restructuring m. Evaluation and infrastructure for ongoing program & organizational assessment n. Volunteer management o. Technological infrastructure p. Nonprofit establishment and formation q. Industry specific expertise (i.e. economic development, workforce, arts, education, etc.) ​

Modification

6/30/2026

4056-13/14

Public Library

Current Approved Amount

$1,175,000

Increase Amount Requested

$500,000

New Total Amount Requested

$1,675,000

A. Concise description of proposed work: BiblioCommons is a “Software as a Service” solution to deliver a “social discovery” experience and a much improved search to public library Catalog users. “Social discovery” allows users to comment on materials in the collection. BiblioCommons employees will review comments flagged by users and implement next steps, which may include notification and removal.

Modification

4/30/2025

41789-17/18

Public Library

Current Approved Amount

$58,000

Increase Amount Requested

$47,160

New Total Amount Requested

$105,160

Link+ is a consortium of more than 55 public and university member libraries in California and Nevada that freely share 18 million books, providing patrons with a wealth of resources that requires no physical expansion of the member libraries, San Francisco Public Library is one of the libraries participating in the Link+ Consortium. The scope of services to be contracted out is for courier services for the daily pickup from and delivery to Link+ member libraries of bibliographic materials, including books, articles, and microfilm/microfiche. Contractor shall also provide overnight delivery service between all participating California and Northern Nevada libraries and two-day service between all participating Southern Nevada libraries. San Francisco Public Library's patrons rely on this service.

Modification

12/31/2023

38995-19/20

Sheriff

Current Approved Amount

$83,970

Increase Amount Requested

$29,700,

New Total Amount Requested

$113,670

Kanopi Studios to provide ongoing support for the Public Website of the San Francisco Sheriff's Office.

Modification

6/30/2023

4126-12/13

Public Works

Current Approved Amount

$20,558,000

Increase Amount Requested

$0

New Total Amount Requested

$20,558,000

DPW is seeking two qualified teams of A/E consultants to provide architectural engineering design and construction support services for the new Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) Facility and Forensic Services Division & Traffic Company (FSD/TC) Facility. The two contract amounts are approximately $5,120,000 and $15,438,000 for the OCME and FSD/TC facilities respectively.

Modification

10/01/2022

 

PCS

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

30326-18/19

Public Works

Current Approved Amount

$90,000

Increase Amount Requested

$45,000

New Total Amount Requested

$135,000

Professional services will be charged by Nordsense at $175/hr rate. Examples of work include upload of historical can data into the Nordsense Platform; development of additional use of the 311 API (Application Programmer Interface); development of any integrations between Nordsense and SFPW (San Francisco Public Works).

Modification

08/09/2023

 

 

Recommendation of the Human Resources Director:

 

 

 

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

 

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.

 

(9)

Appeal by IFPTE Local 21 of the Proposed Personal Services Contract Number 40494-19/20 from the SF Police Department.  (File No. 0026-22-8) – Action Item

 

PCS

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

40494-19/20

Police

 

Current Approved Amount

$1,065,000

Increase Amount Requested

$557,440

New Total Amount Requested

$1,622,000

The contractor will provide maintenance and support of the San Francisco Police Department's (SFPD) Body Worn Camera (BWC) System, a law enforcement video data infrastructure with 2200 deployed units. Contracting staff will maintain and support the BWC eco-system of cameras, charging stations, fiber ring network, Azure cloud for evidence, evidence management through the portal and user/device management, desktop and mobile applications for uploading/tagging of metadata, and integrations with Computer Aided Dispatch for Records Management System.

Modification

02/26/2023

 

 

Recommendation of the Human Resources Director:

 

 

 

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

 

 

(10)

Secondary Criteria for Fire Department H033 Captain, EMS.  (File No. 0027-22-5) – Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation of the Human Resources Director:

 

 

 

 

Adopt proposed Secondary Criteria.

 

 

(11)

Appeal by Bhanu Vikram of the Director of Transportation’s determination to administratively close Appellant’s complaint of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.  (File No. 00145-21-6) – Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation of the Human Resources Director:

 

 

 

 

Adopt the report, uphold the decision of the Director of Transportation and deny the appeal by Bhanu Vikram.

       

SEPARATIONS AGENDA

 

 

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Request for a Hearing by Jose Santiago, former 3417 Gardener with San Francisco Public Works’ Decision to Place a Citywide Future Employment Restriction.  (File No. 0194-21-7) – Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation of the Department of Public Works:

 

 

 

Uphold the Department’s decision to restrict the future employment of Jose Santiago with the City and County of San Francisco and deny the appeal.

 

 

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Request for a Hearing by Charles Evans, former 8226 Museum Guard with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco's Decision to Place a Future Employment Restriction.
(File No. 00180-21-7) – Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation of the Fine Arts Museum:

 

 

 

Uphold the Department's amended decision to restrict the future employment of Charles Evans with the City and County of San Francisco and deny the appeal.

     

 

 

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Request for Hearing by Therese Becker on Her Future Employment Restriction with the City and County of San Francisco.  (File No. 0214-21-7) – Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation of the Department of Public Health:

 

 

 

 

Deny the appeal and adopt the report.

 

 

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Request for Hearing by Angela Teodosio on Her Future Employment Restriction with the City and County of San Francisco.  (File No. 0111-21-7) – Action Item

 

 

 

Recommendation of the Department of Public Health:

 

 

 

 

Deny the appeal and adopt the report.

 

 

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Public comment on all matters pertaining to Items #17 and #18.

 

 

 

 

 

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Vote on whether to hold Item #18 in closed session.  (Action Item)

 

       

 

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

 

Basis for Closed Session: Personnel Exception (Gov. Code § 54957(b)(1), Admin Code § 67.10(b); Peace Officer Confidentiality Statutes (Penal Code §§ 832.5, 832.7, 832.8))

 

NOTE:  The Commission may hold Item #18 in open session, closed session, or partial open/partial closed session.  They have been agendized as closed session items to preserve the Commission’s ability to go into closed session if the Commission so decides.

 

 

 

 

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Closed Session – Appeal of the Human Resources Director’s Determination to Administratively Close Appellant’s Complaint of Discrimination.  (File No. 0207-21-6) – Action Item

 

 

 

 

 

Recommendation of the Human Resources Director:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adopt the report, uphold the decision of the Human Resources Director and deny the appeal.

 

 

 

 

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Reconvene in Open Session.  Vote to elect whether to disclose any or all discussions held on Item #18 in closed session (San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12 (a)) – Action Item

       

 

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COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS

 

 

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ADJOURNMENT