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04-29-2002AGENDA PENSION TRUSTEES 04/29/02 ACTION AGENDA Board of Trustees of the Employees' Pension Fund April 29, 2002 - 9:00 a.m. 1. Call to Order - 9:05 a.m. 2. Approval of Minutes: 04/15/02 - Approved 3. Authorize staff to conduct a search for a custodian for the Employee Pension Fund, authorize Callan & Associates to assist with the search, authorize the cost of the search, including staff travel of approximately $3,500 and Callan's fee of up to $30,000 to be paid from the pension fund. - Approved 4. Res #02-10 authorizing the conversion of 24,700 shares of Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, Inc. common stock from physical form to Depository Trust Corporation eligible electronic form, approve the "Irrevocable Stock/Bond Power" form. - Approved 5. Adjourn - 9:10 a.m. ,SEIa"• ?, Employee's Pension Plan Trustee's Agenda Cover Memorandum Worksession Item #: Final Agenda Item # Meeting Date: SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION: Authorize staff to conduct a search for a custodian for the Employees Pension Fund, authorize Callan & Associates to assist with the search, authorize the cost of the search, including staff travel of approximately $3,500 and Callan's fee of up to $30,000 to be paid from the pension fund, 0 and that the appropriate officials be authorized to execute same. SUMMARY: • The Employee's Pension Fund uses a third party custodian for the safekeeping of the various securities/assets of the pension fund. • On December 31, 2001 the Employee's Pension Fund had assets of $441,921,590. • Currently SunTrust is our custodian for $307,508,467 or 70% of those assets. State Street is the custodian for$60,050,193 or 14%. The remaining balance is in the form of mutual funds held in trust by the corresponding money manager. The plan has used SunTrust since 1985 and State Street since 1993 as custodians • Over the past year, two separate problems have occurred at our custodian that have caused staff major concerns. In researching industry standards on one of those problems staff consulted with four of the leading providers of custodian services. During those discussions staff has learned that the pension plan can obtain superior services to what we are currently receiving. One of the services that staff would like is the ability to have online access to the custodial records. Currently staff must wait for three weeks to receive a printout in the mail. Online access would be a significant benefit to staff. • The Investment Committee unanimously recommends the search for a new custodian. • The City contracts with Callan & Associates to provide performance measurement and to provide information on investment managers. Callan has extensive knowledge and experience with all of the custodians. Reviewed by: Originating Dept: Costs Legal N/A Info Srvc WA Finance SMoskun Total 33,500 Budget . 1,11 Public Works N/A ? User Dept. txf? ???,? Funding Source: Purchasing NiA DCM/ACM Finance Current FY 33,500 Cl Risk Mgmt WA Other Attachments OP Other 33,500 Submitted by. 646-07410-547200-585-000 City Manager None Appropriation Code:646-07410-530100-585 Printed on recycled Dauer Rev. 2/98 • Callan's fee for the search will be $25,000 plus travel expenses not to exceed $5,000. Up until now Callan's fees are paid by directing investment trades through a selected broker. Our money managers use this selected broker only if they cannot get better execution someplace else. The pension plan may have to supplement these directed trades if necessary with a cash payment. • The cost of committee member travel to investigate/research the top ranked custodian (s) is estimated at $3,500. The actual amount will be affected by the location of the custodian(s) and the number of custodian (s) that need to be researched. Staff may also use the trip to visit money managers if the money managers are located in a city staff is already visiting. • The Investment Committee will come back to the Trustees in late summer or early fall with the results of the search for approval. , J, : Worksession Item #: _ Employee Pension Plan T - Trustee Final Agenda Item # TnE Agenda Cover Meeting Date: D O Memorandum SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution 02-10 authorizing the conversion of 24,700 shares of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. common stock from physical form to Depository Trust Corporation eligible electronic form, approve the 'Irrevocable Stock/Bond Power" form, 9 and that the appropriate officials be authorized to execute same. SUMMARY: • On May 23, 2000 Denver Investment Advisors participated in a Stock Purchase Program for Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. for 24,700 shares. The shares were delivered in physical form to our safekeeping custodian in the name of the City of Clearwater. These shares should have been delivered in a Depository Trust Corporation electronic format. e To convert from physical form to electronic form the Trustees need to adopt Resolution 02-10 and approve the Irrevocable Stock/Bond power form. • Without exception, all of the other stock the pension plan owns is in Depository Trust Corporation electronic format. • Denver Investment Advisors cannot trade this security while it is in physical form in the name of the City. Reviewed b Originating Dept: Costs Legal/ Info Srvc N/A 4 S Moskun Total N/A { l Finance Budget WA Public Works WA User Dept. \"M A t Funding Source: Purchasing WA DCM/ACM Finance Current FY N/A CI Risk Mgmt WA Other Attachments OP Res 02-10 Other bmitted b : Su ' 44 Stock Power None ty Manager Cl VV40 Appropriation Code: Printed on recvcled oaDer Rev. 20111 RESOLUTION NO. 02-10 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE REGISTRATION OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC. STOCK IN ELECTRONIC FORM AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater, Florida, has determined it is in the best interest of the pension plan that all securities be registered in electronic format, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ADOPTED BY TITLE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Commission hereby authorizes the Finance Director Margaret L. Simmons to undertake all action necessary to convert the Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, Inc. stock from physical to electronic form. SECTION 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of .2002. Approved as to form: pj,4 ? h Pam Akin, City Attorney Brian Aungst, Mayor-Commissioner Attest: Cynthia E. Goudeau, City Clerk Resolution No. 02-10 IRREVOCABLE STOCK/BOND POWER FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned does (do) hereby sell, assign and transfer to SOCIAL SECURITY OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFYING NO. IF STOCK, COMPLETE THIS PORTION shy 'es of the represented by Certificate(s) No. (s) inclusive, standing in the name of the undersigned on the books of said Company. bonds of IF BONGS, COMPLETE in the principal amount of $ , No. (s) inclusive, THIS PORTION standing in the name of the undersigned on the books of said Company. The undersigned does (do) hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint attorney to transfer the said stock or bond (s), as the case may be, on the books of said Company, with full power of substitution in the premises. Witnessed By (PERSON EXECUTING THIS POWER SIGNS HERE) SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED (IF JOINTLY OWNED, ADDITIONAL PERSON SIGNS HERE) (IF JOINTLY OWNED, ADDITIONAL PERSON SIGNS HERE) IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY The signature(s) to this Power must correspond with the name(s) as written upon the face of ft stock certificate (s) or bonds (s), as the case may be in every paftL4w without alteration or eniarpement or any charge whatever and must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or a trust company. stock of 4.0722.000.3 Rev W81