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Goudeau Brenda Moses Present: Chair Vice-Chalrrrrustee Trustee Trustee Trustee ,. ' City Manager City Attorney Human Resources Director City Clerk. Board Reporter The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:08 a.m. at City Hall. To provIde continuity for research, Items are In agenda order although not neces~arily discussed In that order. ITEM #2 - Approval of Minutes T~ustee Jonson moved to approve the minutes of the October 14, 2002, meeting, as recorded and submitted in written summation by the City Clerk to each Trustee. The motion . . was duly seconded and carried unanimously. . ITEM #3 - Request for Acceptance into Membership . The Human Resources Director presented the recommendation of the Pension Advisory Committee to approve membership for the following employees: . . Nicholas Colton, Sr., Cindy Protopapadakis, Renata Melo, Kevin Sievert, Allie Fallon, John Lyons, Robert Lazzaro, Anita Miller, Douglas Letwln, Marc McCabe, Jonathan Maser, Robert Pagano, Christpher Payne, and Roseann Mazurek . , .' Trustee Hamilton moved to accept the recommendation of the Pension Advisory Committee. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. 'ITEM #4 ,.... ReQular Pensions to be Granted The City Manager presented the recommendatlon of the Pension Advisory Committee that Gary WooldrIdge and Clarence Calloway be granted a regular pension under Section(s) 2.393 and 2.397 of the Employees' Pension Plan: mpf1102 1 11/18/02 . .~... ,,<./...,nl'........, " D-f- ....,+ .,. ......1 .~~~~ <,.:. d....~'" .' ~:"',.~'.,:-..(.. "~':;:'.I,~.l.~}'...' t' .':.~'. :..: '\,:. :to. '''i ,"L. ....?.:.'.....I...:\..~.,.. <:..: h.,... ....\...1 ..t...~/:...~..,.:.:.I..'~.::I.~..L.~. ,;.;:...:.'.11:.... t~ . ") " '"'" \OWJ . Gary Wooldridge, Mechanic II, Solid Waste/General Services Department, was employed by the City on July 28, 19aO, and his pension service credit Is effective on that date. His pension will be effective October 1, 2002. . Based on an average salary of approximately $39.379 per year over the past five years, the formula for computing regular pensions, and Mr. Wooldridge's selection of the 75% Joint & Survivor Annuity, this pension w1l1 approximate $24,216 annually:. Clarence Calloway, Pollee Officer, Pollee Department, was employed by the City on August 9. 1982, and his pension service credit Is effective on that date. His pension will be effective December 1, 2002. Based on an ayerage salary of approximately $57,137 per year over the past five years, the formula for computing regular pensions, and Mr. Calloway's selection of the 100% Joint & , Survivor Annuity, this pension will approximate $31,563 annually. . These pensions were approved by the Pension Advisory Committee on October 10, . 2002. Section 2.393 (p) provides for normal retirement eligibility when a participant has reached age 55 and completed twenty years of credited service, has completed thirty years of credited service, or has reached age 65 and completed ten years of credited service. Section 2.393 also (p) provides for normal retirement eligibility when a participant has completed twenty years of credited service in a type of employment described as Ilhazardous duty" and further specifically defines service as a Police Officer as meeting the hazardous duty criteria. Mr.' Wooldridge qualifies under the age 55 and twenty years of service criteria. Mr. Calloway qualifies under the hazardous duty criteria. Trustee Jonson moved to accept the recommendation of the Pension Advisory Committee. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. ITEM #5 - Aporove staff recommendations reqarding the selection orocess for Pension Attornev. The Employee's Pension Plan has been using Christiansen and Dehner since May 1999 (over'3 years). At the 9/16/02 Pension Trustee meeting, the Trustees requested that a Request for Proposal (RFP) be issued for legal services for the Pension Plan. Staff proposes that the following individuals be included on the RFP committee to issue the RFP and to do the initial screening of the proposals. ~ Pam Akin, City Attorney ~ Garry Brumback, Assistant City Manager ~ Joe Roseto, Human Resources Director }o. Margie Simmons, Finance Director ~ PAC Member (Tom Jensen appointed by PAC) mpf1102 2 11/18/02 ....'..~.--~....I. ~I..':-.....':\~.....:. ..:.:,~.:~....I'.....~;:...I;...... '."II~'. .,J,,'. \'..,...,....j.,.: ,': ';-" ......: ,.i'.'l."',";O- ....~ I.~ ;".....~:\I~,... .~ '" , .' , ,..: '. ' " . \', ~-) . 1~"'fY ;:' . ;';;:~,~'.\ ."' > ''vIP , , .\,,> ., " ' .', ,. '~ . Staff further proposes that once the proposals are received and ranked by the RFP committee, that oral presentations of the top firms (no more than the top 3 or 4 firms) be heard at a Joint meeting of the Trustees and PAC, with a final ranking by the joint PACfTrustees to occur at that time. . The City Attorney and Finance Director will then proceed to negotiate a contract with . the top ranked firm. If contract terms cannot be reached, negotiations will begin with the next ranked firm, and so on, until an acceptable contract Is negotiated. . The negotiated contract will then be brought forward to the PAC for review and. then to the Trustees for approval. . Any suggested additions/changes/deletions should be sent to Margie Simmons as soon . as possible.' The RFP committee will finalize the RFP prior to it being released. . Trustee Gray moved to accept the recommendation of the Pension Advisory' Committee. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. ITEM #6 - Approve the co'ntract with Northern Trust to provide custodial services for the Emplovee's Pension . . . At the Trustee's direction, staff went out with a 'IRequest For Qualiflcationsff for custodial , services.' The following ten flnanciallnstitutlons'.responded positively to the RFQ: Bank of New Yorl< Merrill Lynch State Street Bank & Trust Wells Fargo Bank eitlbank Northern Trust . South Trust JP Morgan/Chase Salem Trust Wachovia The following three financial institutions declined to submit citing "assets size too small"/' services requested can not be providedll and "can not meet minimum qualificationstl: Deutsche Bank Bank Mellon Trust Sun Trust The financial Institutions w.ere ranked on the following criteria: Qualifications and Experience Settlement and Custody Systems & Technology Client ServiCing Fees " Securities Lending (Review only) Performance Measure and Guideline Compliance (Review only) . mpf1102 3 11/18/02 ;.. ;" ,~' :..' I. ,', t". ~ t,.' 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' Based on the,above criteria the top three financial institutions and their score are: ',Bank.of New York (87) .(86) State Street (87) . Northern Trust , Trustee Hibbard m~:>ved to accept the recommendation of the Pension Advisory . Committee:' The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. , J;. . c. ITEM #7 - Pulled Item ITEM #8 - Other Business ~ None. : ITEM #9 - Adiourn :' '<..' , c . ..'.' The meeting adjourne~ at 9:14 a.m. ," , , . '. \ . '., . , " , , \ , Attest: "[ Jt '. ., . . . . '." ._ .o.,~ . Clerk.' ' , " '. , , 'c l' . ./ " " \ II I ", >1, , , t:' , . c: I". ',' .,L , , . " . ,- ',' .: . , l' , ' . , , ." 1" ;.'"." ~ > c,' c ~ , . )'1' . 1, '. i;'~(~ ~"':c'w\" .' ' Cl!',,' , . " " , . , . ' ~,. 'mpf11q2, .4 11/18/02 : . t, . ~ , , , " .' , ,\' "