Town Pension and OPEB Trusts Oversight Committee
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · March 30, 2021
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PENSION AND OPEB TRUST MEETING DATE: 08/03/2021
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ITEM NO: 1
REPORT
Minutes of the Pension and OPEB Trust Oversight Committee Meeting
March 30, 2021
The Pension and OPEB Trust Oversight Committee of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a
regular meeting via Teleconference via COVID-19 Shelter in Place Guidelines on Tuesday, March
30, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Marica Sayoc, Vice Mayor Rob Rennie, Council Member Mary Badame, Council
Member Matthew Hudes, Council Member Maria Ristow.
Absent: None
CONSENT ITEMS
1. Approve Draft Minutes of the December 1, 2020 Town Pension and OPEB Trusts Oversight
Committee Meeting.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Ristow to approve the Consent Item. Seconded by
Council Member Hudes.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
No one spoke.
OTHER BUSINESS
2. Receive and Discuss the Town of Los Gatos IRS Section 115 Pension Trust and OPEB
Investment Policy.
Arn Andrews, Assistant Town Manager, presented the staff report.
Opened Public Comment.
No one spoke.
Closed Public Comment.
Council received Investment Policy.
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Pension and OPEB Trust Oversight Committee Meeting of March
30, 2021
DATE: July 8, 2021
3. Receive Monthly Performance and Account Summary Reports for the Town of Los Gatos IRS
Section 115 Pension Trust for the Period Ending December 31, 2020.
Arn Andrews, Assistant Town Manager, presented the staff report.
Opened Public Comment.
No one spoke,
Closed Public Comment.
Council received the Monthly Performance and Account Summary Reports.
4. Receive Market Value Summary Quarterly Report and Performance Report for the California
Employers’ Retiree Benefit Trust (CERBT) for the Period Ending December 31, 2020.
Arn Andrews, Assistant Town Manager, presented the staff report.
Opened Public Comment.
No one spoke.
Closed Public Comment.
Council received the Market Value Summary Quarterly Report and Performance Report.
5. Receive CalPERS Actuarial Review and Presentation by Bartel and Associates.
Arn Andrews, Assistant Town Manager, and Joseph D’Onofrio, Bartel and Associates, presented
the staff report.
Opened Public Comment.
No one spoke.
Closed Public Comment.
Council received the CalPERS Actuarial review.
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Pension and OPEB Trust Oversight Committee Meeting of March
30, 2021
DATE: July 8, 2021
6. Direct the Available Balance in the California Employers' Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT)
($708,807.33), $952,135 from the Town’s Pension/OPEB Reserve, and the General Fund
Policy $390,000 scheduled payment to shorten the amortization period from 30 to 20 years
as an Additional Discretionary Payment to CalPERS toward the 2013 Investment Loss
Amortization Base.
Arn Andrews, Assistant Town Manager, presented the staff report.
Opened Public Comment.
No one spoke.
Closed Public Comment.
Council discussed the matter.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Badame to direct the available balance in the California
Employers' Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT) ($708,807.33), $952,135 from the
Town’s Pension/OPEB Reserve, and the General Fund Policy $390,000 scheduled
payment to shorten the amortization period from 30 to 20 years as an Additional
Discretionary Payment to CalPERS toward the 2013 investment loss amortization
base. Seconded by Council Member Hudes.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Attest:
_____________________________________
/s/ Shelley Neis, Town Clerk
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TOWN PENSION AND OPEB TRUSTS OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AGENDA
MARCH 30, 2021
110 EAST MAIN STREET
LOS GATOS, CA
Marico Sayoc, Mayor
Rob Rennie, Vice Mayor
Mary Badame, Council Member
Matthew Hudes, Council Member PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS
Maria Ristow, Council Member
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TOWN PENSION AND OPEB TRUSTS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AGENDA
MARCH 30, 2021
7:00 PM
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE MARCH 30, 2021 MEETING
This meeting is being conducted utilizing teleconferencing and electronic means consistent with
State of California Executive Order N-29- 20 dated March 17, 2020, regarding the COVID-19
pandemic. The live stream of the meeting may be viewed on television and/or online at
www.losgatosca.gov/AgendasAndVideos. In accordance with Executive Order N-29- 20, the
public may only view the meeting on television and/or online and not in the Council
Chamber.
PARTICIPATION
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TOWN PENSION AND OPEB TRUSTS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AGENDA
MARCH 30, 2021
7:00 PM
REMOTE LOCATION PARTICIPANTS
The following Committee Members are listed to permit them to appear electronically or
telephonically at the Town Council meeting: MAYOR MARICO SAYOC, VICE MAYOR ROB RENNIE,
COUNCIL MEMBER MARY BADAME, COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEW HUDES, and COUNCIL
MEMBER MARIA RISTOW. All votes during the teleconferencing session will be conducted by roll
call vote.
MEETING CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
CONSENT ITEMS (Items appearing on the Consent Items are considered routine and may be
approved by one motion. Any member of the Committee or public may request to have an item
removed from the Consent Items for comment and action. A member of the public may request
to pull an item from Consent by following the Participation Instructions on page 2 of this
agenda. If an item is pulled, the Chair has the sole discretion to determine when the item will be
hear. Unless there are separate discussions and/or actions requested by Coommittee, staff, or a
member of the public, it is requested that items under the Consent Items be acted on
simultaneously.)
1. Approve Draft Minutes of the December 1, 2020 Town Pension and OPEB Trusts
Oversight Committee Meeting.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Committee on
any matter that is not listed on the agenda consistent with the Participation instructions on
page 2 of this agenda. To ensure all agenda items are heard and unless additional time is
authorized by the Chair, this portion of the agenda is limited to 30 minutes and no more than
three (3) minutes per speaker. In the event additional speakers were not able to be heard
during the initial Verbal Communications portion of the agenda, an additional Verbal
Communications will be opened prior to adjournment.)
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items consistent with the Participation instructions on page 2 of this agenda.)
2. Receive and Discuss the Town of Los Gatos IRS Section 115 Pension Trust and OPEB
Investment Policy.
3. Receive Monthly Performance and Account Summary Reports for the Town of Los Gatos
IRS Section 115 Pension Trust for the Period Ending December 31, 2020.
4. Receive Market Value Summary Quarterly Report and Performance Report for the
California Employers’ Retiree Benefit Trust (CERBT) for the Period Ending December 31,
2020.
5. Receive CalPERS Actuarial Review and Presentation by Bartel and Associates.
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6. Direct the Available Balance in the California Employers' Pension Prefunding Trust
(CEPPT) ($708,807.33), $952,135 from the Town’s Pension/OPEB Reserve, and the
General Fund Policy $390,000 scheduled payment to shorten the amortization period
from 30 to 20 years as an Additional Discretionary Payment to CalPERS toward the 2013
Investment Loss Amortization Base.
ADJOURNMENT (Council policy is to adjourn no later than midnight unless a majority of the
Committee votes for an extension of time)
Writings related to an item on the Committee meeting agenda distributed to members of the Committee within 72
hours of the meeting are available for review on the official Town of Los Gatos website. Copies of desk items
distributed to members of the Committee at the meeting are available for review on the Town website.
Note: The Town of Los Gatos has adopted the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6; litigation challenging a
decision of the Town Council must be brought within 90 days after the decision is announced unless a shorter time is
required by State or Federal law.
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