Town Pension and OPEB Trusts Oversight Committee
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · September 20, 2022
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PENSION AND OPEB TRUST
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
REPORT
Minutes of the Pension and OPEB Trust Oversight Committee Meeting
September 20, 2022
The Pension and OPEB Trust Oversight Committee of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a
regular Meeting utilizing teleconference and electronic means consistent with Government
Code Section 54953, as Amended by Assembly Bill 361, in response to the state of emergency
relating to COVID-19 and enabling teleconferencing accommodations by suspending or waiving
specified provisions in the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code § 54950 et seq.) and Town of
Los Gatos Resolution 2021-044 on September 20, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Rob Rennie, Vice Mayor Maria Ristow, Council Member Mary Badame, Council
Member Marico Sayoc (all participating remotely).
Absent: Council Member Matthew Hudes.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approve Minutes of the Pension and OPEB Trusts Oversight Committee Meeting of June 21,
2022.
2. Receive California Employer’s Retiree Benefit Trust (CERBT) Strategy 1 Market Value
Summary Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2022.
3. Receive California Employer’s Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT) Strategy Market Value
Summary Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2022.
4. Receive CalPERS Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF) Preliminary Performance Report
as June 30, 2022.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Badame to approve the Consent Items 1 - 4. Seconded
by Vice Mayor Ristow.
VOTE: Motion passed 4-0-1. Council Member Hudes absent.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Pension and OPEB Trust Oversight Committee Meeting of
September 20, 2022
DATE: November 3, 2022
OTHER BUSINESS
5. Receive the Town of Los Gatos Retiree Healthcare Plan June 30, 2021 Actuarial Valuation
and Adopt its Assumptions as Prepared and Recommended by Bartel Associates, LLC.
Arn Andrews, Assistant Town Manager, and Mary Beth Redding, from Bartel Associates,
presented the staff report and Actuarial Valuation.
Opened Public Comment.
No one spoke.
Closed Public Comment.
Council discussed the item.
MOTION: Motion by Vice Mayor Ristow to adopt the assumptions as prepared and
recommended by Bartel Associates for the Los Gatos Retiree Health Care Plan June
30, 2021 actuarial valuation changing the discount rate from 6 ¾ to 6 ¼ percent.
Seconded by Council Member Sayoc.
VOTE: Motion passes 4-0-1. Council Member Hudes absent.
6. Receive CalPERS Actuarial Valuation Reports as of June 30, 2021.
Arn Andrews, Assistant Town Manager, presented the staff report.
Opened Public Comment.
No one spoke.
Closed Public Comment.
Council discussed the item and received the report.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:29 p.m.
Attest:
_____________________________________
/s/ Jenna De Long, Deputy Clerk
Agenda
AMENDED*
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TOWN PENSION AND OPEB TRUSTS OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
TELECONFERENCE
LOS GATOS, CA
Rob Rennie, Mayor
Maria Ristow, Vice Mayor PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS
Mary Badame, Council Member
Matthew Hudes, Council Member
Marico Sayoc, Council Member
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AMENDED*
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TOWN PENSION AND OPEB TRUSTS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AGENDA
TELECONFERENCE
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
6:00 PM
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This meeting is being conducted utilizing teleconferencing and electronic means consistent with
Government Code Section 54953, as Amended by Assembly Bill 361, in response to the state of
emergency relating to COVID-19 and enabling teleconferencing accommodations by suspending
or waiving specified provisions in the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code § 54950 et
seq.). Consistent with AB 361 and Town of Los Gatos Resolution 2021-044, this meeting will not
be physically open to the public and the Council will be teleconferencing from remote locations.
Members of the public can only participate in the meeting by joining the Zoom webinar (log in
information provided below).
PARTICIPATION
To provide oral comments in real-time during the meeting:
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the meeting will be reviewed and distributed before the meeting. All comments received will
become part of the record.
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REMOTE LOCATION PARTICIPANTS
The following Council Members are listed to permit them to appear electronically or
telephonically at the Town Council meeting: MAYOR ROB RENNIE, VICE MAYOR MARIA RISTOW,
COUNCIL MEMBER MARY BADAME, COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEW HUDES, and COUNCIL
MEMBER MARICO SAYOC. All votes during the teleconferencing session will be conducted by roll
call vote.
MEETING CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
RULES OF DECORUM AND CIVILITY
To conduct the business of the community in an effective and efficient manner, please follow
the meeting guidelines set forth in the Town Code and State law.
The Town does not tolerate disruptive conduct, which includes but is not limited to:
Addressing the Town Pension and OPEB Trusts Oversight Committee without first
being recognized;
Interrupting speakers, Town Pension and OPEB Trusts Oversight Committee, or Town
staff;
Continuing to speak after the allotted time has expired;
Failing to relinquish the microphone when directed to do so;
Repetitiously addressing the same subject.
Town Policy does not allow speakers to cede their commenting time to another
speaker. Disruption of the meeting may result in a violation of Penal Code Section 403.
CONSENT ITEMS (Items appearing on the Consent Items are considered routine Town business
and may be approved by one motion. Any member of the Committee may request to have an
item removed from the Consent Items for comment and action. Members of the public may
provide input on any or multiple Consent Item(s) when the Chair asks for public comments on
the Consent Items. If you wish to comment, please follow the Participation Instructions
contained on Page 2 of this agenda. If an item is removed, the Chair has the sole discretion to
determine when the item will be heard.)
1. Approve Minutes of the Pension and OPEB Trusts Oversight Committee Meeting of June
21, 2022
2. Receive California Employer’s Retiree Benefit Trust (CERBT) Strategy 1 Market Value
Summary Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2022
3. Receive California Employer’s Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT) Strategy Market Value
Summary Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2022
4. Receive CalPERS Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF) Preliminary Performance
Report as June 30, 2022
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VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Committee on
any matter that is not listed on the 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.)
5. Receive the Town of Los Gatos Retiree Healthcare Plan June 30, 2021 Actuarial
Valuation and Adopt its Assumptions as Prepared and Recommended by Bartel
Associates, LLC
6. Receive CalPERS Actuarial Valuation Reports as of June 30, 2021
ADJOURNMENT (Council policy is to adjourn no later than midnight unless a majority of Council
votes for an extension of time)
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72 hours of the meeting are available for public inspection at the front desk of the Los Gatos Town Library,
located at 100 Villa Avenue, and are also available for review on the official Town of Los Gatos website. Copies
of desk items distributed to members of the Council at the meeting are available for review in the Town Council
Chambers.
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.
*Corrected “How to Participate” instructions on the first page
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