January 12, 2011
First Monthly Retirement Board Meeting

Meeting Agenda

The Retirement Board May Discuss and Take Action on the Following:

  1. Pledge of Allegiance.
  2. Recognition of Sharon Venegas – 20 years of service
    1. Recognition of Karen Davis – 10 years of service.
  3. Public comment.
  4. Approve minutes from the November 23 and December 8, 2010 meetings. 
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  5. Routine items for January 12, 2011.
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    1. Approve certifications of membership.
    2. Approve service and disability allowances.
    3. Accept disability applications and authorize subpoenas as required.
    4. Approve death benefits.
  6. Consider and take possible action to direct staff to respond to correspondence received from Contra Costa Central Sanitation District and Moraga Orinda Fire Department.
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  7. Presentation and discussion with Segal regarding future contribution rates as a result of changes to Compensation for Retirement Purposes policy.
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  8. Consider and take possible action to adopt contribution rates as outlined in the CCCERA 2009 Actuarial Valuation.
  9. Consider and take possible action to continue active death and disability process with changes as recommended by fiduciary counsel.
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Closed Session

  1. The Board will go into closed session under Gov. Code Section 54957 to consider recommendations from the Medical Advisor and/or staff regarding the following disability retirement applications:
    Member Type Sought Recommendation
    Melody Caughrean Non-Service Connected Non-Service Connected
    Jon Mudrock Service Connected Service Connected
    Wendy Downing Non-Service Connected Non-Service Connected
    Kevin Berenson Non-Service Connected Non-Service Connected
    Shatrina Thomas Service Connected Service Connected
  2. The Board will continue in closed session under Gov. Code Section 54957 to evaluate the Retirement Chief Executive Officer’s performance.

Open Session

  1. Consider authorizing the attendance of Board and/or staff:
    1. Spring Conference, Council of Institutional Investors, April 3 – 5, 2011, Washington, DC.
    2. Principles for Trustees, CALAPRS, March 22 – 25, 2011, Palo Alto, CA
    3. Pensions, Retirement Security, and Strategies for Investment, Harvard, March 16 – 18, 2011, Cambridge, MA.
    4. Pensions the 13th, Klausner & Kaufman, March 20 – 23, 2011, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 
    5. Trustees Roundtable, CALAPRS, January 28, 2011, San Jose, CA.
  2. Miscellaneous
    1. Staff Report
    2. Outside Professionals’ Report
    3. Trustees’ comments
Retirement Board Conference Room
The Willows Office Park
1355 Willow Way, Suite 221
Concord, California