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12-11-2017CITY OF EDGEWATER POLICE OFFICERS' PENSION BOARD QUARTERLY MEETING MINUTES City Hall Council Chambers Monday, December 11, 2017 at 1:30PM TRUSTEES PRESENT: David Arcieri Lawrence Leaf Alexander Penalta TRUSTEES ABSENT: Larry Brinson Timothy Webb OTHERS PRESENT: Ken Harrison, Sugarman & Susskind Ferrell Jenne, Foster & Foster John Thinnes, AndCo Consulting 1. Call to Order — Alexander Penalta called the meeting to order at 1:40pm. 2. Roll Call — As reflected above. 3. Public Comment — None. 4. Approval of Minutes The minutes from the October 23, 2017, quarterly meeting were approved upon motion by David Arcieri and second by Lawrence Leaf, motion carried 3-0. New Business a. Actual plan expenses as of September 30, 2017 i. Ferrell Jenne reviewed SB172 requirement. The board voted to approve the actual plan expenses as of September 30, 2017 as presented upon motion by David Arcieri and second by Lawrence Leaf, motion carried 3-0. b. Memo from Foster & Foster regarding the online submittal of valuation reports i. Ferrell Jenne reviewed the state mandate to submit all future valuation reports online using the state's portal along with the additional work and associated fees. The board voted to approve the additional fees to Foster & Foster to submit all future valuation reports online upon motion by David Arcieri and second by Lawrence Leaf, motion carried 3-0. c. Renewal of the 2018 FPPTA board membership i. Ferrell Jenne explained that if the board wanted to renew their membership for 2018, the annual subscription fee is $600. The board approved the renewal of the FPPTA membership for 2018 upon motion by Lawrence Leaf and second by David Arcieri, motion carried 3-0. d. Proposed 2018 meeting dates i. Ferrell Jenne reminded the board that all three pension plans meet on the same day and commented she will send out an email once the dates have been finalized with the other boards. e. Trustee term expirations i. Ferrell Jenne reviewed the term expiration for Lawrence Leaf and Alexander Penalta. Alex commented he would like to serve another term. Ken Harrison recommended waiting until the next meeting to discuss the 5'" trustee seat. Ken commented that Lawrence Leaf can continue to serve under the holdover provision. Old Business — None. Reports a. AndCo Consulting, John Thinnes, Investment Consultant i. John Thinnes commented that for the fiscal year, the plan is just under 12 %. ii. John Thinnes reviewed the financial reconciliation for FYTD and QTD. iii. The market value of assets as of November 30, 2017 is $9,706,905. iv. The total fund return FYTD is 2.79%, slightly overperforming the policy benchmark of 2.75%. The 3 and 5 year trailing returns are 6.34% and 9.03% respectively. Since inception (10/1/2000), the return is 5.19% underperforming the benchmark of 5.30%. v. John Thinnes commented that due to a conflict, Richelle Hayes from American Realty, was unable to attend. vi. John Thinnes reviewed American Realty's experience and current client list. vii. John Thinnes gave a fund snapshot, commenting American Realty has an approximate $5.8 million gross asset value and a leveraged ratio of 19.8%. John commented that the expected return is 6% - 8%. viii. John Thinnes briefly reviewed some recent acquisitions and recommended going into the strategy. ix. John Thinnes reviewed the fees, commenting they are at 1.1% and the allocation would come from Integrity. x. John Thinnes reviewed the queue and call for capital process. The board approved AndCo's recommendation of adding a real estate allocation to American Realty upon motion by David Arcieri and second by Lawrence Leaf, motion carried 3-0. b. Sugarman & Susskind, Ken Harrison, Board Attorney. i. Ken Harrison reviewed the proposed ordinance and administrative rules and procedures regarding equal share plan allocations. The board voted to leave the share plan language using the allocation methodology based on credited service upon motion by David Arcieri and second by Lawrence Leaf, motion carried 3-0. ii. Ken Harrison briefly reviewed the pre -filed bills and commented the legislative session will start at the beginning of the year. iii. Ken Harrison commented he is still working with actuary on Martha Miles possible recalculation. iv. Ken Harrison commented that the plan provision when Principal was the actuary are different than the provision in place today. Consent Agenda a. Payment warrants for ratification. i. Warrants #41 b. Payment warrants for approval. i. None c. Fund activity report for October 17, 2017 — December 6, 2017. The board voted to approve the consent agenda as presented, upon motion by David Arcieri and second by Lawrence Leaf, motion carried 3-0. 2 9. Staff Reports, Discussion, and Action a. Foster & Foster, Ferrell Jenne, Plan Administrator. i. Ferrell Jenne reviewed the upcoming FPPTA conferences. ii. Ferrell Jenne requested that the board gives her direction on how many benefit calculations are covered by the plan. By consensus, the board stated that one estimate and one final calculation would be covered by the plan. The board approved the cost for one estimate and one final calculation to be covered by the board upon motion by David Arcieri and second by Lawrence leaf, motion carried 3-0. 10. Trustee Reports, Discussion, and Action — None. 11. Adjournment — The meeting adjourned at 2:14pm. 12, Next Meeting — Monday, March 19, 2018, 1:30PM. pectfully ubitted by: Approved by:_ r Fer II Jenn , Plan dministrator Alexander Penallta, Chairman Date ppro d by th Pension Board: I � + t � C CH ' C—F i a0l p) 3