Wednesday, February 11, 2015

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1 San Francisco Employees Retirement System RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING CALENDAR Wednesday, 1145 Market Street, 6 th Floor San Francisco, CA :00 p.m. MISSION STATEMENT San Francisco City and County Employees Retirement System is Dedicated to Securing, Protecting and Prudently Investing the Pension Trust Assets, Administering Mandated Benefit Programs, and Providing Promised Benefits. RETIREMENT BOARD MEMBERS President Victor Makras Vice President Malia Cohen Commissioners Leona Bridges Joseph Driscoll Herb Meiberger, CFA Wendy Paskin-Jordan Brian Stansbury Jay Huish Executive Director

2 Page 2 of 9 DISABILITY ACCESS The San Francisco Employees' Retirement System is wheelchair accessible. Accessible seating is available for persons with disabilities. To obtain a disability-related modification or accommodation, including large print agendas, American Sign Language interpreters, FM sound amplification system and auxiliary aids or services, please contact Norman Nickens at (415) at least two (2) business days before the meeting. There is accessible parking in the vicinity of 1145 Market Street at Civic Center Plaza. Accessible MUNI lines are available at the corner of Market Street and 8 th Street. The closest accessible MUNI /BART station is Civic Center Station. Materials accompanying the agenda are available for public inspection and copying at SFERS, 1145 Market Street, 7th Floor. For additional information, please contact Norman Nickens, Executive Assistant, at (415) In order to assist the City s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals. The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices. Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE OR TO REPORT A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, CONTACT THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE TASK FORCE. Sunshine Ordinance Task Force City Hall 1 Dr Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244 San Francisco, CA (415) by fax at (415) or by at sotf@sfgov.org Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, Any materials distributed to the Retirement Board (or committee) within 72 hours of the meeting or after distribution of the agenda packet to Board (or committee) members are available for public inspection at SFERS, 1145 Market Street, 7 th Floor, during regular office hours. Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code sections ) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) , fax (415) and web site:

3 Page 3 of 9 OPENING CALENDAR Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Discussion General Public Comment PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES: Members of the public shall have an opportunity to directly address the Retirement Board on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Retirement Board. Members of the public may address the Retirement Board now or under General Public Comment calendared at the end of today s agenda. Members of the public may also address the Board on a specific agenda item when public comment is called for that item. Members of the public who wish to provide public comment are encouraged to complete a Speaker Card for each agenda item for which they intend to address the Retirement Board and return them to the Commission Secretary prior to the consideration of that agenda item. Each member of the public may address the Retirement Board for up to three minutes, unless the Chair specifies a different time limit. The President of the Retirement Board may limit this initial General Public Comment item to 30 minutes. Any remaining members of the public who wish to make general public comment to the Retirement Board may do so during General Public Comment at the end of the agenda Action Item Approval of the Minutes of the January 14, 2015 Retirement Board Meeting Documents provided to the Retirement Board prior to the current meeting: Draft Minutes of the January 14, 2015 Retirement Board Meeting Action: Approve Minutes of January 14, 2015 Retirement Board Meeting, or take other action on the minutes

4 Page 4 of 9 CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Retirement Board and will be acted upon by a single vote of the Retirement Board. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Retirement Board so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item Action Item Consent Calendar a Action Item Voluntary Retirement Board List No b Action Item Decisions of Hearing Officers Otto B. Dittman Effective Date: 11/1/12 Stephen H. Feiner Effective Date: 3/16/10 Donald E. Kern, Jr. Effective Date: 9/1/11 Nelly R. Kuan Effective Date: 10/1/13 Joseph P. Lehane Effective Date: 3/15/14 Jennifer E. Matz (Deceased 12/5/14) Effective Date: 12/5/14 Gloria D. Posadas Effective Date: 10/7/14 Lawrence E. Thompson Effective Date: PERS Claudia Valentino Effective Date: 12/10/13 Maria E. Zuniga Effective Date: 9/6/ Transit Power Line Supervisor MTA H4 Fire Inspector Fire H2 Firefighter Fire 2905 Sr. Eligibility Worker Human Services 7449 Sewer Service Worker PUC-Clean Water 1381 Special Asst. 22 Business & Economic Development 1092 IT Operations Support Adm. II DPH-CMHS 8304 Deputy Sheriff Sheriff H2 Firefighter Fire 9163 Transit Operator MTA Industrial Disability Retirement Industrial Disability Retirement CAL-PERS - Disability Retirement Industrial Disability Retirement c Action Item Petition for Rehearing Otto B. Dittman Effective Date: 11/1/ Transit Power Line Supervisor MTA

5 Page 5 of d Action Item Request Travel Approval for Commissioner Leona Bridges to attend the CII Spring 2015 Conference, March 30 - April 1, 2015, Washington, D.C. Documents provided to the Retirement Board prior to the current meeting: Voluntary Retirement Board List, Hearing Officer Decisions, Agenda Action: Approve Consent Calendar INVESTMENT CALENDAR Action Item Staff Due Diligence Report on 2015 Asset Allocation Proposals and Staff s Asset Allocation Recommendation meeting: Staff and Consultant Memoranda Action: Approve Asset Allocation for Action Item Proxy Voting Report for Calendar Year 2014 meeting: Staff memorandum and ISS Report Action: Approve Proxy Voting Report for Calendar Year Action Item Review and Approval of Proxy Voting Policies for Calendar Year 2015 meeting: Staff memorandum and ISS Report Action: Approve Proxy Voting Policies for Calendar Year Action Item Approval to commit up to $150 million to Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII, L.P.

6 Page 6 of 9 meeting: Action: Move to commit up to $150 million to Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII, L.P Chief Investment Officer Report Discussion Item a. Discussion Item Documents provided to the Retirement Board prior to the current meeting: CIO Report This is a discussion only item Possible Action on Pending Proxies b. Proxy Item Action: Possible Action on Pending Proxies DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN CALENDAR Discussion Item SFDCP Manager Report Documents provided to the Retirement Board prior to the current meeting: Staff Memorandum and Report ADMINISTRATION CALENDAR Action Item Review and Approval of Basic COLA Effective July 1, 2015 meeting: Staff memorandum

7 Page 7 of 9 Action: Approve a Charter Section A cost of living (Basic COLA) increase of 2% payable effective July 1, 2015 for all qualified SFERS retiree who retired prior to July 2, Action Item Determination and Approval of Credited Interest Rate for Fiscal Year meeting: Staff memorandum Action: Accept the credited interest rate analysis provided and approve recommendation of no adjustment in the Plan s current credited interest rate of 4% effective July 1, Action Item Review and Adoption of July 1, 2014 Actuarial Valuation Results meeting: Cheiron (Consulting Actuary) presentation materials Action: Adopt July 1, 2014 Actuarial Funding Results Action Item Adoption of Employer Contribution Rate for Fiscal Year meeting: Staff memorandum Action: Approve the recommended employer contribution rate of 22.80% for Fiscal year

8 Page 8 of Discussion Item Finance Committee Report meeting: Finance Committee Report Discussion Item Personnel Committee Report meeting: Personnel Committee Report Discussion Item Update on Statements of Economic Interest (Form 700) Annual Filing Requirements and other Filing Requirements meeting: Staff memoranda Action Item Approve prospectively expanding the interpretation of the term shortage in the SFERS plan to include Gillmore debt meeting: Staff memoranda Action: Approve prospectively expanding the interpretation of the term shortage in the SFERS plan to include Gillmore debt

9 Page 9 of Discussion Item Executive Director s Report Documents provided to the Retirement Board prior to the current meeting: Executive Director s Report Administrative Update: Attachments for Informational Purposes: Educational Opportunities List Blackout Period List Forward Calendar Discussion Item Retirement Board Member Reports and Comments meeting: Articles submitted by Commissioner Meiberger CLOSED SESSION Action Item Closed Session -- Recommendations and Possible Action on Purchases of Particular, Specific Pension Fund Investments under California Government Code Section Public comment Enter closed session. Discussion and possible action in closed session (3 investment recommendations) (Discussion and Possible Action) Return to open session. Vote whether to disclose discussions held in closed session under San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a) (Action) Adjournment