March 17, 2021 10:00 a.m.
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Agenda
Minutes
Open Session
Item 1 – Call to Order – No Materials
Item 2 – Swearing-In Ceremony – Alternate Safety Trustee
Item 3 - Public Comment – No Materials
Consent Matters
Item 4 - Minutes of the February 17, 2021 Regular Meeting
Item 5A – Hernandez, Victor. Proposed Decision of Administrative Law Judge dated January 19, 2021 (confidential)
Item 5B – Wall, Scott. Staff recommendation dated March 17, 2021 (confidential)
Item 5C - Watson, James. Staff recommendation dated March 17, 2021 (confidential)
Item 5D - Reference: General Law and Authorized Board Actions on Disability Retirement Proposed Decisions
Item 6 - Ratification of Service Retirement Application Approvals – February 2021
Item 7 - Report on Resolution of Subrogation Claim
Item 8 - State Association of County Retirement Systems Legislative Update – March 2021
Item 9 - Monthly Investment Manager Activity, Compliance and Watch List Report – February 2021
Item 10 - Monthly Report of New Investment Activity - February 2021
Executive Reports
Item 11 - Chief Executive Officer’s Report – No Materials
Item 12 - Chief Investment Officer’s Report – No Materials
Administrative Matters
Item 13 - Actuarial Funding Risk Assessment
Report
Segal to present risk assessment to review historical factors
that have caused changes in SCERS’ funded status and contribution
rates, and to identify risks that may affect the plan’s future
financial condition. Receive and file.
Item 14 - Actuarial Funding
Policy
Staff and Segal to provide overview of Actuarial Funding
Policy, with Staff to recommend the Board affirm the policy.
Deliberation and action.
Item 15 - Interest Crediting and
Unallocated Earnings Policy
Staff and Segal to provide overview of Interest Crediting and
Unallocated Earnings Policy, with Staff to recommend the Board
adopt clarifying amendment regarding the current offset to member
COLA contributions. Deliberation and action.
Investment Matters
Item 16 - Enterprise Risk Tolerance
Survey
Staff and Verus to provide results of Enterprise Risk
Tolerance Survey. Receive and file.
Item 17 - Fiduciary Standard of Care
Policy
Staff to recommend Board approve amendments to Fiduciary
Standard of Care Policy and conforming changes to Investment
Policy Statements. Deliberation and action.
Item 18 - Quarterly Investment Performance
Report – Alternative Assets
Cliffwater, LLC to present the performance report for the
periods ended December 31, 2020 for the Absolute Return
portfolio, and the period ended September 30, 2020 for the
Private Equity, Private Credit, Real Assets, and Opportunities
portfolios. Receive and file.
Item 19 - Quarterly Investment Performance
Report – Real Estate
Townsend Group to present the performance report on real
estate investments for the quarter ended December 31, 2020.
Receive and file.