Agenda
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The Retirement Board May Discuss And Take Action On The Following:

1. Pledge of Allegiance.
    
2. Public Comment (3 minutes/speaker).
    
3. Recognition of Christine Gerson for 5 years of service.

CONSENT ITEMS

4. 1. All Consent Items are to be approved by one action unless a Board Member requests separate action on a specific item. (Action Item)
      1. Approve minutes from the November 29, 2023 and December 13, 2023 meetings.
          
      2. Approve the following routine items:
         1. Certifications of membership.
         2. Service and disability allowances.
         3. Death benefits.
         4. Investment liquidity report.
      3. Accept the following routine items:
         1. Disability applications and authorize subpoenas as required.
         2. Investment asset allocation report.
   2. Consider and take possible action on Consent Items previously removed, if any. (Action Item)

CLOSED SESSION 

5. The Board will go into closed session pursuant to Govt. Code Section 54957 to consider recommendations from the medical advisor and/or staff regarding the following disability retirement applications:

   Member	Type Sought	Recommendation
   Judon Cherry	Service Connected	Service Connected
   Nicole Cook	Service Connected	Service Connected
   Daniel McClellan	Service Connected	Service Connected
   Shane Neveau	Service Connected	Service Connected
   Kiriba Stewart	Service Connected	Service Connected

6. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
   (Government Code § 54957.6)
   
   Agency designated representatives:
   Christina Dunn, Acting Chief Executive Officer
   Erica Grant, Human Resources Manager
   Alison Flowers, CCCERA’s Chief Negotiator
   
   Employee Organization: AFSCME Local 2700
    
7. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
   (Government Code § 54957.6)
   
   Agency designated representative:
   Christina Dunn, Acting Chief Executive Officer
   
   Unrepresented Employees: All CCCERA unrepresented positions
    
8. The Board will continue in closed session pursuant to Govt. Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) to confer with legal counsel regarding potential litigation (one case).
    
9. The Board will continue in closed session pursuant to Govt. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) to confer with legal counsel regarding pending litigation:
   1. Nowicki v. CCCERA, et al., Contra Costa County Superior Court, Case No. C17-01266

OPEN SESSION

10. Consider and take possible action to adopt the successor Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Association (“CCCERA”) and United Clerical, Technical & Specialized Employees, AFSCME Local 2700, for the period of January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2027, and authorize the Acting CEO to execute said MOU. (Action Item)
     
11. Consider and take possible action to adopt the CCCERA publicly available pay schedules for CCCERA classifications represented by AFSCME, Local 2700, effective January 1, 2024. (Action Item)
     
12. Educational presentation on Ralph M. Brown Act open meetings laws. (Presentation Item)
     
13. Legislative Update. (Presentation Item)
     
14. Consider authorizing the attendance of Board: (Action Item)
    1. Torchlight Annual Investment Summit 2024, February 7-8, 2024, Austin, TX.
    2. NIRS Annual Retirement Policy Conference, February 26-27, Washington, DC.
    3. CALAPRS General Assembly, March 2-5, 2024, Rancho Mirage, CA.
    4. IFEBP Investments Institute, March 6-7, 2024, Rancho Mirage, CA.
    5. NASP Day of Education in Private Equity for Trustees and Staff, March 20-21, 2024, Los Angeles, CA.
    6. CALAPRS Advanced Principles of Pension Governance for Trustees, March 27-29, 2024, Los Angeles, CA. (Note: Conflict with Board Meeting)
    7. Private Markets – The LP Perspective, P&I, April 9-10, 2024, Chicago, IL. (Note: Conflict with Board Meeting)
15. Miscellaneous
    1. Staff Report
    2. Outside Professionals’ Report
    3. Trustees’ comments