AGENDA

Conference Committee on Public Employee Pensions AB 340 / SB 827 Furutani and Negrete McLeod, Chairs Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. City of Carson Council Chamber Current Condition of Public Employee Benefits and Reform Efforts 1.

State Employee Benefits:

Desi Rodrigues, Principal Retirement Benefit Policy Consultant, Department of Personnel Administration Yvonne R. Walker, President, SEIU Local 1000 Aaron Read, Legislative Advocate, CDF Firefighters and California Association of Highway Patrolmen

2.

Local Employer Perspective:

Rod Gould, City Manager, City of Santa Monica Eraina Ortega, Legislative Representative, California State Association of Counties Kyle Packham, Legislative Director, California Special Districts Association

3.

Local Employee Benefits CalPERS Contracting Agencies:

Ann Boynton, Deputy Executive Officer, Benefit Programs Policy and Planning, California Public Employees' Retirement System Terry Brennand, Senior Government Relations Advocate, SEIU California Rich Brandt, President, Long Beach Firefighters

4.

Local Employee Benefits 1937 Act County Retirement Systems:

Robert Palmer, Executive Director, State Association of County Retirement Systems Willie Pelote, Political and Legislative Director, AFSCME California William Pryor, Elected Safety Member, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association

5.

Education Employee Benefits:

Ed Derman, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Plan Design and Communication, California State Teachers' Retirement System Jennifer Baker, Legislative Advocate, California Teachers Association Sal Villasenor, Legislative Advocate, Association of California School Administrators Dave Low, Executive Director, California School Employees Association

6. Public Comment