Meeting

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS DISTRICT 
MAY 9 - DEFERRED COMPENSATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
AGENDA
Thursday, May 9, 2024
2:00 PM
The East Bay Regional Park District (Park District), with limited exceptions, holds public meetings through a hybrid platform of in-person and remote attendance to allow members of the public to participate through the Park District’s virtual platform, Zoom. The Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee will participate in-person at the Park District Administrative Headquarters (2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, California) unless otherwise designated. Occasionally, members of the Board of Directors may attend remotely as permitted by the Brown Act.

This Meeting May Be Accessed As Follows:.
  1. In person at the Park District Administrative Headquarters (2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, California)
  2. Live via the Zoom virtual meeting platform (Zoom link is located on the meeting Agenda below)
  3. Via the Park District’s live streaming platform: https://www.ebparks.org/calendar/public-meetings
Park District facilities and meetings comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If special accommodations are needed for you to participate, please contact the Clerk of the Board at 510-544-2651 as soon as possible, but preferably at least three working days prior to the meeting.

Public Comments May Be Submitted in Person or in One of the Following Three Ways:
  1. Via email to the Recording Clerk Connie Swisher at [email protected]. Emails must contain in the subject line “Public Comments – not on the agenda” or “Public Comments – agenda item title”. It is preferred that these written comments be submitted by 3:00 pm on the day prior to the meeting.
  2. Via voicemail at (510) 544-2500. The caller must start the message by stating “Public Comments – not on the agenda” or “Public Comments – agenda item title” preferably followed by their name and place of residence, followed by their comments. It is preferred that these voicemail comments be submitted by 3:00 pm on the day prior to the meeting.
  3. Live via the Zoom virtual meeting platform. The Zoom link below will let you into the virtual meeting for the purpose of providing a public comment.
Written comments and transcribed voicemails will be provided to the Board Operations Committee. All written comments received by the close of the public comment period will become part of the official meeting record. If you have any questions, please contact the Recording Clerk Connie Swisher at [email protected] or at 510-544-2100.

The agenda for the meeting is listed below. A copy of the background materials concerning these agenda items, including any material that may have been submitted less than 72 hours before the meeting, is available for inspection on the Park District’s website (www.ebparks.org).
 
 
Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee Members
Meadow D’Arcy (Chair-AFSCME Rep)
Deborah Spaulding (Finance)
Monica Alvarez-Sellers (HR)
Ben Guzman (PS)
Pete Volin (Retiree)		 Alternates
Eric Holmes (AFSCME)
Grant Boysen (PS)
Vacant (Retiree)

 		 Recording Clerks
Connie Swisher, Executive Assistant
 
 
AGENDA
Zoom: https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/87227309405
 
1.
Roll Call
2.
Approval of Minutes
a.
Approval of the Minutes for the Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee Meeting on March 7, 2024
3.
Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda
a.
Public comments
4.
Action Items
a.
Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee Membership
i    Review of Attendance Requirement
ii   Election of Retiree Alternate
iii  Discussion of Finance Member
iv  Discussion of AFSCME Member and Alternate
b.
Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee Chair Election for 2024
5.
Informational Items
a.
Cost to Plan Members of Empower vs Mission Square
b.
Participant Feedback on Transition to Empower
c.
Investment Review
Presented by William Thornton with Empower
d.
Participation Data
e.
Draft Survey for Active and Retirees
6.
Announcements
7.
Adjournment