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Public Works Director/City Engineer Henry Louie advised Council that his engineering department had developed two maps; one with contour lines and one without. Council • thanked Louie for his efforts. 6. NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Selection of Voting Delegate—League of California Cities Annual Conference-October, 2005 MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Warshawsky, seconded by Jones and passed unanimously to besignate Mayor Kerr as the Voting Delegate for the Town of Los Altos Hills at the 2005 League of California Cities 2005 Annual Conference. 6.2 Consideration of Request for Proposal and Letter from Mayor Regarding the Study of Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and Retiree Health Benefits Council had before them a staff report, draft letter from the Mayor and draft Request for Proposal for a compensation study. Councilmember Mordo reviewed with Council the RFP's scope of work outlined in the staff report, offering that these were the key issues he wished addressed in the review. He explained that this was not a traditional study of benefits but a look at emerging trends in employee benefits in California and throughout the United States and the findings would help to evaluate if the Town should consider restructuring employee benefits. Mordo • offered that by joining with other government entities that most likely have similar issues, the cost for the study would be lower. He noted that the Finance and Investment Committee was supportive of sending the letter to neighboring cities asking them to join in the study. Y Council discussion ensued. Councilmember Jones suggested that a preliminary step might be to work with the League of California Cities to investigate the number of Towns that have changed from fixed to portable contribution benefit plans. City Manager Cassingham explained that she was serving on the League of California Cities Statewide Task Force Executive Committee that was currently studying the issues surrounding employee benefits. Cassingham explained CalPERS contract parameters to Council, noting that each city that participates in PERS defines their own contract. She noted that pension funds were fully funded. Administrative Services Director Sarah Joiner offered that for a membership fee of $3500, the Town could join the Bay Area Employee Relations Service and would be able to garner reports on salaries, benefits and position descriptions. The service has a membership of fifty agencies. Council concurred that this would be beneficial and a good tool for gathering information. Councilmember Mordo explained that in addition to this more traditional benefit information, he was interested in emerging practices. He was more concerned with the potential economic impact of benefits. 6 City Council Special Meeting Minutes August 3,2005