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City of Dania Beach
Police and Fire Fighters Retirement System
111 S.W. 1 Street
Dania Beach, Florida 33004
Phone: (954) 393-9061
E-mail: pfpens@gmail.com
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MINUTES
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
REGULAR WEBEX MEETING
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:10 PM
MOTION by Patricia Fuccile to call the meeting to order.
SECOND: Richard Tarrant
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Chairman Larry Rogers Secretary Carolyn Jones
Vice Chairman Todd Neal Dean Harley
David Nuby, Jr
Richard Tarrant
Rae Lair (Sandler)
Patricia Fuccile
Rich Sieb
ALSO PRESENT:
Pedro Herrera - Sugarman & Susskind, PA
Cathy David - Administrator
Steve Roth - Dahab Associates
February 22, 2021
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II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION: by Rae Lair (Sandler) to accept minutes from January 13, 2020
meeting as submitted.
SECOND: David Nuby, Jr
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
III. PUBLIC COMMENT
The floor was open and no public comment
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
No items listed on the Consent Agenda
V. OLD BUSINESS
VI. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 Dahab Associates December 31, 2020 Quarterly Earnings &
Steve Roth from Dahab Associates reviewed with the trustees the plan’s
December 31, 2020 earnings. The net of fees return was +10.5% for the
quarter October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Steve commented that
no rebalancing is required at this time
MOTION by David Nuby, Jr to approve the December 31, 2020
Performance Report
SECOND: Richard Tarrant
PASSED UNANIMIOUSLY
6.2 Sawgrass Asset Management
Sawgrass is still lagging in the market earning 8.1% with the
Russell 1000G earnings at 11.4%. One of the partners left the firm also.
The trustees have been closely watching Sawgrass and after having
discussed their performance would like to meet with them at the April 19
trustee meeting.
The trustees would like a 5-year comparison rate of return for a Large
Cap Growth passive account, i.e., Vanguard or Fidelity for example, in
relation to Sawgrass and compare the rate of return between the two.
The trustees would also like to know what the cost would be to sell and
what the cost would be to move to an active manager at a later date
presuming we move to a passive account.
If the evidence or case is made to move to a passive account and later to
an active account is this plan saving money based on Sawgrass dismal
returns.
MOTION by David Nuby, Jr for Steve Roth to prepare the above
information for the trustees at the April 19, 2021 meeting
SECOND: Patricia Fuccile
PASSED UNANIMIOUSLY
February 22, 2021
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6.3 Budget
The trustees discussed the current year budget of $195,762. The actual
administrative expense for September 30, 2020 was $178,901 with the
estimated budget of $181,485.
MOTION by Rae Lair (Sandler) to approve the October 1, 2020 to
September 30, 2021 administrative expenses.
SECOND by David Nuby, Jr
PASSED UNANIMIOUSLY
VII. CORRESPONDENCE
VIII. RETIREMENTS / TERMINATIONS
IX. OPEN DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION
9.1 Attorney
Attorney Herrera checked on the Hasko case and informs the board that
the case is closed and that there is no further appeal possible.
X. ADJOURN
MOTION by Rae Lair (Sandler) to adjourn meeting
SECOND: by Patricia Fuccile
Meeting adjourned at 7:43 PM
ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE WITH
REGARD TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING OR HEARING
WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSE
MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING
IS MADE WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE
UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT,
PERSONS NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE
PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF
DANIA BEACH POLICE & FIREFIGHTERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OFFICE 111
S.W. 1st STREET, DANIA BEACH, FL 33004 PHONE (954) 393-9061AT LEAST 48
HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.