HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2019-27Suggested by: Administration
CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 20 19-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, PERTAINING TO THE
AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS OF, THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS OF, AND
ESTABLISHING APPROPRIATE BENCHMARKS TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE OF THE
CITY'S PERMANENT FUNDS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2019.
WHEREAS , pursuant to KMC 7.30 .020 (a) (2) the Council of the City of Kenai shall annually
approve an Asset Allocation Plan for investment of the City's Permanent Funds; and ,
WHEREAS, KMC 7 .30.020 (b) permits investment of the Permanent Funds in various asset
classes and the Council believes that establishing asset allocation criteria for these various asset
classes is in the best interest of the City of Kenai ; and ,
WHEREAS, the annually approved Asset Allocation Plan will provide benchmarks to measure
investment performance .
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
Section 1: That the Council adopts the Asset Allocation Plan for calendar year 2019 as
follows:
The Asset Allocation Plan and Target Weightings with range restrictions are:
ASSET CLASS
Cash
Fixed Income
Large-Cap Domestic Equity
International Equity
Mid-Cap Equities
Small-Cap Equities
International Emerging Markets
Real-estate equities
Infrastructure equities
TARGET% WEIGHTING
5
40
20
10
10
5
5
2
3
RANGE%
0-10
35-65
15-25
5-15
5-15
0-10
0-10
0-5
0-6
Section 2 : The performance of the Fund and investment managers will be me asured as
follows:
Performance measurement of the Fi xed Income allocation will be measured against the Target
weighting , using the Bloomberg Barclays U .S . Aggregate Bond Index for the benchmark.
Performance measurement of the Large-Cap Domestic Equity allocation w ill be mea sured aga inst
the Target weighting , using the Standard & Poor's 500 Index for the benchmark.
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Performance measurement of the International Equity allocation will be measured against the
Target weighting, using the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far
East (MSCI EAFE) index for the benchmark.
Performance measurement of the Mid-Cap Equity allocation will be measured against the Target
weighting , using the Standard & Poor's 400 Mid-Cap Index as the benchmark.
Performance measurement of the Small-Cap Equity allocation will be measured against the
Target weighting, using the Standard & Poor's 600 Small-Cap Index as the benchmark.
Performance measurement of the International Emerging Markets allocation will be measured
against the Target weighting, using the Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets
index as the benchmark.
Performance measurement of the Real-Estate Equities allocation will be measured against the
target weighting, using the Standard & Poor's US REIT Index as the benchmark.
Performance measurement of the Infrastructure Equities allocation will be measured against the
target weighting , using the STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index as the benchmark.
Section 3. That this resolution takes effect immediately upon passage.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 1st day of May 2019.
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
THROUGH:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
Paul Ostrander, City Manager
Terry Eubank, Finance Director
April 17, 2019
Resolution No. 2019-27 -The Authorized Investments Of, The
Investment Allocations Of, And Establishing Appropriate Benchmarks
To Measure Performance Of The City's Permanent Funds For Calendar
Year 2019.
Pursuant to KMC 7 .30.020 the Council shall annually designate by resolution, the authorized
investments and allocation plan for the City's Permanent Funds. Resolution No . 2019-27
establishes the authorized investments and allocation plan to be used for calendar year 2019 .
This year 's allocation plan is similar to the 2018 investment methodology but includes a new asset
class, infrastructure . A target 3% of the portfolio will be invested in an infrastructure exchange
traded fund which shall reduce what was previously a 5% target in real estate to 2% in 2019 .
The portfolio is projected to return six percent (6 .0%) annually for the next ten years. R isk of the
portfolio is measured in standard deviation from the expected rate of return . One standard
deviation is equal to about sixty-si x percent (66%) of all possible outcomes and two standard
deviations is equal to about ninety-five percent (95 %) of all possible outcomes. Si xty-Si x percent
(66 %) (one standard deviation) of the time, the portfolio is expected to annually return between
negative three point six percent (-3.6 %) and sixteen percent (16%), with an average annual return
of si x percent (6 %). Ninety-five percent (95%) (two standard deviations) of the time, the portfolio
is expected to annually return between negative thirteen point si x percent (-13.6 %) and twenty-
six point four percent (26.4 %).