Draft Agenda

Thursday, April 7, 2005

10:00 am - 12:00 noon by video conference

Fairbanks location: Butrovich Building – Sherman Carter Conference Room 204

Anchorage location: ULB Videoconference Room

• Public participation is welcome.
• Please do not disrupt proceedings when the meeting is in progress

1. Call to order and roll call

Current Members Lisa Sporleder, President Juli Gillispie, Vice President Lori Merdes, Co-Secretary Betty Dupee, Co-Secretary Vince Yelmene Bess Rounds

Michael Simmons John Mitchell Lisette Richmond Kenneth Coon Larry McGrady Jodi Bailey, alternate Alicia Wyse, alternate

2. Adopt agenda

3. Approve minutes of March 9, 2005 meeting Attachment 3

4. Public Comments

5. Staff Alliance Update Attachment 5.

6. Legislative Update – Wendy Redman/Pete Kelly Attachment 6.

7. Benefits Update and Open Enrollment Update – Mike Humphrey

8. IT Merger Update – Steve Smith

9. Elections Update - Kenneth Coon Attachment 7.

10. Employee Luncheon Update: Fairbanks, April 20;

Anchorage April 21 – Amy Gould

11. Make Students Count Nomination

12. March of Dimes Walk America May 14, 2005

Pioneer Park Update - Isabel Martinez Attachment 10.

13. Other Items of Interest

14. Agenda Items for the Next Meeting – Wednesday, May 11, 2005

15. Member Comments

16. Adjourn

Agenda Attachments

Wednesday, March 9, 2005

10:00 am - 12:00 noon by video conference

3. Minutes, February 9, 2005

http://gov.alaska.edu/saa/minutes/2005-03-09.html

5. Staff Alliance Agenda, April 5, 2005

http://gov.alaska.edu/Staff/Agendas/

6. Legislative Information: PERS and Budget

BREAKING NEWS MARCH 30

http://gov.alaska.edu/2005-03-30.UAOpBud-Cut.html

Operating and Capital Budget Requests FY06

REGENTS REQUEST

http://www.alaska.edu/swbudget/budget_planning/index.xml

Bills and OMB info

http://www.gov.state.ak.us/omb/06_OMB/budget/index.htm

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session=24&bill=HB66

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session=24&bill=HB67

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session=24&bill=HB68

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session=24&bill=SB46

PERS Information

NEW:

Retirement boards urge caution
http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~2789379,00.html

Retirement week

http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7252~2787573,00.html

Kelly touts PERS/TRS debt solutions

http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~2787579,00.html

HISTORICAL:

Bills

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session=24&bill=hb191

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session=24&bill=HB177

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/PDF/24/Bills/HB0177A.PDF

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session=24&bill=HB170

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/PDF/24/Bills/HB0170A.PDF

FAQS from Division of Retirement and Benefits

http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/ADMIN/drb/tierproject/tierprojectfaqs.shtml

PERS/TRS Investment Assumptions - Mercer

http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/ADMIN/drb/tierproject/question_responses_housestateaffairs.pdf

7. Candidates photos and bios

To be distributed at the meeting

8. IT Merger Information

http://www.alaska.edu/itmerger/

10. WalkAmerica Info

http://gov.alaska.edu/saa/2005-02-11.walkamerica.html