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CC RESOLUTION 5399RESOLUTION NO 5399 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE EL SEGUNDO POLICE MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION ("PMA") AND THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN DENTAL AND/OR VISION INSURANCE PLANS WHILE EMPLOYED TO CONTINUE RECEIVING COVERAGE UNDER SUCH PLANS AFTER RETIRED FROM CITY SERVICE. The City Council of the City of El Segundo does hereby resolve as follows: SECTION 1: The City of El Segundo Police Managers' Association ("PMA") and the City of El Segundo, are currently parties to a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with a term of October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2023. SECTION 2: The current and operative MOU provides that, for the term of the MOU, City employees in the PMA unit and their eligible dependents may access dental and vision benefits provided under dental and vision insurance plans administered by a City contracted plan administrator. (2013-2023 PMA MOU, Art. 20.03). SECTION 3: The current and operative MOU provides that, for the term of the MOU, the City will pay 100% of the premiums for the dental and vision insurance plans (2013-2023 PMA MOU, Art. 20.03). SECTION 4: Prior to the Parties commencing successor MOU negotiations, the Parties were interested in expanding eligibility to the dental and vision insurance plans in order to allow individuals who were enrolled in the dental and vision insurance plans while they were employed by the City to continue receiving coverage under such plans after they retire from City service at their own cost. SECTION 5: Representatives from the City and PMA met and conferred in good faith to reach a Side Letter Agreement to expand eligibility to the dental and vision plans. SECTION : The parties reached agreement on the Side Letter Agreement in or around February 2023. SECTION 7: The following language shall be added as Section E. to Article 20.03 of the 2013-2023 MOU between the City and PMA: Upon retirement, an employee and their spouse, registered domestic partner, and/or eligible dependents who are actively enrolled in the City's dental and vision insurance plans may remain enrolled in such plans as a retiree should such plans continue to remain available to current employees, but shall be responsible for full payment of the associated insurance premiums. RESOLUTION NO. 5399 PAGE 1 of 3 In order to be eligible to be covered by such plans, the retiring employee and their spouse, registered domestic partner, and/or eligible dependents, must be actively enrolled in the plan(s) under which they are seeking continued coverage. If, upon retirement, the employee declines continued coverage under either plan, they may not enroll at a later time. Upon retirees death, the surviving spouse, registered domestic partner and/or eligible dependent(s) who are actively enrolled in the City's dental and vision insurance plans may remain enrolled in such plans as surviving dependents should such plans continue to remain available to current employees, and shall be responsible for full payment of the associated insurance premiums. This provision is not intended to vest either retirees or current employees once retired with any right to remain enrolled in the City's dental and vision insurance plans. The City may decide to change dental or vision insurance plans without regard to the impact that such a decision would have on retirees' eligibility to enroll in such plans. SECTION 8: The City Clerk is directed to certify the adoption of this Resolution; record this Resolution in the book of the City's original resolutions and make a minute of this adoption of the Resolution in the City Council's records and the minutes of this meeting. SECTION 9: This Resolution will become effective immediately and will remain effective unless repealed or superseded. PASSED AND ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 5399 this 21st day of March, 2023. Dr kgW, Mayor AT EMft ST: oza-Wo Tracy Weave , City Clerk AP .FR07AS TO FO +1: Mark D. H nsley, City Attorney Exhibit A: Side Letter Between the City of El Segundo and the El Segundo Police Managers' Association. RESOLUTION NO. 5399 PAGE 2 of 3 CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ) I, Tracy Weaver, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing Resolution No. 5399 was duly passed and adopted by said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor, and attested to by the City Clerk, all at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 21 st day of March, 2023, and the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Boyles, Mayor Pro Tern Pimentel, Council Member Pirsztuk, Council Member Giroux and Council Member Baldino NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this ." day of March, 2023. -�w4i -�% Tra Weaver, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California RESOLUTION NO. 5399 PAGE 3 of 3 EXHIBIT A SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO AND THE EL SEGUNDO POLICE MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION This Side Letter of Agreement ("Agreement") between the City of El Segundo ("City") and the El Segundo Police Managers' Association ("PMA") (hereinafter referred to as the "Parties") is entered into with respect to the following: WHEREAS, the Parties are currently parties to a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with a term of October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2023; and WHEREAS, the current and operative MOU provides that, for the term of the MOU, City employees in the PMA unit and their eligible dependents may access dental and vision benefits provided under dental and vision insurance plans administered by a City - contracted plan administrator. (2013-2023 PMA MOU, Art. 20.03.); WHEREAS, the current and operative MOU provides that, for the term of the MOU, the City will pay 100% of the premiums for the dental and vision insurance plans (2013- 2023 PMA MOU, Art. 20.03.); and WHEREAS, prior to the Parties commencing successor MOU negotiations, the Parties are interested in expanding eligibility to the dental and vision insurance plans in order to allow individuals who were enrolled in the dental and vision insurance plans while they were employed by the City to continue receiving coverage under such plans after they retire from City service. WHEREAS, the following sets forth the Parties' Agreement concerning the expanded eligibility to continue receiving coverage under such dental and vision insurance plans: The following language shall be added as Section E. to Article 20.03 of the 2013- 2023 MOU between the City and PMA: Upon retirement, an employee and their spouse, registered domestic partner, and/or eligible dependents who are actively enrolled in the City's dental and vision insurance plans may remain enrolled in such plans as a retiree should such plans continue to remain available to current employees, but shall be responsible for full payment of the associated insurance premiums. In order to be eligible to be covered by such plans, the retiring employee and their spouse, registered domestic partner, and/or eligible dependents, must be actively enrolled in the plan(s) under which they are seeking continued coverage. If, upon retirement, the employee declines continued coverage under either plan, they may not enroll at a later time. Upon retirees death, the surviving spouse, registered domestic partner and/or eligible dependent(s) who are actively enrolled in the City's dental and vision insurance plans may remain enrolled in such plans as surviving dependents should such plans continue to remain available to current employees, and shall be responsible for full payment of the associated insurance premiums. This provision is not intended to vest either retirees or current employees once retired with any right to remain enrolled in the City's dental and vision insurance plans. The City may decide to change dental or vision insurance plans without regard to the impact that such a decision would have on retirees' eligibility to enroll in such plans. FOR THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO Darrell George, City Manager Date _7 � N _m Rebecca Redy , Date Director of Human Resources FOR THE EL SEGUNI0 CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION Aaron Corkins, President Date z z� Ryan Danowit , Vice President Date r:g�ze w y�� Luke Muir, Secretary Michi Istoni, Treasurer �28 23 Date Date