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Item 28 - Award of Contract to Metropolitan West Securities Inc AGENDA REPORT SUMMARY -/ oF/.oW y 70. • . Y TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: James L. Bowersox, City Mana, INITIATED BY: John D. Fitch, Assistant City Manager ' Peggy A. Stewart, Director of Administrative Servic se) DATE: June 18, 1996 SUBJECT: Award of Contract to Metropolitan West Securities, Inc. For Investment Management Services for the City ABSTRACT The City has solicited proposals for an investment management firm to provide investment management services for the City's portfolio. Following evaluation of those proposals, it is recommended that a contract be entered into with Metropolitan West Securities, Inc. to provide investment management services to the City of Poway. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Environmental review is not required for this agenda item according to CEQA guidelines. FISCAL IMPACT • Metropolitan West's fee is .05% of the portfolio. Based on our current $100,000,000 portfolio, this would amount to an annual fee of $50,000, which will be included in the FY 1996-97 budget. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE Notification has been sent to Metropolitan West Securities, Inc. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council (1) approve the award of a contract to Metropolitan West Securities, Inc. to provide investment management services to the City and (2) direct staff to proceed with execution of the contract. ACIION Approved staff recommendation. �4-0 with Mayor Higginson// absent. /12421-cd. GC wry Marie Lofton, beputy City Clerk 1 of 3 JUN 18 1996 ITEM 28 . AGENDA REPORT CITY OF POW A Y This report is included on the Consent Calendar. There will be no separate discussion of the report prior to approval by the City Council unless members of the Council, staff or public request it to be removed from the Consent Calendar and discussed separately. If you wish to have this report pulled for discussion, please fill out a slip indicating the report number and give it to the City Clerk prior to the beginning of the City Council meeting. TO: FROM: INITIATED BY: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council James L. Bowersox, City Man~ ~ John D. Fitch, Assistant City Manager~\ Peggy A. Stewart, Director of Administrative Services DATE: SUBJECT: June 18, 1996 Award of Contract to Metropolitan West Securities, Inc. for Investment Management Services for the City BACKGROUND As of April 30, 1996, the City's general investment portfolio was $68,981,004. In addition, the City has $33,609,903 of bond proceeds in a separate investment portfolio. The City currently manages its own investment portfolios. In light of events of the past year with the Orange County Investment Pool and the San Diego County Investment Pool, utilization of an investment management firm under the direction of a City oversight committee is recommended as a prudent manner of managing the City's funds. The speCific responsibilities would include managing the City's investments on a daily basis pursuant to the specific investment policies adopted by the City Council, providing monthly reports to a City financial oversight committee on investment and earnings and compliance with City policy and government code, maintaining accurate records of all investments, providing monthly reports, and meeting regularly with staff to review performance of the portfolio. FINDINGS The City issued a request for proposal in March 1996, and we received eight responses. Those responses were evaluated, and staff interviewed four firms which were short-listed. Based on the evaluation, interviews, and reference checks, it is recommended that a contract be awarded to Metropolitan West Securities, Inc. and that staff be directed to enter into an agreement with them. Metropolitan West submitted the lowest quote for fees which will be .05% of the total value of the portfolio managed. Basfd upon a $100,000,000 portfolio, this would be approximately $50,000 a year in management fees. This contract amount would be included in the FY 1996-97 finance budget scheduled for final adoption by the Council on June 28, 1996. ACTION: 2 of 3 )) JUN 1 8 1996 ITEM 28 Agenda Report June 18, 1996 Page 2 It is recommended that the contract with Metropolitan West commence on July 1, 1996. Furthermore, as directed by Council at the June 4, 1996 council meeting, one of the first orders of business for Metropolitan West Securities will be the divestiture of the Phillip Morris corporate notes currently held by the City of Poway. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Environmental review is not required for this agenda item according to CEQA guidelines. FISCAL IMPACT Metropolitan West's fee is .05% of the portfolio. Based on our current $100,000,000 portfolio, this would amount to an annual fee of $50,000, which will be included in the FY 1996-97 budget. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE Notification has been sent to Metropolitan West Securities, Inc. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council (1) approve the award of a contract to Metropolitan West Securities, Inc. to provide investment management services to the City and (2) direct staff to proceed with execution of the contract. JLD:JDF:PAS:eg c:\data\wpfiles\metwest.agn 3 of 3 JUN 18 1996 ITEM 28