TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rick Otto, City Manager
FROM: Richard A. Rohm, City Treasurer
Will Kolbow, Assistant City Manager/Administrative Services Director
1. SUBJECT
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Investment Oversight Committee report for the period ending August 31, 2021.
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2. SUMMARY
This report summarizes the activity of the Investment Oversight Committee.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
recommendation
Receive and file.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 2: Be a fiscally healthy community
d: Effectively manage and develop City assets.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
As required by the Orange Municipal Code Section 2.50.020, the Investment Oversight Committee reports to the City Council summarizing the Committee meetings and submitting any recommendations of the Investment Advisory Committee.
Since the last Investment Oversight Committee Report, the Investment Oversight Committee held a meeting on August 4, 2021. This meeting was combined with the Investment Advisory Committee meeting. The purpose of this meeting was to review current investment activity and to discuss related Treasury issues.
Following is a summary of the specific items discussed at this meeting:
* Investment Rates and Portfolio Updates - Rate reports were presented for the period June 2020 through June 2021. There were discussions regarding the interest rate environment. In addition, attention was given to the recent interest rate trends in both the U.S. Treasury market and in the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF). An update on the investment portfolio was also presented.
* Treasurer's Investment Reports - The investment activity for the months of April, May, and June 2021, and the City's position in each category of investment that includes Treasuries, Agencies, and Pooled Investments was discussed. This report was also on the City Council agenda for the August 10 meeting as item 3.15.
* Economic Updates - There were discussions in regards to t...
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