Comment is closed. Vice president follansbee okay. On the motion to move the budget to the Mayors Office, all in favor . Opposed . Lets go into item 16. Clerk item 16 is the infert willi infertility benefit status update for blue shield of california, presented by shawn lovering. I would be remiss if i did not think, on behalf of did not thank, on behalf of blue shield, natalie, for all of her work and support. We are going to miss you. Next slide. Next slide. So were here today to give you an update on our efforts around infertility. It was brought to our attention last year that there were some issues, and were going to bring to your attention that we can fix things. [inaudible] when they added the Custom Benefits that you see on the right. Next slide. So we did a ton of research when this was brought to our attention, and we identified the following areas where we had gaps. Benefit authorization and identification process. We understand that infertility is a prepersonalize very pers
We have a quorum. Thank you, commissioner secretary would you mind make the announcements please. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and the department of Public Health and governor and mayor lifted restrictions on teleconferencing and being televised. For those watching theres a time lag. On behalf of the commission id like to extend our thanks to sfgov. Tv for their assistance. If you wish to make a Public Comment on an item dial 8882733658 code 3107452 and pound followed by found again. When Public Comment is given youll hear when it is your turn to speak and your twominute speaking time will begin. I will alert you when your time is expired. The instructions will be repeat. If you have not already done so, ill ask Commission Staff to mute their microphone to minimize background noise. Before i read the first item id like to let everybody know item 12 [reading item] has been pulled from the agenda. The first item of business is item 3 approval of minutes of june 9, 2020. Commission
Underfunding of pension and medical cost of retirees. Has the city been addressing that issue in its current and projected budgets . So the city is attempting to responsibly maintain its ability to fund the pension system. That continues in one of the costs growth areas is around retiree benefits. When you sit in a room with a group of Financial Officers from city agencies, its a topic that always comes up. Its a pressure on the budget. Its a pressure that the city is attempting to address in this budget. President serina its very difficult to get that number quan iquantified precisely. Most state and city governments are running short in terms of the contribution. It is a concern. Especially when were growing it staff. Anyway, thank you. Any other comments . One last thing. Thank you very much for this presentation and time that goes into it. Its really excellent. I dont have a lot of questions because its so clear. Thank you for that. The only thing that i saw that i didnt hear you i
State Vehicle Licensing fee. The governor projects it each year and we actually get a standard percentage as the Agency Within San Francisco that does social services. Our projection is really based on the governors projection. President serina one of the risks that i think loom for both the state and the city is the underfunding of pension and medical cost of retirees. Has the city been addressing that issue in its current and projected budgets . So the city is attempting to responsibly maintain its ability to fund the pension system. That continues in one of the costs growth areas is around retiree benefits. When you sit in a room with a group of Financial Officers from city agencies, its a topic that always comes up. Its a pressure on the budget. Its a pressure that the city is attempting to address in this budget. President serina its very difficult to get that number quan iquantified precisely. Most state and city governments are running short in terms of the contribution. It is a
Underfunding of pension and medical cost of retirees. Has the city been addressing that issue in its current and projected budgets . So the city is attempting to responsibly maintain its ability to fund the pension system. That continues in one of the costs growth areas is around retiree benefits. When you sit in a room with a group of Financial Officers from city agencies, its a topic that always comes up. Its a pressure on the budget. Its a pressure that the city is attempting to address in this budget. President serina its very difficult to get that number quan iquantified precisely. Most state and city governments are running short in terms of the contribution. It is a concern. Especially when were growing it staff. Anyway, thank you. Any other comments . One last thing. Thank you very much for this presentation and time that goes into it. Its really excellent. I dont have a lot of questions because its so clear. Thank you for that. The only thing that i saw that i didnt hear you i