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City of Redwood City <br />Notes to the Basic Financial Statements (Continued) <br />For the Year Ended June 30, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br />107 <br />Note 12 – Pension Plans (Continued) <br /> <br />B. City (Continued) <br /> <br />Discount Rate (Continued) <br /> <br />The table below reflects long-term expected real rate of return by asset class. The rate of return was calculated using <br />the capital market assumptions applied to determine the discount rate and asset allocation. These geometric rates of <br />return are net of administrative expenses. <br /> <br />Asset Class <br />Assumed Asset <br />Allocation Real Return 1,2 <br />Global equity - cap-weighted 30.00%4.54% <br />Global equity - non-cap-weighted 12.00%3.84% <br />Private equity 13.00%7.28% <br />Treasury 5.00%0.27% <br />Mortgage-backed securities 5.00%0.50% <br />Investment grade corporates 10.00%1.56% <br />High yield 5.00%2.27% <br />Emerging market debt 5.00%2.48% <br />Private debt 5.00%3.57% <br />Real assets 15.00%3.21% <br />Leverage -5.00%-0.59% <br />100.00% <br />1 An exp ected inflation of 2.30% was used for this p eriod. <br />2 Figures are based on the 2021 Asset Liabilit y Management study . <br />The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability was 6.90% for the plan. To determine whether the <br />municipal bond rate should be used in the calculation of a discount rate for each plan, CalPERS stress tested plans <br />that would most likely result in a discount rate that would be different from the actuarially assumed discount rate. <br />Based on the testing, none of the tested plans run out of assets. Therefore, the current 6.90% discount rate is adequate <br />and the use of the municipal bond rate calculation is not necessary. The long term expected discount rate of 6.90% <br />is applied to all plans in the Public Employees Retirement Fund (PERF). The stress test results are presented in a <br />detailed report called “GASB Crossover Testing Report” that can be obtained from the CalPERS website under the <br />GASB 68 Section. <br /> <br />Sensitivity of the Net Pension Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate <br /> <br />The following presents the City’s net pension liability, calculated using the discount rate, as well as what the City’s <br />net pension liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is one percentage point lower or one <br />percentage point higher than the current rate: <br /> <br />Discount Rate - 1%Current Discount Discount Rate + 1% <br />(5.90%)Rate (6.90%)(7.90%) <br />Miscellaneous Plan 174,698,732$ 116,263,548$ 67,889,188$ <br />Safety Plan 251,127,181$ 179,804,070$ 121,411,154$ <br />Plan's Aggre gate Net Pension Liability/(Asset) <br /> <br />7.C. - Page 139 of 269 <br />158