BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION  
Action Minutes - Final  
Federated Disability Committee  
Tuesday, June 9, 2026  
10:00 AM  
1737 N. First St. Suite 580, San Jose, CA 95112  
HYBRID MEETING  
PHYSICAL LOCATION:  
1737 North First Street, Suite 580  
San Jose, CA 95112  
ZOOM INFORMATION:  
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Dial In: +1 408-638-0968 US (San Jose)  
Meeting ID: 968 7189 8190  
DISABILITY COMMITTEE MEMBERS  
Matthew Faulkner, Chair (Term Expires 11/30/27)  
Mark Linder, Trustee (Term Expires 11/30/28)  
Nathan Nakagawa, Trustee (Term Expires 11/30/27)  
ALTERNATES  
Deborah Abbott, Trustee (Term Expires 11/30/26)  
John Flynn, CEO, Office of Retirement Services  
Sandra Castellano, Benefits Division Manager  
Russ Richeda, Disability Counsel  
Maytak Chin, General and Fiduciary Counsel  
___________________________________________________________  
3 - Mark Linder, Matthew Faulkner, and Nathan Nakagawa  
Present  
The Federated Disability Committee met in person at 1737 N. First St., Ste 580,  
San Jose, CA 95112 and via Zoom on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. The  
meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Chair Faulkner followed by roll call.  
Board Members Present: Mark Linder, Matthew Faulkner, and Nathan  
Nakagawa.  
Retirement Staff Present: John Flynn, Barbara Hayman, Tara Tran, Veronica  
Solorio, Sylvia Mark, Edith Orosco, Sherrell Aledo, Gabriela Romero, and Ryan  
Reynado.  
Also Present: Russ Richeda, Disability Counsel.  
Also Present via Zoom: Larry Pickett, Applicant; Behilma Magday,  
Environmental Services Department; and Sarah Steele, OER.  
ADA ALERT  
The Board of Administration (“Board”) will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids  
and services leading to effective communication for individuals with disabilities so they can  
participate equally in the Board’s meetings, including qualified sign language interpreters,  
documents in Braille, and other ways of making information and communications accessible to  
people who have speech, hearing, vision or other disabilities.  
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication to participate in a  
Board meeting should contact the designated contact in Office of Retirement Services as far in  
advance of the scheduled meeting as possible. The Board strongly encourages individuals with  
disabilities to endeavor to submit requests for reasonable accommodation no later than five (5)  
business days before the scheduled meeting, as the Board may not be able to grant requests for  
reasonable accommodations without sufficient advance notice. The Board strongly encourages  
individuals with disabilities to submit their written requests via email or regular mail to facilitate  
tracking and response; however, if the submission of a written request constitutes a hardship,  
individuals may call the Office of Retirement Services to submit an oral request.  
The designated contact in the Office of Retirement Services will endeavor to respond to each  
request within three (3) business days of receipt of the request. Depending on the request, the  
designated contact in the Office of Retirement Services may ask to schedule a time to discuss  
the request (which may occur virtually) to determine the most appropriate auxiliary aid or  
service, before the request is resolved.  
ADA Designated Contact Information  
Attention: Deputy Director/Chief Operations Officer, Office of Retirement Services  
Address: 1737 N First St #600, San Jose, CA 95112  
Email: #Retire_Admin@sanjoseca.gov  
Phone: 408-794-1000 (ORS Main Line)  
THE LEVINE ACT  
The Levine Act requires a Party in a Proceeding before the City of San José that involves any  
action related to their contract, license, permit, or use entitlement to disclose any campaign  
contributions to City elected or appointed officials totaling more than $500 within the 12 months  
prior to the City decision. A Participant to a Proceeding may voluntarily report a campaign  
contribution on the form located on the Levine Act webpage.  
CALL TO ORDER  
•
SB 707 REMOTE APPEARANCE(S)  
Take action on request(s) for remote appearance.  
i.  
ORDERS OF THE DAY  
•
Orders of the Day was heard immediately after roll call attendance.  
ORDERS OF THE DAY:  
• None.  
WAIVE SUNSHINE:  
• None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
1.  
A motion was made to approve the Consent Calendar.  
Approved. (M.S.C.Linder/Nakagawa 3-0-0).  
Approval of the Minutes from the February 10, 2026 Federated Disability  
Committee meeting.  
a.  
2.  
a.  
APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE OF STATUS TO SERVICE CONNECTED  
DISABILITY  
Larry Pickett, Plant and Wastewater Mechanical Supervisor I,  
Environmental Services Department, Request for Change of Status to  
Service-Connected Disability Retirement, effective October 21, 2006; 30.03*  
years of service.  
Trustee Nakagawa recused himself from item 2a. Trustee Nakagawa stepped  
away but remained on the premises.  
This item was discussed.  
A motion was made to deny the applicant's request for a Change of Status to  
Service-Connected Disability Retirement.  
Approved. (M.S.C. Linder/Faulkner 2-0-0).  
PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS  
•
None.  
PUBLIC/RETIREE/GENERAL COMMENTS - Subject to Government Code Section  
54954.3  
○ Members of the public may comment on items not included on the  
agenda, provided that the matter is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the  
Board.  
•
•
None.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 10:26 a.m.  
Next FCERS Board Meeting: June 18, 2026  
Next FCERS Disability Committee Meeting: August 11, 2026  
Minutes Recorded, Prepared and Respectfully submitted by,  
_______________________________________  
John Flynn, CEO, Office of Retirement Services  
3 - Mark Linder, Matthew Faulkner, and Nathan Nakagawa  
Present  
*Estimated  
All public records relating to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from  
disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, that are distributed to a majority of the  
legislative body will be available for public inspection at the Office of Retirement Services, 1737  
N. First Street, Suite 600, San José CA 95112 at the same time that the public records are  
distributed or made available to the legislative body.  
Access the video or audio, the agenda, related reports, and supplemental materials for this  
meeting by visiting the Retirement Services website at http://sjrs.legistar.com/calendar.aspx. If  
you have any questions, please contact the Office of Retirement Services at (408) 794 - 1000.  
Supplemental agenda materials may be made available less than 72 hours before a regular  
meeting, provided that they are: (1) distributed to a majority of the legislative body and made  
available for public inspection at the Office of Retirement Services, 1737 N. First Street, Suite  
600, San José CA 95112, at the same time; and (2) posted on the Office of Retirement Services’  
website at http://sjrs.legistar.com/calendar.aspx in a manner that explains the document is  
related to an agenda item for an upcoming meeting.  
The City of San José’s Code of Conduct for Public Meetings in the Council  
Chambers  
and Committee Rooms  
(https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/12901/63667000496  
6630000) is intended to promote open meetings that welcome debate of public  
policy issues being discussed by the City Council, their Committees, and City  
Boards and Commissions in an atmosphere of fairness, courtesy, and respect  
for differing points of view.  
In furtherance of these principles, the Board’s Public Comment Policy  
establishes reasonable regulations governing public comment at its meetings  
and Committee meetings, consistent with the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government  
Code §§ 54950 et seq. Relevant provisions of the Public Comment Policy are  
listed below, and the full policy is available here:  
https://www.sjretirement.com/Resources/8e9a12ff-9d1d-4999-a547-6a1d804b6e3  
4/Public%20Comment%20Policy%20%20-asterisk-.pdf  
A. Public Speaker Recognition & Identification: Members of the public who wish  
to  
address the Board or its committees may state their name and affiliation for the  
record.  
Speakers will be called on in turn, and time limits as prescribed below will be  
set to  
ensure the meeting runs orderly.  
B. Public Comment on Agenda Items: The public shall be afforded the  
opportunity to address the Board or Committee on each item on the agenda,  
limited to the matters directly related to the item under consideration, including  
closed session items prior to adjournment into closed session.  
For each agenda item, the Chair shall invite public comment after the staff  
presentation and before Board or committee deliberation and action. No  
individual shall be permitted to address the Board or Committee more than  
once on the same agenda item.  
Each speaker is normally limited to two minutes per agenda item. Moreover, a  
speaker may not yield their time to another member of the public, bypassing the  
two-minute limit. If more than twelve individuals request to speak on a single  
agenda item, the Chair may reduce individual speaker time to one minute.  
In all cases, the meeting Chair will allow twice the allotted time for a speaker  
who requires the use of a translator to address the Board or Committee.  
C. General Public Comment: Each agenda shall include a designated General  
Public Comment item during which the public may address the Board or  
Committee on the subject matters within its jurisdiction that are not otherwise  
listed on the agenda.  
D. Remote Public Comment: When remote public comment is offered, speakers  
participating remotely shall be subject to the same rules, time limits, and  
procedures as in-person speakers.  
The Chair may, for meeting management purposes, sequence speakers by  
taking in-person public comment before remote public comment. Remote  
speakers shall be afforded the same individual time limits and total comment  
times as in-person speakers.  
E. Chair Authority and Orderly Conduct: The Chair is responsible for  
maintaining the orderly conduct of meetings.  
The Chair shall:  
1) Enforce time limits and procedural rules established by this Policy.  
2) Provide notice and redirect speakers who stray from the subject of the  
agenda, or the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board or Committee.  
3) Remove or mute speakers who engage in disruptive conduct, including  
behavior that impedes the orderly conduct of the meeting, after appropriate  
warning that their behavior is disorderly and that their failure to cease such  
behavior may result in their removal, consistent with the Ralph M. Brown Act.  
For the purpose of this Policy, “disruptive conduct” shall mean:  
(1) Behavior during a meeting of the Board or Committee that actually disrupts,  
disturbs, impedes, or renders infeasible the orderly conduct of the meeting;  
(2) a failure to comply with this Policy; or  
(3) Behavior that constitutes use of force or a true threat of force that has  
sufficient indicia of intent and seriousness, that a reasonable observer would  
perceive it to be an actual threat of use of force by person making the threat.  
This Policy supports open, lawful public comment and does not restrict the  
public’s right to express criticism or viewpoints regarding the Board, its  
committees, staff, or the department.  
F. Signs and Symbolic Materials: Members of the public may bring objects and  
symbolic materials, such as signs or banners, to meetings of the Board or its  
committees, subject to the following restrictions:  
1) Size and Construction – No object shall be larger than two feet by three feet.  
No sticks, posts, poles, or similar items shall be attached to any sign or  
symbolic material. Items may not create a building maintenance problem or a  
fire or safety hazard.  
2) Display and Conduct – Persons displaying signs or symbolic materials must  
remain seated while doing so and may not raise items above shoulder level,  
obstruct the view or passage of other attendees, or otherwise disturb the  
conduct of the meeting.  
3) Prohibited Items – Objects deemed a threat to persons at the meeting or to  
facility infrastructure are not permitted. ORS staff and building security are  
authorized to remove items and/or individuals from the meeting room if a threat  
exists or is perceived to exist. This restriction does not apply to firearms carried  
by active or retired law enforcement officers authorized to carry under  
applicable law. All other weapons, dangerous materials, and items unrelated to  
the meeting that create a safety or security concern are prohibited.  
4) Prohibited Obscenity – Images or content of lewd material depicting sexual  
acts shall not be permitted.  
Exceptions to the Board’s Public Comment Policy may be made in the  
discretion of and by direction of the Chair.  
Failure to comply with the City’s Code of Conduct and the Board’s Public  
Comment Policy will disturb, disrupt, or impede the orderly conduct of the  
meeting and may result in removal from the meeting.