City Council

8.\n2026 Calendar Year Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Flexible Spending Accounts,\nEmployee Assistance Program, and Pet Insurance/Savings Plan Benefit Proposals for\nCity Employees and Retirees\nRecommendation:\nRatify the acceptance of the 2026 Calendar Year Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Flexible\nSpending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program and Pet Insurance/Savings Plan benefit\nproposals and authorize the City Administrator to execute 2026 calendar year carrier\nagreements and related implementation documents with Blue Shield of California, Retiree\nFirst/Alignment Health Medicare, MetLife, Ameritas Vision, Lincoln Financial, Igoe Flexible\nSpending Accounts, Nationwide Pet Insurance, and United Pet Care Savings Plan.