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RESOLUTION NO. 2000- /1 7
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF EXHIBIT C, REVISION 3, AND
AMENDMENT NO.2 TO AGREEMENT NO.96-SNR-00110 FOR FUNDING
OF THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR CENTRAL VALLEY
PROJECT POWER FACILITIES(AGREEMENT),BY AND BETWEEN THE
FOLLOWING PARTIES:
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION
SIERRA NEVADA CUSTOMER SERVICE REGION
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT, CALIFORNIA,
hereinafter called Western
and
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
MID-PACIFIC REGION
hereinafter called Reclamation
and
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT CUSTOMERS
hereinafter called Customers.
WHEREAS, federal appropriations to finance Reclamation's operation and maintenance
(O&M) activities have been declining over the past several years, and federal appropriations to
finance Western's purchase power and wheeling(PP&W)activities may also decrease in the future;
and
WHEREAS,to properly maintain the Central Valley Project(CVP)power deliveries, and
avoid deferred maintenance, Western and Reclamation require an adequate and reliable source of
funding for the O&M activities; and
WHEREAS,in order to assure a predictable flow of funds for O&M activities of the CVP
power facilities, Western, Reclamation and Customers wish to continue support of the O&M
Funding Program that will provide a source of funds for the O&M of the CVP power facilities in the
FY2003 time period and maximize the benefits from those facilities; and
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WHEREAS,in order to allow several existing CVP irrigation customers to aggregate their
CVP power usage and participate in the O&M Funding Program, Amendment No. 2 to the
Agreement has been prepared to modify Section 13 of the Agreement to allow the Governance
Board to approve such assignments or transfers of interest in the Agreement to another party.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Redding
hereby:
1. Authorizes the Electric Utility Director to approve on an ongoing basis Redding's annual
advance funding participation level up to twenty-five percent (25%) of Redding's annual
power purchases from Western (approximately $2.5 million). Any greater annual
participation amount would be brought back to the City Council for review and
reconsideration.
2. Authorizes the Electric Utility Director to execute Exhibit C,Revision 3,to Agreement No.
96-SNR-00110 to authorize the individual customer commitment and contribution of the
City of Redding to be set at the qualifying contribution level of$795,245 for the federal
fiscal year 2003.
3. Authorizes the Mayor to execute Amendment No.2 to Agreement No.96-SNR-00110;and
the City Clerk to attest his signature and affix the seal of the City of Redding thereto.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced, read, and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 5th day of July 2000 by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Cibula, Kight, McGeorge, Pohlmeyer and Anderson
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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R i BE'T C. ANDERSON, Mayor
Attest: Form Approved:
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(onn:e Stroh:nayer, City le W. Leonard Wing te, ity Attorney
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