HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 91-309 - Approve COR entering into a new joint Powers Agreement entitled members agreement dated 01-01-91 Northern Calif Power Pool RESOLUTION NO. 91- ,169
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY ,COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
APPROVING THE CITY OF REDDING ENTERING INTO A NEW JOINT
POWERS AGREEMENT ENTITLED MEMBERS' AGREEMENT DATED
JANUARY 1, 1991, BY AND AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER POOL, AND AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO SIGN SAME.
WHEREAS, on September 15, 1986, by Resolution No. 86-234,
the City Council of the City of Redding approved membership in
the Northern California Power Pool (NCPP) ; and
WHEREAS, since the formation of the NCPP, there have been
requests from various utilities to join the NCPP; and
WHEREAS, the latest Members' Agreement dated January 1,
1990 , does not include provisions for new membership; and
WHEREAS, in response to these circumstances, the Executive
Committee of the NCPP approved for consideration by the governing
body of each of the Members (Participants) the attached NCPP
Members' Agreement dated January 1, 1991 (Proposed Agreement) ;
and
WHEREAS, the substantive changes in the Proposed Agreement
include provisions to allow for new members to join the NCPP;
voting procedures for the Planning Committee and quorum level
requirements; and voting of any other committee will be
established by the Authorizing Committee; and
WHEREAS, there is no financial obligation associated with
the Proposed Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Proposed Agreement will supersede the Members'
Agreement of January 1, 1990 ; and
WHEREAS it is in the best interests of the City of Redding,
one of the Participants in the Northern California Power Pool, to
approve the Proposed Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Redding as follows:
1. That the foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. That the City Council of the City of Redding hereby
approves the attached Members' Agreement dated January 1, 1991,
by and among the Participants of the Northern California Power
Pool.
3 . That the Mayor of the City of Redding is hereby
authorized and directed to sign said Agreement on behalf of the
City of Redding, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to attest the signature of the Mayor and to impress the
official seal of the City of Redding thereto.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Redding on the 6th day of August, 1991, and was duly
adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Arness, Buffum, Fulton & Moss
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dahl
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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Charlie Moss, Vice Mayor
City of Redding
ATTEST:
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ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk
FORM PPROVED:
R DALL A. HAYS, City Attorney
1 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER POOL
2 MEMBERS' AGREEMENT
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4 THIS JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), dated January 1, 1991,
5 made pursuant to California Government Code Section 6500 et seq., by and among the
6 members ("Participants") of the Northern California Power Pool (herein "NCPP") is for the
7 express purpose of providing coordinated activities designed to accomplish the mutual goals
8 of the Participants as set forth below. Pursuant to this Agreement, the Participants may jointly
9 exercise the powers they have in common for the purposes set forth in this Agreement. The
10 NCPP Study Committee had recommended that the Participants enter into the Members'
11 Agreement dated September 18, 1986, with the goal of ultimately establishing an organization
12 which can provide for transmission facilities, arrangements, and future resource additions
13 capable of meeting the Participants' future needs. This Agreement renews those goals as set
14 forth below and sets forth membership requirements.
15 AGREEMENT
16 1.0 This Agreement supersedes the Members' Agreement of January 1, 1990.
17 2.0 The Participants hereby establish and set forth the following list of general
18 goals:
19 2.1 To establish a Northern California Power Pool organization which will
20 implement power pool operations.
21 2.2 To facilitate the development of economically attractive resource and
22 transmission facilities, either by individual Participants or on behalf of some or all of the
23 Participants.
24 2.3 To facilitate the use of diversified cost-effective power resources and to
25 enhance reliability of supply and quality of service.
26 2.4 To facilitate the development or, procurement of and/or contractual
27 relationships for adequate transmission for the Participants' pooled requirements.
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1 2.5 To facilitate the development of contractual relationships for bilateral and
2 multilateral transactions among the Participants.
3 2.6 To facilitate the ability of the Participants to enter into transactions with
4 other interconnected utilities in order to enhance the economics of each Participant's
5 operations.
6 2.7 To preserve the necessary levels of local control and autonomous
7 operations and to assure that the Participants maintain the desired level and quality of service
8 to their customers.
9 3.0 To accomplish and further the goals stated in Section 2.0, the Participants agree
10 as follows:
11 3.1 The Participants will share with one another their current resource plans,
12 discuss openly the assumptions underlying those resource plans (which are not confidential
13 or proprietary in nature) and discuss the rationale for such plans, and the effects of revisions
14 to such plans. Each Participant shall keep confidential any information received from another
15 Participant which has been designated confidential.
16 3.2 The Participants will determine the elements necessary for and the
17 potential benefits of power pooling. Among the necessary elements are:
18 3.2.1 "optimum" generation mix for meeting the Participants' loads;
19 3.2.2 methods of providing necessary generation support
20 (e.g., planning reserves, spinning reserves, emergency power);
21 3.2.3 transmission paths required; and
22 3.2.4 required levels and types of additional services and
23 identification of potential suppliers.
24 3.3 The Participants will continue to develop other agreements among
25 themselves, to the extent determined necessary by the Participants, including contracts for
26 bilateral and multilateral transactions and other joint activities. Furthermore, the participants
27 agree to continue to explore methods of stand-alone pool operations.
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1 4.0 The NCPP Participants are:
2 4.1 Sacramento Municipal Utility District
3 4.2 Western Area Power Administration
4 4.3 Northern California Power Agency*
5 4.4 Modesto Irrigation District
6 4.5 Turlock Irrigation District
7 4.6 City of Santa Clara
8 4.7 City of Redding
9 *Acting on behalf of the Cities of Alameda, Biggs, Gridley, Healdsburg, Lodi,
10 Lompoc, Palo Alto, Roseville and Ukiah, the Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative, and
11 other NCPA members, as may be included from time to time.
12 5.0 The Participants shall form an Executive Committee,a Planning Committee,and
13 other committees or working groups as required by the Participants with designated members
14 and alternates. The responsibility of these committees shall be consistent with this Agreement
15 and approved by the Executive Committee. The responsibilities of working groups shall be
16 consistent with this Agreement and approved by the Planning Committee or Executive
17 Committee, as appropriate.
18 6.0 No Participant shall be financially obligated under this Agreement. Financial
19 obligation shall be covered under separate agreements.
20 7.0 This Agreement shall take effect immediately upon execution by all the
21 Participants and shall remain in effect until terminated. This Agreement shall terminate when
22 unanimously agreed to by Participants or by withdrawal of all but one Participant. Any
23 Participant may withdraw at any time upon delivery of written notice to all other Participants
24 and upon satisfying all commitments and obligations agreed to in separate cost-sharing or
25 other NCPP agreements.
26 8.0 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement
27 executed by all then-existing Participants.
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1 9.0 New Particivants. Application for membership shall be evaluated with respect
2 to compliance with California Government Code Section 6500 et seq. and the goals as set
3 forth in Section 2.0 and approval of New Participants shall be by unanimous vote.
4 10.0 Assignments. No Participant or former Participant shall assign its rights or
5 interests under this Agreement or any subsequent agreement related to NCPP to any entity
6 which is not an existing Participant without the written consent of all other then-existing
7 Participants.
8 11.0 Participants' Liability. Except as otherwise agreed, liability for any debts,
9 liabilities or obligations incurred because of any transaction made pursuant to this Agreement
10 or subsequent agreement related to NCPP shall be allocated to the Participants on the basis
11 of the degree of an individual Participant's participation in such transaction, except provided
12 that the Participants intend that, to the extent permitted by law, no Participant shall be liable
13 for any debts, liabilities or obligations incurred pursuant to this Agreement.
14 12.0 Accountability. With respect to other agreements or contracts entered into
15 pursuant to this Agreement,procedures shall be adopted to provide accountability of all funds
16 to comply strictly with the requirements set forth in California Government Code Section 6500
17 et seq.
18 13.0 The Executive Committee shall consist of one representative and an alternate
19 from each of the existing Participants. Each representative, or in the event of the
20 representative's absence at a meeting of the Executive Committee, the alternate, shall have
21 the right to cast one vote on any issue before the Committee. This voting formula may be
22 changed only by unanimous written agreement of all the existing Participants.
23 14.0 Voting.
24 14.1 Executive Committee
25 All matters which require Executive Committee approval shall require
26 an affirmative vote of all of the Participants.
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1 14.2 Planning Committee
2 All matters which require Planning Committee approval shall be by
3 majority vote of the Planning Committee members. Voting of the Planning Committee can
4 only be conducted with a quorum present, which consists of at least seventy percent (70%)
5 of all the Participants.
6 14.3 Other Committees or Agreements
7 14.3.1 Voting pursuant to Section 5.0 shall be prescribed by the
8 authorized Committee.
9 14.3.2 Voting under other agreements, pursuant to Section 6.0
10 establishing financial obligations, shall be prescribed by those agreements.
11 15.0 Unless otherwise agreed by all members of the Executive Committee, the
12 chairperson shall provide the other members at least ten (10) business days' advance written
13 notification of all Executive Committee meetings regarding matters pertaining to this
14 Agreement, including an agenda of matters to be discussed and possibly voted on at the
15 meeting.
16 This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall
17 be deemed to be an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute a single
18 Agreement. New Participants, as defined in Section 9.0, shall become Participants upon
19 execution of this Agreement in counterpart.
20 Agreed to as of the last date of execution below.
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