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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 91-536 - Approve terms of the settlement agreement between the Northern Calif Power Agency and PG&E as settlement of the E-7777 case for the COR RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING APPROVING THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY AND PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC, AS SETTLEMENT OF THE E-7777 CASE FOR THE CITY OF REDDING. WHEREAS, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ordered settlement negotiations between the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) and Pacific Gas and Electric (PGandE) , to end all disputes between NCPA and PGandE; and WHEREAS, one of the disputes, known as E-7777, was originally filed with FERC by the public utilities in California to protest the anti-competitive actions of the investor-owned utilities, and has been in litigation for approximately 20 years; and WHEREAS, as a member of NCPA, Redding' s interests in the E-7777 case have been represented by NCPA; and WHEREAS, because of the inclusion of the E-7777 case in the NCPA/PGandE Settlement Agreement, Redding must approve the Agreement, along with the members of NCPA that are parties to the NCPA Interconnection Agreement, or be left as the only litigant remaining in the E-7777 case, with the option to either fund the litigation effort on our own or drop the case with no settlement; and WHEREAS, Redding' s approval of the Settlement Agreement does not obligate Redding to the terms of said Agreement; however, the Agreement includes a provision that enables Redding to either t become a signatory to the new NCPA/PGandE Interconnection Agree- W S ment or receive benefits similar to those afforded the other NCPA members in a subsequent agreement between PGandE and Redding; and WHEREAS, inasmuch as Redding is currently discussing a new agreement with PGandE, the options afforded Redding by the NCPA/PGandE Settlement Agreement will be useful in City/PGandE negotiations; and NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Redding hereby approves the terms of the Settlement Agreement between the Northern California Power Agency and Pacific Gas and Electric, as approved by the Redding City Attorney, in settlement of the E-7777 case for the City of Redding. 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 17th day of December , 1991 , and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Buffum, Fulton, Moss & Dahl NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Arness ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None - /, bi a-4L MIKE DAHL, Mayor City of Redding ATTEST: ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk FORM PROVED: RA4DALL A. HAYS, C' y Attorney 2