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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2008-010 - Transmission Agency of Northern California . . \ RESOLUTION NO. 2008 - 10 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SIGN THE TRANSMISSION AGENCY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WHEREAS: A. The Transmission Agency of Northern California(T ANC) is ajoint exercise of powers agency organized under the laws of the State of California, and; B. The City of Redding Electric Utility (REU) as a member of the T ANC has been participating in the conceptual development of a new high-voltage transmission project in the greater Northern California area, and; C. REU staffhas determined the addition of 50-60 MW of new transmission capacity in the Zeta North program element and 30-40 MW of new transmission capacity in the Zeta South program element will be beneficial to the City's electric service needs over the next 20-30 years, as future economic and population growth will require greater amounts of transmission capacity than is currently available today, and; D. In order to migrate from the conceptual stage to the planning and development stages of the new high-voltage transmission project, the members of the T ANC have drafted a Project Development Agreement (PDA) for signature and participation of all interested parties, and; E. REU expects to pay certain expenditures in connection with the PDA for the purpose of financing costs associated with the study, engineering, environmental, regulatory, and related project development items, and; F. REU reasonably expects that payment obligations in an amount not expected to exceed $600,000 will be payed to the T ANC over the next 2-3 years, and that certain of the proceeds of such payment obligations will be used to reimburse the T ANC for indebtedness related to project development financing; and; G. Alternatively, the T ANC members may elect for each PDA participant to pay their respective pro-rata share of the PDA costs on an ongoing cash basis, and; H. REU will return to the City Council with a final PDA report of each of the T ANC program element findings, and a recommendation for the next steps in the T ANC's program elements, including the possibility of a construction phase program agreement; ~ ~ D . . ~~ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SIGN THE TRANSMISSION AGENCY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT: I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced, read, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 5th day of February, 2008, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bosetti, Dickerson, Jones, Murray, and Stegall None None None 'J) " ~_1'M~o MAR LE~S STEGALL, yor ',J IT;..- . :~ ,'.','i':"o ( ,Attest: )JV f :' " .... /J . ~ '-- ' ~- .... - r j f r . Form Approved: c:ONNIE S"fROH1\( I~:"- ;:'~,'-. , '- / / .~.-. . "- , ( ..l~' - '_..,.'10 _,.. , City Attorney , City Clerk ~d RICHARD A. DUVE -} ,"