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Ordinance 2072CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. 2072 New Series ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOTES BY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA P014ER AGENCY (NORTH FORK STANISLAUS RIVER HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT POWER PROJECT). WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5, Division Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of California, as .ended (the "Joint Powers Act "), the City of Alameda and certain her public agencies created pursuant to the laws of the State of lifornia (collectively, the "Members "), have entered into a Joint rowers Agreement, as amended (the "Agreement "), creating the Northern California Power Agency (the "Agency "), a public entity separate and apart from the Members; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Agreement and the Joirt Powers Act, the Agency has entered or will enter into agreements to acquire a project (the "Project ") to consist of rights to capacity and energy from the North Fork Stanislaus River Hydroelectric Development Power Project, a hydroelectric project to be constructed in the State of California, and capital improvements thereto that may be constructed from time to time, and interests in certain other property and rights relating thereto; and WHEREAS, the Agency proposes to issue, in accordance with the Agreement and the Joint Powers Act, from time to time, in one or more installments, its Notes (including renewal Notes) to be out- standing at any one time in accordance with their terms in the esti- mated maximum aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000, for the purpose of financing studies, the acquisition of options, permits, and other preliminary costs to be incurred prior to the undertaking of the construction or acquisition of the Project and for the purpose of providing temporary financing of costs of acquisition and con- struction of the Project; and WHEREAS, the Agency proposes to issue its revenue bonds and evidences of indebtedness ( "Public Power Revenue Bonds ") for the pur- pose of providing funds for the acquisition, construction and financ- ing of the Project; and WHEREAS, notwithstanding the aforesaid estimated maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes proposed to be issued by the Agency for the Project and to be outstanding at any one time in accordance with their terms, additional Notes may be required to com- plete the financing of the Project; and wncxcHS, the Agency has entered or will .enter into agreements (the "Member Agreements ") with certain entities (including two or more of the Members), pursuant to which the entities entering into such Member Agreements with the Agency (the "Participants ") will, in the aggregate, purchase rights to 100% of the capacity and energy of the Project; and WHEREAS, the Notes are to be renewable from time to time and payable from proceeds of renewal Notes and the proceeds of the Public Power Revenue Bonds and, to the extent not so paid, may be payable from revenues of the Agency from the Project, including pay- ments to be made by the Participants under the Member Agreements; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Joint Powers Act, the exer- cise by the Agency of its power to issue the Notes is subject to the authorization of such issuance by the Members pursuant to Ordinance; and WHEREAS, neither the payment of principal of the Notes nor any part thereof nor interest thereon shall constitute a debt, liability or obligation of the City of Alameda ; nor does this Ordinance commit the City of Alameda to take or pay for any capac ity or energy of the Project; and WHEREAS, this City Council has authorized by Ordinance the issuance and sale by the Agency of its Public Power Revenue Bonds, the proceeds from the sale of which are to be used for the acquisi- tion, construction and financing of the Project, including interest on such Bonds and deposits to reserves, and to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes authorized by this Ordinance when due. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Alameda does ordain as follows: 1. The issuance and sale by the Agency from time to time, in one or more installments, of its Notes (including renewal Notes) outstanding at any one time in accordance with their terms in a maximum aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 is hereby authorized. Notwithstanding such maximum aggregate principal amount, the Agency is hereby authorized to issue additional principal amounts of Notes if and to the extent required to complete the financing of the Project. The proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereby authorized are to be used for the financing of costs of acquisition and construction of the Project, including interest on the Notes. The Notes hereby authorized are to be renewable from time to time and such Notes, and premium, if any, and interest thereon, are to be payable from proceeds of renewal Notes and the proceeds of Public Power Revenue Bonds of the Agency and, to the extent not so paid, -2- may be payable from revenues of the Agency from the Project, including payments received by the Agency from the Participants under the Member Agreements. 2. Pursuant to Section 6547 of the Joint Powers Act, this Ordinance is subject to the provisions for referendum prescribed by Section 3751.7 of the Elections Code of the State of California. 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the enactment of this Ordinance and shall cause notice of the same to be published in accordance with Section 6040.1 of the Government Code of the State of California. 4. Sixty (60) days from and after its enactment, this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force, in the manner provided by law. THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE s a roved, enacted and �3dopted by the Ci y Council of the City of , this /y�? day of l l6M ASR , 1981. Press in Officer of the Council li p z ATTE T: CU r City ei 4 ,C ) � Q 1, the unaersignea, nereuy certtty that the toregoing ordinance was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the l7th of November, 1911, by the following vote to wit: AYES: Councilmen Diament, Gorman, Sherratt, Stone, and president Corica - 5. NOES: None, ABSENT: None, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 18th day of November, 1981, City Clerk of the i y f Alameda