Resolution 14719CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 14719
RATIFYING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD'S APPROVAL OF THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY LEGISLATIVE AND
REGULATORY PROGRAM AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda is a member of the Northern California
Power Agency (NCPA); and
WHEREAS, the NCPA joint powers agreement provides that, in general
a member of NCPA is responsible for the costs of any NCPA program in
which the member has agreed to participate; and
WHEREAS, NCPA maintains a Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
Program on behalf of all its Members; and
WHEREAS, NCPA through its Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
Program engages in representation and advocacy on behalf of NCPA
Members at the regional, state and federal level to protect the investments
that NCPA and its Members have made in their public power assets; and
WHEREAS, the NCPA Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Program also
provides support and expertise to NCPA Members involved in particular
NCPA Projects and Programs; and
WHEREAS, the NCPA Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Program also
assists NCPA Members with implementation, reporting and compliance with
various state and federal programs and requirements; and
WHEREAS, following extensive review and consultation, NCPA and its
Members have developed a Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Program
Agreement to be entered into by all NCPA members; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Program Agreement
formalizes the contractual relationship between NCPA and NCPA Members
with regards to the role, scope, governance, and the equitable allocation of
costs associated with the Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Program; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Program Agreement
affords NCPA Members with greater discretion regarding NCPA Member
participation in Member Services Programs and Judicial Action Initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Program Agreement
provides NCPA Members with stability against unanticipated cost - shifts within
the Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Program; and
WHEREAS, the NCPA Commission approved the Legislative and
Regulatory Affairs Program Agreement on March 22, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Board has reviewed and approved the
Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Program Agreement at its May 21, 2012
meeting and recommends that the City Council ratify its action as required by
City Charter Section 12-2(A).
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Alameda, that the Council ratifies the action of the Public Utilities Board
and authorizes the General Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of
the City of Alameda.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was
duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda
in a regular meeting assembled on the 17th day of July, 2012, by the
following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Bonta, deHaan, Johnson, Tam
and Mayor Gilmore — 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said City this 18th day of July, 2012.
Lara Weisiger, Cit erk
City of Alameda