Resolution 14188CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO.14188
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION BY THE GENERAL MANAGER OF
ALAMEDA POWER & TELECOM OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH AMERESCO KELLER CANYON,
LLC FOR A PRICE INCREASE OF DELIVERED POWER FROM LANDFILL
GAS GENERATION
WHEREAS, in 2005, the City Council approved a power purchase
agreement between Ameresco Keller Canyon, LLC (Ameresco) and Alameda
Power & Telecom for the purchase of renewable energy from a proposed
landfill gas to energy project located at the Keller Canyon landfill in Pittsburg,
CA; and
WHEREAS, Alameda Power & Telecom and the City of Palo Alto are the
two buyers of the full electricity output from the project with power production
shared equally (50/50) by the two cities under the terms of two separate, but
identical, power purchase agreements with Ameresco; and
WHEREAS, in December 2007, Ameresco contacted Alameda Power &
Telecom and the City of Palo Alto representing that the proposed generating
project encountered a number of permitting and site evaluation problems that
have significantly increased the project's capital costs; and
WHEREAS, due to the material cost impacts of these pre-construction
events, and as allowed under the terms of the power purchase agreement,
Ameresco is seeking a price increase for the plant's energy output; and
WHEREAS, Alameda Power & Telecom staff has evaluated the financial
impact of the requested price increase and finds that the new price remains
cost-effective when compared with other alternative resources; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda Public Utilities Board has reviewed and
approved Amendment No. 1 to the power purchase agreement and
recommends that the City Council ratify its action.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Alameda that:
1. The Council ratifies the action of the Public Utilities Board to authorize
execution of the first amendment to the power purchase agreement
between Alameda Power & Telecom and Ameresco and authorizes the
General Manager to execute the amendment.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda during the Regular
Meeting of the City Council on the 18th day of March, 2008, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers deHaan, Gilmore, Matarrese, Tam
and Mayor Johnson - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
said City this 19th day of March, 2008.
Lara Weisiger, City 6lek
City of Alameda