Resolution 14280CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 14280
APPROVING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
POWER AGENCY POOLING AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, Alameda Power & Telecom (Alameda P&T) is a signatory to
the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) Pooling Agreement that has
been in place since September 22, 1993; and
WHEREAS, the Pooling Agreement is an important business practice
agreement that governs the core operations of the NCPA Pool including, among
other things central dispatch, reliability, forecasting, energy and capacity
purchases and sales, billing and settlements, transmission, and dispute
resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Pooling Agreement was originally developed to provide
a mechanism for NCPA members to share in the cost savings and economic
efficiencies resulting from pooled power management operations; and
WHEREAS, the current Pooling Agreement is significantly outdated, out
of step with the current energy industry structure, and no longer provides a
credible framework by which members' contractual obligations and operational
commitments can reasonably be honored; and
WHEREAS, NCPA staff in collaboration with Pool Members, including
Alameda P&T, initiated an ambitious comprehensive redrafting effort in August
2007, to bring the Pooling Agreement current to today's industry environment;
and
WHEREAS, the resulting Amended and Restated Pooling Agreement
meets the business needs of Alameda Power and Telecom; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda Public Utilities Board has reviewed and
approved the agreement 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 Council of the City of
Alameda that:
1. The Council ratifies the action of the Public Utilities Board approving the
Amended and Restated Northern California Power Association Pooling
Agreement.
2. The General Manager of Alameda Power & Telecom is authorized to
execute the agreement without material change.
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 21st day of October, 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 22nd day of October, 2008.
Lara Weisiger, City
City of Alameda