Resolution 14296CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 14296
APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY METERED
SUBSYSTEM AGGREGATOR AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, Alameda Power & Telecom (Alameda P&T) is a member of the
Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) Power Pool and is a signatory to the NCPA
Metered Subsystem Aggregator (MSSA) Agreement that has been in place since
September 1, 2002; and
WHEREAS, NCPA, acting as Scheduling Coordinator for the NCPA Pool,
operates and schedules Pool Member resources and loads within an aggregated
portfolio for the benefit of Pool Members including Alameda P&T; and
WHEREAS, NCPA exercises its Scheduling Coordinator responsibilities for the
NCPA Pool pursuant to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Tariff and
the NCPA MSSA Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the CAISO is currently in the process of testing and implementing a
new market structure within California, known as the Market Redesign and Technology
Update (MRTU) initiative, under which NCPA Pool Members will transact in the near
future; and
WHEREAS, in light of the pending implementation of MRTU, NCPA staff has
worked very closely with the CAISO over the past year to update the MSSA Agreement
by incorporating current MRTU related provisions; and
WHEREAS, the resulting Second Amended and Restated MSSA Agreement will
allow NCPA to continue operating Pool Member systems as a vertically integrated utility
under the MRTU structure and will allow NCPA to continue to perform load-following to
meet the service obligations of the NCPA Pool Members; and
WHEREAS, the Second Amended and Restated MSSA Agreement has been
unilaterally filed by the CAISO with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),
and once accepted by FERC, the Second Amended and Restated MSSA Agreement
will become effective and will replace the existing MSSA Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the NCPA Commission formally approved the Second Amended and
Restated MSSA Agreement at its December 4, 2008 meeting and authorized the NCPA
General Manager to execute the agreement; 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).
that:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Alameda
1. The Council ratifies the action of the Public Utilities Board recommending
approval of the Second Amended and Restated Northern California Power
Agency MSSA Agreement and hereby approves the 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 6th day of January, 2009, 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 7th day of January, 2009.
Lara Weisiger, City
City of Alameda