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Home My WebLink AboutORD 3466• • ORDINANCE NO-3466 ORDNINACE OF THE CITY COUNCIL Of.o'"-THECITY OF PALO ALTO APPROVING THE 'fERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A MEMBER AGREEMENT B~TWEEN NOR'I'HERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY AND CER'rAIN PARTICIPATING MEMBERS AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AND DELIVERY OF SAID AGREEMENT BY OFFICER OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO WHERt;AS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5, Division 7, 'f'itle 1 of the Government Code of the State of Calitornii:i, as amended (the "Joint Powers Act"), the City of Palo Alto (the ftCity") and cer tain other public agencies created pursuant to the laws of the State of California {collectively, the "Members")~ have entered into a Joint Powers. Agreement (the "Agreement~) creating the Northern California Power Agency (the "Agency"), a public entity separate and apart t'rom the Members, and WHEREAS, in. accordance with the Agreement and the Joint P.oweJ.'S Agreement, the Agency proposes to acquire and construct oc cause to be acquired and constructed and to operate or cause to be operated a pro ject (the NProje<.~t~) consisting of { i} a 230KV double circuit t.ower line from Castle Rock Junction in Sonoma County to the Lakeville Sub station of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, (ii) a 230KV transmission 1 ine from the Geysers Known Geothermal Rcsour.::es Area to the first point of interconnection with the existing transmission grid in Northern California and a transmission collection system, and (iii) a central dispatch facility; and all other as8ociated facilities, rights, properties and improvements appurtenant thereto as provided and necessary therefor including any right to capacity or ownership interBst in the foregoing; and WHEREAS, this City Council finds and determines that it is i~ the best interests of the customers of the electric system of the City for the City to contract with the Agency for transmission service available from the Project pursuant to an Agreement For Construction, Operation ana Financ.ing of Tr,ansmission Project Number One (the "Member Agree ment,;>) in substantially the form submit ted to this City Council. anti dated for convenience as of July 1, 1983; and WHEREAS, payments by the City pursuant to the Member Agreement ¥:'ill be used in part by the Agency for payment of principal of and in terest on its bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedne~s isu•d in connection with the constr1,1ction, operation and financing of the Pro. ject; NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows: 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the terms and conditions of the Member Agreement (including the Transmission Ser vice Share of.the City set forth in Appendix A thereto) in substantial ly the form submitted to this City Council be, and the same are hereby, approved. .• " • • 2. The Transmission Service Share of the City as set forth in Ap pendix A to said Member Agreement may not be increased .without consent of the City Council. 3. The City is hereby authorized to enter into the Member Agree ment and the Mayor and the City Manager are hereby authorized to exe cute and deliver the Member Agreement by and on behalf of the City. 4. Pursuant to ~ection 54241 of the Government Code of the State of Californiar this Ordinance is subject to the provisions for referen dum applicable to the City. 56 'l'!1e City Clerk shall certify to the enactment of. this Ord i nance and shall cause this Ordinance to be published in accord~nce with Section 54242 of the Government Code of the State of California. 6. The Council finds that this ordinance is exempt from the re quirements of the California Environmental Quality !\ct in accordance with Public Resources Code S21080(b)(6) 7. This ordinance shall become effective upon the commencement of the thi~ty-first day after the day of its passage~ INTRODUCBD~ August 22, 1983 PASSED: September 12, 1983 AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Eyerly, Fazzino, Fletcher, Klein, Levy~ Renze1, ~itherspoon NOES: None ABSTENTIONS~. None ABSEN'I'~ ~·~. c~ty cl'~)t~x~~----~--------Mayor · · APPROVE AS TO FORM: ~· Attorne}l· DlUrector of util~e~ 2 •. • • ' f ' • o • I' ' , ' ' • ·, f • • POU or OP151011 or CQJIISIL IIOrt.bern Celif•rftia Powtc Attn.cy G•2i Auhrn aoul•••u1 luite 110 · Citrua I•Jthtl 1 jfornle l,ilO Deur li urn APPBJIDIJ: B i tA c~ , 19 •• coun••l to the __ (t,hc! •Project PArti~ipeHi.ts} ~uukr tht A;r••Hnt for Con.st.n .. u:tion, Operation ~.nd Pinane:1nt ct tat transail\lion P~ojet~t &&tAd u of July 1, 1983 <the •A9ra._.nt~) a.on9 tnt Project Particip&nt, the Northern california Powet A9oru:y (the fiA9tncy 1111 ) ihd oert.ein othe:r entities (t.b1! 111Project Participant••>, an6 I bav• acted •• couna~l to the Project fartic:ipant. in OOMection with the utter• refetred to h<~!ein. As tmch eoun1el l have .,:~aained and a fMili~:u· wit.b OJ those documents · relating to the eai•t.•nce, orpniaation AJ'Iad operAtion of the Project Participant, Cii) all nece•aary docuaentation of the Project Pa~ti>t;ipe.nt relating to t.bt aut.horiaation~~ execution and delivery of tbe A9reesent •nd (iii) an eaec:utcd countorpart of the Agreement. Baaed upon the foregoing and iiUCh eauinatic:n of law and · •uch otber in.forution, paper& anCI t!ocutillent• u I 4HII neceaaary or adviHble to •nable •• to render tlaia opinion, including the Conatitution and lwa of the State of CAlifornia togetbe~ with the c.bart.r, other goyernicg lnetr~, ordioancea and public proceed ing a of the Project futicipu~t, I • of the opinion thitt~ . 1. Tbe •roject •articipant ia l•tate fot• of ortaniaatlcntl . , dt~;lJ c~:eatecJ, ortani:ed and eai•tinv ucter tM 1&W8 of the .State ci (:aliforftia Md duly f~Ullfied to farniab electric M{Yice vit.hin aid State. 2. -!be Pro,ect Part.ieip&l'lt aaa•. fall legal r:itbt, power and •utborl~y to ent•r into tbe Agr~..ent and to car ~'I out ucJ CtliUiuldlate all uuaactiou contuplated thereby, ud ~ Ptoject •art.lcipat • a.plie4 vitb tbe pro•i•l~ of •pplicable lav iD all Mtte.r;a relating to eucb tr:anMctioraa. . 3.. !'be Agr-ht lau beera tul.y authorued, uec:uted ancl ali'f'ered by the Project Pertic:lpmtf 1a in full force -16- • '' •,. '' ' iJ' :.· .. and effect •• I tbe Project Participc'lt i.c:c:ordance with it• teres •••wming the other Project Participants have com plied with the requi:e•enta of section l2fa> of •ueh Agreement ani!, •••uming that the Agency bu all the requi lite power and authority, and baa taken all necessary action, to execute and deliver tuch A9reement, constitutes tb~ legal, valid and bindin9 obligation of tbe Project Particip&nt enforceable in accordance vith its terms. . 4. Pay•enta by the Ps:o.ject PartiCiP'-nt under tbe A9reement will conatitute an operating expense of the Project Par tic: ipa.nt anc! are to ~ aade solely frOill the Revenues of ita Ele-ctrie SyJt• u provic»d in Section 5(c) of the Agreement. 5. No approv&l ~ consent ot author i:ation of My gov ernmental or public •gtmcy, authority or person is r~ired for the e:te:cution And delivery by the Project Participant of tbe Agre~ment, or th• perforaance by the Project PArticipant of ita obli9atione thereunder~ 6 • The a UthOt iz&tiOn 1 ~lf'C'l>~-ion &nO Oel J.very Of the Agr~ement and complianc~ ~ith ~~ provisions thereof will not conflict with ox-eonttitutt: a breach o.{~ or ·default Wlae-r, any ihatr uaent relating to the .Ot9ani~atJ.on, exis tence or operation of the Project Participant, ~ commit- 11!ent, a9reuent ct other inattW&ent. t.o which tbe Project Parti~t9&nt is • party or by ~hich it or it• property is boun4 or &f·fected, or any rul.!ngcr r•gulation, ordinance, juaglbent, order or deeree to which the P:rojec:t Participant (or a:1y of ita officers in their r·eapective capecities u auch) ia aubjeet or any proviaion of the laws of the State of California relating to the P~oject Participant and its a.ffaira. 7. ftere la ao action, auit, proce-edinq, i.~cy or 1nvestigat.1~n at lw or in equity, ot. before any coar;t., public board or body • peMJing ~, to II.Y lmovle«5ge, tbr•t efted agai~ or affectiat the Pfoject Participant oc aAY •ntity affiliated vitb tb• rroject Participant or Pl' of ita offieera in tbeiz: reQKtift capacltiea as Mleb (A« to tbe be•t of ~ &Dovletg<\! 1• tberf.. uy baliia therefor) , wbicb queation• t.he powere Of tbe •~oject Participaat ~eferr•d to tn paragraph 2 abo9e or tbe validity of the pcOOHcU.aga taken by the Project ttart..ieipant in c:oanection wit..b t.be IIUtboriaatiOJh eaocotiors OJ' delivery of the &clre ... Dt, or wberein uy u.favorabl.e decision, raliftg or flD41Dg would •t•rlally •/lYerNly aff~ tbe t;.:r~ct.i~ oont•plated by the Agre-nt, or vb.ich, in any ·way, WCGlcl adver .. lJ affect ~be validity or enforceability of the Atre ... nt. -17- .. .. , The opini. expresMd in ~ra9raph 3Aove is qualified to the extent tbat tJte Agreeent enforceability of 'e .ay be lillitea by any applicable Nnkruptcy, in•olvency, debt adjustaent, aoratorium, reorganization, or other ai•ilar laws aff~~ting creditora' ri~hts geherally or as to the availabili~y of any particular remedy. 'J'bia opinion .ia rendered only vitb respect to the law• .of tbe State of .C.lifornio and the Onited States of Aller1c., and ia addressed only to tbe Agency. 11o ot.ber pr~n ia entitled to rely on this opinion, nor aay you r;ely on it in connection with any transac- tions other than tbo.e deacribed herein. tltote: Where it aball ~ necessary for the Projeet Participant to obtain the authorization or approval of a Ftu~eral, &tate or local requlatory authority ~elating to s~eb Project Participant' • ~rfcrunce u.nder tht Agr~•ent, the fom of opinions 8et forlh in paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 hereof say be appropriately adjta~ted to reflect the nece-ssity for such authorization or &pproval and paragrDph. 4 ber:t>of ~h&ll be !ldjuste-d to include therein an excep tion thereto •pecifically a~scribi.ng the requisite authorization o.r approval and stating that it ha$ be&n duly given or obta~d ana is in full force and effect.l Very truly yours, -11-