HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9066Resolution No. 9066
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Approving
the Professional Services Agreement between the Northern
California Power Agency and the Cities of Alameda, Palo
Alto and Santa Clara for Electric Transmission, Generation
and Regulatory Consulting Services
i
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto ("City"), a municipal utility and a chartered city,
is a member of the Northern California Power Agency ("NCPA"); and
WHEREAS, in 2003, Palo Alto, along with two other NCPA members the Cities of
Alameda and Santa Clara, formed the Bay Area Municipal Transmission Group ("BAMx"); and
WHEREAS, in 2003, BAMx requested that NCPA provide professional consulting
services related to electric transmission, power generation, regulatory issues, and electric market
design issues affecting the BAMx members; and
WHEREAS, since 2003 NCP A has had a contract with Flynn Resource Consultants,
Inc. ("Flynn RCI") to provide these consulting services to the BAMx members; and
WHEREAS, the current contract between NCP A and Flynn RCI expires on June 30,
2010 and NCPA staff is preparing a new agreement to continue the consulting services for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2011; and
WHEREAS, for new consulting agreements executed by NCP A on behalf of one, or
a subset of, NCP A members, NCP A now requires that those members enter into a Professional
Services Agreement with NCP A; and
WHEREAS, the Professional Services Agreement specifies the terms and conditions
under which NCP A will procure the requested professional consulting services and allocate
charges between the BAMx members.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as
follows:
SECTION 1. The Council hereby approves the Professional Services Agreement
Between Northern California Power Agency and the Cities of Alameda, Palo Alto and Santa
Clara. The City Manager or designee is hereby authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of the
City of Palo Alto.
II
II
100630 syn 6051220