HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9255Resolution No. 9255
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
A. The City of Palo Alto ("City"), a municipal utility and a chartered city, is a
member of the Northern California Power Agency ("NCP A").
B. In 2003, the City and NCPA member cities, Alameda and Santa Clara, formed an
unincorporated association known as the Bay Area Municipal Transmission Group ("BAMx").
BAMx requested that NCP A provide professional consulting services related to electric
transmission, power generation, regulatory issues, and electric market design issues affecting the
BAMx members.
C. Since 2003 NCP A has contracted with Flynn Resource Consultants, Inc. ("Flynn
RCI") to provide these consulting services to the BAMx members.
D. The contract between NCPA and Flynn RCI expires on June 30, 2012 and NCPA
staff has prepared a new agreement to continue the consulting services for /Fiscal Year (FY)
2013.
E. For consulting agreements executed by NCP A on behalf of one, or a subset of,
NCP A members, NCP A requires the affected members to enter into a Professional Services
Agreement with NCP A. That agreement specifies the terms and conditions under which NCP A
will obtain 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.
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