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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 9919 027091020 Resolution No. 9919 Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Approving and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Professional Services Agreement Between the Northern California Power Agency and the Cities of Palo Alto and Santa Clara For Electric Transmission, Generation and Regulatory Consulting Services, on Behalf of the City of Palo Alto in an Amount not to Exceed $821,875 through October 31, 2025 R E C I T A L S A. The City of Palo Alto (“City”), a municipal utility and a chartered city, is a member of the Northern California Power Agency (“NCPA”). B. 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 requested that NCPA provide professional consulting services related to electric transmission, power generation, regulatory issues, and electric market design issues affecting the BAMx members. C. Since 2003, NCPA has contracted with Flynn Resource Consultants, Inc. (“Flynn RCI”) to provide these consulting services to the BAMx members. D. The current contract between NCPA and Flynn RCI expired on June 30, 2020 and NCPA is planning to execute a new contract with Flynn RCI, following a competitive selection process, to continue to provide these consulting services through October 2025. E. In 2015, the City of Oakland, acting by and through its Board of Port Commissioners (the “Port of Oakland”) expressed a desire to join BAMx, and the BAMx members desired to add the Port of Oakland to their membership. F. In 2016, the Port of Oakland and City of Alameda both withdrew from BAMx membership (hereinafter, references to “BAMx” include the Cities of Palo Alto and Santa Clara). G. For consulting agreements executed by NCPA on behalf of one, or a subset of, NCPA members, NCPA requires that those members enter into a Professional Services Agreement with NCPA. H. The Professional Services Agreement between the BAMx members and NCPA specifies the terms and conditions under which NCPA will procure the requested professional consulting services from Flynn RCI and allocate charges between the BAMx members. The Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows: SECTION 1. The Council approves and authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to execute on behalf of the City of Palo Alto the Professional Services Agreement between the Northern California Power Agency and the Cities of Palo Alto and Santa Clara for Electric Transmission, Generation, and Regulatory Consulting services, in an amount not to exceed $821,875 for Palo Alto’s share for the five year contract term through October 31, 2025. DocuSign Envelope ID: CA22EC05-8F81-41CF-B628-846CAA1E42E8 027091020 SECTION 2. The Council finds that funds to cover the City’s share of the Flynn RCI services under the BAMx contract with NCPA for the first year of the contract are allocated in the Electric Fund’s proposed budget for FY 2021. SECTION 3. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution does not require review under the California Environmental Quality Act, because it does not meet the definition of a “project” under section 21065 of Public Resources Code and section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, as an administrative governmental activity which will not cause a direct or indirect physical change in the environment. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: October 5, 2020 AYES: Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Kou, Tanaka NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: __________________________ _____________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: ___________________________ _____________________________ Deputy City Attorney City Manager _____________________________ Director of Utilities _____________________________ Director of Administrative Services DocuSign Envelope ID: CA22EC05-8F81-41CF-B628-846CAA1E42E8 Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: CA22EC058F8141CFB628846CAA1E42E8 Status: Completed Subject: Please DocuSign: Reso 9910 BamX NCPA.docx Source Envelope: Document Pages: 2 Signatures: 6 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Nelly Baumb AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Nelly.Baumb@CityofPaloAlto.org IP Address: 174.62.90.36 Record Tracking Status: Original 10/7/2020 1:26:35 PM Holder: Nelly Baumb Nelly.Baumb@CityofPaloAlto.org Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Palo Alto Location: DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Aylin Bilir Aylin.Bilir@CityofPaloAlto.org Deputy City Attorney Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 10/7/2020 1:47:36 PM Viewed: 10/8/2020 2:06:01 PM Signed: 10/8/2020 2:06:31 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Kiely Nose Kiely.Nose@CityofPaloAlto.org Director, Administrative Services/CFO City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Uploaded Signature Image Using IP Address: 73.93.166.59 Sent: 10/8/2020 2:06:34 PM Resent: 10/14/2020 10:03:16 AM Viewed: 10/14/2020 2:21:49 PM Signed: 10/14/2020 2:21:58 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Dean Batchelor Dean.Batchelor@CityofPaloAlto.org Director of Utilities Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 10/14/2020 2:22:00 PM Viewed: 10/15/2020 1:13:43 PM Signed: 10/15/2020 1:13:49 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Ed Shikada ed.shikada@cityofpaloalto.org Ed Shikada, City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 10/15/2020 1:13:51 PM Viewed: 10/15/2020 3:58:38 PM Signed: 10/15/2020 3:58:55 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Adrian Fine adrian.fine@cityofpaloalto.org Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.68.152.145 Signed using mobile Sent: 10/15/2020 3:58:58 PM Viewed: 10/15/2020 4:32:10 PM Signed: 10/15/2020 4:32:19 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Beth Minor beth.minor@cityofpaloalto.org City Clerk City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 174.85.125.228 Signed using mobile Sent: 10/15/2020 4:32:21 PM Viewed: 10/15/2020 5:29:39 PM Signed: 10/15/2020 5:29:53 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 10/15/2020 4:32:21 PM Certified Delivered Security Checked 10/15/2020 5:29:39 PM Signing Complete Security Checked 10/15/2020 5:29:53 PM Completed Security Checked 10/15/2020 5:29:53 PM Payment Events Status Timestamps