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RESOLUTION NO. 2007- so
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF UKIAH
APPROVING THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY GREEN POWER
PROJECT (NGPP) AMENDED 3~d PHASE AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Ukiah ("City"), a general law municipal corporation
which owns and operates a publicly owned electrical utility, is an electrical "Load Serving
Entity" within the California electrical transmission grid; and
WHEREAS, the City, through its City Council, desires to continue the
utilization of renewable energy resources as part of its power mix strategy and has
accordingly adopted a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS); and
WHEREAS, the City is ready, willing and able to purchase power supplies
through NCPA power purchase agreements and physical assets which generate
electricity using renewable resources; and
WHEREAS, the NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY (NCPA) is
ready, willing and able to enter into power purchase agreements and acquire physical
assets which generate electricity, using renewable resources, on behalf of the City to
assist in meeting the goals of its RPS; and
WHEREAS, the City entered into the original NGPP 3`d Phase Agreement to
assist the City in: meeting its RPS and other renewable power goals, reducing reliance on
fossil fuels and their associated fuel price volatilities, assisting the State of California in
meeting its renewable energy goals, lowering delivery risk by spreading energy deliveries
across multiple projects, avoiding duplication of efforts, and achieving economies of
scale; and
WHEREAS, changes in the green power market have hindered the
acquisition of green power resources; and
WHEREAS, the NCPA Commission on November 29, 2007, approved the
NGPP Amended 3m Phase Agreement which addresses certain green market issues;
and
WHEREAS, The NGPP Amended 3rd Phase Agreement will better enable the
City, through NCPA, to negotiate and enter into power purchase agreements and
investigate and pursue the acquisition of physical assets to generate electricity using
renewable resources under market conditions that have changed from the time of the
original NGPP Third Phase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Ukiah:
1. As the Local Regulatory Agency for the electric utility, hereby: a) approves
the NGPP Amended 3`d Phase Agreement, as identified in the attached staff report, b)
approves the activities and intent of the NGPP Amended 3`~ Phase Agreement, and c)
directs the City Manager to sign the NGPP Amended 3`d Phase Agreement.
2. The City Council finds that the adoption of this resolution does not
constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act and no environmental
assessment is required.
PASSED and ADOPTED on December 19, 2007, by the following vote on roll call
AYES: Councilmember Thomas, McCowen, Rodin, Baldwin, and Mayor Crane
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Linda-Brown; 6~y Clerk Douglas'F. Crane, Mayor