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Resolution No.
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Reapproving Participation in the Support Services Program with the Northern California Power Agency through 2037
R E C I T A L S
A. The City of Palo Alto (“City”) is a member of the Northern California Power Agency (“NCPA”), a joint action agency providing members with opportunities for joint generating, transmission and other projects, as well as other supporting programs such as scheduling and dispatch services and legislative advocacy services to publicly owned utilities throughout Northern California.
B. NCPA has numerous service offerings its members may utilize such as joint purchasing, engineering services, transmission and distribution planning, power marketing and analysis, employee training, employment and human relations assistance, customer services and billing, metering and data management, power plant operations, and other forms of assistance and professional services relating to the operation of a publicly owned electric utility, as related to either the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity or the wholesale or retail operation of such a utility.
C. The Council of the City of Palo Alto previously approved the attached Support Services Program Agreement (“SSPA”) (Attachment B) between NCPA and the City, and ongoing participation will allow the City to continue to utilize the benefit of these services.
D. The SSPA provides that the City’s Designated Representatives are responsible for committing to individual service offerings on behalf of the City as a member organization, and that Council must delegate authority to bind the City/member to contractually receive and pay for service offerings in writing through a Confirmation process.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows:
SECTION 1. Approve and authorize the City Manager or his/her designee to continue participating in the SSPA between NCPA and the City of Palo Alto under which the City may utilize NCPA’s preapproved vendors and contracts for services, extending the self- imposed term limit for the City’s participation by 10 years from the previous term expiration of 2027, to 2037;
SECTION 2. Identify the City Manager and the City Attorney as the City’s Designated Representatives under the SSPA to execute Confirmations under the SSPA subject to the Authority Limits set forth in this Resolution.
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SECTION 3. Authorize the City Manager and City Attorney as the City’s Designated Representatives to jointly execute any individual Confirmation for Support Services on behalf of the City: (a) without Council approval, provided the Confirmation falls within the contracting authority delegated to the City Manager under the Palo Alto Municipal Code section 2.30.210; or (b) with Council approval, in all other cases.
SECTION 4. The Council’s adoption of this Resolution and the actions taken herein do not require review under the California Environmental Quality Act because they do not meet the definition of “project” set forth in Public Resources Code Section 21065. Individual Confirmations for programs or services under the SSPA will be subject to all necessary environmental review, as applicable.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
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NOES:
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ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
Assistant City Attorney City Manager
Director of Utilities
Director of Administrative Services