Title
Adoption of Resolution Approving Amendment No. 1 to the Transmission Agency of Northern California Project Agreement No. 3 and Authorizing the Alameda Municipal Power General Manager to Execute the Amendment. (Alameda Municipal Power)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Gerry Beaudin, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is seeking City Council approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Transmission Agency of Northern California (TANC) Project Agreement No. 3 and authorization for the Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) General Manager to execute the amendment.
Project Agreement No. 3 (PA3) governs TANC’s administration of the California-Oregon Transmission Project (COTP) on behalf of participating members, including AMP. Amendment No. 1 would align the agreement with current business practices by clarifying that certain changes to transmission entitlements and transfers among members may be completed without formally amending the agreement, provided the changes are approved by the TANC Commission and consented to by all affected members. The amendment also includes minor technical and administrative revisions and updates the agreement’s appendices to clarify project entitlements.
The proposed amendment is intended to improve administrative efficiency and would not impair existing obligations or impose new or additional burdens on participating members. Because the term of PA 3 exceeds the contracting authority of the Public Utilities Board (Board) under the City Charter, City Council approval is required.
BACKGROUND
TANC is a joint powers agency established in 1984 to develop the COTP on behalf of its members. The COTP is a 340-mile, 500-kilovolt transmission line extending from Southern Oregon to Central California. The project was completed and energized in 1993 and was developed, in part, to provide Alameda and other publicly owned utilities with access to lower-cost power resources from the Pacific Northwest. TANC serves as proj...
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