HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2008-163RESOLUTION NO. 2008-163
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi Electric Utility may be benefited by requesting or
providing aid to other utilities; and
follows:
WHEREAS, three Mutual Aid Agreements are available to the City of Lodi, as
1) The first Mutual Aid Agreement is coordinated by the American Public
Power Association (APPA), which Agreement is explicit in that aid is not
contingent on an emergency or disaster. The Aiding Signatory provides
assistance at its discretion upon request of the Requesting Signatory.
The Requesting Signatory pays the Aiding Signatory's invoice for labor,
equipment, and transportation at the Aiding Signatory's reasonable and
customary rates and for meal and lodging expenses at reasonable and
actual costs. Parties include Sacramento Municipal Utility District
(SMUD), Roseville, Alameda, and Redding. There is no other cost just
for entering into the Agreement.
2) The second Mutual Aid Agreement is coordinated by the California
Municipal Utilities Association. It is similar to the APPA Agreement with
the following key difference: it is intended for use in emergencies (though
it does not explicitly bar aid at other times), reimbursement is at cost +
10%, and it has explicit provisions to clarify matters of liability and
indemnification. Parties include Alameda, Palo Alto, and Santa Clara.
There is no other cost just for entering into the Agreement.
3) The third is a Mutual Aid Agreement of the California Utilities Emergency
Association (CUEA) coordinated by the California Office of Emergency
Services. It is similar to the APPA Agreement except that requesting aid
requires the description of an emergency and the Agreement adds more
detail in matters such as liability, arbitration and audit rights. Parties
include Pacific Gas & Electric, SMUD, Modesto Irrigation District, Palo
Afto, Redding, Roseville, and Santa Clara. The cost to belong to CUEA is
currently $4.35/year per million of Operating Revenue, with a $500/year
minimum (and $40,000 maximum, that affects PG&E, Southern California
Edison, and the like). CUEA also provides certain free training and would
provide services to the water and wastewater utilities, as well as electric.
WHEREAS, staff recommends authorizing the City Manager to execute all three
Mutual Aid Agreements as set forth above; and
WHEREAS, staff further recommends that the Electric Utility Director or hislher
designee be authorized to administer the agreements in the absence of an emergency
or disaster to the constraints of budgets adopted or ratified by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council hereby
authorizes the City Manager or hislher designee to execute the mutual aid agreements
as set forth above; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Electric Utility Director or his/her designee
is hereby authorized to apply for membership on behalf of the City of Lodi in the CUEA;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Electric Utility Director or his/her designee
is hereby authorized to administer said agreements, subject, in the absence of an
emergency or disaster, to the constraints of budgets adopted or ratified by the City
Council.
Dated: August 20, 2008
hereby certify that Resolution No, 2008-163 was passed and adopted by the
Lodi City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held August 20, 2008, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Hitchcock, Johnson, Katzakian,
and Mayor Mounce
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
2008-163