HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2014-216RESOLUTION NO. 2014-216
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
METER MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AGREEMENT WITH
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
WHEREAS, the Lodi Electric Utility (LEU) operates as a Metered Subsystem
(MSS) within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Balancing Authority
(BA) Area and is a party to the Third Amended and Restated Northern California Power
Agency (NCPA) MSS Aggregator Agreement (MSSA Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the City is obligated to comply with CAISO tariff provisions applicable to
transmission grid intertie metering equipment, including maintenance, testing and certification;
and
WHEREAS, the LEU currently has three such transmission grid intertie meters
serving the loads of the City; and
WHEREAS, NCPA has developed the Meter Maintenance Program Agreement under
which NCPA will acquire services from Trimark Associates, on behalf of the City, to perform
the required meter maintenance activities; and
WHEREAS, Trimark was previously performing these services under a three-year
contract approved in 2011, set to expire at the end of this calendar year; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Meter Maintenance Program Agreement is for a term of
five years and is consistent with the terms of the underlying General Services Agreement
between Trimark and NCPA; and
WHEREAS, the Meter Maintenance Program Agreement will act as a pass through
agreement for the cost of services provided whereby NCPA will pass through all costs
incurred under the General Services Agreement with Trimark that are applicable to LED's
metering equipment; and
WHEREAS, NCPA is not authorized to perform any initial services or incur any costs
under the terms of the Meter Maintenance Program Agreement until its receipt of a written
Resolution from the City confirming its authority to enter into this Agreement and confirming
that the City has allocated funds for and approved payments to NCPA under this Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, costs for services provided to the LEU under the Meter Maintenance
Program Agreement will be approximately $26,500 over the five-year contract and the LEU
has allocated the appropriate funds within its FY 2014/15 budget for said payments to NCPA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize the City Manager to execute the Meter Maintenance Program Agreement with
NCPA, and affirms that Lodi Electric Utility has allocated funds within its FY 2014/15
budget for payments to NCPA under the Meter Maintenance Program Agreement.
Dated: December 3, 2014
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2014-216 was passed and adopted by the Lodi
City Council in a regular meeting held December 3, 2014, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Johnson, Mounce, Nakanishi, and
Mayor Katzakian
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
2014-216