HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/01/2014 - RESOLUTION 2014-054 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTERAgenda Item 18
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY July 1, 2014
City Council
STAFF
Steven Catanach, Light & Power Operations Manager
SUBJECT
Resolution 2014-054 Authorizing the Mayor to Enter Into an Agreement with the Platte River Power Authority
for the Design and Construction of a Perimeter Wall at the Harmony Substation.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to authorize the Mayor to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA)
between the City and the Platte River Power Authority (PRPA) for the design and construction of a perimeter
wall around the Harmony electric utility substation, located at Harmony Road and Innovation Drive. The IGA
provides that PRPA will design and construct the wall and the City will reimburse PRPA for the reasonable
costs incurred for such work. Working through PRPA will ensure regional substation design consistency, as
the work will be done under the same contract and with the same contractor as PRPA recently used to
construct perimeter walls around the Dixon and Timberline electric utility substations.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the Resolution.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
PRPA recently completed the construction of perimeter walls around the Dixon and Timberline electric utility
substations. The Dixon substation is located at the intersection of Drake Road and Overland Trail. The
Timberline Substation is located near the intersection of Prospect Road and Timberline Road. The walls serve
dual purposes, the first being they improve the aesthetics of the substations; the second is that the walls
improve the physical security of the substations which are critical municipal infrastructure.
The City owns and controls the Harmony electric substation at Harmony Road and Innovation Drive. The
Harmony substation has a basic security fence that needs to be updated. PRPA is willing to coordinate
replacement of the current fence at the Harmony substation with an engineered masonry wall in the style of the
perimeter walls PRPA installed at the Dixon and Timberline substations, provided the City reimburses PRPA
for the design and construction costs incurred for the work.
The wall will replace the existing chain link fencing that surrounds the substation. It will be approximately 12
feet tall and will enhance the perimeter security around the facility.
FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS
As noted, the work will be done in conjunction with PRPA under the proposed IGA. Current estimates, relying
on PRPA’s costs to construct the previous substation walls, indicate the cost for the Harmony substation wall
will be between $750,000 and $900,000. Prior to commencement of construction the City and PRPA will
develop a project budget and scope, in order to provide definite costs before the work begins. Funding for the
construction is currently available in the Light and Power Fund’s Substation Capital Project, a non-lapsing
capital appropriation.
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PUBLIC OUTREACH
As with the previous walls, once the general design has been completed and renderings have been developed
public meetings will be held to gather public input.
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RESOLUTION 2014-054
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
OF A PERIMETER WALL AT THE HARMONY SUBSTATION
WHEREAS, the City’s electric utility substation located at Harmony Road and
Innovation Drive (“Harmony Substation”) is surrounded by a chain link perimeter fence which is
in need of replacement; and
WHEREAS, the Platte River Power Authority ("PRPA") is willing to design and
construct an engineered masonry wall around the Harmony Substation to replace the current
fence; and
WHEREAS, the design of the wall will match the walls that PRPA has recently
constructed around the Dixon and Timberline substations; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of an intergovernmental agreement for construction of
the Harmony Substation wall, the City has agreed to reimburse PRPA for the reasonable costs
associated with designing and constructing the perimeter wall, based on a budget developed by
the parties in advance; and
WHEREAS, based on the costs PRPA incurred for the two prior substation walls, the
estimated cost to build the Harmony Substation wall is $750,000 to $900,000; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the intergovernmental agreement with
PRPA should be executed in order for the City to timely replace the fence around the Harmony
Substation with a secure masonry wall, which improvement is in the best interests of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with PRPA,
attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, for the design and construction of a masonry wall around the
Harmony electric utility substation, under which the City will reimburse PRPA up to $900,000
for the design and construction of the subject wall, based on a project budget developed in
advance by the parties.
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 1st
day of July, A.D. 2014.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
EXHIBIT A