HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Mail Packet - 10/22/2019 - Letter From Jason Frisbie, Platte River Power Authority, Re: Transmittal Of Platte River Power Authority Board Resolution 07-19 For Inclusion In City Council Information Packages - Representatives OnRESOLUTION NO. 07-19
Resolution No. 07-19: Board appointment
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Organic Contract, Platte River Power Authority (the
“Authority”) is governed by a board of directors (“Board”) consisting of representatives from its
four owner communities; and
WHEREAS, the original Organic Contract, dated June 17, 1975, provided for a four-
member board of directors appointed by the owner communities, but did not specify any
qualifications for the directors; however, the initial Board consisted primarily of the utility
directors of the owner communities; and
WHEREAS, in November 1976, the Organic Contract was amended to expand the
Board to eight members, including the mayors of each of the owner communities serving “ex
officio” and four additional members appointed by the governing bodies of the owner
communities, who “shall be selected for judgment, experience and expertise which makes them
particularly qualified to serve as the Director of an electric utility,” which evidenced an intent to
have a balance of political representation (reflecting the intent of the owner communities and
their ratepayers) and technical expertise in utilities matters on the Board; and
WHEREAS, in 2019, the Organic Contract was further amended to provide that the
appointed directors “shall be selected for judgment, experience, and expertise which makes
them qualified to serve on the Board of Directors of the Authority”; and
WHEREAS, although the 2019 amendment removed the requirement that an appointed
Board member be qualified to serve as “the Director of an electric utility,” it did not vitiate the
long-standing policy that there should be a balance of political representation and technical
expertise on the Board; and
WHEREAS, although the function of the Board is primarily establishing strategic policy
for the Authority rather than technical direction, in establishing policy the Board will confront a
myriad of issues for which technical and business expertise will be required, including
integration of renewable and carbon-free generation resources, integration of electric systems,
financing of major capital projects and participation in organized energy markets; and
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that, in order to enhance the quality of decision
making, it is beneficial to have representation on the Board that not only reflects the diverse
From: Darin Atteberry
To: City Council
Cc: Sarah Kane
Subject: FW: For Your Records: Copy of Letter to Fort Collins Transmitting Platte River Power Authority Board of
Directors" Resolution 07-19
Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 9:01:28 AM
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2019.10.15 Board resolution 07-19 - Board appointment Fort Collins.pdf
All,
Please see the attached from Councilmember Cunniff.
Thank you,
. . . . . . . . . .
Darin Atteberry, ICMA-CM / AICP
City Manager
Fort Collins, Colorado
From: Ross Cunniff <rcunniff@fcgov.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 6:58 PM
To: Darin Atteberry <DATTEBERRY@fcgov.com>
Subject: FW: For Your Records: Copy of Letter to Fort Collins Transmitting Platte River Power
Authority Board of Directors' Resolution 07-19
Darin,
Can you please make sure this is distributed to Council?
Thanks,
Ross
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From: Leonard, Sarah <leonards@prpa.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 4:03:07 PM
To: Wade Troxell <WTroxell@fcgov.com>; Ross Cunniff <rcunniff@fcgov.com>; Carrie Daggett
<CDAGGETT@fcgov.com>; Barb Clem <bclem@fcgov.com>; City Clerk Office <cityclerk@fcgov.com>;
Sarah Kane <SKane@fcgov.com>
Cc: Walsh, Angela <WalshA@prpa.org>
Subject: For Your Records: Copy of Letter to Fort Collins Transmitting Platte River Power Authority
Board of Directors' Resolution 07-19
Good afternoon, everyone.
Attached for your reference and records please find a scanned PDF of the letter Jason Frisbie sent
today to Sarah Kane, asking for assistance in circulating a copy of Resolution 07-19, as adopted by
the Platte River Power Authority board of directors on September 26, 2019, as an informational item
to the members of the Fort Collins City Council.
Thank you kindly!
- Sarah
Sarah Leonard
General Counsel
Office: 970.229.5225
Cell: 503.686.5439
2000 E Horsetooth Rd
Fort Collins, CO 80525
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